JP5366158B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine capable of more precisely outputting a signal showing that a game advantageous for a player has been performed. <P>SOLUTION: A special game execution means 530 executes, during a prescribed game period, a special game in which an operation mode of a stop instruction means 320 for stop-displaying a symbol combination advantageous for a player is reported. An operation mode reporting means 522 reports a first transition operation mode subjected to transition to a game state different from a current game state during the current special game period when it is determined that an execution condition of a next special game is satisfied while the special game is being executed by the special game execution means 530 and, after the transition to the different game state is performed and a special game period elapses, reports a second transition operation mode in which the transition to a specific game state is performed. A signal output means 450 outputs a special game execution signal outside on the basis of satisfaction of the transition condition to the specific game state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a slot for outputting a signal indicating that a game advantageous to the player has been performed in a game in which a result is determined by a combination of symbols displayed when a reel on which a plurality of symbols are drawn is stopped. About the machine.

  Conventionally, slot machines are widely known as one of gaming machines. In this type of slot machine, when a predetermined number of game media such as medals and game balls are inserted by the player, the operation of the start switch becomes effective. As a result, when the player operates the start switch, the game is started, the lottery is performed, and a plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols are rotated. Eventually, when the reel rotation speed reaches a certain speed, the operation of the stop switch provided for each reel becomes effective, and every time the player operates the stop switch, it follows the result of the lottery drawing. Then, the corresponding reel is stopped, and when all the reels are stopped, one game result is determined. And, if the combination of symbols displayed along the active line defined in the display window of the reel corresponds to some combination, it means that the combination is established, and the privilege corresponding to that combination Is given to the player, and one game is completed. On the other hand, when a combination is not established, one game is completed without a privilege being granted. In the following, one game described above is referred to as a unit game.

  In general, the above-mentioned combination includes a small combination, a replay combination, and a special combination. When a small role wins, a predetermined number of medals are paid out as a privilege. When a re-game player wins, a game can be performed without inserting a game medium only as a privilege for the next game (this game is called re-game). When the special combination wins, the special game can be performed from the next game as a privilege until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. In this special game, since the payout rate is set higher than games other than special games (hereinafter referred to as normal games), it is easy to acquire more medals in the game state in which the special game is being performed. It can be said that this is an advantageous gaming state for the player.

  In recent years, slot machines that can play games advantageous to the player even during normal games have appeared. An example of this advantageous game is assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT). During this AT, when a specific small role is won in the role lottery, an operating mode of the stop switch (for example, pushing the symbol combination corresponding to the specific small role on the active line) The player is notified of the power symbol, the operation sequence of the stop switch, etc. (hereinafter referred to as a winning operation mode). As a result, during the AT, a specific small combination can be won by operating the stop switch in accordance with the notified winning operation mode.

  In general, a game history display device for displaying a game history in each gaming machine is installed in a game hall where the above-described gaming machine is installed, corresponding to each gaming machine. This type of game history display device includes, for example, the total number of games played on the corresponding game machine for the day, the number of times that a special game has been played, the number of times that a normal game has been played since the last special game was completed, etc. Is displayed. Information regarding these game histories is displayed based on a game medium input / output signal output from the corresponding game, a signal indicating that a special game is being performed, and the like.

  In addition, for example, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the number of times a specific small role whose operation mode is to be notified during AT is counted and the count value becomes 2 or more. A signal indicating that the AT has been reached (hereinafter referred to as an AT signal) is output to the outside. Thereby, the number of times that the signal is output can be counted in the above-described gaming history display device, and the count value can be displayed as the number of times that AT has been performed in the corresponding gaming machine.

JP 2009-178190 A

  However, even when the AT is not in progress, that is, even when the winning operation mode is not notified, when a specific small role is won in the winning lottery, the player accidentally stops the stop switch in the winning operation mode without depending on the notification. Of course, if a player is operated, a specific small role will be awarded. For this reason, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a considerable possibility that the AT signal is output to the outside even though it is not AT.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of more accurately outputting a signal indicating that a game advantageous to a player has been performed. .

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a slot machine that repeatedly performs a unit game in which a result is determined by a combination of symbols displayed when rotation of a plurality of reels to which a plurality of types of symbols are attached is stopped. Because
Role lottery means for performing a role lottery in accordance with the winning probability corresponding to each role, which of a plurality of types of winning roles is to be selected,
Stop instruction means for instructing to stop rotation of the plurality of reels according to an operation from the outside;
Reel stop control means for performing stop control based on the result of the combination lottery for the rotating reels when stop of the plurality of reels is instructed by the stop instruction means;
A plurality of types of gaming states with different winning probabilities for each combination in the combination lottery and a plurality of types of transition conditions that cause the gaming state to transition are determined in advance, and any one of the transition conditions is When established, a gaming state transition means for transitioning from the current gaming state to a gaming state corresponding to the established transition condition;
An operation mode notifying unit for notifying an operation mode of the stop instructing unit, wherein the combination of symbols advantageous to the player is stopped and displayed by the reel stop control unit;
A special game execution means for starting a special game in which the operation mode is notified by the operation mode notification means during a predetermined special game period when a predetermined execution condition is satisfied and a transition is made to a specific game state. When,
Regardless of whether or not the predetermined execution condition is satisfied, a special game indicating that the special game has been performed based on the fact that the transition condition for transitioning to the specific gaming state is satisfied Signal output means for outputting an execution signal to the outside,
The operation mode notification means includes:
Transition conditions for shifting to a predetermined gaming state different from the specific gaming state during the current special gaming period if it is determined that the execution condition is satisfied when the special game is being performed Informing the first transition operation mode, the combination of symbols that will be stopped and displayed,
The symbol is a transition condition for shifting from the predetermined gaming state to the specific gaming state after the gaming state transitioning means has shifted to the predetermined gaming state and the current special gaming period has elapsed. The second transition operation mode in which the combination is stopped and displayed is notified.

According to the above-described invention, when a predetermined game condition is satisfied and a transition is made to a specific game state, a special game advantageous to the player is started, while the predetermined execution condition is satisfied. Regardless of whether or not, a special game execution signal indicating that a special game has been performed is output to the outside based on the fact that the transition condition for shifting to a specific game state is satisfied.
Further, according to the combination of the displayed symbols, a special game is performed by controlling to shift to a game state different from a specific game state, and to shift from a different game state to a specific game state. Sometimes, when it is determined that the execution condition is satisfied, first, the first transition operation mode in which the combination of symbols transitioning to the different gaming states described above is displayed is notified. Then, after the transition to the above-described different gaming state and the current special gaming period has elapsed, the second transition in which the combination of symbols for transitioning from the above-mentioned different gaming state to the specific gaming state is displayed. An operation mode is notified.
For this reason, it can be said that the transition to a specific gaming state is highly likely that the stop instruction means has been operated according to the notified first and second transition operation modes, and further, these transition operation modes. Is to be notified when it is determined that the execution condition is satisfied when the special game is being performed, so that the predetermined execution condition is satisfied and the state is shifted to a specific game state, that is, It can be said that there is a very high possibility that special games have started.
Therefore, according to the above-described invention, the special game execution signal can be output to the outside more accurately even if the information indicating that the special game is started is not obtained directly from the special game execution means.

  In the present invention, when the operation mode notifying unit notifies the first or second transition operation mode, the stop instruction unit is not operated by the notified transition operation mode. Of the first and second transition operation modes, the transition operation mode that has not been operated is notified again.

According to the above-described invention, even when the first or second transition operation mode is notified, for example, when the player misses the notification or when the operation of the stop instruction unit is erroneous, the notified transition is performed. When the stop instruction means is not operated by the operation mode, the transition operation mode that has not been operated is notified again.
For this reason, the stop instruction means is operated in accordance with the first and second transition operation modes, and there is a high possibility that a transition to a specific gaming state will occur, and there is a high possibility that a special game execution signal can be output more accurately. Become.

Further, the present invention comprises a period extension determining means for determining whether or not to extend the special game period when the special game is being performed,
The operation mode notification means includes:
When it is determined that the execution condition is satisfied when the special game is being performed, and the extension of the special game period is determined by the period extension determining means, at least the second transition operation The aspect is characterized in that the notification is made after the extended special game period has elapsed.

  According to the above-described invention, when the special game period is extended as a privilege for the player, the second transition operation mode is notified after the extended special game is completed. That is, for example, the first and second transition operation modes will not be notified when the special game period when it is not extended and when the extended period elapses, respectively. The special game execution signal can be output more accurately.

  In the present invention, when the operation mode is notified by the operation mode notification unit and the stop instruction unit is operated in an operation mode different from the operation mode, the period extension determination unit performs the special It is characterized by comprising an extension probability reduction means for reducing the probability that the extension of the game period is determined.

  According to the above-described invention, if the player does not operate the stop instruction means according to the notified operation mode, the probability that the special game period is extended is reduced, which is disadvantageous for the player. The possibility that the stop instructing means is operated in accordance with the operated mode is increased, and as a result, the special game execution signal can be output more accurately.

Further, the present invention provides an execution condition determining means for determining whether or not to generate an event that satisfies the execution condition,
When the operation mode is notified by the operation mode notification unit and the stop instruction unit is operated in an operation mode different from the operation mode, the execution condition determination unit determines the probability that the event will occur. An occurrence probability reducing means for reducing the occurrence probability.

  According to the above-described invention, when the player does not operate the stop instruction means in accordance with the notified operation mode, the probability of occurrence of an event that satisfies the execution condition for performing the special game is reduced. Since this is disadvantageous for the player, there is a high possibility that the stop instruction means is operated in accordance with the notified operation mode, and as a result, the special game execution signal can be output more accurately.

In the present invention, the signal output means comprises:
Even if a transition condition that causes a transition to the specific gaming state is established again after the special game execution signal is output to the time the unit game is performed a predetermined number of times, The special game execution signal when the transition condition is satisfied is not output to the outside.

  According to the above-described invention, even if a transition condition that causes a transition to a specific gaming state is established again while a unit game is performed a predetermined number of times after a special game execution signal is output to the outside, that is true. Since the special game execution signal is not output to the outside, the possibility that the special game execution signal is output a plurality of times for one special game execution can be reduced. As a result, a more accurate special game execution signal can be output.

In the present invention, the signal output means comprises:
When the specific game state is changed to another game state again after the special game execution signal is output to the outside until the unit game is executed a predetermined number of times. A cancellation signal indicating cancellation of the output special game execution signal is output.

  According to the above-described invention, when there is a high possibility that a plurality of special game execution signals are output for one special game execution, a cancellation signal that means cancellation of the most recently output special game execution signal Is output. Thus, for example, when the number of executions of the special game is displayed by counting the output of the special game execution signal on the external game history display device, the display is made when the cancel signal is output. By subtracting the number of executions of the special game, it is possible to display the more accurate number of executions of the special game.

  As described above, according to the slot machine of the present invention, it is possible to more accurately output a signal indicating that a game advantageous to the player has been performed.

It is a front view showing the appearance of the slot machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the symbol arrangement | sequence of each reel with which the slot machine is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the main control circuit which controls the slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the sub control circuit which controls the slot machine. It is a functional block diagram which shows the control function of the slot machine. It is an explanatory view for explaining the contents of the payout information that determines the symbol combination and payout corresponding to the various combinations predetermined in the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the part lottery table referred by the part lottery of the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the detailed content of a part of part lottery table referred by the part lottery of the slot machine. It is an explanatory view for explaining the contents of reel stop control according to the operation sequence of the stop switch when a predetermined lottery result is obtained in the role lottery of the slot machine. FIG. 38 is a state transition diagram showing a transition of gaming state in the slot machine. In the same slot machine, it is an explanatory diagram for explaining the contents of a lottery table for determining whether or not the occurrence of the advantageous game period transition condition and whether or not the advantageous game period can be extended. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the main routine which controls the game performed with the main control circuit of the slot machine which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the winning determination processing subroutine performed within the main routine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the ART alerting | reporting process performed with the sub-control circuit of the slot machine which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the operation order determination process performed with the sub control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the ART control process performed with the sub control circuit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of RT state and effect content in the slot machine which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention, and the output timing of an external output signal. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the role lottery table referred by the role lottery of the slot machine which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the detailed content of a part of part lottery table referred by the part lottery of the slot machine. FIG. 38 is a state transition diagram showing a transition of gaming state in the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the winning determination process subroutine performed within the main routine of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the ART alerting | reporting process performed with the sub control circuit of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the ART control process performed with the sub control circuit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of RT state and effect content in the slot machine which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and the output timing of an external output signal. It is an explanatory view for explaining the contents of the reel stop control according to the operation sequence of the stop switch when the re-game player is won in the role lottery of the slot machine according to the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
An appearance of the slot machine 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10. In FIG. 1, a front panel 20 is provided on the front surface of the casing of the slot machine 10. A display window 22 is formed substantially at the center of the front panel 20, and symbols printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R that are rotatably provided inside the slot machine 10 are displayed. Is displayed. Each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R is provided such that the respective rotation axes are arranged on the same straight line in the horizontal direction, each having a ring shape, and 21 symbols are printed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface thereof. A strip of reel tape is attached. From the display window 22, when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, among the 21 symbols printed on each reel, three symbols that are continuous along the rotation direction of each reel are visually recognized. It is possible. That is, 3 [symbol] × 3 [reel] = 9 symbols in total are stopped and displayed on the display window 22. Here, when the reels 40L, 40C and 40R are stopped, among the three consecutive symbols displayed on each reel, the uppermost stop display position is the upper stage U, the middle stop display position is the middle stage M, The lowermost stop display position is L.

  The display window 22 has four winning lines that cross the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. The four winning lines are the upper horizontal winning line L1 passing through the upper stage U of each reel, the lower stage L of the left reel 40L, the middle stage M of the middle reel 40C, and the upper stage of the right reel 40R in the display window 22. Passing through the upper right diagonal winning line L2 passing through U, the middle horizontal winning line L3 passing through the middle stage M of each reel, the upper stage U of the left reel 40L, the middle stage M of the middle reel 40C, and the lower stage L of the right reel 40R And slanting right-down diagonal winning line L4. In this way, each winning line passes through one of the three stop display positions (upper U, middle M, and lower L) of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R over the entire reels.

  Each of the winning lines L1 to L4 is a reference line for determining a combination of symbols corresponding to a plurality of predetermined types (described later), and when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, Of the four winning lines, a combination of three symbols each stopped and displayed at a stop display position through which a winning line deemed valid (hereinafter referred to as an effective line) passes corresponds to one of the roles. Sometimes the role is established.

  In addition to the display window 22, the front panel 20 is provided with various lamps and a display for notifying the player of various information regarding the game. First, on the left side of the display window 22, operation instruction lamps 24L, 24C, and 24R are provided in order from the top in FIG. These operation instruction lamps 24L, 24C, and 24R are for instructing the player the operation order of stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R described later when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are rotating. That is, the left stop switch 37L is operated when the operation instruction lamp 24L is lit, the middle stop switch 37C is operated when the operation instruction lamp 24C is lit, and the right stop switch 37R is operated when the operation instruction lamp 24R is lit. Indicates that it should be.

