JP5322092B2 - Gaming machines and games programs - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine and a program which enable the maintenance of expectations felt for win per game beyond. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes a lottery execution part (50) for executing a lottery responding to the first operation, a performance control part (60a) for determining a performance corresponding to the result of the lottery, and a performance execution part (60b) for executing the performance determined responding to the second operation. The performance execution part (60b) executes a performance for making a notification to the effect that the presentation of the performance corresponding to the result of the lottery as one performance is carried over to the subsequent game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image generation apparatus suitable for a gaming machine, and more particularly to an image processing technique for applying a shadow of a character object in a simplified procedure.

  In gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines, it is preferable to maintain a long-awaited sense of expectation in order to increase the player's happiness. For example, in pachinko, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-137460 discloses a continuous display game in which an initial display game is executed when a winning prize opening is won, and a continuous display game is executed after the result is confirmed in a winning manner. As a result of the above, a gaming machine configured such that the jackpot mode is always determined has been disclosed (Patent Document 1).

Further, in the slot machine, as a result of the lottery, in addition to winning or losing, continuation (so-called replay) is prepared, and the game can be executed once again.
JP 2001-137460 A (summary)

  However, in the slot machine, the process from the start to the end of one game is clear, and even if it is continued (replayed), it only produces the same effect as the medal insertion of the next game. It was completed every time. There was no gaming machine that could continue to beat gambling for more than one game.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine and a program thereof that can maintain a sense of expectation for winning beyond a single game.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine configured to execute an effect according to a result of a lottery for a game, and executes a lottery according to a first operation. A lottery execution unit, an effect control unit that determines an effect according to the result of the lottery, and an effect execution unit that executes the effect determined according to the second operation. run the director to notice the fact that the carry forward the offer of the effect corresponding to the result of the lottery as one in the next game, carried over to the next game to provide the effect corresponding to the result of the extraction election, Te next rounds of game smell characterized in that it is configured to perform provision of Repetitive scooped the Starring unloading.

Further, the gaming machine of the present invention is a constructed gaming machine to execute an effect corresponding to the result of the lottery for the game, and lottery execution section for executing a lottery in accordance with the first operation, and Starring output control unit determines the effect corresponding to the result of the lottery, effect and effect execution unit for executing the effect determined in accordance with the second operation comprises a rendering execution unit, in response to the result of the lottery If the decision is made to decide whether to carry over to the next game, it will be decided according to the result of the lottery. It is characterized in that an effect of notifying that the provision of the effect is carried over to the next game is executed .

  According to such a configuration, when a predetermined effect is determined according to the result of a lottery executed in a certain game, the provision of this effect in that game is suspended and carried forward to the next game. Provided. Therefore, the feeling of expectation for the lottery result in the game is maintained until the next game, and it becomes possible to continue gambling for a long time. In addition, it is possible to give a strong motivation to the player to play the next game.

  The gaming program of the present invention is a gaming program for a gaming machine configured to execute a lottery for each game and execute an effect according to the result of the lottery. A function of executing the lottery according to the operation of 1, a function of determining an effect according to the result of the lottery according to the second operation, and an effect according to the result of the lottery as one of the effects A function of performing an effect of notifying that the provision is carried over to the next game and a function of providing the effect carried forward before the lottery in the next game are executed.

  According to such a configuration, the gaming machine executes a lottery by a first operation (for example, a start switch (lever) operation in the slot machine), determines an effect, and performs a second operation (for example, one of the stop switches). ) Is configured to be performed. Here, when the determined effect is carried over to the next game, it is notified that it is carried over to the next game in correspondence with the second operation. Therefore, this notification gives the player a strong motivation to play the next game, and keeps his expectation until the next game.

  For example, in the next game when the effect is carried forward, the effect execution unit prohibits execution of a lottery according to the first operation or execution of an effect according to the second operation, It is preferable that the special operation is provided in response to the first operation or the second operation.

  According to such a configuration, when the presentation according to the lottery result is carried over to the next game, the next game accepts the first operation and the second operation as in the normal game, but is provided corresponding to these operations. The production to be performed is a special production related to the carry-over of the production, and it is possible to inspire the player and maintain a sense of expectation. For example, when the effect carried forward is an effect related to winning a prize, a premier effect rarely provided (the application frequency / probability of effects is low) can be set as the special effect.

  For example, it is preferable that the carried over effect in the next game is provided in correspondence with an operation performed before the lottery in the next game.

  According to such a configuration, when the lottery is executed in response to the first operation (for example, the start switch (lever) operation in the slot machine), the credit / deposit operation (for example, coin This is a case of providing an effect that is carried over in response to the input or operation of the bet switch.

  Here, it is preferable that the presentation of the presentation to be carried over to the next game is performed when a predetermined condition is met. For example, it is possible to generate a random number and condition the apparatus so that the provision of the carry-over of the production occurs with a certain probability based on the random number. Further, when the game situation, for example, the reward (the number of medals, etc.) acquired or the number of games executed is suitable for the player's excitement, the presentation may be carried over.

  Note that the game program of the present invention is stored and distributed in a storage medium, and is stored and executed in the game machine main body, in order to simulate the operation of the game machine in a general-purpose computer or game device. It may be a simulation program to be executed. The storage medium for storing the program is a computer-readable medium, such as various types of ROM, USB memory with flash memory, USB memory, SD memory, memory stick, memory card, FD, CD-ROM, ± R / W, RAM, DVD-ROM, ± R / W, RAM, and other physical storage media. In addition, the broad recording medium includes a transmission medium such as the Internet capable of transmitting the program. This is because the program (downloaded) transmitted through the transmission medium is stored in the memory as it is and executed by the computer.

  According to the present invention, the provision of the production according to the result of the lottery is carried over to the next game, so that the feeling of expectation for the lottery result is maintained until the next game, and gambling is continued for a long time. Can give a strong motivation to play the next game.

  Hereinafter, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a gaming machine (slot machine) installed in a game hall or the like will be exemplified. The following embodiments are merely examples of application of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and can be applied with various modifications.

(Definition)
The terms used in this specification are defined as follows.
“Game” refers to a series of operations from the insertion of a medal to the operation of a stop switch before the next medal is inserted.
“Normal game” refers to a “game” executed with an expected value set for a default state.
The “special game” is a “game” that is different from the “normal game” and is advantageous to the player.

“Lottery” refers to a process in which a computer draws a lottery with a predetermined expected value using a random number or the like when a gaming machine reaches a predetermined condition (switch operation state or the like).
“Winning” refers to the result of “lottery”, and particularly refers to a case where a winning is made by a lottery by a computer, and is a concept including “losing”. In the present embodiment, it is distinguished from “winning” determined mechanically.
“Winning” means that a combination of symbols on the active line indicated by the stopped reels is in a state indicating a specific combination.

The “combination” is to specify the type of winning when the result of the lottery is winning. It is also called “winning role” when the “winning role” or the design is complete.
The “special role” is a role for shifting to “special game”.
The “small role” is a role for paying out to the player the number of medals corresponding to the type of the small role.

“Replay” is a role for giving the right to replay while maintaining the number of medals inserted in the previous game.
The “effective line” indicates the arrangement of the stopped symbols for the sake of convenience, and indicates whether the symbol is a specific “combination” or “losing” depending on the combination of symbols arranged on the effective line. When a plurality of “effective lines” are set, they are collectively referred to as “effective line group”.

