JP5637519B1 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a gaming machine that can be enjoyed even if a rare role is removed. A gaming machine having a plurality of rotating reels having a plurality of symbols, a main control board, and a sub-control board, wherein one of the stopping symbols when the plurality of rotating reels are stopped on the sub-control board. The above combination is extracted, and a hit determination is performed by comparing with the combination at each stop of the plurality of rotating reels. Based on the hit determination result, a plurality of pre-stored in the sub-control board It is characterized by executing an effect selected from the effects. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates generally to gaming machines, and more particularly, to an effect control technique for gaming machines such as slot machines having a main control board and a sub control board.

  In gaming machines such as slot machines (hereinafter collectively referred to as “gaming machines”), an assist time (hereinafter also referred to as “AT”) or an assist replay time (hereinafter referred to as “ART”) when a bonus is won. Are also widely used in amusement halls such as amusement stores, etc., which perform a lottery such as "" and perform navigation effects according to the results of AT lottery or ART lottery.

  The gaming machine is composed of a main control board (hereinafter referred to as “main control board”) and a peripheral control board (hereinafter referred to as “sub control board”) as its broad control structure. The above-mentioned navigation effects are performed on the sub-control board, whose main role is to control the effects of the gaming machine, based on the lottery result determined on the main control board. It is implemented as a navigation process that makes it easy to obtain a small role winning or a replay by instructing the player in the order of stopping the spinning drum (hereinafter referred to as “rotary reel”).

["Rare role formation that triggers entry into ART"]
A determination (lottery) for entering an ART or the like is performed at a predetermined time during normal game, when a so-called “rare role” (small role such as cherry) is established, or when a bonus is won. Then, when winning a lottery such as ART, as an example, an ART game or the like is played after the bonus ends.

  Also, during ART, not only will the number of medals on hand be reduced, but it will also be more advantageous than usual because it will increase the number of medals by winning a small role by performing a stop operation in accordance with the notification. It becomes a gaming state.

  Therefore, the establishment of the rare combination in the internal lottery is an opportunity for the ART lottery, and if the rare combination symbol can be actually stopped, a refund corresponding to the combination can be received. Players who have mastered to some extent pay attention to the stop position of the first rotating reel of the slot machine, and even if the rare role is established by drawing at the time of lever operation, they make a rare reel stop and rare role Try to demonstrate his skill so as not to miss the payout associated with the stop of the symbol (generally, once the rare combination is established in the internal drawing, the ART drawing itself is performed even if the symbols cannot be aligned).

  As an example, a rare role setting example will be explained. Small roles that make up a rare role are set as small roles such as weak cherry, strong cherry, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, etc., and any rare role is established at the time of internal drawing. When it is done, a lottery such as ART is performed. Further, if the rare combination can be arranged with the stop symbol, a predetermined refund can be received. FIG. 7 shows an example of a small role of weak cherry and strong cherry. During normal game, if at least a rare role is established at the time of lever operation, this is missed by a stop symbol (so-called medal withdrawal failure) 7), as shown in FIG. 7A, the stop position of the first rotating reel is set so that the BAR is stopped in the middle and the cherry is stopped in the lower, assuming that a rare role and / or bonus is established. Attempts to stop the reels, but if this is successful, this time, the BAR stops at the middle stage of the second rotation reel and the middle stage of the third rotation reel (if this is not suitable, the cherry placed near the BAR Try to stop the reels (to stop and stop the rare role symbol).

  Next, when the second rotating reel is stopped, the rare combination (weak cherry) symbols are aligned even when the cherry stops instead of the BAR in the middle stage (FIG. 7B). In this case, the player cannot expect a bonus win in this game, but can determine the symbol of the weak cherry when the second rotating reel stops, and can determine a predetermined payout. Then, in the third rotation reel stop, an attempt is made to stop the cherry in the upper stage in the third rotation reel stop aiming at the rare role symbol stop of the strong cherry. As a result, if the cherry can be stopped at the upper stage when the third rotating reel is stopped (FIG. 7C), the rare role symbol of strong cherry is confirmed, and a more advantageous payout can be received. it can.

  Thus, in recent gaming machines, in addition to drawing on the main board such as big bonus (BB) drawing and regular bonus (RB) drawing, formation of rare roles that trigger ART drawing, and rare role symbols stop In order to maintain the interests of the player in the game, such as payout by the player has been devised.

  However, if the player does not win an ART drawing, the player's interest in the game may be reduced. Based on this situation, a drawing of a gaming state (such as ART) that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state Even in the case of non-winning, a gaming machine has been proposed in which a player can feel the game interesting (Patent Document 1).

