JP5865305B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine.

  Conventionally, it is detected that a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols arranged on each surface, a game medal, a coin, etc. (hereinafter referred to as a “medal, etc.”) and a start lever is operated by a player, A start switch that requests the start of rotation of a plurality of reels and a stop button provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels are detected by the player, and the stop of rotation of the corresponding reel is requested. A stop switch that outputs a signal, a stepping motor that is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, and that transmits each driving force to each reel, and a stepping motor based on the signals output by the start switch and the stop switch A reel control unit that controls the operation of each reel and rotates and stops each reel, and the start lever is operated. Is detected, the lottery is performed based on the random number value, and the reel rotation is stopped based on the result of the lottery (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”) and the timing at which the stop button is detected. A game machine called pachislot is known.

  As such a gaming machine, there is known a gaming machine in which an internal winning combination is notified by a reel by temporarily stopping the reel at a position that suggests an internal winning combination during rotation of the reel (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2005-168756 A

  However, in such a gaming machine, although the internal winning combination can be notified by the reel that the player pays attention to, it has not been able to give the player a great gaming interest.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of giving a player a great gaming interest when performing an effect using a reel that the player pays most attention to.

The present invention provides the following gaming machines.
(I) a symbol display means having a plurality of reels in which a plurality of symbols are arranged on each peripheral surface, and a symbol display area for displaying a part of the plurality of symbols arranged on the peripheral surface of the reel;
A symbol changing means for changing a symbol displayed in the symbol display area by rotating the reel based on a predetermined start condition being satisfied;
An internal lottery means for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of combinations based on a predetermined start condition being satisfied;
A plurality of stop operation means provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels and receiving a player's stop operation;
A stop command means for outputting a stop command signal for commanding stop of rotation of the reel corresponding to the operated stop operation means in response to the stop operation means being operated by a player;
In response to the output of the stop command signal, the symbol displayed in the symbol display area is changed by stopping the rotation of the reel based on the internal winning combination determined by the internal lottery means. Reel stop control means for stopping
In a gaming machine equipped with
Effect determining means for determining effect data for each of the plurality of reels, which can be temporarily stopped without the player's stop operation after the reel starts rotating;
Advantageous state determining means for determining whether or not to be in an advantageous state for notifying information advantageous to the player;
Informing means for informing the player of the information on condition that the advantageous state is determined to be the advantageous state by the advantageous state determining means;
On the condition that the effect data is determined by the effect determining means, the rotation of the plurality of reels is temporarily stopped regardless of the stop operation of the player at the stop point corresponding to the determined effect data, and temporarily A pause execution means for accelerating the reel again after the stop and allowing the player to perform the stop operation;
Further comprising
The preferred condition determining means on condition that a specific combination of symbols displayed on the symbol display area in the temporary stop, the gaming machine and determines that said advantageous state.
(II) The gaming machine according to (I),
The game machine characterized in that the effect determining means determines the effect data only for the next game in which a specific combination is determined by the internal lottery means.

  (1) A symbol display means having a plurality of reels in which a plurality of symbols are arranged on each peripheral surface, and a symbol display area for displaying a part of the plurality of symbols arranged on the peripheral surface of the reel (for example, The reels 3L, 3C, 3R (to be described later), the display windows 21L, 21C, 21R (to be described later), and the predetermined start condition are satisfied. By rotating the reel, the symbols are displayed in the symbol display area. A symbol changing means (for example, a main CPU 31 described later) for changing the symbol being held, and an internal lottery means (for example, described later) for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of combinations based on satisfaction of a predetermined start condition. Main CPU 31) and a plurality of stop operation means (for example, stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R described later) provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels and receiving a player's stop operation. In response to the player operating the stop operation means, a stop command means for outputting a stop command signal for instructing stop of rotation of the reel corresponding to the operated stop operation means (for example, described later) In response to the output of the main CPU 31) and the stop command signal, the rotation of the reel is stopped based on the internal winning combination determined by the internal lottery means, thereby being displayed in the symbol display area. In a gaming machine provided with reel stop control means (for example, a main CPU 31 described later) for stopping fluctuations of the symbols being displayed, the reels are temporarily stopped regardless of the stop operation after the reels start to rotate. Effect determining means for determining effect data for defining a period (for example, a value of a temporary stop start counter described later) for each of the plurality of reels (For example, a main CPU 31 which will be described later), advantageous state determination means for determining whether or not to enter an advantageous state for notifying information advantageous to the player (for example, the sub CPU 81 to which the number of AT games is given), and the advantageous On the condition that the advantageous state is determined by the state determining means (for example, on the condition that the number of AT games is “1” or more), the notifying means for notifying the player of the information (for example, described later) A liquid crystal display device 5), and the reel stop control means is provided on the condition that the effect data is determined by the effect determining means, and each of the reels in a period corresponding to the determined effect data. The advantageous state determination means determines whether or not to enter the advantageous state based on the temporary stop appearance of the symbol displayed in the symbol display area at the time of suspension ( Eg to 7 symbol is determined by whether it is displayed along the AT determination line below) the gaming machine, characterized in that.

  According to this gaming machine, the advantageous state determination means determines whether or not to enter the advantageous state based on the pause appearance displayed in the symbol display area when the reel is paused. Here, since the temporary stop appearance is determined by the period corresponding to the effect data determined by the effect determination means, it is determined according to the stop output when the reel is stopped in the previous game. Thereby, the degree of expectation as to whether or not an advantageous state is to be changed changes according to the player's stop operation in the previous game. Therefore, the player's technical intervention is involved in the advantageous state, and it is possible to give the player a great gaming interest.

  (2) The gaming machine according to (1), wherein when a plurality of the reels are stopped according to the player's stop operation, the stop appearance of the symbol displayed in the symbol display area is stored. Calculating the temporary stop output from the storage means (for example, a sub-RAM 83 described later), the stop appearance stored in the storage means, and the period corresponding to the effect data determined by the effect determination means. A temporary stop event determining means (for example, a sub-CPU 81 to be described later) for determining, wherein the advantageous state determining means is based on the temporary stop event determined by the temporary stop event determining means. A game machine characterized by determining whether or not to enter a state.