(Embodiment 1)
First, the case configuration common to the embodiments will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, a front panel 20 is attached to a front surface portion of a housing of the slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment so as to be freely opened and closed. It is a display area in which an effect display device 40 having a display function is provided in the upper part of the front panel 20, and an operation unit is provided in the center.

  An effect display device 40 having a display function is provided in the upper part of the housing. The effect display device 40 is configured to include, for example, a liquid crystal panel, and is configured to be able to display images for various effects and information necessary for the game on the display screen. The effect display device 40 is provided with one transparent display window 21. The area of the display window 21 is not provided with a liquid crystal for displaying an image, a member constituting the liquid crystal (such as a polarizing plate), or a circuit for controlling the liquid crystal, and transmits light. It is an area that cannot physically display an image.

  Three reels (rotating drums) are arranged in a position inside the housing and visible through the display window 21. From the left side when viewed from the front, the left reel 31L, the middle reel 31C, and the right reel 31R are arranged in this order.

  The reels 31L, 31C and 31R are formed in a ring-shaped hollow structure. The outer periphery of the reel is formed in the width of the reel tape that is affixed to the outer peripheral surface, and a plurality of openings are provided on the outer peripheral surface in accordance with the shape of the pattern printed on the reel tape. The inside of the reel is hollow, and the rotating shaft is supported by a frame extending from the outer peripheral surface.

  Each reel tape on which a winning symbol (a symbol constituting a winning combination) is printed is affixed to the outer peripheral surface of the reel. On each reel tape, for example, 21 symbols are printed at regular intervals. The arrangement of the symbols is different for each reel tape. The design of the reel tape corresponds to the opening provided on the outer peripheral surface of the reel. From the display window 21, the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are observed through the display window. The size of the display window 21 is such that three consecutive symbols in the vertical direction of the outer peripheral surface of each reel can be seen. Is set. In FIG. 1, a circle shown on the reel group 31 (meaning a group of reels 31L, 31C, and 31R) represents one symbol.

  Stepping motors (not shown) are connected to the respective rotation shafts of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R. This stepping motor is capable of rotating the reels 31L, 31C and 31R at an arbitrary speed or stopping at an arbitrary angle (position). When each reel rotates, the symbols of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are visually recognized as moving up and down in the display window 21.

  A back lamp (not shown) is provided inside the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R. Three back lamps are arranged for each reel, and light is emitted through the openings on the outer peripheral surface of the reel for a total of nine symbols visible from the display window 21 when the reels are stopped.

  A broken line on the display window 21 shown in FIG. 1 indicates an effective line group 22 including effective lines 22a, 22b, and 22c. The effective line group 22 includes a horizontal effective line 22a in the horizontal direction, two effective lines 22b in the upper and lower horizontal directions, and two effective lines 22c in the diagonally downward and leftward directions. ing. The symbols attached to the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are spaced so that all nine symbols visible from the display window 21 are positioned on these effective line groups 22 when the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are stopped. Is arranged in.

  A medal slot 23 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower right side of the effect display device 40 in the center of the casing of the slot machine 10. When medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 23, one to five lines of the effective lines 22a, 22b and 22c are activated according to the number of inserted medals. That is, the inserted number of medals is collected as a premium. When one medal is inserted, one effective line 22a is effective. When two medals are inserted, three horizontal effective lines 22a and 22b are effective. In total, including two effective lines 22c in the direction, five effective lines 22a to 22c become effective. These controls are performed by a later-described main CPU (central processing unit) 51 (see FIG. 2). For example, when three medals are inserted, if a combination of specific symbols is stopped on at least one of the effective lines 22a to 22c when the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are stopped, the combination is selected. It will be a prize for the corresponding role.

  Various operation switches operated by the player are provided at the center of the housing. For example, in this embodiment, a start switch 41, a stop switch group 42, and a bet switch group 43 are provided.

  The start switch 41 is a switch operated by the player when starting the rotation of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R, for example, a button or a lever. The stop switch group 42 includes a left stop switch 42L that is operated when stopping the left reel 31L, a middle stop switch 42C that is operated when stopping the middle reel 31C, and a right stop that is operated when stopping the right reel 31R. Switch 42R. These stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R are juxtaposed as buttons, for example.

  The bet switch group 43 is a switch group for designating the number of bets (the number of bets) when the player inserts a medal in the credit. The bet switch group 43 includes a 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a and a MAX bet switch (3-bet switch) 43b. It is configured. These bet switches 43a and 43b are also arranged as buttons, for example. When the 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a is operated, one or two medals are bet (collected as a game amount), and when the MAX bet switch 43b is operated, the maximum 3 bets Medals are bet. That is, the number of bets designated by operating the bet switch group 43 is collected from the number of medals that are credited, and the credit is subtracted by the number of bets.

  Further, a medal payout opening 90 is provided at the center of the lower part of the housing, and speakers 71 (left speaker 71L and right speaker 71R) are provided on both sides of the medal payout opening 90. During the game (game), various effects, for example, lighting of a back lamp, image display using the effect display device 40, output of sound from the speaker 71, and the like are performed. Further, as such an effect, there is a case where a notification effect of the possibility of winning is performed.

An outline of the normal game executed in the slot machine having these configurations will be briefly described.
In the slot machine 10, when a player inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 23 or operates the bet switch group 43, the effective lines 22a to 22c are activated according to the number of bets.

  When the player who has designated the bet number operates the start switch 41, a winning combination according to the bet number is performed and the reels 31L, 31C and 31R start to rotate. When the player operates the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R, the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R stop rotating according to the operated button. At this time, if the lottery result of the combination being performed simultaneously with the operation of the start switch 41 is a winning combination, the combination of symbols arranged on the activated effective line group 22 is a predetermined combination of combinations. The reels are controlled so as to match the combination of symbols, and medals are paid out according to the winning combination.

(System configuration)
Next, a system configuration such as an internal configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Inside the casing of the slot machine 10, a main control board 50, a sub control board 60, a reel board 11, a central display board 12, and a power supply board 13 connected to the main control board 50 are arranged.

(Main control board 50)
The main control board 50 is provided with a main CPU 51, ROM 52, RAM 53, and interface circuit (I / F circuit) 54, which are connected to each other via a bus 55.

  The main CPU 51 reads (fetches), interprets (decodes), and executes instructions constituting the program. The main CPU 51 reads out programs, data, and the like stored in the ROM 52, and controls the entire slot machine 10 based on these.

  In the ROM 52, a main CPU 51 stores a lottery execution program as shown in a flowchart of FIG. 5 to be described later, a main control program necessary for controlling other games, data, and the like. The RAM 53 is used when the main CPU 51 performs various controls, and is configured to be able to temporarily store data and the like.

  The I / F circuit 54 performs timing control and the like when signals are transmitted and received between the main control board 50, the sub control board 60, the reel board 11, the central display board 12, and the power supply board 13. It is like that.

(Sub control board 60)
The sub control board 60 includes a sub CPU 61, ROM 62, control RAM 63, image control processor 64, ROM 65, video RAM 66, image data ROM 67, sound source circuit 68, sound ROM 72, amplifier 70, and interface circuit (I / F circuit) 69. Is provided. The sub CPU 61, ROM 62, RAM 63, image control processor 64, and I / F circuit 69 are connected to each other via a bus 73. The ROM 65, the video RAM 66, the image data ROM 67, and the sound source circuit 68 are connected to the image control processor 64, and the amplifier 70 and the sound ROM 72 are connected to the sound source circuit 68.

