JP5670799B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having an effect in which the number of occurrences is finite.

  Conventionally, this type of gaming machine is configured to be able to execute various effects for notifying a player of information related to game contents based on a predetermined lottery. For example, the cumulative number of production occurrences is stored, it is determined whether it exceeds a predetermined upper limit value and a predetermined lower limit value, and an effect lottery table is selected according to the determination result. Is known (Patent Document 1). This prevents the occurrence of a bias in the frequency of occurrence of a predetermined effect.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-265761

However, the above-described conventional technique adjusts the deviation in the frequency of occurrence of a predetermined effect, and actively changes the sense of expectation and the reliability of the effect caused by the effect as the number of effects occurs. There was a problem that it was not interesting and lacked interest.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to suggest a finite effect that suggests the occurrence of a predetermined opportunity, for example, the winning of a predetermined role. With the execution of the finite effect, at least the lottery probability of the finite effect can be changed, thereby changing the frequency of occurrence of the finite effect and changing the expectation and reliability of the occurrence of a predetermined trigger by the finite effect However, it is intended to diversify the expectation and reliability of the production.

(Claim 1)
The gaming machine (10) according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a rotary reel (40) having a plurality of symbols (61) around it and a start switch (30) for starting the rotation of the rotary reel (40). ), A stop switch (50) for stopping the rotation of the rotating reel (40), and a combination for determining a combination by a lottery by a stop display mode of the symbol (61) of the rotating reel (40). The lottery means (110) is provided, and an effect for informing the player of information relating to the game content is formed so as to be executable. The effect to be executed from the presence / absence of the execution and the plurality of effects when the effect is executed Is provided with effect determination means (300) for determining by a lottery with a predetermined lottery probability.

  Then, the gaming machine (10) according to the present invention bets a game startable state by betting a predetermined number of game media and allows the game to start, and the start switch (30) is operated in this game startable state. As a condition, the rotation reel (40) starts to rotate and the game is started, and a role lottery for determining whether or not to win a predetermined role by the role lottery means (110) is performed. Based on the operation of the switch (50), the rotation of the rotating reel (40) is stopped, and it is determined whether or not the combination of the symbols (61) relating to the winning combination has been prepared, and a predetermined value is determined according to the result of this determination. The game is formed so that one game is completed by giving or not giving a profit to the player.

The game includes a normal game and a special game that can be shifted to a predetermined opportunity and can give a player a greater profit than the normal game.
And as a production, a finite production in which the upper limit of the number of productions in a predetermined period (hereinafter referred to as “specific production period”) is limited to a predetermined number of occurrences (hereinafter referred to as “maximum production frequency”), There is a non-finite production with no limit on the number of productions in the specific production period, and the finite production suggests the occurrence of the predetermined trigger.
The effect determination unit (300), said during specific effect period, along with the execution of a finite effect on the range of the maximum effect number is changeably form the lottery probability for drawing the finite effect from all effect The finite effects are selected from all the effects in accordance with the remaining number of effects (hereinafter referred to as “the number of remaining effects”) obtained by subtracting the number of effects for which the finite effect was executed in the specific effect period from the maximum number of effects. For determining the lottery probability.

(Claim 2)
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above. That is, the effect determining means (300) includes an effect distribution means (320) that divides the effect into either a finite effect or a non-finite effect before or during the transition to the specific effect period, and the specific effect period. It is characterized by comprising an effect number determination means (340) for determining the maximum number of effects of a finite effect before or at the time of transition.

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1)
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the effect determining means can change the lottery probability for drawing the finite effect from all the effects during execution of the finite effect within the range of the maximum effect number during the specific effect period. Is formed. For this reason, when a finite effect is executed within the range of the maximum number of effects, the lottery probability of the finite effect may be changed as the finite effect is executed. Thereby, the occurrence frequency of the finite effect can be increased or decreased with the execution of the finite effect. As a result of the increase or decrease in the frequency of occurrence of a finite effect that suggests the occurrence of a predetermined opportunity, the player may expect that the predetermined opportunity may have occurred, or the predetermined opportunity due to the finite effect It is possible to relatively change the reliability of the occurrence of the occurrence, and it is possible to make the expectation by the production and the reliability of the production various.
Furthermore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of remaining effects decreases as the finite effect is executed. The effect determining means determines the lottery probability of the finite effect suggesting the occurrence of a predetermined opportunity according to the number of remaining effects of the finite effect. For this reason, the lottery probability of the finite effect can be changed according to the number of remaining effects that decrease with the execution of the finite effect, and the frequency of occurrence of the finite effect can be increased or decreased. As a result, it is possible to relatively change the expectation and reliability of the occurrence of a predetermined opportunity in the limited production, and to make the expectation and reliability of the limited production various. Can do.

(Claim 2)
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the effect distribution means is a finite effect or a non-finite effect before or during the transition to the specific effect period. Sort to one. For this reason, for each specific effect period, each effect becomes a finite effect, or a non-finite effect, or can be changed, and each effect is permanently either a finite effect or a non-finite effect. It is possible to avoid being fixed to. As a result, it is possible to prevent the production from becoming ruined and to provide diversity in the production.
Furthermore, when the specific effect period is started, the player can infer which effect is a finite effect or a non-finite effect while looking at the frequency of occurrence of the effect accompanying the progress of the game. And it can recognize that generation | occurrence | production of a predetermined opportunity is suggested by the appearance of the estimated finite production changing. In this way, new playability can be generated.

Further, the production number determination means determines the maximum number of productions of the finite production before or during the transition to the specific production period. Thereby, the maximum number of productions of a finite production can be changed for every specific production period. As a result, it is possible to avoid the fact that the maximum number of productions of the finite production is permanently fixed, prevent the production from becoming ruined, and make the finite production have diversity.
As described above, both the type of the finite effect and the maximum number of effects can be changed by the effect distribution means and the effect number determination means before or during the transition to the specific effect period. As a result, it is possible to use the type of the finite effect newly determined for each specific effect period and the maximum number of effects, thereby increasing the variety of effects.

1 is an external front view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the input, control and output of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an exploded view showing the arrangement of symbols on the reel tape of the rotary reel according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is a schematic diagram showing contents of a role. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example which determined the finite production and the maximum frequency | count of the production from the some production. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a table which shows an example of the relationship between the number of remaining productions to the maximum number of productions of the finite production C, and the lottery probability that the finite production C is determined by lottery from all the productions. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a table which shows an example of how to obtain | require the lottery probability in which each production | presentation is determined by lottery from all the productions. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is a flow showing an outline of the operation of the gaming machine. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a flow which shows the outline of an effect process. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a flowchart showing an outline of a lottery probability determination process corresponding to the number of remaining effects of the Nth finite effect (where N is 1, 2 or 3).

In this specification, the direction from the gaming machine toward the front side of the player as viewed from the player who plays the game in the gaming machine is referred to as “forward direction”. Further, the left and right directions such as “left direction” and “right direction” also mean the left direction and the right direction when viewed from a player who is facing the gaming machine. The surface of the gaming machine when the player who plays the game looks at the gaming machine from the front is referred to as the “front surface of the gaming machine”.
A slot machine as a gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. The slot machine as the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a rectangular box-shaped housing 11 having an opening that opens in the front direction, and a front door 14 that closes the opening of the housing 11 in an openable and closable manner. And have. The front door 14 includes an upper door 3 that closes an upper portion of the opening so as to be openable and closable, and a lower door 4 that closes a lower portion of the opening so as to be openable and closable.