  According to this gaming machine, the pause outcome determining means determines the pause outcome by calculation based on the pause outcome of the previous game and the period of pause. There is no need to search, and the control load can be reduced.

  (3) The gaming machine according to (1), wherein a stop appearance of a symbol displayed in the symbol display area when all of the plurality of reels are stopped in response to the player's stopping operation is stored. Storage means (for example, a sub-RAM 83 to be described later), and a temporary stop output storage means (preliminarily storing a temporary stop output corresponding to the effect data for each stop appearance of the symbol that can be displayed in the symbol display area) For example, a temporary stop event storage table described later, a sub ROM 82 described later), and a temporary stop event corresponding to the stop event stored in the storage unit and the effect data determined by the effect determining unit. A temporary stop event acquisition unit (for example, a sub-CPU 81 described later) that acquires from the temporary stop event storage unit, wherein the advantageous state determination unit is the one obtained by the temporary stop event acquisition unit. Based on the stop outcomes, the gaming machine and determining whether the said advantageous state.

  According to this gaming machine, the temporary stop output for all the stop events is stored in the temporary stop event storage means. Therefore, it is not necessary to search for a pause output when the reel is paused, and the control load can be reduced.

  (4) The gaming machine according to (3), wherein the effect determining means determines the effect data only for a next game in which a specific combination is determined by the internal lottery means. Machine.

  According to this gaming machine, the reels are paused only for the next game in which a specific combination is determined. Here, since the reel stop control means stops the rotation of the reel based on the internal winning combination determined by the internal lottery means, the type of the stop appearance in the game in which the specific winning combination is determined as the internal winning combination is This is less than all stop points that can be displayed in the symbol display area. Therefore, the types of stop events stored in the temporary stop output storage means can be limited, and the storage capacity can be suppressed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of giving a player a great gaming interest when performing an effect using a reel that the player pays most attention to.

The figure which shows a function flow. The figure which shows the external structure of a pachislot. The figure which shows the internal structure of a pachislot. The figure which shows the structure of a stepping motor. The figure which shows the relationship between a design and a motor phase. The figure which shows the structure of a main control circuit. The figure which shows the structure of a subcontrol circuit. The figure which shows a symbol arrangement | positioning table. The figure which shows a symbol combination table. The figure which shows a table at the time of a bonus action | operation. The figure which shows an internal lottery table determination table. The figure which shows an internal lottery table. The figure which shows an internal lottery table. The figure which shows an internal winning combination determination table. The figure which shows an internal winning combination determination table. The figure which shows a reel stop initial setting table. The figure which shows a stop table. The figure which shows a stop table. The figure which shows a stop table. The figure which shows a stop table. The figure which shows a priority order table. The figure which shows a priority table. The figure which shows an excitation pattern table. The figure which shows an acceleration table. The figure which shows a production lottery table. The figure which shows a lock data map. The figure which shows a production | presentation corresponding | compatible table. The figure which shows the reel control table according to production number. The figure which shows the various area | regions of RAM. The figure which shows the various area | regions of RAM. The figure which shows the various area | regions of RAM. The figure which shows the various area | regions of RAM. The figure which shows a table at the time of 7 alignment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the stop appearance at the time of a pause. The figure which shows the example of a display of the stop appearance at the time of a pause. The figure which shows the example of a display of the stop appearance at the time of a pause. The figure which shows the example of a display of the stop appearance at the time of a pause. The main flowchart which shows the main processes which main CPU performs. The main flowchart which shows medal reception / start check processing. The flowchart which shows an internal lottery process. The flowchart which shows an internal lottery process. The flowchart which shows a reel stop control process. The flowchart which shows a bonus completion | finish check process. The flowchart which shows a bonus action check process. The flowchart which shows the interruption process by control of main CPU. The flowchart which shows a reel control process. The flowchart which shows a rotation start process. The flowchart which shows an acceleration control process. The flowchart which shows a pulse counter update process. The flowchart which shows a pulse output process. The flowchart which shows a stop request | requirement control process. The flowchart which shows a stop control process. The flowchart which shows a constant speed control process. The flowchart which shows the main board | substrate communication task by control of sub CPU. The flowchart which shows the production registration task by control of a sub CPU. The flowchart which shows production content determination processing. The flowchart which shows a process at the time of lock command reception. The flowchart which shows a process at the time of start command reception. The flowchart which shows a display command reception process. The figure which shows a temporary stop output memory | storage table. The figure which shows the example of AT lottery using CB game state. The figure which shows another Example about alerting | reporting of an internal winning combination. The figure which shows another Example about alerting | reporting of an internal winning combination.

[Functional flow of pachislot]
Embodiments according to the gaming machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1, the functional flow of the gaming machine (hereinafter, pachislot) 1 in the present embodiment will be described.

  When a medal is inserted by the player and the start lever 6 is operated, one value (hereinafter referred to as a random value) is extracted from random numbers in a predetermined numerical range (for example, 0 to 65535).

  The internal lottery means (main CPU 31 described later) performs lottery based on the extracted random number value and determines an internal winning combination. By determining the internal winning combination, a combination of symbols that permits display along a winning determination line described later is determined. The types of symbol combinations include those related to “winning” in which merits such as medal payout, replay operation, bonus operation, etc. are given to the player, and other so-called “losing”. Is provided.

  Subsequently, after the plurality of reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotated, when the player presses the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R, reel stop control means (a motor drive circuit 39 described later, a stepping described later) The motors 49L, 49C, and 49R perform control to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel based on the internal winning combination and the timing when the stop button is pressed.

  Here, in the pachi-slot 1, basically, control for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel is performed within a specified time (190 msec) from when the stop button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the number of symbols that move with the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R within the specified time is referred to as “the number of sliding symbols”, and the maximum number is defined as four symbols.

  The reel stop control means displays the symbol combination as much as possible along the winning determination line using the specified time when an internal winning combination permitting display of the symbol combination related to winning is determined. Then, the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is stopped. On the other hand, combinations of symbols that are not permitted to be displayed by the internal winning combination are displayed on the reels 3L, 3C, 3R so that they are not displayed along the winning determination line using the specified time. Stop rotation.

