JP5308231B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine stabilizing the operating rate by preventing lowering of a player's eagerness for a game. <P>SOLUTION: A CZ (chance zone) control counter is incrementally updated in each game round in a chance zone state (CZ state). When a state upgrading flag is associated with the value in the CZ control counter when a prescribed winning combination is won, the presentation state is shifted to an assist time state (AT state). When a state downgrading flag is associated with the value in the CZ control counter when the prescribed winning combination is won, the game state is not shifted to the AT state but the CZ state is terminated. With the termination of the CZ state as the trigger, a table control counter is incrementally updated, and a count-up lottery is executed. When the count-up lottery is won, the counter is incrementally updated with a larger amount of update. The rate of shifting from the CZ state to the AT state is adjusted according to the value in the table control counter when the presentation state is shifted to the CZ state. The rate of shifting is controlled so that the higher the value in the table control counter is, the higher the rate of shifting to the AT state is. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine (rotational gaming machine, slot machine) having a plurality of reels having symbols arranged on an outer peripheral surface is known. This type of gaming machine gives a certain game value to a game medium such as a medal or a pachinko ball and performs a game for acquiring such a game medium. In addition, this type of gaming machine has an internal lottery that determines whether or not a winning combination is made based on a player's operation, and the reels are stopped based on the result of the internal lottery. It has a function of displaying using a combination of symbols, and a function of paying out medals etc. according to a winning combination when a winning combination is won in the game result.

  By the way, in recent gaming machines, the number of times that a predetermined condition is established during a game is counted, and a so-called ceiling is given to a player when the number of times that the predetermined condition is established reaches a predetermined number of times. There is also a model that realizes the function (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-8196 A

  However, in a model equipped with such a game specification, if the player's game media acquisition status is not good, it will be a pity to continue the game until the ceiling function is activated, and the game will be stopped There was a problem. For this reason, there is concern about a decrease in the operating rate of gaming machines, and a technology that can solve such a situation and operate the gaming machines stably is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a player from deteriorating gaming motivation and stabilize an operation rate.

  (1) In the present invention, a plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface, an internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine whether or not a combination is won, and the plurality of reels are rotated for each game and stopped. Reel control means for controlling the reels that are rotating to stop according to the result of the internal lottery triggered by an operation, and a symbol combination showing a winning pattern predetermined for each combination in a state where the plurality of reels are stopped Based on the fact that is displayed on the winning determination line, the winning determination means for determining that the winning combination has been won, and the first gaming section under a predetermined condition when the gaming section is set to the first gaming section A gaming machine comprising a gaming section control means for changing to a second gaming section advantageous to a player, wherein the gaming section control means does not change from the first gaming section to the second gaming section. The first game segment ends As a trigger, the first updating process is performed to update the value of a predetermined counter that can take a value within the range from the first value to the second value so as to approach the second value. Based on the fact that the lottery is performed and the predetermined lottery is won, the second update is performed so that the update amount is larger than the first update process and the value of the predetermined counter is updated to approach the second value. A gaming machine that performs processing and adjusts a rate of change of a game section from the first game section to the second game section according to a value of a predetermined counter when the game section changes to the first game section It is.

  In the present invention, the game section can be changed from the first game section to the second game section which is more advantageous to the player than the first game section. However, the change from the first game section to the second game section is possible. The number of times that the first game section has ended without counting is counted, and the rate of change from the first game section to the second game section is adjusted according to the number of times. Furthermore, in the present invention, at the time of counting the number of times the first game section is finished, by performing a lottery that can greatly update the count value, the rate of change from the first game section to the second game section is undulated. Can bring. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to cause the game section to change in an unexpected scene, compared to the case of using the conventional ceiling function of simply changing the game section by accumulating count values. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player's willingness to play and to stabilize the operating rate of the gaming machine.

  (2) In the gaming machine of the present invention, the gaming section control means changes the effect state to the first gaming section with the end of the second gaming section, and the first game via the second gaming section. In response to the end of the section, another lottery different from the predetermined lottery may be performed, and the initial value of the predetermined counter may be determined based on the result of the other lottery.

  In this way, since the initial value fluctuates according to the lottery result, the rate of change from the first game section to the second game section can be undulated to prevent a decrease in the player's gaming motivation.

  (3) In the gaming machine of the present invention, when the gaming section is set as the first gaming section, the gaming section control means circulates within a range from the third value to the fourth value. The value of another counter whose value changes to each game is updated for each game, and the value of the other counter at the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied and the value of the predetermined counter when the game section changes to the first game section. When the falling flag is associated with the value of the other counter at the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied by comparing with the gaming section control table set accordingly, the end condition of the first gaming section is You may make it determine with having been materialized.

  In this way, it is possible to create a game that determines whether or not the first game section will be ended depending on which game in the first game section is satisfied, thereby making the game monotonous. Can be prevented.

  (4) In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the gaming section control means is configured so that the value of the predetermined counter when the gaming section changes to the first gaming section is closer to the first value. The gaming section control table is set so that the ratio of the value of the other counter associated with the fall flag is increased with respect to the value of the other counter within the range from the value to the fourth value. It may be.

  If it does in this way, the game situation which reflects the game situation until it reaches the 1st game section in the change rate from the 1st game section to the 2nd game section can be created, and monotonization of a game can be prevented.

  (5) In the gaming machine of the present invention, the gaming section control means has a range in which the value of the predetermined counter when the gaming section changes to the first gaming section is from the first value to the second value. When the predetermined relationship is satisfied with respect to a predetermined threshold value, the game section control table in which the other counter value associated with the fall flag does not exist may be set.

  In this way, when the value of the counter satisfies a predetermined relationship with respect to the threshold value, the gameability that creates a function (so-called ceiling function) that can reliably change the game section to the second game section is created. Thus, the more the number of times that the first game section has ended without changing from the first game section to the second game section, the higher the rate of change to the second game section, so that the player can be relieved. Will be able to.

  (6) In the gaming machine of the present invention, when the gaming section is set as the first gaming section, the gaming section control means circulates within a range from the third value to the fourth value. The value of the other counter whose value changes in each game is updated for each game, the value of the other counter at the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and the value of the predetermined counter when the game section changes to the first game section When the promotion flag is associated with the value of the other counter at the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game section control table set in accordance with the game section control table is set. In addition to changing to the game section, the end condition of the second game section is set according to the type of the promotion flag associated with the value of the other counter when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and the game section is set to the first game. Change to interval The game section control table is set so that an end condition that is more advantageous to the player is set as an end condition of the second game section as the value of the predetermined counter in is closer to the second value. Also good.