In addition, an upper panel 12a is provided at the lower portion of the upper door 3. A display window 13 through which a symbol 61 on the reel tape 42 affixed to the circumference of the three rotary reels 40, that is, a so-called stop symbol 61, is formed substantially at the center of the upper panel 12a. The display window 13 is formed to show the player a total of nine symbols arranged in three rows and three rows when the rotation of all three rotary reels 40 stops.
Behind the display window 13, a reel unit 60 for rotating a rotary reel 40 as a symbol display means by three drive motors is arranged. The rotating reel 40 includes a left reel 43 positioned on the left end side, a right reel 45 positioned on the right end side, and a middle reel 44 positioned between the left reel 43 and the right reel 45.

The upper door 3 is formed with notifying means 66 for notifying the player of winning of a lottery by a sound, light or video. This informing means 66 is arranged at a total of seven locations including left and right speakers 67 of the upper door 3, a liquid crystal display device 68 arranged at the upper center of the upper door 3, and upper left and right and lower left and right of the upper door 3. An information lamp 69 is provided.
Although not actually drawn on the front surface of the upper panel 12a, five lines (L1 to L5) are formed connecting the stop positions of the three predetermined symbols of the three rotary reels 40. ing. Among these lines, a line that allows a predetermined profit such as a medal to be paid out when a combination of predetermined symbols is stopped and displayed on any of the lines is defined as an “effective line”.

A lower panel 12b is provided at the center of the lower door 4. The lower door 4 includes an operation portion 12c that is located on the lower panel 12b and protrudes forward from the upper portion of the lower door 4.
The operation unit 12c has a medal slot 18 on the right side of the operation unit 12c for inserting medals as game media, and a number of stored medals located on the left side of the medal slot 18. The bet switch 16 is replaced with the medal insertion, the settlement switch 17 for paying out the credited medal located on the left side of the bet switch 16, and the medal insertion or A start switch 30 for starting the rotation of the rotary reel 40 on the condition that the bet switch 16 is operated, and a stop switch for stopping the rotation of the corresponding rotary reel 40 by being operated to the right of the start switch 30 With 50.

Behind the lower door 4 is a so-called hopper unit that can store medals and can store and pay out medals, and can be operated to turn on or shut off power. A power supply device 5 having a power switch 6 and supplying power to each component is disposed.
In the lower part of the lower door 4, a payout port 32 through which a medal is paid out from the storage payout means 65 when a symbol of a predetermined combination is displayed on the active line is formed, below the payout port 32 In order to store medals paid out from the payout port 32, a dish-like payout tray 33 that opens upward is formed.

  In principle, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment allows a game to be started and can be started by inserting a predetermined number of medals by operating the bet switch 16 or by inserting medals. By pressing the start switch 30 in the state, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started and a game is started, and a hand lottery is performed. Based on the press timing of the stop switch 50 corresponding to each rotary reel 40 and the result of the role lottery The rotation of the rotary reel 40 is stopped so as to match the result of the lottery drawing, and the combination of symbols constituting the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the active line by the combination of symbols at the time of stoppage. A slot machine in which a single game is completed by completing a process such as giving a player a predetermined privilege (profit) such as paying out the number of medals. It is.

Note that the gaming machine 10 is configured to be capable of electronically storing (crediting) up to 50 medals in the gaming machine 10 when medals are inserted from the medal slot 18. Then, the stored (credit) medal can be replaced with medal insertion as a game start condition by pressing the bet switch 16.
(Reel unit 60)
The reel unit 60 includes three rotating reels 40 provided side by side, a stepping motor 64 as a driving motor for rotating each rotating reel 40 and corresponding to each rotating reel 40, A motor driver 62 for rotating the stepping motor 64 by inputting a pulse signal from the game control device 21 and a rotational position detecting device 46 for detecting the rotational position of the rotary reel 40 are provided.

The rotary reel 40 has a cylindrical shape in which 21 symbols are evenly arranged around the periphery. Specifically, each rotary reel 40 is affixed around a rotary drum made of synthetic resin, and a plurality (21 pieces) of symbols 61 are displayed as shown in FIG. And a tape-shaped reel tape 42.
(Control device 20)
Inside the gaming machine 10, a control device 20 for controlling the overall operation of the gaming machine 10 is formed. As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned bet switch 16, start switch 30, stop switch 50 and settlement switch 17 are connected to the input side of the control device 20, and the above-mentioned storage and dispensing means 65, The reel unit 60 and the notification means 66 are connected.

The control device 20 receives a signal from the game control device 21 (main board 23) that controls the game state by advancing the game and the game control device 21, and notifies the player of information related to the game content. The production control device 22 (sub board 24) for controlling the production state is provided. Here, transmission / reception of signals between the game control device 21 and the effect control device 22 is formed so as to be one-way in order to ensure the reliability of internal data such as data relating to the role lottery in the game control device 21. ing.
(Game control device 21)
The game control device 21 performs random number lottery by the player's operation of the start switch 30, and controls the rotation and stop of the rotary reel 40 reflecting the lottery result by operating the stop switch 50. It is.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game control device 21 includes a game control means 27, a combination lottery means 110, a rotation control means 250, a weight control means 190, a stop control means 130, and a stop symbol determination means 140. , Clocking means 150 and rotational position determining means 161 are provided.
The game played by this slot machine can be transferred to a normal (ordinary) normal game and a predetermined opportunity (specifically, by winning a predetermined role) and is called a bonus game. Thus, when compared with the game period based on the same number of games, there is provided a special game that can give a player a larger profit than the normal game. This special game shifts by displaying a predetermined role symbol on the active line during a normal game, and the number of medals that can be acquired per unit time can be larger than that of a normal game. Is formed. Specifically, the special game includes a BB game (big bonus game) and an RB game (regular bonus game) in which up to a predetermined number of medals can be obtained.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the “combination” is constituted by a combination of symbols in principle, and means a predetermined combination of symbols.
The normal game control means 70 performs control related to a normal game in order to perform a normal game, and the special game control means 80 performs control related to a special game in order to perform a special game.
(Production control device 22)
The production control device 22 receives a signal from the game control device 21 and controls the production state in order to produce an effect for notifying the player of information related to the game contents. It has been established. As shown in FIG. 2, the effect control device 22 includes effect data storage means 230, effect determination means 300, and effect control means 240. The effect determining means 300 includes an effect distributing means 320, an effect count determining means 340, a remaining effect count calculating means 305, an effect lottery probability determining means 350, and an effect lottery means 310.

