JP5530499B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention includes a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable. After the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit. The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a winning according to the display result .

  What is conventionally known as this type of gaming machine is, for example, provided with a variable display device having a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the outer periphery, and the player operates the start lever According to the display result derived when the player stops the rotation by operating the stop button provided corresponding to each reel and stops the rotation of all the reels. There is a slot machine where a prize is generated.

  In such a slot machine, there is a game in which an effect related to a game is performed by both a display device provided separately from the reel and a movably provided accessory (mechanical structure). For example, at the start of the game, the display image is periodically vibrated as if an earthquake occurred in the display device provided above the reel, and the front of the display area of the display device is provided so that it can be opened and closed In accordance with the vibration of the display image, the accessory is vibrated to the left and right in small increments to cause the display image and the door accessory to move periodically and integrally, and the vibration effect is stopped according to the timing of the stop operation. There was a thing (for example, refer to patent documents 1).

  In general, a slot machine can obtain a substantially sufficient operation rate even if a player plays a game if the reel is rotated without operating the stop button after the game is started. I can't. Therefore, in other slot machines, a display device is provided separately from the reels, and when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the game, a message prompting the stop operation is displayed on the display device for a reel that has not yet been stopped. Some of them were displayed (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP-A-2005-540 JP 2006-288810 A

  It is conceivable to apply a technique for displaying a message for prompting a stop operation described in Patent Document 2 on the display device described in Patent Document 1. However, the front surface of the display area of the display device described in Patent Literature 1 is opened and closed by the operation of the door accessory. For this reason, even if a message for prompting the stop operation is displayed on the display device, the message may be concealed depending on the operation state of the door accessory. In such a case, the notification is hindered.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and a purpose thereof is to appropriately notify predetermined information on a display device provided with an accessory capable of performing an effect of concealing the display area. It is to provide a gaming machine.

(1) Provided with a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable,
After displaying the variable display unit in a variable manner, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
A display device (liquid crystal display 51) having a display area (display screen) capable of changing the display state;
A first position that overlaps the player side of the display area (overlapping position, for example, a position other than the stop reference position) and a second position that does not overlap the player side of the display area (a position that does not overlap, for example, the stop reference position) A movable device (production device 50) having movable members (production doors 60a, 60b) that can be displaced to
Effect control means for controlling the display device and the movable device to execute a game effect (display effect in the liquid crystal display 51, drive effect for driving the effect doors 60a and 60b) when a predetermined effect condition is established. (Sub-control unit 91, display control unit 191),
Derivation operation means operated to derive the display result ,
The effect control means executes the game effect by controlling the display state of the display area to a predetermined effect display state even when the movable member is in the first position,
The effect control means cancels the game effect being executed on condition that a predetermined notification condition different from the predetermined effect condition is satisfied (error state occurrence, non-stop operation for a predetermined time, etc.) . Including notification control means during notification,
The predetermined notification condition is satisfied when a predetermined time elapses without the derivation operation means being operated during the variable display of the variable display unit,
The notification-time effect control means includes:
On the condition that the predetermined notification condition is satisfied when the movable member is at the first position, the movable member is displaced to the second position (FIGS. 23 (e), (f), Sn5 in FIG. 28). , Sn37),
On the condition that the notification condition is satisfied, notification information (error notification, promotion notification) according to the predetermined notification condition is displayed in the display area (FIGS. 23E, 23F, 24, and 24). 28 Sn6, Sm29, Sm33, Sm37 in FIG. 30).

  According to such a configuration, even when an effect of displacing the movable member between the first position and the second position is performed, the movable member is moved to the first position on the condition that the notification condition is satisfied. The notification information is displayed in the display area by being displaced to two positions. For this reason, alerting | reporting information can be alert | reported appropriately.

  The first position described above may be any position as long as it overlaps on the player side of the display area. The overlapping position refers to a position or a range where a part or all of the display area and a part or all of the movable member overlap on the player side of the display area. Similarly, the above-described second position may be any position as long as it does not overlap on the player side of the display area. The position where the display area does not overlap is the position where the display area does not overlap the display area and the movable member (in this case, the main part, for example, the part of the effect doors 60a and 60b excluding the trapezoidal protrusion). Or the range.

  The movable member may be any member as long as it overlaps on the player side of the display area so that the player cannot visually recognize the overlapping area of the display area or is difficult to visually recognize.

  The notification information is information that is different from information notified in accordance with the progress of the game (for example, game start information, game result information, etc.) and needs to be interrupted and notified. Any information may be used.

  The above-described effect control means interrupts the game effect being executed on condition that a predetermined notification condition is satisfied, displays notification information corresponding to the notification condition in the display area, and moves the movable member. For example, the game effect being executed is interrupted on the condition that a predetermined notification condition is satisfied, and notification information corresponding to the notification condition is displayed in the display area. While displaying, you may displace the said movable member to the position which does not overlap with the area | region which displays the said alerting | reporting information at least.

(2) Predetermined errors (RAM error error, set value error, reel rotation error, insertion error, payout error, payout medal out error, hopper payout error, payout medal clog error, inserted medal clog error, door open error, etc.) Abnormality determination means for determining whether or not it has occurred (main control unit 41, various switches, sensors, etc.);
Game stop means for stopping the progress of the game when the abnormality determination means determines that an abnormality has occurred (error processing in FIG. 14);
The notification condition is satisfied when the abnormality determination unit determines that an abnormality has occurred (YES in Sn2 of FIG. 28).

  According to such a configuration, even when an effect of displacing the movable member between the first position and the second position is performed, the movable member is moved to the second position on condition that an abnormality has occurred. The notification information corresponding to the abnormality generated by being displaced to the position is displayed in the display area. For this reason, it is possible to appropriately notify that an abnormality has occurred and the type.

(3) It has a plurality of variable display areas (left reel, middle reel, right reel) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (see FIG. 2) each identifiable, and in each of the plurality of variable display areas A variable display device (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying the plurality of types of identification information to start a game and deriving and displaying a display result in each of the variable display areas to derive a game result; ,
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) for instructing the display result to be derived in the variable display area according to the player's operation;
Derivation operation enabling means for enabling detection of the derivation operation by the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area in which the plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed (validating the stop operation of the rotating reel by the CPU 41a) Processing) and
The variation control means (reel rotation processing by the CPU 41a) that continues the variation display in the variable display area corresponding to the derivation operation until the derivation operation is effectively detected after the variation display of the plurality of types of identification information is started. )When,
Derivation control means (reel rotation processing (stop switch processing by the CPU 41a)) for performing control for deriving a display result to the variable display area corresponding to the derivation operation when the derivation operation is detected effectively;
First notifying timing start means (processing for setting a first value in the timer counter when the sub-control unit 91 receives a reel rotation command) for starting timing based on the start of the game;
After the game is started, a second notification timing start means for starting timing based on the fact that the derivation operation is effectively detected (when the sub-control unit 91 receives a reel stop command, the timer counter A process of setting a value of 1 or a second value),
The notification condition is that a predetermined notification waiting time is elapsed after the first notification timing start unit or the second notification timing start unit starts measuring the time when the derivation operation is not effectively detected. It is established when it reaches
The production control means includes
The condition is that the time that has passed without the derivation operation being detected effectively after the first notification timing start means or the second notification timing start means has started to reach the notification waiting time. Display the prompt information for prompting the derivation operation corresponding to the variable display area during the variable display of the identification information in the display area (when the notification timer counter value becomes 0, the notification pattern 1, 2 command Process to send),
When the derivation operation is effectively detected, the display of the promotion information is terminated (a process of transmitting a notification end command when a reel stop command is received during the execution of the promotion notification).

  According to such a configuration, the derivation operation corresponding to one of the variable display areas is performed not only when the promotion notification is executed when a state in which the derivation operation has not been performed since the game has started continues for a predetermined notification waiting time. When the state where no derivation operation corresponding to the variable display area during the variable display is performed is continued for a predetermined notification waiting time, the promotion notification is executed to avoid a reduction in operating rate as much as possible. At the same time, it becomes easy to determine the absence state of the player depending on whether or not the promotion notification is executed. In addition, when the derivation operation is performed during the execution of the promotion notification, the promotion notification being executed is terminated, so that the promotion notification is executed in spite of the player's intention to play the game, and the player feels uncomfortable. Can be avoided.

  Also, starting the timing based on the start of the game means that, for example, when a predetermined game start condition is satisfied, that is, when an operation for instructing the start of a game is performed, or a variation display of a symbol is started. When the detection of the derivation operation of the derivation operation means corresponding to all the variable display areas is in an effective state, the timing is started at the timing due to the start of the game.

  In addition, after the game is started, the timing is started based on the fact that the derivation operation is effectively detected, which corresponds to the case where the derivation operation is effectively detected or the derivation operation that is effectively detected. For example, when the display result is derived in the variable display area, the timing is started at the timing due to the effective detection of the derivation operation.

(4) It further includes main control means (main control unit 41) for controlling the game and outputting a command (see FIG. 12) according to the game state,
The production control means includes
Sub-control means that is connected to the main control means, determines information to be displayed in the display area based on a command output from the main control means, and outputs a command instructing display of the determined information. Sub-control unit 91),
Display control means connected to the sub-control means and controlling the display device based on a command output from the sub-control means,
The main control means includes
A game start command (reel rotation start command) indicating that the game has started in response to the start of the game is output to the sub-control means,
Outputting an operation detection command (reel stop command) indicating that the derivation operation is detected effectively in response to the detection of the derivation operation to the sub-control means;
The sub-control means includes
Including the first notification timing start means and the second notification timing start means,
When the time that has elapsed without receiving the operation detection command has reached the predetermined notification waiting time since the first notification timing start means has started timing by receiving the game start command, or When the time that has passed without receiving the operation detection command has reached the predetermined notification waiting time after the second notification timing start means has started measuring time by receiving the operation detection command, A promotion start command for instructing the display device to display the promotion information is output to the display control means (a notification pattern command is transmitted on the condition that YES is determined in Sm19 of FIG. 28),
After outputting the promotion start command to the display control means, when the operation detection command is received, an operation detection reception command for instructing to end the display of the promotion information is output to the display control means ( A notification end command is transmitted on the condition that it is determined as YES in Sm11 of FIG. 31),
The display control means includes
When receiving the promotion start command, display the promotion information on the display device (control to display a notification screen),
When the operation detection reception command is received, the display of the promotion information is terminated (control for terminating the display of the notification screen).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to effectively reduce the control load of the main control means that controls the game, and it is possible to effectively reduce the control load of the sub-control means that determines information to be displayed in the display area.

(5) The production control means includes:
Control that displaces the movable member until a predetermined displacement end condition (end of one game) is satisfied on condition that the game has started (YES in Sn16 and Sn17 in FIG. 28, YES in Sn50 to 52 in FIG. 29) (Sn18, Sn53Sn35, Sn36, Sn42, Sn45),
Whether or not the predetermined displacement end condition is satisfied when a predetermined movable member stop time (vibration stop time) elapses after the game is started until the game result is derived (YES in Sn31 of FIG. 28). Regardless of this, the control for displacing the movable member is stopped (Sn37, Sn45).

  According to such a configuration, when the movable member stop time elapses while performing the control of displacing the movable member from when the control for displacing the movable member is started until the predetermined displacement end condition is satisfied. Then, the control for displacing the movable member is stopped. For this reason, it is possible to effectively reduce the deterioration of the movable member and the load applied to the effect control means.

  When the predetermined movable member stop time elapses from when the game is started to when the game result is derived, the effect control means controls the movable member regardless of whether or not the predetermined end condition is satisfied. The control for displacing the movable member is not limited to the one that stops the displacement control. For example, when the vibration effect pattern 1 is set, the vibration effect pattern 2 is If a predetermined stop time of the movable member elapses from when a reel stop command indicating the first reel stop is acquired (if set), the movable is performed regardless of whether or not the predetermined end condition is satisfied. Control for displacing the member may be stopped (Sn37, Sn45).

  Further, the effect control means is not limited to stopping the control for displacing the movable member, but may be a mechanism for stopping the movable member by displacing the movable member to the second position. It may be displaced and stopped at a position that does not overlap the area for displaying the notification information.

(6) game sound generating means (speakers 53, 54) for generating game sounds;
Game sound continuation control for performing game sound continuation control for continuously generating a series of game sounds (continuous game sounds) from the game sound generation means on condition that a predetermined game sound continuation generation condition (bonus prize) is established. Means (sub-control unit 91),
The game sound continuation control means is performing the game sound continuation control, and when a predetermined game sound stop time elapses from the start of the game until the game result is derived (FIG. 30). When YES in Sm19 and Sm27, control is performed to reduce the volume output from the game sound generating means (Sm30, see (11) in the modification).

  According to such a configuration, when the game sound continuation control is performed and when the game sound stop time elapses from when the game is started until the game result is derived, the game sound generation means outputs The volume to be played is reduced. For this reason, in spite of the fact that the game is not actually performed, only a series of game sounds are continuously output at the same volume as when the game is performed, and the surroundings are prevented. Annoying the player can be prevented.

  The control for lowering the volume output from the game sound generating means may be performed by controlling to stop the game sound continuation control, and the game sound output from the game sound generating means The volume may be lowered by performing control to change to.

  The game sound continuation control means performs the game sound continuation control when the player does not detect an operation until a predetermined game sound stop time elapses. Control for lowering the volume output from the sound generating means may be performed.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example to which this invention was applied. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. FIG. It is a figure which shows the disassembled perspective view of a production | presentation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the disassembled perspective view for demonstrating the attachment state of a production | presentation apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. (A) is a figure which shows the combination table according to gaming state. (B) is a figure which shows the classification table. It is a figure which shows the memory area of the number of judgment values acquired based on the address registered into the table according to role. It is a figure which respectively shows the example of the relationship between the value of the random number for internal lottery in the normal gaming state, the number of judgment values of each combination, and the winning combination. It is a figure which shows the example of the value of the random number for internal lottery of a regular bonus, the judgment value number of each combination, and the relationship with a winning combination, respectively. It is a figure which shows the structure of the table index stored in ROM. It is a figure which shows an example of the command transmitted with respect to an effect control board from a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process which CPU of a main control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the error process performed when CPU of a main control part generate | occur | produces an error. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the setting change process which CPU of a main control part performs in a starting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the game process which CPU of a main control part performs after a starting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the internal lottery process which CPU of a main control part performs in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the reel rotation process which CPU of a main control part performs in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which CPU of a main control part performs regularly. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which CPU of a main control part performs regularly. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the stop switch process which CPU of a main control part performs in a timer interruption process (main). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the interruption interruption process performed when CPU of a main control part inputs a voltage drop signal from an interruption detection circuit. (A)-(e) is the schematic which shows the vibration effect aspect based on the vibration effect patterns 1 and 2. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting screen based on the alerting | reporting pattern 1 in the acceleration alerting | reporting which CPU of a sub-control part performs, (b) is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting screen based on the alerting | reporting pattern 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting pattern distribution table. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (sub) which CPU of a sub control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (sub) which CPU of a sub control part performs regularly. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the drive process which CPU of a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the drive process which CPU of a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the promotion alerting | reporting process which CPU of a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the promotion alerting | reporting process which CPU of a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the promotion alerting | reporting process which CPU of a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). (A) is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting screen based on the alerting | reporting pattern as a modification in the acceleration alerting | reporting which CPU of a sub-control part performs, Similarly (b) shows the alerting | reporting screen based on the alerting | reporting pattern as another modification. FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall structure of the slot machine according to this embodiment. The slot machine 1 includes a housing (not shown) whose front surface is open, and a front door 14 pivotally supported at a side end of the housing.

  Inside the casing of the slot machine 1, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter also referred to as a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are juxtaposed in a horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols out of the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are arranged so as to be seen from the see-through window 3 provided on the front door 14.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R have “red 7 (black 7 in the figure)”, “blue 7 (shaded 7 in the figure)”, “BAR”, “replay”, A plurality of types of mutually distinguishable symbols such as “watermelon”, “cherry”, “bell”, and “star” are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3, respectively.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided in correspondence with each other and rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 6), so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously formed in the see-through window 3. In addition to being displayed while changing, by stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3 as display results.

  Further, the front door 14 has one medal using a medal insertion unit 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout opening 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a game value owned by the player). This is operated when setting a predetermined number of bets (3 in this embodiment) within a range using a single BET switch 5 and credits, which are operated when setting the bet number of minutes. A MAXBET switch 6, a medal stored as credits, and a settlement switch 10 that is operated when the medals used for setting the bets are settled (returning medals used for setting credits and bets); A start switch 7 that is operated when starting the game, and stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are operated when stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively. It has been kicked.

  The front door 14 displays a credit indicator 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals acquired in a big bonus, which will be described later, and an error code indicating the contents when an error occurs. A game auxiliary display 12 and a payout display 13 for displaying the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a winning are provided.

  In addition, the front door 14 is lit to indicate that the bet number is set to 1 by being lit, 1 BETLED 14 to be lit to indicate that the bet number is set to 2, and that the bet number is set to be 3 3BET LED 16 to notify when lit, insertion request LED 17 to notify that a medal can be inserted is lit, start valid LED 18 to notify that the game start operation by the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, wait (previous Waiting state LED 19 for informing that it is in the state of waiting for the start of reel rotation since a certain period of time has not elapsed since the start of the game, during replay informing that it is in the replay game described later An LED 20 is provided.

  Further, inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 6) for notifying by light that the betting number setting operation by the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the MAXBET switch 6 is valid. In the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R that indicate that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is effective are turned on. (See FIG. 6).

  A rendering device 50 is mounted on the upper part of the front door 14. In the center of the effect device 50, a liquid crystal display 51 having a display screen for performing a promotion notification for prompting a stop operation of a reel, which will be described later, an error notification for notifying the occurrence of an error, and various effects related to the game is arranged. . In addition, on the front left and right sides of the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51, effect doors 60a and 60b as effect movable members are provided slidably movable in the left and right directions. Each of the effect doors 60a and 60b is composed of a flat plate having a trapezoidal protrusion and a depression formed at the upper or lower end of one side near the center. On the front side of the production doors 60a and 60b, a decoration for making the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 arranged on the rear surface invisible is given. The effect doors 60a and 60b are configured to be able to conceal the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 so that the protruding portion and the recessed portion are engaged with each other. In this embodiment, various effects using both the effect doors 60a and 60b and the liquid crystal display 51 are implemented. As an example of this effect, for example, when a game is started, A vibration effect is implemented as a notice effect to notify a winning combination that may have been won by an internal lottery to be described later. Details of the structure of the effect device 50 and details of the effect performed by the effect device 50 will be described later.

  Further, inside the front door 14, a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for canceling an error state excluding a RAM abnormality error described later and a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation, and changing a set value described later A setting value display 24 for displaying the setting value at that time during confirmation of the inside and the setting value, and a flow path of medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are provided in a hopper tank (illustrated later) provided inside the casing. A flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching to either the abbreviation side or the medal payout exit 9 side, and an insertion medal sensor 31 for detecting a medal that is inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 and flows down to the hopper tank side. It has been.

  Inside the casing, a reel unit (not shown) comprising the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C and 32R, and the reel sensor 33 capable of detecting the respective reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R. A hopper tank (not shown) for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, a hopper motor 34 for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank from the medal payout opening 9, and paying out by driving the hopper motor 34. A payout sensor 35 for detecting a medal and a power supply box (not shown) are provided.