  If it does in this way, it will be determined whether it changes from a 1st game area to a 2nd game area by the game in which the predetermined conditions were satisfied in the 1st game area, and the 2nd game from the 1st game area The greater the number of times the first game section has ended without changing to the section, the more the player can be rescued by creating a game with preferential treatment for the end condition of the second game section.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the functional block of the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the symbol arrangement | sequence of the reel in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the production | presentation lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the production | presentation lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the production | presentation lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the production | presentation lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the production | presentation lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the effect image in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiments described below do not unduly limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims. In addition, all the configurations described in the embodiments described below are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the invention.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a so-called slot machine or spinning-type gaming machine, and is a type of gaming machine that performs games using medals as gaming media.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a reel unit including a first reel R1 to a third reel R3 (a plurality of reels) is housed in a box-shaped casing including a storage box BX, a front upper door UD, and a front lower door DD. It has been. A hopper unit (not shown) as a medal payout device is housed in the lower portion of the reel unit in the housing. In the gaming machine casing of the present embodiment, a CPU, ROM (an example of an information storage medium), RAM, and the like are mounted, and a control board for controlling the operation of the gaming machine is also housed.

  Each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 shown in FIG. 1 is divided into 21 regions (each region is referred to as “frame”) at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface, and each frame has a plurality of types of symbols. One is arranged. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are pivotally supported by a step motor (reel driving means: not shown), and are each driven to rotate around the axis of the step motor. By controlling the width or the like, it is possible to stop in units of frames (a predetermined rotation angle unit, a predetermined rotation amount unit). That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the step motor rotates and drives the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 in accordance with the drive pulse supplied from the control board, and the supply of the drive pulse from the control board is interrupted, As the rotation of the step motor stops, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 stop.

  The front upper door UD and the front lower door DD are provided so as to be individually openable and closable, and the front upper door UD has a display window DW that allows observation of the rotation state and the stop state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Is provided. In the stopped state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are continuously arranged on the outer peripheral surface. The three symbols (the upper symbol, the middle symbol, and the lower symbol) can be observed from the front of the gaming machine through the display window DW.

  The game result is determined by the symbol combination stopped on the valid winning determination line among the four winning determination lines L1 to L4 in the display window DW, and the symbol combination on the winning determination line is determined in advance. In the case of the symbol combination corresponding to, medals are paid out from the hopper unit as the winning combination. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called prescribed insertion number is set to three, and four prizes are awarded based on the insertion of the prescribed insertion number of medals. All of the determination lines L1 to L4 are validated.

  The front upper door UD is provided with a game information display section DS. The game information display section DS is composed of an LED, a lamp, a 7-segment display, etc., and displays various game information such as the number of medal credits, the number of medals paid out or earned in one game, and the remaining number of bonus games. The

  In addition, the front upper door UD is provided with a liquid crystal display LCD for performing game effects. On the liquid crystal display LCD, various videos (or images) for assisting the game or for exciting the game are displayed. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of speakers (not shown) for performing a game effect are provided for the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD. From the speaker, various sounds for assisting the game or for exciting the game are output.

  The front lower door DD is provided with various operation means. As operation means, a 1-bet button (first insertion operation means) B01 for performing an operation of inserting a credited (stored) medal, a MAX bet button (second insertion operation means) B0M, the first reels R1 to R1. A start lever (rotation start operation means) SL for performing an operation that triggers the start of a game by rotating the three reels R3, and the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 that are driven to rotate by the step motor are stopped. Stop buttons (stop operation means) B <b> 1 to B <b> 3 and the like are provided for performing an operation that triggers the operation.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the player starts rotation control of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 by inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot MI or performing an operation of pressing the bet button B0. Is set to a possible ready state. When the player depresses the start lever SL, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are started to rotate on the control board by driving the step motor, and an internal lottery using a random number value is performed, so that the first reel R1 On the condition that the rotation speed of the third reel R3 has increased to a predetermined speed, the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is permitted (validated).

  Thereafter, when the player presses down the stop buttons B1 to B3 at an arbitrary timing, stop switches (stop signal output means: for example, a photo sensor, a continuity sensor, a pressure) built in each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 A sensor or the like) performs an ON operation, and changes a reel stop signal input to the control board from the OFF state to the ON state.

  When the player releases the stop buttons B1 to B3 that are in the pressed state at an arbitrary timing, the stop switch of each button is turned off, and the reel stop signal input to the control board is changed from the on state to the off state. .

  And the control board is at a stop position according to the result of the internal lottery based on the change from the off state to the on state of the reel stop signal whose signal state changes according to the pressing timing and release timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped.

  Further, a medal payout opening MO and a medal tray MP are provided at the lower part of the front lower door DD, and a number of medals according to the game result are paid out from the medal payout opening MO to the medal tray MP. Yes.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by the game control means 100 (control board). The game control means 100 receives input signals from input means such as the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240, etc., and performs various calculations for executing the game, and based on the calculation results. The operation control of the output means such as the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, the display device 330, the acoustic device 340 is performed. The functions of the game control means 100 are stored in advance in various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of an information storage medium), or hardware such as RAM, ROM, etc. It is realized by software consisting of a given program.

  The game control means 100 includes an insertion acceptance means 105, a random number generation means 110, an internal lottery means 120, a reel control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a payout control means 150, a replay processing means 160, a game state transition control means 170, an effect. A control unit 180 and a storage unit 190 are included.

  The insertion accepting means 105 accepts the insertion of medals for each game, and based on the insertion of three medals corresponding to the prescribed number of insertions, the first reels R1 to R1 for the start lever (rotation start operating means) SL. A process for permitting the rotation start operation of the third reel R3 is performed.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot MI, the insertion accepting unit 105 inserts the inserted medals up to three in accordance with the operation of the medal insertion switch 210. Set to state. In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, when the 1-bet button B01 is pressed in a state where medals have been credited to the gaming machine, the insertion accepting unit 105 receives one piece as the bet switch 220 is activated. When the credited medal is set to the insertion state and the MAX bet button B0M is pressed, the insertion accepting means 105 is credited up to a maximum of three as the bet switch 220 is activated. Set the medal in the inserted state.

  The random number generation means 110 is a means for generating random numbers for lottery. The random value can be generated based on, for example, a count value of an increment counter (a counter that counts numerical values so as to circulate a predetermined count range). In this embodiment, the “random number value” is not only a value that is randomly generated in a mathematical sense, but even if the generation itself is regular, the acquisition timing and the like are irregular. Includes a value that can function as a random number.

  The internal lottery means 120 is a means for performing an internal lottery for determining whether or not a winning combination is made based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is operated by a player pressing a start lever (rotation start operation means) SL. A lottery table selection process, a random number determination process, a lottery flag setting process, and the like are performed.

  In the lottery table selection process, it is determined which internal lottery table is used for the internal lottery table among the plurality of internal lottery tables stored in the internal lottery table storage unit 1911 of the storage unit 190. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the internal lottery table storage unit 1911 stores an internal lottery table A to an internal lottery table E as shown in FIG. In each internal lottery table, for each of a plurality of random values (for example, 65536 random values from 0 to 65535), a replay (Replay A, Replay B), a small combination (watermelon, cherry, special small combination A) Various special combinations such as a special small combination C) and a big bonus (BB: bonus) are associated with each other.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the normal state, the bonus establishment state, and the bonus state can be set as the gaming state, and the replay lottery state includes the replay no lottery state, the replay low probability state, and the replay high probability state. In the lottery table selection process, one of the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table D is selected as an internal lottery table to be used in the internal lottery according to the gaming state and the replay lottery state.