  That is, in Patent Document 1, a plurality of rotating reels having symbols arranged on the outer periphery, rotating reel driving means for individually rotating the plurality of rotating reels, the plurality of rotating reels corresponding to the plurality of rotating reels, A plurality of rotating reel stop means operated to individually stop the rotating reels, a lottering means for drawing at least a predetermined small role for each game, a result of lottery by the lottering means, and the plurality In accordance with the operation of the rotating reel stop means, the symbol stop control means for preferentially stopping the symbol combination corresponding to the lottery result on the effective winning line, the normal gaming state, and the player over the normal gaming state A control means for controlling a game by always staying in any one of a plurality of game states including a predetermined game state advantageous to a plurality of points, Point allocation information, which is correspondence information with the lottery probability of the points, and a plurality of points having different amounts, and an initial set game which is the number of continuous games in the predetermined game state selected at each of the points Storage means for storing first set game number distribution information, which is correspondence information with a lottery probability for each number, and the control means performs a lottery transition to the predetermined gaming state in the normal gaming state When the transfer lottery is non-winning, based on the point distribution information, the points are determined by lottery and accumulated, and after that, when the winning lottery shifts to the predetermined gaming state, Based on the game number distribution information and the accumulated points, the number of the first set games is determined by drawing, and the number of the first set games is continued. Serial game machine characterized by migration is disclosed in a predetermined gaming state.

  In addition, as a gaming machine, a gaming machine has been proposed in which the interest of the game is improved by paying attention to the lost game (Patent Document 2).

  That is, Patent Document 2 discloses a plurality of rotating reels having symbols arranged on the outer periphery, rotating reel driving means for individually rotating the plurality of rotating reels, the plurality of rotating reels, A plurality of rotating reel stop means operated to individually stop the rotating reels, lottery means for drawing a winning combination that gives a player a predetermined profit by winning for each game, and the lottery means As a result of the lottery, if the winning combination is won, the corresponding symbol combination is stopped on the effective winning line within the range of the drawing reel rotation control for a predetermined number of symbols, and the winning winning combination is stopped. A gaming machine comprising: a symbol stop control means for winning a winning combination; and a control means for controlling a game in a plurality of types of gaming states in which a lottery probability is determined for each winning winning combination In the gaming state, a normal gaming state in which a predetermined lottery probability is determined for each winning combination, and a re-playing role that is one of the winning combinations compared with the normal gaming state is not likely to be won. In the normal gaming state, when the predetermined winning combination is won among the winning combinations, the control means does not win any of the winning combinations by lottery. When the number of lost ceiling games, which is the upper limit of the number of lost games, is set, the control for clearing the number of lost games, and in the normal gaming state, when the player does not win any of the winning combinations, When the number of games is incremented and the number of lost games coincides with the number of lost ceiling games, control to shift to the high probability replaying state, and In the technical state, when a specific winning combination is won among the winning combinations, a control for performing an extra lottery to increase the number of replayed games, which is the number of games that can be played in the high probability replaying state, and the high probability replaying In the gaming state, when the above-mentioned lottery is not won, the number of extra-slots, which is the number of times that the above-mentioned lottery is not won, is incremented. There is disclosed a gaming machine characterized by executing control for increasing the number of games.

JP 2013-56075 A JP 2013-43021 A

  However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a lack of fairness with the person who won the ART because the non-winning of the ART is passed on to the addition of the number of games at the time of the next ART winning, It could not be said that it was tied to skill, and in the long run, there was a problem in maintaining a high interest in the player's game.

  Also, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 2, the number of non-wins is counted and the game is shifted to an advantageous state based on the number of non-wins, or the number of games in the advantageous state is added. , There is a lack of fairness with those who have won the ART, and it cannot be said that it is tied to the skill of the player, and in the long run it is a challenge to maintain a high interest in the player's game was there.

  Alternatively, in the prior art, as a method of selecting the production of the slot machine, a random number is drawn in advance to determine the winning combination, and one of the prepared effects is selected based on the winning combination, and the internal state This means that, for example, the flow after drawing the “rare small role” is fixed, so it is easy to imagine what kind of production will occur, There is a problem that the player can easily imagine the pattern. Furthermore, since the trigger of the production depends on the established small role, there is a problem that a flexible production cannot be performed.

  Therefore, a gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine having a plurality of rotating reels having a plurality of symbols, a main control board, and a sub control board, wherein the plurality of rotating reels are stopped at the sub control board. One or more combinations of stop symbols at the time are extracted, a hit determination is performed by comparing with the combination at each stop of the plurality of rotating reels, and the sub-control board is preliminarily determined based on the hit determination result. An effect selected from a plurality of effects stored is executed.

  Further, an effect selected from a plurality of effects stored in advance in the sub-control board is an effect that is different depending on whether the result of the hit determination is a win or a case of a loss. .

  In addition, if the result of the hit determination is a win, an advantageous game is added.

  According to the gaming machine and the like according to the present invention, regardless of the number of non-winning times, after the stop of the first rotating reel that has lost the rare role in one game, until the stop of the third rotating reel. In addition, an unprecedented interest in games can be provided to players.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the external appearance of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the external appearance of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the mode of the internal structure and power supply box of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the functional block of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation of the gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a rotation reel arrangement | sequence used with the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the setting example of the conventional rare combination.