  Thus, when all the rotations of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped, the winning combination determination unit (main CPU 31 described later) relates to the winning combination of symbols displayed along the winning determination line. It is determined whether or not. When it is determined that the prize is related to a prize, a bonus such as a medal payout is given to the player. A series of flows as described above is performed as one game (game) in the pachislot 1.

  Further, in the pachislot 1, the video display performed by the liquid crystal display device 5, the light output performed by the lamp 14, the sound output performed by the speakers 9L and 9R, or a combination thereof is used in the above-described series of flows. Various productions are performed.

  When the start lever 6 is operated by the player, an effect random number value (hereinafter referred to as effect random number value) is extracted separately from the random number value used for determining the internal winning combination. When the effect random number is extracted, the effect content determining means (main CPU 31 or sub CPU 81 described later) determines, by lottery, the one to be executed this time from among a plurality of types of effect contents associated with the internal winning combination. To do.

  When the effect content is determined, the effect execution means (the liquid crystal display device 5 described later, the speakers 9L and 9R described later, and the lamp 14 described later), when the reels 3L, 3C and 3R start to rotate, each reel 3L. , 3C, 3R, the execution of the performance is advanced in conjunction with each opportunity, such as when the determination of the presence or absence of a prize is made. As described above, in the pachislot 1, the player has the opportunity to know or predict the determined internal winning combination (in other words, the combination of symbols to be aimed at) by executing the production contents associated with the internal winning combination. It is provided and the player's interest is improved.

[Pachislot structure]
The functional flow of the pachislot 1 has been described above. Next, the structure of the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

<External structure of pachislot>
FIG. 2 shows an external structure of the pachi-slot 1 in the present embodiment.

(Reel and display window)
The pachi-slot 1 includes a cabinet 1a that houses reels 3L, 3C, 3R, a circuit board, and the like, and a front door 2 that is attached to the cabinet 1a so as to be openable and closable. Inside the cabinet 1a, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided side by side. Each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is configured by attaching a belt-like sheet in which a plurality of symbols (for example, 21 pieces) are continuously arranged along the rotation direction to the peripheral surface of a cylindrical frame.

  A liquid crystal display device 5 is provided at the center of the front door 2. The liquid crystal display device 5 includes a display screen 5a including symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R, and is provided so as to be positioned on the near side superimposed on the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R when viewed from the front. The symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R are provided corresponding to the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, respectively, and have a configuration capable of transmitting through the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided behind them. I have.

  That is, the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R serve as display windows, and the player can visually recognize the rotation and stop operation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided behind the display areas. Become. In the present embodiment, video is displayed using the entire display screen 5a including the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R, and an effect is executed.

  The symbol display areas (hereinafter referred to as display windows) 21L, 21C, 21R have a plurality of types arranged on the surfaces of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R when the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R provided behind them is stopped. Among the symbols, one symbol (three in total) is displayed in each of the upper, middle, and lower regions within the frame. In addition, a target for determining whether or not to win a pseudo line formed by combining any one of predetermined areas among the three areas of the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display windows 21L, 21C, and 21R. Is defined as a line (winning determination line). In the present embodiment, a center line 8 formed by combining the middle stages of the display windows 21L, 21C, 21R is provided as a winning determination line.

  In the present embodiment, one winning determination line is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of winning determination lines can be set arbitrarily. In this embodiment, three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of reels can be changed. In addition, when the number of reels is changed, it is preferable that the number of stop buttons is also changed correspondingly.

(Operating device)
The front door 2 is provided with various devices to be operated by the player. The medal slot 10 is provided for receiving a medal dropped from the outside by the player. The medals received in the medal slot 10 are inserted into one game with a predetermined number (for example, three) as an upper limit, and the amount exceeding the predetermined number can be deposited in the pachislot 1 ( So-called credit function).

  The bet button 11 is provided to determine the number of coins to be inserted into one game from medals deposited inside the pachislot 1. The checkout button 12 is provided to pull out medals deposited inside the pachislot 1 to the outside.

  The start lever 6 is provided to start the rotation of all the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. The stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R are associated with the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R, respectively, and are provided to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

(Other equipment)
The 7-segment display 13 is made up of 7-segment LEDs. The number of medals inserted in the current game (hereinafter referred to as the number of inserted coins), the number of medals paid out to the player as a privilege (hereinafter referred to as the number of payouts), pachislot 1 Information such as the number of medals deposited in the inside (hereinafter referred to as the number of credits) is digitally displayed to the player.

  The lamp (LED or the like) 14 outputs light in a turn-on / off pattern according to the content of the effect. The speakers 9L and 9R output sound such as sound effects and music according to the contents of the production. The medal payout port 15 guides medals discharged by driving a medal payout device 40 (see FIG. 5 described later) to the outside. The medals discharged from the medal payout opening 15 are stored in the medal tray 16.

<Internal structure of pachislot>
FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the pachi-slot 1 in the present embodiment. The state where the front door 2 is opened and the structure on the back surface side of the front door 2 and the structure inside the cabinet 1a appear is shown.

  A substrate (hereinafter referred to as main substrate 71A) on which a main control circuit 71 (see FIG. 5 described later) is formed is provided above the cabinet 1a. The main control circuit 71 is a circuit that controls the main flow of the game in the pachislot 1 such as determination of an internal winning combination, rotation and stop of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, and determination of the presence or absence of winning. A specific configuration of the main control circuit 71 will be described later.

  Three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided in the center of the cabinet 1a. Stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R (see FIG. 4 described later) are connected to the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R through gears having a predetermined reduction ratio.

  On the left side of the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R, a substrate (hereinafter referred to as sub-substrate 72A) on which a sub-control circuit 72 (see FIG. 5 described later) is formed is provided. The sub-control circuit 72 is a circuit that controls the execution of effects by displaying images. A specific configuration of the sub control circuit 72 will be described later.

  Below the inside of the cabinet 1a, a medal payout device (hereinafter referred to as a hopper) 40 having a structure capable of storing a large amount of medals and discharging them one by one is provided. On the left side of the hopper 40, a power supply device 43 for supplying necessary power to each device included in the pachislot 1 is provided.