(Normal game control means 70)
The normal game control means 70 controls normal games.
Hereinafter, the normal game in the gaming machine 10 will be described. In a normal game, when three medals are inserted, the game can be started, and five lines (L1 to L5) become effective lines.
Here, the combination of a predetermined symbol combination on the active line is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the small combination on which the medal is paid out and the predetermined symbol combination on the active line is stopped and displayed on the medal. The combination of the re-gamer who can play the game again under the same conditions as the previous game without newly paying out the medal and the combination of the predetermined symbols on the active line is stopped and displayed. There is a bonus role to shift to special games, although there is no payout.

Specifically, the small role includes a plum role, a cherry role, and a bell role as shown in FIG. Then, the combination of symbols constituting the combination is stopped and displayed on one of the active lines, whereby a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the combination are paid out.
In addition, when the re-gamer is stopped and displayed on any active line, the combination of the symbols of the re-gamer becomes a so-called “re-game” game state. In this re-game, the game can be played under the same conditions as the previous game (in a state where the previous number of inserted medals is maintained) without newly inserting medals.
Further, the bonus combination includes a BB combination and an RB combination. When the combination of symbols of the BB combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, the BB game is entered. The RB combination shifts to the RB game when the combination of symbols of the RB combination is stopped and displayed on the active line.

(Special game control means 80)
The special game control means 80 controls special games. Special games include a BB game and an RB game. The BB game is a game in which a game having a predetermined winning combination winning probability higher than that of a normal game can be executed a plurality of times, and is ended by paying out a predetermined number of medals (for example, 369 or more). In addition, the RB game is a game that can execute a game having a higher probability of winning a predetermined role than a normal game a plurality of times as in the BB game, and has a predetermined number (for example, 99 or more) less than the BB game. The game ends when the medal is paid out.
In the present embodiment, the special game control means 80 has a payout number counter that counts the payout number of medals in the special game (BB game and RB game).

Specifically, in a normal game, when a winning combination BB is won by lot drawing, a combination of symbols constituting the BB winning combination can be arranged on any active line according to the winning combination. When the combination is complete and stopped, the BB game is entered.
Then, when the cumulative payout number of medals in the BB game reaches a predetermined number (for example, 369 or more), the BB game ends and the game shifts to a normal game.
Also, in a normal game, when an RB role is won by a lottery drawing, a combination of symbols constituting the RB role can be aligned on any active line, and when the combination of symbols is aligned and displayed in a stopped state. , Transition to RB game. Then, when the cumulative payout number of medals in the RB game reaches a predetermined number (for example, 99 or more), the RB game ends and the game shifts to a normal game.

In the present embodiment, the special game (BB game and RB game) is ended by paying out a predetermined number of medals, but other conditions (for example, the number of games and the number of winnings) ) Can also be set.
(Role lottery 110)
The role lottery means 110 performs a lottery for winning or losing one of a plurality of roles in response to the operation of the start switch 30. When any of the winning combinations is won by the winning lottery means 110, a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is established. The role lottery means 110 includes a random number generation means, a random number extraction means, a role lottery table, and a determination means.

The random number generation means generates a random number for lottery within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal number). Further, the random number extraction means extracts the random number generated by the random number generation means at a predetermined opportunity (specifically, operation of the start switch 30). Since the random number generating means is constituted by a counter circuit or the like, the numerical value generated by the random number generating means is not strictly a random number. However, since the timing at which the start switch 30 is operated is considered to be random, the numerical value extracted by the random number extraction means can be practically handled as a random number.
In addition, the combination lottery table predefines whether each of the random numbers within the range generated by the random number generation means is won or missed for any of a plurality of combinations.

Further, the determination unit compares the random number extracted by the random number extraction unit with the combination lottery table, and determines whether any of the plurality of combinations is won or missed. Specifically, when the determination means determines whether one of a plurality of winning combinations is won or missed, the determining means appropriately performs the determination using a combination lottery table corresponding to the gaming state at that time. It has become.
Here, the winning flag includes a plum winning flag, a bell winning flag, a cherry winning flag, a re-playing winning flag, which are established when the result of the winning by the winning lottery means 110 is winning of each role, There are a BB combination winning flag and an RB winning combination flag.
The Plum winning flag, the Bell winning flag, the Cherry winning flag, and the re-game winning flag are valid only in the established game, but the BB winning flag and the RB winning flag are set to the next game. It can be carried over. The winning flag of each winning combination is such that the winning combination flag corresponding to the stopped symbol is erased when the combination of symbols constituting the winning winning symbol is stopped on any active line. It has become.

Here, in order to make it possible to change the lottery probability corresponding to the set values (integers) of 1 to 6, a plurality (specifically, six) of lottery probabilities are stored in the lottery table. Of course, it is not limited to these six). And, it is formed so that a lottery table corresponding to the set value can be selected by operating a setting change switch (not shown) provided in the gaming machine 10.
(Rotation control means 250)
The rotation control means 250 starts rotation of all three rotary reels 40 and controls rotational driving of all three rotary reels 40.

In the present embodiment, the operation of the stop switch 50 is made effective after the transition process for rotating the rotary reel 40 at a predetermined steady rotational speed, that is, the so-called steady rotational process (speed adjustment process) is completed. Is formed.
(Weight control means 190)
The weight control means 190 controls so that the game time in one game does not become less than a predetermined time (hereinafter referred to as “wait time”). In the present embodiment, the wait time is set to 4.1 seconds. In the present embodiment, the weight control means 190 measures the wait time by the time measuring means 150.

Then, the weight control means 190 uses the rotation control means 250 when the time measured by the time measuring means 150 when the start switch 30 relating to the start of the game is operated is 4.1 seconds or less. The start of the process for starting the rotation of all the three rotary reels 40 is temporarily suspended, and after the counted time of 4.1 seconds, the process by the reserved rotation control means 250 is started.
(Stop control means 130)
The stop control means 130 stops the rotation of each rotary reel 40 based on the lottery result of the combination lottery means 110 and the rotation position of the corresponding rotary reel 40 when each stop switch 50 is operated. is there.

Specifically, the stop control means 130 specifies the rotational position of the corresponding rotary reel 40 when each stop switch 50 is operated from the result obtained by the rotational position determination means 161, and the stop switch 50 is operated. At this point, the symbol that has been immediately stopped on the active line (that is, the rotational position of the rotary reel 40) is used as a reference, and the symbol has moved a predetermined number (maximum number of smooth frames, for example, 4 frames) in the rotation direction from this symbol. Within the above range, the corresponding rotary reel 40 is formed to be stopped.
(Stop symbol judging means 140)
The stop symbol determination means 140 determines whether or not a combination of symbols constituting any combination is stopped and displayed on any valid line when the rotation of all the rotary reels 40 is stopped. is there.

(Time measuring means 150)
The time measuring means 150 is for measuring a predetermined time, and measures various times in carrying out this embodiment, and includes a plurality of timer mechanisms.
(Rotation position determination means 161)
The rotational position determination means 161 grasps the current rotational position of each rotary reel 40 based on a predetermined timing from the rotational position detector 46 and the number of pulse signals input to the stepping motor 64 from that time. Is for.