  Below the display window 22, bet number (betting number) display lamps 26 a, 26 b, 26 c, a credit number display 27, and an acquired number display 28 are provided in order from the left in FIG. 1. The bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, and 26c are for displaying the number of medals inserted in one game. That is, when one medal is inserted, only the bet number display lamp 26a is turned on. When two medals are inserted, the bet number display lamps 26a and 26b are turned on and three medals are inserted. The bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, and 26c are turned on. Here, the slot machine 10 is a so-called three-sheet betting machine in which one game can be performed by inserting three medals, and the winning lines L1 to L4 are all valid lines. The credit amount indicator 27 is a two-digit 7-segment indicator, and displays the number of medals credited (stored) in the slot machine 10 (more specifically, stored in the RAM 110 described later). . The acquired number display 28 is a two-digit 7-segment display, and displays the number of medals to be paid out to the player in the slot machine 10 according to the game result.

  A substantially horizontal operation panel unit 30 is provided below the front panel 20 described above. A medal insertion slot 32 for inserting medals into the slot machine 10 is provided on the upper right side of the operation panel 30. A medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal insertion slot 32. When a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 32 is detected, a medal detection signal is output. By counting the number of outputs of the medal detection signal, the number of inserted medals can be recognized. A 1-bet switch 34 and a maximum bet switch 35 that can insert credited medals into the slot machine 10 are provided on the upper left side of the operation panel 30. The 1-bet switch 34 is a switch for inserting only one medal that is credited every time it is operated into the slot machine 10 as a game betting target. The maximum bet switch 35 is a switch for inserting three of the credited medals into the slot machine 10 as a game betting target.

  When three medals are inserted into the slot machine 10 from the medal insertion slot 32 or by operating the various bet switches 34 and 35, the bet number display lamps 26a, 26b and 26c are sequentially displayed every time a medal is inserted. The winning lines L1 to L4 become effective lines. Further, when medals are inserted by operating the various bet switches 34 and 35, the number of inserted medals is subtracted from the number of credits stored in the RAM 110, which will be described later. The value displayed in is also subtracted. When a prescribed number (three) of medals have already been inserted, and further medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 32, the number of inserted medals is added to the number of credits stored in the RAM 110. And is added to the value displayed on the credit amount display 27.

  A start switch 36 is tiltably provided on the front left side of the operation panel 30. When the player inserts a prescribed number (three) of medals into the slot machine 10 and then tilts the start switch 36, the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R described above start rotating all at once. As a result, the symbols printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C and 40R are moved (scrolled) from the top to the bottom in the display window 22. Three stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are provided at the center of the front surface of the operation panel 30. Here, the left stop switch 37L corresponds to the left reel 40L, the middle stop switch 37C corresponds to the middle reel 40C, and the right stop switch 37R corresponds to the right reel 40R. The stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated by the player when the rotational speeds of the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R reach a predetermined steady rotational speed (for example, 80 revolutions / minute).

  When the player pushes the left stop switch 37L, the left reel 40L stops. When the middle stop switch 37C is pushed, the middle reel 40C stops and the right stop switch 37R is pushed. Sometimes the right reel 40R stops. At this time, in each of the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, among the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each reel, the center positions of the three consecutive symbols are the upper U and middle M in the display window 22, respectively. , And stop control so as to be positioned at each center of the lower stage L. Here, a position where the center of the symbol coincides with the center of the stop display position is referred to as a fixed position. In the slot machine 10, when the player stops the corresponding reel by operating the stop switch, reel stop control is performed so that the symbol always stops at a fixed position.

  A lower panel 50 on which a model name of the slot machine 10 and characters adopted as a motif are drawn is disposed below the operation panel 30. A medal payout opening 60 for paying out medals to the player is provided at a substantially lower center of the lower panel 50. That is, when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, if the combination of the three symbols stopped and displayed along the active line corresponds to the small role, the medal payout device installed in the slot machine 10 (Not shown) is activated, and the number of medals corresponding to the small combination is paid out. Then, the paid-out medals are discharged from the medal payout outlet 60 and stored in the tray 61. On the right side and the left side of the medal payout opening 60, sound transmission holes 62R and 62L are provided for allowing sounds emitted from speakers 64R and 64L (described later) housed inside the slot machine 10 to pass outside. Yes.

  A display device 70 composed of a liquid crystal display panel is provided above the front panel 20. The display device 70 is not limited to the above-described liquid crystal display panel, and any other image display device can be used as long as the player can visually recognize image information and text information during the game. The display device 70 displays a game history, an effect image displayed during a special game, an effect image for notifying the result of a role lottery, a game progress (medal insertion → operation of the start switch 36 → reel It is possible to display an effect image or the like according to (rotation → operation of stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R → all reel rotation stop). Above the display device 70, there is provided an upper effect lamp 72 that blinks in a pattern corresponding to the established combination when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped and any combination is established.

<Design of each reel>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the arrangement of symbols printed on the reel tape attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C and 40R will be described. As described above, 21 symbols are printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. Each symbol is displayed in each symbol display area divided into 21 equal parts in the longitudinal direction of the reel tape. One design is printed. In addition, there are ten types of symbols displayed in each symbol display area, and a type code (not shown) is predetermined according to each type. The types of symbols in this embodiment are the “red 7” symbol, the “blue 7” symbol, the “7” symbol representing the number 7 in red and blue, the “BAR” symbol with a bar-like lump motif, and the cherry motif. The red cherry, red cherry, blue cherry, black cherry, black cherry, watermelon motifs, and bell bell motifs. There are a “plum” design using a plum as a motif and a “character” design depicting a predetermined character.

  In addition, symbol numbers “1” to “21” are determined in advance in each symbol display area of the reel tape attached to each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. As shown in FIG. The number is associated with a symbol type code printed in the symbol display area corresponding to the symbol number, and stored in the ROM 108 described later. These pieces of information are referred to when the slot machine 10 identifies symbols displayed at each stop display position (upper U, middle M, lower L) of the display window 22. Hereinafter, the symbol number and the type code are collectively referred to as symbol identification information. When the reel tapes having the contents shown in FIG. 2 are attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the corresponding reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, the symbols of symbol numbers “1” and “21” are continuous in the symbol array of FIG. become.

  When the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are rotated, the three symbols of each reel displayed in the display window 22 are scroll-displayed in a direction in which the values of three consecutive symbol numbers are increased. For example, when symbols of symbol numbers “1”, “2”, and “3” are displayed from the lower L to the upper U of the display window 22, the symbols displayed after that are the symbol number “2”. ”,“ 3 ”,“ 4 ”→ design numbers“ 3 ”,“ 4 ”,“ 5 ”→ design numbers“ 4 ”,“ 5 ”,“ 6 ”→... When the symbol numbers “19”, “20”, and “21” are displayed, the symbol numbers, symbol numbers “20”, “21”, “1” → symbol numbers “21”, “1”, “ 2 ”→ symbol number“ 1 ”,“ 2 ”,“ 3 ”→... Three consecutive symbols from symbol numbers“ 1 ”to“ 21 ”circulate until the reel stops. Scrolled.

≪Description of control circuit≫
A control circuit that controls the slot machine 10 includes a main control circuit 100 and a sub control circuit 200. Here, a block diagram of the main control circuit 100 is shown in FIG. 3, and a block diagram of the sub-control circuit 200 electrically connected thereto is shown in FIG.

<Description of main control circuit>
A central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) 106 shown in FIG. 3 executes various control programs stored in the ROM 108 in accordance with various types of information input via the input / output bus 104. The game is controlled at 10. Here, in particular, since the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R start to rotate by operating the start switch 36, all the reels are stopped by operating the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R. One game until it is determined whether or not is won is called a unit game.

  The CPU 106 performs various control program processes. The ROM 108 stores a control program for controlling the entire flow of the slot machine and various data for executing the control program. The data stored in the ROM 108 includes, in addition to the above-described symbol identification information, for example, payout information (see FIG. 6) that defines symbol combinations corresponding to various combinations described later and the number of medals to be paid out when winning (see FIG. 6), various combinations The lottery table (see FIGS. 7 and 8) and information indicating the contents of reel stop control according to the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R when a specific combination is won in the combination lottery (see FIG. 9) )and so on. The control program stored in the ROM 108 includes a program for executing processing of a main routine shown in FIG. 12 and a subroutine shown in FIG.

  A RAM 110 is also connected to the input / output bus 104, and the CPU 106 refers to various flags (for example, a winning flag corresponding to a winning combination in a winning lottery described later, and a re-game is established) in the process of performing the control program described above. Flags, etc.) and variable values (design number displayed in the display window 22, number of medals inserted, number of credits, number of medals paid out, value of number of games in various gaming states, etc.) are temporarily stored. The RAM 110 also stores game state information indicating the game state of the slot machine 10. The game state information includes information indicating three game states, “normal game”, “RB game”, and “BB game”, and information indicating an RT state (“RT1” and “RT2”) during the normal game. is there. The slot machine 10 performs processing related to selection of various role lottery tables shown in FIG. 7 and transition between the game states in accordance with these game states. Each gaming state described above will be described in detail later.

  The various information input to the CPU 106 includes signals output from the 1-bet switch 34, the maximum bet switch 35, the start switch 36, and the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R shown in FIG. The data is input to the CPU 106 via the interface circuit 102 connected to the input / output bus 104. Further, the information input to the CPU 106 includes a random number (integer) generated by the random number generator 112 within a numerical range of 0 to 65535 (2 to the 16th power). This random number is transmitted via the input / output bus 104. Are input to the CPU 106.

  The CPU 106 controls various devices connected to the input / output bus 104 by executing the control program described above. First, the CPU 106 outputs a drive pulse to the motor drive circuit 114, and performs rotation control of the stepping motors 80L, 80C, and 80R. Each of the stepping motors 80L, 80C, and 80R is provided on the inner peripheral side of the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, and the rotation centers of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are attached to the rotation shafts of the stepping motors 80L, 80C, and 80R. ing. The motor drive circuit 114 is connected to the stepping motors 80L, 80C, and 80R, and rotates each stepping motor one step each time a drive pulse is output from the CPU 106. In addition, the CPU 106 transmits the value of the number of credits stored in the RAM 110 to the LED driving circuit 116, whereby the LED driving circuit 116 displays the number of credits corresponding to the received numerical value. Each of the 27 segments is lit. In addition, when the CPU 106 pays out a medal to the player as a result of one game, the CPU 106 transmits the numerical value of the number of medals to the LED driving circuit 116, thereby the LED driving circuit. 116 lights each segment of the acquired number display 28 so as to display a number corresponding to the received numerical value.

  Further, an external concentrated terminal board 118 is connected to the input / output bus 104, and the CPU 106 outputs information related to the game played in the slot machine 10 to the outside through the external concentrated terminal board 118. Here, the CPU 106 outputs, as information about the game to be output to the outside, a signal (IN signal) indicating the number of medals inserted into the slot machine 10 when the unit game is performed, the result of the unit game, and the payout to the player A signal indicating the number of medals (OUT signal), a signal indicating that the gaming state is “BB gaming” (BB generation signal), and a signal indicating that the gaming state is “RB gaming” (RB generation) Signal) a signal indicating that a re-playing combination has been established as a result of one game (RP generation signal), a signal indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the slot machine 10 (abnormality generation signal), and A signal (ART execution signal) indicating that an ART game to be played is being performed is output. Signals indicating information related to these games are, for example, to a management computer that manages the appearance of each gaming machine installed in the game hall or an external gaming history display device installed corresponding to each gaming machine Is output.

<Description of sub-control circuit>
Next, the configuration of the sub control circuit 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The connection line 120 described above is connected to the interface circuit 202 connected to the input / output bus 204 of the sub control circuit 200. Various types of information transmitted from the main control circuit 100 to the sub control circuit 200 are converted into predetermined signals by the interface circuit 202, supplied to the input / output bus 204, and temporarily stored in the RAM 210. The input / output bus 204 is also connected with a ROM 208, a RAM 210, a lamp driving circuit 218, a display driving circuit 220, and a speaker driving circuit 222.

  The ROM 208 stores a control program for controlling the lamp driving circuit 218, the display driving circuit 220, and the speaker driving circuit 222, and initial data for executing the control program. The ROM 208 also stores various image data to be displayed on the display device 70, musical sound data to be emitted from the speakers 64L and 64R, blinking pattern data for driving the upper effect lamp 72, and the like. Further, the ROM 208 stores a control program (see FIGS. 14 to 16) for controlling various notifications and effects described later.

  In the RAM 210, in addition to various data generated / fluctuated in the process of executing the various control programs described above, the flag on / off state, the number of inserted medals transmitted from the main control circuit 100, the result of the role lottery, Information indicating the operated stop switch, the result of the unit game, and various information such as the current game state / RT state described above are also stored.

  The lamp driving circuit 218 lights / flashes the operation instruction lamps 24L, 24C, 24R and the upper effect lamp 72 in accordance with driving commands output from the CPU 206 based on various information signals supplied from the main control circuit 100. . The display drive circuit 220 causes the display device 70 to display image data, character data, and the like read from the ROM 208 by the CPU 206 based on the information signal supplied from the main control circuit 100. As a result, various display images (still images / moving images) based on the image data are displayed on the display device 70, or the character data is displayed as a character message. The speaker drive circuit 222 drives the speakers 64R and 64L based on the sound data read from the ROM 208 by the CPU 206 based on the information supplied from the main control circuit 100, and the sound is transmitted from the sound transmission holes 62R and 62L shown in FIG. Is output.

≪Explanation of functional block diagram≫
Next, a functional block diagram of the control circuit of the slot machine 10 is shown in FIG. In the following description, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. First, there are a main control circuit 100 and a sub-control circuit 200 as control circuits, and both are electrically connected. Here, various information related to the game in the slot machine 10 is transmitted from the main control circuit 100 to the sub-control circuit 200 via the connection line 120 shown in FIGS. Transmission of the various types of information is limited to one direction from the main control circuit 100 to the sub control circuit 200, and no information is transmitted from the sub control circuit 200 to the main control circuit 100.

  The main control circuit 100 is electrically connected to the operating means 300, the motor drive circuit 114, and the external concentrated terminal board 118. The sub-control circuit 200 is electrically connected to a notification output means 600 including speakers 64L and 64R, a display device 70, and an upper effect lamp 72R. The operation unit 300 includes a rotation instruction unit 310 including a start switch 36 and a stop instruction unit 320 including stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R. The operation means 300 is not limited to a switch, and any means can be applied as long as it generates an operation signal based on an operation using the limbs of the player. In addition, the notification output means 600 is not limited to a device that provides auditory and visual notification of a player such as sound and light. For example, a vibration generating device such as a vibrator is provided inside the slot machine 10 to specify a specific part. You may make it perform the alerting | reporting recognized by a player's tactile sense by vibrating.