  A selector 42 is provided at the center of the back side of the front door 2 and below the display windows 21L, 21C, 21R. The selector 42 is a device for selecting whether or not a medal is appropriate in material, shape, and the like, and guides an appropriate medal received in the medal insertion slot 10 to the hopper 40. Note that a medal sensor 42S (see FIG. 5 to be described later) is provided on the path through which the medal passes in the selector 42, and detects that an appropriate medal has passed.

<Reel unit structure>
The reel 3L is provided with a rotor 495L shown in FIG. 4 at its central axis, and rotates together with the rotor 495L with the central axis as a rotational axis. The reel 3C is provided with a rotor 495C at its central axis, and the central axis as a rotational axis. The reel 3R rotates together with the rotor 495C, and a rotor 495R shown in FIG. 4 is provided at the central axis thereof. The reel 3R rotates together with the rotor 495R with the central axis as a rotation axis. The reels 3L, 3C, and 3R rotate in the direction in which the symbol number increases, specifically, in the direction from the upper end to the lower end of the symbol array shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the stepping motor 49L shown in FIG. 6 includes a coil 491L (first phase coil), a coil 492L (second phase coil), a coil 493L (third phase coil), and a coil 494L (first coil). A set of coils 491L and 494L, a set of coils 493L and 494L, a set of coils 492L and 493L, and a set of coils 491L and 494L are sequentially excited. Thereby, the rotor 495L rotates. Accordingly, the stepping motor 49L rotates the reel 3L. When each set of coils is excited four times, the symbol displayed on any stage of the display window 21L moves to the next stage. For example, the symbol displayed on the upper stage of the display window 21L moves to the middle stage of the display window 21L by exciting each coil pair four times. Accordingly, the display window 21L displays a symbol that moves from the upper stage to the lower stage of the display window 21L while the reel 3L is rotating, and the display is displayed when the excitation of the coil set is stopped (that is, the reel 3L is stopped). The symbols are displayed on the upper, middle, and lower stages of the window 21L.

  Similarly, the stepping motor 49C includes coils 491C to 494C and a rotor 495C, and the stepping motor 49R includes coils 491R to 494R and a rotor 495R. The method of rotating the reels 3C, 3R by the stepping motors 49C, 49R is the same as that of the stepping motor 49L, and the description thereof is omitted. In the following description, the rotation angle at which the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate when one of the coil sets is excited only once is “1 step”, and each coil set is excited four times. The rotation angle at which the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate is “one frame”. Therefore, for example, when the reel 3L rotates one frame, the symbols that have been displayed in the upper stage of the display window 21L until then are displayed in the middle stage of the display window 21L. The rotation angle for one step is 1/16 of the rotation angle for one frame.

  FIG. 5 shows the phases assigned to the area where each symbol is displayed. Sixteen phases are assigned to each symbol (area corresponding to each symbol). Therefore, when the coil set is excited 336 times (16 times × 21 symbols), the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R make one rotation.

[Circuit configuration of pachislot]
This completes the description of the structure of the pachislot 1. Next, with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a configuration of a circuit included in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. The pachi-slot 1 in the present embodiment includes a main control circuit 71, a sub-control circuit 72, and peripheral devices (actuators) that are electrically connected thereto.

<Main control circuit>
FIG. 6 shows a configuration of the main control circuit 71 of the pachi-slot 1 in the present embodiment.

(Microcomputer)
The main control circuit 71 includes a microcomputer 30 installed on a circuit board as a main component. The microcomputer 30 includes a CPU (hereinafter, main CPU) 31, a ROM (hereinafter, main ROM) 32, and a RAM (hereinafter, main RAM) 33.

  The main ROM 32 has a data table (see FIGS. 8 to 28 described later) such as a control program (see FIGS. 38 to 53 described later) executed by the main CPU 31 and an internal lottery table (see FIGS. 12 and 13 described later). ), Data for transmitting various control commands (commands) to the sub control circuit 72 are stored. The main RAM 33 is provided with a storage area (see FIGS. 29 to 32 to be described later) for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

(Random number generator etc.)
The main CPU 31 is connected to a clock pulse generation circuit 34, a frequency divider 35, a random number generator 36, and a sampling circuit 37. The clock pulse generation circuit 34 and the frequency divider 35 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 31 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 36 generates a random number within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535). The sampling circuit 37 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

(Switch etc.)
A switch or the like is connected to the input port of the microcomputer 30. The main CPU 31 receives input from a switch or the like and controls the operation of peripheral devices such as stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R. The stop switch 7S detects that each of the three stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R has been pressed (stop operation) by the player. The start switch 6S detects that the start lever 6 has been operated by the player (start operation).

  The medal sensor 42S detects that the medal received in the medal slot 10 has passed through the selector 42 described above. The bet switch 11S detects that the bet button 11 has been pressed by the player. Further, the settlement switch 12S detects that the settlement button 12 has been pressed by the player.

(Peripheral devices and circuits)
Peripheral devices whose operations are controlled by the microcomputer 30 include stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R, a 7-segment display 13 and a hopper 40. A circuit for controlling the operation of each peripheral device is connected to the output port of the microcomputer 30.

  The motor drive circuit 39 controls driving of the stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R by exciting a set of coils included in the stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R.

  The stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R have a configuration in which the momentum is proportional to the number of output pulses and the rotation axis can be stopped at a specified angle. The driving force of the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R is transmitted to the reels 3L, 3C, 3R via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. Each time one pulse is output to the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate at a constant angle.

  The reel position detection circuit 50 detects a reel index indicating that the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R have made one rotation by an optical sensor having a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion in accordance with each reel 3L, 3C, and 3R. The detected reel index is sent to the main CPU 31.

  When receiving the reel index, the main CPU 31 initializes the value of the pulse counter of the corresponding reel 3L, 3C, 3R to “16”, and initializes the value of the symbol counter corresponding to the reels 3L, 3C, 3R to “0”. To do. When any of the coil sets included in the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R is excited (that is, when a pulse is output), the value of the pulse counter is decremented by 1, and the value of the pulse counter is “0”. ", The value of the pulse counter is returned to" 16 "and the symbol counter value is incremented by one. As a result, when the value of the symbol counter exceeds “20”, the value of the symbol counter is returned to “0”. Here, when the coil set included in the stepping motor 49L is excited four times, that is, a total of 16 times, the symbol number of the symbol displayed in the middle stage of the display window 21L is increased by 1, so the value of the pulse counter is The value of the symbol counter corresponds to the symbol number of the symbol displayed in the middle of the display window 21L, corresponding to the number of times the coil set is excited.