(Production data storage means 230)
The effect data storage means 230 stores effect data of effects to be executed in advance. The contents of the effect data are configured by display on the display device 68, lighting / flashing of the notification lamp 69, sound from the speaker, and the like.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the types (types) of effects differ in the effects A, B, C, D,..., I, J. Things are prepared in advance. These effects are different in the content of the moving image displayed on the display device 68 as a liquid crystal display device, and the sound corresponding to the effect is output from the speaker 67 and corresponds to the moving image displayed on the display device 68. The notification lamp 69 is set in advance for each effect so that the notification lamp 69 is turned on or blinks at the timing of performing. Specifically, in the production A, the character A is displayed on the display device 68, in the production B, the character B is displayed on the display device 68,... Is formed. In each effect, the sound of each character is output from the speaker 67, and the notification lamp 69 blinks at the color and blinking timing corresponding to each character.

Of course, the effects are not limited to those described above, and various effects may be set. Specifically, for example, in the production A, only the notification lamp 69 on the upper right side is lit, and in the production B, only the notification lamp 69 on the upper left side is lit. It may be set to something. Further, the lighting color of the notification lamp 69, the blinking timing, and the like may be set different for each effect. In addition, the display device 68 and the notification device such as the notification lamp 69 may be changed depending on the effect, such as the effect of only the display device 68 in the effect A and the effect of only the notification lamp 69 in the effect B.
Here, the above-described effects A, B,... I, J according to the present embodiment set the upper limit of the number of occurrences of effects in a specific effect period to a predetermined number of occurrences (specifically, the maximum number of effects). It is formed so as to be classified into either a limited finite effect and a non-finite effect in which there is no limit on the number of effects generated in a specific effect period.

In the present embodiment, the effects A to J described above are formed so as to occur only during the specific effect period. Of course, you may form so that production AJ may be generated besides a specific production period.
Here, the “specific effect period” refers to a period from a normal game next to a game in which a bonus game (BB game or RB game) has ended to a winning of the next bonus game (BB game or RB game). . The specific performance period is not limited to the above-described period, and may be a predetermined period.
Here, the finite effect suggests a predetermined opportunity, and specifically, an effect for suggesting winning of a bonus combination (BB combination or RB combination) as will be described later.

In the present embodiment, the targets for suggesting winning by the finite effect are both the BB role and the RB role as the bonus role. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be limited to only one of them. For example, only the BB combination may be set as a target suggesting winning by a finite effect.
Furthermore, in addition to the BB game or the RB game, or in place of them, a so-called challenge bonus game (CB game) may be set as a target suggesting winning by a limited performance. In this CB game, regardless of the lottery, the winning flag of the small role is established and the so-called number of smooth frames is set to 1 or 2 frames. Furthermore, a bonus game in which the CB game is continuously generated may be included.

  Furthermore, what is targeted for suggesting a predetermined opportunity by a finite effect is not necessarily limited to the bonus game as described above. Specifically, for example, instead of a bonus game, it can be executed by winning a predetermined transition combination, and predetermined information (information such as the winning combination and the order of stop operation of the stop switch 50) is obtained by the player. The game may be called a so-called assist time game (AT game) that assists the game by informing the user. In this case, the finite effect suggests the occurrence of a predetermined opportunity of the AT game, specifically, the winning of the role that can be transferred to the AT game. In this limited production, the upper limit of the number of productions during the game period from the game after the game after the end of the AT game to the winning of the next AT game is limited. Others are performed in substantially the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. As a result, even if an AT game is adopted instead of the bonus game BB game of the above-described embodiment, similar actions and effects can be obtained.

Furthermore, instead of the above-mentioned AT game, a so-called replay time game (RT game) that can change the winning probability of replaying and set the replaying player's lottery probability higher than that of the normal game. It can also be adopted. Note that the finite effect in the case of adopting the RT game suggests the occurrence of a predetermined opportunity that enables the transition to the RT game. Specifically, for example, the transition to the RT game is possible. Including a suggestion of winning a certain role.
(Direction determination means 300)
The effect determining means 300 determines the contents related to the type of the effect and the number of effects, and the lottery in which the effect to be executed is calculated from a plurality of effects when the effect is executed and the effect is executed according to a predetermined procedure. It is determined by lottery based on the probability. Specifically, the effect determining means 300 determines the type of the finite effect and the maximum number of effects of the finite effect. When actually producing an effect, the effect determining means 300 selects one of effect A, effect B, effect C,..., Effect I, effect J, and no effect by lottery. Is to select. Thereby, any effect or no effect is determined from among all effects A to J.

The production determining means 300 is formed so that, during the specific production period, the lottery probability for drawing the finite production from all the productions can be changed in accordance with the execution of the finite production within the range of the maximum number of productions. Yes. Specifically, the production determining means 300 determines the finite production according to the number of remaining productions obtained by subtracting the number of productions in which the finite production was executed in the specific production period from the maximum production number determined for each finite production. It is formed so as to determine a lottery probability for lottery from all effects.
Specifically, the production determination means 300 includes production distribution means 320, production number determination means 340, remaining production frequency calculation means 305, production lottery probability determination means 350, and production lottery means 310. .

(Direction distribution means 320)
The effect distribution means 320 is a finite effect or a non-finite effect among the ten effects A, B,... I, J described above before or when shifting to the specific effect period. It is for distribution to either.
The effect distribution means 320 is a game in which the bonus game (BB game or RB game) ends, that is, in the last game of the bonus game before the transition to the normal game, all the ten effects A, B,.・ ・ Determination is performed by lottery to distribute each effect of I and J to either a finite effect or a non-finite effect.

  Specifically, the effect distribution means 320 determines one effect from the ten effects A to J with a probability that the lottery probability of each effect is 1/10 by lottery, and the determined effect is the first. Set as a finite effect. Then, from the remaining nine effects, one effect is determined by lottery with a probability of 1/9 of the lottery probability, and the determined effect is set as the second finite effect. Then, one effect is determined by lottery with a probability of 1/8 of the lottery probability from the remaining eight effects, and the determined effect is set as the third finite effect. Accordingly, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, three finite effects (for example, the first finite effect C, the second finite effect F, and the third finite effect I) are determined from the ten effects A to J. The remaining seven effects are determined as non-finite effects.

Of course, the lottery method is not limited to this, and any other procedure may be used as long as it can determine the three finite effects described above. Specifically, for example, in order to determine (first finite effect, second finite effect, third finite effect), (A, B, C), (A, B, D), (A, B, E) ), (A, B, F), etc. All combinations of finite effects are created in advance, and one combination, for example, (C, F, I) is limited by lottery. It may be determined as an effect, and the remaining effects A, B, D, E, G, H, and J may be determined as non-finite effects.
In addition, the effect distribution means 320 includes those in which all the effects are set as non-finite effects in advance, and those selected as finite effects by lottery or the like are changed from non-finite effects to finite effects.

In addition, the lottery probability of each production is set to be uniform among the productions to be drawn at the same time, but the production is set so as to provide a difference in the lottery probability depending on the production to provide an effect that tends to become a finite production. You may do it.
In the present embodiment, the number of finite effects is set to three. However, the number is not particularly limited to this, and may be set to other numbers.
Further, the effect distribution means 320 includes a random number generation means, a random number extraction means, a lottery table, and a determination means, and performs lottery with substantially the same configuration and procedure as the role lottery means 110. Specifically, the random number extraction means extracts a random number from a random number generated by the random number generation means at a predetermined opportunity, and the extracted random number becomes a lottery probability (1/10 etc.) in a predetermined lottery table. Based on the data of the random number area to be based, it is determined by the determining means which of the effects is a finite effect depending on which random number area is included.