  On the front of the power supply box is a stop switch for selecting whether to enable / disable a stop function for controlling the stop state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) at the end of a big bonus, which will be described later 36, a setting key switch 37 for switching to the setting change mode at the time of startup, and functioning as a reset switch for canceling an error state and a stop state except for a RAM abnormality error in a normal state. There are provided a reset / setting switch 38 functioning as a setting switch for changing the setting value of the winning probability (out-run rate) of the lottery, and a power switch 39 operated when turning on / off the power.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or the bet number is set using credits. In order to use credits, the single BET switch 5 or the MAX BET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the pay lines L1 to L5 (see FIG. 1) become effective, and the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, that is, the game can be started. It becomes a state. In the present embodiment, as the prescribed number of bets, three are determined in the normal gaming state described later, and one is determined in the regular bonus described later. If medals are inserted beyond the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R continuously vary. When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3.

  When one of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, one game is completed, and a predetermined symbol combination (hereinafter also referred to as a role) is set on any of the activated pay lines L1 to L5. When the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped as a display result, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in this embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). If a combination of symbols with payout of medals is arranged on a plurality of activated pay lines, the total number of payouts determined for each combination of symbols arranged on the activated pay line is totaled. The total number of medals is awarded to the player. However, an upper limit (15 in this embodiment) is set for the number of medals to be awarded in one game. When the total number of medals exceeds the upper limit, the upper limit number of medals is awarded. The Rukoto. In addition, when a combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R on any of the activated pay lines L1 to L5, a game corresponding to the combination of symbols Transition to the state.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated and the symbols on the variable display portions start to change, the game has started. Regardless of the time, the symbols on the variable display section corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are continuously changed until any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated. Yes.

  In addition, when the time elapsed since the game started and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R have not been operated effectively reaches the first notification waiting time (60 seconds in this embodiment), the stop switch 8L , 8C, 8R are displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a notification screen (see FIG. 24) as a promotion notification for prompting the stop operation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is effectively operated during execution of the promotion notification, the promotion notification being executed is terminated.

  Further, after the rotation of any of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped and the change of the symbols in the variable display portion is stopped and the display result is derived, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have not yet stopped rotating are displayed. In some cases, that is, when there is a variable display unit for which the display result is not derived, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated effectively after the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are last operated effectively. The promotion notification is also executed when the elapsed time reaches the first notification waiting time (60 seconds).

  In addition, after the rotation of any of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped and the change of the symbols in the variable display portion is stopped and the display result is derived, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have not yet stopped rotating are displayed. In some cases, when the promotion notification is already executed in the game, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated effectively after the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated effectively last. The promotion notification is executed when the elapsed time reaches the second notification waiting time (30 seconds in this embodiment). The details of the promotion notification will be described later.

  Next, the structure of the rendering device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3F respectively show a front view, a left side view, a right side view, a plan view, a bottom view, and a rear view of the rendering device 50. FIG. 4 shows an exploded perspective view of the rendering device 50. FIG. 5 shows an exploded perspective view for explaining the mounting state of the rendering device 50.

  First, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the production device 50 is a rectangular shape that holds the production doors 60 a and 60 b that are slidable in the left-right direction, and the production doors 60 a and 60 b are slidable in the left-right direction. Base member 70, the above-described liquid crystal display 51, a liquid crystal cover member 72 configured to attach the liquid crystal display 51 to the base member 70 and covering the rear surface side of the liquid crystal display 51, an effect door 60a, Production door motors 56 and 57 for sliding 60b in the left-right direction, rear cover member 73 for attaching these production door motors 56 and 57 to the base member 70 and covering the rear surface side of the base member 70, and production And position specifying sensors 71a to 71d for specifying the positions of the doors 60a and 60b in the left-right direction. The rendering device 50 is configured by attaching the various members described above to the base member 70.

  The production door motors 56 and 57 are screwed and attached to the upper rear side of the rear cover member 73. Wheel gears 56 a and 57 a are attached to the rotation shafts of the production door motors 56 and 57.

  Also, on the left and right sides of the rear surface side of the rear cover member 73, there are formed mounting portions for mounting the stage effect LED boards 81a and 81b on which the plurality of stage effect LEDs 52 are mounted, and stage effect LED boards 81a and 81b. Is fixed with screws. A plurality of through holes are formed in the mounting portion in accordance with the positions of the plurality of effect effect LEDs 52 mounted on the effect effect LED substrates 81a and 81b. Thereby, in the state which attached the board | substrate 81a, 81b for effect effects LED to the rear surface side of the rear surface cover member 73, the light from effect effect LED can be radiated | emitted to the front side. In addition, position specifying sensors 71a to 71d are screwed and attached to predetermined positions above the front surface of the rear cover member 73. The rear cover member 73 is attached to the rear surface side of the base member 70 with screws.

  In the center of the base member 70, a display area opening 74 for allowing the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to face is formed. The liquid crystal display 51 is attached to the liquid crystal cover member 72, and the liquid crystal cover member 72 is attached to the rear surface side of the base member 70, thereby fixing the display screen in a state in which the player can visually recognize the display screen through the display area opening 74. Is done. In addition, on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal cover member 72, a board mounting portion for mounting a later-described production relay board 90a, a display relay board 190a, and a backlight inverter board 51a included in the liquid crystal display 51 is formed. Has been.

  Above the base member 70, slide openings 75a and 75b are formed to allow the effect doors 60a and 60b to slide in the left-right direction from the center to the left and right ends along the upper side. Further, rail portions 78a and 78b for supporting the wheel member 77 are formed on the front side of the base member 70 along the lower ends of the sliding openings 75a and 75b.

  Mounting bosses 76a to 76d are formed on rear upper portions of the production doors 60a and 60b. The mounting bosses 76 a to 76 d are each formed in a shaft shape so as to be a rotation shaft of the wheel member 77. The wheel member 77 is rotatably attached to each of the attachment bosses 76a to 76d of the effect doors 60a and 60b. The production doors 60a and 60b are placed on the rail portions 78a and 78b via the wheel member 77 in a state where the wheel member 77 is rotatably attached to the attachment bosses 76a to 76d. In addition, the doors 60a and 60b for the production are screwed into the mounting bosses 76a to 76d by screws inserted through screw insertion holes formed in the door mounting members 79a and 79b from the rear surface side of the base member 70, so that the horizontal direction And is slidably attached to the base member 70.

  On the lower surface of each of the door mounting members 79a and 79b, rack gears that mesh with the wheel gears 56a and 57a attached to the rotation shafts of the production door motors 56 and 57 are formed. Thereby, the production doors 60a and 60b slide to the left and right along the rail portions 78a and 78b in response to the production door motors 56 and 57 sliding the door attachment members 79a and 79b to the left and right. For example, the production door 60 a can be slid left along the rail portion 78 a by sliding the door mounting member 79 a leftward by the production door motor 56, and the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 It can be displaced to a position that does not overlap. On the other hand, the effect door 60a can be slid to the right along the rail portion 78a by causing the effect door motor 56 to slide the door mounting member 79a in the right direction (near the center). It can be displaced to a position overlapping with the display screen. Similarly, the effect door 60b can be displaced to a position that does not overlap the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 and a position that overlaps by sliding the door mounting member 79b left and right by the effect door motor 57. . The non-overlapping position refers to the position shown in FIG. 1 in which the effect door 60a is slid to the left most and the effect door 60a is slid to the most right. Such a state is called an open state or a state at the stop reference position. In addition, the overlapping position refers to a position where the effect doors 60a and 60b are slid in addition to the non-overlapping positions. Furthermore, a state in which the effect door 60a is slid rightward most and the effect door 60a is slid leftmost among the overlapping positions is referred to as a closed state.

  Further, projections 80a and 80b for position identification are formed on the upper surfaces of the door mounting members 79a and 79b. The position specifying sensors 71a to 71d described above can specify the positions of the effect doors 60a and 60b in the left-right direction by detecting the protrusions 80a and 80b. For example, the position specifying sensor 71 a detects the position specifying protrusion 80 a when the effect door motor 56 slides the effect door 60 a in the leftmost direction. The position specifying sensor 71b detects the position specifying protrusion 80a when the effect door motor 56 slides the effect door 60a in the rightmost (center) direction. Similarly, the position specifying sensor 71 c detects the position specifying protrusion 80 b when the effect door motor 57 slides the effect door 60 b in the leftmost (center) direction. The position specifying sensor 71d detects the position specifying protrusion 80b when the effect door motor 57 slides the effect door 60b in the rightmost direction.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the mounting state of the rendering device 50 will be described. A member shown in FIG. 5 is attached to the front side of the effect device 50. On the side of the display area opening 74 of the base member 70, decorative stickers 82a and 82b on which a predetermined pattern is drawn are attached. Also, a push plate 83 is attached below the base member 70 by screws to maintain the lower ends of the production doors 60a and 60b sandwiched between the base members 70. Further, a transparent cover plate 84 is attached to the front surface of the base member 70 by screws to prevent the effect doors 60a and 60b from being damaged by a player or the like. Further, above the base member 70, an effect effect LED substrate 85 for the upper portion on which a plurality of effect effect LEDs 52 are mounted from the left end to the right end along the upper side is screwed and attached. Below the base member 70, a decorative body 86 is screwed and attached from the left end to the right end along the lower side.

  The effect device 50 configured by attaching various members in this way is integrated so as to be sandwiched between the front cover member 87 covering the left and right and upper edges and the back cover member 88 covering the rear surface side. Assembled into. In the upper part of the front cover member 87, a transmission part 87a is formed for transmitting light from the plurality of effect effect LEDs 52 mounted on the upper effect effect LED substrate 85 disposed on the rear surface side to the front surface. Has been. When the back cover member 88 is screwed and attached from the rear side of the front door 14, the rendering device 50 is attached to the upper part of the front door 14.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 6, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, a display control board 190, and a power supply board 100. The game state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the effect control is performed. The display according to the gaming state is controlled by the substrate 90, the display control of the liquid crystal display 51 is performed by the display control substrate 190, and the drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated by the power supply substrate 100. Supplied.

  The power supply board 100 is supplied with AC100V power from the outside, and from this AC100V power supply, a DC voltage necessary for driving electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated, and the game control board 40 and the game control board 40 are generated. The display control board 90 connected to the presentation control board 90 connected to the presentation control board 90 and the presentation control board 90 is supplied. Further, the above-described hopper motor 34, payout sensor 35, stop switch 36, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and power switch 39 are connected to the power supply substrate 100.

  Connected to the game control board 40 are the above-described one-sheet BET switch 5, MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, insertion medal sensor 31, and reel sensor 33. In addition, the above-described payout sensor 35, stop switch 36, setting key switch 37, and reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply substrate 100, and detection signals of these connected switches are input. It is like that.

  Further, the game control board 40 includes the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, the payout display 13, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, the replaying LED 20, and the BET. The switch effective LED 21, left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R, the set value display 24, the flow path switching solenoid 30, and the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are connected to each other, and are described above via the power supply board 100. The hopper motor 34 is connected, and these electric components are driven based on control of a main control unit 41 described later mounted on the game control board 40.

  The game control board 40 includes a microcomputer having a CPU 41a, ROM 41b, RAM 41c, and I / O port 41d. The main control unit 41 controls the game, and random numbers in a predetermined range (0 to 16383 in this embodiment). A random number generation circuit 42 for generating, a sampling circuit 43 for acquiring a random number from the random number generation circuit, and a switch detection circuit 44 for detecting a detection signal input from switches connected to the game control board 40 directly or via the power supply board 100 , A motor drive circuit 45 that controls the drive of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, a solenoid drive circuit 46 that controls the drive of the flow path switching solenoid 30, and a drive control of various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. LED drive circuit 47 to be performed, monitoring the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 When a voltage drop is detected, a power interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to the main control unit 41. When the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the CPU 41a is not input to the CPU 41a A reset circuit 49 for supplying a reset signal and various other devices and circuits are mounted.

  The CPU 41a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timekeeping function and a timer interrupt, and executes a program (described later) stored in the ROM 41b to perform processing related to the progress of the game. Each part of the control circuit mounted on the control board 40 is controlled directly or indirectly. The ROM 41b stores fixed data such as programs executed by the CPU 41a and various tables. The RAM 41c is used as a work area when the CPU 41a executes a program. The I / O port 41d inputs / outputs a control signal to / from each circuit connected via a signal input / output terminal included in the main control unit 41.

  The main control unit 41 includes a signal input terminal DATA, and detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40 are input to the input port via the signal input terminal DATA. The input states of these signal input terminals DATA are monitored by the CPU 41a, and the CPU 41a executes a basic process that shifts in stages according to the input states of the signal input terminals DATA, that is, the detection states of various switches.

  In addition, the CPU 41a has an interrupt function as described above, and can execute an interrupt process by interrupting the basic process when an interrupt occurs. In this embodiment, four types of interrupts of interrupts 1 to 4 can be executed. For each interrupt, a counter mode (signal input from a trigger terminal CLK / TRG provided separately from the signal input terminal DATA) is provided. Can be selected and set between an interrupt mode that generates an external interrupt according to the number of times) and a timer mode (an interrupt mode that generates an internal interrupt according to the number of clock inputs of the CPU 41a).

  In the present embodiment, among the interrupts 1 to 4, interrupt 2 is set to the counter mode, interrupt 3 is set to the timer mode, and interrupts 1 and 4 are unused. The trigger terminal CLK / TRG is connected to the above-described power failure detection circuit 48, and the CPU 41a generates an interrupt 2 in response to the input of the voltage drop signal output from the power failure detection circuit 48, and the power failure described later. Execute interrupt processing. Further, the CPU 41a generates an interrupt 3 every time the number of clock inputs reaches a certain number, that is, every certain time interval (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment), and performs a timer interruption process (main) described later. Run. Moreover, although the interrupts 1 and 4 are set to unused, the interrupts 1 and 4 may generate | occur | produce by noise etc. For this reason, when interrupts 1 and 4 occur, the CPU 41a executes an unused interrupt process that immediately returns to the original process.

  The CPU 41a is set to prohibit other interrupts during execution of interrupt processing based on the occurrence of any one of interrupts 1 to 4, and a plurality of interrupts occurred simultaneously. In this case, interrupts to be executed with priority in the order of interrupts 2, 3, 1, 4 are set. In other words, when interrupt 2 and other interrupts occur simultaneously, interrupt 2 is prioritized and when interrupt 3 and interrupt 1 or 4 occur simultaneously, interrupt 3 is prioritized. To run.

  Further, the CPU 41a temporarily stores the data in use stored in the register in a later-described stack area provided in the RAM 41c at the start of interrupt processing based on the occurrence of any of the interrupts 1 to 4. The data saved in the stack area at the end of the interrupt process is returned to the register.

As the RAM 41c, a DRAM (Dynamic RAM) is used, and a refresh operation is required to maintain the stored data contents. The CPU 41a is provided with a refresh register 41R for performing this refresh operation. The refresh register 41R is composed of 8 bits, and the lower 7 bits are automatically incremented every time the CPU 41a fetches an instruction from the ROM 41b, and the value is updated every execution time of one instruction. It is.

  The main control unit 41 is also supplied with backup power even during a power failure, and while the backup power is being supplied, the CPU 41a performs a refresh operation to hold the data stored in the RAM 41c. It is like that.

  The random number generation circuit 42 is configured by a counter that counts up and updates the value every time a predetermined number of pulses are generated, as will be described later, and the sampling circuit 43 acquires the numerical value counted by the random number generation circuit 42. . The random number generation circuit 42 defines a range of numerical values to be counted for each type of random number. In this embodiment, 0 to 16383 is defined as the range. The CPU 41a sends an instruction to the sampling circuit 43 in accordance with the processing to acquire the numerical value indicated by the random number generation circuit 42 as a random number (this function is hereinafter referred to as a hardware random number function). Random numbers for internal lottery, which will be described later, are not used as they are extracted by the hardware random number function, but are processed and used by software. Details thereof will be described in detail. The CPU 41a also has a function of updating a numerical value of a specific register by the above-described timer interrupt process (main), and acquiring the updated numerical value as a random number (hereinafter, this function is referred to as a software random number function).

  The CPU 41a transmits various commands to the effect control board 90 via the I / O port 41d. A command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the effect control board 90 to the game control board 40. The transmission line of the command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is composed of a strobe (INT) signal line, a data transmission line, and a ground line, and is connected via the effect relay board 80. The game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are not directly connected.

  The effect control board 90 is connected with electrical components such as the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, the effect door motors 56 and 57, and the position specifying sensors 71a to 71d. It is driven on the basis of control by a later-described sub-control unit 91 mounted on the control board 90. The aforementioned effect effect LED boards 81a and 81b, the upper effect effect LED board 85, the effect door motors 56 and 57, and the position specifying sensors 71a to 71d are effect controlled via the effect relay board 90a. Connected to the substrate 90.

  Like the main control unit 41, the effect control board 90 is composed of a microcomputer provided with a CPU 91a, ROM 91b, RAM 91c, and I / O port 91d, a sub control unit 91 for effect control, an effect LED 52 and a reel. A lamp driving circuit 93 that controls the driving of the LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 that controls audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, and a reset circuit that gives a reset signal to the CPU 91a when the power is turned on or when an initialization command is not input from the CPU 91a 95, a motor drive circuit 96 that controls the drive of the production door motors 56 and 57, and other circuits are mounted, and the CPU 91a receives the command transmitted from the game control board 40 and performs the production. In addition to performing various controls, mounted on the production control board 90 Directly or indirectly controls each unit of the control circuit. In addition, a command for instructing display of a display image by the liquid crystal display 51 is transmitted to the display control board 190 via the I / O port 91d. A command transmitted from the effect control board 90 to the display control board 190 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the display control board 190 to the effect control board 90.

  Similar to the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41, the CPU 91a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timer interrupt. An interrupt terminal (not shown) of the sub-control unit 91 is connected to a strobe (INT) signal line that is output when the main control unit 41 transmits a command among command transmission lines. An interrupt is generated based on the input to acquire a command from the main control unit 41 and execute a command reception interrupt process to be stored in the buffer. The CPU 91a executes a timer interrupt process (sub) to be described later by generating an interrupt every time the number of clock inputs reaches a certain number, that is, every certain interval. Also, when an unused interrupt occurs in the CPU 91a, an unused interrupt process for immediately returning to the original process is executed.

  Further, unlike the CPU 41a, when an interrupt is generated based on the input of the strobe signal (INT), the CPU 91a interrupts the process even when an interrupt process based on another interrupt is being executed. The command reception interrupt process is executed at the top, and even if another interrupt occurs at the same time, the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority.

  The sub-control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power in the event of a power failure, and while the backup power is supplied, the CPU 91a performs a refresh operation so that the data stored in the RAM 91c is retained. It has become.

  A liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) disposed on the front door 14 of the slot machine 1 is connected to the display control board 190. The liquid crystal display 51 is mounted on the display control board 190, which will be described later. It is driven based on control by the display control unit 191. The liquid crystal display 51 described above is connected to the display control board 190 via the display relay board 190a. The production relay board 90a, the display relay board 190a, and the inverter inverter board 51a for the backlight included in the liquid crystal display 51 are attached to the board mounting portion formed on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal cover member 72 described above. It is done.

  The display control board 190 is constituted by a microcomputer having a CPU 191a, a ROM 191b, a RAM 191c, and an I / O port 191d in the same manner as the main control unit 41, and a liquid crystal display according to a command transmitted from the effect control board 90 A display control unit 191 that performs display control of the display 51, a liquid crystal drive circuit 92 that performs drive control of the liquid crystal display 51, and other circuits are mounted. The CPU 191a receives a command transmitted from the effect control board 90. Thus, display control of the liquid crystal display 51 is performed.

  The display control unit 191 is also supplied with backup power in the event of a power failure. While the backup power is being supplied, the CPU 191a performs a refresh operation and the data stored in the RAM 191c is stored. It is supposed to be retained.

  In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value, and the winning probability of the internal lottery described later is determined according to the set value. Hereinafter, the setting value changing operation will be described.