  A mode for carrying out the effect control method for a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a front view of a gaming machine, and FIG. 1B is a right side view of the gaming machine.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B), the gaming machine 100 is roughly divided in terms of the mechanism, and is attached to the housing 101 whose front surface is open and the opening surface of the housing 101 so that it can be opened and closed by a hinge or the like. The front door 102 is provided. As will be described later, buttons, a display unit, and the like for the player to play a game are arranged on the front portion of the front door 102.

  A display unit 1021, an illumination unit (not shown in FIG. 1), and a speaker unit (not shown in FIG. 1) are disposed on the front door 102 located in front of the gaming machine 100. A display window 103 is provided in the middle upper part of the front door 102. The player can view the outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of rotating reels housed in the housing 101 through the display window 103.

  More specifically, the rotating reel includes a first rotating reel 1041, a second rotating reel 1042, and a third rotating reel 1043 that are rotatably provided, and a predetermined reel is provided on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating reel. A plurality of symbols are attached. The player can view the three vertical symbols attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the first rotating reel 1041, the second rotating reel 1042, and the third rotating reel 1043 from the display window 103, and from the first rotating reel. A total of nine symbols can be visually recognized in the vertical direction up to the third rotating reel.

A game medium (medal) slot 105, a MAXBET button 106, and a status display unit (not shown in FIG. 1) are located on the upper surface of the table that is located in the middle of the front door 102 and protrudes from the front. Has been placed.
Also, on the front of the table provided in a protruding manner, there are a start lever 107, a 1BET button 108, a settlement button 109, a first rotation reel stop button 110, a second rotation reel stop button 101, and a third rotation reel stop button 102. Has been placed. Further, a game medium (medal) tray 108 having a game medium (medal) payout opening is attached to the lower part of the front door 102.

The display unit 1021 disposed at the upper center of the front door 102 is typically a liquid crystal display (LCD), and displays an effect such as an image to a player, presents information, and the like.
In addition, a speaker unit and an illumination unit can be provided at arbitrary positions on the left and right of the display unit 1021. The display effect of the game can be enhanced by the display portion 1021, the speaker portion, and the illumination portion.

  The rotating reel provided in the housing 101 is typically composed of three pieces (first rotating reel 1041, second rotating reel 1042, and third rotating reel 1043) as described above, and has a reel-like shape. And are rotatably arranged by a rotary reel driving unit composed of a stepping (pulse) motor. The rotating reels that are rotating can be stopped independently by pressing the first rotation reel stop button 110, the second rotation reel stop button 111, and the third rotation reel stop button 112, respectively. Each rotary reel stop button has a built-in lamp, and the built-in lamp lights up in a state in which the rotation stop button can be operated. Further, when the rotary reel stop button is pressed, the lamp is turned off and the operation of the rotary reel stop button is not accepted.

  Note that the number of rotating reels may be more than three (for example, four).

  In the display window where the symbols of the first rotating reel 1041, the second rotating reel 1042, and the third rotating reel 1043 can be confirmed, the symbols of the rotating reel are effective according to the number of medals (the number of bets) inserted by the player. An effective line that is a sequence is set.

  The winning combination determined by the lottery process to be described later and the corresponding combination of symbols on the rotating reel are defined in advance, and it is determined whether the predetermined symbol combination is aligned on the active line. It is determined that the winning line is obtained when they are aligned on the active line.

  A medal slot 105 provided on the upper surface of the projecting table located in the middle of the front door 102 is for inserting a predetermined number of medals before the game starts. When a medal is inserted or the start lever 107 is operated after the BET button is pressed, the first rotating reel 1041, the second rotating reel 1042, and the third rotating reel 1043 are rotated, and the game is started to win a prize drawing. Done.

  The 1BET button 108 is for automatically inserting one medal stored in the gaming machine 100 and betting one medal on one game. By pressing the 1BET button 108, it is not necessary to insert one medal from the medal slot 105. When betting two medals, the 1BET button 108 is pressed twice. When betting three medals, the 1BET button 108 is pressed three times. When betting three medals at a time, it is convenient to press the following MAXBET button 106.

  The MAXBET button 106 is for automatically inserting three medals stored in the gaming machine 100 and betting three medals on one game. This MAXBET button 106 eliminates the need to insert three medals from the medal insertion slot 105 or press the 1BET button 108 three times.

  The checkout button 109 is used for paying out the internally stored (credited) medal from the medal payout opening to the medal tray 198.

FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the upper surface of a table that is located in the middle of the front door 102 and is provided to protrude from the front surface. FIG. 2A is a top view of the gaming machine 100 including the top surface of the table. The medal slot 105, the MAXBET button 106, the start lever 107, and the status display unit 201 are arranged on the top surface of the table. I understand.
FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of the status display unit 201 arranged on the upper surface of the table.

  In FIG. 2B, the status display unit 201 is provided with a plurality of 7-segment LEDs for displaying the number of medals and the like as numbers, and various LEDs for notifying the player of the usage state of the gaming machine 100 and the like.

  The medal insertion number LED 2011 displays the number of medals currently bet. As an example, when one medal is bet, the “1 BET” LED is lit, and when the second medal is bet, the “2 BET” LED is further lit, and the third medal is bet. When “3BET” LED is turned on, the LED is further turned on.