  As described above, the main CPU 31 counts the number of times pulses are output to the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R after detecting the reel index, thereby rotating the rotation angles of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R (mainly the reels). The number of symbols 3L, 3C, 3R has rotated) is managed, and the positions of the symbols arranged on the surfaces of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are managed.

  The display unit drive circuit 48 controls the operation of the 7-segment display 13. The hopper drive circuit 41 controls the operation of the hopper 40. The payout completion signal circuit 51 manages the detection of medals performed by the medal detection unit 40S provided in the hopper 40, and checks whether or not the medals discharged from the hopper 40 have reached the payout number.

<Sub control circuit>
FIG. 7 shows a configuration of the sub-control circuit 72 of the pachislot 1 in the present embodiment.

  The sub control circuit 72 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 71 and performs processing such as determination and execution of effect contents based on a command transmitted from the main control circuit 71. The sub control circuit 72 basically includes a CPU (hereinafter referred to as sub CPU) 81, a ROM (hereinafter referred to as sub ROM) 82, a RAM (hereinafter referred to as sub RAM) 83, a rendering processor 84, a drawing RAM 85, a driver 87, a DSP (DSP). A digital signal processor) 88, an audio RAM 89, an A / D converter 90, and an amplifier 91.

  The sub CPU 81 controls the output of video, sound, and light in accordance with a control program (see FIGS. 54 to 59 described later) stored in the sub ROM 82 in accordance with the command transmitted from the main control circuit 71. The sub-RAM 83 is provided with a storage area for registering the determined contents and effects data, and a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 71. The sub ROM 82 basically includes a program storage area and a data storage area.

  A control program executed by the sub CPU 81 is stored in the program storage area. For example, in the control program, a main board communication task (see FIG. 54 to be described later) for controlling communication with the main control circuit 71 and a random number for production are extracted, and the content of production (production data) is determined and registered. An effect registration task (see FIG. 55 to be described later), a drawing control task for controlling display of an image by the liquid crystal display device 5 based on the determined effect content, a lamp control task for controlling the output of light by the lamp 14, An audio control task for controlling sound output from the speakers 9L and 9R is included.

  The data storage area is a storage area for storing various data tables (see FIG. 33 to be described later), a storage area for storing effect data constituting each effect content, a storage area for storing animation data related to creation of video, BGM, and effects. A storage area for storing sound data related to sound, a storage area for storing lamp data related to a light on / off pattern, and the like are included.

  The sub-control circuit 72 is connected to the liquid crystal display device 5, the speakers 9L and 9R, and the lamp 14 as peripheral devices whose operation is controlled.

  The sub CPU 81, the rendering processor 84, the drawing RAM 85 (including the frame buffer 86), and the driver 87 create a video according to the animation data designated by the contents of the presentation, and display the created video on the liquid crystal display device 5.

  Further, the sub CPU 81, DSP 88, audio RAM 89, A / D converter 90, and amplifier 91 output sounds such as BGM from the speakers 9L and 9R according to the sound data specified by the production contents. Further, the sub CPU 81 turns on and off the lamp 14 in accordance with the lamp data designated by the contents of the effect.

[Configuration of data table stored in main ROM]
This completes the description of the circuit configuration of the pachislot machine 1. Next, the configuration of various data tables stored in the main ROM 32 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Design arrangement table]
The symbol arrangement table will be described with reference to FIG. The symbol arrangement table is stored in the main ROM 32 and the sub ROM 82. The symbol arrangement table defines the position of each symbol in the rotation direction of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R and data (hereinafter, symbol code) specifying the type of symbol arranged at each position.

  In the symbol arrangement table, when the reel index is detected, the symbol positions existing in the middle stages of the display windows 21L, 21C, and 21R are set to “0”, and the symbols are arranged in the order of advance in the rotation direction of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. “0” to “20” are respectively assigned to the positions. Therefore, by managing how many symbols have been rotated since the reel index was detected, by referring to the symbol arrangement table, the positions of symbols existing mainly in the middle stages of the display windows 21L, 21C, and 21R and It is possible to always manage the type of the symbol.

[Design combination table]
The symbol combination table will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, when the symbol combination displayed by the reels 3L, 3C, 3R along the winning determination line matches the symbol combination defined by the symbol combination table, it is determined to be a prize, Benefits such as paying out medals, re-game operations, and bonus game operations are given to the player.

  The symbol combination table defines a symbol combination, a display combination, and a payout number that are predetermined according to the type of privilege. The display combination is data for identifying a combination of symbols displayed along the winning determination line. The display combination is represented as 1-byte data in which a unique symbol combination is assigned to each bit.

  Further, when a numerical value of 1 or more is determined as the payout number, medals are paid out. In the present embodiment, when a red bell, blue bell, cherry, or watermelon is determined as a display combination, medals are paid out. Further, the number of payouts is defined according to the number of input.

  In addition, when replay is determined as the display combination, replaying is performed. When BB1, BB2, or CB is determined as the display combination, the bonus is activated. In addition, when the symbol combination displayed along the winning determination line does not match any of the symbol combinations defined by the symbol combination table, it is a so-called “losing”.

[Bonus operating table]
The bonus operation time table will be described with reference to FIG. The bonus operation time table defines data to be stored in various storage areas provided in the main RAM 33 when the bonus operation is performed.

  The in-operation flag is data for identifying the type of bonus that is activated. In the present embodiment, BB (first-special special feature operating device), RB (first-special special feature), and CB (second-special special feature) are provided as bonus types. Yes. The operation of RB is continuously performed while the operation of BB is performed.

  The operation of BB is ended when the medals are paid out to reach the prescribed number (345 in the present embodiment). The RB is activated when a game that reaches the specified number of times (8 times in the present embodiment) is performed, when there is a winning that reaches the specified number of times (8 times in the present embodiment), or BB The operation ends when either of the operations ends. The CB is activated either when a game that reaches the specified number of times (one time in the present embodiment) is played or when there is a prize that reaches the specified number of times (one time in the present embodiment). It ends depending on what. The bonus end number counter, the possible game number counter, and the possible winning number counter are data for managing whether or not the specified number of times or the specified number of times as a trigger end timing of the bonus has been reached.