<Description of main control circuit>
The main control circuit 100 includes a combination lottery means 410, a reel control means 420, a winning determination means 430, a winning processing means 440, a signal output means 450, and a game progress prohibiting means 460. The role lottery means 410 determines which of a plurality of predetermined types of winning combinations will be used as a winning combination (hereinafter referred to as a winning combination) by performing a lottery based on random numbers. Here, the number of winning combinations determined in one winning lottery may be set to one, or a plurality of winning combinations may be simultaneously determined as winning combinations. The above-described multiple types of roles are roughly classified into three types: small roles, replay (also called replay) roles, and bonus roles (special roles). A small combination is a combination in which a number of medals associated in advance are paid out to a player when winning. The re-playing role is a role that can be played again without inserting medals only for the next game when winning. This game that can be played again is called replay (replay), and the number of active lines at the time of replaying is the same as the number of active lines in the game won by the regame player.

  The bonus combination is a combination in which a special game in which a possibility that a medal can be obtained in each game is high will be started until a predetermined end condition is satisfied from the next game when a prize is won during a normal game. The special games in the slot machine 10 include a big bonus game (hereinafter referred to as BB game) and a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as RB game) depending on the end conditions. In the BB game, when the number of medals paid out exceeds a predetermined number (here, 300), the ending condition is satisfied, and the game returns to the game (normal game) before the transition to the special game. Also, in the RB game, when the game is played a predetermined number of times (for example, 12 times) or the number of times the small role is won reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, 8 times), the RB game end condition is satisfied and the normal game is returned. Also, when the BB combination wins, the BB game is started, and when the RB combination wins, the RB game is started.

(Explanation of role lottery means)
The combination lottery means 410 extracts a random number generated by the random number generator 112 shown in FIG. 3 when the start switch 36 is operated by the player, and the combination random number and the combination lottery table stored in the ROM 108. Among them (see FIG. 7), a role lottery is performed for determining whether or not one or a plurality of roles are to be won based on the role lottery table corresponding to the current gaming state and RT state. Here, the types of winning combinations that can be won in the slot machine 10 will be described with reference to the payout information shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, each combination that can be won in the slot machine 10 is associated with a symbol combination made up of symbols drawn on the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R. These symbol combinations correspond to the symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed along any of the effective lines L1 to L4, and are referred to when the winning determination means 430 described later makes a winning determination. That is, when these symbol combinations are stopped and displayed along the active line, the corresponding winning combination is won, and a privilege corresponding to each winning combination is given to the player.

  For example, when the BB combination wins, the above-mentioned BB game is started from the next unit game as a privilege. In FIG. 6, two types of BB roles, BB role a and BB role b, are shown, but these roles differ only in the corresponding symbol combinations, and the BB game to be started The content is the same. When the re-game player wins, the next unit game becomes a re-game as a privilege. When a small role wins, the number of medals corresponding to the type of the small role won as a bonus is paid out to the player. More specifically, when the small role 1 wins, one medal is paid out. When any of the small roles 2a to 2c wins, three medals are paid out, and the small role 3 wins. In this case, 6 medals are paid out.

  In FIG. 6, the symbol combination of the small role 2 a is indicated as “ANY-Bell-ANY”, but “ANY”, which indicates the symbol type of the left reel 40 </ b> L and the right reel 40 </ b> R, may be any symbol. It is shown that. Therefore, when the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 40C stops at the upper stage U, the symbol combination “ANY-bell-ANY” is stopped and displayed on the active line L1, and the small role 2a makes a single prize. Three medals will be paid out. Further, when the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 40C stops at the middle stage M, it can be considered that the symbol combinations of the symbol combinations “ANY-Bell-ANY” are stopped on the effective lines L2, L3, L4, respectively. The small role 2a won three times, and 3 medals × 3 = 9 medals will be paid out.

  Next, the contents of the winning lottery table stored in the ROM 108 will be described with reference to FIG. First, (a) of FIG. 7 shows the contents of the role lottery table used when the game state is a normal game and the RT state is “RT1”. (B) shows the contents of the role lottery table used when the game state is a normal game and the RT state is “RT2”. (C) shows the contents of the role lottery table used when the game state is a special game.

  The combination lottery table associates random values (0 to 65535) that can be generated by the random number generator 112 with the lottery results, and the random number extracted from the random number generator 112 indicates which of the combination lottery tables One lottery result (lottery result number) is derived depending on whether it belongs to the numerical value range. The winning combination corresponding to the derived lottery result number is the winning combination. However, if the lottery is associated with the derived lottery result number, it means that no winning combination has been won (has been lost). Note that a value obtained by dividing the number (numerical value) included in the numerical value range corresponding to each lottery result number by 65536 is the probability that each lottery result number is derived (synonymous with the winning probability of each combination).

  For example, in the case of the RT1 role lottery table shown in FIG. 7A, when the extracted random number is a value included in the range of “0” to “41736”, the lottery result number “11” is derived. The result of the role lottery is lost. If the extracted random value is a value included in the range of “65319” to “65427”, the lottery result number “2” is derived, and the result of the winning combination lottery is that the winning combination BB is b. . Further, when the extracted random value is a value included in the range of “51377” to “54652”, the lottery result number “8” is derived, and the small combination 2a, the small combination 2b, and the small combination 2c are duplicated. Will be won. If the extracted random value is a value included in the range of “41737” to “50718”, one of the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” is derived, and a plurality of re-game players are Although it will be won, detailed contents will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

  Further, in the case of the RT2 role lottery table shown in FIG. 7B, the numerical range regarding each number from the lottery result numbers “1” to “9” is exactly the same as that of the role lottery table in FIG. However, the numerical ranges for replaying and losing are different. This detailed content will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

  Next, in the combination RB game and BB game lottery table shown in FIG. 7C, no BB combination and RB combination are associated with any lottery result number. Therefore, during the RB game and the BB game, the BB combination or the RB combination is not won. In addition, during RB and BB games, the combined winning probability of the small role 1, the small role 2a, and the small role 3 is very high, about 1 / 1.01. Therefore, during the RB game and the BB game, the game It can be said that the game state is advantageous to the player.

  As a result of the role lottery based on each of the above-mentioned role lottery tables, when a winning combination is determined as a winning combination, a flag corresponding to the winning combination (hereinafter, this flag is referred to as a winning flag) is turned on (“1 )). The on / off state of the winning flag corresponding to each combination is stored in the RAM 110 shown in FIG. When the unit game is completed, if the winning flag corresponding to either the re-playing role or the small role is turned on, regardless of whether or not the winning combination corresponding to the winning flag has won, The flag is turned off. However, if any of the winning flags of the BB combination a, the BB combination b and the RB combination is turned on during the normal game, the winning flag that is turned on is not turned off even after the unit game ends. The on state is maintained until the winning combination is won. In this way, the state where the winning state is held is also referred to as “carrying over the bonus flag”.

  Further, in a game in which the bonus flag is carried over, if any small role or re-playing role is won in the role lottery, the winning flag corresponding to the winning role is turned on. Therefore, the winning flag corresponding to each winning combination at this time is the ON state corresponding to the winning combination in the winning lottery and the special winning combination in which the ON state is held. In addition, even if another special combination is won in the game in which the bonus flag is carried over, the winning flag corresponding to the special combination is not turned on. Therefore, the plurality of winning flags corresponding to the special combination are not turned on in parallel.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a numerical value range (hereinafter referred to as a winning numerical value range) in which a re-game player is determined to be a winning combination in the winning lottery tables of FIGS. 7A and 7B will be described. Here, FIG. 8 (a) shows the detailed contents of the winning numerical value range of the re-gamer in the RT1 role lottery table (see FIG. 7 (a)), and FIG. 8 (b) shows FIG. 7 (b). The details of the winning numerical value range of the re-gamer in the combination lottery table shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 8A, in the winning lottery table for RT1, the winning numerical value range (41737-50718) of the re-gamer is assigned to six lottery result numbers “10” to “15”. It is divided. In each lottery result number, it is determined that a plurality of re-games including re-games a and b are won in duplicate.

  That is, for example, when the extracted random number value is a value included in the range of “47724” to “46228”, the lottery result number “12” is derived, and the result of the combination lottery is the re-playing combination a, b , F will be the winning combination. Even if a plurality of winning combinations are determined as winning combinations, only one winning combination is won, but which re-playing winning combination is determined in the order in which the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R are operated. The detailed contents will be described later.

  In the winning lottery table for RT2 shown in FIG. 8B (see FIG. 7B), the winning value range of the re-gamer is the winning numerical value range (1-50718) of the re-gamer, and the lottery result number “ It is divided into 12 lottery result numbers from “10” to “21”. Here, with regard to the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” (winning numerical range: 37615 to 50718), a plurality of re-game players including the re-game players a and b are always won. . In addition, for lottery result numbers “16” to “21” (winning numerical value range: 1 to 37614), a plurality of re-game players including the re-game players b and c are always won. In addition, when these multiple combinations are determined to be the winning combination, which combination will be won will be described later.

  As described above, the role lottery means 410 includes a plurality of types of role lottery tables shown in FIGS. And among these lottery tables, the lottery of each unit game is performed using the winning lottery table selected by the winning probability transfer means 432 described later.

(Description of reel control means)
The reel control means 420 performs control related to the rotational drive of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. That is, when the reel rotation start signal transmitted from the start switch 36 is received, the stepping motors 80L, 80C, 80R are driven via the motor drive circuit 114. Further, the reel control means 420 has a reel stop control means 422 and performs control to stop the rotating reel corresponding to the transmitted stop switch.

  When a reel stop signal is transmitted from the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R, the reel stop control means 422 stops the rotation of the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch within 190 milliseconds. That is, assuming that the steady rotational speed is 80 revolutions / minute and the number of symbols per reel is 21, the reel rotates after a maximum of 5 symbols from the rotation position of the reel when the stop switch is operated and then stops. It will be. During this time, when the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination (hereinafter referred to as the winning symbol) can reach the stop display position (hereinafter referred to as the effective line position) through which the effective line passes, The reel is stopped when the winning symbol reaches the position of the active line.

  Here, the rotation position of the reel means a position in the rotation direction of the reel. For example, when the position of the reel when the symbol of the symbol number “21” is at the fixed position of the middle stage M is used as the reference position, the current rotation position of the reel is determined depending on how much it is rotated from the reference position. doing. In addition, when another reel is already stopped and the winning symbol of that reel is stopped at the position of any effective line, the winning symbol of the reel to be stopped is the position of that effective line. After moving (turning) within the above range so as to stop, the reel is stopped. For example, when the winning symbol on the left reel 40L is stopped at the upper stage U and the stop control of the right reel 40R is performed, the winning symbol on the right reel 40R is set to the upper stage U (position of the effective line L1) or the lower stage L. Of the (position of the effective line L4), it is stopped to either one that can be stopped.

  On the other hand, if the reel that is subject to stop control is rotated by 5 symbols and the winning symbol cannot be reached at the position of the effective line, it is determined appropriately during the rotation of 5 symbols. The reels are stopped so that the displayed symbols are stopped and displayed (however, no winning combination will be won). In this case, even if any combination is won in the combination lottery, since the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination is not stopped and displayed along the active line, the combination is not won. Hereinafter, the result of such a unit game is referred to as “missing”.

  Here, when the symbol arrangement of each reel shown in FIG. 2 is considered on the premise of the above-described reel stop control, the “bell” symbol and the “plum” symbol in all reels indicate what kind of stop switch is used from the arrangement interval. Even if it operates with timing, it can be stopped in any of the upper stage U, the middle stage M, and the lower stage L. For the right reel 40R, the “bell” symbol, the “plum” symbol, and the “watermelon” symbol correspond to such symbols. Thus, according to the payout information shown in FIG. 6, the small combination 2a (design combination: ANY-Bell-ANY), re-playing combination a (design combination: plum-plum-plum), re-playing combination b (design combination) : Plum-Plum-Watermelon) and Re-playing combination c (Pattern combination: Plum-Plum-Bell) will not be missed by the reel stop control described above if winning in the combination lottery. On the other hand, for combinations other than the combinations described above, even if the reel stop control described above is performed, depending on the operation timing of the stop switch, the combinations include symbols that cannot be stopped at the position of the effective line. It has become. In other words, there is a possibility of missing.

  In addition, when the result of the lottery is lost, the reel stop control means 422 causes the symbol combination corresponding to any combination to follow the active line regardless of the timing of operating the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R. The reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped so that they are not stopped and displayed. The reel stop control means 422 performs such reel stop control, so that when a winning combination is won in the winning lottery, the winning combination is established within a predetermined range, and if it is not possible Each reel is stopped so that no combination other than the winning combination is established. Further, when the result of the winning combination lottery is lost, each reel is stopped so that none of the winning combinations is established.

  In addition, as described above, when a small role or re-playing role is won as a result of a role lottery while the bonus flag is carried over, the winning flag of the winning role and the winning flag of the special role being carried over Both of these are turned on, and one of these combinations can be established. In this case, the reel stop control means 422 performs reel stop control for preferentially stopping the winning symbol of the selected small role or replaying character at the position of the effective line rather than the winning symbol of the special role. For this reason, there is a possibility that the player may be able to establish a special role while carrying the bonus flag, when the player loses in the role lottery, or a role that may cause a missed out is won, and When the stop switch is operated at the timing when the combination cannot be established (in other words, the rotational position of the reel).

  In addition, when a small role or re-playing role is won in the role lottery while the bonus flag is being carried over, a reel stop control that preferentially establishes the special role being carried over is performed contrary to the reel stop control described above. You may go. In this case, the reel stop control means 422 only selects the winning symbol of the selected small role or re-playing role for the effective line only when it is operated at a timing at which the winning symbol of the special role cannot be stopped at the position of the effective line. Reel stop control is performed to stop at the position.

  Further, the reel stop control means 422 determines whether the lottery result numbers “6” to “8” are derived in the combination lottery (when a plurality of small combinations 2 are won), or the lottery result numbers “10” to “10” at RT1. When “15” is derived and when lottery result numbers “10” to “21” are derived at RT2 (when a plurality of re-game players are elected), the operation of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R Reel stop control is performed according to the order.

  First, in each combination lottery table shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, when the small combination 2a is determined to be a winning combination alone, that is, at RT1 and RT2, the lottery result number “5” is derived. If the lottery result number “2” is derived in the special game, the reel stop control means 422 displays the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 41C in the middle stage regardless of the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R. Stop M. As a result, the small role 2a wins a triple and nine medals are paid out.