  The sub-control board 60 is roughly divided into an effect control board 60a and an image sound generation board 60b. The effect control board 60a includes the sub CPU 61, ROM 62, RAM 63, and I / F circuit 69, and the image sound generation board 60b includes the image control processor 64, ROM 65, video RAM 66, image data ROM 67, sound source circuit 68, and amplifier 70. , And a sound ROM 72. The effect control board 60 a operates based on the effect control program stored in the ROM 62, and the image sound generation board 60 b operates based on the effect execution program stored in the ROM 65.

  The sub CPU 61 is an arithmetic element that controls the operation of the effect control board 60a. The sub CPU 61 reads (fetches) and interprets (decodes) instructions constituting the effect control program stored in the ROM 62, and stores the data stored in the ROM 62. Reading and effect control are performed. Note that there are no restrictions on the processing capability or development language of the sub CPU 61.

  The ROM 62 stores an effect control program and data as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 to be executed by the sub CPU 61. The RAM 63 is used when the sub CPU 61 performs various controls, and is configured to be able to temporarily store data and the like.

  The sub CPU 61, ROM 62, and RAM 63 have the same functions as the main CPU 51, ROM 52, and RAM 53 provided on the main control board 50, respectively. Note that the ROM 62 and the RAM 63 may be the same as the ROM 52 and the RAM 53, respectively, but those having a larger capacity may be used.

  The I / F circuit 69 performs timing control and the like when receiving a signal from the main control board 50. As described above, the signal is transmitted from the main control board 50 to the sub control board 60, but the signal is not transmitted from the sub control board 60 to the main control board 50. That is, only one-way transmission is possible.

  The image control processor 64 is a dedicated arithmetic element that controls the operation of the image sound generation board 60 b. The image control processor 64 reads (fetches) and interprets (decodes) instructions constituting the effect execution program stored in the ROM 65, and stores them in the image data ROM 67. The stored data is read to generate an image. A command is sent to the sound source circuit 68 to generate sound. Note that there are no restrictions on the processing capability or development language of the image control processor 64.

  The ROM 65 stores an effect execution program and data as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 to be executed by the image control processor 64.

  The image data ROM 67 stores original image data for generating image data such as characters, characters and backgrounds for image production. The video RAM 66 has a capacity capable of storing a frame image of a plurality of pages, and image data generated based on the original image data read from the image data ROM 67 is expanded as frame image data. The effect display device 40 is connected to the sub-control board 60 so that the frame image data stored in the video RAM 66 can be displayed.

  The sound source circuit 68 generates sound under the control of the image control processor 64. Specifically, the sound source circuit 68 includes a sound generation circuit for a predetermined number of channels, for example, eight acoustic channels, and can simultaneously reproduce phrases corresponding to the number of acoustic channels. The sound source circuit 68 reads predetermined sound source data from the sound ROM 72 based on the sound effect information from the image control processor 64 and generates sound signals for the right channel and the left channel. Then, it is D / A converted and output as an analog sound signal. The amplifier 70 amplifies the analog sound signals of the left and right channels, and sends the stereo sound to the right speaker 71R and the left speaker 71R.

(Reel board 11)
A stepping motor (not shown) for driving the left reel 31L, the middle reel 31C, and the right reel 31R is connected to the reel substrate 11. Each stepping motor is further connected to the rotation shafts of these reels 31L, 31C and 31R. Control signals for controlling the operations of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are supplied from the main CPU 51 to the reel substrate 11.

(Central display board 12)
The central display substrate 12 is attached to, for example, a central portion on the back side of the front panel 20.
The central display board 12 includes a selector 81, a 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a, a MAX bet switch (3-bet switch) 43b, a start switch (lever) 41, a left stop switch (button) 42L, and a middle stop switch (button) 42C. A right stop switch (button) 42R, a setting display section 82, and a setting change switch 83 are connected.

  The selector 81 is configured to identify whether or not the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 23 is a genuine one, and to eliminate an illegal medal. The setting display unit 82 is arranged so as to be visible from the back side of the front panel 20, and displays settings relating to probability and payout (for example, settings 1 to 6). The setting change switch 83 is a switch operated when changing the setting related to the probability and the payout.

(Power supply board 13)
A setting change enabling switch 91, a power switch 92, a hopper device 93, and a power device 94 are connected to the power device board 13.
The setting change enable switch 91 is a switch that is operated when a setting change using the setting change switch 83 is enabled. That is, the setting change using the setting change switch 83 can be performed only when the setting change enable switch 91 is in the ON state. The power switch 92 is a switch for switching on / off the power supply device 94. The hopper device 93 is a device for storing and paying out medals. Based on an instruction from the main CPU 51 via the power supply device board 13, a predetermined number of medals are stored in the medal payout opening 90 from medals stored in advance. It comes to pay out.

(Function block on main control board)
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the main control board 50.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, for example, the main CPU 51 executes a lottery execution program recorded in the ROM 52, whereby the lottery execution unit 100 is functionally realized as a whole. Specifically, the lottery execution unit 100 includes a control unit 101, a role lottery unit 103, a reel control unit 106, a winning determination unit 107, a game state control unit 108, and a payout control unit 109. For example, the RAM 53 functions as the following flag information storage unit 105, and the following lottery table 102 data is stored in the ROM 52, for example.

(Role lottery section 103)
The role lottery unit 103 is a functional block for performing lottery of a role (special role, small role, replay (continuation), etc.). The combination lottery unit 103 obtains one random number after generating a random number internally for each game, refers to the lottery table 102 stored in the ROM 52, and determines the combination of the combination based on the area to which the acquired random number belongs. The presence / absence of winning and the winning combination are determined.

  For example, the role lottery unit 103 performs a lottery when the start switch 41 is operated, and determines whether the “game” is “winning” or “losing” and “winning” when it is “winning”. decide. That is, the role lottery unit 103 generates a random number within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal notation) when the start switch 41 is pressed, and the predetermined lot is selected when the predetermined condition is satisfied. Get a random value. In the lottery table 102, a special role winning area, a small role winning area, a replay winning area, a non-winning area (losing) area, and the like are set at a predetermined ratio with respect to random numbers that can be acquired by the role lottery unit 103. ing.

  Furthermore, if the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are “winned” after each of the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R is pressed, the winning lottery unit 103 arranges symbols representing the winning combination. The stop is controlled so that the winning combination is won. Further, when the lottery result is “losing” (non-winning), stop control is performed so that the symbol arrangement does not represent any combination. In any case, the stop symbol does not change even if the timing of pressing the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R is changed.

The lottery performed by the combination lottery unit 103 may be performed only once per game and may be determined up to the combination, but may be configured to perform a plurality of lotteries.
In addition to the configuration led by the role lottery unit 103 in which a lottery is performed at the timing of pressing the start switch 41 or the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R and the lottery result is determined, the reels can be operated without any special pull-in operation. The group 31 may be stopped, and as a result, the winning determination unit 107 may detect the positions where the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are stopped, and determine whether there is a winning or a winning combination. In this case, there is no concept of lottery or winning combination, and the combination lottery unit 103 may not exist. Further, depending on the type of game, whether or not the role lottery unit 103 is led, that is, whether to make a lottery or make a winning determination by reel may be switched.