  More specifically, numerical values defined by the bonus operation time table are stored in the respective counters, and the subtraction is performed through the operation of the bonus. As a result, the operation of the corresponding bonus is completed on condition that the value of each counter is updated to “0”.

[Internal lottery table determination table]
With reference to FIG. 11, the internal lottery table determination table used when the main CPU 31 determines the internal lottery table and the number of lotteries will be described.

  The internal lottery table determination table defines information indicating the internal lottery table and information indicating the number of lotteries corresponding to the gaming state.

  The gaming state is the type of internal winning combination that may be determined in the internal lottery process in which the internal winning combination is determined, the probability that the internal winning combination is determined in the internal lottery process, the maximum number of sliding symbols, and the bonus game It is in a state distinguished depending on whether or not the operation is being performed. In the present embodiment, “general gaming state”, “CB gaming state”, and “RB gaming state” are provided as gaming states. “CB gaming state” is a state in which the CB operating flag is operating, “RB gaming state” is a state in which the RB operating flag and the BB1 operating flag (or BB2 operating flag) are operating, The “general game state” is a state in which none of the CB operating flag, the RB operating flag, the BB1 operating flag, and the BB2 operating flag is operating. When the gaming state is “general gaming state” or “CB gaming state”, the “general / CB gaming state internal lottery table” is used, and when it is “RB gaming state”, “RB gaming state internal A lottery table is used. The “number of lotteries” is the maximum number of times that the main CPU 31 subtracts a lottery value described later from one random number value extracted by the sampling circuit 37.

  In the following, BB1 and BB2 are simply referred to as “BB” unless otherwise distinguished. Further, since the RB operation flag is always set to ON during the BB operation, the BB operation and the RB gaming state are synonymous.

[Internal lottery table]
The internal lottery table will be described with reference to FIGS. The internal lottery table defines a data pointer and a lottery value according to the winning number. The data pointer is data acquired as a result of lottery performed with reference to the internal lottery table, and is data for designating an internal winning combination defined by an internal winning combination determination table described later. The data pointer is provided with a small role / replay data pointer and a bonus data pointer.

  In the present embodiment, random numbers extracted from a predetermined numerical range “0 to 65535” are sequentially subtracted by lottery values corresponding to each winning number, and whether or not the result of the subtraction is negative ( An internal lottery is performed by determining whether or not a so-called “digit” has occurred.

  Therefore, the larger the numerical value defined as the lottery value, the higher the probability that the data (that is, the data pointer) to which it is assigned will be determined. The winning probability of each winning number can be represented by “the lottery value corresponding to each winning number / the number of all random numbers that may be extracted (65536)”.

  FIG. 12 shows an internal lottery table for a general gaming state. FIG. 13 shows the internal lottery table for RB operation. In the present embodiment, depending on the situation such as whether or not the bonus is activated, the type of internal winning combination and the winning probability that are determined are varied by using different types of internal lottery tables. , The expectation that the player holds is undulating.

[Internal winning combination determination table]
The internal winning combination determination table will be described with reference to FIGS. The internal winning combination determination table defines an internal winning combination in accordance with the data pointer. When the data pointer is determined, the internal winning combination is uniquely acquired.

  The internal winning combination is data for identifying a combination of symbols of each reel 3L, 3C, 3L that is permitted to be displayed along the winning determination line. Like the display combination, the internal winning combination is represented as 1-byte data in which a unique symbol combination is assigned to each bit. When the data pointer is “0”, the content of the internal winning combination is “lost”, which indicates that any display of symbol combinations defined by the symbol combination table described above is not permitted.

  FIG. 14 shows a small winning combination / replay internal winning combination determining table. The small winning combination / replay internal winning combination determination table defines an internal winning combination relating to the payout of medals or an internal winning combination relating to the operation of replay. FIG. 15 shows an internal winning combination determination table for bonus. The bonus internal winning combination determination table defines internal winning combinations related to the operation of the bonus.

<Red Bell or Blue Bell Winner>
Here, referring to FIG. 14, the internal symbol combination corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “2” is “red bell”, and the internal symbol combination corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “3”. Is "blue bell". Referring to the symbol combination table of FIG. 9, the symbol of the left reel 3L is “red 7” among the symbol combinations realized by the “red bell” winning combination, and the symbol combination realizing the “blue bell” winning is achieved. Among them, the symbol of the left reel 3L is “blue 7”. Referring to the symbol arrangement table of FIG. 8, “red 7” and “blue 7” cannot be aimed at the same time on the left reel 3L. Therefore, when a red bell or a blue bell is determined as an internal winning combination, an appropriate stop operation is required to win the red bell or the blue bell. Therefore, in the present embodiment, notification is made that the red bell or the blue bell has been determined as the internal winning combination (see FIG. 58 described later).

  Such notification is performed when the number of AT games is “1” or more, and the AT game number is assigned to 7 symbols (red 7, blue 7, or RB during the RB gaming state). (7) described later, S454 of FIG. 57 described later, and S472 of FIG. 59 described later). Therefore, in the RB gaming state, 7 symbols may be arranged according to the player's stop operation.

  “7 symbols are aligned” means that a top line is formed by combining the upper stages of the display windows 21L, 21C, 21R, a center line is formed by combining the middle stages of the display windows 21L, 21C, 21R, and the display windows 21L, 21C. , 21R, lower line, lower display window 21L upper, middle display window 21C, middle display window 21C, lower display window 21R, lower display, left display window 21L, lower display, middle display window 21C "Red 7-Red 7-Red 7" or "Blue 7 (紺 7) -Blue 7 (紺 7)" along the five AT judgment lines of the cross-up line that is a combination of the middle stage and the upper stage of the right display window 21R -Blue 7 (紺 7) ”is stopped.