In addition, the effect distribution means 320 resets data such as the type of the finite effect used in the specific effect period before the start of the bonus game, and the bonus when the bonus game ends. It is configured to determine data such as the type of a finite effect used in a specific effect period after the game ends (the distribution to a finite effect or a non-finite effect).
In the present embodiment, the effect distribution means 320 performs the distribution etc. before shifting to the specific effect period, but is not limited to this. Specifically, the effect distribution means 320 determines the data such as the type of the reset and the finite effect at the start of the specific effect period, for example, at the start of the specific effect period (to the finite effect or the non-finite effect). May be performed.

(Direction number determination means 340)
The effect number determination means 340 is for determining the maximum number of effects of the finite effect before or when shifting to the specific effect period. The number-of-effects determining means 340 according to the present embodiment determines the maximum number of effects of any one finite effect among the three finite effects determined by the effect distribution means 320 by lottery, 20 times, From the remaining finite effects, the maximum number of finite effects is determined as 100 by lottery, and the maximum number of finite effects is determined as 5 times. Of course, the lottery method of the production number determining means 340 is not limited to this, and any other method may be used as long as it can determine the maximum number of productions of each finite production.

Specifically, for example, (the maximum number of productions of the first finite production, the maximum number of productions of the second finite production, the maximum number of productions of the third finite production) is set to (20 times, 100 times, 5 times), (20 Lots, 5 times, 100 times), (100 times, 20 times, 5 times), etc. One combination, for example, (20 times, 100 times, 5 times) may be selected.
Furthermore, the production number determination means 340 sets the remaining production times in three categories based on data stored in advance for the categories P, Q, and R based on the lottery probability described later.
Specifically, the production number determination means 340, when the maximum production number of the finite production C is 20, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10 to 6 times of remaining effects, and 5 to 1 times of remaining effects are set in section R.

In addition, when the maximum number of productions of the finite production F is 100, the production frequency determination means 340 has a remaining production frequency of 100 to 51 times in the category P and a remaining production frequency of 50 in the category Q, as shown in FIG. The remaining production times of 10 to 1 are set in the segment R for times to 11 times.
In addition, when the maximum number of effects of the finite effect I is 5, the effect number determination means 340, as shown in FIG. 1 and the remaining number of productions are set in section R.
As described above, the number of remaining effects is classified into three categories P, Q, and R based on the lottery probabilities described later, but the number of classifications in this category and the remaining effects to be classified. The numerical value of the number of performances used as the division of the number of times is not limited to the above. For example, the number of divisions may be set to two based on the lottery probability described later, the number of divisions may be finely set to four or more, and the number of effects used as the division of the division of the division The numerical value of may be set to other numerical values different from those described above.

Also, the maximum number of performances is not limited to the above 20, 100, and 5 times, and may be set to other numerical values. Moreover, you may make it determine at random each time by lottery from the predetermined range defined beforehand, for example, 2 times-100 times, for example.
It should be noted that the production number determining means 340 resets the data of the maximum production number used in a specific production period before the start of the bonus game at a predetermined time, specifically, when the bonus game ends, It is formed so as to determine the maximum number of productions used in the specific production period after the end.

It should be noted that the effect number determination means 340 may determine the reset and the maximum effect number at the start of the specific effect period, for example, when shifting to the specific effect period.
(Remaining production number calculation means 305)
The remaining effect number calculation means 305 performs calculation processing for calculating the remaining effect number of each finite effect in the specific effect period. The remaining effect number calculating means 305, when a predetermined finite effect (for example, the first finite effect C) is executed once in the specific effect period, the maximum effect number (for example, 20) determined by the effect number determining means 340. 1 is subtracted from the number of times, and the numerical value after the subtraction is set and stored as the number of remaining effects (19 in this example). Then, when the limited effect (first finite effect C in this example) is executed again in the specific effect period, the remaining effect count calculating means 305 further executes the remaining effect count (in this example, 19 times). ), 1 is subtracted, and the value after the subtraction is set and stored as the number of remaining effects (18 in this example). Thereafter, the number of remaining effects is calculated in the same procedure. The remaining effect number calculating means 305 calculates and determines the remaining effect number of the first finite effect, the remaining effect number of the second finite effect, and the remaining effect number of the third finite effect separately. Then, the remaining effect number calculating means 305 stores the calculated latest remaining effect number.

The remaining effect number calculating means 305 is formed to reset the data of the remaining effect number used in a specific effect period before the start of the bonus game at a predetermined time, specifically when the bonus game ends. Has been.
(Direction lottery probability determining means 350)
The effect lottery probability determination means 350 determines the effect lottery probability. The effect lottery probability determining means 350 determines the lottery probability of each finite effect according to the number of remaining effects of each finite effect calculated by the remaining effect number calculating means 305 during the specific effect period. Further, the production lottery probability determining means 350 calculates the lottery probability of the non-finite production based on the lottery probability of each finite production.

  Specifically, the production lottery probability determining means 350 uses the lottery probability of (1/20, 1/10, 1/2) as the lottery probability data of the first finite production category (P, Q, R). Data as elements is stored in advance. Similarly, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 preliminarily stores data of (1/40, 1/20, 1/5) as the lottery probability data of the second finite effect category (P, Q, R). I remember it. Similarly, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 preliminarily stores (1/70, 1/40, 1/10) data as the lottery probability data of the third finite effect category (P, Q, R). I remember it. The lottery probability data is set in advance as a fixed numerical value even if the type of finite effect or the maximum number of effects changes. Of course, the lottery probability data may also be changed by lottery in the same manner as the maximum number of effects.

The effect lottery probability determining means 350 acquires the data of the effect type determined by the effect distribution means 320, the maximum effect number determined by the effect number determining means 340, and the data corresponding to the maximum effect number. ing.
The method for obtaining the lottery probability of each finite effect will be described with reference to FIG.
The effect lottery probability determining means 350 is based on the determination of the effect distribution means 320 and the effect times determination means 340, for example, for the type C of the first finite effect, when the category P is the remaining effect times 20 to 11 times. The lottery probability is 1/20, the lottery probability when the category Q (remaining performance times 10 to 6) is 1/10, and the lottery probability when the category R (remaining performance times 5 to 1) is It is set to be 1/2.

First, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 acquires the remaining effect times of the first finite effect stored by the remaining effect number calculating means 305. Then, the effect lottery probability determining unit 350 determines whether the acquired number of remaining effects of the first finite effect is included in any of the three sections P, Q, and R. Then, the lottery probability corresponding to the category is determined as the lottery probability c of the first finite effect in the current game.
For example, when 250 games are played after entering the specific production period, the first finite production C is produced 15 times, the second finite production F is produced 7 times, and the third finite production I is produced 3 times. Suppose. At this time, the remaining performance count of the first limited performance stored by the remaining performance count calculation means 305 is 5 and belongs to the section R as shown in FIG. It becomes the lottery probability c of 1 finite effect C.