(Control unit 101)
The control unit 101 is a central functional block that controls the operation timing of the combination lottery unit 103, the reel control unit 106 and the winning determination unit 107, which will be described later.
For example, on the condition that the start switch 41 is operated, the control unit 101 causes the combination lottery unit 103 to perform combination lottery, causes the reel control unit 106 to start the rotation of the reel group 31, and the stop switch. The reel control unit 106 is controlled to stop the reel group 31 on the condition that the group 42 has been operated, and further, the winning determination unit 107 performs the winning determination on the condition that the reel group 31 has stopped. It is.
Note that the operation of the control unit 101 is not limited to these, and governs general control required for the main control board 50.

(Flag information storage unit 105)
The flag information storage unit 105 is configured to be able to store the type of the winning combination and the fact that the flag is turned on when a flag for a certain combination is turned on by the lottery result of the combination lottery unit 103.

(Reel control unit 106)
The reel control unit 106 is a functional block that controls the rotation and stop of the reel group 31 (reels 31L, 31C, and 31R) based on an instruction from the control unit 101.
More specifically, the reel control unit 106 has a gaming state (for example, a normal gaming state, a special gaming state, etc.), a lottery result by the combination lottery unit 103, and a stop switch group 42 (stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R). Based on the operated timing, etc., the stop positions of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are determined, and the driving of the stepping motor is controlled to stop the rotation of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R at the determined positions. It has become.

  For example, if the winning lottery unit 103 results in “losing” and no winning combination is won, each reel is set so that the combination of symbols of any winning combination is not stopped on the activated effective line. The stop positions of 31L, 31C and 31R are determined, and each reel is stopped at the determined position. On the other hand, if a winning combination is selected for a certain role, the symbol combination is determined so that the winning symbol combination is stopped on the active line that is active, and the symbol combination is valid at that time. The stop positions of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are determined so as to appear in the effective lines, and each reel is stopped at the determined position.

In particular, when the special combination is “winned”, the stop combinations of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are controlled so that the combination of the special combination symbols is stopped on the active line that is enabled (for example, (Within 4 symbols), pull-in control is performed so that the symbols related to the special role are aligned as much as possible. However, even if the special role is “winned”, the combination of symbols of the special role will not stop on the activated active line when “winning” for a small role or replay. Then, stop positions of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are determined, and stop control is performed.
Such control when stopping the reels 31L, 31C and 31R may be performed using a reel control table.

(Winning determination unit 107)
The winning determination unit 107 is a functional block for determining the final winning state.
The winning determination unit 107 determines whether or not a combination of symbols in the active line group 22 is arranged in any of the active lines that are active, and if there is an in-line combination, it is determined in the game. It is determined that the winning combination has been won. The lottery of the combination is determined in advance by the combination lottery unit 103. However, when a mechanical reel is used, the reel may not be stopped as scheduled, so the position of the finally stopped reel is detected. Because you have to do it.

  The winning determination unit 107 determines a symbol positioned on the active line by detecting, for example, an angle at the time when the stepping motor is stopped, the number of steps, and the like, and based on this, determines the presence / absence of a winning combination.

  Instead of pre-determining a combination by the combination lottery unit 103 and stopping the reels 31L, 31C and 31R together, the reels are stopped one after another at a retractable position, and finally the actual reels 31L, The positions of 31C and 31R may be detected, and the winning determination unit 107 may determine the combination of symbols and determine the combination.

(Game state control unit 108)
The gaming state control unit 108 is a functional block for controlling the special game from the next game until the predetermined end condition is satisfied when the winning determination unit 107 has won a special role as a result of the determination. It is.

  For example, the game state control unit 108 causes the reel control unit 106 to perform reel control for special games according to the lottery result of the role lottery unit 103 during the special game, or causes the sub control board 60 to perform special game effects. Or let it be done.

(Payout control unit 109)
The payout control unit 109 is a functional block for causing the hopper device 93 to pay out medals according to the winning combination as a result of the determination by the winning determination unit 107.

  In addition, each said functional block functions as the lottery execution part 100 of this invention as a whole (refer FIG. 4).

(Functional block diagram of effect control board 60a)
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the sub-control board 60 according to the embodiment.
The sub control board 60 is separated into an effect control board 60a and an image sound generation board 60b. The effect control board 60a includes the effect control unit 200 of the present invention, and the image sound generation board 60b functions as the effect execution unit 300 of the present invention.
(Production control unit 200)
The effect control unit 200 included in the effect control board 60 a is functionally realized by the sub CPU 61 executing an effect control program readable by the computer recorded in the ROM 62. The effect control unit 200 is a functional block that determines an effect according to the lottery result of the lottery execution unit 100 of the main control board 50.
Specifically, the production control unit 200 receives the lottery result information from the combination lottery unit 103, performs a lottery based on a random number according to the winning combination etc., and selects any one of a plurality of applicable application patterns. One is selected, or the lottery result information from the winning determination unit 107 and the special role game control unit 108 is received, and an effect pattern corresponding to the winning combination and the gaming state is determined by lottery.

  Here, the production pattern is usually a state in which the start switch 41 or each stop switch 42 is pressed, a stop state of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R, a lottery result, a type of a determined role, whether a normal game or a special game, etc. It is selected according to the gaming state.

  Further, the effect control unit 200 determines an effect according to the operation content (type of operation switch) based on the selected / determined effect pattern, and image effect information for executing the effect corresponding to the received operation information, and The sound effect information is output to the effect execution unit 300 of the image sound generation board 60b. Such effect information may be sent in a predetermined command format. The image effect information includes information that defines which object is arranged in what position and in what posture in the virtual three-dimensional space at the next image update timing.

  For example, when the operation information indicating the operation of the start switch 41 (lever) is input, the effect control unit 200 outputs image effect information and sound effect information related to the introduction effect. In addition, when operation information of a stop switch (hereinafter referred to as “first stop”) that is operated following the operation of the start switch 41 among the stop switches 42 is input, the expectation effect corresponding to the first stop is displayed. When operation information of a stop switch operated after one stop (hereinafter referred to as “second stop”) is input, image effect information and sound effect information corresponding to each of the expectation effects corresponding to the second stop are obtained. Output. Further, when the operation information of the last operated stop switch (hereinafter referred to as “third stop”) is input, the production control unit 200 displays “special role”, “small role”, and the like corresponding to the lottery result. Image effect information and sound effect information relating to each of the winning effect, the continuation effect corresponding to “replay”, the loss effect corresponding to “losing”, and the like are output.

  Here, as one of the features of the present invention, the effect control unit 200 carries over the provision of the effect according to the result of the lottery to the next game as a new effect in addition to the effect provided in the normal game. The effect of notifying the player is determined, and the image effect information and the sound effect information relating to this effect (hereinafter referred to as “result carry-over effect”) are output.

(Functional block diagram of the image sound generation board 60b)
The image sound generation board 60b functions as the effect execution unit 300. Specifically, the effect execution unit 300 includes an object data storage unit 301, a modeling unit 302, a coordinate conversion unit 303, a perspective projection conversion unit 304, a texture data storage unit 305, and a texture development unit 306. The object data storage unit 301 and the texture data storage unit 305 correspond to the image data ROM 67, and other functional blocks are functionally realized by the image control processor 64 executing the effect execution program stored in the ROM 65.