  In the random number determination process, a random value (lottery random number) is acquired from the random number generator 110 for each game based on the start signal from the start switch 230, and the internal lottery table storage unit 1911 of the storage unit 190 for the acquired random number value. It is determined whether or not the winning combination is won with reference to the internal lottery table stored in the table.

  In the lottery flag setting process, the lottery flag of the winning combination determined to be won based on the result of the random number determination process is changed from the non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to the winning state (second flag state, on Status). In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when two or more types of winning combinations are won, a lottery flag corresponding to each of the two or more types of winning winning combinations is set to a winning state. The lottery flag setting information is stored in the lottery flag storage unit 1912 of the storage unit 190.

  In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a lottery flag (carry-over possible flag) that can carry on the winning state for the next game until winning, and a non-winning state without carrying the winning state on the next game regardless of winning. A lottery flag (a carry-over impossible flag) that is reset to the winning state is prepared. As a combination with which the former carry-over possible flag is associated, there is a big bonus (BB), and other combinations (for example, small combination, replay) are associated with the latter carry-over impossible flag. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery, the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over until the big bonus (BB) wins. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 performs an internal lottery for determining whether or not a role (small role and replay) other than the big bonus (BB) is won even in a game in which the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over. Is going. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, in a game in which the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over, if a small role or replay is won in the internal lottery, the big bonus (BB) already won The lottery flags corresponding to two or more types of combinations consisting of a lottery flag and an internal lottery or a replay lottery flag are set in a winning state.

  The replay probability changing means 125 performs control to change the winning probability of replay in the internal lottery under a predetermined condition. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the replay lottery state includes a replay no lottery state in which the replay is excluded from the internal lottery target, a replay low probability state in which the replay winning probability is set to about 1 / 7.3, and It is possible to set a plurality of lottery states, ie, a replay high probability state in which the winning probability of replay is set to about 1 / 2.5, and the replay probability varying means 125 changes the replay lottery state, Change the winning probability of replay in internal lottery.

  More specifically, the replay probability changing means 125 sets the replay lottery state to the replay high probability state as the initial state, and when the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state, Based on the display of the symbol combination “RPA · BL · RPA” (RPA: replay symbol A, BL: bell symbol, see FIG. 4), the replay lottery state is set to the replay low probability state. At this time, the replay probability changing means 125 writes a value (for example, 150) corresponding to a predetermined number of games (for example, 150 times) into the RT end determination counter 1915 of the storage means 190, and a game in the replay low probability state. Is decremented by subtracting a value (for example, 1) corresponding to the number of times of one game from the stored value of the RT end determination counter 1915. When the stored value of the RT end determination counter 1915 reaches a threshold value (for example, 0), the replay lottery state is returned to the replay high probability state.

  In addition, the replay probability changing means 125 sets the replay lottery state to the no-replay lottery state when the big bonus (BB) is won, and sets the replay lottery state to the replay high probability state when the bonus state ends. Return. When the replay lottery state is the low replay probability state and the big bonus (BB) is won, the replay probability varying means 125 is set so that the replay lottery state is set to the non-replay lottery state. The stored value of the RT end determination counter 1915 is reset to an initial value (for example, 0).

  The reel control means 130 controls the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is actuated by a player pressing a start lever (rotation start operation means) SL (rotation start operation). Corresponding to a reel that is rotating in a state in which the rotational speed of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 reaches a predetermined speed (about 80 rpm: a rotational speed that is about 80 revolutions per minute). Control is performed to permit the pressing operation (stop operation) of the stop buttons B1 to B3, and the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 that are rotationally driven by the step motor are set to the lottery flag setting state (result of the internal lottery). Control to stop accordingly.

  Then, the reel controller 130 allows the player to press the stop buttons B1 to B3 when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B3 in a state where the pressing operations (stopping operations) on the stop buttons (stop operation means) B1 to B3 are permitted (validated). When 240 is activated, the supply of drive pulses (motor drive signal) to the step motor of the reel unit 310 is stopped based on the reel stop signal from the stop switch 240, whereby the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Control to stop each reel.

  That is, the reel controller 130 determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 each time the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. The reel is stopped at the stop position. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, pressing the stop button B1 corresponds to the stop operation of the first reel R1, and pressing the stop button B2 corresponds to the stop operation of the second reel R2, and the stop button B3 Pressing corresponds to a stop operation of the third reel R3. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the pressing order of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is changed, the stopping order of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is changed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 stop the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button within 190 ms from the time when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. Control state is set. That is, the stop position of each rotating reel is determined within the range of 0 frame to 4 frames (predetermined pull-in range) from the time when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed until each reel R1 to R3 stops. Is done. The reel control means 130 displays the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that has been pressed among the stop buttons B1 to B3. When the button is pressed, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is displayed at the display position on the winning determination line when it is located within the range of 0 to 4 frames with respect to the display position on the winning determination line. As described above, control is performed to stop the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that has been pressed.

  Specifically, the reel control means 130 obtains a stop control table stored in the stop control table storage means 1913 of the storage means 190 and a process for obtaining the stop position of the rotating reel by logic calculation (logic calculation process). A process for determining the stop position of the rotating reel (table reference process) is performed with reference.

  First, in the logic calculation process, 0 to 4 frames from the pressing detection position that is the position of the reel at the time of operation of the stop switch 240 (when the pressing operation of the stop button is detected) according to the priority order data determined for each combination. Priorities are obtained for the stop position candidates for five frames existing in the range. Then, the stop position candidate with the highest priority among the priorities of the respective stop position candidates is determined as the actual stop position. However, in logic calculation processing, the same priority may be obtained for a plurality of stop position candidates depending on the result of the internal lottery, the pressed detection position, etc., and there are a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority. In such a case, the actual stop position is determined by a table reference process described later. In this way, when the stop position is determined by the logic calculation process, it is not necessary to determine the stop position by the table reference process. Therefore, when designing the stop control table, detailed verification is performed on all data. The game machine development environment can be improved as much as it is not necessary to perform work.

  In particular, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the priority order is determined in the order of “Replay (Replay A, Replay B)> Minor (Watermelon, Cherry, Special Minor A to Special Minor C)> Big Bonus (BB)”. In the logic calculation process, when the lottery flags relating to two or more types of winning combinations are set to the internal winning state, the winning form of the winning combination having the lower priority order is selected according to the priority order associated with each winning combination. The priority is determined so that the priority of the stop position candidate including the symbol constituting the winning form of the winning combination having a higher priority than the candidate of the stop position including the symbol to be configured has a higher priority. As for the priority ranking of small roles, priority is set according to the number of medals to be paid out based on a predetermined dividend for each small role, and priority is given to the higher priority as the number of medals paid out increases. The ranking is set.