  The insertable LED 2012 is an LED indicating that a medal can be inserted at present. The weight LED 2013 is an LED indicating that it is currently in a wait period. The start LED 2014 is an LED indicating that the game is currently ready to start. The re-game LED 2015 is an LED indicating that it is a re-game.

  The payout number display 7-segment LED 2016 displays the payout number at the time of winning. As an example, every time a medal is actually paid out, it can be displayed by calculating back from the total payout number.

  The stored medal number display 7-segment LED 2017 is an LED that displays the number of medals currently stored.

  FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the gaming machine and the state of the power supply box in one embodiment of the present invention. Although the present invention is not limited to this configuration, as shown in FIG. 3A, the power supply box 301 inside the front surface of the gaming machine 100 is set to change the winning probability in addition to the power switch 3011. A key 3012 and a select switch 3013 are arranged.

FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of the setting key 3012 in FIG. The setting key 3012 includes a cylinder part 3012a and a keyhole part 3012b. When changing the setting value of the winning probability, first, a key (operation key) is inserted into the keyhole portion 3012b and rotated from the OFF position to the ON position to change the setting, and the select switch 3013 is pressed. Increment the set value. After the maximum set value, the value returns to the minimum set value again. As an example, in the case of a gaming machine for which six levels of setting values are prepared, “1” → “2” → “3” → “4” → “5” → “6” → “1” → “2” → Change as follows. As an example, the set value sequentially changed by the select switch can be configured to be displayed on the payout number display 7-segment LED 2016 and confirmed.
Further, the select switch 3013 can also function as an error cancel switch for canceling an error state occurring in the gaming machine in a setting change impossible state (a state where the keyhole is in the “OFF” position).

  FIG. 4 illustrates functional blocks of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. A series of characteristic operations of the gaming machine 100 to be described later is realized by individual operations of hardware described below and cooperative operations of these hardware and software.

The gaming machine includes a main control board 41 and a sub control board 42 connected via wiring (harness) as a control configuration in one embodiment, and is housed in the housing 101.
The main control board 41 is a kind of board computer, a CPU 411 that performs arithmetic processing, device control of the gaming machine 100, a rewritable RAM 412 that temporarily stores data as a program work area, and a gaming machine ROM 413 that stores 100 control programs and lottery tables for game lottery processing, etc., control unit 414 that controls the data communication bus, etc., inputs from buttons and switches, outputs to various LEDs, etc., and rotating reels And an input / output unit 415 for driving the unit and the like.

  The main function of the main control board 41 is to perform winning lottery processing, control of rotating reels, and the like, and is designed to perform processing operations based on rules and standards relating to gaming machines.

  The sub-control board 42 is a kind of board computer, a CPU 421 that performs arithmetic processing, control of the display unit 481, and the like, a rewritable RAM 422 that temporarily stores data as a program work area, and a display unit 481. A ROM 423 storing a program for controlling the illumination unit 482 and the speaker unit 483 and various data, a control unit 424 for controlling a data communication bus, an input / output unit 425 for driving illumination, and a display unit 481. And a sound source IC 427 storing a sound source for generating sound, sound effects, and the like from the speaker 482.

Note that the sub-control board 42 is provided with a real-time clock (hereinafter also referred to as “RTC”) 428, as will be noted for the sake of safety. The RTC is a timekeeping chip mounted on the control board. Usually, since it operates by receiving power supply from an internal power supply (for example, a CMOS battery) different from the external power supply, even if the gaming machine is turned off, date / time information (hereinafter referred to as “RTC information” or “ Real-time clock information ") can be kept accurate.
Although not shown in FIG. 4, the real time clock can also be mounted on the main control board 41. In that case, the sub control board 42 may be configured to acquire the RTC information from the real time clock on the main control board 41.

  The sub-control board 42 includes a first dip switch 491 and a second dip switch 492. As an example, the first dip switch 491 is configured to be able to input or set up to about 1 to 30 (more numerical values can be input), and this numerical value input to the first dip switch 491 is used for island equipment. This is for setting the number of gaming machines to be installed. In addition, the second dip switch 492 is configured to be able to express numerical values in the same range as the first dip switch 491, and this numerical value input to the second dip switch 492 is based on the gaming machine group installed in the island facility. This is for setting the order of installing gaming machines.

As an example, in a gaming machine, when “1” is input to the first dip switch 491 and “3” is input to the second dip switch 492, the game machine is set to the island facility where the gaming machine is set. In total, 12 gaming machines are set, and the gaming machine is in the third installation position from the right end (or from the left end).
This installation order shows the execution order of the production described later, casting, and the like. The first dip switch 491 and the second dip switch 492 are connected to the CPU 421 of the sub-control board 42, and the numerical values set in the first dip switch 491 and the second dip switch 492 are stored in the CPU 421. It is designed to be entered.

As described above, the first dip switch 491 of the present embodiment serves as an island facility number setting means for setting the number of gaming machines belonging to the group set in the island facility. Further, the second dip switch 492 serves as an installation position setting means for setting the installation order of gaming machines in the group.
Note that the first dip switch 491 and the second dip switch 492 may be omitted.