(Modeling unit 302)
The modeling unit 302 is a functional block that performs modeling conversion for placing an object in a virtual three-dimensional space with reference to the object data stored in the object data storage unit 301.

  Object data stored in the object data storage unit 301 is defined in an individual modeling coordinate system (local coordinate system, object coordinate system, body coordinate system). Modeling conversion is a coordinate conversion process for defining objects defined in independent coordinate systems in a world coordinate system that defines the same virtual three-dimensional space, that is, a world coordinate system (global coordinate system).

  The modeling unit 302 refers to the image effect information and determines the posture of the object at the next image update timing in the modeling coordinate system. Next, coordinate transformation processing is performed on the object whose posture is determined, and position coordinates in the world coordinate system are calculated. The position of the polygon that forms the surface of the object is determined by calculating its vertex coordinates.

(Coordinate conversion unit 303)
The coordinate conversion unit 303 is a functional block that performs a viewing conversion that converts a modeling-converted object into a viewpoint coordinate system (viewing coordinate system) centered on the viewpoint, and a normalization conversion that converts into a normalized coordinate system. It is. The processing after the coordinate conversion is a drawing process for generating a two-dimensional image and relates to the rendering process. At the time of coordinate conversion, the coordinate conversion unit 303 performs a clipping process for excluding objects and parts of objects that are not included in the normalized view volume from the coordinate conversion target.

(Perspective projection conversion unit 304)
The perspective projection conversion unit 304 is a functional block that performs projection conversion for projecting an object defined in the normalized coordinate system onto a two-dimensional projection plane corresponding to the display screen. The perspective projection conversion includes perspective projection conversion such as one-point perspective projection, two-point perspective projection, and three-point perspective projection, and parallel projection, and projection conversion suitable for the purpose of the image generation apparatus is applied. By perspective projection conversion, an object observed from the viewpoint is projected onto a two-dimensional projection plane, that is, a view screen.

  In addition, when the physical space area of the display screen is set to an area different from the view screen subjected to the perspective projection conversion, the viewport conversion for cutting out only the space area of the display screen is performed.

(Texture development unit 306)
The texture development unit 306 is a functional block that reads the texture data stored in the texture data storage unit 305 and maps (develops) a pattern on the object surface after perspective projection conversion. The texture development unit 306 maps texture data to polygons using a known image texture mapping method. Since the texture data is defined as a two-dimensional image having a predetermined area, a lap mapping method is applied to this texture by performing interpolation processing such as deformation, rotation, enlargement, reduction, etc. to match the polygon shape. Other mapping methods can be variously selected according to the purpose. Solid texture mapping can be used instead of image texture mapping, and parallel projection, UV, iteration, etc. can be mapped instead of lap mapping. In addition, it is possible to use mapping such as color, bump, displacement, transparency, environment, etc., and mapping such as multiplex and mip.
Note that the texture development unit 306 may use shading processing in combination with texture mapping.

  The two-dimensional image data generated by the rendering process as described above is temporarily stored in the output frame buffer area of the video RAM 66 and then transferred to the effect display device 40 so as to be displayed on the display screen at the image update timing. It is configured.

(Sound generation unit 307)
The sound generation unit 307 receives the sound effect command from the effect control unit 200, generates an sound signal based on sound source data for generating sound corresponding to the effect, and outputs the sound signal to the speaker 71.

(Operation in main control board (lottery execution unit))
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a lottery execution process by the main control board 50.
When a player inserts medals, the number of credits is added according to the number of medals inserted. In step S101, it is determined whether or not the 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a or the MAX bet switch 43b has been operated. When the 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a or the MAX bet switch 43b is operated (YES), the process proceeds to step S102, and the lottery execution unit 100 executes a credit subtraction process. When the 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a is operated, one or two medals are subtracted from the number of credited medals, and one or two medals are bet on the game (as a game amount) Collected). When the MAX bet switch 43b is operated, the maximum bet number of three medals is subtracted from the number of credited medals, and three medals are bet on the game (collected as a game amount). It will be. Next, the process proceeds to step S103, and the lottery execution unit 100 transmits to the effect control unit 200 the bet information indicating that a bet operation has been made, including the credit amount.

  On the other hand, if the 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a or the MAX bet switch 43b is not operated in step S101 and it is not detected that these switches are turned on (NO), the lottery execution unit 100 proceeds to step S104. Transition.

  Next, in step S104, it is determined whether or not the player who has designated the bet number has operated the start switch 41. When the start switch 41 is operated (YES), the lottery execution unit 100 detects that the start switch 41 is turned on in step S105, and the combination lottery unit 103 performs a combination lottery process. At the same time, the lottery execution unit 100 starts to rotate the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R. In the combination lottery process, the combination lottery unit 103 acquires a random number and performs a combination lottery process by comparing the acquired random number with the lottery table. As a result of the lottery, when any winning combination is won, the winning combination flag is turned on in the flag information storage unit 105. Next, in step S106, the lottery execution unit 100 transmits the lottery result as lottery result information to the effect control unit 200 via the I / F circuit 54.

  On the other hand, when the start switch 41 is not operated by the player in step S103 and it is not detected that the start switch 41 is turned on (NO), the lottery execution unit 100 proceeds to step S107.

  In step S107, it is determined whether or not the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R are operated. That is, the reel control unit 106 of the lottery execution unit 100 determines whether any one of the stop switch groups 42 has been operated. As a result of the determination, when any one of the stop switches is operated (YES), the reel control unit 106 proceeds to step S108 and performs the reel control so that the winning combination can be won and operated. An attempt is made to stop the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop switch. If no winning combination is won in the winning lottery process (when “losing” is won), the reel control unit 106 performs reel control corresponding to the case where no winning combination is won. . Then, the position of the reel when it finally stops is detected and recorded. The design of the reels that can be stopped may vary depending on the player's operation timing.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S <b> 109, and the winning determination unit 107 transmits operation information indicating that the corresponding stop switch is pressed to the sub-control board 60 every time one of the stop switch groups 42 is operated. After the start switch is operated, the first stop is operated for the first operated stop switch, and the second stop is operated for the second operated stop switch. The stop switch is notified that the third stop has been operated.

  On the other hand, if the stop switch group 42 is not operated by the player in step S107 and it is not detected that any of the stop switch groups 42 is turned on (NO), the lottery execution unit 100 performs step S110. Migrate to

  In step S110, it is determined whether or not all the reels have stopped (the third stop). That is, the reel control unit 106 determines whether all the stop switches are operated and all the reels are stopped. If all the reels have not stopped yet (NO), the process is temporarily exited.

  If it is determined that the reel pull-in operation has been performed and the rotation of all the reels has been stopped (YES), the winning determination unit 107 proceeds to step S111 and displays the symbols arranged on the activated effective line. Based on the combination, the presence / absence of a prize is determined. That is, whether or not the winning lottery result performed simultaneously with the operation of the start switch 41 is a winning, and whether or not a combination of symbols that are stationary alongside the effective line group 22 has been won by the reel pull-in operation. Is judged. As a result, if there is any winning (YES), winning processing corresponding to the winning combination is executed (step S112).

  In the winning process, the game state control unit 108 provides the reel control unit 106 with a game state corresponding to the big bonus game or regular bonus game that is the “special role” during the “special game”. The reel control during “special game” is performed, or the sub-control board 60 is caused to perform the effect for “special game”. When the specified number of games of the big bonus game or the regular bonus game is finished, a process of shifting to the “normal game” is performed.