  On the other hand, when the lottery result numbers “6” to “8” are derived at RT1 and RT2, the stop that is operated first (hereinafter referred to as the first stop operation) after the unit game is started. Depending on the type of switch, the stop position of the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 41C is varied. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, when the lottery result number “6” is derived, when the left stop switch 37L is first stopped, the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 41C is stopped at the middle M. When the other stop switches are operated, the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 41C is stopped at the upper stage U. In this case, since the small combination 2a wins only on the active line L1, only three medals are paid out. Similarly, when the lottery result numbers “7” and “8” are derived, the middle reel 41C is selected if the first stop operation is the middle stop switch 37C and the right stop switch 37R, respectively. The “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage M, and when the other stop switches are operated for the first stop, they are stopped at the upper stage U.

  When the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” are derived at RT1, and when the lottery result numbers “10” to “21” are derived at RT2, FIG. As shown in (b), a plurality of re-playing combinations are determined as winning combinations, but the reel stop control means 422 operates the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R among the plurality of re-playing combinations that have won the winning combination. According to the order, reel stop control is performed so that any one re-game player wins. That is, when the lottery result number “12” is derived at RT1, as shown in FIG. 8A, the order of the middle stop switch 37C → the left stop switch 37L → the right stop switch 37R (advantageous operation order) Is operated, the reel stop control is performed so that the re-gamer a wins (that is, the symbol combination “Plum-Plum-Watermelon” is stopped and displayed along the active line). On the other hand, when operated in an order other than the advantageous operation order, the re-game player b wins a prize (that is, the symbol combination “Plum-Plum-Plum” is stopped and displayed along the active line). Take control.

  As described above, when the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” are derived at RT1, the re-gamer a or the re-gamer b will win, but the re-gamer a will win. The contents of the advantageous operation sequence to be performed are different for each lottery result number. When the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in an advantageous operation sequence corresponding to the derived lottery result number, the reel stop control means 422 performs reel stop control so that the re-game player a wins a prize. When the operation order is other than that, the reel stop control is performed so that the re-game player b wins.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, the reel stop control means 422 performs the same reel stop control as that at RT1 even when the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” are derived at RT2. Do. Further, when the lottery result numbers “16” to “21” are derived at RT2, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in the advantageous operation order corresponding to the derived lottery result number, the lottery result numbers “16” to “21” are restarted. The reel stop control is performed such that the game player b wins, and the reel stop control is performed so that the re-game player c wins when operated in the other operation order.

  As described above, since the re-playing roles a, b, and c are not missed, when the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” are derived in the role lottery at RT1, or at RT2. When lottery result numbers “10” to “21” are derived in the lottery, one of the re-game players will always win. When the RT1 role lottery table shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B is compared with the RT2 role lottery table shown in FIG. 7B, the RT1 role lottery table is shown in FIG. The winning probability is about 1 / 7.296, whereas it is about 1 / 1.292 in RT2. Therefore, it can be said that RT2 is in a gaming state advantageous to the player because it has a higher probability of replaying than RT1.

  In the example of the reel stop control according to the operation sequence of the stop switch shown in FIG. 8, each of the re-game players associated with a unique symbol combination is won in duplicate. One re-game player may be associated with a plurality of symbol combinations and an operation order for determining which of the plurality of symbol combinations is to be stopped and displayed. For example, in FIG. 8A, when the lottery result number “10” (numerical range: 48535-50718) is associated with one re-gamer A, re-gamer A, and re-gamer A is elected “Plum-Plum-Watermelon”, “Plum-Plum-Plum”, and “Black Cherry-Blue 7-Character” are associated with each other as symbol combinations that can be stopped and displayed. When the lottery result number “10” is derived and the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R are operated in the order of left → middle → right, the symbol combination “plum-plum-watermelon” is valid. When the stop display is performed along the line and the operation is performed in the other order, the reel stop control is performed to stop and display the symbol combination of “plum-plum-plum” along the effective line.

  As described above, with respect to other lottery result numbers as well, a plurality of symbol combinations and symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed according to the operation order are determined for one re-playing gamer. Reel stop control similar to that shown in b) can be performed.

(Explanation of winning determination means)
When all the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, the winning determination unit 430 performs a winning determination for determining whether or not any combination has won. In addition, the game state transition means 432 is provided, and the transition control of the game state and the RT state described above is performed according to the result of winning determination or the like. The winning determination means 430 stores a type code corresponding to the symbol number of each reel shown in FIG. 2, and the nine symbol types displayed on the display window 22 when the reels 40L, 40C, 40R are stopped. Is identified. Then, based on the nine symbols specified, each symbol combination stopped and displayed along each of the active lines L1 to L4 is recognized, and whether or not any combination has won based on the payout information shown in FIG. Determine whether. In addition, after the determination, the winning flag corresponding to the small combination or replaying combination that is turned on is turned off, and when the special combination wins, the winning flag corresponding to the special combination is turned off.

  The game state transition means 432 controls the transition of the game state (“normal game”, “RB game”, “BB game”) in accordance with the winning of the special role and the establishment of the special game end condition. Further, during the normal game, the transition of the RT state (“RT1” or “RT2”) is controlled according to the type of winning combination. Here, with reference to the state transition diagram shown in FIG. 10, the transition of each game state and RT state in 1st Embodiment is demonstrated. First, the game state at the beginning of the game is “normal game”, and the RT state is “RT1”. In this state, when the re-game player a wins, the game state transition means 432 shifts the RT state to “RT2”. That is, as shown in FIG. 8A, when any one of the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” is derived, the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R correspond to the derived lottery result numbers. When the player is operated in the advantageous operation order, the re-gamer a wins and shifts to “RT2”.

  In “RT2”, the game state transition means 432 shifts the RT state to “RT2” again when the re-game player a wins (as a result, the RT state of “RT2” is maintained). When the re-playing combination c wins or when the small combination 2a makes a single winning, the RT state is shifted to “RT1”. Further, when the BB combination a, the BB combination b or the RB combination wins in “RT1” and “RT2”, the game state transition means 432 plays a game corresponding to the special combination won from the “normal game” game state. Transition to the state (“RB game” or “BB game”). When the termination condition of “RB game” or “BB game” is satisfied, the game state is shifted to “normal game” and the RT state is set to “RT1”.

  In the above example, the gaming state and the RT state are treated as separate states. For example, the gaming state “1” is RT1 during normal gaming, “2” is RT2 during normal gaming, and “3” is During the RB game, “4” may be the BB game, and the game state and the RT state may be integrated to manage the transition of the game state.

(Explanation of winning process means)
The winning processing means 440 drives a hopper (not shown) provided in the slot machine 10 when the winning determination means 430 determines that any of the small roles has been won, Control for paying out the corresponding number of medals (see FIG. 6) is performed.

(Description of signal output means)
The signal output means 450 sends an ART execution signal indicating that an ART game (special game) is being performed by a special game execution means 530 described later via an external concentration terminal board 118 attached to the inside of the slot machine 10. To the management computer and the game history display device described above. The ART execution signal is a pulse signal that changes to a high level or a low level. When it is determined that the ART game has started, the ART execution signal is changed to a high level, and this state is maintained for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds). ), The ART execution signal is returned to the low level.

<Description of sub-control circuit>
The sub-control circuit 200 mainly includes an effect control unit 510, a notification control unit 520, and a special game execution unit 530.

(Description of production control means)
The effect control unit 510 includes an effect data storage unit 512 and an effect lottery unit 514. The notification output unit 600 controls an effect executed during a unit game. The effect data storage means 512 stores image (moving image or still image) data, sound effects or musical sound data, and blink pattern data of the upper effect lamp 72 for executing various effects. The effect lottery means 514 determines the content of the effect to be executed by lottery according to the result of the role lottery transmitted from the main control circuit 100 and the game state. As a result, the effect control unit 510 stores various data such as image (moving image or still image) data, sound effect or musical sound data, flashing pattern data, etc. corresponding to the effect content determined by the effect lottery unit 514. Based on the various data read out from 512, the display device 70, the speakers 64L and 64R, and the upper effect lamp 72 of the notification output means 600 are driven.

(Description of notification control means)
The notification control unit 520 controls the effect unit 600 to notify various information during the unit game and to notify the occurrence of an abnormality when an abnormality occurs. In addition, when the special game (hereinafter referred to as ART game) is started in the special game execution unit 530 described later, the operation mode notification unit 522 is provided, and the result of the lottery performed by the role lottery unit 410 of the main control circuit 100 Accordingly, information on the operation mode of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R is notified.

  Here, the “operation mode” to be notified includes, for example, information indicating a so-called symbol as well as the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R. In other words, notifying the symbol to be pressed means that the stop switch should be operated when the symbol is within the range of five symbols from the position of the effective line to be stopped (in other words, Since it can be said that the operation timing of the stop switch is notified, it is included in the notification of the “operation mode”.

  In the present embodiment, information regarding the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R is notified as the “operation mode”. Specifically, during the ART game, when a plurality of small roles 2 are determined to be a winning combination, a stop switch that should be first stopped to stop the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 40C in the middle M The type (see FIG. 9) is notified. In addition, when a plurality of re-game players are won, an operation order in which a re-game player who is advantageous to the player wins is notified.

  The notification of the type of the stop switch that should be operated for the first stop is, for example, the operation instruction lamp 24L corresponding to the type of stop switch that should be operated for the first stop immediately after the role lottery means 410 performs the lottery. Either 24C or 24R is lit. In addition, for example, immediately after the role lottery means 410 performs the lottery, the operation instruction lamp corresponding to the stop switch to be operated first is turned on. Then, immediately after the first operation is performed, the operation instruction lamp corresponding to the stop switch to be operated next is lit, and immediately after the second operation is performed, the operation corresponding to the stop switch to be operated last is performed. Turn on the indicator lamp. In addition, about the alerting | reporting regarding the operation sequence of a stop switch, not only what was mentioned above but you may employ | adopt the conventional alerting | reporting means and alerting | reporting aspect.

(Explanation of special game execution means)
The special game execution means 530 controls special games (hereinafter referred to as ART games), and includes an execution condition determination means 532, a notification period start means 534, a notification period end means 536, and an extension period determination means 538. including. The ART game is a game in which the operating mode of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R that can win a winning combination that will result in a game result advantageous to the player is notified.

  For example, in a normal game during an ART game, when any of the lottery result numbers “6” to “8” is derived in the role lottery, the small role 2a wins a triple prize (the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 40C is The type of stop switch (see FIG. 9) to be subjected to the first stop operation is notified. Further, when the current RT state is “RT1”, if any of the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” is derived in the role lottery, the advantageous operation order in which the re-gamer a wins (see FIG. 8 (a)) is notified. Thereby, RT state can transfer to "RT2" which is more advantageous to a player. Further, when any of the lottery result numbers “16” to “21” is derived in the role lottery when the current RT state is “RT2”, the advantageous operation order in which the re-gamer b wins (see FIG. 8 (b)) is notified. As a result, the winning of the re-gamer c that will shift from “RT2” to “RT1” is prevented (see FIG. 10), so that it is possible to stay in “RT2” advantageous to the player.

  In addition, when any of the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” is derived in the role lottery when the current RT state is “RT2”, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, An advantageous operation sequence (see FIG. 8B) for winning a is notified, and the detailed contents will be described in detail later.

  The execution condition determination unit 532 determines whether or not the execution condition capable of executing the above-described ART is satisfied. Here, the execution condition in the present embodiment is that a stock is generated by a stock lottery performed when a specific small combination is won in the combination lottery. This stock lottery is based on the stock lottery table shown in FIG. 11 (a) stored in the ROM 208 (see FIG. 4) of the sub-control circuit 200 and the random number generated by a random number generator (not shown). This is performed by the execution condition determining means 532 during the normal game.

  The stock lottery table shown in FIG. 11 (a) shows the numbers at which stock is generated for the random numbers (numerical range: 0 to 65535) generated by the random number generator included in the sub-control circuit 200. It differs depending on whether or not it is during ART and the kind of small combination determined for the winning combination. That is, the probability of occurrence of stock (value obtained by dividing each numeric value by 65536) is higher during ART than when it is not during ART (non-ART), and when the winning combination is small role 1, When compared with the case of the small combination 3, the probability of occurrence of stock is set higher when the small combination 1 having a low winning probability in the combination lottery becomes a winning combination. When stock is generated in the stock lottery, the fact is stored in the RAM 210 (see FIG. 4), but each time the stock is generated, the number of stocks is added.

  In this embodiment, only one stock is generated at a time, but the number of stocks to be generated (including “0”) is determined by lottery so that a plurality of stocks are generated at one time. Good.

  The execution condition determination unit 532 includes an occurrence probability reduction unit 5320. The occurrence probability lowering means 5320 did not operate the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R according to the operation order notified by the player even though the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R was notified during the ART game. In this case, the occurrence probability of stock in the stock lottery described above is reduced. Here, “reducing the probability of occurrence of stock” includes setting the probability of occurrence of stock to 0 (no occurrence of stock). Further, every time the stop switch is operated ignoring the notified operation sequence, the probability of stock generation may be lowered step by step by a certain ratio.

The notification period starting unit 534 starts the ART game when the execution condition determining unit 532 determines that the ART game execution condition is satisfied. More specifically, the number of stocks stored in RAM 210 is “1” or more, and the number of stocks stored in RAM 210 when the RT state transitions from “RT 1 ” to “RT 2 ”. ART game is started when is 1 or more.
The notification period end means 536 ends the ART game when it is determined that the ART game end condition is satisfied during the ART game. Specifically, when the unit game is played 50 times after the ART game is started, the ART game is terminated. That is, the period of the ART game in this embodiment is 50 games.

  The extension period determining means 538 is used by an additional lottery table shown in FIG. 11B and a random number generator included in the sub control circuit 200 when a small combination 1 or a small combination 3 is won in a combination lottery during an ART game. Based on the generated random numbers (numerical range: 0 to 65535), the number of additional games is determined. The additional lottery table shown in FIG. 11 (b) is a table in which numbers are set for the five additional games of 0, 5, 10, 30, and 50, and the ROM 208 of the sub-control circuit 200 (FIG. 4). Reference) is stored. As is clear from the lottery table shown in this figure, the chance of adding an ART game period is higher when winning a small role 1 than when winning a small role 3, and at the same time. The smaller the number of games to be added, the higher the possibility that an increase will occur.

  Further, the extension period determining means 538 has an extension probability reducing means 5380. The extended probability lowering means 5380 did not operate the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R according to the operation order notified by the player even though the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R was notified during the ART game. In this case, the occurrence probability of the number of additional games in the above-described extra lottery is reduced. Here, “reducing the occurrence probability of the number of added games” includes setting the occurrence probability of all the added games to 0 (not adding). In addition, every time the stop switch is operated ignoring the notified operation order, the probability of the addition may be decreased step by step by a certain percentage.

≪Explanation of control processing≫
Next, various controls performed in the control circuit described above will be described in detail with reference to flowcharts.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a main routine showing a control process performed by the main control circuit 100. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a winning determination processing subroutine in which the winning determination means 430 shown in FIG. 5 determines the presence / absence of a winning combination, the type of winning combination, and the transition control of the gaming state and the RT state.