  Further, another important function of the sub control board 42 is an effect based on the lottery result determined by the main control board. Specifically, the ROM 423 of the sub control board 42 also stores effect data including image data for performing various effects by the display 481, the illumination unit 482, and the speaker unit 483, and the main control board 41. The content of the effect is determined from the effect data stored in the ROM by the signal output from the ROM, and the display unit 481, the illumination unit 482, and the speaker unit 483 are driven based on the effect content. As an example, the display unit 481 is presented with information such as the pressing order of stop buttons, and the like is performed to support the continuation of the player's profit state (so-called “assist time (AT)”).

  The effects made by the display unit 481, the illumination unit 482, and the speaker unit 483 as described above are stored in the ROM 423 and the like as computer programs, and are realized by being called and executed by the CPU 421 to the RAM 422 and the like as appropriate. Is done.

  It should be noted that the control for performance on the sub-control board 42 is not subject to restrictions such as rules and standards relating to the performance of the gaming machine, so that the gaming machine 100 can perform relatively free performance processing by the sub-control board 42. It is possible.

  Next, the input / output system of the main control board 41 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, first, the main control board 41 has a BET button 451 (including a 1BET button and a MAXBET button), a clearing button 452, a start lever 453, and a first rotary reel stop button via an input / output unit 415. 454, the second rotation reel stop button 455, and the third rotation reel stop button 456 can be read out.

  In addition, the main control board 41 has a weight LED 461, a throwable LED 462, a replay LED 463, a start LED 464, a throwing number 7-segment LED 465, a payout number 7-segment LED 466, a stored medal via the input / output unit 415. A 7-segment LED 467 is connected, and is configured to perform lighting control of various LEDs and display control of numbers to be output to each display.

The selector unit 457 includes an insertion sensor and a solenoid (not shown), reads a signal from the insertion sensor provided in the medal insertion port 105 via the input / output unit 415, and counts the number of inserted medals. Check the authenticity of the inserted medals.
Further, the solenoid of the selector unit 457 operates so that the medal is returned even when a medal is inserted when a prescribed number of medals are inserted or when the start lever 107 is operated. Functions so that is not thrown.

  The setting key 471 of the power supply box 47 has a function of changing the payout rate for each setting by providing a stage in the winning probability of each combination in the lottery table in the lottery during the game. As an example, the winning probability can be set in six stages. The main control board 41 can manage the setting value set by the setting key 471 via the input / output unit 415. More specifically, when the setting key is turned ON, the main control board enters the setting changeable mode, and when the select switch is pressed, a signal pressed to the main control board is performed and managed by the main control board. The set value is incremented / decremented. The select switch 472 of the power supply box 47 is a switch for changing the setting value to forward feed (or reverse feed) when the setting key 471 is settable (set ON), and the setting is not possible (OFF). When an error or the like occurs in the gaming machine, the CPU 411 of the main control board 41 can be initialized. The power switch 473 is for supplying power to the gaming machine.

  The rotary reel unit 43 includes a first rotary reel drive unit 431 and a second rotary reel drive unit 432 that include stepping motors for rotating the first rotary reel 1041, the second rotary reel 1042, and the third rotary reel 1043, respectively. The third rotation reel drive unit 433 is provided, and can be controlled to rotate and / or stop each rotation reel independently. Further, a first rotation reel position sensor 434, a second rotation reel position sensor 435, a third rotation reel position sensor 436 for detecting the position of each rotation reel during rotation, and indexes corresponding to the respective sensors (FIG. 4 is provided).

For example, a predetermined position of the rotating first rotating reel is detected by the first rotating reel position sensor 434, and stepping is performed from the predetermined position (index position) of the first rotating reel detected by the first rotating reel position sensor 434. By counting the number of pulses that have driven the motor, it is possible to acquire the position information of the first rotary reel. Similarly, for the second and third rotating reels, the position information of the respective rotating reels can be obtained by the second rotating reel position sensor 435 and the third rotating reel position sensor 436.
In this way, it is possible to control the display of symbols based on the result of lottery processing described later.

  The hopper unit 44 is for paying out medals at the time of winning a prize. Although not shown, a predetermined number of medals are paid out by a hopper driving unit and a payout sensor.

  In addition, an external relay terminal (not shown in FIG. 4) is provided to connect the main control board 41 and a data lamp (not shown in FIG. 4) for displaying game data provided outside. It functions as a terminal for transmitting a signal from the main control board 41 to the data lamp.

  The programs or software necessary for implementing the present invention are usually installed or stored in a memory such as the ROM 413 or 423, and all or one of them is stored in the memory such as the RAM 412 or 422 as necessary when the program or software is executed. Are read out as software modules and are executed by the CPUs 411 and 421.

  It should be noted that the execution of the calculation is not necessarily performed by a central processing unit such as a CPU, and an auxiliary arithmetic unit such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) may be employed.