  In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When the power is turned on with the setting key switch 37 in the ON state, 1 is displayed as the initial value of the setting value on the setting value display 24, and the setting change mode in which the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38 is set. Transition. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change mode, the setting value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated one by one (when further operation is performed from the setting 6, the setting value is returned to the setting 1). . When the start switch 7 is operated, the set value is confirmed, and the confirmed set value is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41. Then, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the state shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 detects a voltage drop signal, a power interruption interrupt process is executed. In the power interruption interrupt processing, the register is saved in a stack of a RAM 41c, which will be described later, and data for destructive diagnosis (5AH in this embodiment) in which any bit is 1 in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, that is, other than 0 In addition to storing specific data, the RAM parity adjustment data is calculated so that the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c becomes 0, and stored in the RAM 41c. The RAM parity is a value calculated as an exclusive OR of values stored in each bit of the corresponding area (all areas in this embodiment) of the RAM 41c. Therefore, if the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c is 0, the RAM parity adjustment data is 0, and the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c is 1. In this case, the RAM parity adjustment data is 1.

  The CPU 41a calculates the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c at the time of activation, confirms the value of the destructive diagnosis data, the RAM parity is 0, and the destructive diagnosis On the condition that the data value is also correct, the processing state of the CPU 41a is restored to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c, but when the RAM parity is not 0 (in the case of 1) or for destructive diagnosis If the data value is not correct, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and a RAM abnormal error code is set in the register to control the RAM abnormal error, thereby disabling the progress of the game. Unlike the other error states, the RAM abnormal error state is not canceled even if the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, and a new set value is set in the setting change mode described above. It will not be released until

  Further, the CPU 41a executes a set value determination process for determining whether or not a set value used for the internal lottery in the internal lottery process described later is an appropriate value.

  In the set value determination process, the set value determination process 1 for determining whether or not the set value used for the internal lottery is within an appropriate range (1 to 6), the set value used for the internal lottery, and the setting set when the setting is changed Setting value determination processing 2 for determining whether or not the values match, whether the setting value used for the internal lottery of the current game and the setting value used for the internal lottery of the previous game match The set value determination process 3 to be determined is executed for each game.

  In the setting value determination process 1, when the setting value used for the internal lottery is not a value in the proper range, or in the setting value determination process 2, the setting value used for the internal lottery, the setting value set when the setting is changed, If the set values do not match or the set value used for the internal lottery of the current game does not match the set value used for the internal lottery of the previous game in the set value determination process 3, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal. The RAM abnormal error code is set and controlled to the RAM abnormal error state to disable the progress of the game.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the prescribed number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state is determined as described above, and the prescribed number of bets that are determined according to the gaming state is set. It becomes possible to start the game on the condition. In this embodiment, 3 is determined as the prescribed number of bets. For this reason, when 3 is set as the bet number, the game can be started. In this embodiment, all pay lines L1 to L5 are activated when 3 is set as the bet number.

  In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the activated pay line (in the present embodiment, all the pay lines are always enabled. The activated winning line is simply referred to as a winning line). When a combination of symbols called a combination is arranged on the winning line, a winning is achieved. The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be roughly divided into a small role with payout of medals and a replay that allows the next game to be started without the need to set the number of bets. There are a game combination and a special combination with a transition of the game state. In order for winning of each combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later and set a winning flag of the combination in the RAM 41c.

  Of the winning flags for each of these roles, the winning flags for the small role and the replaying role are valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and are invalid in the next game. It is valid until a combination of combinations permitted by the flag is completed, and is invalid in a game having a combination of combinations permitted. In other words, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination of the combination permitted by the flag cannot be made, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a winning combination table by gaming state. The gaming state winning combination table is stored in advance in the ROM 41b of the main control unit 41 and is used to determine the combination determined to be winning in the internal lottery. The combination determined according to the game state is shown. In this slot machine 1, as a special role, a regular bonus, a big bonus (1), a big bonus (2) are a small role, a cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), and a bell are replayed. Replay is defined as a role.

  In the regular bonus game state, the small role cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), and the bell are defined as winning roles and are subject to lottery in the internal lottery in the regular bonus. . In the normal gaming state, a regular bonus that is a special role, a big bonus (1), a big bonus (2), a cherry that is a small role, 1 (1), 1 (2) and a bell, and a replay that is a replaying role Is determined as a winning combination, and is a lottery target in an internal lottery in a normal gaming state.

  Cherry is awarded when the “Cherry” symbol is derived on any of the winning lines for the left reel in any gaming state, and 2 medals are paid out in the normal gaming state and 15 in the regular bonus. It is. When the “cherry” symbol stops at the top or bottom of the left reel, the combination of cherries is aligned on the two pay lines L2, L4 or the pay lines L3, L5. It means that the cherries are won on the winning line, and 4 cards are paid out in the normal gaming state. In the regular bonus, the total number is 30, but exceeds the upper limit of 15, so in this case, 15 are paid out. One (1) will be awarded when the combination of “Blue 7-Red 7-Watermelon” is aligned on any of the winning lines in any gaming state, one in the normal gaming state, and in the regular bonus 15 medals are paid out. One (2) is awarded when the combination of “Red 7-Blue 7-Watermelon” is aligned on any of the winning lines in any gaming state, one in the normal gaming state, and in the regular bonus 15 medals are paid out. The Bell is awarded when the combination of “Bell-Bell-Bell” is aligned on any of the winning lines in any gaming state, and 8 medals are paid out in the normal gaming state and 15 medals in the regular bonus. It is. The payout of medals when these small roles are won will be described later.

  Replay is awarded when a combination of “Replay-Replay-Replay” is aligned on any of the winning lines in the normal gaming state, but with a regular bonus, even if this combination is aligned, no replay is awarded. When a replay is won, the medals will not be paid out, but the next game can be started without setting the number of bets again, so the number of bets no longer required to be set in the next game (the regular bonus will not be replayed and will always be 3) This is substantially the same as when three corresponding medals are paid out.

  The regular bonus is awarded when a combination of “red 7-red 7-BAR” is arranged on any of the winning lines in the normal gaming state. When the regular bonus is won, the gaming state shifts from the normal gaming state to the regular bonus. The regular bonus ends when 12 games are consumed, or when 8 games are won (any kind of combination is possible), whichever comes first. While the game state is in the regular bonus, the regular bonus medium flag is set in the RAM 41c.

  The big bonus is awarded when a combination of “red 7-red 7-red 7” or a combination of “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” is arranged on any of the winning lines in the normal gaming state. When the big bonus is won, the gaming state shifts to the big bonus. When transitioning to the big bonus, the transition to the regular bonus is performed at the same time as the transition to the big bonus. Controlled by regular bonus. That is, during the big bonus, the regular bonus is always controlled. The big bonus ends when the total number of medals paid out to the player in the big bonus reaches 466. At this time, the regular bonus is ended regardless of whether the regular bonus end condition is satisfied. While the game state is the big bonus, the big bonus medium flag is set in the RAM 41c.

  When it is necessary to distinguish between the big bonus by “red 7-red 7-red 7” and the big bonus by “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7”, the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2 ). Further, the regular bonus, the big bonus (1), and the big bonus (2) described above may be collectively referred to simply as “bonus”.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery will be described. The internal lottery decides whether or not the winning of each winning combination is allowed before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are derived and displayed (actually, when the start switch 7 is detected). To do. In the internal lottery, first, a random number for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 16383) is acquired. Then, for each combination determined according to the gaming state, it is performed according to the acquired random number for internal lottery, the number of bets set by the player, and the determination value number of each combination determined according to the set value. It is.

  The reference of the combination according to the game state is performed according to the combination table according to the game state shown in FIG. When the gaming state is a regular bonus (including the case where the bonus is provided during the big bonus), the cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), and bell are read in order as the internal lottery target roles, and the gaming state Is in the normal gaming state, the regular bonus, big bonus (1), big bonus (2), cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), bell, and replay are sequentially read out as the target for internal lottery. . However, if the winning flag of the regular bonus, the big bonus (1), or the big bonus (2) is set in the game before the previous game, and the game is carried over without winning based on the flag, the regular bonus, the big bonus (1 ), Big Bonus (2) will not be a target for internal lottery.

  In the internal lottery, the number of determination values determined for the internal lottery target combination is sequentially added to the internal lottery random number, and when the addition result overflows, it is determined that the winning combination is won. When the winning is determined, the winning flag of the combination is set in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41. The determination value number is read according to the storage address of the determination value number registered in the role-specific table stored in advance in the ROM of the main control unit 41.

  FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating an example of the role-specific table. The number of determination values may be 256 or more, and cannot be stored in one byte. Therefore, each determination value number is registered using a storage area of 2 bytes.

  The number of determination values for each combination is registered corresponding to the number of bets (BET) set by the player. This is because even if they have the same combination, the winning probabilities may differ depending on the number of bets. In addition, the number of determination values according to the number of bets for each combination may be common regardless of the set value, or may be different depending on the set value. If the number of determination values is common regardless of the set value, a common flag is set (value is set to “1”).

  In the role table, as shown in FIG. 7B, regular bonus, big bonus (1), big bonus (2), cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), bell, replay determination The storage address for the number of values is registered.

  The regular bonus is a role that is an object of an internal lottery in the normal gaming state, and a storage address for the number of determination values corresponding to the normal gaming state is registered. For the regular bonus, the common flag is 0, and the storage address for the number of determination values is individually registered according to the set value.

  The big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2) are roles that are subject to internal lottery in the normal gaming state, and the storage addresses of the number of determination values corresponding to the normal gaming state are registered. For the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2), the common flag is 0, and the storage address for the number of determination values is individually registered according to the set value.

  Cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), and bell are roles that are subject to internal lottery in both the regular bonus and the normal gaming state, and store the number of judgment values corresponding to the regular bonus An address and a storage address for the number of determination values corresponding to the normal gaming state are registered. For Cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), the common flag is 1, and the storage address of the common number of judgment values is registered regardless of the set value according to each gaming state. . For the bell, the common flag is 0, and the storage address of the determination value number is individually registered according to each game state and the set value.

  Replay is a role that is a target of internal lottery in the normal gaming state, and a storage address for the number of determination values corresponding to the normal gaming state is registered. The common flag for this combination is 1, and a common storage address for the number of determination values is registered regardless of the set value.

  Also, the number of medals to be paid out when winning each winning combination is registered in the role-specific table. However, only the cherry, which is a small role, 1 (1), 1 (2), and a bell, are the targets for paying out medals when winning a prize. Cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), and Bell can be awarded regardless of the gaming state, but for these roles, when the gaming state is a regular bonus, the gaming state is normal gaming. More medals will be paid out than when in the state. Further, when “cherry” stops at the upper or lower stage of the left reel, the combination of cherries is aligned on the two pay lines as described above, so the total number of payouts is paid out. It will be. In this embodiment, since the number of cherries paid out is 2 in the normal gaming state, 4 medals are paid out. In the regular bonus, the number of cherries paid out is 15, but the total number exceeds the upper limit of 15, so in this case, 15 medals are paid out.

  The regular bonus, the big bonus (1), and the big bonus (2) are accompanied by a transition of the gaming state, and are not eligible for payout of medals. The replay does not involve paying out medals, but it is substantially the same as paying out 3 medals because it is not necessary to insert medals for setting the number of bets in the next game (always the normal gaming state).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a storage area for the number of determination values acquired based on the addresses registered in the role-specific table. The storage area for the number of determination values is provided in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 in the development model, and in the address area allocated to the ROM 41b in the main control unit 41 in the mass production model.

  For example, the address ADD + 74 is an address that is referred to regardless of the number of bets and the set value when the target role of the internal lottery is replay, and 2245 is acquired as the number of determination values regardless of the number of bets and the set value. The

  The address ADD is an address that is referred to when the target character of the internal lottery is a regular bonus and the set value is 1 in the normal gaming state. At this time, 31 stored as the value is the number of determination values. To be acquired. The addresses ADD + 2, ADD + 4, ADD + 6, ADD + 8, and ADD + 10 are addresses that are referred to when the target character of the internal lottery is a regular bonus and the set value is 2 to 6 in the normal gaming state. Regarding the regular bonus, the number of judgment values is individually stored according to the set value, but since the same number of judgment values is stored, the winning probability of the regular bonus is the same at any set value. Yes.

  Addresses ADD + 12, ADD + 14, ADD + 16, ADD + 18, ADD + 20, and ADD + 22 are addresses that are referred to when the target character of the internal lottery is the big bonus (1) and the set value is 1 to 6 in the normal gaming state. Addresses ADD + 24, ADD + 26, ADD + 28, ADD + 30, ADD + 32, and ADD + 34 are addresses that are referred to when the target character of the internal lottery is the big bonus (2) and the set value is 1 to 6, respectively. For the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2), the number of determination values is stored individually according to the set value, and different determination value numbers are stored, so that the winning probabilities differ according to the set value. It will be.

  The address ADD + 38 is an address that is referred to regardless of the set value when the target part of the internal lottery is cherry in the regular bonus. The address ADD + 40 is an address that is referred to regardless of the set value when the target character of the internal lottery is cherry in the normal gaming state. The number of judgment values for cherry is registered according to the number of bets, but since the same value is registered, the winning probability of cherry is the same regardless of whether it is a regular bonus or a normal gaming state Become. The number of determination values is also registered in the same way for addresses ADD + 42 and ADD + 44 for one sheet (1), and the number of determination values is also registered for addresses ADD + 46 and ADD + 48 for one sheet (2).

  The addresses ADD + 50, ADD + 52, ADD + 54, ADD + 56, ADD + 58, and ADD + 60 are addresses that are referred to when the target character of the internal lottery is a bell and the set value is 1 to 6 in the regular bonus. Since the same value is registered in each of the addresses ADD + 50 and ADD + 52, ADD + 54 and ADD + 56, and ADD + 58 and ADD + 60, the set value 1 and the set value 2, the set value 3 and the set value 4 and the set value are set at the regular bonus time. With 5 and the set value 6, the winning probability of the bell is the same.

  Addresses ADD + 62, ADD + 64, ADD + 66, ADD + 68, ADD + 70, and ADD + 72 are addresses that are referred to when the internal lottery target role is a bell and the set value is 1 to 6, respectively. Since different values are registered in the addresses ADD + 62, ADD + 64, ADD + 66, ADD + 68, ADD + 70, and ADD + 72, the winning probability of the bell differs depending on the set value in the normal gaming state.

  FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are diagrams showing an example of the relationship between the value of the random number for internal lottery and the number of determination values of each combination and the winning combination. FIG. 9 shows an example in a normal gaming state, and FIG. 10 shows an example in a regular bonus. Both FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show an example when the set value is 6, and also show an example when neither of the regular bonus and the big bonus winning flag is set.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in the normal gaming state, the roles that are subject to the internal lottery are regular bonus, big bonus (1), big bonus (2), cherry, 1 (1), 1 ( 2) Bell and replay. In the setting value 6, the number of determination values is 31, 20, 40, 96, 163, 163, 2082, and 2245, respectively. First, the regular bonus that is the target of the internal lottery is won when 16353 to 16383, in which the addition result overflows by adding 31 judgment values, is acquired as a random number for internal lottery.

  Next, for the big bonus (1) that is the subject of the internal lottery, the addition result overflows by adding 51, which is the sum of the regular bonus judgment value number 31 and the big bonus (1) judgment value number 20. Is obtained when 16333 to 16352 are acquired as random numbers for internal lottery. Similarly, Big Bonus (2) is obtained when 16293-16332 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, and Cherry is 1 (1) when 16197-16292 is acquired as random number for internal lottery. When 16034-16196 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, 1 (2), when 15871-16033 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, When it is acquired as a random number for use, the replay is determined to be winning when 11544 to 13788 are acquired as random numbers for internal lottery.

  The approximate winning probabilities calculated for each combination based on the number of judgment values are as follows: regular bonus (1), big bonus (1), big bonus (2), cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2 ), Bell and Replay, 1 / 528.5, 1 / 819.2, 1 / 409.6, 1 / 170.1, 1 / 100.5, 1 / 100.5, 1 / 7.9 1 / 7.3. When 0-11543 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, all combinations are lost.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, in the regular bonus, cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), and bell are subject to the internal lottery, and the number of determination values is 96, 163, 163, 15919, respectively. Therefore, when 16288 to 16383, 16125 to 16287, 15962 to 16124, and 43 to 15961 are acquired as random numbers for internal lottery, it is determined that the winning is made. Further, the approximate winning probabilities of the respective combinations are 1 / 17.01, 1 / 100.5, 1 / 100.5, and 1 / 1.03. When 0 to 42 are acquired as random numbers for internal lottery, all combinations are lost. These random numbers for internal lottery are acquired by extracting a random number from the random number generation circuit 42 by the hardware random number function and processing it by software by the CPU 41a.

  Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described. The CPU 41a refers to the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the reel starts rotating and when the reel is stopped and the reel that is still rotating still remains. Create a stop control table for each reel. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to, and the referred stop control table is drawn. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the table index stores the start address of the area in which the data for table creation is stored for each gaming state, according to the setting state of the winning flag by internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as the internal winning state). ing.

  Specifically, in the normal gaming state, cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), bell, replay, big bonus (1) (+ lose), big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus ( 1) +1 (1), Big Bonus (1) + 1 (2), Big Bonus (1) + Bell, Big Bonus (1) + Replay, Big Bonus (2) (+ Loss), Big Bonus (2) + Cherry, Big Bonus (2) + 1 (1), Big Bonus (2) + 1 (2), Big Bonus (2) + Bell, Big Bonus (2) + Replay, Regular Bonus (+ Loss), Regular Bonus + Cherry, regular bonus + 1 (1), regular bonus + 1 (2), regular bonus + bell, regular bonus + replay, loser For each, the top address of the area where the table creation data is stored is stored, and for the regular bonus, the table creation data for each of cherry, 1 (1), 1 (2), bell, and lose The start address of the area in which is stored is stored. Even if the game state is different or the winning situation of the combination is different, the same control is applied (for example, the same in the cherry winning in the normal gaming state and the cherry winning in the regular bonus) In the case of applying the control, or in the case of applying the same control for the big bonus (1) + replay winning, the big bonus (2) + replay winning, and the regular bonus + replay winning) The same address is stored as the start address of the area where the table creation data is stored. In such a case, the stop control table is created with reference to the same table creation data. .

  The table creation data is composed of drawn-in frame number data indicating the number of drawn-in frames corresponding to the stop operation position, and an address of drawn-in frame number data to be referred to in accordance with the reel stop status.

  The number-of-drawing frame data referenced according to the reel stop status is whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, or left Depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, the middle and right reels are stopped, and in the situation where any one of the reels is stopped, Since it may vary depending on the stop position of the stopped reel, the address of the number of frames to be drawn to be referred to is registered for each rotating reel for each situation, and based on the top address of the table creation data , It is possible to specify the address of the number of frames data to be referred to according to each situation, and it is necessary according to each situation from this identified address. It has to be able to identify the lead-frame number data. Even if the reel stop status and the stop position of the stopped reel are different, the same address is registered as the address of the number of frames to be drawn when the same number of frames to be drawn is applied. In such a case, the same data for the number of drawn frames is referred to.

  The drawn frame number data is data that can specify the number of drawn frames for each timing at which the stop operation is performed. In this embodiment, stepping motors that make one turn at a cycle of 168 steps (0 to 167) are used for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. That is, when the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are driven for 168 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R make one round. Although not particularly shown, 21 areas (frames) divided every 8 steps (the number of steps in which one symbol moves) are defined with respect to one reel, and these areas include the reel reference position. 1 to 21 are assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is 21, and symbol numbers 1 to 21 from the reel reference position are assigned to symbols on each reel, so symbols 1 to 21 are assigned to each reel. , Area numbers 1 to 21 are assigned in order. The number of drawn frames by area number is compressed and stored according to a predetermined rule in the number of drawn frames data so that the number of drawn frames by area number can be acquired by expanding the number of drawn frames data. It has become.