  If the winning combination is not “special combination”, if the flag of the special combination is stored in the flag information storage unit 105 in the on state, the storage state of the flag in the flag information storage unit 105 is carried over to the next game. .

  When the winning combination is a “special combination”, the game state control unit 108 performs a transition process for executing the “special game” from the next game until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. When the winning combination is “replay”, the winning determination unit 107 causes the control unit 101 to carry over the bet (the number of bets) in the game to the next game. On the other hand, when the winning combination is neither “special combination” nor “replay”, the payout control unit 109 causes the hopper device 93 to pay out the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination.

  In step S113, the lottery execution unit 100 transmits winning information including the winning situation to the effect execution unit. If you win a special role or small role, you won't win as if you were “winned” for the corresponding winning role, or if you won “replay”, you were “winned” as a continuing role In such a case, winning information is generated assuming that “losing” has been won.

(Operation in the production control board (production control unit))
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the effect control process of the effect control unit 200 by the effect control board 60a. Hereinafter, the term “effect command” simply includes both the image effect command and the sound effect command corresponding to the image effect command.

  In the present invention, in a predetermined case, it is prohibited to provide an effect according to a lottery result of a game after the third stop of the game, and the game is carried over to the next game. It is the operation of the effect control unit 200 that determines and controls this carry-over. The result carry-over flag indicates that the provision of the production according to the lottery result should be carried over to the next game.

  In step S201, it is determined whether or not any information such as lottery result information, operation information, and winning information has been transmitted from the lottery execution unit 100. Until the information is transmitted (NO), the effect execution unit 300 continues the loop process. If the information has been transmitted (YES), the process proceeds to step S202.

  In step S202, it is determined whether or not bet information has been transmitted as operation information. When the bet information has been transmitted (YES), the effect control unit 200 refers to the result carry-over flag and determines whether or not the provision of the effect corresponding to the lottery result is to be carried over. On the other hand, when the bet information has not been transmitted (NO), the process proceeds to step S205.

  If the result carry-over flag is off (NO), it is determined that the game is a normal game, and the effect control unit 200 proceeds to step S204. Then, the effect control unit 200 transmits an image effect command and a sound effect command for causing a title call effect, which is a standard effect when a bet operation is performed, to the effect execution unit.

  In step S205, it is determined whether lottery result information has been transmitted. If the lottery result information has been transmitted (YES), it means that the start switch 41 has been operated, so the production control unit 200 stores the lottery result based on the lottery result information, and proceeds to step S206. An image effect command and an audio effect command for causing an introduction effect, which is a standard effect when the start switch 41 is operated, are transmitted to the effect execution unit. When the transmission result information is not transmitted (NO), the process proceeds to step S207.

  In step S207, it is determined whether first stop information has been transmitted as operation information. When the first stop information has been transmitted (YES), the effect control unit 100 receives an image effect command and a sound effect command for causing the first expectation effect to be a standard effect when the first stop is operated. Send to the production execution unit. When the 1st stop information is not transmitted (NO), it shifts to Step S209.

  In step S209, it is determined whether the second stop information has been transmitted as the operation information. When the second stop information has been transmitted (YES), the effect control unit 100 receives an image effect command and an sound effect command for causing the second expectation effect, which is a standard effect when the second stop is operated. Send to the production execution unit. When the 2nd stop information is not transmitted (NO), it shifts to Step S211.

  In step S211, it is determined whether or not third stop information has been transmitted as operation information. When the 3rd stop information has been transmitted (YES), production control part 100 shifts to Step S212, refers to the winning information transmitted continuously, and records the finalized winning state.

  In step S213, the production control unit 200 generates a random number as a process for determining a condition for determining whether or not to carry over the production corresponding to the lottery result according to the present invention. Next, the process proceeds to step S214, and the effect control unit 200 determines whether or not the random number matches the effect carry-over condition.

  Here, it is possible to set the effect carry-over condition so that a predetermined calculation is performed on the generated random number and the result is carried over when the calculation result is generated with a certain probability. For example, if the N (natural number) game is caused to carry over once, it is possible to refer to the remainder obtained by dividing the random number by N. In this case, since any one of 0 to N-1 is calculated with an equal probability as the remainder, it is possible to determine that the production will be carried over when the remainder reaches a predetermined number (for example, “1”). It is.

  In step S214, if the result of the random number calculation does not match the effect carry-over condition (NO), the effect of the normal game, that is, the effect corresponding to the winning state is performed in the game. Therefore, the effect control unit 200 moves to step S215, refers to the winning information, determines the effect according to the winning state, and transmits a corresponding effect command. Specifically, if any winning combination is won (S216), an image effect command and an audio effect command for causing a predetermined winning effect corresponding to the winning combination are transmitted to the effect execution unit. If “losing” is won (S217), an image effect command and an audio effect command for causing a predetermined loss effect are transmitted to the effect execution unit. If “Replay” is won (S217), an image effect command and a sound effect command for causing a predetermined continuous effect are transmitted to the effect execution unit.

  On the other hand, in step S214, if the result of the random number calculation satisfies the calculation carry-over condition (YES), the effect carry-over, which is a feature of the present invention, that is, the effect provided in steps S215 to S218 described above is performed for the next game. It will carry over to. Then, it transfers to step S219 and the production | presentation control part 200 transmits the image production | presentation command and sound production | presentation command for making it carry over as a result of carrying over an effect result to the next game to an effect execution part. In addition, the effect control unit 200 sets the result carry flag to the on state in order to recognize that the effect has been carried over in the next game. This flag state is recognized in step S203 when the control routine is executed in the next game.

  That is, when a bet operation is performed in the next game (step S202: YES), the effect control unit 200 controlling the next game refers to the result carryover flag in step S203. If the result carry-over flag is set (YES), the process proceeds to step S220, and the production control unit 200 refers to the winning state (winning flag) recorded in step S212 in the previous game, and is carried over from the previous game. The image production command and the sound production command for providing the production are transmitted to the production execution unit. For example, if one of the roles is won, the image effect command and the sound effect command for causing the winning effect corresponding to the winning role will be lost if the winning effect is “lost”. If the image effect command and the sound effect command for the purpose are “Replay”, the image effect command and the sound effect command for causing the effect to continue are transmitted to the effect execution unit. In response to these effect commands, an effect corresponding to the winning state of the previous game is provided in the next game betting operation process.

(Operation in image sound generation board (production execution unit))
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the effect execution process of the effect execution unit by the image sound generation board 60b. This process is performed at every image update timing.

  In step S301, the effect execution unit 300 of the image sound generation board 60b reads the effect command from the effect control unit 200. First, it is determined whether the production command is a title call production, that is, a command for producing an effect corresponding to medal deposit. When the effect command is a title call effect (YES), the process proceeds to step S303, and the effect execution unit 300 generates an effect image and effect sound for the title call effect. If the effect command is not a title call effect command (NO), the process proceeds to step S304.