[Lottery processing]
For example, the lottery process in the gaming machine 100 is executed based on a program and a table stored in the ROM 413 of the main control board 41 when the start lever is operated. In addition to the lottery processing program, the ROM 413 stores a winning probability table, a symbol table, a winning symbol combination table, and the like. In the winning probability table, random numbers generated by a random number generation unit (not shown) are classified and stored in association with various winnings and “no winning (out)”. By referring to the generated random number data and a winning rate table, etc., various winnings or losing of the game are determined.

  At this time, if the result of the lottery process is out of control, control is performed so that the predetermined symbols are not aligned, or conversely, if the result of the lottery process is a win, the stop button is pressed at a predetermined timing, etc. In some cases, control may be performed so that predetermined symbols are aligned. After various winnings, medals corresponding to winning symbols are paid out when predetermined symbols are prepared.

  Further, as a condition for the gaming machine to shift to an advantageous state such as AT or ART, it can be assumed that a small role such as a bell is established. As an example, the ART lottery probability (transfer rate to ART) that is executed when the above-mentioned “weak cherry” is established is 5%, and the ART lottery that is executed when the above-mentioned “strong cherry” is also established. The winning rate (transfer rate to ART) of 10% or the like can be determined according to the ease (or difficulty) of establishing a small role. In addition, the transfer rate illustrated here does not restrain this invention.

[Basic concept of the present invention]
Next, the basic concept of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. The present invention is characterized in that, in an exemplary embodiment, in addition to an internal drawing (main drawing), a lottery drawing (sub drawing) is also performed. For example, when the start lever is operated, a sub role is drawn together with the main role, and a “bell” is established in the main lot, and in the sub lot, the index number combination of the first to third rotation reels is “No. 7”. If "No. 1, No. 7" is won, after the first to third rotating reels stop, the payout determination in the bell winning and the stop index determination of the rotating reel are performed, and if the bell is stopped In addition to paying out the bell role, the stop index of each rotating reel is also determined. And if it can be stopped according to the index number won, the player will be given a privilege that is advantageous to the player (medal payment, effects that are advantageous to future games, etc.).

  By processing in this way, even if the rare role is removed at the time of the first stop, the second stop and the third stop for digesting the lose game can be made more interesting conventionally. .

  That is, if the second stop and the third stop can be matched with the output corresponding to the index number hit by the sub-drawing, a privilege can be obtained, so that the interest for one game can be kept high. It can be done.

  Here, the relationship between the symbol arrangement on the rotating reel and the index number is illustrated. FIG. 6 is an example of a rotating reel arrangement used in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, each of the first to third rotating reels has 21 frames, and an index number from 1 to 21 is assigned to each, and an index corresponding to this is attached on the rotating reel. Has been. Then, the first rotation reel position sensor 434, the second rotation reel position sensor 435, and the third rotation reel position sensor 436 detect the position of each rotation reel during rotation. The position information detected when the rotary reel is stopped is compared with a combination of winning indexes drawn in advance on the sub-control board, and a hit determination is made in the sub-control board.

  Next, the processing operation of the gaming machine in one embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, as an example, the program stored in the ROM of the main control board 41 and / or the sub control board 42 after the game machine is turned on is appropriately read into a work area such as the RAM and executed. The

  When the process is started in FIG. 5 (step S501), the process proceeds to step S502, and initialization processing of the gaming machine is performed as soon as the power is turned on (for example, the power of other gaming machines installed in the same island facility is simultaneously And initialization processing is performed at the same timing).

  Next, proceeding to step S503, necessary medals and the like are inserted, and the start lever is operated to start the game. In response to the start lever operation, a main lottery (a lottery such as BB or RB) is performed on the main control board (step S504).

Thereafter, in step S505, it is determined whether or not the main lottery has been won. If the main lottery has been won (Yes), the process proceeds to step S506 and the main lottery winning flag M is turned on (the flag M is initially set when the gaming machine is activated). And the main winning effect is determined.
If it is determined in step S505 that the main lottery has not been won (No), the process proceeds to step S507, where the lost effect is determined. Here, the effect selected in step S507 is selected based on the probability that the effects according to the grades (ranking based on luxury, gorgeousness, etc.) set in a plurality are not only the effects that can be clearly identified as lost. (It is preferable to set the selection probability of a low grade production low and the selection probability of a low grade production high).
Note that a plurality of types of main winning effects determined in step S506 can be received depending on the grade.

  Next, it progresses to step S508 and a sub lottery process is performed. This sub lottery process determines a winning index number when each rotating reel, which will be described later, and is extracted through a random number process or the like as a combination of winning index numbers when the first to third rotating reels are stopped. The

  In addition, about the said step S502-step S508, the process timing of a main lottery process and a sub lottery process can also be performed substantially simultaneously, and the lottery process time of a main lottery and a sub lottery can also be shifted. Furthermore, it is possible to simultaneously extract combinations of index numbers extracted in the sub drawing, and it is also possible to extract by shifting the time from the winning index number for the first rotating reel to the winning number for the third rotating reel. It is.