<Description of control processing in main control circuit>
(Description of main routine)
First, a description will be given of the control process of the main routine executed by the CPU 106 of the main control circuit 100 with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This main routine shows a control process when a player plays a single unit game after inserting a game medium and rotating the reels 40L, 40C, 40R to stop.

  When the power of the slot machine 10 is turned on, the CPU 106 performs a predetermined initialization process and sets initial values of various flags and control data stored in the RAM 110 (step S10). Next, the CPU 106 determines whether or not the re-game establishment flag stored in the RAM 110 is turned on (step S12). This re-game establishment flag is a flag that is turned on when a re-game combination is established in the previous game. If it is determined that the re-game establishment flag is off (NO), the CPU 106 performs a medal insertion process for starting a unit game according to the player's operation (step S14).

  That is, when the bet switch 34 or 35 is operated by the player, the CPU 106 determines that the value of the number of credits stored in the RAM 110 is the value of the number of medals (hereinafter referred to as the inserted number) corresponding to the operated bet switch. In the case above, the value of the inserted number is subtracted from the value of the number of credits stored in the RAM 110. Then, the CPU 106 adds the value of the inserted number to the value of the bet number stored in the RAM 110, and according to the value of the bet number after the addition, the bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, 26c shown in FIG. Update the lighting status of. At the same time, the inserted number information indicating the value of the bet number is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 via the connection line 120 shown in FIGS.

  If the bet switch 34 or 35 has not been operated, the CPU 106 determines whether or not a medal has been inserted from the medal insertion slot 32, and a medal insertion is performed by a medal sensor installed inside the medal insertion slot 32. When a medal inserted from the slot 32 is detected, “1” is added to the value of the bet number stored in the RAM 110 and the inserted number information indicating the value of the number of inserted medals is added to the sub-control circuit. 200.

  After performing the above-described medal insertion process, the CPU 106 next determines whether or not the value of the bet number stored in the RAM 110 has reached the specified number (three) (step S16), and has not reached the specified number. If it is determined (NO), the process returns to step S14. On the other hand, if it is determined that the specified number has been reached (YES), it is determined whether or not the start switch 36 has been operated by the player (step S18). In the state where the number of inserted medals has reached the specified number (step S16, YES), if a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 32, the CPU 106 stores the medal in the medal insertion process of step S14. Add the number of inserted medals to the value of the number of credits.

  In step S18, the CPU 106 determines whether or not a game start signal output by the start switch 36 being operated by the player has been received. Since the game start signal has not been received, if it is determined that the start switch 36 has not been operated by the player (NO), the process returns to step S12 again. Thereby, CPU106 repeats the process of step S12-> S14-> S16-> S18 until a start switch is operated by the player.

  In step S12, if the CPU 106 determines that the re-game establishment flag is on (YES), the CPU 106 immediately proceeds to step S18 to determine whether or not the start switch 36 has been operated by the player. When it is determined that the start switch 36 has not been operated by the player (NO), the processes of steps S12 and S18 are repeated. Thereby, in the next game in which a re-game is established, it is possible to play the game again without newly inserting medals or consuming the credited medals. Note that the number of bets in the re-game is the number of bets placed in the previous game stored in the RAM 110.

  If it is determined in step S18 that the start switch 36 has been operated by the player due to the CPU 106 receiving the game start signal (YES), the CPU 106 turns off the re-game establishment flag (step S20), A random number is acquired from the random number generator 112 shown in FIG. 3, and a role lottery process is performed (step S22). That is, from the lottery table shown in FIG. 7 stored in the ROM 108, a role lottery table corresponding to the current game state (normal game or BB game) and RT state (RT1 or RT2) is selected and selected. The winning lottery is performed based on the winning lottery table and the random number for lottery acquired from the random number generator 112. As a result of the lottery, if any winning combination is won, the winning flag of the winning combination corresponding to each winning combination stored in the RAM 110 is turned on. Further, the CPU 106 transmits role lottery result information indicating a result of the role lottery (losing or winning type) to the sub-control circuit 200 via the connection line 120 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. As a result, the sub-control circuit 200 performs a process such as performing a lottery to determine the content of the effect to be executed based on the received combination lottery result information.

  Next, the CPU 106 rotates the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, and stops each reel based on the operation of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R by the player and the result of the lottery performed in the process of step S22. Reel fluctuation / stop processing for control is performed (step S24). In this reel fluctuation / stop process, the CPU 106 first starts outputting drive pulses to the motor drive circuit 114 (see FIG. 5), drives the stepping motors 80L, 80C, and 80R, and reels 40L, 40C, 40R. Rotate all at once. However, at this time, if a predetermined waiting time (4.1 seconds) has not elapsed since the reel started rotating in the previous game, the reels 40L, 40L, 40C and 40R are simultaneously rotated. When the reel rotation speed reaches a predetermined steady rotation speed (for example, about 80 rotations / minute), the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R can be operated.

  Thereafter, when one of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R is operated by the player, the CPU 106 operates the on / off state of each winning flag and the stop switch for the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch. The reel stop control is performed according to the timing. The contents of this reel stop control are the same as the reel stop control performed by the reel stop control means 422 shown in FIG. Further, every time the player operates the stop switch, the CPU 106 transmits stop operation information indicating which stop switch has been operated to the sub-control circuit 200. Is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200. As a result, the sub-control circuit 200 determines whether or not the stop switch has been operated in accordance with the operation sequence when the switching control of the content to be performed and the operation sequence of the stop switch are notified based on the stop operation information. Judgment is made.

  When all the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped due to the reel change / stop processing being performed in step S24, the CPU 106 next determines whether or not any winning combination has been won, and according to the determination result. A winning determination process for performing a game state transition process or the like is performed (step S26). That is, the CPU 106 identifies nine symbols stopped and displayed on the reel display window 22, and recognizes each symbol combination stopped and displayed on the effective lines L1 to L4. Then, based on the payout information shown in FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not any winning combination has been won. Here, when the RB combination or the BB combination wins during the normal game, the game state is changed from “normal game” to “RB game” or “BB game” according to the winning combination. Further, when the re-game player wins in the “normal game”, the on / off state of the re-game establishment flag stored in the RAM 110 is turned on. Further, when the gaming state is “RB gaming” or “BB gaming”, it is determined whether or not the termination condition of the special game being executed is satisfied. If the termination condition is satisfied, the gaming state is set to “normal”. Update to “Game”. If it is determined that the small combination has won, the number of payouts (see FIG. 6) corresponding to the winning small combination is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 110.

  As described above, when the winning determination and the game state transition control are performed, the CPU 106 notifies the sub-control circuit 200 of the game result information indicating the type or loss of the winning combination and the current result corresponding to the game result. The game state information indicating the game state and the RT state is transmitted. In addition, the CPU 106 turns off the winning flag corresponding to each small combination and re-playing combination stored in the RAM 110. On the other hand, when the winning flag corresponding to the BB role or the RB role is on, the on state is maintained until the special role corresponding to the winning flag wins, and the special role is won. Turn off. By carrying out such a process, the carryover of the bonus flag is realized.

  Next, when the payout number of medals is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 110 in the winning determination process of step S26, the CPU 106 pays out a payout process for paying out the number of medals to the player (step S28). I do. In this payout process, it is possible to pay out medals from the medal payout outlet 60 by driving a medal payout device (so-called hopper) housed in the slot machine 10. It is also possible to add credit to the stored number of credits. The CPU 106 that performs the payout process in step S28 corresponds to the winning process means 440 shown in FIG. When the payout process in step S28 is completed, one unit game is completed, and the CPU 106 returns to the process in step S12 again. Thus, by repeating the control process shown in the main routine, the player can continue to play the game.

(Explanation of winning decision processing subroutine)
As described above, in the main routine of FIG. 12, when the reel fluctuation / stop process in step S24 is completed, the CPU 106 performs a winning determination process in step S26. Hereinafter, the contents of the winning determination process will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the CPU 106 recognizes nine types of symbols stopped and displayed on the display window 22 (step S40). Then, the CPU 106 refers to information indicating the current gaming state stored in the RAM 110, and determines whether or not the current gaming state is “normal game” (step S42).

(1) In the case of a special game In the determination process of step S42, if the CPU 106 determines that the current game state is a special game (NO), the CPU 106 performs a winning process during a special game (step S44). . That is, first, the CPU 106 determines whether or not a small combination has won, and when it is determined that any small combination has won, it corresponds to the winning small combination based on the payout information shown in FIG. The payout number of medals is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 110. Next, the CPU 106 determines whether or not an end condition for the special game currently being executed is satisfied. That is, if the game is in the BB game, it is determined whether or not the total number of medals paid out during the BB game has exceeded 300. If it is during the RB game, it is determined whether the unit game during the RB game has been performed 12 times, or whether any small role has won 8 times. When the CPU 106 determines that the termination condition for the special game currently being executed is satisfied, the CPU 106 updates the current game state stored in the RAM 110 to “normal game”, and further changes the current RT state to “RT1”. Update to

  When the winning process during the special game is completed, the CPU 106 may turn on a winning flag other than the special combination among the winning flags corresponding to each combination stored in the predetermined storage area of the RAM 110. If it does, it is turned off (step S46). Then, the CPU 106 transmits information indicating the result of the current unit game (such as information indicating whether or not any winning combination has been won) and information indicating the current game state and the RT state to the sub-control circuit 200 (step). S48). Next, the CPU 106 ends the winning determination process subroutine of FIG. 13, and proceeds to the payout process of step S28 shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the CPU 106 determines that the condition for ending the special game currently being executed is not satisfied, the game state and the RT state are not updated in the special game winning process in step S44, and after step S46. After performing the above process, the winning determination process subroutine of FIG. 13 is terminated.

(2) In the case of a normal game In the determination process of step S42 described above, if the CPU 106 determines that the current game state is “normal game” (YES), the process for the unit game result in the normal game is performed. Do. First, the CPU 106 determines whether or not any re-game player is established based on the nine symbols recognized in step S40 (step S50). Then, when any re-playing combination is established (YES), the CPU 106 turns on the state of the re-game winning flag stored in the RAM 110 (step S52). The on / off state of the replay winning flag is referred to in the determination process in step S12 in the main routine of FIG.

  Next, in the determination process of step S50, when the CPU 106 determines that no re-playing combination has been established (NO), it determines whether or not any small combination has won (step S54). Then, when the CPU 106 determines that any of the small combinations 1, small combinations 2a to 2c or small combinations 3 has won a prize (YES), it corresponds to the winning small combination based on the payout information shown in FIG. The medal payout number is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 110 (step S56). Further, when the CPU 106 determines that no small role has been won (NO) in step S54, it is determined whether or not the special role (BB role a, BB role b or RB role) has been won next. (Step S58).

  When the CPU 106 determines that the special combination is won (YES), the special combination winning process is performed (step S60). That is, first, the winning flag corresponding to the winning special role is turned off, the end condition according to the winning special role is set, and the game state corresponding to the special role winning from “normal game” is set. Change to the state ("BB game" or "RB game"). In this way, when the process according to the result of the unit game in the normal game (the process of Steps S52, S56, S58 or S60) is performed, the value CNT of the number of unit games performed after the output of the previous ART execution signal is obtained. “1” is added (step S62). Then, when the process of step S62 is completed, the CPU 106 performs RT state transition control according to the current RT state.

(2-1) When the current RT state is “RT1” First, the CPU 106 determines whether or not the current RT state stored in the RAM 110 is “RT1” (RT = 1) (step S64). . If the current RT state is “RT1” (YES), it is determined whether or not the re-gamer a has won a prize in the current unit game (step S66). When it is determined that the re-gamer a has not won (NO), the process proceeds to the above-described step S46 without performing the transition to the RT state. On the other hand, when it is determined that the re-gamer a has won (YES), the current RT state stored in the RAM 110 is updated to “RT2” (step S68), and the CNT value described above is updated. It is determined whether or not 30 is exceeded (step S70).

  When the CPU 106 determines that the value of CNT exceeds 30 (YES in step S70), it outputs an ART execution signal to the outside via the external concentrated terminal board 118 (step S72). Then, the value of CNT is cleared to “0” (step S74), and the process proceeds to step S46 described above. As described above, when the RT state shifts from “RT1” to “RT2”, the CPU 106 regards that the ART game is started by the sub-control circuit 200 and outputs the ART execution signal to the outside.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 106 determines that the value of CNT does not exceed 30 (NO in step S70) in the determination process of step S70, the process proceeds to the process of step S46 as it is, and the RT state is “RT1”. The ART execution signal is not output even if the process shifts from "RT2" to "RT2." The reason for this will be described later.

(2-2) When the current RT state is “RT2” In the determination process of step S64 described above, when the CPU 106 determines that the current RT state is not “RT1” (NO), the CPU 106 determines that the current RT state is the current RT state. Is determined to be “RT2”, and it is determined whether or not the re-gamer a has won a prize in the current unit game (step S76). Then, when it is determined that the re-gamer a has not won (NO), it is determined whether or not the small combination 2a has won a prize (single prize) only on the active line L1 (step S78). Here, when the small combination 2a has won a triple prize or the small combination 2a has not won (NO), it is next determined whether or not the re-game combination c has won (step S80). When the CPU 106 determines that the re-gamer c has not won a prize (step S80, NO), the process proceeds to the above-described step S46. On the other hand, when the CPU 106 determines that the small combination 2a has won a single prize (step S78, YES) or the re-playing combination c has won a prize (step S80, YES), the current RT state is “RT1”. (Step S82). Then, the CPU 106 proceeds to the process of step S46 described above.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 106 determines in the determination process of step S76 that the re-gamer a has won a prize in the current unit game (YES), the CPU 106 proceeds to the process of step S68 and displays the current RT state. Processing to set “RT2” is performed. Then, the CPU 106 performs the determination process in step S70, and if the value of CNT exceeds 30 (YES in step S70), the CPU 106 proceeds to the process in step S72 and outputs an ART execution signal. In the process in step S74, the CNT The value of is cleared to “0” and the process proceeds to step S46 described above.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S70 that the value of CNT does not exceed 30 (step S70, NO), the process proceeds to step S46 without outputting an ART execution signal. As described above, when the RT state shifts from “RT1” to “RT2”, an ART execution signal is output as an ART game being started. For example, during the ART game, a re-game player a If an ART execution signal is output due to winning a prize, an ART execution signal is output a plurality of times in one ART game. Therefore, when an ART game execution number is displayed based on an ART execution signal on an external game history display device or the like, the number of ART games that is significantly higher than the number of ART games actually played is displayed. In order to avoid this, the determination process in step S70 is performed.