  In the logic calculation process, so-called pull-in process and kick-out process are performed as processes for obtaining candidate reel stop positions. The pull-in process is a process of obtaining reel stop position candidates so that a winning combination whose lottery flag is set to the winning state can be won as much as possible. On the other hand, the kicking process is a process of obtaining reel stop position candidates so that a combination whose lottery flag is set to a non-winning state cannot be won. In this way, the reel control means 130 can stop the symbol of the winning combination with the lottery flag set in the winning state while winning the symbol of the winning combination with the lottery flag set in the non-winning state. Logic calculation processing is performed to obtain a candidate stop position of the reel so as not to stop.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the reel unit 310 includes a reel index 315 made of a photosensor, and the reel control means 130 is based on a reference position signal detected by the reel index 315 every time the reel makes one revolution. Thus, the current rotation state of the reel can be monitored by obtaining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotation axis of the step motor) from the reel reference position (the frame detected by the reel index). ing. That is, the reel control unit 130 can obtain the position of the reel when the stop switch 240 is operated by obtaining the rotation angle from the reference position of the reel.

  In the table reference process, when a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority are obtained as a result of the logic operation process, the stop control table storage means of the storage means 190 indicates which position is set as the stop position. This is determined with reference to the stop control table stored in 1913.

  Here, in the stop control table, depending on the setting state of the lottery flag, the actual position is detected from the pressed detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time of operation of the stop switch 240 (when the pressing operation of the stop button is detected), and the pressed detection position. A correspondence relationship with the number of sliding symbols indicating the amount of rotation up to the stop position is set. In the stop control table, the correspondence relationship between the pressed detection position and the actual stop position may be set according to the setting state of the lottery flag.

  In addition, the reel control means 130 displays on the winning determination line a symbol combination indicating a winning form of the selected special small role in a game in which a special small role (special small role A to special small role C) is won by internal lottery. When a stop operation is performed in a manner that cannot be performed, control is performed to stop each reel so that a specific symbol combination “RPA / BL / RPA” is displayed on the winning determination line. That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the replay lottery state is a replay high probability state, in the game where the special small role is won in the internal lottery, when the selected special small role cannot be won The specific symbol combination “RPA / BL / RPA” is displayed on the winning determination line and the replay lottery state is changed to the replay low probability state.

  The winning determination means 140 performs a process for determining whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the stop mode of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Specifically, referring to the winning determination table stored in the winning determination table storage unit 1914 of the storage unit 190, the display is made on the winning determination line when all of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped. It is determined whether or not the symbol combination that has been set is a predetermined winning combination.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, with respect to the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 constituting the reel unit 310, a black 7 symbol “black 7”, a red 7 symbol “red 7”, White 7 symbol “White 7”, Bell symbol “BL”, Cherry symbol “CH”, Replay symbol A “RPA”, Replay symbol B “RPB”, Watermelon symbol “WM” are arranged. As shown in FIG. 5, the presence / absence of a big bonus (BB), replay A, replay B, bell, or cherry winning can be determined by the symbol combination displayed on the winning determination line when each reel is stopped. As shown, a winning determination table is prepared. Note that “ANY” in the symbol combination indicating the winning type of cherry shown in FIG. 7 indicates that any symbol arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the reel may be used.

  That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, when the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, red 7” is displayed on the winning determination line, it is determined that the big bonus (BB) has been won, When the symbol combination “RPA / RPA / RPA” is displayed on the winning determination line, it is determined that Replay A has won, and the symbol combination “RPB / RPB / RPB” is displayed on the winning determination line, “Red 7”.・ If RPB / RPB ”symbol combination,“ Black 7 / RPB / RPB ”symbol combination, or“ White 7 / RPB / RPB ”symbol combination is displayed, it is determined that Replay B has won a prize. When the symbol combination “WM / WM / WM” is displayed on the winning determination line, it is determined that the watermelon has won, and the symbol combination “CH / ANY / ANY” is displayed on the winning determination line. In this case, if it is determined that the cherry is won and the symbol combination “red 7, BL, BL” is displayed on the winning determination line, it is determined that the special small role A has been won, and the winning determination line is displayed. When the symbol combination “Black 7 / BL / BL” is displayed, it is determined that the special small role B has won, and the symbol combination “White 7 / BL / BL” is displayed on the winning determination line. It is determined that the special small role C has won.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the winning process is executed based on the determination result of the winning determination means 140. As the winning process, for example, when a small combination (watermelon, cherry, special small combination A to special small combination C) wins, the payout control means 150 performs a medal payout control process, and replay (replay A, replay A, When the replay B) is won, the replay processing means 160 performs the replay process, and when the big bonus (BB) is won, the gaming state transition control process is performed by the gaming state transition control means 170 to shift the gaming state. Is called.

  The payout control means 150 performs payout control processing relating to the payout of medals according to the game result. Specifically, when a small combination wins, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on a predetermined payout for each combination, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are assigned to the hopper unit 320 ( The payout device is controlled to pay out.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, when one type of small role is repeatedly won in a plurality of winning determination lines, the payout control means 150 receives a winning determination that the small role has won in the payout of the winning small role. The result of multiplying the number of lines is determined as the number of medals paid out in the game. For example, when a cherry wins, a cherry winning form is always displayed on two winning determination lines, so the number of medals to be paid out for winning a cherry is ten.

  The hopper unit 320 performs an operation of paying out medals of the payout number instructed by the payout control means 150. The hopper unit 320 is provided with a payout medal detection switch 325 that operates every time a medal is paid out. The payout control means 150 is actually operated from the hopper unit 320 based on an input signal from the payout medal detection switch 325. It is configured to be able to manage the number of medals paid out.

  If credits (internal storage) of medals are permitted, instead of actually paying out medals by the hopper unit 320, the number of credits stored in a credit storage area (not shown) of the storage unit 190 (not shown) A credit addition process for adding the number of payouts to the number of credited medals is performed to virtually pay out medals. As a result of the game, when Replay A, Replay B, or Big Bonus (BB) is won, a payout is set for Replay A, Replay B, and Big Bonus (BB) as shown in FIG. Since no medals are paid out from the hopper unit 320, a process (0-sheet process) is performed in which formally 0 medals are paid out.

  When the replay (replay A, replay B) wins, the replay processing means 160 does not require insertion of the medal owned by the player for the next game and sets the same preparation state as the previous game ( Replay processing). That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when replay (Replay A, Replay B) wins, the same number of medals as the previous game are not used without the player's medals (including credit medals). An automatic insertion process for automatic insertion is performed, and the next game start operation (operation of pressing the start lever SL by the player) is waited with the same winning determination line as that of the previous game being validated.

  The gaming state transition control means 170 performs a gaming state transition control process for transitioning the gaming state between the normal state, the bonus establishment state, and the bonus state based on the establishment of a predetermined transition condition. As the game condition transition condition, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. In the case where a plurality of conditions are determined, the gaming state is determined based on the fact that one of the plurality of predetermined conditions is satisfied or all of the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied. It is possible to shift to another gaming state.

  The normal state is a game state corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and a transition from the normal state to the bonus establishment state is possible. Further, in the normal state, an internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table A or the internal lottery table B in which the big bonus (BB) is set as the lottery object among the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table E shown in FIG. Is called.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, an internal lottery table that is referred to in the internal lottery in the normal state is selected according to the lottery state of replay. Specifically, when the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state in the normal state, the internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table A, and the replay lottery state is the replay low probability state in the normal state. In some cases, an internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table B, which has a lower probability of winning Replay A and Replay B than the internal lottery table A.