  From step S509 to step S520, a hit effect or a loss effect is mainly performed by sub-drawing for each stop of each rotating reel. This is one of the features of the present invention. From step S508 to step S520, although not shown, the effect determined by the main drawing determined in step S506 or S507 (winning effect / losing effect) is stopped at each rotation reel stop or a specific rotation reel is stopped. When you can do it. The effect determined by the main lottery in this case is different from the effect that is selected and executed dynamically each time the rotating reels of the present invention are stopped, in that an already determined effect is executed.

In step S509, the the first rotating reel is stopped automatically or manually, at step S510, the first stop index determination Priority determination is made, if the per (Yes), the first effect per stop sub-control board in step S511 In the case of a loss (No), in step S512, the first stop loss effect is also selected and executed on the sub-control board, and the process proceeds to step S513.

In step S513, the second rotary reel is stopped automatically or manually. Then, in step S514, the second stop index determination Priority determination is performed, if the per (Yes), the first effect per stop is being performed is selected in the sub-control board in step S515, if the losing (No), In step S516, the second stop loss effect is also selected and executed on the sub-control board, and the process proceeds to step S517.

In step S517, the third rotating reel stops automatically or manually. Then, in step S518, the third stop index determination Priority determination is performed, if the per (Yes), the third effect per stop is performed is selected in the sub-control board in step S519, if the losing (No), In step S520, the third stop loss effect is also selected and executed on the sub-control board, and the process proceeds to step S521.

  In step S521, the main lottery and sub lottery results (flags, etc.) are finally compared with the respective rotary reel stop positions (so-called outcomes), the main lottery winning determination and the sub lottery winning determination are performed, If a prize is won or won by sub-drawing, medals are paid out or the number of ART games is added as necessary.

[Other examples]
Next, based on the operation flow shown in FIG. 5, how to produce effects according to the present invention will be further described from another viewpoint with reference to more specific setting examples and control examples.

  First, one or more production patterns are prepared for each jackpot (BB, RB) or small role (bell, watermelon, cherry, loser) (for example, seven to seven for watermelon production). . As a result of the lottery performed when the start lever is operated, an effect is selected according to the state of the flag in the gaming machine (BB, RB, bell, watermelon, cherry, lose). At the same time, the hitting number (a combination of index numbers of sub lottery winnings) is also determined (however, at this point, the production for the sub lottery is not completely decided).

  Hereinafter, for the sake of easy understanding, it is assumed that the hitting point is “watermelon at the third stop position (12 or 17 in the index number in FIG. 6)”. In this case, the combination of indexes is [*, *, watermelon] (the indexes of the first and second rotating reels are indefinite. In this sense, the first rotating reel extracted as a win by the sub-drawing) The combination of the index numbers of the third rotary reel may be one or more combinations). And it is assumed that the production corresponding to this is “3” out of 1 to 7. A specific example of production 3 is as follows.

(1) Start of rotation of the first to third reels (for example, a state immediately after step S508).

(2) As the start of “Production 3”, “Door” appears on the liquid crystal screen of the gaming machine.

(3) Stop the first rotating reel (step S509). Judgment of symbols stopped at the middle stage of the first rotation reel (corresponding to step S510). If it is a watermelon, an effect of causing character A to appear (corresponding to step S511), if it is a bell, an effect of causing character B to appear (corresponding to step S512), and if replaying, character A and character B If it is a cherry, an effect such as an effect in which the character C appears is performed (corresponding to step S512).

(4) Stop the second rotation reel (step S513). It is determined whether or not two watermelons have been stopped on the apparent line, that is, whether or not a temper has been reached (step S514). In the case of Yes, as an example, the character speaks “Please stop one more!” In the case of No, as an example, the character speaks “Don't give up! Finally stop the watermelon!” At this time, control is performed so that the production varies depending on the second rotating reel stop symbol.

(5) Stop the third rotating reel (step S517). It is determined whether or not the watermelon is aligned with the apparent line (step S518). If there are watermelons, the small lottery “watermelon” as a main lottery result is paid out, and as an example, an announcement “Yeah!

  Alternatively, if watermelons were not prepared, but the third stop was watermelons, the winning of the sub lottery was established, so an advantageous game such as ART was specified together with the announcement “Because I did my best, 10 game navigation presents!” Add a number.

  On the other hand, if there is nothing and the third stop is not a watermelon (if the main or sub lottery is unwinning), no refund or advantageous game addition will be performed. "I'm sorry, I'll do my best next time!"

(6) One game ends (a state immediately after step S521 ends).

  It is to be noted that the content and voice of the speech announced from the gaming machine can be changed depending on the characters that appear. That is, instead of producing a story decided from the beginning, in the production according to the present invention, it is possible to change the development based on the stopped appearance.

[Other application examples]
If you think that there is no hit after stopping the first and second reels (that is, the first stop is “bell”, the second stop is “replay”, and the third reel is rotating) “Chance!” Is displayed on the machine's display, etc., and “[Bell] [Replay] [BAR]” is announced and aligned (in this example, the third stop) It is also possible to provide a game advantageous to the player.