<Description of control processing in sub-control circuit>
Next, various processes executed during the ART game in the sub control circuit 200 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the contents of the ART notification process for mainly reporting the operation sequence of the stop switch during the ART game. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the contents of the operation order determination process for checking the operation order actually performed by the player when the stop switch operation order is notified. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the contents of an ART control process for controlling the start and end of an ART game and effects performed during the ART game.

(Description of ART notification processing)
First, the content of the ART notification process will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. The ART notification process is a process that is periodically executed at a predetermined cycle.
First, the CPU 206 of the sub-control circuit 200 shown in FIG. 4 determines whether or not the role lottery result information (see FIG. 12, step S22) is received from the main control circuit 100 (step S200). If the CPU 206 determines that the winning lottery result information has not been received (NO), the ART notification process is terminated and other processes are performed. On the other hand, if the CPU 206 determines in step S200 that the winning lottery result information has been received (YES), the current game state stored in the RAM 210 shown in FIG. 4 is “normal game”. Whether or not (step S202). If the current game state is “BB game” or “RB game” (NO), the ART notification process is terminated and other processes are performed.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines that the current game state is “normal game” (YES), based on the lottery result information determined to have been received from the main control unit 100 in step S200, FIG. It recognizes which lottery result number was derived as a result of the role lottery performed in step S22 of 12 (step S204). Then, the CPU 206 determines whether or not the lottery result number “4” or “9” has been derived, that is, whether or not the small combination 1 or the small combination 3 is determined as the winning combination (step S206). When the CPU 206 determines that the lottery result number “4” or “9” has been derived (YES), the CPU 206 acquires a random number from a random number generator (not shown) included in the sub-control circuit 200 and stores it in the ROM 208. Stock lottery is performed based on the stock lottery table shown in FIG. 11A (step S208).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), a stock lottery is performed according to whether or not an ART game is currently being played, and the probability of occurrence according to the type of a winning combination. Then, as a result of this stock lottery, the CPU 206 determines whether or not stock has been generated by winning the stock lottery (step S210), and when it is determined that no stock has been generated (NO), FIG. The ART notification process is terminated and other processes are performed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that stock has occurred (step S210, YES), “1” is added to the value of the stock number ST stored in the RAM 210 (step S212), and then stored in the RAM 210. It is determined whether or not the ART flag is on (step S214). The ART flag is a flag indicating whether or not the ART is currently being performed. When the flag is on, the ART is being performed. When the flag is off, the ART is not being performed. When the CPU 206 determines that the ART flag is off (NO), the ART notification process in FIG. 14 is terminated and other processes are performed.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines that the ART game is currently being played and the ART flag is on (step S214, YES), the lottery stop flag stored in the RAM 210 is then turned off. It is determined whether or not (step S216). This lottery stop flag is a flag that is turned on when the notified stop switch operation order does not match the operation order actually performed by the player in the operation order determination process of FIG. 15 described later. . When it is determined that the lottery stop flag is on (NO), the ART notification process of FIG. 14 is immediately terminated and other processes are performed. On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines that the lottery stop flag is off (YES), the random number generation provided in the additional lottery table in FIG. 11B stored in the ROM 208 and the sub control circuit 200 is generated. An extra lottery is performed based on the random number generated by the device (not shown) (step S218).

  As a result of the extra lottery, if the number of extra games is determined to be a value other than “0” (step S218, YES), the value of the remaining number of games AG of the currently played ART game (stored in the RAM 210). 14), after adding the number of extra games determined by the extra lottery (step S222), the ART notification process of FIG. 14 is terminated and other processes are performed. If the number of added games is determined to be “0” as a result of the extra lottery (step S218, NO), the ART notification process of FIG. 14 is immediately terminated and other processes are performed.

  Next, in step S206 described above, when the CPU 206 determines that neither of the lottery result numbers “4” and “9” has been derived (NO), first, whether or not the ART flag is turned on. Is determined (step S224). If it is determined that the ART flag is off (NO), the ART notification process in FIG. 14 is terminated and other processes are performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the ART flag is on (YES), the derived lottery result numbers “6” to “8” are derived based on the winning lottery result information received in step S200. It is determined whether it is either (step S226). When the CPU 206 determines that the derived lottery result number is any one of “6” to “8” (YES), in order to make the small combination 2a corresponding to the recognized lottery result number three times, 1 The type of stop switch to be stopped (see FIG. 9) is notified to the player (step S228). Then, the ART notification process shown in FIG. 14 is terminated and another control process is performed.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines in the process of step S226 that the lottery result number derived in the role lottery is not any of “6” to “8” (NO), the derived lottery result number is next. Is one of “10” to “15” (step S230). When it is determined that the derived lottery result number is any one of “10” to “15” (YES), it is next determined whether or not the current RT state is “RT2” ( Step S232). If it is determined that the current RT state is “RT2” (YES), it is determined whether or not the continuation flag stored in the RAM 210 is on (step S234). This continuation flag is a flag that is turned on when one ART game is completed and the next ART game can be continuously started. The on / off control of the continuation flag is performed in the ART control process of FIG.

  When the CPU 206 determines that the continuation flag is on (step S234, YES), the main control circuit 100 outputs an ART execution signal indicating that the next ART game is to be continued. Next, the operation order in which the re-gamer a wins is notified (step S236). Thereby, when the player operates the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R according to the notified operation sequence, the re-game player a wins, and the determination result in step S76 of the winning determination processing subroutine shown in FIG. If YES and the value of CNT exceeds 30 times (step S70, YES), an ART execution signal is output. Further, in the sub control circuit 200, the continuation flag is turned off by the processing of steps S322 to S326 of the ART control processing of FIG. 16 to be described later. Therefore, the determination result of step S234 of FIG. Until it is turned on, even if the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” are derived at “RT2”, the operation order in which the re-game player a wins is not notified. Then, when the operation order in which the re-game player a wins is notified by the process of step S236, the ART notification process shown in FIG.

  In the determination process of step S232, if the current RT state is “RT1”, the determination result is NO. Therefore, the re-game player a in step S236 wins the prize without performing the determination process of step S234. The process which alert | reports the operation order to perform is performed. That is, when the current RT state is “RT1” during the ART game, and the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” are derived, the re-gamer a is requested to shift to “RT2”. The operation order for winning is notified.

  Next, in the determination process of step S230, when the CPU 206 determines that the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” have not been derived (NO), whether or not the current RT state is “RT2”. Is determined (step S238). If the CPU 206 determines that the current RT state is “RT2” (YES), then whether or not the lottery result number derived in the role lottery is any of “16” to “21”. Is determined (step S240). When the CPU 206 determines that the derived lottery result number is any of “16” to “21” (YES), the CPU 206 performs an operation in which the re-game player b wins in accordance with the derived lottery result number. The order is notified (step S242). As a result, when the player operates the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R in accordance with the notified operation sequence, the winning of the re-game player c is avoided and “RT2” is maintained. And CPU206 complete | finishes the ART alerting | reporting process shown in FIG. 14, and will perform another control process, after finishing the process of step S242.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines that the current RT state is not “RT2” (NO) in the determination process of step S238, or the derived lottery result number is “16” to “24” in the determination process of step S240. If it is determined that it is other than “21” (NO), the ART notification process shown in FIG. 14 is immediately terminated and another control process is performed.

  For the operation order determination process of FIG. 15, when the CPU 206 performs notification by the process of step S228, S236, or S242, the RAM 210 turns on a notification execution flag indicating that and also notifies 1 The type of stop switch to be stopped or the content of the operation sequence is stored in the RAM 210. In addition, the CPU 206 turns off the notification execution flag described above every time the unit game ends.

  In addition, if the lottery stop flag is turned on in the determination process in step S216, the ART notification process of FIG. 14 is performed without performing the extra lottery, that is, by setting the probability that the number of extra games will be added to 0%. Instead, the probability that an additional game number other than “0” is selected may be reduced, and the possibility that the additional game number is added may be left.

(Explanation of operation order judgment processing)
Next, the contents of the operation order determination process will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. This operation order determination process is also a process periodically executed at a predetermined cycle.
First, the CPU 206 determines whether stop operation information (see FIG. 12, step S24) has been received from the main control circuit 100 (step S250). When the CPU 206 determines that the stop operation information has been received (YES), it next determines whether the ART flag is on (step S252). When the CPU 206 determines that the ART flag is on (YES), it determines whether or not the processing of step S228, S236, or S242 in FIG. 14 has been performed (step S254).

  Here, the determination in step S254 can be made based on whether or not the above-described notification execution flag stored in the RAM 210 is on. If it is determined in step S254 that the CPU 206 has notified the operation order (YES), the type of stop switch operated by the player, which is included in the stop operation information received in step S250, is determined. At the same time, the stop switch determines how many times the stop switch has been operated since the current unit game is started (step S256).

  Next, the CPU 206 determines whether or not the type of the stop switch recognized in step S256 and the operated order match the notified operation order (step S258). If the two match (YES), the operation order determination process shown in FIG. 15 is terminated and other control processes are executed. If they do not match, the lottery stop stored in the RAM 210 is stopped. The flag is turned on (step S260). Thereby, when the player does not operate the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R in accordance with the notified operation sequence, the determination result in step S216 in FIG. The lottery will not be performed. And CPU206 complete | finishes the operation order determination process shown in FIG. 15, and complete | finishes the process of step S260, and performs another control process.

  When the CPU 206 determines that the stop operation information is not received (NO) in the determination process of step S250, or when the ART flag determines that the ART flag is off (NO) in the determination process of step S252, If it is determined in step S254 that the operation order is not notified (NO), the operation order determination process shown in FIG. 15 is immediately terminated and another control process is executed.

(Description of ART control processing)
Next, the contents of the ART control process will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the CPU 206 determines whether or not game result information and game state information are received from the main control circuit 100 (step S300). When the CPU 206 determines that the game result information and the game state information are not received (NO), the ART control process in FIG. 16 is terminated and other processes are performed. On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines that the game result information and the game state information are received (YES), the CPU 206 determines whether or not the current game state is “normal game” (step S302). ).

  When the CPU 206 determines that the current game state is “BB game” or “RB game” (NO) in the determination process of step S302, an effect (special game effect) corresponding to the special game being executed is performed. (Step S304). On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines that the current game state is “normal game” (YES), whether or not the ON / OFF state of the ART flag stored in the RAM 210 is turned on next. Is determined (step S306).

(1) Processing during normal game and during non-ART When the CPU 206 determines that the ART flag is off (NO) in the determination processing in step S306, it is stored in the RAM 210 next. It is determined whether or not the value of the number of stocks ST is “1” or more (step S308). Here, when the value of the stock number ST is “0” (NO), the CPU 206 ends the ART effect control process of FIG. 16. On the other hand, if the value of the stock count ST is “1” or more (YES), the CPU 206 next determines whether or not the current RT state is “RT2” (step S310).

When the CPU 206 determines that the current RT state is “RT2” (YES), it turns on the on / off state of the ART flag stored in the RAM 210 (step S312 ), and the ART stored in the RAM 210. The value of the remaining number of games AG is set to “50” (step S316). Next, the CPU 206 subtracts “1” from the value of the stock number ST stored in the RAM 210 (step S318), and prepares to start the operation information notification effect from the next unit game (step S320). Here, the operation information notification effect is an effect performed during the ART game, and is an effect performed when the operation order shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9 is notified according to the result of the winning lottery. When the player performs a medal insertion operation in order to perform the next unit game by the processing in step S320, the operation information notification effect is started.

  When the CPU 206 determines that the value of the stock number ST is “0” (NO) in the determination process in step S308 described above, or the current RT state is not “RT2” in the determination process in step S310. If it is determined (NO), the CPU 206 ends the ART control process of FIG. 16 and performs other processes.

(2) Processing during ART When the CPU 206 determines that the ART flag is on (YES) in the determination processing of step S306 described above, first, the continuation flag stored in the RAM 210 is turned on. It is determined whether or not (step S322). When the CPU 206 determines that the continuation flag is on (YES), it is next determined whether or not the re-gamer a has won a prize in the current unit game (step S324). When it is determined that the re-gamer a has won (YES), the continuation flag stored in the RAM 210 is turned off (step S326). Once the continuation flag is turned on by the processing of steps S322 to S326, it continues until the re-game player a wins (that is, until the ART execution signal is output by the processing of step S72 of FIG. 13). The flag on state is maintained.

  Then, when the continuation flag is turned off by the process of step S326, the value of the remaining number of games AG is subtracted by “1” (step S328). When it is determined in the determination process in step S322 that the continuation flag is off (NO), or in the determination process in step S324, it is determined that the re-game player a has not won a prize (NO). Immediately moves to the process of step S328, and subtracts “1” from the value of the remaining number of games AG.

  When the value of the remaining number of games AG is decremented by “1” by the process of step S328, the CPU 206 next determines whether or not the value of the remaining number of games AG is “10” (step S330). Here, for example, until the ART game is started and the remaining 10 games are reached, the determination result in step S330 is NO, and then it is determined whether or not the value of the remaining number of games AG is “1” (step S336). ). Also in this determination process, the determination result is NO, and it is then determined whether or not the value of the remaining number of games AG has become “0” (step S346). Eventually, this determination result is also NO, and the ART control process of FIG. 16 is terminated as it is. That is, until the remaining 10 games after the ART game is started, the operation information notification effect started by the process of step S320 is executed.

  When the remaining ART games are 10 games, the determination result in step S330 is YES, and the CPU 206 starts a battle effect (step S332) and turns on the lottery stop flag stored in the RAM 210 (step S334). ), The ART control process of FIG. 16 is terminated. This battle effect is an effect in which two characters struggle, the state is displayed on the display device 70, and sounds and sound effects associated with the fight are generated from the speakers 64L and 64R. Even during the battle effect, the processing of steps S226 to S242 shown in FIG. 14 is executed. Here, the fact that the lottery stop flag is turned on by the process of step S334 is an effect that is performed with a fixed number of games, that is, the remaining 10 games, so the number of additional games is added by the additional lottery, and the ART game This is to prevent the remaining number of games from fluctuating.

  When the battle effect progresses and the remaining ART game is one game, the determination result in step S336 is YES, and the CPU 206 determines whether or not the value of the stock number ST stored in the RAM 210 is “1” or more. (Step S338). When the value of the stock number ST is equal to or greater than “1” (YES), the last battle effect is defined as “winning ending” (step S340). This victory ending is an effect for showing that it is determined that the next ART will continue (so-called continuous change). In this effect, for example, after displaying an image in which one character prevents or deceives the attack of the other character, an image that attacks and defeats the other character is displayed. Then, the CPU 206 ends the ART control process shown in FIG. 16 and performs other processes.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines that the value of the stock number ST is “0” (NO) in the determination process of step S338, the last battle effect is “defeat ending” (step S342). . This defeat ending is an effect to show that stock must be generated by stock lottery to start the next ART when the current ART ends. This effect is, for example, to display an image that falls when one character is attacked by the other character. Then, the CPU 206 turns on the on / off state of the battle effect end flag stored in the RAM 210 (step S344), and ends the ART control process of FIG. This battle effect end flag is a flag indicating that the defeat ending is selected in the last unit game of ART.