  In addition, “7 symbols are stopped and displayed along the AT determination line” means that the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are stopped and displayed in response to the player's stop operation (that is, when a display command is transmitted / received). Or when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped (that is, when a lock command is transmitted / received) without being stopped by the player. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R may be temporarily stopped during the RB gaming state without depending on the player's stop operation.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped in response to the player's stop operation during the RB game state, or the reels 3L are independent of the player's stop operation during the RB game state. , 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped, the number of AT games is given when 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along the AT determination line. Then, in the general gaming state after the end of the RB gaming state, when the red bell or the blue bell is determined as the internal winning combination, the red bell or the blue bell is an internal winning on condition that the number of AT games is 1 or more. The player is notified that the role has been determined.

[Reel stop initial setting table]
The reel initial setting table will be described with reference to FIG. The reel initial setting table defines a stop table used to stop the reels 3L, 3C, 3R according to the data pointer. In FIG. 16, the reel stop initial setting table referred to during the RB gaming state will be described, and the description of the reel stop initial setting table referred to during the other gaming states will be omitted.

  When the small role / replay data pointer “0 (losing)” is determined during the RB gaming state (in the RB gaming state, it is lost at a probability of 1/512), the reels 3L, 3C, The stop table A0 (FIG. 17) is used to stop 3R. Further, when the small role / replay data pointer “5 (cherry)” is determined during the RB gaming state, the stop table A1 (FIG. 18) is used, and the small role / replay data pointer “6 (watermelon) ) ”Is determined, the stop table A2 (FIG. 19) is used. When the small role / replay data pointer“ 7 (red bell + blue bell + cherry + watermelon) ”is determined, the stop table is used. A3 (FIG. 20) is used.

[Stop table]
The stop table will be described with reference to FIGS. The stop table defines information on the number of sliding pieces for stop data for each symbol position displayed in the middle stage of the display windows 21L, 21C, and 21R when the stop operation is performed. The number of sliding symbols for stop data is used to determine the number of sliding symbols, which is the number of symbols that move after the stop operation is performed. Therefore, it can be said that the stop table defines the positions of symbols to be stopped for each symbol position where the stop operation is performed.

  17 shows the stop table A0, FIG. 18 shows the stop table A1, FIG. 19 shows the stop table A2, and FIG. 20 shows the stop table A3. Other stop tables are omitted.

  Referring to the stop table A0 in FIG. 17, the symbol at symbol position “3” or “5” stops on the left reel 3L, the symbol at symbol position “2” stops on the inner reel 3C, and the right reel When the symbol at symbol position “1” or “3” is stopped in 3R, 7 symbols (red 7-red 7-red 7) are stopped and displayed along the AT determination line (center line). Also, the symbol at symbol position “11” stops on the left reel 3L, the symbol at symbol position “11” stops on the inner reel 3C, and the symbol at symbol position “11” stops on the right reel 3R. In FIG. 7, 7 symbols (blue 7 (紺 7) -blue 7 (紺 7) -blue 7 (紺 7))) are stopped and displayed along all the AT determination lines of the five AT determination lines.

  Referring to the stop table A1 in FIG. 18, the symbol at symbol position “4” stops on the left reel 3L, the symbol at symbol position “2” stops on the inner reel 3C, and the symbol position on the right reel 3R. When the symbol “2” stops, seven symbols (red 7-red 7-red 7) are stopped and displayed along two AT determination lines (cross-up line and cross-down line). If the symbol at symbol position “4” stops on the left reel 3L, “Cherry” is won.

  Referring to the stop table A2 in FIG. 19, the symbol at symbol position “11” stops on the left reel 3L, the symbol at symbol position “11” stops on the inner reel 3C, and the symbol position on the right reel 3R. When the symbol “11” stops, 7 symbols (blue 7 (紺 7) -blue 7 (紺 7) -blue 7 (紺 7)) along all AT judgment lines of the five AT judgment lines) Is stopped. In this case, “Watermelon” is not won.

  Referring to the stop table A3 in FIG. 20, when the stop table A3 is used, the seven symbols are not stopped and displayed along the AT determination line.

  Thus, during the RB gaming state, 7 symbols can be stopped and displayed along the AT determination line by the player's stop operation. Note that the stop table can be changed. For example, in order to stop-display 7 symbols in the stop tables A0 to A2, the player has a margin of up to 4 frames in the timing of the stop operation. In order to stop and display 7 symbols, the so-called bite press of the sliding piece “0” may be requested.

[Priority order table]
With reference to FIG. 21, the priority order table used when the main CPU 31 acquires the number of sliding frames will be described. (1) in FIG. 21 is a priority order table referred to in a gaming state other than in the CB gaming state, and (2) in FIG. 21 is a priority order table referred to in the CB gaming state.

  The priority order table defines the priority order for the number of sliding frames for each number of sliding frames for stop data. For example, when the number of stop frames for stop data determined by the stop table is “0”, the number of slide frames “3” corresponding to the priority order “5” of the number of slide frames for stop data “0” is acquired. Then, it is determined whether or not this is an appropriate number of sliding frames, and then similarly determined in the order of priority order “4” to priority order “1” (see FIG. 42 described later). The reason why the number of sliding frames corresponding to the priority order “5” is determined first or not in this manner and the number of sliding frames corresponding to the priority order “1” is determined most recently is basically This is because the priority order “1” is determined most preferentially as the number of sliding frames.

  By using such a priority order table as well as the stop table, it is possible to perform the pull-in control for the internal winning combination. Note that the “draw-in” was basically performed so that the symbols constituting the combination of symbols related to the internal winning combination within the range of the maximum number of sliding symbols were displayed along the winning determination line. This means that the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R corresponding to the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R is stopped.

[Priority table]
The priority order table will be described with reference to FIG. The priority order table defines pull-in data indicating the pull-in priority order between the symbol combinations related to the internal winning combination. The priority table shows the highest priority for replay, the highest priority next to the priority for bonus (BB1, BB2, CB), the small role (cherry, red bell, green bell, watermelon) 1. The lowest priority is defined for watermelon 2).

<Stop control during CB gaming state>
During the CB gaming state, all small winning combinations (other than replay, CB, BB1, BB2) are internally won as internal winning combinations, and the reels 3L, 3C, 3R basically stop at the number of sliding frames “0”. Note that “basically” means that when the replay, CB, BB1, and BB2 are not internally won, it is possible to avoid winning these roles, and the replay, CB, BB1, and BB2 are internal. When winning, these roles may be drawn preferentially over all small roles. If the number of sliding symbols is set to “0”, any small role will not be won. This is to draw the role. In the CB gaming state, the maximum number of sliding symbols is one frame even when winning avoidance or withdrawal is performed. Therefore, for example, when the stop operation is performed at the symbol position “11” in all the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, the operation stops at the sliding frame number “0” and is displayed on the display windows 21L, 21C, 21R. All the symbols are 7 symbols.