  Alternatively, after stopping the three reels, the display part of the gaming machine displays “This is a hit!”, And a “winner” ([Bell] [Replay] [BAR]) is announced. If you stop it, you will be notified that “You will navigate! By providing this information, it is possible to increase the player's willingness to play after the next game.

[Further application examples]
Assuming that "bell" is won (established) by internal lottery in the main control board, the sub-control board receives this, and the index of the bell of the first reel as a list of index numbers corresponding to the bell in FIG. List = {1, 6, 11, 14, 19}, second reel bell index list = {1, 6, 9, 14, 19}, third reel bell index list = {2, 7, 10, 15 , 20}, one at a time is randomly selected, and for example, the display unit of the gaming machine is instructed, for example, “Align (No. 6, No. 9, No. 2)!” When the reels can be stopped on the street, in addition to “bell payout”, it is also possible to perform interesting control such as “addition of a navigation 10 game”.

  The embodiments of the game machine presentation control method and the like according to the present invention have been described above based on specific examples. However, as an embodiment of the present invention, a program or a program is recorded in addition to a method or a program for implementing a gaming machine. It is also possible to take an embodiment as a recorded storage medium (for example, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, a memory card).

  Further, the implementation form of the program is not limited to an application program such as an object code compiled by a compiler and a program code executed by an interpreter, but may be a form of a program module incorporated in an operating system. good.

  Furthermore, it is not always necessary for the program to be executed only by the CPU on the control board, but if necessary, an expansion board attached to the board or another processing unit (DSP or the like) mounted on the expansion unit. ) May be partly or wholly implemented.

  These features are mutually exclusive for all of the components described in this specification (including claims, abstract, and drawings) and / or for all steps of all disclosed methods or processes. Except for the combination, any combination can be used.

  Also, each feature described in the specification (including the claims, abstract, and drawings) serves the same purpose, equivalent purpose, or similar purpose, unless expressly denied. Alternative features can be substituted. Thus, unless expressly denied, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of identical or equivalent features.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to any specific configuration of the above-described embodiment. The invention includes all novel features or combinations thereof described in the specification (including claims, abstract and drawings), or all novel methods or process steps described, or Can be extended to any combination.

41 Main control board 42 Sub control board 43 Rotary reel unit 44 Hopper unit 47 Power supply unit 100 Game machine (slot machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Case 102 Front door 103 Display window 105 Medal insertion slot 107 Start lever 108 Medal tray 109 Checkout button 431 First rotation reel drive unit 432 Second rotation reel drive unit 433 Third rotation reel drive unit 434 First rotation reel position sensor 435 Second rotation reel position sensor 436 Third rotation reel position sensor 454 First rotation reel stop button 455 Second rotation reel stop button 456 Third rotation reel stop button

Claims (8)

A gaming machine having a plurality of symbols and a plurality of rotating reels having indexes corresponding to the plurality of symbols, a main control board, and a sub-control board,
Internal lottery is performed on the main control board,
Extracting one or more combinations of stop indexes when the plurality of rotating reels stop on the sub-control board;
For each stop of the plurality of rotating reels, a stop index of the stopped rotating reels of the plurality of rotating reels is compared with a winning index corresponding to the stopped rotating reels of the combination. performs hit determination index, on the basis of the result of the hit determination index, run the effect selected from a plurality of production which has been previously stored in the sub-control board,
After stopping all of the plurality of reels, the inner draw apart from the hit determination based on a result, one or a combination of the stop indexes the extracted, out of said stop symbols of all the reels that the stop A gaming machine that performs a comparison determination with a stop symbol corresponding to one or more combinations of extracted stop indexes . An effect selected from a plurality of effects stored in advance in the sub-control board is an effect different depending on whether the result of the determination per index is a win or a loss. Item 1. A gaming machine according to Item 1. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein an advantageous game is added when the result of the comparison determination is a win. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when all the determination results per index are lost, the extracted combination is notified. A computer program for causing a gaming machine to have a plurality of symbols and a plurality of rotating reels having indexes corresponding to the plurality of symbols, a main control board, and a sub control board,
Causing the main control board to perform an internal lottery;
Causing the sub-control board to extract one or more combinations of stop indexes when the plurality of rotating reels are stopped;
For each stop of the plurality of rotating reels, the sub-control board is compared with a stop index of the stopped rotating reel among the plurality of rotating reels and a winning index corresponding to the stopped rotating reel of the combination. Performing an index determination for each rotating reel, and
Causing the sub-control board to execute an effect selected from a plurality of effects pre-stored in the sub-control board based on the determination result per index ;
After all of the plurality of rotating reels are stopped, separately from the hit determination based on the internal lottery result, the sub-control board includes one or more combinations of the extracted stop indexes and all of the stopped rotating reels. And a step of performing a comparison determination with a stop symbol corresponding to one or more combinations of the extracted stop indexes among the stop symbols . An effect selected from a plurality of effects stored in advance in the sub-control board is an effect different depending on whether the result of the determination per index is a win or a loss. Item 6. The program according to item 5. 7. The program according to claim 5, wherein an advantageous game is added when the result of the comparison determination is a win. The program according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein when the result of determination per index is all lost, the extracted combination is notified.