  Regarding the generation of the effect image, specifically, the modeling unit 302 reads the object data from the object data storage unit 301, performs modeling conversion, and presents it in the world coordinate system. Next, the coordinate conversion unit 303 performs a viewing conversion operation / normalization conversion operation on the object defined in the world coordinate system. Next, the perspective projection conversion unit 304 performs a perspective projection conversion operation on the object defined in the normalized coordinate system, and calculates a projection position on the view screen. Next, the texture development unit 306 maps the texture onto the polygon surface of the object subjected to perspective projection conversion while referring to the texture data stored in the texture data storage unit 305. When the objects are overlapped, a hidden surface removal process for prioritizing the color information of the pixel closer to the viewpoint is performed with reference to the Z value.

  As for the effect sound, the sound generation unit 307 performs necessary frequency change processing and repeat processing on the sound source data designated by the sound effect command, and generates an audio signal for generating the effect sound corresponding to the effect image. .

  In step S304, if the effect command is an introduction effect, that is, an effect command executed when the reel group 42 starts to rotate in response to the operation of the start switch 41 (YES), the process proceeds to step S305. The effect execution unit 300 generates an effect image and effect sound for the introduction effect. When the effect command is not the introduction effect command (NO), the process proceeds to step S306.

  In step S306, when the effect command is a first expectation effect, that is, an effect command executed when the first stop operation is performed (YES), the process proceeds to step S307, and the effect execution unit 300 performs the first operation. A production image and production sound for the production of expectation are generated. When the effect command is not the first expectation effect command (NO), the process proceeds to step S308.

  In step S308, when the effect command is a second expectation effect, that is, an effect command executed when the second stop operation is performed (YES), the process proceeds to step S309, and the effect execution unit 300 performs the second operation. A production image and production sound for the production of expectation are generated. When the effect command is not the second expectation effect command (NO), the process proceeds to step S310.

  In step S310, a determination is made on the effect command that the effect control unit 200 transmits in response to the winning state in response to the third stop operation.

  If the production command is a prize production, that is, if any prize is won in any “role” or “special part”, the process proceeds to step S311 and the production execution unit 300 receives the winning content. A production image and production sound for production to be performed are generated.

  If the production command is a lost production, that is, “losing”, the process proceeds to step S312, and the production execution unit 300 generates a production image and production sound when the winning content is lost. The production corresponding to the “losing” includes a case where no special production image or production sound is generated.

  When the production command is won for the continuous production, that is, “replay”, the process proceeds to step S313, and the production execution unit 300 generates the production image and the production sound when the winning content is the replay.

  When the effect command is a result carry-over effect, that is, a command indicating that the lottery result is carried over according to the present invention, the process proceeds to step S314, and the effect execution unit 300 performs the result carry-over effect. Specifically, a display for notifying that the lottery result is provided in the next game is executed. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a character display indicating that the winning result is displayed at the next bet operation is possible. This notification effect may be provided in some form by an image (including characters) and sound (including voice).

  In the next game bet operation process in which the result carry-over effect is performed, the effect control unit 200 transmits an effect command that should be executed in response to the third stop operation (FIG. 6: S220). In step S310, 300 performs any one of a winning effect (S311), a loss effect (S312), and a continuing effect (S313). If the lottery result is carried forward and provided in the next bet operation process, in addition to the effects according to the winning state, a notice and notification sound that the lottery result of the previous game has been announced is included. It is preferable to prevent confusion. For example, if the winning content is a winning prize, an effect image and an effect sound indicating that any “comb” was previously won are generated. If the winning content is “losing”, an effect image and an effect sound indicating that “losing” was won last time are generated. In addition, a continuous effect may be further provided as an option.

  In the result carry-over effect, it is not necessary to include a “continue” effect in order to further replay, but an optional “continue” effect may be performed in the result carry-over effect. That is, if the winning content is “replay”, the effect image and the effect sound indicating that “replay” was won last time are generated. The effect provided as a result carry-over effect is a “continuation” effect, meaning that the current game can be “replayed”, that is, the game can be played again without credit subtraction.

FIG. 8 shows the contents of the effects provided by the lottery execution process, the effect control process, and the effect execution process of the first embodiment in comparison with the operation contents and the process contents.
As shown in FIG. 8, the first game is executed as a normal game, and at first, a title call effect is provided in response to a bet operation process, and a lottery process is executed in response to a start switch (lever) operation, thereby introducing an introduction effect. Is provided. Then, the rotation of the reel is started, the first expectation effect is provided in response to the first stop operation, and the second expectation effect is provided in response to the second stop operation. Corresponding to the third stop operation, according to the lottery result, that is, the winning state, a winning effect, a loss effect, a continuation effect, and a result carry effect specific to the present invention are provided.

  When the result carry-over effect is provided, the process further shifts to the second game (next game) in the lower part of FIG. In the betting operation process of the second game, the result carry-over process of the present invention provides a winning effect or a lost effect for notifying the winning result of the previous game, that is, the winning state.

  Thereafter, as a normal game, an introduction effect corresponding to the start switch (lever) operation, a first expectation effect corresponding to the first stop operation, and a second expectation effect corresponding to the second stop operation are performed. In response to the stop operation, a winning effect, a lost effect, and a continuation effect corresponding to the lottery result in the second game are executed.

  In addition, when the continuation effect is carried over corresponding to the result carry-over effect of the first game, the credit subtraction process of the second game may be prohibited and the second game may be replayed.

(Advantages of Embodiment 1)
1) According to the first embodiment, the provision of an effect according to the result of the lottery is carried over to the next game, and the effect carried over in the next game is provided. Since it has a branching function of providing an effect according to the lottery result in the game or carrying it over to the next game, the effect that the lottery result will be carried over next time It is possible to maintain the expectation for the lottery result until the next game. Therefore, it is possible to give the player strong motivation to continue the game for the next time, that is, not to stop the game, by continuing gambling for a long time.

  2) According to the first embodiment, the effect control unit 200 determines whether or not the lottery result is carried forward. Therefore, the software program corresponding to the present invention may be applied to the effect control unit 200 and the effect execution unit 300, and lottery execution is performed. There is no need to change the software program of the unit 100.

  3) According to the first embodiment, the lottery result effect of the previous game is provided before the second game lottery process when the result carry-over effect is performed, that is, the bet operation process. When a start switch is operated in a game, a lottery can be executed as a normal game. Therefore, even in the second game, the normal game can be continued from the start switch operation immediately after the presentation corresponding to the lottery result of the first game is provided, the lottery result is continuously provided, and the gambling feeling of the player is further enhanced. be able to.

  4) According to the first embodiment, when the effect in the winning state is carried over to the next game, the fact that the next game is carried over is notified, so the player is strongly motivated to play the next game. Gives the expectation until the next game.

(Embodiment 2)
The second embodiment of the present invention relates to a modification of an effect providing mode in the next game in which a result effect is carried forward.
The hardware configuration in the second embodiment and the lottery execution process (see FIG. 5) performed by the lottery execution unit 100 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the effect control process of the effect control unit 200 in the second embodiment. In FIG. 9, since each process from step S201 to S219 is the same as that in the first embodiment (FIG. 6), the description thereof is omitted.

  In step S203, when the result carry flag is on (YES), in the second embodiment, the process proceeds to step S230. In step S230, the effect control unit 200 refers to the winning information recorded in the previous game, and transmits the image effect command and the sound effect command for providing the effect carried over from the previous game to the effect executing unit. For example, if one of the roles is won, the image effect command and the sound effect command for causing the winning effect corresponding to the winning role will be lost if the winning effect is “lost”. If the image effect command and the sound effect command for the purpose are “Replay”, the image effect command and the sound effect command for causing the effect to continue are transmitted to the effect execution unit.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S231, and it is determined whether lottery result information has been input. If the lottery result information has been transmitted (YES), it means that the start switch 41 has been operated. Here, however, the production control unit 200 proceeds to step S232, ignores the lottery result, and starts the switch. An image effect command and a sound effect command for performing a premier effect corresponding to the operation are transmitted to the effect execution unit. When the transmission result information is not transmitted (NO), the process proceeds to step S233.