  As described above, the stop control table created by referring to the table index and the table creation data is a timing at which the area corresponding to each area number is positioned at the stop reference position (for example, the lower symbol area of the perspective window 3). This is a table in which the number of frames to be drawn when the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected at the timing at which the number of steps from the reel reference position is included in the range of the number of steps of each area number is set.

  Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the game state and the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Then, the table creation data is specified based on the acquired head address, and the address of the number of frames to be drawn for each reel corresponding to the state where all the reels are rotating is acquired from the specified table creation data, and the acquired address The drawing frame number data of each reel stored in is developed and a stop control table is created for all reels.

  When any one of the reels stops, or when any two reels stop, the top address obtained at the start of reel rotation, that is, the table creation data corresponding to the game state and the internal winning state of the game. The table creation data is identified based on the start address, and from the identified table creation data, the address of the stopped reel and the number of drawing frame number data of the non-stop reel corresponding to the area number of the stop position of the reel is obtained, The number-of-drawing frame data of each reel stored at the acquired address is expanded to create a stop control table for unstopped reels.

  Next, when the CPU 41a effectively detects any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the rotating reel, the control for deriving the display result to the corresponding reel will be described. If any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is detected effectively, the area number of the stop operation position is based on the number of steps from the reel reference position when the stop operation is detected. And the number of drawn frames corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired by referring to the stop control table of the reel where the stop operation is detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of drawn frames until it is stopped is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. As a result, the region (stop point) corresponding to the region number that is the stop position ahead of the number of frames to be drawn from the region (stop operation point) corresponding to the region number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected is the stop reference position ( For example, it stops in the lower symbol area of the see-through window 3.

  In the table index of this embodiment, only one address is stored as the top address of the storage area for the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state. In the creation data, only one address is stored as an address of the storage area for the number of drawn frame data corresponding to the stop status of one reel (and the stop position of the stopped reel). That is, the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state and the number-of-drawing frame data corresponding to the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are uniquely determined. The stop control table created with reference to these is also unique for one internal winning state in one gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). Therefore, when all of the gaming state, the internal winning state, and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are the same, the reel is based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. The stop control is performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is determined as the number of drawn frames, and the reel can be stopped by drawing a maximum of four symbols after detecting a stop operation. In other words, the stop position of the symbol can be designated from a range of a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation. The symbol stop position can be designated from a range of up to five symbols including the operation position.

  In addition, in the table index, the number of drawn-in frames is drawn so that the winning combination is drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 frames and no winning combination is arranged, corresponding to the case where any combination is won. Stores the address of the specified table creation data, and stores the address of the table creation data in which the number of frames to be drawn in is determined so that none of the roles will be matched, corresponding to the case where the game is won ing. Therefore, if any winning combination is won, there will be a stop control table in which the winning combination is drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 frames and the number of drawing frames to be drawn is set so that the winning combination is not aligned. While the reel stop control is performed, if a win is won, a stop control table in which the number of frames to be drawn that do not have any combination is determined, and the reel stop control is performed. As a result, when the stop operation is performed, if the symbols of the winning combination can be stopped on the winning line in the drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames, the control is performed to align and stop the winning combination. The symbol of the winning combination is controlled to be stopped in a drawing range of up to 4 frames.

  In addition, the table index wins in response to a small role winning (Big Bonus (1) + Cherry, Big Bonus (1) + Bell, etc.) when a special role has been carried over from before the previous game. The number of frames to be drawn is determined so that the special role can be drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 frames, and for the stop operation position where the selected special role cannot be drawn in the range of the maximum 4 frames, the selected small role is The address of the table creation data in which the number of frames to be drawn is determined so as to draw the maximum in the range of four frames is stored, and reel stop control is performed. As a result, when the stop operation is performed, if the symbols of the special roles that have been selected in the drawing range of up to 4 frames can be stopped on the winning line, the control is performed to stop them together. If you can't draw a special role that you have won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, you can align the symbols of the small role that has been won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. If they can be stopped, control is performed to stop them all together, and the symbol of the winning combination is controlled to be stopped in the drawing range of 4 frames. That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control for aligning the special combination on the winning line over the small combination, and the small combination can be won only when the special combination cannot be drawn.

  In addition, the table index includes a range of 4 replays corresponding to the case where a replay player is elected with a special role carried over from before the previous game (such as big bonus (1) + replay). Thus, the address of the table creation data in which the number of frames to be drawn is determined so as to be drawn to the maximum is stored, and reel stop control is performed. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, control is performed in which the symbols of the re-gamer are aligned and stopped on the winning line within a drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames. In addition, as will be described later, “replay” which is a symbol constituting the re-gamer is arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within 4 frames, for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range, so if the special player is carried over from before the previous game, the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R by the player Regardless of the operation timing, the re-game players will always win together. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the re-games on the winning line has priority over the special game, and the re-games will always win.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, regarding the “bell” and “replay” symbols, all of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are arranged within 5 symbols, that is, with an interval of 4 frames or less. It can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range. That is, when the winning flag for the bell and the replay is set, the winning combination can always be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R by the player.

  In addition, when the winning flag for replay is set, if the left reel is still rotating, the “Replay” symbol must be used as the stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel. A stop control table for drawing on L2 or L5 is created, and when the “replay” symbol is stopped on at least one winning line L2 or L5 for the middle reel or the right reel, the stop control table for the left reel is 5 The “replay” symbol of the number, that is, when the symbol is stopped on the winning line L2 or L5, the “replay” symbol excluding the “replay” symbol that also stops the “cherry” on the winning line L1, is a drawing range of 4 frames. A stop control table is created that pulls on the winning line L2 or L5, and the middle reel or right reel is called the left reel. In the case of stopping first, the “replay” symbol is drawn on the winning line L2 or L5, and when the left reel is stopped thereafter, the “replay” other than No. 5 on the winning line L2 or L5 is always set. Since the control for drawing the symbols is performed, for example, when the fifth “replay” symbol is stopped on the winning line L2 or L5 of the middle reel and the right reel, the replay and the cherry are not simultaneously won. In the left reel, the “Replay” symbol of No. 2 and the “Replay” symbol of No. 7 are arranged within 4 frames, so even if control is performed to avoid the “Replay” symbol of No. 5, Regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R by the player, the replay can always be won.

  In addition, when the winning flag for the bell is set, if the left reel is still rotating, the “Bell” symbol is always used as the stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel. A stop control table is drawn in on L1, and when the “bell” symbol is stopped on at least one winning line L1 of the middle reel or the right reel, the “bell” symbol is used as the stop control table for the left reel. A stop control table for drawing on the winning line L1 in the drawing range of 4 frames is created, and when the middle reel or the right reel is stopped before the left reel, the “bell” symbol is drawn on the winning line L1, Thereafter, when the left reel is stopped, the “bell” symbol is always drawn on the winning line L1. In the left reel, the “bell” symbol and the “cherry” symbol are not arranged in succession. For this reason, the bell can always be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R by the player, and the bell and the cherry are not simultaneously won.

  At the start of reel rotation, the above-described stop control table corresponding to the internal winning state is created as a stop control table for the left reel, and any one of the middle reel and the right reel is stopped. Even if both the middle reel and the right reel are stopped, if the symbols that make up the winning combination are all on the winning line, The stop control table corresponding to the internal winning state is created as a stop control table for the left reel unless there is a possibility that it will occur.

  Next, initialization of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 will be described. The storage area of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is divided into important work, general work, special work, set value work 1 to 3, non-saved work, unused area, and stack area.

  The important work is a work that stores data that is inconvenient to be initialized at the end of the big bonus, such as various display devices and LED display data, input / output data of the I / O port 41d, and a game time counter. The general work is a work in which data that can be initialized at the end of the big bonus, such as a stop control table, a stop symbol, the number of medals paid out, and the total number of medals paid out in the big bonus, are stored. The special work is a work that stores data to be initialized only before the start of setting, such as data for transmitting a command to the effect control board 90 and various software random numbers. The set value work 1 is a work in which a set value used when performing a lottery in the internal lottery process is stored. The setting value newly set at the end of the setting (at the end of the setting change mode) is stored. The set value work 2 is a set value used when determining whether or not the set value read from the set value work 1 when the lottery is performed in the internal lottery process matches the set value stored at the end of the setting. Is stored, and the setting value newly set at the end of the setting (at the end of the setting change mode) is stored. The set value work 3 is whether or not the set value read from the set value work 1 when the lottery is performed in the internal lottery process matches the set value used when the lottery is performed in the internal lottery process of the previous game. This is a work for storing the setting value used when determining whether the setting value of the previous game, that is, the setting value newly set at the end of the setting (at the end of the setting change mode) is stored. When a lottery is performed in the internal lottery process for each game, the value is updated to the value read from the set value work 1. The unsaved work is a work that holds the state of various switches, and a value is always set regardless of whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed at the time of activation. The unused area is an unused area in the storage area of the RAM 41c, and is initialized if any one of a plurality of initialization conditions described later is satisfied. The stack area is an area in which data saved from the register of the CPU 41a is stored, and the unused stack area is satisfied by any one of a plurality of initialization conditions to be described later, like the unused area. However, the in-use stack area is not initialized because the program continues.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 starts from the four at the end of one game when the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed before the start of setting (before the transition to the setting change mode), at the end of the big bonus, and at the start. When the initialization condition is satisfied, four types of initializations with different areas initialized according to each initialization condition are performed.

  Initialization 1 is an initialization that is performed before the setting key switch 37 is turned on at the time of startup and shifts to the setting change mode. In the initialization 1, the use of the storage area of the RAM 41c is used. All areas except the middle stack area (including the unused area and the unused stack area) are initialized. Initialization 2 is initialization performed at the end of the big bonus. In initialization 2, the general work, the unused area, and the unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized. Initialization 3 is an initialization performed when the setting key switch 37 is in an OFF state at the time of startup and the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed. The used stack area is initialized. Initialization 4 is initialization performed at the end of one game. In initialization 4, an unused area and an unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized.

  Next, commands that the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 transmits to the effect control board 90 will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 makes a BET command, an internal winning command, a reel rotation start command, a reel stop command, a winning determination command, a payout start command, a payout end command, a gaming state to the effect control board 90. A plurality of types of commands including a command, a standby command, an abort command, an error command, a setting start command, and an initialization command are transmitted.

  The BET command is a command that can specify the number of medals inserted, that is, the number of medals used to set the bet number. When a medal is inserted, the one-BET switch 5 or the MAX BET switch 6 is operated to set the bet number. Sent when

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the winning status of the internal winning flag and the type of the internal winning flag that has been established, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game.

  The reel rotation start command is a command for notifying the start of reel rotation, and is transmitted when rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started.

  The reel stop command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel, the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel, etc. And is transmitted every time stop control of each reel is performed.

  The winning determination command is a command that can specify the presence / absence of winning, the type of winning, and the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning, and is transmitted after all the reels are stopped and the winning determination is performed.

  The payout start command is a command for notifying the start of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals is started by paying out a prize or credit (including medals used for setting the number of bets). The payout end command is a command for notifying the end of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals by winning and winning a credit is completed.

  The gaming state command is a command that can specify the gaming state of the next game (whether it is a normal gaming state, a big bonus, a regular bonus, etc.), and is transmitted at the end of the game.

  The standby command is a command indicating a transition to the standby state, and is transmitted when the transition to the standby state is made after a certain time has elapsed without setting the bet amount after the end of one game.

  The stop command is a command that indicates the occurrence or release of a stop state. After the end of the big bonus, the stop command that indicates the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted when the ending effect waiting time has elapsed, and a reset operation is performed. When the stop state is released, a stop command indicating the release of the stop state is transmitted.

  The error command is a command that indicates the occurrence of an error state and the type of error, or the cancellation of the error state. When an error is determined, an error command for identifying the occurrence of the error state and the type of error is transmitted, When the reset operation is performed and the error state is released, an error command indicating the release of the error state is transmitted.

  The errors in this embodiment will be described with a RAM abnormality error described with Sa10 and the like described later, a set value error described with Se2 and the like, a reel rotation error described with Sf12 and the like, a loading error described with Sf8 and the like, and Sf9 and the like. Includes withdrawal error. In addition, the error includes a payout medal expired error indicating that no medals are stored in the hopper tank, a hopper payout error indicating a state where a payout abnormality has occurred due to fraud to the hopper, and a medal paid out in the hopper A payout medal clogged error, a inserted medal clogged error clogged with a medal inserted from the medal slot 4, a door open error indicating that the front door 14 is opened, and the like. These errors are detected by the main control unit 41 based on detection signals from various switches and sensors. When the main control unit 41 detects an error, the main control unit 41 performs an error described later to stop the progress of the game and transmits an error command corresponding to the detected error.

  The setting start command is a command indicating the start of the setting change mode, and is transmitted when the setting is started, that is, when the mode is changed to the setting change mode.

  The initialization command is a command indicating that the gaming state has been initialized, and is transmitted when the setting ends, that is, when the setting change mode ends.

  Each of these commands is generated in an activation process and a game process described later, temporarily stored in a command queue provided in a special work in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the timer interrupt process (main) described above.

  Next, the control of the effect performed by the sub control unit 91 based on a command transmitted from the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  When the CPU 91a of the sub control unit 91 receives a command transmitted by the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41, the CPU 91a refers to the control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b, and displays the liquid crystal display based on the control content registered in the control pattern table. Various effect devices such as the device 51, the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, and the effect door motors 56 and 57 are controlled.

  In the control pattern table, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the lighting effect LED 52, the output mode of the speakers 53 and 54, the lighting mode of the reel LED 55, and the lighting for each of the plurality of types of performance patterns. The control patterns of these effect devices such as the drive modes of the door motors 56 and 57 are registered, and the CPU 91a corresponds to the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table when the command is received. Then, the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to among the registered control patterns, and the rendering device is controlled based on the control pattern. Thereby, the production according to the production pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

  If the CPU 91a receives a new command during the execution of an effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the CPU 91a stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed, and performs control corresponding to the newly acquired command. An effect based on the pattern is executed. In other words, even when the effect has not been completed to the end, when a new command is received, the effect that has been executed is canceled and the effect based on the new command is executed.

  When the internal winning command is received, the effect pattern is selected at a selection rate corresponding to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command, and is set in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b. When the CPU 91a receives the internal winning command, the CPU 91a is registered in the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command. The selected selection pattern is selected from a plurality of types of production patterns according to the selection rate, and the selected production pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the production pattern of the game.

  In the present embodiment, a vibration effect pattern 1 and a vibration effect pattern 2 described later are registered as one of the effect patterns. When the CPU 91a receives the internal winning command, the vibration effect pattern 1 or the vibration effect pattern 2 is registered. Is set as an effect pattern to be executed in the game in accordance with the selection rate registered in the effect table. In addition, a winning situation notification effect pattern, which will be described later, is registered as one of the effect patterns. When the CPU 91a receives a BET command, the effects by the vibration effect pattern 1 and the vibration effect pattern 2 are executed and won. It is set as an effect pattern to be executed in the next game on the condition that there is not.

  In addition, timing is started after receiving the reel rotation start command or the reel stop command, and when a predetermined time has elapsed since the timing is started, either the notification pattern 1 or the notification pattern 2 of the promotion notification is set to a predetermined value. The notification pattern to be executed is set according to the selection rate (see FIG. 25).

  The control pattern table also includes specific commands (a winning determination command indicating the occurrence of winning, a payout start command, a payout end, a gaming state command indicating the end of the big bonus, a standby command, a stop command, an error command, a setting start command. , Initialization commands, etc.) are stored, and when the CPU 91a receives these specific commands, the CPU 91a does not depend on the effect pattern set in the game. Referring to a specific control pattern corresponding to the command, control is performed based on the control pattern.

  When a winning determination command indicating the occurrence of a winning is received, a winning effect pattern for executing a winning effect according to the type of winning is referred to as a control pattern. In this embodiment, when a winning determination command indicating the occurrence of a bonus winning is received, the sub-control unit 91 plays a series of music over a plurality of games performed during the bonus regardless of the start and end of the game. Control for outputting continuous game sounds to be output continuously from the speakers 53 and 54 is started.

  When a payout start command is received, a payout pattern for outputting payout sound effects is referred to as a control pattern. Further, when a payout end command is received during the output of the payout sound effect, the output of the payout sound effect is stopped. Note that when a payout start command is received, unlike the other commands, the effect being executed is not executed and the effect corresponding to the received command is not executed. Sound effects are output. That is, other effects and effects accompanying payout are executed in parallel.

  When a gaming state command indicating the end of the big bonus is received, an ending pattern for executing an ending effect indicating the end of the big bonus is referred to as a control pattern.

  When a standby command is received, a standby pattern for executing a standby effect is referred to as a control pattern.

  When a stop command indicating the occurrence of a stop state is received, a stop notification pattern for notifying that the stop state is in effect is referred to as a control pattern. When a stop command indicating release of the stop state is received, the above-described standby pattern is referred to as a control pattern. That is, when the stop state is released, the standby effect is executed.

  When an error command indicating the occurrence of an error state and the type of error is received, an error notification pattern for notifying that the error state is present and the type of error is referred to as a control pattern. When an error command indicating the cancellation of the error state is received, the control pattern that was being executed when the error occurred is referred to. That is, the production at the time of error occurrence is executed from the beginning.

  When the setting start command is received, a setting notification pattern for notifying that the setting is being changed is referred to. When the initialization command is received, the above-described standby pattern is referred to as the control pattern. That is, when the initialization command is received, the standby effect is executed.

  The CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 performs RAM parity adjustment so that the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 91c becomes 0 each time the timer interrupt process (sub) that is periodically executed is executed. Data is calculated and stored in the RAM 91c.

  Then, the CPU 91a calculates the RAM parity based on the data stored in all the areas of the RAM 91c at the time of activation, and the electric power based on the data stored in the RAM 91c on the condition that the RAM parity is 0. It is designed to return to the production state before the interruption. Specifically, the control pattern last executed is referred to, and control based on the control pattern is executed. As a result, an effect based on the control pattern executed before power interruption is executed from the beginning.

  Next, various control contents executed by the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 in the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  When the reset signal is input from the reset circuit 49, the CPU 41a performs the startup process shown in the flowchart of FIG. Since the reset signal is a signal output when the power is turned on and when the operation of the main control unit 41 is stagnant, the activation process is performed when the CPU 41a is activated when the power is turned on and when the CPU 41a is activated due to a malfunction. Processing to be performed.

  In the start-up process, first, the built-in device, peripheral IC, interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. are initialized (Sa1), then the voltage drop signal detection data is acquired from the input port, and whether or not the voltage drop signal is input. That is, it is determined whether or not the voltage is stable (Sa2), and when the voltage drop signal is input, any processing other than the determination of whether or not the voltage drop signal is input is performed. There is no loop processing.

  If it is determined in step Sa2 that the voltage drop signal has not been input, the values of the I register and IY register are initialized (Sa3), the state of the stop switch 36 is acquired, and a specific register of the CPU 41a is acquired. The valid / invalid of the stop function is set in (Sa4). By initialization of the I register and the IY register, an interrupt table address to be referred to when an interrupt occurs is set in the I register, and a reference address for referring to the storage area of the RAM 41c is set in the IY register. . These values are fixed values and are always initialized at startup.