The effect lottery probability determining means 350 calculates the lottery probability of the second finite effect F in the same procedure. Since the number of remaining effects of the second finite effect F is 93 and belongs to the category P as shown in FIG. 7, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 determines that 1/40 corresponding to this category is the second finite effect F. It is determined as the lottery probability f.
Then, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 calculates the lottery probability of the third finite effect I according to the same procedure. Since the number of remaining effects of the third finite effect I is 2 and belongs to the category Q as shown in FIG. 7, 1/40 corresponding to this category is set to the third finite effect I by the effect lottery probability determining means 350. Is determined as the lottery probability i.

In the example described above, the lottery probability c of the first finite effect C is determined to be 1/2, the lottery probability f of the second finite effect F is determined to be 1/40, and the third finite effect I The lottery probability i is determined to be 1/40.
Then, the lottery probability of the non-finite effect is calculated by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 using the lottery probability of the finite effect. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the lottery probabilities a, b, d, e, g, h, and j of the non-finite effects A, B, D, E, G, H, and J Each non-finite effect is calculated as 13/350 by subtracting the lottery probability 19/100 without the effect and the total (c + f + i) of the finite effect lottery probability and dividing by the total number 7 of the non-finite effects. .

Thereby, the lottery probabilities a to j of all the effects A to J are calculated. The calculated lottery probability of each effect is converted as a random number range by the effect lottery table setting unit 303 of the effect lottery unit 310 described later, and stored as an effect lottery table.
Here, when a predetermined finite effect is executed in the current game, and the calculation process of the remaining effect number calculating means 305 calculates that the remaining effect number of the finite effect is 0, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 performs a process of setting the lottery probability of the finite effect in which the remaining number of effects is 0 during the period from the subsequent game to the next bonus game to be won. For example, when the remaining number of performances of the finite effect C among the three finite effects C, F, and I reaches 0, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 sets the lottery probability c of the finite effect C to 0, The effect lottery is executed from the ten effects A to J. Further, for example, when the number of remaining effects of the finite effects C and I among the three finite effects C, F, and I has reached 0, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 determines the lottery probabilities c and The lottery probability i of the finite effect I is set to 0, and the effect lottery is executed from the ten effects A to J.

The production lottery probability determining means 350 is a predetermined lottery, and when the bonus game is finished, the type of the lottery subject to the lottery of the production used in the specific production period before the bonus game is started, Data such as the number of remaining performances (excluding the lottery probability stored in advance for each finite performance) is reset and initialized.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the lottery probability corresponding to each pre-stored section of each finite effect increases in order as the sections P, Q, and R are shifted in order (increase). However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this. For example, the lottery probability of the finite effect may be formed so as to decrease (decrease) in order as the sections P, Q, and R are shifted in order. Specifically, for example, the lottery probability determination means 350 determines (1/2, 1/10, 1/20) lottery as the lottery probability data of the first finite performance category (P, Q, R). The probability data is stored in advance, and similarly, the lottery probability data of (1/5, 1/20, 1/40) is used as the lottery probability data of the second finite effect category (P, Q, R). Similarly, the data of the lottery probability (1/10, 1/40, 1/70) is stored in advance as the data of the lottery probability of the third finite effect category (P, Q, R). It is. As a result, the lottery probability of each finite effect can be decreased in order as the sections P, Q, and R are shifted in order. As a result, the degree of expectation for winning the bonus combination can be increased as the frequency of occurrence of each finite effect decreases.

(Direction lottery 310)
The effect lottery means 310 determines the presence / absence of the effect and the type in which the effect is executed by lottery based on the effect lottery table created based on the lottery probability obtained in the above-described procedure. The effect lottery means 310 includes an effect random number generation means 301, an effect random number extraction means 302, an effect lottery table setting means 303, and an effect determination means 304.
The effect random number generating means 301 generates a random number for effect lottery within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal number) by a counter circuit or the like, similar to the random number generating means of the role lottery means 110. is there. Further, the effect random number extraction means 302 extracts the random number generated by the effect random number generation means 301 at a predetermined trigger (specifically, operation of the start switch 30). The effect lottery table setting means 303 creates an effect lottery table in which the lottery probabilities of all effects determined by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 are converted as a random number range. In the effect lottery table, based on the lottery probability determined by the effect lottery probability determining means 350, a random number area corresponding to each lottery probability aj of each effect AJ and a random number area out of place are included. Is set. Further, the effect determination means 304 compares the random number extracted by the effect random number extraction means 302 with each random number area of the effect lottery table, and the effect randomization table 304 determines the effect depending on which random number area of the effect lottery table contains the extracted random number. It is determined whether to execute any of the plurality of effects A to J when executing the effects.

(Production control means 240)
The effect control means 240 is for the notification means 66 to execute the effect determined by the effect determination means 300. In the present embodiment, the effect control unit 240 extracts effect data corresponding to the effect selected by the determination of the effect determining unit 300 from the effect data storage unit 230, and is executed by the display device 68 of the notification unit 66 or the like. It is formed to do.
(Operation of gaming machine 10)
Hereinafter, based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the outline of the game operation of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

In step 119, pre-rotation processing of the rotary reel 40 is performed. Specifically, medal insertion processing is performed by direct insertion from the medal insertion slot 18 or by operating the bet switch 16. Note that when the re-game symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line in the previous game, a medal as a game start condition is automatically inserted into the game without reducing the number of credits. Thus, the game can be started, and the process proceeds to step 120.
In step 120, a role lottery process is performed. Specifically, by the operation of the start switch 30, the role lottery by the role lottery means 110 is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 121.

In step 121, effect processing is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 122.
In step 122, rotation processing of the rotary reel 40 is performed. Specifically, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started. When the predetermined time has not elapsed by the weight control means 190, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started after the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 123. In this embodiment, as described above, the role lottery process (step 120), the effect process (step 121), and the rotation process (step 122) are performed in this order. However, the role lottery process, the rotation process, and the effect process are performed. You may make it carry out in order of.
In step 123, rotation stop processing for the rotary reel 40 is performed. Specifically, stop control of each rotary reel 40 is performed by the stop control means 130 based on the operation of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotary reel 40 by the player. Then, after the stop processing of all the rotating reels 40 is completed, the process proceeds to the next step 124.

In step 124, a determination process is performed. Specifically, the stop symbol determination means 140 determines whether or not a combination of symbols constituting any of the combinations is stopped and displayed on any of the effective lines, and processing according to the symbols that are stopped and displayed, For example, a predetermined number of medals are paid out. Then, the process proceeds to Step 125.
In step 125, it is determined whether or not the current game is a bonus game (BB game or RB game) and the bonus game is to be ended. Specifically, the current game is a bonus game, and the current game satisfies the bonus game end condition (for example, 369 or more medals for a BB game and 99 or more medals for an RB game). When the bonus game ends, it is determined that the bonus game ends. The current game is a bonus game, but if the bonus game does not end because the bonus game end condition is not satisfied, or the current game is not a bonus game, for example, a normal game, and in this game If the bonus game does not end, it is not determined that the bonus game ends. If it is determined that the current game is a bonus game and the bonus game is to be ended, the process proceeds to the next step 126. On the other hand, when it is determined that the current game is a bonus game and the bonus game is not ended, the game ends.