  Here, the “premier effect” is an effect that is provided to the player when a special process of carrying over the lottery result is won. This premier effect may be provided regardless of the winning lottery result that has been carried forward, or may be provided when the lottery result that has been carried forward is a predetermined prize. .

  In step S233, it is determined whether first stop information has been transmitted as operation information. When the 1st stop information has been transmitted (YES), it shifts to Step S234, and production control part 100 is the 1st expectation degree production instead of the 1st expectation degree production which is the standard production when the 1st stop is operated. An image effect command and a sound effect command for performing a premier effect corresponding to the stop are transmitted to the effect execution unit. When the 1st stop information is not transmitted (NO), it shifts to Step S235.

  In step S235, it is determined whether the second stop information has been transmitted as the operation information. When the 2nd stop information has been transmitted (YES), it shifts to Step S236, and production control part 100 uses the 2nd expectation production which is the standard production when the 2nd stop is operated instead of the 2nd expectation production. An image effect command and a sound effect command for performing a premier effect corresponding to the stop are transmitted to the effect execution unit. When the 2nd stop information is not transmitted (NO), it shifts to Step S237.

  In step S237, it is determined whether the third stop information has been transmitted as the operation information. When the 3rd stop information has been transmitted (YES), production control part 100 shifts to Step S238, and makes the premiere production for the 3rd stop instead of the production based on the winning information which should be provided in the normal game. The image effect command and the sound effect command are transmitted to the lottery execution unit. Then, the process proceeds to step S239, the result carry flag is reset, and the process returns from the loop. When the 3rd stop information is not transmitted (NO), it returns to Step S231 again.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the effect execution process of the effect execution unit 300 in the second embodiment. In FIG. 10, the processes from step S301 to S314 are the same as those in the first embodiment (FIG. 7), and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  The effect execution process in the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it further includes steps S320 to S321 shown in FIG. 10 in the control flow of the flowchart in FIG.

  In step S320, when the effect command is an effect provided to the player in response to a premier effect, that is, a special process of carrying over the lottery result (YES), the process proceeds to step S321, and the effect execution unit 300 A production image and production sound for a premier production are generated. If the effect command is not a premier effect command (NO), the process proceeds to the next step.

  FIG. 11 shows the contents of the effects provided by the lottery execution process, the effect control process, and the effect execution process of the second embodiment in comparison with the operation contents and the process contents. As shown in FIG. 11, the process of the first game is the same as that of the first embodiment (see FIG. 8).

  In the second embodiment, when a result carry-over effect is provided, a winning effect or a loss effect that notifies the winning state of the previous game is provided in the bet operation process of the second game. The steps so far are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Thereafter, instead of shifting to the normal game, in this embodiment, a premier effect is provided for each operation. That is, a premier effect is provided corresponding to each of the start switch (lever) operation, the first stop operation, the second stop operation, and the third stop operation.

  Therefore, according to the second embodiment, when an effect corresponding to the lottery result is carried over to the next game, the next game provides an operation provided in response to these operations while accepting operations as in the normal game. Is a premier effect (special effect) related to the effect being carried over, so it is possible to maintain the player's expectation. If the probability of providing this special performance is reduced, the player's gambling feeling can be further enhanced. For example, it is possible to set so that the premier effect is provided only when the result carry-over effect is won in the first game and the lottery result carried forward wins a special role.

(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the above and can be implemented with various modifications.
For example, in the above embodiment, the lottery result of the previous game is provided at the time of the betting operation process of the next game, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be provided at the time of another operation of the next game, for example, the third stop operation. In this case, the next game may be configured so that the normal game can be executed, and a bonus of totaling the two games may be provided during the third stop operation. The effect of the present invention can be obtained by extending the provision of the lottery result at least across game breaks.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to a general apparatus including a computer capable of executing a program related to the effect control process and the effect execution process. is there. For example, the present invention can be applied to a game device or a simulation device.

The front view of the slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention The block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the main control board Functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the sub-control board Flowchart showing main control board lottery execution processing The flowchart which shows the presentation control process in Embodiment 1. The flowchart which shows the production execution process in Embodiment 1. A chart for explaining carry-over of effects in the first embodiment Partially modified flowchart showing effect control processing in the second embodiment Partially modified flowchart showing effect execution processing in the second embodiment A chart for explaining carryover of effects in the second embodiment An example of an image production that announces the carry-over of the production

Explanation of symbols

10 slot machine 21 display window 31 reel 31L left reel 31C middle reel 31R right reel 40 effect display device 50 main control board (lottery execution section)
51 Main CPU
52, 62 ROM
53, 63 RAM
54, 69 I / F circuit 60 Sub control board 60a Production control board (part)
60b Image sound generation board (production execution unit)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Lottery execution part 101 Control part 102 Lottery table 103 Role lottery part 105 Flag information storage part 106 Reel control part 107 Winning determination part 108 Game state control part 200 Production control part 301 Object data storage part 302 Modeling part 303 Coordinate conversion part 304 See through Projection conversion unit 305 Texture data storage unit 306 Texture development unit

Claims (6)

A gaming machine configured to execute an effect according to a result of a lottery for a game,
A lottery execution unit that executes the lottery according to a first operation;
An effect control unit that determines an effect according to the result of the lottery,
An effect execution unit that executes the effect determined according to the second operation,
The production execution unit
As one of the effects, execute the effect of notifying that the provision of the effect according to the result of the lottery will be carried over to the next game,
Carry forward the offer of the presentation in accordance with the result of the lottery in the next game,
The cormorants line the offer of the presentation, which was carried forward in the next game,
Gaming machine. A gaming machine configured to execute an effect according to a result of a lottery for a game,
A lottery execution unit that executes the lottery according to a first operation;
An effect control unit that determines an effect according to the result of the lottery,
An effect execution unit that executes the effect determined according to the second operation,
The production execution unit
The effect corresponding to the result of the lottery to whether the branch determination provides carried forward to the next game or providing in the game,
When it is determined that the provision of the effect according to the lottery result is carried over to the next game, the effect of notifying that the provision of the effect according to the lottery result is carried over to the next game is executed. ,
Gaming machine. The production execution unit
In the next game when the production is carried forward,
Execution of the lottery according to the first operation or execution of the effect according to the second operation is prohibited, and a special effect is provided according to the first operation or the second operation. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 . The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the carried-over effect in the next game is provided corresponding to an operation performed before the lottery in the next game. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the provision of the presentation to the next game is carried out when a predetermined condition is met. A game program for a gaming machine configured to execute a lottery for each game and execute an effect according to the result of the lottery,
In the gaming machine,
A function of executing the lottery in response to the first operation;
A function of determining an effect according to the result of the lottery according to the second operation;
A function of performing an effect of notifying that the provision of the performance according to the result of the lottery will be carried over to the next game as one of the effects;
A function of providing the effect carried forward before the lottery in the next game;
A game program for running.