  Next, access to the RAM 41c is permitted (Sa5), and it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is in an ON state (Sa6). If the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state in step Sa6, the RAM parity of all storage areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) of the RAM 41c is calculated (Sa7). Is determined (Sa8). If the power interruption interrupt processing is normally performed, the RAM parity should be 0. If the RAM parity is not 0 in the step Sa8, the data stored in the RAM 41c is not normal. An error code indicating abnormality is set in the register (Sa10), and the process proceeds to error processing shown in FIG.

  If the RAM parity is 0 in step Sa8, it is further determined whether or not the destructive diagnosis data is normal (Sa9). If the power interruption interrupt processing is normally performed, the data for destruction diagnosis should be set. If the data for destruction diagnosis is not normal in step Sa9 (the data for destruction diagnosis is stored at the time of power interruption. In the case other than 5A (H), the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, so an error code indicating a RAM abnormality is set in the register (Sa10), and the process proceeds to the error processing shown in FIG.

  In the error processing, as shown in FIG. 14, the current display state of the game auxiliary display 12 is saved in the stack (Sb1), and the error code stored in the register is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 (Sb2). .

  Next, the error code stored in the register is confirmed, it is determined whether or not the error code is an error code indicating a RAM abnormal error (Sb3), and the error code indicates an error code indicating a RAM abnormal error. In this case, after initialization 1 is performed to initialize all the storage areas except the used stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41c (Sb4), the process proceeds to a loop process in which no process is performed.

  If it is determined in step Sb3 that the error code is not an error other than a RAM abnormality, it is determined whether an operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected (Sb5), and the reset / setting switch 38 is detected. If the operation of the reset switch 23 is not detected, it is further determined whether or not the operation of the reset switch 23 is detected (Sb6). If the operation of the reset switch 23 is not detected, the process returns to the step Sb4. That is, the game waits in a state where the progress of the game is impossible until the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23 is detected.

  When the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected in the step Sb5 or when the operation of the reset switch 23 is detected in the step Sb6, the error code stored in the register is cleared (Sb7 ), The display state of the game auxiliary display 12 is returned to the display state saved in the stack in the step Sb1 (Sb8), and the process returns to the original process.

  As described above, in the error processing, if the error processing is other than the RAM abnormality error, the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23 is operated to return to the original processing even if the error state is canceled. In the case of error processing due to a RAM abnormality error, the error state is not canceled even if the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23 is operated.

  Returning to FIG. 13, if it is determined in step Sa9 that the data for destructive diagnosis is normal, the data in the RAM 41c is normal, so the non-saved work, the unused area, and the unused stack area in the RAM 41c are initialized. After initialization 3 is performed (Sa11), the destruction diagnosis data is cleared (Sa12). Next, each register is restored to the state before the power interruption, that is, the state saved in the stack (Sa13), the interrupt is permitted (Sa14), and the process that was executed last before the power interruption is returned.

  If the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state in the step of Sa6, after executing initialization 1 for initializing all storage areas in the storage area of the RAM 41c except the used stack area (Sa15), The value (0 at this time) stored in the set value work is corrected to 1 (Sa16). Next, interruption is permitted (Sa17), and the setting change process shown in FIG. 15, that is, the setting change mode is entered (Sa18). After the setting change process is completed, the process proceeds to the game process.

  In the setting change process, as shown in FIG. 15, the setting value stored in the setting value work 1 of the RAM 41c (the value of the setting value work 1 is corrected to 1 before shifting to the setting changing process. Is 1) (Sc1).

  Thereafter, the operation waits for detection of the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 (Sc2, Sc3). When the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected in the step of Sc2, the setting value read in the step of Sc1. 1 is added (Sc4), and it is determined whether or not the set value after addition is 7, that is, whether or not the settable range is exceeded (Sc5). If the set value after addition is not 7, After returning to the detection waiting state for the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 in the steps Sc2 and Sc3 again, if the setting value after addition is 7 in the step Sc5, the setting value is corrected to 1 (Sc6). ), The process returns to the detection waiting state for the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 in the steps Sc2 and Sc3.

  Further, when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in the step of Sc3, the changed set value selected at that time is stored in all of the set value works 1 to 3 in the RAM 41c, and the set value is confirmed. After that (Sc7), the process waits until the setting key switch 37 is turned off (Sc8). If it is determined in step Sc8 that the setting key switch 37 is OFF, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  As described above, in the startup process, when the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state, it is stored in the RAM 41c by determining whether or not the RAM parity is 0 and whether or not the destructive diagnosis data is normal. It is determined whether or not the stored data is normal. If the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, the process proceeds to an abnormal error process. In the error processing due to the RAM abnormal error, an error code indicating the RAM abnormal error is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, and then the process proceeds to a loop process in which no processing is performed, so that the progress of the game is disabled. If the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, interrupts are not permitted. Therefore, once the process shifts to error processing due to a RAM error, the setting key switch 37 is activated and interrupts are permitted. Until it is interrupted, no interruption interruption processing is performed even if the interruption occurs. That is, the RAM adjustment data is not calculated and stored so that the RAM parity is newly set to 0 in the power interruption interrupt process, and the destruction diagnosis data is not newly set. Even if the game is started, the game cannot be resumed even if the CPU 41a is restarted except when the setting key switch 37 is turned on.

  Then, once the process shifts to an error process due to a RAM abnormality error, the setting key switch 37 is activated in an ON state, and after all areas except the used stack area of the RAM 41c are initialized, a setting change process is performed. The game cannot be progressed until a new set value is selected and set by operating the reset / setting switch 38. In other words, in the state where the error processing due to the RAM abnormality error is started, the state in which the game cannot be progressed is canceled and the game is resumed on the condition that a new set value is selected and set by operating the reset / setting switch 38. It becomes possible to make it.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the game process executed by the CPU 41a. In the game process, a BET process (Sd1), an internal lottery process (Sd2), a reel rotation process (Sd3), a winning determination process (Sd4), a payout process (Sd5), and a game end process (Sd6) are sequentially executed. When the end-time process ends, the process returns to the BET process again.

  In the BET process in the step of Sd1, the process waits in a state where the bet number can be set, and a process of determining the bet number when the specified number of bets is set and the start switch 7 is operated is executed.

  In the internal lottery process in step Sd2, a random number for internal lottery is extracted simultaneously with the start of the game by the detection of the start switch 7 in step Sd1, and the winning of each above-described combination is permitted based on the extracted random number value. Processing to determine whether or not. In this internal lottery process, a winning flag is set in the RAM 41c based on the respective lottery results.

  In the reel rotation process in the step of Sd3, the process of rotating each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, and the operation of the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R by the player is detected. A process for stopping the rotation is executed.

  In the winning determination process in the step Sd4, when it is determined in the step Sd3 that the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, the winning is determined according to the display result derived for each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R. A process of determining whether or not it has occurred is executed.

  In the payout process in step Sd5, when it is determined in step Sd4 that a winning has occurred, processing such as addition of credits and payout of medals is performed based on the number of payouts according to the win.

  In the game end process in the step of Sd6, a process of setting a gaming state in preparation for the next game is executed.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the internal lottery process executed by the CPU 41a in step Sd2.

  In the internal lottery process, a random number acquisition process is performed (Se1). In this random number acquisition process, a random number value for internal lottery is acquired based on the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 42. After the random number acquisition process in the Se1 step, the setting values stored in the setting value works 1 to 3 of the RAM 41c are read out respectively, and the setting value used for the lottery, that is, the setting value stored in the setting value work 1 is appropriate. A set value determination process is performed to determine whether or not.

  In the setting value determination process, whether or not the setting value used for the internal lottery of the current game is a value within an appropriate range, the setting value used for the internal lottery of the current game and the previous setting change was set. The current game is determined by determining whether or not the set value matches, and whether or not the set value used for the internal lottery of the current game and the set value used for the internal lottery of the previous game match. It is determined whether or not the setting value used for the internal lottery is an appropriate value, and if it is determined that the setting value is not an appropriate value in at least one of the determinations, the above-described RAM abnormality error is indicated. As in the case where the data is stored in the register and the process proceeds to error processing, and it is determined that the data in the RAM 41c is not normal at the time of activation, an error state due to a RAM abnormality error occurs and the progress of the game is disabled. Going on.

  If the set value is appropriate in the set value determination process in the step Se2, the value stored in the set value work 3, that is, the set value used for the lottery in the previous game is stored in the set value 1. That is, the set value used for the lottery in the current game is updated (Se3).

  Next, in correspondence with the current gaming state, the combinations registered as internal lottery targets in the gaming state-specific combination table of FIG. 7A are sequentially read (Se4). It is determined whether or not the type of the read role is a regular bonus, a big bonus (1), or a big bonus (2) (Se5). If the type of the combination read in the step of Se5 is a regular bonus, a big bonus (1) or a big bonus (2), the type of the combination read to the RAM 41c in the previous game is the regular bonus, big bonus (1 ) Or a big bonus (2) winning flag has already been set, and it is determined whether or not it has been carried over without winning based on the winning flag (Se6). If the type of the read combination is not the regular bonus, the big bonus (1), or the big bonus (2), the process proceeds to the step of Se7 as it is.

  If the winning flag of the regular bonus, the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) has already been set in the step of Se6, the process returns to the step of Se4 and further reads the next registered role in the gaming state-specific role table. (Regular Bonus, Big Bonus (1), Big Bonus (2) are first registered in the gaming state-specific combination table, and the lottery process will not be terminated by this). Even if the type of the read combination is regular bonus, big bonus (1) or big bonus (2), if any winning flag of regular bonus, big bonus (1) or big bonus (2) is not set , Go to the step of Se7.

  In the step of Se7, the BET number (the number of bets) set in the step of Sd1 is further read, and the combination corresponding to the number of bets read in the step of Se4 and the number of BETs is shared in the role-specific table of FIG. Get the setting status of. As a result, it is determined whether or not a common flag is set for the read combination and number of BETs (Se8).

  If the common flag is set, the determination value number stored in the address registered in the role-specific table of FIG. 7B is acquired for the read combination and BET number (Se9). And it progresses to the step of Se11. If the common flag is not set, the determination value number stored in the address registered in the role-specific table corresponding to the set value is acquired for the read role and BET number (Se10). And it progresses to the step of Se11.

  In the step of Se11, the number of determination values acquired in the step of Se9 or Se10 is added to the random number value for internal lottery, and the result of the addition is used as a new random number value for internal lottery. Here, it is determined whether or not an overflow has occurred when the number of determination values is added to the random number for internal lottery (Se12). When an overflow occurs in the step of Se12, the winning flag for the combination is set in the RAM 41c (Se13). Then, the internal lottery process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If no overflow has occurred in the step of Se12, it is determined whether or not there is a combination that has not yet been processed among the combinations determined as the targets of internal lottery for the gaming state of the game (Se14). If there is a combination that has not yet been processed, the process returns to the process of Se4, and the process continues with the next combination registered in the gaming state-specific combination table being processed. If there is no combination not to be processed, the internal lottery process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the reel rotation process executed by the CPU 41a in step Sd3.

  In the reel rotation process, first, it is determined whether or not a wait time (about 4.1 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game (Sf1), and the wait time must have elapsed. For example, it waits until the wait time elapses.

  If the wait time has elapsed in step Sf1, a new wait time is set (Sf2).

  Next, the setting at the time of starting the rotation of the reel motor is performed, and the rotation of the reel is started (Sf3). Then, referring to the table index, the table creation data is specified, and the stop control table corresponding to the game state of the game, the winning combination status of the game, and the stop status of other reels based on the specified table creation data Is created for each rotating reel (Sf4), and a setting is made when stop preparation is completed (Sf5). As a result, the stop operation can be enabled, and then the stop operation becomes effective when the constant speed rotation of the reel is detected in the timer interruption process (main), which will be described later, during the origin passage process. It becomes.

  Next, it is determined whether or not any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R has been detected (Sf6). If any of the stop switches has not been detected, a reel rotation error (over a certain period of time). Then, it is determined whether or not an error determined when the reel reference position is not detected by the reel sensor 33 (Sf7). If no reel rotation error has occurred, an insertion error (medal insertion) is further performed. Whether or not a medal insertion was detected outside the permitted period, and whether or not a payout error (medal payout was detected outside the period in which medal payout was permitted) It is determined whether an error has occurred) (Sf8, Sf9), and any error is detected in steps Sf7 to Sf9. If occur even it is not determined, the flow returns to step Sf6.

  If it is determined in Sf8 that the insertion error has occurred, or if a payout error is determined in Sf9, an error code indicating the insertion / discharge error during reel rotation is set in the register (Sf10). ), And shifts to the error processing shown in FIG. 14 (Sf11). When the error is released, the process returns to step Sf6 again.

  If it is determined in step Sf7 that a reel rotation error has occurred, an error code indicating a reel rotation error is set in the register (Sf12), and the process proceeds to the error process shown in FIG. 14 (Sf13). Along with this, the rotation of the reels is also temporarily stopped. When the error is released, the process returns to the step Sf3 again, and the reel rotation is resumed.

  If any stop switch operation is detected in step Sf6, the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time in the reel motor corresponding to the stop switch (the number of steps to be the stop operation position) is calculated. After obtaining and setting the work corresponding to the stop reel (Sf14), the process waits until the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop operation stops (Sf15).

  Then, when the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop operation stops, the detection of the operation of the stop switch corresponding to the reel is invalidated, and then it is determined whether or not all the reels are stopped (Sf16). If not stopped, the process returns to the step of Sf4. If all the reels are stopped, the reel rotation process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  As described above, in the reel rotation processing, after the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started, the rotation of the reels for which the stop operation has not been detected is continued until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected. Then, on the condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, control for stopping the display result on the corresponding reel is performed. Even if the reel rotation temporarily stops due to the occurrence of a reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected after the reel rotation is restarted. Control is performed to stop the display result of the corresponding reels on the condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected by continuing the rotation of the reels that have not been operated.

  FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the timer interrupt process (main) executed by the CPU 41a in response to the occurrence of the interrupt 3, that is, interrupting the start process or the game process at intervals of 0.56 ms. .

  In the timer interrupt process (main), interrupts are first prohibited (Sg1). That is, the execution of another interrupt process during the execution of the timer interrupt process (main) is prohibited. Then, the register in use is saved in the stack area (Sg2).

  Next, the branch counter for identifying the timer interrupt to be executed in the timer interrupt process (main) is advanced by 1 from the four types of timer interrupts 1 to 4 (Sg3). In the step of Sg3, 1 is added when the branch counter value is 0 to 2, and is updated to 0 when the counter value is 3. That is, the branch counter value loops in the order of 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 0... Each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed.

  Next, referring to the counter value for branching, it is determined whether it is 2 or 3, that is, timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 (Sg4), and if it is not timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4, that is, timer interrupt In the case of 1 or timer interrupt 2, it is checked whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or whether they are rotating at a constant speed, and whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or are rotating at a constant speed. For example, the motor phase signal output process for outputting the phase signal data changed in the motor step process of Sg8 described later and the phase signal data changed in the final stop process of Sg23 described later is executed (Sg5).

  Next, it is determined whether or not it is 1 (ie, timer interrupt 2) by referring to the minute counter value (Sg6). If it is not timer interrupt 2 (ie, timer interrupt 1), the reel motor Reel start processing (Sg7) for controlling the step time interval when starting 32L, 32C, 32R, motor step processing (Sg8) for changing phase signal data of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, reel motors 32L, 32C After the stop of 32R, the motor phase signal standby process (Sg9) for changing the phase signal to one-phase excitation after a certain time has been sequentially executed, and then the register saved in the stack area in Sg2 is restored (Sg20). The interrupt prohibited in the step is permitted (Sg21), and the process returns to the state before the interrupt.

  Further, in the case of timer interrupt 2 in the step of Sg6, LED dynamic display processing (Sg10) for dynamically lighting various indicators, and output processing of control signals and the like for outputting data such as lighting signals of various LEDs to the output port (Sg11), random number update processing for updating various software random numbers (Sg12), time counter update processing for updating various time counters (Sg13), command transmission for transmitting commands stored in the command queue to the effect control board 90 After the processing (Sg14) and the external output signal update processing (Sg15) for updating the external output signal are sequentially executed, the registers saved in the stack area in Sg2 are restored (Sg20), and the interrupts prohibited in the step of Sg1 are permitted. Then (Sg21), the process returns to the state before the interruption.

  If the timer interrupt 3 or the timer interrupt 4 is found in the step of Sg4, it is further determined whether or not it is 3 by referring to the counter value for wake-up, that is, the timer interrupt 4 (Sg16). If it is not interrupt 4, that is, timer interrupt 3, port input processing (Sg17) for inputting detection data of various switches from the input port, passing the origin of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R during rotation (reel reference) (Passing position) to detect the occurrence of a reel rotation error, check if the stop preparation is complete, and if the stop preparation is complete and if it is rotating at a constant speed, the spinning reel Based on the detection signal of the various switches, these various switches satisfy the detection conditions. After sequentially executing the switch input determination process (Sg19) to determine whether or not, the register saved in the stack area in Sg2 is restored (Sg20), and the interrupts prohibited in the step of Sg1 are permitted (Sg21). Return to pre-interrupt processing.

  If the timer interrupt is 4 at the step of Sg16, the stop position is determined from the stop operation position when the detection of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is determined, and the number of steps after which the stop should be calculated is calculated. Stop switch process (Sg22), the number of steps until the stop calculated in the stop switch process is counted, the stop process (Sg23) for starting the brake by the two-phase excitation when it is time to stop, and the brake in the stop process After executing the final stop process (Sg24) for three-phase excitation after a certain time from the start, the registers saved in the stack area in Sg2 are restored (Sg20), and the interrupts prohibited in the Sg1 step are permitted. (Sg21), the process returns to the state before the interruption.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the stop switch process executed by the CPU 41a in the timer interrupt 4 of the timer interrupt process (main) described above.

  In the stop switch process, first, it is determined whether or not a stop operation has been detected for all reels in the order of left, middle, and right (Sh1, Sh2). If no stop operation has been detected for all reels, The stop switch process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  In addition, when a stop operation of any reel is detected in the step of Sh1, the stop operation position set for the work corresponding to the stop reel is referred to by referring to the stop control table corresponding to the reel. The area number to be the stop position is identified from the area number including the number of steps (Sh3), and the number of steps required from the current reel reference position to the stop position identified in the step of Sh3 is calculated. After the set number of steps is set (Sh4), the stop switch process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 22 shows the control contents of the power interruption processing executed by the CPU 41a in response to the occurrence of the interruption 2, that is, when the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 48 is input, interrupting the execution processing or the game processing. It is a flowchart which shows.

  In the power interruption processing, first, interruption is prohibited (Si1). That is, other interrupt processing is prohibited from being executed at the start of the power interruption interrupt processing. Next, all registers that may be in use are saved in the stack area (Si2). Although the values of the I register and IY register described above are used, they are not stored here because the same fixed value is always set with the initialization at the time of startup.

  Next, the detection data of the voltage drop signal is acquired from the input port, and it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal is input (Si3). At this time, if the voltage drop signal is not input, the register saved in the stack area in Si2 is restored (Si4), the interrupt prohibited in the Si1 step is permitted (Si5), and the process before the interrupt is performed. Return.

  If a voltage drop signal is input in step Si3, destruction diagnosis data (5A (H) in this embodiment) is set (Si6), and all output ports are initialized (Si7). . Next, RAM parity adjustment data is calculated and set so that the exclusive OR of all storage areas (including unused areas and unused stack areas) of the RAM 41c becomes 0 (Si8), and access to the RAM 41c is performed. Prohibited (Si9).

  Then, except for the determination of whether or not the voltage drop signal is input (Si10, Si10 is the same process as Si3), the process enters a loop process in which no process is performed. That is, when the voltage decreases as it is, the operation is stopped internally. Therefore, the CPU 41a reliably stops operation when the power is interrupted. Further, in this loop processing, when the voltage recovers and the voltage drop signal is not input, the above-described startup processing is executed, and if the RAM parity is 0 and the destructive diagnosis data is normal, the original processing is performed. It will return to.