  The bonus establishment state is a gaming state that shifts when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery. In the bonus establishment state, among the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table E shown in FIG. 3, the internal lottery table in which the winning probability of the small role is set to be the same as the normal state and the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery target. Internal lottery with reference to C or internal lottery table D is performed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, an internal lottery table that is referred to in the internal lottery in the bonus establishment state is selected according to the replay lottery state. Specifically, when the replay lottery state is the high replay probability state in the bonus establishment state, the internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table C, and the replay lottery state is low in the replay probability in the bonus establishment state. If it is in the state, the internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table D having a lower probability of winning Replay A and Replay B than the internal lottery table C.

  In the bonus establishment state, the lottery flag corresponding to the big bonus (BB) is maintained in the winning state until the big bonus (BB) is won, and the symbol combination “red 7 / red 7” indicating the winning form of the big bonus (BB) is held. When “Red 7” is displayed on the winning determination line, the gaming state transition control means 170 performs control to shift the gaming state from the bonus establishment state to the bonus state.

  The bonus state is a gaming state that transitions when the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, red 7” indicating the big bonus (BB) winning pattern is displayed on the winning determination line in the bonus establishment state. In the bonus state, among the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table E shown in FIG. 3, the big bonus (BB) and replay (replay A, replay B) are excluded from the internal lottery targets, and the winning probability of the small role is internal. An internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table E set higher than the lottery table A to the internal lottery table D. That is, in the bonus state, the game state is more advantageous to the player than the normal state or the bonus establishment state in that the small role is won more frequently than the other game states.

  Further, in the bonus state, it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied based on the total number of medals paid out by the bonus game, and a predetermined payout upper limit number (for example, 300) is determined according to the type of bonus won. When medals exceeding are paid out, the gaming state transition control means 170 performs control to end the bonus state and return the gaming state to the normal state.

  The effect control means 180 uses the display effect performed using the display device 330 (an example of the effect device) or the audio device 340 (an example of the effect device) based on the effect data stored in the effect data storage means 1921. Control related to the sound production to be performed. For example, a lamp or LED is turned on or blinked according to the occurrence of a gaming event such as insertion of a medal, an operation on the bet button B0, the start lever SL, the stop buttons B1 to B3, or a change in the gaming state, and the display on the liquid crystal display LCD By changing the content or outputting sound from the speaker, the game is excited or the execution control of the effect for assisting the game is performed.

  Particularly in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the production control means 180 shifts the production state between a plurality of types of production states, the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state, and the production state is the chance zone state. (CZ state: first effect state, first game section) or assist time state (AT state: second effect state, second game section) When the small combination B and the special small combination C) are won, the display device 330 and the sound device 340 are controlled to execute a special effect for notifying the type of the selected special small combination. As special effects, various effects can be adopted, and an effect image suggesting the type of special small role won in the internal lottery is displayed on the LCD, or the type of special small role selected in the internal lottery is displayed. The suggesting voice can be output from the speaker, or the lamp suggesting the type of the special small role selected in the internal lottery can be turned on.

  As described above, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the special winning combination can be increased by increasing the winning probability of the special winning combination by notifying the type of the special winning combination by a special effect. It is possible to prevent the replay lottery state from falling to the replay low probability state due to the specific symbol combination “RP / BL / RP” being displayed on the winning determination line without achieving the winning of It has become. In other words, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, by setting the production state to the CZ state or the AT state, the winning probability of the special small role A to the special small role C is increased and the replay due to missing the special small role winning. The replay lottery state fall from the high probability state to the replay low probability state can be avoided based on the player's intention.

  The effect control means 180 performs AT lottery with reference to the first effect lottery table stored in the effect lottery table storage means 1925 when the big bonus (BB) is won and when the cherry is won in the bonus state. In the first effect lottery table, as shown in FIG. 6, for each of 32768 random values from 0 to 32767, a bit string in which the number of executions of the special effect serving as the end condition of the AT state is set to 50 times. (0010: AT50), a bit string (0100: AT100) in which the number of executions of the special effect serving as the end condition of the AT state is set to 100 times, and the number of executions of the special effect serving as the end condition of the AT state is set to 200 times. Bit string (1000: AT200) and a bit string (0001: lost) corresponding to the loss of AT lottery are associated with each other, and the obtained random number value in the AT lottery is other than the bit string corresponding to the loss of AT lottery. In some cases, it is determined that the AT lottery has been won, and the AT end determination counter 1926 has a special effect as an end condition according to the AT lottery result. Perform reservation setting of AT state by writing a value corresponding to a row number. If the AT state reservation is set at the end of the bonus state, the effect control means 180 sets the effect state in the game after the end of the bonus state to the AT state.

  Further, the effect control means 180 sets the effect state to the CZ state when the lottery state of the replay changes to the replay high probability state. Specifically, when the bonus state ends, the replay lottery state changes from the non-replay lottery state to the replay high probability state, and the game in the replay low probability state is a predetermined number of times (for example, 150 times). When the replay lottery state is changed from the low replay probability state to the high replay probability state in accordance with this, the effect state is set to the CZ state. However, when the replay lottery state changes from the non-replay lottery state to the replay high probability state as the bonus state ends, the production state is changed on condition that the AT state reservation setting is not performed. Set to CZ state. In addition to the above-described setting opportunity, the effect control unit 180 sets the effect state to the CZ state when the AT state ends.

  Then, when the production state is set to the CZ state, the production control unit 180 updates the value of the CZ control counter 1922 whose value changes so as to circulate within a predetermined range for each game. In the present embodiment, when the start lever SL is pressed for each game, the effect control means 180 performs an increment update that adds, for example, 1 (a constant value) to the value of the CZ control counter 1922. Note that the value of the CZ control counter 1922 changes so as to circulate within a range of 0 (third value) to 7 (fourth value), for example, and is cumulatively added from 0 (third value). When the value updated incrementally reaches 7 (fourth value), the value is updated so as to cycle to 0 (third value) at the next incremental update.