In step 126, all the data such as the type of each finite effect, the data of the maximum number of effects and the number of remaining effects, and the data of the lottery probability of the finite effect in which the number of remaining effects is 0 and the lottery probability is set to 0 are reset. The Then, the process proceeds to next Step 127.
In step 127, the effect distribution means 320 determines the effects to be the first finite effect, the second finite effect, and the third finite effect in the next specific effect period from all effects A to J. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 128.
In step 128, the production number determination means 340 determines the maximum number of productions of the first to third finite productions in the next specific production period. When the maximum number of productions is determined by the production number determination means 340, the production number data of the sections P, Q, and R is also determined corresponding to each maximum production number based on the data stored in advance. . Then, the game ends.

  In the present embodiment, the determined types of the first to third finite effects and the maximum number of each effect are not notified to the player, but the player is inferred. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, these pieces of information may be configured to be notified to the player via the display device 68 after step 128. Furthermore, at the same time, the player may be notified of more detailed information regarding the increase / decrease of the lottery probability for each category of the remaining number of effects of each finite effect. In addition, not only when the bonus game is over, but also in each game during a specific production period, it is configured to notify the player of detailed information such as the type of limited production, the maximum number of productions, the number of remaining productions, etc. May be.

In this embodiment, among the effects performed during the specific effect period, at least one effect is set as a finite effect in which the number of occurrences during the specific effect period is limited, and the specific effect. During the period, the fact that the lottery probability of the finite effect is changed and the fact that the type of the finite effect and the maximum number of effects are changed for each specific effect period are indicated in advance by the display device 68 and the gaming machine 10 The player is notified (not shown) by a sticker (not shown) attached to the front face of the front door 14, a booklet or the like usually placed in a game hall or the like where the gaming machine 10 is installed. Of course, such information may not be notified at all, and all contents may be inferred by the player.
Next, the effect process in step 121 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step 200, whether or not the current game is a bonus combination (BB combination or RB combination) winning flag (BB combination winning flag or RB combination winning flag) is established or whether a bonus game is in progress. Determined. Then, if it is determined that the winning flag for the bonus combination is being established or the bonus game is being played in the current game, the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the bonus game winning flag is not established or the bonus game is not being played, the process proceeds to the next step 211.
In step 211, a lottery probability determination process corresponding to the remaining number of effects of the first finite effect is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 212.

In step 212, a lottery probability determination process corresponding to the remaining number of effects of the second finite effect is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 213.
In step 213, a lottery probability determination process corresponding to the remaining number of effects of the third finite effect is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 214.
In step 214, calculation processing of the lottery probability of the non-finite effect is performed based on the lottery probability of the finite effect determined in steps 211 to 213. Then, based on the lottery probabilities of all the effects, the effect lottery table converted into the random number area by the effect lottery table setting means 303 is calculated. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 215.

In step 215, the effect lottery means 310 performs the effect lottery, and the effect to be executed is determined by the lottery. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 216.
In step 216, the determined effect is executed. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 217.
In step 217, it is determined whether any one of the first to third finite effects has been executed. If it is determined that any one of the finite effects has been executed, the process proceeds to the next step 218. On the other hand, when it is determined that none of the finite effects is executed, the process ends.

In step 218, the remaining effect number calculation means 305 performs a subtraction process for the remaining effect number of the finite effect executed in the current game. Note that the number of remaining effects of the finite effect that has not been executed in the current game is maintained as it is. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 219.
In step 219, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of effects of the executed finite effect has reached zero in the current game. In the current game, when it is determined that the remaining number of effects of the executed finite effect has reached 0, the process proceeds to the next step 220. On the other hand, in the current game, when it is determined that the remaining number of effects of the executed finite effect has not reached zero, the process ends.

In step 220, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 performs a process of setting the lottery probability of the finite effect that has reached the remaining number of times of 0 in this game to 0. Note that once the limited production with the lottery probability set to 0, the production lottery with the lottery probability set to 0 is performed during the current specific production period, that is, until the next bonus game is won. Done. Then, the process ends.
The lottery probability determination process corresponding to the remaining number of effects of the first to third finite effects in steps 211, 212, and 213 will be described with reference to FIG. Since these flows are common in the first to third finite effects, they are described as the Nth finite effect (N is 1, 2 or 3) and will be described with reference to FIG.

In step 309, the number of remaining effects of the Nth finite effect stored in the remaining effect number calculating means 305 is acquired by the effect lottery probability determining means 350. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 310.
In step 310, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 determines whether or not the remaining number of effects of the Nth finite effect is the number of remaining effects of the category P. For example, in the case of setting as shown in FIG. 7, in the first finite effect C, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of effects is included in the number of remaining effects 20 to 11 in the category P. If it is determined by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 that the remaining number of effects of the Nth finite effect is included in the number of remaining effects of the category P, the process proceeds to the next step 311. On the other hand, when it is determined by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 that the remaining number of effects of the Nth finite effect is not included in the number of remaining effects of the category P, the process proceeds to the next step 312.

In step 311, the lottery probability corresponding to the division P of the Nth finite effect is set by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 as the lottery probability of the Nth finite effect. For example, when it is set as shown in FIG. 7, in the first finite effect C, the lottery probability c is set to 1/20 of “low”. Then, the process ends.
In step 312, the effect lottery probability determining means 350 determines whether or not the remaining number of effects of the Nth finite effect is the number of remaining effects of the category Q. For example, in the case where the setting is made as shown in FIG. 7, in the first finite effect C, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of effects is included in the number of remaining effects 10 to 6 times of the category Q. If it is determined by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 that the remaining number of effects of the Nth finite effect is included in the number of remaining effects of the category Q, the process proceeds to the next step 313. On the other hand, if it is determined by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 that the remaining number of effects of the Nth finite effect is not included in the number of remaining effects of the category Q, the process proceeds to the next step 314.

In step 313, the lottery probability corresponding to the category Q of the Nth finite effect is set by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 as the lottery probability of the Nth finite effect. For example, in the case of setting as shown in FIG. 7, in the first finite effect C, the lottery probability c is set to 1/10 of “intermediate”. Then, the process ends.
In step 314, the lottery probability corresponding to the division R of the Nth finite effect is set by the effect lottery probability determining means 350 as the lottery probability of the Nth finite effect. For example, when it is set as shown in FIG. 7, in the first finite effect C, the lottery probability c is set to ½ of “high”. Then, the process ends.