  In this embodiment, after the access to the RAM 41c is prohibited, the output state of the voltage drop signal is monitored, and when the voltage drop signal is not input, it is determined that the voltage is restored, and the process proceeds to the startup process. However, no processing is performed in the loop processing, and the voltage is recovered while the loop processing is being performed. Based on the fact that the reset signal is input from the reset circuit 49, the process proceeds to the startup processing. You may make it do.

  Next, an effect performed by the effect device 50 will be described. FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining an effect performed by the effect device 50. The effect shown in FIG. 23 is performed by the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 and the CPU 191a of the display control unit 191 mounted on the display control board 190, as will be described later.

  FIG. 23A is a diagram for explaining the state of the rendering device 50 at the normal time. The production device 50 opens the production doors 60a and 60b in a normal state and displays a predetermined character image (three airplanes are displayed) on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

  FIG. 23B is a diagram for explaining the state of the effect device 50 when an effect of driving the effect doors 60a and 60b in a predetermined pattern is performed. The predetermined pattern includes a vibration effect pattern 1 and a vibration effect pattern 2.

  When the vibration effect pattern 1 and the vibration effect pattern 2 are set, the effect door motors 56 and 57 are driven to vibrate the effect doors 60a and 60b as shown in FIG. An effect of starting the vibration display of the image displayed on the display screen 51 is performed. Furthermore, vibration sounds are output from the speakers 53 and 54 together with the vibrations of the production doors 60a and 60b. Here, driving the production door motors 56 and 57 to vibrate the production doors 60a and 60b means that the rotation shafts of the production door motors 56 and 57 are within a predetermined range (for example, the production door motor 56, When 57 is constituted by a stepping motor, it means that the effect doors 60a and 60b are repeatedly reciprocated in the left-right direction by repeating forward and reverse rotations within a predetermined step number range).

  Note that the timing of starting the vibration display of the effect doors 60a and 60b and the vibration display of the image on the liquid crystal display 51 is when the internal winning command is acquired when the vibration effect pattern 1 is set, and the vibration effect pattern 2 Is set when a reel stop command is acquired. That is, when the game is started by operating the start switch 7 in the normal state shown in FIG. 23A, when the vibration effect pattern 1 is set as the effect pattern in the game, the reels 2L, 2C When rotation of 2R is started or when vibration effect pattern 2 is set, stop corresponding to any one reel with rotation of all reels 2L, 2C, 2R started When the operation is detected effectively, that is, when the operation of stopping the first reel is detected effectively, vibration sounds are output from the speakers 53 and 54, and a mark “!?” Is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51. (Image) is displayed, and the display that vibrates to the left and right is started, and the left and right effect doors 60a and 60b are repeatedly moved with a predetermined amplitude in the left and right directions, respectively. Vibration is started.

  On the other hand, the timing of ending the vibration of the production doors 60a and 60b and the vibration display of the image on the liquid crystal display 51 is when a predetermined vibration stop time (for example, 60 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the game or the first stop. is there. That is, when a stop operation is performed to stop the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the start of the vibration effect until the vibration stop time elapses, in other words, when the game proceeds without delay. The production ends without being interrupted. Moreover, after starting the vibration effect, that is, after starting the effect door motors 56 and 57, the vibration stop is stopped without effectively detecting a stop operation for stopping the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. When the time has elapsed, in other words, when the state in which the progress of the game has been interrupted continues for the vibration stop time, it is assumed that the progress of the game has been interrupted, and the effect is forcibly ended at an intermediate stage.

  Generally, based on the fact that the player has set the number of bets and operated the start switch 7, all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R start to rotate, that is, after the game has started, the stop switches 8L, 8C , 8R is stopped, the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped and the display result is derived on the variable display section (one game is finished). About 20 seconds. Accordingly, if the above-described vibration stop time is set to 60 seconds longer than 20 seconds, for example, 60 seconds and the game has not ended even after 60 seconds have elapsed since the start of the vibration effect as described above, for example, a player It is considered that the progress of the game is interrupted for a long time due to factors such as performing a work of changing medals from the lower plate to the box during the game, or leaving the seat. Thus, if the progress of the game is interrupted for a long time, not only the operating rate of the slot machine 1 is lowered, but also when the vibration effect is being executed, the driving of the effect door motors 56 and 57 is continued. As a result, the load is applied and wasteful power is consumed. Furthermore, the drive of the production doors 60a and 60b is continuously performed, so that the members of the drive mechanism including the production doors 60a and 60b themselves may be quickly deteriorated. Furthermore, since vibration display of images and output of vibration sound are also performed, there is a possibility that surrounding players may become uncomfortable, so that the operation is forcibly ended even during a vibration effect.

  FIG. 23 (c) shows the effect device when the third reel is stopped and the winning combination is won during the period in which the effect doors 60a and 60b are vibrated and the image on the liquid crystal display 51 is vibrated. It is a figure for demonstrating the state of 50. FIG.

  When the third reel is stopped and the winning combination is won, as shown in FIG. 23 (c), the production doors 60a and 60b are opened to stop the production door motors 56 and 57 from being driven. An effect of displaying the symbol image of the winning combination on the display screen of the display 51 is performed. Here, the bell is won and a symbol image of the bell is displayed. Further, a predetermined winning sound is output from the speakers 53 and 54 together with the display of the symbol image of the winning combination.

  FIG. 23D is a diagram for explaining the state of the rendering device 50 when the vibration stop time has elapsed since the game was started or first stopped.

  When the vibration stop time has elapsed since the start of the game or the first stop, as shown in FIG. 23 (d), the production doors 60a and 60b are opened to stop the production door motors 56 and 57 from being driven, The vibration display of the image on the liquid crystal display 51 is stopped.

  FIG. 23 (e) is a diagram for explaining the state of the rendering device 50 when a predetermined time has elapsed since the game was started or after the reels were stopped.

  When a predetermined time has elapsed since the game was started or when the reels were stopped, as shown in FIG. 23 (e), the production doors 60a and 60b are opened to stop the production door motors 56 and 57 from being driven, Control is performed to display a character message “Please stop the reels” on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 as a prompt notification for prompting the stop operation of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R.

  FIG. 23 (g) shows that the third reel is stopped and no winning combination is won during the period in which the effect doors 60a and 60b are vibrated and the image on the liquid crystal display 51 is vibrated. It is a figure for demonstrating the state of the presentation device 50 at the time.

  When the third reel is stopped and the winning combination is not won, as shown in FIG. 23G, the stage doors 60a and 60b are closed and the drive of the stage door motors 56 and 57 is stopped. Production is performed. Note that, as will be described later, when the third reel is stopped and the winning combination is not won, a winning situation notification effect pattern is set as a predetermined pattern. When the winning situation notification effect pattern is set, as described with reference to FIGS. 23 (h) and (i), whether or not a special role is won according to the internal winning situation when the BET command is received. In addition, when winning, an effect of notifying the type of winning combination is performed.

  FIG. 23 (h) is a diagram for explaining the state of the effect device 50 when the BET command is received after the effect shown in FIG. 23 (g) is performed in the situation where the special role is won. is there.

  When the BET command is received after the performance shown in FIG. 23 (g) is performed in the situation where the special role is won, the performance doors 60a and 60b are opened as shown in FIG. 23 (h). Then, the drive of the production door motors 56 and 57 is stopped, and the big bonus “blue 7” symbol is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 as the winning status notification. In addition, a predetermined notification sound is output from the speakers 53 and 54 together with the display of the winning symbol image.

  FIG. 23 (i) is a diagram for explaining the state of the effect device 50 when the BET command is received after the effect shown in FIG. 23 (g) is performed in a situation where the special role is not won. is there.

  When the BET command is received after the performance shown in FIG. 23 (g) is performed in a situation where the special role is not won, the performance doors 60a and 60b are opened as shown in FIG. 23 (i). Then, the drive of the production door motors 56 and 57 is stopped, and a message such as “Sorry!” Indicating that the special role is not won is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 as the winning status notification. Further, a predetermined notification sound is output from the speakers 53 and 54 together with a display indicating that the special combination is not won.

  FIG. 23F illustrates the state of the effect device 50 when an error command is received during a period in which the effect doors 60a and 60b are vibrated and the image on the liquid crystal display 51 is vibrated. FIG.

  When the error command is received, as shown in FIG. 23 (f), the effect door motors 56a and 57b are stopped by opening the effect doors 60a and 60b, and an error is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51. And the type of error is notified. In FIG. 23 (f), in order to notify that the above-mentioned insertion error has occurred, a message “Selector abnormality has occurred! Please call a staff member!” Is displayed. Further, a predetermined error sound is output from the speakers 53 and 54 together with the error notification.

  Next, the notification pattern (notification mode) of the promotion notification and the notification pattern distribution table used for the notification pattern lottery will be described based on FIG. 24 and FIG. FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining a notification pattern (notification mode) of promotion notification. FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a notification pattern distribution table used for notification pattern lottery.

  As shown in FIGS. 23D and 23E, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R start to rotate and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated effectively for a predetermined time, the liquid crystal On the display screen of the display 51, control is performed to display a character message “Please stop the reels” as a promotion notification for prompting the stop operation of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R.

  As a notification pattern (notification mode) of the promotion notification in the present embodiment, for example, the message is displayed in black in a white background frame in the lower area of the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 on which a predetermined effect image is displayed. There are two types of notifications: notification pattern 1 (see FIG. 24A) to be displayed and notification pattern 2 (see FIG. 24B) in which the message is displayed in white characters in a black background frame. The pattern is set by a notification pattern lottery performed for each game in accordance with the winning situation of the special combination (big bonus (1), (2) flag, regular bonus flag) in the game.

  The notification pattern lottery is performed when an internal winning command transmitted from the game control board 40 is acquired, and the notification pattern selected in the notification pattern lottery is a notification applied when executing a promotion notification in the game. Set as a pattern. In this embodiment, when the game is a bonus game, the notification pattern 1 is set without performing the notification pattern lottery.

  As shown in the notification pattern distribution table in FIG. 25, the winning probability of each of these notification patterns varies depending on the internal winning status of the bonus flag. The lottery is won with a probability of 50% when the big bonus (1), (2) and regular bonus internal winning flags are set, and with a probability of 95% when the bonus flag is not won. The notification pattern 2 is won with a probability of 50% when a bonus is won, and is won with a probability of 5% when a bonus is not won.

  In other words, in this embodiment, two types of notification patterns 1 and 2 having different modes are registered in advance, and at the time of winning the bonus, notification is made with a higher probability (50%) than when the bonus is not won (5%). Since the pattern 2 is selected, when the promotion notification is executed, when the notification screen based on the notification pattern 2 is displayed rather than when the notification screen based on the notification pattern 1 is displayed In this case, the player can expect that either of the big bonuses (1), (2), or the internal bonus flag of the regular bonus has been won internally.

  Next, various control contents executed by the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 will be described below based on the flowcharts of FIGS.

  When a reset signal is input from the reset circuit 95 to the sub-control unit 91, the CPU 91a performs a startup process (sub) shown in FIG.

  In the startup process (sub), after initialization of the built-in device, peripheral IC, interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. (Sj1), access to the RAM 91c is permitted (Sj2). Then, the RAM parity of all the storage areas of the RAM 91c is calculated (Sj3), and it is determined whether or not the RAM parity is 0 (Sj4).

  If the data in the RAM 91c is normal, the RAM parity should be 0. If the RAM parity is 0 in the step Sj4, the data stored in the RAM 91c is normal, and the process proceeds to the step Sj5. The production state before power interruption is restored. In step Sj5, an effect control process for controlling various effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, and reel LED is executed according to the set control pattern (Sj9). Permit (Sj10), and shift to loop processing.

  If the RAM parity is not 0 in the step Sj4, the data stored in the RAM 91c is not normal. After the RAM 91c is initialized (Sj7), the standby pattern is set as the control pattern (Sj8). According to the set control pattern, an effect control process for controlling various effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, and reel LED is executed (Sj9), and interruption is permitted (Sj10). ), Shift to loop processing.

  Thereafter, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 executes various effect processes according to the game state based on various commands transmitted from the game control board 40 in the interrupt process. Specifically, in accordance with various game states, the light emission control of the effect effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55 as the light emission means, the output control of the sound effect output from the speakers 53 and 54 as the game sound generation means, and the effect use The drive control of the door motors 56 and 57 for effects which drive the doors 60a and 60b is performed. In addition, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 displays a predetermined display screen in the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 or switches or clears the display screen that is being displayed at the time of performing various effects or promotion notification described later. Processing to transmit a display command indicating that to the display control board 190 is performed. Thereby, the CPU 191 a of the display control unit 191 performs display control of the liquid crystal display 51 based on each display command transmitted from the effect control board 90.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the timer interrupt process (sub) executed by the CPU 91a at intervals of 1.12 ms based on the count of the internal clock.

  In the timer interrupt process (sub), first, it is determined whether or not a command is stored in the buffer (Sk1). If the command is not stored in the buffer, the process proceeds to Sk6. If the command is stored in the buffer, the command is acquired from the buffer (Sk2), and the process proceeds to Step Sk3.

  In the step of Sk3, when the received command is an internal winning command, referring to the effect table stored in the ROM 91b, an effect pattern is selected at a selection rate according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command, An effect pattern selection process for setting the selected effect pattern in the RAM 91c as the effect pattern of the game is executed, and the process proceeds to step Sk4. Specifically, referring to the effect table, as the effect pattern, there is no vibration effect that does not vibrate the effect doors 60a and 60b, the vibration effect pattern 1 that vibrates the effect doors 60a and 60b from the start of the game, and the game start From the vibration effect pattern 2 for vibrating the effect doors 60a and 60b after the reel stop command is first acquired. The effect table is set with a higher probability of selecting the vibration effect pattern 1 and the vibration effect pattern 2 when the internal lottery result indicated by the internal winning command is won than when the bonus is not won. Has been. In the effect table, the probability that the vibration effect pattern 2 is selected is set higher when the internal lottery result indicated by the internal winning command is won than when the bonus is not won. In the step of Sk3, when a notification effect execution flag described later is set, a winning situation notification effect pattern for driving the effect doors 60a and 60b is selected when the BET command is acquired.

  In the step of Sk4, processing corresponding to the received command is performed, and a control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to, and the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c and the control registered corresponding to the received command are stored. A control pattern setting process for reading the pattern and setting it in the RAM 91c is executed, and the process proceeds to step Sk5.

  In the step of Sk5, in accordance with the control pattern set in the step of Sk4, an effect control process for controlling various effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, and reel LED 55 is executed. Proceed to step.

  In the step of Sk6, a driving process for performing control for driving the effect doors 60a and 60b is executed, and the process proceeds to the process of Sk7. In the driving process, when the vibration effect pattern 1 is set as the effect pattern of the game in the step of Sk3, the vibration effect pattern 2 is set in response to the reception of the reel rotation start command (see FIG. 23B). In response to reception of the first stop reel stop command (see FIG. 23 (b)), and in response to reception of the BET command when the winning situation notification effect pattern is set (FIG. 23 (h), ( i), and control for driving the production doors 60a and 60b is performed. In the drive process, for example, when the production doors 60a and 60b are at positions other than the stop reference position, the production doors 60a and 60b are set as the stop reference in response to the error command reception (see FIG. 23F). Control to slide to the position. The drive process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the step of Sk7, in accordance with the received command, the promotion notification process for performing the promotion notification is executed, and the process proceeds to the process of Sk8.

  In step Sk8, processing is performed to update the values of various counters including a random number counter of the RAM 91c and the like, and an effect counter and a notification counter described later when there is no error. In step Sk9, the RAM parity adjustment is performed so that the exclusive OR of all the storage areas of the RAM 91c becomes 0 so that it can be confirmed whether or not the content of the data backed up in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of startup. Data is calculated and set, and the timer interrupt process (sub) ends.

  That is, the CPU 91a does not set the RAM parity adjustment data when the power interruption is detected like the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41, but the RAM parity adjustment data for each timer interrupt process (sub) that is periodically executed. Even if the power is cut off, it is possible to determine whether or not the content of the data backed up in the RAM 91c at the time of recovery is normal.

  FIG. 28 and FIG. 30 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the drive process executed by the CPU 91a in the step of Sk6 of the timer interrupt process (sub).

  In the driving process, first, based on the presence or absence of an error flag to be described later, it is determined whether or not an error is occurring (Sn1), and it is determined whether or not a new error command has been acquired (Sn2, Sn7).

  When it is determined that an error command has been acquired in the step of Sn2, an in-error flag for specifying that an error is occurring is set (Sn3), and the effect doors 60a and 60b are in positions other than the stop reference position The rotational positions of the production door motors 56 and 57 are stored in the RAM 91c (Sn4). In the step of Sn5, when the production doors 60a and 60b are at positions other than the stop reference position, the drive for sliding the production doors 60a and 60b to the stop reference position is continued to indicate that an error has occurred. Output of error sound is started (Sn5).

  Next, an error notification start command for displaying an image corresponding to the type of error specified from the error command is transmitted to the display control board 190 (Sn6), and the driving process is terminated. In addition, the display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the error notification start command transmitted from the effect control board 90 in the step of Sn6 displays the display state at the time of reception in the RAM 191c based on the received error notification start command. Store and start message display for notifying the occurrence of an error and specifying the type of error (for example, see FIG. 23 (f), including display of error name, display of error canceling method) Let Thereby, the rendering device 50 can be controlled to the state described in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sn2 that no error command has been acquired, the process proceeds to step Sn15 described later.

  When it is determined that the error command is acquired in the step of Sn7, if the rotation position is stored in the step of Sn4, the rotation position is read and the effect door motors 56 and 57 are driven. The production doors 60a and 60b are returned to the state before the error occurs, and the output of the error sound started in the step of Sn5 is stopped (Sn8). In step Sn9, the error flag is cleared, an error notification end command for ending the image display corresponding to the type of error is transmitted to the display control board 190 in step Sn10, and the process proceeds to step Sn15 described later. The display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the error notification end command transmitted from the effect control board 90 in the step of Sn10 notifies the error cancellation based on the received error notification end command, and then the RAM 191c. The display state before the error occurrence is restored based on the stored state. On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sn7 that an error command has not been acquired, the drive process is terminated as it is because an error has occurred.

  In the step of Sn15, it is determined whether or not the vibration effect is being executed based on the presence or absence of the vibration effect execution flag. When it is determined in step Sn15 that the vibration effect is not being executed, it is determined whether or not the newly acquired command is an internal winning command (Sn16). If the newly acquired command is an internal winning command, it is determined whether or not the vibration effect pattern 1 is set as the effect pattern in the game in the above-described step of Sk3 (Sn17). The process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If the vibration effect pattern is set as the effect pattern in the game in the step of Sn17, the drive of the effect door motors 56, 57 and the output of the vibration sound from the speakers 53, 54 are started (Sn18). Next, a value indicating 60 seconds that is a vibration stop time is set in the effect timer counter (Sn19), and a vibration display start command for displaying an image corresponding to the vibration effect is transmitted to the display control board 190. (Sn20), a vibration effect executing flag indicating that the vibration effect is being executed is set (Sn21), and the flow returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. Thereby, the rendering device 50 can be controlled to the state described in FIG.