  In addition, the effect control means 180 has a plurality of effect state control tables (game section control) stored in the effect state control table storage means 1924 according to the value of the table control counter 1923 when the effect state changes to the CZ state. A table lottery for determining one performance state control table from among the tables) is performed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the effect state control table storage means 1924 stores five types of effect state control tables A to E as shown in FIG. 7, and in each effect state control table, For a value within the range of 0 (third value) to 7 (fourth value) that can be taken by the CZ control counter 1922, for example, a state fall flag composed of a bit string (0001) corresponding to the end of the CZ state Any of the state promotion flags including bit strings (0010, 0100, 1000) corresponding to the transition to the AT state is set. In the present embodiment, three types of bit strings serving as state promotion flags are provided, and the end condition for the AT state varies depending on the type of state promotion flag. More specifically, as the type of state promotion flag, the state promotion flag A (0010: AT50) in which the number of executions of the special effect serving as the AT state end condition is set to 50, and the AT state end condition are set. State promotion flag B (0100: AT100) in which the number of executions of the special effect is set to 100 times, and state promotion flag C (1000: AT200) in which the number of executions of the special effects as the end condition of the AT state is set to 200 times ) Are prepared. That is, the effect control means 180 sets the AT state end condition according to the type of the state promotion flag associated with the value of the CZ control counter 1922.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the table control counter 1923 is configured to be able to take a value within a range from 0 (first value) to 22 (second value), for example, and the effect control means 180. Selects an effect lottery table for table lottery according to the value of the table control counter 1923 when the effect state changes to the CZ state. The effect lottery table storage means 1925 stores four types of second effect lottery tables A to second effect lottery tables D as effect lottery tables for table lottery, as shown in FIG. Then, the effect control means 180 selects the second effect lottery table A when the value of the table control counter 1923 is a value within the range of 0 to 5, for example, with a value within the range of 6 to 10. If there is, the second effect lottery table B is selected, and if the value is within the range of 11-15, the second effect lottery table C is selected, and if the value is within the range of 16-22. The second effect lottery table D is selected.

  Here, the second effect lottery table A to the second effect lottery table D will be described. In these effect lottery tables, the effect state control table A to the effect state for each of 32768 random numbers from 0 to 32767. Any one of the control tables E is associated with each other. In the second effect lottery table A, the selection rate of the effect state control table A is about 75%, the selection rate of the effect state control table B and the effect state control table C is about 10%, respectively, and the selection rate of the effect state control table D Is set to about 5%. In the second effect lottery table B, the selection rate of the effect state control table A, the effect state control table B, and the effect state control table C is about 30%, respectively, and the selection rate of the effect state control table D and the effect state control table E Is set to about 5%. In the second effect lottery table C, the selection rate of the effect state control table D and the effect state control table E is set to about 50%. In the second effect lottery table D, the selection rate of the effect state control table D is set to about 20%, and the selection rate of the effect state control table E is set to about 80%.

  That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the effect state control is performed so that the setting rate of the end condition of the AT state advantageous to the player changes according to the value of the table control counter 1923 when the effect state changes to the CZ state. A table is selected. In particular, the larger the value of the table control counter 1923 when the effect state changes to the CZ state, the more the value of the CZ control counter 1922 corresponds to the state promotion flag of the end condition that is advantageous to the player as the end condition of the AT state. The selection rate of the production state control table having a large proportion is attached.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the ratio associated with the state drop flag is changed with respect to each value of the CZ control counter 1922 according to the value of the table control counter 1923 when the effect state changes to the CZ state. As the value of the table control counter 1923 at the time when the effect state changes to the CZ state, the ratio of the effect state control table associated with the state drop flag is smaller for each value of the CZ control counter 1922. Is getting higher. In this way, it is possible to create a game that reflects the game situation up to the CZ state in the rate of change from the CZ state to the AT state, and to prevent the game from becoming monotonous.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the value of the table control counter 1923 when the effect state changes to the CZ state is 11 or more that is a threshold value (when a predetermined relationship is satisfied with respect to the threshold value), Since the table lottery with reference to the second effect lottery table C and the second effect lottery table D is performed, the CZ control is performed when the value of the table control counter 1923 when the effect state changes to the CZ state is 11 or more. An effect state control table D or an effect state control table E that is not associated with any state fall flag in any value of the counter 1922 is selected, so that the effect state can be reliably changed to the AT state. .

  Thus, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the rate of change of the effect state from the CZ state to the AT state can be adjusted according to the value of the table control counter 1923 when the effect state changes to the CZ state. It has become.

  Then, when the replay B wins in the game in which the effect state is set to the CZ state, the effect control means 180 determines the value of the CZ control counter 1922 when the replay B is won (when a predetermined condition is satisfied) and the table lottery described above. A state drop flag (0001) is associated with the value of the CZ control counter 1922 by comparing the effect state control table selected from the effect state control table A to the effect state control table E. In this case, the CZ state is terminated without changing the effect state to the AT state.

  Then, when the CZ state ends without changing from the CZ state to the AT state, the production control unit 180 performs a first increment update (first update) that adds a constant value to the value of the table control counter 1923. 9) and, as shown in FIG. 9, a count-up lottery (predetermined effect lottery) with reference to the third effect lottery table stored in the effect lottery table storage unit 1925 is performed. In the third effect lottery table, either winning or losing is associated with random numbers from 0 to 32767, and for example, the count-up lottery is won with a probability of 1/10. . Then, based on the fact that the count-up lottery has been won, the effect control means 180 adds a value larger than that at the time of the above-mentioned first increment update to the value of the table control counter 1923 (second update update (second update)). Process). In the present embodiment, for example, 1 is added to the value of the table control counter 1923 at the time of the first increment update, and 11 (for example) is added to the value of the table control counter 1923 at the time of the second increment update. Threshold) is added. In this example, when the count-up lottery is won, the value of the CZ control counter 1922 when the effect state changes to the CZ state is equal to or greater than a threshold value (for example, 11 or greater), so the AT state is always set. Table lottery is performed so that an effect state control table that can be shifted to is selected.

  As described above, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the value of the table control counter 1923 tends to increase as the number of times the CZ state ends without changing from the CZ state to the AT state. The higher the value of the table control counter 1923 is, the higher the selection rate of the performance state control table that is associated with the state promotion flag advantageous to the player as the end condition of the AT state is higher, so the CZ state The more the number of times the CZ state has ended without changing from the AT state to the AT state, the more the game condition in which the end condition of the AT state is preferentially created can be relieved. In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, as described above, when the value of the table control counter 1923 is equal to or larger than the threshold value, an effect state control table that can be surely shifted to the AT state is selected. Therefore, a player who creates so-called ceiling play function and increases the rate of change to the AT state as the number of times the AT state is terminated without changing from the CZ state to the AT state increases. Will be able to bail out.

  On the other hand, when the replay B wins a game in which the effect state is set to the CZ state, the effect control means 180 corresponds to the value of the CZ control counter 1922 when the replay B is won (when a predetermined condition is satisfied). When the state promotion flag (0010, 0100, 1000) is associated, the CZ state is terminated and the effect state is set to the AT state, and the AT state termination condition is set according to the type of the state promotion flag. The value (50, 100, 200) corresponding to the number of executions of the special effect (50 times, 100 times, 200 times) is written in the AT end determination counter 1926. In the present embodiment, when the effect state is set to the AT state, a process of resetting the value of the table control counter 1923 to a predetermined value (for example, 6) is performed.

  Then, when the AT state is started, the production control means 180 is triggered by the fact that any of the special small roles A to C is won in the internal lottery, and the production image suggesting the type of the special small role that has been won Is displayed on the liquid crystal display LCD, and the decrement is updated by decrementing the value of the AT end determination counter 1926 by a certain value (for example, by 1) with the execution of the special effect. When the value of the AT end determination counter 1926 is decremented to an initial value (for example, 0), it is determined that the AT state end condition is satisfied, and the AT state is ended. However, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, in the game where the special small role A to the special small role C have been won, if the winning special small role cannot be won, a specific symbol combination on the winning determination line When the “RPA / BL / RPA” is displayed, the replay lottery state changes from the replay high probability state to the replay low probability state, and even when the replay lottery state is changed, the effect control means 180 Then, it is determined that the end condition of the AT state is satisfied, and the AT state is ended, and the value of the AT end determination counter 1926 is reset to an initial value (for example, 0).