  Then, in the last unit game of the ART game, when the ending determined as described above is executed, the value of AG becomes “0” by the process of step S328, and the determination result of step S346 becomes YES. Thereby, first, the CPU 206 turns off the lottery stop flag turned on by the process of step S332 or the process of step S260 of FIG. 15 (step S348). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the stock number ST stored in the RAM 210 is “1” or more (step S350). Here, although the value of the stock number ST is determined in the determination process of step S338 described above, the same determination is performed again whether or not stock has occurred in the last unit game of the ART game. This is to confirm.

  When the CPU 206 determines that the value of the stock number ST is “0” (NO) in the determination process of step S350, the ART flag stored in the RAM 210 is turned off to end the ART (step S350) (step S350). S352), after proceeding to step S326 and preparing for an effect (normal effect) to be performed in a normal game (step S354), the ART control process shown in FIG. 16 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 206 determines that the value of the stock number ST is “1” or more (YES) in the determination process of step S350, the battle effect end flag stored in the RAM 210 is turned on / off. It is determined whether or not is on (step S356). Here, when the battle effect end flag is turned on (YES), it indicates that the defeat ending has been executed, but the stock has been generated in the last unit game. As a result, the CPU 206 executes a restoration effect (step S358). As this revival effect, for example, an effect is made such that one character who has fallen in the defeat ending stands up and the other character is defeated.

  Next, after turning off the battle effect end flag stored in the RAM 210 (step S360), the CPU 206 turns on the continuation flag to indicate that the next ART game will be started (step S362). Then, the process proceeds to step S316 described above, and the value of the remaining number of games AG is set to “50”. Furthermore, after shifting to step S318 and subtracting “1” from the value of the stock number ST stored in the RAM 210, the process shifts to step S320 to start the operation information notification effect from the next unit game. Preparations are made and the ART control process in FIG. 16 is terminated.

  When the CPU 206 determines that the battle effect end flag is off (NO) in the determination process of step S356 described above, that is, when the winning ending is performed in the last unit game in ART. Then, the processing of steps S358 and S360 is not performed, and the processing immediately proceeds to the processing after step S362.

  As described above, when the number of stocks is “1” or more (step S308, YES), when the RT state shifts to “RT1” (step S310, YES), one stock is consumed (step S38). A game is started. Then, during the period of 50 games, an ART game is performed. If the number of stocks is one or more in the last unit game (step S350, YES), the next ART game is started subsequently.

≪Relationship between RT state and production contents and ART execution signal output≫
Next, with reference to FIG. 17, the relationship between the transition of the RT state and effect contents and the output timing of the ART execution signal indicating the execution of the ART game output to the outside will be described. Here, in the example shown in FIG. 17, there are two stocks ST stored in the RAM 210 of the sub-control circuit 200, the value of CNT exceeds 30, the RT state is “RT1”, and the gaming state A case where an ART game is started while “normal game” is set will be described.

  First, when the re-game player a wins in this state, in the main control circuit 100, the RT state shifts from “RT2” to “RT1” (FIG. 13, steps S66, YES → S68), and an ART execution signal is output. (Step S72). In the sub control circuit 200, the ART flag is turned on (FIG. 16, steps S308 and S310, YES → S312), and the value of the stock number ST is decremented by “1” to become “1” (step S318). The operation information notification effect is started with the start of the ART game (step S320).

  When the remaining number of ART games reaches 10 in the sub-control circuit 200 (FIG. 16, step S330, YES), a battle effect is started (step S332), and the remaining number of games increases during the battle effect. In order to avoid this, the lottery stop flag is turned off (step S334) in order to avoid the lottery process in step S218 in FIG. Thereafter, when the remaining ART game is one game (step S336, YES), the presence or absence of stock is determined (step S338). Here, since the stock number is “1”, the winning ending is performed in the last unit game of the ART game (step S338, YES → S340). When the last unit game of the ART game is played (step S346, YES), the lottery stop flag is turned off (step S348), and the presence or absence of stock is determined (step S350). Here, since one stock remains (step S350, YES), the continuation flag is turned on (step S362), the AG value is set to “50” (step S316), and there is one stock. When it is consumed (step S318), the next ART game is started.

  As described above, the next ART game is started in the sub-control circuit 200, but at this stage, the ART execution signal indicating that the next ART game is started is not output from the main control circuit 100. .

  Now, it is assumed that the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” are derived in the role lottery while the next ART game is started and the unit game is performed. Then, the determination result in step S230 of FIG. 14 is YES, and since the current RT state is “RT2” (YES in step S232), the on / off state of the continuation flag is determined (step S234). ). At this time, as described above, since the continuation flag is turned on by the process of step S362 in FIG. 16, the determination result of step S234 is YES, and the operation order in which the re-game player a wins is informed (step S236).

  Accordingly, when the player operates the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R in the notified operation sequence, the re-game player a wins (FIG. 13, step S76, YES), and an ART execution signal is output (step S72). ). Further, in the sub-control circuit 200, the continuation flag is turned off when the re-gamer a has won (FIG. 16, steps S324, YES → S326). As described above, when it is determined that the stock is 1 or more in the last game of the ART game, the next ART game is continuously started. However, even if the next ART game is started, the ART execution signal is immediately output. It is not limited to this, and is output when the re-gamer a wins. Therefore, the period from the start of the next ART game to the output of the ART execution signal is an indefinite period.

  In addition, since the continuation flag is turned off when the re-gamer a wins, the operation order in which the re-gamer a wins is not notified until the ART game is ended in the subsequent ART game (FIG. 14). The determination result of step S234 is NO, and the process of step S236 is avoided). In other words, when the ART game is started with the continuation flag turned on, the continuation flag is kept on until the re-gamer a wins, so during that time, the lottery result number “10” Each time “15” to “15” are derived, the operation order in which the re-game player a wins is notified.

  Furthermore, until the value of CNT exceeds 30 by the process of step S70 in FIG. 13, that is, until 30 games elapse after the ART execution signal is output, even if the re-game player a wins, the ART execution signal Is not output. Thus, a plurality of ART execution signals are prevented from being output as much as possible during one set (50 games) of ART games. Here, the process of step S70 will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, when the number of stocks is determined to be “0” when the last game of the ART game ends (FIG. 16, step S350, NO), the ART game ends (step S352), but the RT state Is still “RT2”, which is advantageous for the player. However, since the stop switch of the first stop operation in which the small combination 2a wins the triple and the operation order for avoiding the winning of the re-playing combination c are no longer notified, the lottery result numbers “6” to “ When “8” or “16” to “21” is derived, the process shifts to “RT1” with a high probability.

  When the ART game is continued, after the re-gamer a is first won in the ART game, the determination result of step S234 in FIG. 14 is NO, the processing of step S236 is avoided, and the re-gamer In this case, the process of notifying the operation order in which the re-game player b wins may be performed after avoiding the process of step S236.

  Next, a description will be given of the fact that a plurality of ART execution signals are prevented from being output as much as possible during one set of ART games by providing the processing in step S70 of FIG. As shown in step S66 of FIG. 13, when the CPU 106 shifts from "RT1" to "RT2" (YES), it is assumed that the ART game has started and outputs an ART execution signal (step). S72). Here, if there is no processing in step S70, during the same ART game, when the re-gamer a wins a prize while staying at “RT2”, or after shifting to “RT1” (step 1). S82) The ART execution signal is output again when the process proceeds to "RT2" again. Therefore, when the number of ART games is counted based on such an ART execution signal, the counted value is larger than the number of ART games actually performed.

  Therefore, after the ART game is started and the first ART execution signal is output, until the predetermined number of games is performed (that is, for 30 games), even if the re-game player a wins again, the ART execution is executed. The signal is not output. Here, the threshold value of the value of CNT in step S70 of FIG. 13 is set to 30, that is, shorter than one set of ART game period until the ART execution signal is output after the ART game is started. This is because the period (until the re-gamer a wins) is taken into consideration.

  For example, when the threshold value of the CNT value is 50, assuming that the next ART game is continuously started, a plurality of games are played until the re-gamer a wins after the continued ART game is started. Suppose you need it. That is, if a “deviation” occurs between the start of the ART game and the output of the ART execution signal, and the “deviation” increases as the ART game continues, the ART execution that should be output is eventually performed. There is a possibility that the signal is not output by the process of step S70. For this reason, the threshold value of the value of CNT in step S70 of FIG. 13 is set shorter than one set of ART game periods so that such a situation does not easily occur.

  However, even if there is one or more stocks at the end of the ART game and it is determined that the ART game will continue, the ART game is once ended and the RT state has shifted from “RT2” to “RT1” Thereafter, if the ART game is to be started when “RT1” is shifted to “RT2” again, the threshold value of the CNT value in step S70 in FIG. 13 is set to the period of one set of ART games. It may be the same as (50). In this case, when the ART game is temporarily ended, but one of the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” is derived in the role lottery after the RT state has shifted from “RT2” to “RT1”. In addition, it is preferable to notify the operation order for the re-gamer a to win.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described. The slot machine in this embodiment is the same in hardware configuration as the slot machine 10 in the first embodiment, but in the first embodiment, there are two RT states “RT1” and “RT2”. On the other hand, in this embodiment, in addition to “RT1” and “RT2”, an RT state “RT3” is added. Hereinafter, the points of this embodiment different from the first embodiment will be described.

≪ Role lottery table ≫
First, the contents of the role lottery table in the RT state “RT3” will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 18, (a) shows the contents of the RT3 role lottery table, and (b) shows the contents of the RT2 role lottery table. As shown in FIG. 18 (a), in the RT3 winning lottery table, the numerical range in which the re-gamer will win is set to 5071 to 50718, and the winning probability of the re-gamer in RT2 (numerical range) : 1 to 50718). However, the numerical range in which the re-gamer will be won is divided into 12 lottery result numbers (“10” to “21”). As shown in FIG. Although the corresponding numerical range is different from the RT2 role lottery table shown in FIG. 8 (b), the replay that wins according to the types of replaying roles, advantageous operation order and operation order in each lottery result number The types of roles are the same.

  The RT2 role lottery table in the present embodiment is slightly different from the RT2 role lottery table in the first embodiment. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 18B and 19B, a plurality of replays corresponding to lottery result numbers “10” to “15” in the RT2 winning lottery table of the first embodiment. Among the combinations (see FIG. 8B), the re-playing combination a is replaced by the re-playing combination g. This re-playing role g is a role unique to the second embodiment, and the corresponding symbol combination is “Plum-Plum-Bell”. Like the re-playing characters a, b, c, there is a symbol combination that does not cause a missing game. It is associated.

The contents of the RT1 role lottery table and special game role lottery table are the same as the RT1 role lottery table and special game role lottery table shown in FIGS. 7A and 7C. .
Further, in the combination lottery tables shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the combined winning probability of the re-gamer in “RT3” (about 1 / 1.292) than the combined winning probability of the re-gamer in “RT2” (about 1 / 1.292). 1 / 1.436) is set lower, but the combined winning probability of the re-gamer may be the same for “RT2” and “RT3”, or “RT3” than “RT2” You can make it higher.

≪Transition between states≫
Next, in the present embodiment, transition between states when an RT state “RT3” is added will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the game state at the beginning of the game is “normal game”, and the RT state is “RT1”. In this state, when the re-game player a wins, the RT state shifts to “RT2” by the game state transition means 432 shown in FIG. Further, when the re-playing combination g is won at “RT2”, that is, in the combination lottery, lottery result numbers “10” to “15” shown in FIG. 19B are derived, and the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R. Are operated in the advantageous operation order, the RT state shifts to “RT3”. Further, when the re-playing combination a is won in “RT3”, that is, in the combination lottery, lottery result numbers “10” to “15” shown in FIG. 19A are derived, and the stop switches 37L, 37C, When 37R is operated in the advantageous operation order, the RT state shifts to “RT2”.

  In “RT2” and “RT3”, when the small combination 2a has won a single prize or when the re-playing combination c has won, it will shift to “RT1” in any RT state. Also, in “RT1”, “RT2”, and “RT3”, when the BB combination a, BB combination b, or RB combination wins, the game state corresponding to the special combination won from “normal game” (“ "RB game" or "BB game") and the special game is started. When the end condition of the started special game (“RB game” or “BB game”) is satisfied, the game state is shifted to “normal game” and the RT state is set to “RT1”.

≪Control processing in main control circuit≫
Next, control processing performed by the main control circuit 100 that performs processing different from the first embodiment will be described. Specifically, the contents of the winning determination processing subroutine are different from those of the first embodiment in order to realize the transition between the states shown in FIG. Note that the main routine shown in FIG. 12 is also executed in this embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 21 shows the content of the winning determination processing subroutine in the present embodiment. In the winning determination processing subroutine shown in this figure, the same step numbers are assigned to the same steps as those of the winning determination processing subroutine in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 13, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The difference between the winning determination processing subroutine in the present embodiment and that in the first embodiment is processing relating to transition of the RT state. That is, if it is determined in the determination process in step S64 that the current RT state is not “RT1” (NO), in the first embodiment, it is determined whether or not the re-game player a has won immediately (step S76). However, in this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the current RT state is “RT3” (step S90), and when it is “RT3” (YES), the process proceeds to step S76. . If it is determined in step S90 that it is not “RT3” (NO), it is determined that the current RT state is “RT2” and it is determined whether or not the re-game player g has won a prize. (Step S92). If it is determined that the re-gamer g has been won (YES), the RT state is shifted from “RT2” to “RT3” (step S94), and the process proceeds to step S46. On the other hand, when it is determined that the re-gamer g has not been won (NO), the process proceeds to step S78 and subsequent steps, and it is determined whether or not the condition for shifting to “RT1” is satisfied.

  By performing the winning determination process subroutine shown in FIG. 21, in the present embodiment, when the RT state shifts from “RT1” to “RT2” or when “RT3” shifts to “RT2”. (Step S68) If the value of CNT exceeds 30 (YES in Step S70), an ART execution signal is output (Step S72).

≪Control processing in sub-control circuit≫
Next, control processing performed by the sub control circuit 200 that performs processing different from the first embodiment will be described. Specifically, the contents of the ART notification process and the ART control process are different from those in the first embodiment. The operation order determination process shown in FIG. 15 is also performed in this embodiment.