  In the step of Sn16, if the newly acquired command is not the internal winning command, it is determined whether or not the newly acquired command is a BET command (Sn22). It is determined whether or not the winning situation notification effect pattern is set (Sn23). When it is determined in step Sn23 that the winning situation notification production pattern is set, production door motors 56, 57 are used to open the production doors 60a, 60b in the closed state, as will be described later in Sn36. Is started, and an output of a notification sound when notifying the winning situation is started (Sn24), and an image corresponding to the acquired internal winning command (an image such as “sorry!” When not winning the special role) Is transmitted to the display control board 190 (Sn25), and the driving process is terminated. Thereby, the rendering device 50 can be controlled to the state described in FIGS. 23 (h) and (i). On the other hand, when it is determined in the step of Sn23 that the winning situation notification effect pattern is not set, the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If the newly acquired command is not a BET command in the step of Sn22, the process proceeds to the step of Sn50 in FIG. 29 to determine whether or not the newly acquired command is a reel stop command. If it is determined that the command is a reel stop command, it is determined whether or not the first reel is stopped (Sn51). If it is determined that the first reel is stopped, a vibration effect pattern is displayed in the game. It is determined whether or not the effect pattern is set (Sn 52). If the vibration effect pattern 2 is set as the effect pattern in the game, the drive of the effect door motors 56 and 57 and the vibration from the speakers 53 and 54 are performed. Sound output is started (Sn 53). Next, 60 seconds as the vibration stop time is set in the effect timer counter (Sn54), and a vibration display start command for displaying an image corresponding to the vibration effect is transmitted to the display control board 190 (Sn55). Then, a vibration effect executing flag indicating that the vibration effect is being executed is set (Sn56), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. Thereby, the rendering device 50 can be controlled to the state described in FIG.

  The display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the vibration display start command transmitted from the effect control board 90 in the Sn20 step or the Sn55 step performs mark (image) based on the received vibration display start command. The vibration display (see FIG. 23B) is started.

  If it is determined in the Sn50 step that the newly acquired command is not a reel stop command, it is determined in the Sn51 step that the first reel is not stopped, that is, the second reel or the third reel is stopped. In this case, if it is determined in step Sn52 that the vibration effect pattern 2 is not set as the effect pattern in the game, the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 28, if it is determined in step Sn15 that the vibration effect is being executed, one of stop flags 1 to 3 to be described later for stopping the drive of the effect door motors 56 and 57. Is determined (Sn30), and if it is determined that none of the stop flags 1 to 3 is set, whether the count value of the effect counter is 0, that is, Sn19 It is determined whether or not 60 seconds, which is a vibration stop time, has elapsed since the subtraction of the count value was started at the step No. 54 or the step No. 54 (start of driving of the door motors 56 and 57 for effects) (Sn 31). .

  In the step of Sn31, when it is determined that the count value of the effect counter is not 0, that is, when the vibration stop time of 60 seconds has not elapsed since the drive of the effect door motors 56 and 57 is started. Then, it is determined whether or not a new reel stop command has been acquired (Sn32). If a new reel stop command has been acquired, whether or not all reels have stopped changing, that is, the reel stop command has been issued three times. It is determined whether or not it has been received (Sn33).

  If it is determined in step Sn33 that all reels have stopped changing, that is, if a reel stop command has been received three times, it is determined whether or not a winning has occurred (Sn34). Specifically, the symbols stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are specified based on the reel stop command, and it is determined whether or not a prize is generated in the variable display device 2. When it is determined that a winning has occurred in the step of Sn34, the stop door 1 of the effect door motors 56, 57 is set, and the effect door motors 56a, 56b are set to open the effect doors 60a, 60b. 57 is started (Sn35), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sn34 that no winning has occurred, the stop flag 2 of the effect door motors 56 and 57 is set, and the effect doors 60a and 60b are closed. Driving of the motors 56 and 57 is started (Sn36), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. If a new reel stop command has not been acquired in step Sn32, and if all reels have not changed in step Sn33, the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Further, in the step of Sn31, when the count value of the effect counter is 0, that is, after starting the drive of the effect door motors 56 and 57, the vibration stop time is detected without effectively detecting the reel stop operation. When 60 seconds is passed, the stop flag 3 of the effect door motors 56 and 57 indicating that the vibration effect is interrupted and ended is set, and the effect doors 60a and 60b are opened. In order to achieve this, the drive of the production door motors 56 and 57 is started (Sn37), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the step of Sn30, when it is determined that any one of the stop flags 1 to 3 of the production door motors 56 and 57 is set, the process proceeds to the step of Sn40 in FIG. 29 and the stop flag 2 is set. It is determined whether or not. When it is determined that the stop flag 2 is set in the step of Sn40, it is determined whether or not the production doors 60a and 60b are closed (Sn41), and if not, the flowchart shown in FIG. Return to. That is, the drive of the production doors 60a and 60b is continued until the closed state. Thereby, the rendering device 50 can be controlled to the state described in FIG.

  When it is determined in the step of Sn41 that the closed state is established, the drive of the production door motors 56 and 57 is stopped and the output of the vibration sound is stopped (Sn42). Next, in the step of Sn43, the stop flag 3 of the effect door motors 56, 57 is cleared, and a notification effect execution flag for setting a winning situation notification effect pattern is set when a BET command is received and Sn49 described later is set. Proceed to the process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sn40 that the stop flag 2 is not set, it is determined whether or not the production doors 60a and 60b are in the open state, that is, the stop reference position (Sn44). If it is not the reference position, the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, the drive of the effect doors 60a and 60b is continued until it is located at the stop reference position. Thereby, the doors 60a and 60b for production can be controlled to the state demonstrated in FIG.23 (e).

  In the step of Sn44, when it is determined that the production doors 60a and 60b are at the stop reference position, the drive of the production door motors 56 and 57 and the output of the vibration sound from the speakers 53 and 54 are stopped, and vibrations are generated. After the presentation is finished (Sn45), it is determined whether or not the stop flag set at that time is the stop flag 1 (Sn46). If it is determined that the stop flag 1 is set, that is, vibration When the display is finished and the winning result is displayed, the vibration display end command 1 indicating that fact is transmitted to the display control board 190 (Sn47), and then the vibration effect execution flag and the effect door motors 56 and 57 are displayed. The stop flag 1 is cleared and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Note that the display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the vibration display end command 1 transmitted from the effect control board 90 in step Sn47 ends the vibration display of the mark based on the received vibration display end command 1. Then, the winning combination (symbol) is displayed (notified). As a result, the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 can be controlled to the display state described with reference to FIG.

  Further, in the step of Sn46, when it is determined that the stop flag 1 is not set, that is, the stop flag 3 is set to indicate that the vibration effect is interrupted in the middle while the vibration display is ended and forcibly ended. If there is, the vibration display end command 2 indicating that is transmitted to the display control board 190 (Sn48), the vibration effect executing flag and the stop flag 3 of the effect door motors 56 and 57 are cleared, and FIG. Return to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the vibration display end command 2 transmitted from the effect control board 90 in step Sn48 ends the vibration display of the mark based on the received vibration display end command 2. To stop display. As a result, the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 can be controlled to the display state described with reference to FIG.

  As described above, when the fluctuations of all the reels are stopped within 60 seconds, which is the vibration stop time after the start of the production door motors 56 and 57, that is, the stop operation of all the reels is delayed by the player. If the winning combination is won and the winning combination is won, a vibration display end command 1 is transmitted in Sn47 to end the vibration display of the mark, and then the winning combination is displayed. On the other hand, when the fluctuations of all the reels stop within 60 seconds, which is the vibration stop time after starting the drive of the production door motors 56 and 57, that is, the player performs the stop operation of all the reels without delay. If the winning combination is not won, the processing of Sn24 and 25 when the BET command is received after the production doors 60a and 60b are controlled to be closed by the processing of Sn42. When the production doors 60a and 60b are controlled to be in the open state and the special combination is won, the special combination is displayed. On the other hand, if 60 seconds, which is the vibration stop time, have elapsed since the start of driving of the production door motors 56 and 57 before the player has stopped all the reels, that is, the game If the stop operation of all the reels by the user is not performed within 60 seconds, the vibration effect is interrupted and terminated, and the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 is informed of the promotion.

  30 to 32 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the promotion notification process executed by the CPU 91a in the step of Sk7 of the timer interrupt process (sub).

  In the promotion notification process, it is first determined whether or not at least one of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is rotating based on a setting state of a reel changing flag described later (Sm1). Then, if none of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is rotating, that is, if the game is not started, it is determined whether or not a new internal winning command has been acquired (Sm2). When it is determined that the internal winning command is newly acquired, it is determined from the acquired gaming state command whether the game is in bonus (Sm3). If the bonus is not in effect, a notification pattern lottery for determining a notification pattern of promotion notification that can be performed in the game is executed based on the notification pattern distribution table shown in FIG. 25 (Sm4). The notification pattern won in the lottery is set as a notification pattern for promotion notification that can be implemented in the game (Sm5), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in step Sm3 that a bonus is being performed, the notification pattern 1 is set as a notification pattern that can be executed in the game without performing the notification pattern lottery (Sm6), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. To do.

  If it is determined in step Sm2 that the acquired command is not an internal winning command, it is determined whether or not the newly acquired command is a reel rotation start command (Sm7). If it is a rotation start command, the first value (= 60 seconds) is set as the counter value of the notification counter (Sm8), the reel changing flag is set (Sm9), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. To do.

  If at least one of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is rotating in the step of Sm1, it is determined whether or not the promotion notification is being executed based on the setting state of a notification flag described later (Sm10). If the promotion notification is not being executed, it is determined whether or not the counter value of the notification counter is 0 (Sm19). If the counter value is 0, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R start to rotate. 60 seconds have passed since the last time, or 60 seconds or 30 seconds have passed since the last stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R was effectively operated, and it is determined whether or not the game is a bonus game (Sm27).

  If the promotion notification is being executed in step Sm10, the process proceeds to step Sm11 shown in FIG. 31, and it is determined whether or not the newly acquired command is a stop command (Sm11). If the newly acquired command is a stop command, the set notification flag is cleared (Sm12), and a display end command that can specify the end of the promotion notification, that is, the end of the notification screen display, is displayed on the display control board. It transmits to 190 (Sm13). Note that the display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the notification end command transmitted from the effect control board 90 in the step of Sn13 returns to the normal display state based on the received notification end command.

  In step Sm13a, it is determined whether or not the game is in bonus from the acquired gaming state command. If it is determined that the bonus is being performed, the output of the continuous game sound stopped at Sm30 is resumed (Sm13b), and the process proceeds to Sm14. On the other hand, if it is determined that the bonus is not in progress, the process proceeds to Sm14.

  In step Sm14, it is determined whether or not the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped. If the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is not stopped, a notification flag indicating that the promotion notification is executed in the game is set (Sm15), and the first counter value of the notification counter is set. After setting the value (= 60 seconds) (Sm16), the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step Sm14, if all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R have stopped rotating, the reel changing flag is cleared (Sm17), and if the informed flag is set, it is cleared. After (Sm18), the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If the counter value of the notification counter is not 0 in step Sm19, the process proceeds to step Sm20 shown in FIG. 32, where it is determined whether the newly acquired command is a stop command (Sm20). If the command is a stop command, it is determined whether or not the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R has stopped at that time (Sm21). If the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is not stopped, it is determined whether or not the notified flag is set (Sm22). If the notified flag is set, the notification counter is set. After setting the second value (= 30 seconds) as the counter value (Sm23), the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. If the notification flag is not set, the first value (= 60 seconds) is set as the counter value of the notification counter (Sm24), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step Sm21, if the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, the reel changing flag is cleared (Sm25), and if the informed flag is set, it is cleared. After (Sm26), the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in step Sm27 that the game is a bonus game, a notification flag is set (Sm28), and a display start command (notification pattern 1 command) that can specify the notification pattern 1 is displayed. After transmission to the substrate 190 (Sm29), the continuous game sound output during the bonus generation is stopped (Sm30), and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. In addition, the display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the notification pattern 1 command transmitted from the effect control board 90 in step Sm29 performs the process shown in FIG. The promotion notification described in a) is performed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sm27 that the game is not a bonus game, it is determined whether the notification pattern 1 is set as the notification pattern (Sm31). If the notification pattern 1 is set, the notification flag is set (Sm32), and a display start command (notification pattern 1 command) that can specify the notification pattern 1 is transmitted to the display control board 190. (Sm33), the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the notification pattern 1 command transmitted from the effect control board 90 in step Sm33 performs the operation shown in FIG. The promotion notification described in a) is performed.

  If the notification pattern 1 is set as the notification pattern in the step of Sm31, it is determined whether or not there are reels 2L, 2C, 2R that have already stopped at that time (Sm34). If there are stopped reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols displayed on the variable display portion of the stopped reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is completely lost. (Sm35), if it is a complete loss, the process proceeds to step Sm32, a notification flag is set (Sm32), and a display start command capable of specifying the notification pattern 1 is transmitted to the display control board 190 ( Sm33), the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when the complete loss eye is derived and displayed as the display result, the promotion notification based on the notification pattern 1 is executed without setting the notification pattern 2 having a high expectation degree of bonus set at that time. By doing so, it is possible to avoid performing meaningless notification.

  If there is no reel 2L, 2C, 2R that has already stopped at that time in step Sm34, or if it is not a complete loss in step Sm35, a notification flag is set (Sm36). After a display start command (informing pattern 2 command) that can specify the pattern 2 is transmitted to the display control board 190 (Sm37), the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 that has received the notification pattern 2 command transmitted from the effect control board 90 in step Sm37 performs the process shown in FIG. The promotion notification described in b) is performed.

  When the notification pattern command is transmitted in Sm33 or Sm37, since the notification counter value at which 60 seconds is set at least at the start of the game is 0 in Sm19, the effect counter value is also displayed in Sn31 of FIG. The production doors 60a and 60b are in the open state. When a time shorter than the time set for the production counter value is set as the notification counter value, the notification pattern command is transmitted and the production door 60a, 60b is produced for opening. The driving of the door motors 56 and 57 may be started.

Next, main effects obtained by the embodiment described above will be described.
(1) Production doors 60a and 60b as movable members are in an error state even when a vibration production based on vibration production patterns 1 and 2 is performed (YES in Sn15 in FIG. 28). (Sn2: YES), and the fact that the stop operation has not been performed for a predetermined time since the start of the game or the previous stop operation (YES in Sn31), the effect doors 60a, 60b are opened as shown in FIGS. In the open state (Sn5, Sn37), error notification and promotion notification are performed as notification information on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 (Sn6 in FIG. 28, Sm33, Sm37 in FIG. 30). Thereby, error notification and promotion notification can be appropriately performed. More specifically, although the error notification and the promotion notification are performed, the effect doors 60a and 60b are not properly notified by sliding to the position overlapping the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Occurrence can be prevented in advance.

  (2) On the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51, the occurrence of an error state and the type of error can be appropriately notified as error notification.

  (3) Since the promotion notification is executed when the game has been started or last stopped for 60 seconds or 30 seconds (YES in Sm19 in FIG. 30) since the last stop operation, the actual operation rate of the slot machine Is reduced as much as possible, and it becomes easy to determine the absence state of the player depending on whether or not the promotion notification is executed. Further, when the stop operation is performed during the execution of the promotion notification, the ongoing promotion notification ends (Sm12 in FIG. 31), so that the promotion notification is executed in spite of the player's intention to play the game. It is possible to avoid discomforting the player.

  (4) The value of the notification counter is set by the sub-control unit 91 in response to reception of the reel rotation start command from the main control unit 41 (Sm8 in FIG. 30), and the value of the notification counter in response to reception of the reel stop command Is updated (Sm16 in FIG. 31, Sm23 and Sm24 in FIG. 32), and it is determined that the value of the notification counter has become 0 (YES in Sm19 in FIG. 30) before the fluctuation of all reels stops. The notification pattern command is transmitted to the display control unit 191 (Sm33, 37, etc. in FIG. 30), and then the notification end command is transmitted to the display control unit 191 on the condition that the reel stop command is received (FIG. 31). Sm13). Then, the display control unit 191 performs the promotion notification in the corresponding notification mode based on the notification pattern command from the sub control unit 91, and the promotion notification is ended based on the notification end command from the sub control unit 91. For this reason, the control burdens of the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91, and the display control unit 191 can be effectively distributed, and as a result, the respective control burdens can be effectively reduced.

  (5) When the vibration stop time has elapsed after the start of the vibration effect by the effect doors 60a and 60b (YES in Sn31 of FIG. 28), the vibration effect is stopped and the effect doors 60a and 60b are opened. Is controlled (Sn37). For this reason, it is possible to reduce deterioration of members of the drive mechanism including the production doors 60a and 60b, the wheel gears 56a and 57a, the rack gear, and the like, and the load applied to the production door motors 56 and 57 can be effectively reduced.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the vibration effect is executed at the start of the game, and when the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is not operated effectively for 60 seconds after the game starts, Since the promotion notification is performed almost simultaneously with the compulsory completion of the vibration effect being executed, both the end of the vibration of the effect doors 60a and 60b and the display of the promotion notification screen both display the game. It is possible to effectively notify the player, the surrounding clerk, and the like that the progress is being interrupted.

  (6) A bonus period in which control is performed to output continuous game sounds from the speakers 53 and 54, and the game has continued for 60 seconds or 30 seconds without being stopped since the start of the game or the previous stop operation (see FIG. 30). At Sm19, YES, the output of the continuous game sound is stopped (Sm30). For this reason, it is possible to prevent the surrounding players from being disturbed by continuing to output the continuous game sound even though the game is not substantially played. Further, even after the output of the continuous game sound is stopped, the output of the continuous game sound is resumed in response to the reception of the reel stop command (Sm13b in FIG. 31). Accordingly, it is possible to avoid giving the player discomfort without outputting the continuous game sound even though the player intends to play the game.

  Even when the sub-control unit 91 performs a process of stopping the continuous game sound output from the speakers 53 and 54 as the game sound generation means, the light emission control state of the game effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55 as the light emission means. Therefore, it is possible to determine by light that the player is absent by continuing the effect by light.

  (7) A plurality of types (two types in this example) of notification patterns (notification patterns 1 and 2) are registered in advance as notification patterns (notification modes) of the promotion notification, and a bonus flag is set in the game. In this case, the notification pattern 2 is selected with a higher probability than when the bonus flag is not set, and the notification screen based on the notification pattern 2 is displayed. When the notification screen based on the pattern 2 is selected, the player can expect the bonus flag to be set more than when the notification screen based on the notification pattern 1 is displayed. Can be effectively enhanced. In the notification pattern lottery, when the bonus flag is won, the notification pattern 2 as the second notification mode is selected with a probability of 50%, but the bonus flag is selected. In addition, the notification pattern 2 may be selected with a higher probability than when the bonus flag is not won. For example, the notification pattern 2 may be selected with a probability of 100% when the bonus flag is won.

  (8) After one of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R stops rotating and the display result is derived on the variable display section corresponding to the stopped reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the display result has not yet been derived. In the case where there is a variable display portion, if the promotion notification has already been executed in the game, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are last effectively operated, that is, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are detected. When the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is not effectively operated after the state is made effective is continued for 30 seconds, which is a second notification waiting time shorter than 60 seconds, which is the first notification waiting time. When the promotion notification is executed, the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R continues to be not operated effectively again in the game. Since the promotion notification is performed earlier than the first, it can be more effectively prevent a decrease in operating rate of the slot machine 1.

  In addition, the promotion notification that is first executed in the game is not only performed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated effectively for 60 seconds after the game starts. Even if the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated effectively and the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is not operated effectively for 60 seconds, the promotion notification is executed even once. If it is, the time elapsed since the last time the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R were operated in the game and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R were not operated is measured for the promotion notification that has been executed. Since the promotion notification is started when the notification waiting time of 30 seconds, which is shorter than the notified notification waiting time of 60 seconds, is reached, the slot machine 1 A decrease in the operation rate can be more effectively prevented.