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the effect control means 180 performs an initial value determination lottery (another effect lottery) when the CZ state via the AT state ends, and the result of the initial value determination lottery is obtained. Based on this, the initial value of the table control counter 1923 is determined. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the initial value determination lottery is performed with reference to the fourth effect lottery table stored in the effect lottery table storage unit 1925. In the fourth effect lottery table, any of the initial values from 0 to 11 is associated with each of 32768 random values from 0 to 332767, and the larger the value, the lower the selection rate. Is set. In this embodiment, although the probability is very low, a threshold value may be selected as an initial value. In such a case, the value of the CZ control counter 1922 when the effect state changes to the CZ state. Since the value is equal to or greater than the threshold (for example, 11), the table lottery is performed so that an effect state control table that can surely shift to the AT state is selected. In the initial value determination lottery, a value smaller than the threshold value may be selected as the initial value. In this case, the count-up lottery is performed together with the initial value determination lottery and the count-up lottery is won. In this case, a threshold value may be additionally added to the value of the table control counter 1923.

  Note that the functional block configuration of the present embodiment can also be applied to a computer system (including a game system). In these systems, the function is realized by downloading a program that causes the computer to function as the game control means 100 of the present embodiment from an information storage medium such as a CD or DVD or a Web server on the Internet via a network. be able to. In the above computer system, the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240 and the like virtually function their functions with respect to operation means such as a keyboard, a pointing device (mouse, etc.), or a controller. This can be realized by assigning. In the above computer system, the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, and the like are not indispensable constituent elements. These device units virtually control their functions by controlling images displayed on the display (display device 330). Can be realized.

2. Control Method of this Embodiment Next, various control methods adopted in the gaming machine of this embodiment will be described along the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIG. 11, it is determined whether or not the chance zone state (CZ state) setting condition is satisfied (step S100). If the CZ state setting condition is satisfied (Y in step S100), the production is performed. The state is set to the CZ state (step S101). In the present embodiment, the first setting condition is that the replay lottery state has changed from the replay low probability state to the replay high probability state, the replay lottery state has changed from the replay no lottery state to the replay high probability state, and The second setting condition is that the AT state reservation is not set, and the third setting condition is that the AT state is ended while the replay lottery state is in the replay high probability state.

  When the production state is set to the CZ state, a table lottery is performed with reference to the production lottery table corresponding to the value of the table control counter 1923 from the second production lottery table A to the second production lottery table D (step S102). ) Based on the result of the table lottery, one effect state control table is set from effect state control table A to effect state control table E (step S103).

  In the CZ state, every time the start lever SL is pressed (Y in step S104), the value of the CZ control counter 1922 is incremented and updated. In the present embodiment, when the effect state is set to the CZ state, an effect image in which a square corresponding to the value of the CZ control counter 1922 is drawn on the liquid crystal display LCD as shown in FIG. Is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 13A, the cell M0 is “0”, the cell M1 is “1”, the cell M2 is “2”, the cell M3 is “3”, the cell M4 is “4”, and the cell M5 is “5”. ”, The square M6 corresponds to“ 6 ”, and the square M7 corresponds to“ 7 ”. In the effect image shown in FIG. 13A, the color of the cell M0 is displayed in a different color from the other cells so that the value of the CZ control counter 1922 is “0”. When the value of the control counter 1922 is incremented and updated to “1”, the color of the square M1 is displayed in a different color from the other squares as shown in FIG. 13B.

  Further, in the CZ state, when any of the special small roles A to C is elected (Y in step S106), as shown in FIG. 13B, the first reel corresponding to the type of the selected special small role A special effect is executed in which the type of symbol to be displayed in R1 is displayed in the symbol display area PD (step S107). In the example shown in FIG. 13B, a symbol imitating the symbol “red 7” is displayed. By doing so, it is notified that the special small role A is won.

  At this time, if the player presses the stop button B1 at an appropriate timing to win a special small role in the internal lottery, 10 medals are paid out by winning the special small role. When the winning combination cannot be made, a specific symbol combination “RPA / BL / RPA” is displayed on the winning determination line.

  When the specific symbol combination “RPA / BL / RPA” is displayed on the winning determination line (Y in step S108), the CZ state is changed as the replay lottery state falls to the replay low probability state. End (step S109).

  Here, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the CZ state via the AT state is completed (Y in step S110), the initial value of the table control counter 1923 is determined by the initial value determination lottery (step S111). In this way, since the initial value varies according to the result of the initial value determination lottery, the rate of change from the CZ state to the AT state can be undulated to prevent the player from deteriorating gaming motivation.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 12, when Replay B wins in the CZ state (Y in Step S112), the value of the CZ control counter 1922 at the time of Replay B winning and the effect state control table selected in the table lottery described above Are compared with each other to determine whether the value of the CZ control counter 1922 is associated with the state promotion flag or the state fall flag (step S113). In this way, it is determined whether the CZ state ends without changing to the AT state or the CZ state ends by changing to the AT state depending on which game in the CZ state wins Replay B. It is possible to prevent game monotonization by creating a playable game.

  At this time, if the value of the CZ control counter 1922 is associated with the state promotion flag (step S114 is promoted), a value corresponding to the number of executions of the special effect in the AT state according to the type of the state promotion flag is set to AT. The end condition for the AT state is set by writing to the end determination counter 1926 (step S115). Subsequently, the value of the table control counter 1923 is reset to a predetermined value (for example, 6) (step S116), and the value of the CZ control counter 1922 is cleared to an initial value (for example, 0) (step S117). The effect state is set to the AT state (step S118).

  In the AT state, when any of the special small roles A to C is won, as shown in FIG. 13C, the symbols to be displayed on the first reel R1 corresponding to the type of the selected special small role are displayed. A special effect in which the type is displayed on the liquid crystal display LCD is executed, and in the example shown in FIG. 13C, the special small role A is selected by the symbol imitating the red 7 symbol “red 7”. Is informed. In the AT state, the value of the AT end determination counter 1926 is decremented every time the special effect is executed. When the value of the AT end determination counter 1926 is decremented to 0, the end condition for the AT state is satisfied. Judgment is made (step S119), and the AT state is terminated. At this time, if the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state, it is determined in step S100 that the CZ state setting condition is satisfied, and the effect state after the end of the AT state is set to the CZ state. .

  On the other hand, when the value of the CZ control counter 1922 is associated with the state fall flag (falling in step S114), the first decrement update is performed to add 1 to the value of the table control counter 1923 (step S121). ), A count-up lottery is performed (step S122). If the count-up lottery is won (Y in step S123), the second decrement update is performed to add 11 to the value of the table control counter 1923, and then the CZ state is terminated (step S125). If the terminated CZ state is the one that has passed through the AT state (Y in step S126), the initial value of the table control counter 1923 is determined by initial value determination lottery (step S127).