  First, the contents of the ART notification processing in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the steps in which the ART notification processing shown in this figure performs the same processes as the ART notification processing in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 14 are assigned the same step numbers, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The ART notification process in the present embodiment is different from that in the first embodiment in that any of lottery result numbers “10” to “15” is derived in the role lottery during the ART game (step S230, YES). It is. That is, if it is determined in the determination process in step S230 that any of the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” has been derived (YES), the CPU 206 proceeds to step S232 and the current RT state is “ It is determined whether or not it is “RT2”. As a result, if it is determined that the current RT state is “RT2” (YES), whether or not the guidance flag stored in the RAM 210 is turned on. Is determined (step S280). This guidance flag is a flag indicating whether or not the player should be guided so that the current RT state shifts from “RT2” to “RT3”. The remaining number of games in the ART game is a predetermined number of games (this In the embodiment, it is turned on when 10 games) (details will be described later).

  If the guidance flag is off (NO), the ART notification process shown in FIG. 22 is terminated. If the guidance flag is on (YES), the derived lottery result number is displayed. After notifying the operation sequence (see FIG. 19 (a)) in which the corresponding re-gamer g wins (step S282), the ART notification process shown in FIG. 22 is terminated. In this way, when the guidance flag is on, a notification is issued to shift the current RT state from “RT2” to “RT3”.

  If the current RT state is not “RT2” in the determination process of step S232 (NO), it is determined whether or not the current RT state is “RT3” (step S284). Then, when the CPU 206 determines that the current RT state is not “RT3” (NO), the process proceeds to the process of step S236, and the re-game player a corresponding to the derived lottery result number wins the operation. Announce the order. On the other hand, when it is determined that the current RT state is “RT3” (YES), the process proceeds to step S234, where it is determined whether or not the continuation flag is on, and if it is on (YES). At the time of determination, the process of step S236 described above is performed. Then, when the process of step S236 is completed, or when the determination result of step S234 is NO, the ART notification process shown in FIG. 22 is ended as it is.

  By performing the above processing, in the present embodiment, when the ART game ends, the RT state is guided to temporarily shift to “RT3”.

  Next, the contents of the ART control process in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the steps in which the ART control process shown in this figure performs the same processes as those of the ART control process in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 16 are assigned the same step numbers, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The ART control process in the present embodiment is different from that in the first embodiment in that the guidance flag is turned on when the remaining ART games are 10 games, and the re-game player g once the guidance flag is turned on. Two points are that the on-state is maintained until a prize is won. That is, in the ART control process of FIG. 23, when the remaining number of ART games becomes “10” (YES), the CPU 206 performs the processes of steps S332 and S334 to start the battle effect and set the lottery stop flag. Further, the guidance flag is turned on (step S376). After the guidance flag is turned on, it is determined whether or not the re-game player g has won a prize every time the unit game is over (step S370, YES → S372). (S372, YES), after turning off the guidance flag (step S374), the process proceeds to step S328.

≪Relationship between RT state and production contents and ART execution signal output≫
In the present embodiment in which each process described above is performed, the relationship between the transition of the RT state and effect contents and the output timing of the ART execution signal indicating the execution of the ART game output to the outside will be described with reference to FIG. Here, also in the example shown in FIG. 24, the number of stocks ST stored in the RAM 210 of the sub-control circuit 200 is two as in the case shown in FIG. 17, and the value of CNT exceeds 30. A case where an ART game is started when the RT state is “RT1” and the game state is “normal game” will be described.

  First, when the re-gamer a wins in this state, the main control circuit 100 shifts the RT state from “RT2” to “RT1” (FIG. 21, steps S66, YES → S68), and outputs an ART execution signal. (Step S72). In the sub control circuit 200, the ART flag is turned on (FIG. 23, steps S308 and S310, YES → S312), and the value of the stock number ST is subtracted by “1” to become “1” (step S318). The operation information notification effect is started with the start of the ART game (step S320).

  Then, in the sub control circuit 200, when the remaining number of ART games reaches 10 (FIG. 23, step S330, YES), a battle effect is started (step S332), and the remaining number of games increases during the battle effect. In order to avoid this, the lottery stop flag is turned off (step S334) in order to avoid the lottery process in step S218 in FIG. Further, a guidance flag is turned on to shift the current gaming state from “RT2” to “RT3” (step S376). Thereafter, when any of the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” is derived in the role lottery (FIG. 22, step S230, YES), the operation order in which the re-game player g wins is notified. (Step S280, YES → S282). Then, every time the unit game ends, it is determined whether or not the re-gamer g has won (FIG. 23, step S370, YES → S372), and the guidance flag remains on until the re-gamer g wins. Maintained. When the re-game player g wins (step S372, YES), the guidance flag is turned off (step S374), assuming that guidance to “RT3” has been achieved. When the RT state shifts to “RT3”, it is determined whether or not the continuation flag is turned on every time one of the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” is derived in subsequent unit games. (FIG. 22, step S230, YES → S232, NO → S284, YES → S234).

  Eventually, when the remaining ART game is one game (FIG. 23, step S336, YES), the presence or absence of stock is determined (step S338). Here, since the stock number is “1”, the winning ending is performed in the last unit game of the ART game (step S338, YES → S340). When the last unit game of the ART game is played (step S346, YES), the lottery stop flag is turned off (step S348), and the presence or absence of stock is determined (step S350). Here, since one stock remains (step S350, YES), the continuation flag is turned on (step S362), the AG value is set to “50” (step S316), and there is one stock. When it is consumed (step S318), the next ART game is started.

  As described above, the next ART game is started in the sub-control circuit 200, but at this stage, the ART execution signal indicating that the next ART game is started is not output from the main control circuit 100. .

  Now, it is assumed that the lottery result numbers “10” to “15” are derived in the role lottery while the next ART game is started and the unit game is performed. Then, the determination result in step S230 of FIG. 22 is YES, and since the current RT state is “RT3”, the ON / OFF state of the continuation flag is determined (step S232, NO → S284, YES). → S234). At this time, as described above, since the continuation flag is turned on by the process of step S362 of FIG. 23, the determination result of step S234 is YES, and the operation order in which the re-game player a wins is informed (step S236).

  Accordingly, when the player operates the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R in the notified operation sequence, the re-game player a wins (FIG. 21, step S90, YES → S76, YES), and an ART execution signal is output. (Step S72). Further, in the sub-control circuit 200, the continuation flag is turned off when the re-gamer a has won (FIG. 23, steps S324, YES → S326). As described above, when it is determined that the stock is 1 or more in the last game of the ART game, the next ART game is continuously started. However, even if the next ART game is started, the ART execution signal is immediately output. It is not limited to this, and is output when the re-gamer a wins. Therefore, the period from the start of the next ART game to the output of the ART execution signal is an indefinite period.

  In the present embodiment, the transition condition from another RT state (“RT1” or “RT3”) to “RT2” is set to “winning of re-gamer a”, while “RT2” is changed to another RT state. The transition condition to (“RT1” or “RT3”) does not include “winning of re-gamer a”. For this reason, it becomes possible to more reliably determine the transition to “RT2”, and accordingly, the ART execution signal can be output more accurately.

  On the other hand, when the number of stocks is determined to be “0” when the last game of the ART game ends (FIG. 23, step S350, NO), the ART game ends (step S352), but the RT state Is “RT3”. However, since the ART game is over and the stop order of the first stop operation in which the small combination 2a wins the triple and the operation order for avoiding the winning of the re-playing combination c are not notified, the lottery result numbers “6” to “6” When “8” or “16” to “21” is derived, the process shifts to “RT1” with a high probability.

  In the winning determination processing subroutine shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 21, it is determined in step S70 whether or not the value of CNT exceeds 30, and if not, an ART execution signal is not output. (Step S70, NO to avoid the process of S72). That is, by performing such processing, a plurality of ART execution signals are prevented from being output as much as possible in one ART game. As another example of this type of processing, for example, after the processing in step S68 in FIG. 13 and FIG. 21, the process proceeds to step S72, and the determination processing in step S70 is changed to the processing in step S80 (“ The processing is performed immediately after (RT2) or “RT3” to “RT1”. If the value of CNT is “30” or less after the process of step S80 (the determination result is NO), an ART cancel signal is output to a signal line different from the signal line of the ART execution signal. Keep it. Thereby, when the external management computer or the game history display device receives the ART cancel signal, the count value based on the ART execution signal output immediately before is subtracted by “1”. With this configuration, when there is a high possibility that the output ART execution signal is not appropriate, it is possible to output an ART cancellation signal for canceling the ART execution signal output immediately before.

  In the winning determination processing subroutine shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 21, even if the ART game is not in progress, when the RT state is “RT 1”, if the re-game player a accidentally wins without depending on the notification, An execution signal will be output. In order to avoid such a situation, for example, in the sub-control circuit 200, when the ART flag is off and the value of RT is “1”, lottery result numbers “10” to “15” When it is determined that the game player b has won, the operation order in which the re-game player b wins may be notified. In this case, in the operation order determination process shown in FIG. 15, if the determination process in step S252 (whether the ART flag is ON) is omitted, an operation contrary to the above-described operation order notification is performed. Even in this case, there is a high possibility that a penalty can be imposed and the notified operation order can be followed.

  As another form, for example, a role lottery table shown in FIG. 25 may be used instead of the RT1 role lottery table shown in FIG. In the combination lottery table shown in FIG. 25, when the lottery result number “10” is derived, the re-game combination b, c, d is won simultaneously, and the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R are operated in an advantageous operation order (left → middle). If the player is operated in (→ right), the re-gamer c wins, and if the player is not operated in the advantageous operation order, the re-gamer b wins.

  Here, it is assumed that when the RT state is “RT1”, it is determined not to shift to “RT2” even if the re-game player c wins. In addition, when stock is generated by stock lottery when the RT state is “RT1”, an advantageous operation order is notified when lottery result numbers “11” to “15” are derived in the role lottery, and RT The state may be guided to shift to “RT2”. Furthermore, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in an order other than left → middle → right, except during the ART game or when the above-described advantageous operation order is notified, depending on the number of times. You may be penalized.

  When the player is not notified of the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R, for example, the operation in the order of left → middle → right is displayed on a pamphlet or the display device 70. Recommended by the so-called demo screen. With this configuration, while the conditions for shifting to the ART game are not satisfied, the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are always operated in the order of left → middle → right so that the RT state is It may be possible not to shift from “RT1” to “RT2” by chance.

  Further, in the winning determination processing subroutine shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 21, the ART execution signal output processing in step S72 is whether or not the re-game player a has won in the predetermined RT state, that is, the active line However, instead of this, the current RT state is checked every time a unit game is performed, instead of checking whether the symbol combination stopped and displayed is “Plum-Plum-Watermelon”. Thus, when it is determined that the process has shifted to “RT2”, an ART execution signal may be output.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, whether or not the next ART game is continuously started is determined based on the presence / absence of stock (see step S350 in FIG. 16 or FIG. 23). In addition, a lottery (so-called loop lottery) for determining whether or not to continue the next new ART game may be performed, and it may be determined whether or not the ART game is continued depending on whether or not the loop lottery is won. . In this case, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated while ignoring the operation order notified by the player, the probability (loop rate) of winning the loop lottery is reduced, or the loop lottery is not performed. , Etc. may be performed.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the transition condition to “RT2” is set as a prize for a specific re-playing role, but it is determined that another role (such as a small role or a so-called single bonus role) is won. May be.

Further, in the second embodiment, when the remaining ART games are 10 games, the notification for shifting to “RT3” is started (see FIG. 23, step S376), and one set of ART games is ended. After that, it is possible to make a notification such as “RT3” and further “RT2”.
In this case, for example, the process of step S376 (guidance flag on) in FIG. 23 is deleted, and the guidance flag is turned on instead of turning on the continuation flag in step S362. When the CPU 206 determines that the re-gamer g has won (YES) in the determination process of step S372, the CPU 206 turns off the guidance flag and also turns on the continuation flag in the process of step S374.

Furthermore, as a different form, in the ART control process of FIG. 23, when the re-game player g does not win during the battle effect, the notification for shifting the RT state to “RT3” may be continued.
In this case, for example, immediately before the continuation flag is turned on in step S362 of FIG. 23, it is determined whether or not the guidance flag is turned off. When the guidance flag is off, the process proceeds to step S362, and the process as described above is performed. On the other hand, when the guidance flag is still on, instead of turning on the continuation flag, the “transition unachieved flag” set in advance is turned on, and the process proceeds to step S316. After that, if it is determined in step S372 that the re-gamer g has won, after turning off the guide flag in step S374, it is determined whether or not the “transition unachieved flag” is turned on. If it is off, the process proceeds to step S328 as it is, but if it is on, the "transition unachieved flag" is turned off and the continuation flag is turned on, and then the process proceeds to step S328. Transition.

10 Slot machine 37L, 37C, 37R Stop switch 40L, 40C, 40R Reel 64L, 64R Speaker 70 Image display device 100 Main control circuit 106, 206 CPU
108, 208 ROM
110, 210 RAM
200 Sub-control circuit 310 Rotation instruction means 320 Stop instruction means 410 Role lottery means 420 Reel control means 422 Reel stop control means 430 Winning determination means 432 Game state transition means 440 Winning processing means 450 Signal output means 520 Notification control means 522 Operation mode notification Means 530 Special game execution means 532 Execution condition determination means 538 Extension period determination means 5320 Occurrence probability reduction means 5380 Extension probability reduction means

Claims (2)

A slot machine that repeats a unit game in which a result is determined by a combination of the symbols displayed when rotation of a plurality of reels to which a plurality of types of symbols are attached is stopped,
Main control means for controlling the progress of the unit game;
Sub-control means for controlling the production related to the unit game,
Sending information in one direction from the main control means to the sub-control means;
The main control means includes
A role lottery means for performing a role lottery to determine which of a plurality of types of roles is to be won;
Stop instruction means for instructing to stop the rotation of the plurality of reels in response to an operation from a player;
Reel stop control means for performing stop control based on the result of the combination lottery for the rotating reels when stop of the plurality of reels is instructed by the stop instruction means;
Signal output means for outputting a signal indicating a gaming state to the outside,
The sub-control means is
A winning operation mode notifying unit for notifying an operation mode of the stop instructing unit, wherein the combination of symbols is stopped and displayed so that more game media are given by the reel stop control unit;
When a combination of predetermined symbols is stopped and displayed, special game execution means for starting a special game in which the operation mode is notified by the winning operation mode notification means,
An external output operation mode notification means for notifying a specific operation mode in which the combination of the predetermined symbols is stopped and displayed after the special game currently being performed is terminated ,
The signal output means is a special game execution indicating that the special game has been performed based on a result of the operation of the stop instruction means in the specific operation mode notified by the external output operation mode notification means. Output the signal to the outside,
The external output operation mode notification means, after the special game execution signal corresponding to the special game currently being performed is al plants constant unit game number or is output to the outside takes place, informing the specific modes of operation A slot machine characterized by The external output operation mode notifying means is
When a predetermined combination is determined by the combination lottery means, the specific operation mode is notified,
Wherein from the special game execution signal is outputted to the outside, until the predetermined unit game number Ru been performed, even when the predetermined combination is determined, it does not broadcast the specific modes of operation The slot machine according to claim 1.

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