Next, modifications and feature points of the embodiment described above are listed below.
(1) In the above-described embodiment, when the vibration effects (drive control) of the effect doors 60a and 60b are executed and when 60 seconds, which is a predetermined time, has elapsed since the start of the game, the sub-control unit 91 is in the middle of the effect. However, an example has been described in which the production doors 60a and 60b are forcibly opened to stop driving, and the notification pattern image described in FIG. 24 is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51. However, when the image of the notification pattern is an image that is displayed only in a predetermined area of the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 (for example, only the middle area when the display area is divided into left, middle and right) When displaying images), the production doors 60a and 60b are arranged so that the predetermined area and the production doors 60a and 60b are not overlapped even if the production doors 60a and 60b are not opened. You may comprise so that it may slide and stop.

  When the vibration effects (drive control) of the effect doors 60a and 60b are being executed and an error command is received, the effect doors 60a and 60b are forcibly opened by the sub control unit 91 even during the effect. The example in which driving is stopped and error notification is performed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 has been described. However, when an error notification message or the like is displayed only in a predetermined area of the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51 (for example, when the display area is divided into three parts in the middle left and right, the image is displayed only in the middle area When the production doors 60a and 60b are not opened, the production doors 60a and 60b are slid so that the predetermined area and the production doors 60a and 60b are not overlapped. It may be configured to be stopped.

  (2) The display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 in the embodiment described above stores the display state at the time of reception in the RAM 191c based on the reception of the error notification start command transmitted from the effect control board 90, and ends the error notification. The example in which the display state before the error occurrence is restored based on the command reception based on the storage state of the RAM 191c has been described. Similar to such control, the display control unit 191 of the display control board 190 stores the display state at the time of reception in the RAM 191c based on the reception of the notification pattern command transmitted from the effect control board 90, and receives the notification end command. Based on the above, the display state before the promotion notification is executed based on the storage state of the RAM 191c may be restored.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, during the reel fluctuation (YES in Sm1 in FIG. 30), the value of the notification counter is reached during the bonus period in which the control for outputting the continuous game sound from the speakers 53 and 54 is performed. An example has been described in which the continuous game sound is stopped (Sm30) on the condition that the value becomes 0 (YES in Sm19). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a command (e.g., a command transmitted due to an operation performed by the player during a bonus period in which control for outputting continuous game sounds from the speakers 53 and 54 is performed) A continuous game sound may be stopped on condition that a BET command, a reel rotation start command, or the like) is not received for a predetermined time (that is, no operation is performed by the player). With such a configuration, in a state where the continuous game sound is stopped, the output of the continuous game sound is resumed on condition that the above-described command (for example, BET command, reel rotation start command, etc.) is received. It may be configured.

  (4) In the embodiment described above, the slot machine for setting bets using medals and credits is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of bets is set using game balls. It may be a slot machine or a fully credit type slot machine that uses only credits to set the number of bets.

  A slot machine in which a prepaid card unit that allows a predetermined number of medals to be paid out or credits added by inserting a prepaid card is disposed adjacent to the prepaid card unit and is electrically connected to the prepaid card unit. It is also possible to use a slot machine that allows a game (game progress) under the above conditions. In the case of such a slot machine, the main control unit 41 determines that the state that is not electrically connected to the prepaid card unit is an error state, and sends an error command indicating that it is not connected to the sub-control unit 91. You may comprise so that it may transmit.

  (5) In the embodiment described above, a slot machine that plays a game using a medal as a game medium has been described as an example of a gaming machine. However, the gaming machine that embodies the present invention is not limited to a slot machine, and may be a pachinko gaming machine that uses a gaming ball as a gaming medium, and a gaming ball that is used in a pachinko gaming machine is applied as a gaming medium. It may be a slot machine (so-called parrot). A gaming machine capable of executing a predetermined game, having a display area whose display state can be changed, and a first position overlapping the player side of the display area and a player side of the display area Any game machine provided with a movable device having a movable member displaceable to the second position, and an effect control means for controlling the display device and the movable device to execute a game effect. There may be.

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, the special role and the small role or the re-playing role are not won simultaneously in one internal lottery. You may make it win simultaneously with a re-game player.

  (7) In the embodiment described above, when an error state occurs, regardless of whether or not the reel is rotating, the process proceeds to the error process of FIG. 14 and immediately stops the progress of the game. explained. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when an error state occurs and the reel is rotating, the error shown in FIG. 14 is displayed after all the rotating reels stop and one game ends. You may comprise so that it may move to a process and the progress of subsequent games may be stopped.

  (8) In the above-described embodiment, when stopping the driving of the production doors 60a and 60b, whether or not the production doors 60a and 60b are located at the stop reference position in the step of Sn44 in the above-described driving process. If it is determined that the vehicle is not located at the stop reference position, the drive control is always continued until the drive is continued to the fixed stop reference position and then stopped, that is, until the stop reference position is reached. As a result, in the game after the next game, the control when starting to drive the production doors 60a and 60b is facilitated, and the production doors 60a and 60b are in positions other than the reference position until the next drive is started. While the game is stopped at a point (for example, the production doors 60a and 60b half-close the display area of the liquid crystal display 51), the game is progressed and the player feels uncomfortable. No.

  (9) In the embodiment described above, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 starts and stops the vibration effect based on the vibration effect pattern 1 and the vibration effect pattern 2, and then vibrates the effect doors 60a and 60b. That is, forward / reverse driving (vibration) of the production door motors 56 and 57 is continuously performed. That is, in the present invention, if the drive control of the production door motors 56 and 57 is continuously performed from the start to the stop of the vibration of the production doors 60a and 60b, the present embodiment. As described above, the vibrations (drive) of the effect doors 60a and 60b (drive of the effect door motors 56 and 57) are continuously performed, and the vibration (drive) is intermittently performed (for example, driving and stopping are repeated). ). In other words, even if the production doors 60a and 60b are apparently intermittently moved, the drive control of the production doors 60a and 60b may be performed continuously.

  (10) In the above-described embodiment, when driving of the production doors 60a and 60b based on the vibration production is started and the reel stop operation is not detected effectively, the vibration stop time of 60 seconds elapses. Although the drive is stopped, the vibration stop time set in the effect counter is not limited to 60 seconds and can be variously changed.

  (11) In the embodiment described above, it is a bonus period in which control is performed to output continuous game sounds from the speakers 53 and 54, and continues for 60 seconds or 30 seconds without a stop operation after the game start or previous stop operation. An example has been described in which the output of continuous game sound is stopped at the time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the volume of the continuous game sound output from the speakers 53 and 54 may be reduced. Lowering the volume means at least lowering the volume than the current volume, and the volume may be lowered to a predetermined value not lower than 0 and lower than the current volume while sound output continues. As a result, the volume of the game sound is reduced, so that it is possible to prevent the game sound from being continuously output at the same volume even in a state where the game is not practically performed, and annoying the surrounding players. It is possible to prevent it from being applied. Moreover, it may be configured to change to other music (for example, music with a quiet sound volume, slow music, etc.) without stopping the output of the game sound or the sound volume lowering.

  (12) In the above-described embodiment, the drive is stopped when 60 seconds have elapsed since the start of the drive of the effect doors 60a and 60b, regardless of the reel stop operation by the player. For example, even if the game is progressed at a very slow pace so that the player is absent, the driving is stopped when 60 seconds elapse before the third reel is stopped. However, for example, after starting the measurement of the vibration stop time, when the stop operation of the first reel or the second reel is performed, the vibration stop time is reset again, and the stop operation of the reel is effectively detected. Time measurement may be restarted from time to time.

  (13) In the embodiment described above, the driving of the effect doors 60a and 60b based on the vibration effect is performed when the sub control unit 91 of the effect control board 90 acquires the internal winning command transmitted from the game control board 40, or After the game starts, the sub-control unit 91 of the effect control board 90 acquires the first reel stop command transmitted from the game control board 40, that is, the reel stop command transmitted from the game control board 40 when the first reel is stopped. However, the trigger for starting the vibration effect, that is, the drive start condition for the effect doors 60a and 60b is, for example, when the second reel is stopped. Or, when the game is started, that is, when the change display of the symbol is started (the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started (the sub-control unit 91 When the rotation start command is acquired)), when the detection of the derivation operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is enabled (reels 2L, 2C, 2R). Or when the betting number setting operation is performed (when a medal is inserted, or when one BET switch 5 or MAXBET switch 6 is operated ( Or when the sub-control unit 91 acquires a BET command.

  (14) The vibration effect in the above-described embodiment is finished when an effective stop operation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is detected, that is, when an effective stop operation of the third reel is detected. However, it may be ended when an effective stop operation of the first reel or the second reel is detected.

  (15) The vibration effect in the above-described embodiment includes a vibration effect pattern 1 started in response to the start of the game or a vibration effect pattern 2 started in response to detection of an effective stop operation of the first reel. One of the two types of patterns with different triggers is selected at a predetermined rate, but two or more types of vibration effect patterns are registered in advance, and one of the plurality of patterns is selected. You may make it select at a predetermined ratio.

  Furthermore, the vibration effect pattern 1 and the vibration effect pattern 2 are effect patterns that are the same (right and left reciprocating movement) in the effect mode, for example, the vibration patterns (vibration modes) of the effect doors 60a and 60b, only with different start triggers. However, for example, a plurality of types of vibration effect patterns having different vibration patterns may be registered in advance, and one pattern may be selected from the plurality at a predetermined ratio.

  Further, the vibration patterns of the production doors 60a and 60b are not limited to those that reciprocate left and right, but may be ones that reciprocate up and down, left and right, and those that reciprocate back and forth.

  (16) The winning situation notification effect in the embodiment described above is started in response to receiving the first BET command after being set. However, the winning situation notification effect may be started in response to the reception of the second BET command or the reception of the BET command when 3 is set as the betting number.

  (17) In the above-described embodiment, the vibration pattern (reciprocating movement in a relatively small amount) is applied as an example of the drive pattern of the effect doors 60a and 60b. However, each of the left and right effect doors 60a and 60b is, for example, A slide pattern that reciprocates between the stop reference position and the closed position in the left-right direction or the up-down direction (reciprocating movement having a larger amplitude than the vibration pattern) may be applied as an example of the drive pattern. Alternatively, the production doors 60a and 60b are not sliding doors as in the present embodiment, but are provided so as to be rotatable about one side (double door type), and a rotation pattern or the like is applied as an example of a drive pattern. Good.

  (18) In the above-described embodiment, the production doors 60 a and 60 b that can open and close the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 are applied as an example of the movable member (the accessory). Various movable members are applicable as long as they are movably provided and driven by a predetermined drive source such as a motor.

  (19) In the above-described embodiment, the reel stop operation is not effectively detected until 60 seconds after the vibration effect based on the vibration effect patterns 1 and 2 is started, and the vibrations of the effect doors 60a and 60b are detected. In the case where at least two reels are rotating when the operation is forcibly stopped (interrupted) in the middle of the operation, for example, after that, when the stop operation of the first reel or the second reel is effectively detected, That is, when the progress of the game is resumed, the vibration effect including the vibrations of the effect doors 60a and 60b that have been interrupted may be resumed.

  (20) In the above-described embodiment, the vibrations of the production doors 60a and 60b are stopped based on the fact that the reel stop operation is effectively detected. In the case where an effect of vibrating the effect doors 60a and 60b is performed, there is a state in which a player's game progress operation, that is, a reel stop operation or a start switch operation for starting a game is not detected effectively. In the case of continuing for a predetermined time or the like, the effect doors 60a and 60b during the vibration may be stopped.

  (21) In the above-described embodiment, the subtraction (counting) of the counter value by the notification counter starts from the time when the CPU 91a acquires the reel rotation start command that can specify that the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R have started rotating. Although started, for example, the time may be counted from the time when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected, that is, the time when the internal winning command is acquired, or the time when the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes effective.

  (22) In the above-described embodiment, the notification patterns 1 and 2 of the promotion notification are the patterns in which the characters “Please stop the reel” are displayed on the notification screen, and the character color and background color are different. The notification mode is not limited to the above pattern, and the message content and the display mode can be variously changed.

  In the notification pattern lottery, two types of notification patterns having different character colors and background colors of the displayed characters are selected with different probabilities depending on the winning status of the bonus flag. You may make it select from the alerting | reporting pattern more than a kind.

  (23) The notification patterns 1 and 2 in the above-described embodiment display characters that prompt the stop operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, and either one is selected according to the winning status of the bonus flag. However, along with the execution of such promotion notification, for example, a combination corresponding to the internal winning flag won in the internal lottery process described above may be notified with a predetermined probability.

  Specifically, for example, when the CPU 91a acquires an internal winning command from the game control board 40, the CPU 91a discriminates the internal winning combination from the acquired internal winning command, and the internal winning combination is stopped. The notification may be made while prompting. For example, when the internal winning flag of the bell is an internal winning flag, as shown in FIG. 33 (a), a display screen of “Please align and stop the bell (design)” is displayed. When the big winning (1) internal winning flag is internal winning, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), a display screen of “Please align and stop red 7 (design)” is displayed. For example, the player is prompted to stop the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and the player is informed (notified) that the internal winning flag of the bell and the internal winning flag of the big bonus (1) are internally won by internal lottery. .

  Such an internal winning combination does not necessarily have to be notified with a probability of 100% as described above, but may be notified with a predetermined probability (for example, 50%) at the time of internal winning, For example, in a state where the internal winning flag of the big bonus (1) is set, a winning combination (for example, a bell or the like) that is not won internally is notified with a predetermined probability. By doing so, the combination of the big bonus symbols is arranged in the games after the game, without the combination of the bells being arranged in the game, even though the internal winning of the bell is foretold. Therefore, the player expects that the predicted winning role will be lost and the big bonus is won internally, and even when a small role other than the special role is notified, the expectation for the bonus will increase. , The fun of gaming is improved.

  In addition, the notification that there is a possibility of internal winning may be given only to a predetermined winning combination (for example, a special combination), or all winning combinations may be notified.

  (24) In the above-described embodiment, the first promotion notification is executed when the stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R continues after one promotion notification is executed in one game. Although the promotion notification is executed at the time when the notification waiting time (30 seconds) shorter than the notification waiting time (60 seconds) has elapsed, all the notification waiting times may be the same.

  (25) In the above-described embodiment, the time measuring means for measuring the notification waiting time is constituted by one notification timer counter, and the first value (= 60 seconds) when the reel rotation start command is acquired. Is set to start the timer count (time measurement), and when the reel stop command is acquired after the timer count starts, the timer count being executed is ended (reset) and the second value (= 30 seconds) ) Is set to start the timer count, but the time counting based on the acquisition of the reel rotation start command and the time counting based on the acquisition of the reel stop command are each measured by separate counters. You may do it.

  Further, for example, a history of execution of promotion notification in each game is stored, and notification is made until the promotion notification is executed when the promotion notification is executed a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined period (for example, for 5 minutes or between 50 games). The waiting time may be shorter than the normal notification waiting time. Further, in this case, the notification waiting time may be shortened step by step according to the promotion notification execution history.

  Further, the time elapsed since the execution of the promotion notification as described above is started (display of the notification screen is started), for example, every time a predetermined time elapses (for example, every 1 minute elapses), In addition to the notification by changing the notification mode or displaying the notification screen, a voice message such as “Please stop the reel” may be output from the speakers 53 and 54.

  (26) The promotion notification in the above-described embodiment is performed by displaying a notification screen including a character message prompting the stop operation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 51. The notification screen may be displayed on an image display device other than the display 51, and the message content is not only the message “Please stop the reel” as described above, but also the operation of stopping the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Can be changed to various messages such as “Please stop the design” or “Please operate the stop switch”, or you can display images and videos that prompt the reel to stop. It may be displayed.

  Further, the notification means for performing the promotion notification is not limited to the image display device such as the liquid crystal display 51 described above, and for example, “Please stop the reel” as described above from the speakers 53 and 54. It may be a game sound generating means capable of outputting a sound or a predetermined warning sound. Alternatively, for example, it may be a light emitting means for notifying by causing the reel LED 55 or the like to emit light in a predetermined light emitting mode (for example, changing a lighting mode or a light emitting color).

  (27) In the above-described embodiment, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 determines that the counter value of the timer counter becomes 0 and the execution of the promotion notification is determined when the promotion notification is not executed in the above-described promotion notification process. After the notification flag is set, a notification pattern 1 command or notification pattern 2 command as presentation control information for instructing execution of promotion notification is transmitted to the display control board 190, and a stop command is received during execution of promotion notification. In this case, the notification end command as the effect control information for instructing the end of the promotion notification is transmitted to the display control board 190. Thus, as the effect control information for instructing the execution and the end of the promotion notification as described above. These commands do not have to be separate commands. For example, the CPU 91a may execute a prompt or The same promotion notification command is transmitted at the end of the notification, and when the CPU 191a of the display control unit 191 acquires the promotion notification command without executing the promotion notification, the promotion notification is executed, When the above-mentioned promotion notification command is acquired during execution, the ongoing promotion notification may be terminated.

  Further, the notification end command as the effect control information for instructing the end of the promotion notification is another effect command transmitted from the effect control board 90 when the reel stop operation is performed, for example, an effect corresponding to the gaming state (for example, In this case, the CPU 191a determines from the effect control board 90 according to the reel stop operation during the execution of the promotion notification. What is necessary is just to terminate the promotion alerting | reporting currently performed when the effect command transmitted is acquired.

  (28) In the embodiment described above, the stop switch 8L as a derivation operation means for deriving the display result in each variable display section for each of a plurality (three in this embodiment) of variable display sections (variable display areas). , 8C, 8R are provided in a one-to-one correspondence. However, in the present invention, the present invention is not necessarily limited to those in which individual stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the respective variable display areas are arranged. The stop switch (leading operation means) may be arranged less than the predetermined number for a predetermined number of variable display areas of two or more. For example, for three variable display areas Only one stop switch is arranged, and the display results of all (three) variable display areas are derived by operating the stop switch a predetermined number of times. It may be.

  (29) In the above-described embodiment, the notification counter and the production counter are provided separately, and each time is measured separately. Therefore, there is a slight time difference between the end of the vibration production and the start of the promotion notification. However, for example, the time measurement in the vibration effect based on the vibration effect pattern 1 and the time measurement in the promotion notification based on the notification pattern 1 are performed from the same opportunity, for example, when the sub control unit 91 acquires the reel rotation start command. For example, it is possible to stop the vibration effect (drive control) based on the time measured by one counter and to start the promotion notification.

  (30) It should be understood that the embodiment disclosed herein is illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  1 slot machine, 2L, 2C, 2R reel, 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch, 40 game control board, 41 main control unit, 41a CPU, 41b ROM, 41c RAM, 42 random number generation circuit, 43 sampling circuit, 50 stage device , 60 effect door, 90 effect control board, 91 sub-control unit, 91a CPU, 91b ROM, 91c RAM.

Claims (1)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
After displaying the variable display unit in a variable manner, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit.
A display device having a display area capable of changing a display state;
A movable device having a movable member displaceable between a first position overlapping the player side of the display area and a second position not overlapping the player side of the display area;
Effect control means for controlling the display device and the movable device to execute a game effect when a predetermined effect condition is established ;
Derivation operation means operated to derive the display result ,
The effect control means executes the game effect by controlling the display state of the display area to a predetermined effect display state even when the movable member is in the first position,
The effect control means includes a notice-time effect control means for stopping the game effect being executed on condition that a predetermined notification condition different from the predetermined effect condition is satisfied,
The predetermined notification condition is satisfied when a predetermined time elapses without the derivation operation means being operated during the variable display of the variable display unit,
The notification-time effect control means includes:
Displacing the movable member to the second position on condition that the predetermined notification condition is satisfied when the movable member is in the first position;
A slot machine characterized in that notification information corresponding to the predetermined notification condition is displayed in the display area on condition that the notification condition is satisfied.

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