  In the control method of the present embodiment described above, the production state can be changed from the CZ state to the AT state, but the number of times the CZ state is finished without changing to the AT state is counted. The rate of change from the CZ state to the AT state is adjusted according to the number of times. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the number of times the CZ state ends is counted, by performing a count-up lottery that can greatly update the count value, the rate of change from the CZ state to the AT state can be undulated. it can. That is, according to the control method of the present embodiment, the player changes to the production state in an unexpected scene, compared to the case of using the conventional ceiling function of simply accumulating the count value and changing the production state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player's willingness to play and to stabilize the operating rate of the gaming machine.

3. Modifications The present invention is not limited to those described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. Modifications will be introduced below. Note that the above-described embodiment and various methods described below as modified examples can be appropriately combined and employed as a control method for realizing the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the value of the CZ control counter 1922 at the time of winning the replay B is associated with the state fall flag, so that the added value of the table control counter 1923 when the CZ state ends is a constant value. However, the value does not necessarily have to be a constant value, and a plurality of state drop flags may be provided, and the addition value may be determined according to the type of state drop flag. Further, the addition value of the table control counter 1923 at the time of winning the count-up lottery need not be a constant value, and may be varied. Further, instead of performing the count-up lottery as in the above embodiment, when the count-down lottery is performed and the count-down lottery is won, the decrement update for subtracting the value of the table control counter 1923 may be performed.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the value of the CZ control counter 1922 is compared with the effect state control table when the replay B is won in the CZ state has been described. However, the value of the CZ control counter 1922 and the effect state when the replay B is won You may make it compare with a control table.

  In the above embodiment, four types of symbol combinations are associated with one type of replay called Replay B. However, each symbol combination may be associated with different replays. For example, symbol combination “RPB / RPB / RPB” is replay B1, symbol combination “red 7 / RPB / RPB” is replay B2, “black 7 / RPB / RPB” is replay B3, and white 7 / RPB / RPB is As replay B4, in the internal lottery table, the winning section in which replay B1 and replay B2 are won in duplicate, the winning section in which replay B1 and replay B3 are won in duplicate, and replay B1 and replay B4 are won in duplicate A winning section to be provided may be provided, and the value of the CZ control counter 1922 may be compared with the effect state control table on condition that any one of Replay B2, Replay B3, and Replay B4 has won. In particular, as in the above-described embodiment, in the case where the winning form is set so as to include a symbol common to the role to be notified by special effects, even if the symbol to be aimed at for the first reel R1 is suggested, Since the player cannot identify whether it is a replay win or a special small role win, it can give the player a strong sense of having to play the game according to the content of the special performance, which is not intended by the designer. It is possible to prevent the dishonest gaming method from being performed.

  In addition, the control method of the above embodiment sets not only a gaming machine in which a game section according to the production state is set, but also a game section in which a bonus such as a big bonus (BB) is difficult to win and a game section in which a bonus is easy to win. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine capable of setting a gaming section having a low replay winning probability and a gaming section having a high replay winning probability.

BX storage box, UD front upper door, DD front lower door, DW display window,
L1-L4 effective line, DS game information display part, LCD liquid crystal display,
R1 first reel, R2 second reel, R3 third reel,
B01 1 bet button, B0M MAX bet button,
SL start lever, B1-B3 stop button,
MI medal slot, MO medal outlet, MP medal tray,
100 game control means, 105 input acceptance means, 110 random number generation means,
120 internal lottery means, 130 reel control means, 140 winning determination means,
150 payout control means, 160 replay processing means, 170 gaming state transition control means,
180 production control means, 190 storage means,
1911 internal lottery table storage means, 1912 lottery flag storage means,
1913 stop control table storage means, 1914 winning determination table storage means,
1915 RT end determination counter,
1921 effect data storage means, 1922 CZ control counter,
1923 table control counter, 1924 effect state control table storage means,
1925 effect lottery table storage means, 1926 AT end determination counter,
210 medal insertion switch, 220 bet switch, 230 start switch,
240 stop switch, 310 reel unit, 315 reel index,
320 hopper unit, 325 payout medal detection switch,
330 display device, 340 acoustic device

Claims (6)

A plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface;
An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine whether a role is successful,
Reel control means for rotating the plurality of reels for each game and performing a control to stop the rotating reels according to the result of the internal lottery in response to a stop operation;
In a state where the plurality of reels are stopped, a winning determination means for determining that a winning combination has been won based on a symbol combination indicating a winning pattern predetermined for each winning being displayed on a winning determination line;
A gaming machine comprising a game section control means for changing from a first game section to a second game section advantageous to a player under a predetermined condition when the game section is set as a first game section,
The game section control means is
A predetermined counter that can take a value within a range from a first value to a second value when the first game section ends without changing from the first game section to the second game section. The first update process is performed to update the value so as to approach the second value, and the amount of update is larger than the first update process based on the fact that the predetermined lottery is won by performing the predetermined lottery. In this way, a second update process is performed to update the value of the predetermined counter so as to approach the second value, and the game section is changed according to the value of the predetermined counter when the game section changes to the first game section. A gaming machine that adjusts a rate of change of a game section from a first game section to the second game section. In claim 1,
The game section control means is
Other than the predetermined lottery, the stage is changed to the first game section with the end of the second game section, and the first game section via the second game section ends. A game machine, wherein an initial value of the predetermined counter is determined based on the result of another lottery. In claim 1 or 2,
The game section control means is
When the game section is set as the first game section, the value of another counter whose value changes so as to circulate within the range from the third value to the fourth value is updated for each game. The value of another counter at the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied is compared with the game section control table set in accordance with the value of the predetermined counter when the game section changes to the first game section. When the fall flag is associated with the value of another counter at the time of establishment of the game machine, it is determined that the end condition of the first game section is established. In claim 3,
The game section control means is
The closer the value of the predetermined counter at the time when the game period changes to the first game period to the first value, the closer the value of the other counter within the range from the third value to the fourth value is. The gaming machine, wherein the gaming section control table is set so that a ratio of the value of the other counter associated with the fall flag to a value increases. In claim 3 or 4,
The game section control means is
When the value of the predetermined counter when the game section changes to the first game section satisfies a predetermined relationship with a predetermined threshold within the range from the first value to the second value. Sets the gaming section control table in which the other counter value associated with the fall flag does not exist. In any one of Claims 1-5,
The game section control means is
When the game section is set as the first game section, the value of another counter whose value changes so as to circulate within the range from the third value to the fourth value is updated for each game. The value of the other counter at the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied is compared with the game section control table set according to the value of the predetermined counter when the game section changes to the first game section, When the promotion flag is associated with the value of the other counter at the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game section is changed to the second game section and the other counter at the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied. An end condition of the second game section is set according to the type of the promotion flag associated with the value of the value, and the value of the predetermined counter when the game section changes to the first game section is set to the second game section. Close to value As, gaming machine and sets the game interval control table so that the favorable end condition to the player as a termination condition for the second game section is set.