  The rendering process of steps 200 to 220 according to the present embodiment includes the case of the present embodiment until (i) the pre-rotation process of step 119 in FIG. (B) During the role lottery process at step 120, (c) After the role lottery process at step 120 and before shifting to the rotation process at step 122, (d) During the rotation process at step 122, (e) Step 122 (G) During the rotation stop process in step 123, (g) After the rotation stop process in step 123, until the transition to the determination process in step 124. (H) During the determination process of step 124, (i) one or more of (i) to (i) from after the determination process of step 124 to the next game, or more Over and, and is capable of executing. In addition, as an opportunity to extract random numbers in the effect lottery of step 215 in the effect process according to the present embodiment, such as medal insertion, bet switch 16 press operation, start switch 30 press operation, stop switch 50 press operation, etc. Of these, available ones can be used as appropriate. Specifically, for example, as a trigger for extracting a random number in the effect lottery in step 215, in (a) above, a medal insertion and a bet switch 16 pressing operation can be employed, and (b) (c) (D) In (e), in addition, a pressing operation of the start switch 30 can be adopted, and in (f) to (i), a pressing operation of the stop switch 50 can be adopted in addition thereto. .

In this embodiment, when the bonus game ends, the type of finite effect and the maximum number of times of production are reset, and the type of new finite effect and the maximum number of times of production are determined by lottery. In addition, when the setting is changed by the setting change switch, the above-described reset is performed, and a lottery such as a new finite effect type and the maximum number of effects is performed (not shown). It should be noted that, when the setting is changed, the data such as the type of the limited production, the maximum number of productions, the number of remaining productions, etc. may be taken over without performing the resetting or the lottery of the type of the limited production.
(Function)
The effect determining means 300 is configured to be able to change the lottery probability for determining this finite effect by lottery from all effects in accordance with the execution of the finite effect within the range of the maximum number of effects during the specific effect period. Thereby, based on the number of executions of the finite effect within the range of the maximum number of effects, the frequency of occurrence of the finite effect is changed, and the frequency of occurrence of the finite effect can be increased or decreased.

Specifically, the effect determining means 300 corresponds to the number of remaining effects in each section of each finite effect, and the lottery probability of the finite effect is, for example, 1/20, 1/10, 1/2 in order. Is set in advance. The lottery probability set in advance increases as the division of each finite effect changes in order to the categories P, Q, and R, and the lottery probability of the finite effect corresponding to each of the preset divisions increases. Is set to As a result, the number of remaining performances is reduced (however, within the range where the number of remaining performances remains one or more, that is, within the range excluding the number of remaining performances of 0), and the category is changed to sections P, Q, and R. As a result, the frequency of occurrence of the finite effects can be increased.
For this reason, during the specific performance period, when the number of games has not passed so much since the end of the previous bonus game and the remaining number of games of the predetermined finite performance corresponds to the category P, the lottery probability of the finite performance is the finite It is low compared with the lottery probability of other divisions of the production, and the frequency of occurrence of the finite production is also low compared with the frequency of occurrence of the other divisions of the finite production. In this case, the player does not have a sense of expectation that the bonus combination may have been won, and the reliability of the finite performance felt by the player is low.

On the other hand, when the remaining number of games of a predetermined finite effect falls into category R as the number of games has elapsed since the end of the previous bonus game, the lottery probability of that finite effect is the lottery probability of other categories of that finite effect. The occurrence frequency of the finite effect is also higher than the occurrence frequency of other sections of the finite effect. In this case, the player has a greater sense of expectation that the bonus combination may be won as compared with the case where the frequency of occurrence of the finite effect is low because the frequency of occurrence of the finite effect is increased. As a result, the reliability of the finite performance felt by the player is relatively high.
Therefore, the expectation that the bonus combination may be won and the reliability of the finite effect felt by the player can be relatively changed depending on the state of the finite effect. As a result, the expectation produced by the production and the reliability of the production can be varied.

  Furthermore, each time the bonus game ends (before the transition to the specific effect period), the effect distribution means 320 distributes each effect of all effects to either a finite effect or a non-finite effect. Thereby, it becomes possible to change whether each production becomes a finite production or a non-finite production for every specific production period. For this reason, it is possible to avoid that each effect is permanently fixed to either a finite effect or a non-finite effect, and it is possible to prevent the production from becoming ruined and to provide a variety of effects. . Furthermore, when the specific production period is started, the player determines whether any production among the productions A to J is a finite production or a non-finite production while watching the frequency of the production with the progress of the game. Can be inferred. Then, the occurrence frequency of the finite effects increases, and the inferred finite effects frequently appear, so that it can be recognized that the winning of the bonus combination is suggested, and the winning can be predicted. In this way, new playability can be generated.

Further, the production number determination means 340 determines the maximum number of productions of the finite production every time the bonus game ends (before the transition to the specific production period). Thereby, the maximum number of productions of a finite production can be changed for every specific production period. As a result, it is possible to avoid the fact that the maximum number of productions of the finite production is permanently fixed, prevent the production from becoming ruined, and make the finite production have diversity.
As described above, the effect distribution means 320 and the effect number determination means 340 can change both the type of the finite effect and the maximum number of effects each time the bonus game ends. As a result, it is possible to avoid fixing an effect that has a low expectation of winning for a player, such as a so-called abandonment effect, and increase the variety of effects.

10 Gaming machine 30 Start switch
40 turn reel 50 Stop switch
110 Role lottery means 300 Production decision means
320 Production allocation means 340 Production frequency determination means

Claims (2)

A rotating reel with multiple symbols around it,
A start switch for starting rotation of the rotating reel;
A stop switch for stopping the rotation of the rotating reel;
A winning combination lottery means for determining a winning combination by a lottery, which is configured according to the stop display mode of the symbols on the rotating reel,
An effect for informing the player of information related to the game content is formed to be executable,
There is provided an effect determining means for determining the effect to be executed from among a plurality of effects in the case of executing the effect and whether to execute the effect by lottery with a predetermined lottery probability,
By betting a predetermined number of game media, the game can be started and the game can be started.The game is started by starting the rotation of the rotating reel on the condition that the start switch is operated in this game startable state. A combination of symbols related to the winning combination is performed by performing a combination lottery to determine whether or not a predetermined combination is won by the combination lottery means, and stopping the rotation of the rotating reel based on the result of the combination drawing and the operation of the stop switch. A game machine formed so that one game is completed by giving or not giving a predetermined profit to the player according to the result of the determination,
As a game, it has a normal game and a special game that can be shifted to a predetermined opportunity and can give a player a larger profit than a normal game,
As a production, a finite production in which the upper limit of the number of productions in a predetermined period (hereinafter referred to as “specific production period”) is limited to a predetermined number of occurrences (hereinafter referred to as “maximum production frequency”), and the specific production It has a non-finite production with no limit on the number of occurrences of production in the period,
The finite production suggests the occurrence of the predetermined opportunity,
The production decision means
With the execution of the finite production in the range of the maximum production number during the specific production period, the lottery probability for drawing the finite production from all the productions can be changed ,
In order to draw lots of finite effects from all the effects in accordance with the remaining number of effects (hereinafter referred to as “the number of remaining effects”) obtained by subtracting the number of effects for which the finite effect was executed in the specific effect period from the maximum number of effects. A game machine that is configured to determine the lottery probability. The production decision means
Production distribution means for dividing the production into either a finite production or a non-finite production before or during the transition to the specific production period,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: an effect number determining means for determining a maximum effect number of the finite effect before or during the transition to the specific effect period.

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