[Excitation pattern table]
The excitation pattern table will be described with reference to FIG. The excitation pattern table is composed of excitation patterns corresponding to the values of the excitation pattern counter. The excitation pattern indicates a set of coils to be excited. The main CPU 31 sets an excitation pattern counter (initial value is “−1”), increments the value of the excitation pattern counter by 1, and based on the value of the excitation pattern counter and the excitation pattern table, the coil shown in FIG. Among the sets, the coil set corresponding to the excitation pattern is excited. As a result, the main CPU 31 rotates the reels 3L, 3C, 3R by one step.

[Acceleration table]
The acceleration table will be described with reference to FIG. The acceleration table is referred to at the time of acceleration when the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R start to rotate and at the time of deceleration when the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are stopped. The acceleration table includes an acceleration timer value corresponding to the value of the acceleration table counter. The main CPU 31 sets an acceleration table counter (initial value is “0”), and sets an acceleration timer based on the value of the acceleration table counter and the acceleration table. The main CPU 31 subtracts the value of the acceleration timer over time (S261 in FIG. 48 to be described later, S311 in FIG. 52 to be described later), and excites the coil set every time the value of the acceleration timer becomes “0”. Then, one of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is rotated by one step, and the value of the acceleration table counter is increased by one. Thereafter, the main CPU 31 repeats the same processing. Thus, the main CPU 31 performs acceleration control and deceleration control on the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. In the case of the acceleration table counter “8”, when the acceleration timer becomes “0”, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R stop immediately without rotating by one step.

  When the acceleration table counter is “0” to “5”, acceleration control is performed, and when it is “6” to “8”, deceleration control is performed. Therefore, the coil set is excited six times for acceleration control (six step rotation), and the coil set is excited twice for deceleration control (two step rotation). Therefore, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate 8 steps by acceleration control and deceleration control.

[Direction lottery table]
The effect lottery table will be described with reference to FIG. The effect lottery table is referred to in the first game at the start of the operation of the BB, and defines lottery value information about the lock data. The lock data is used to determine a game to be paused while the BB is operating (in the RB gaming state). When any of the lock data “1” to “7” is determined, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped in at least one game during the BB operation regardless of the player's stop operation. In this embodiment, any one of the lock data “1” to “7” is determined with a probability of 24576/65536, but any lock data may be determined without fail. .

[Lock Data Map]
The lock data map will be described with reference to FIG. The lock data map defines a production number during BB operation for each determined lock data. For example, when the lock data is “1”, the effect number “1” is determined for the 24th game. Note that in a game in which an effect number other than “0” is determined, the main lock control flag is set to ON. The main lock control flag is information for determining whether or not the player's stop operation for the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R is accepted. When the player is on, the player's stop operation is not accepted (disabled) and turned off. When the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R reaches a constant speed, the player's stop operation is accepted. Although illustration is omitted, when the lock data is “0”, the production numbers of all the games are determined as “0”.

[Direction correspondence table]
FIG. 27 is an effect correspondence table that defines the effect contents corresponding to the effect number. For example, the effect number “1” defines an effect “that each reel 3L, 3C, 3R moves 21 frames in a normal rotation and pauses” (that is, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate once). . Similarly, the effect number “2” is an effect that “the left reel 3L and the inner reel 3C move 21 frames and the right reel 3R moves 19 frames and pauses when rotating in the forward direction” (ie, the reel 3L, 3C rotates once and the reel 3R rotates (one rotation-2 frames)). In addition, the production number “3” is “After each reel 3L, 3C, 3R has moved 21 frames in a normal rotation and temporarily stopped, then it has been rotated forward again, and each reel 3L, 3C, 3R has moved 21 frames temporarily. "Stop" effect (that is, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R make one revolution and then make one revolution again).

  Thus, when the lock data is determined based on the effect lottery table, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are temporarily stopped regardless of the player's stop operation in the corresponding game in which the BB1 and BB2 are operating. The contents of the lock data map and the contents of the effects can be arbitrarily set. Here, since the operations of BB1 and BB2 are triggered by the display of 7 symbols along the winning determination line 8, when the production number "1" or "3" is determined in the first game, In the temporary stop of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, 7 symbols are always displayed along the AT determination line. Therefore, there is a case where it is preferable for the player when the production number “1” or “3” is determined in the first game.

[Reel control table by production number]
With reference to FIG. 28, the reel control table for each effect number will be described. The effect-number-specific reel control table defines information on a pause start counter, a pause counter, and a main lock timer for each effect number.

  The temporary stop start counter counts the number of steps that the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate during the constant speed control of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. Here, since the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate 8 steps by acceleration control and deceleration control, when “328” is set in the temporary stop start counter, 336 step rotations from the rotation start to the stop, that is, 1 rotation. To do. Similarly, when “296” is set in the temporary stop counter, it rotates 304 steps from the start of rotation to the stop, that is, 19 frames. Therefore, the amount of rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R at the time of temporary stop can be changed by changing the value set in the temporary stop start counter.

  The temporary stop counter counts the number of times of temporary stop. Therefore, when the pause counter is “1”, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are paused once. When the pause counter is “2”, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are paused twice. Pause.

  The main lock timer counts the time for invalidating the player's stop operation. In the present embodiment, when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped, the player's stop operation is invalidated. If there is a so-called wait time, a value obtained by adding the wait time to the value specified in FIG. 28 is preferably set in the main lock timer. Here, the wait means that the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is not started even if the start lever 6 is operated until the time of 4.1 seconds has elapsed since the start of the previous game. . The wait time refers to the remaining time when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R do not start rotating.

[Configuration of storage area provided in main RAM]
This completes the description of the contents of the data table stored in the main ROM 32. Next, the configuration of various storage areas provided in the main RAM 33 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Internal winning combination storage area]
With reference to FIG. 29, the configuration of the internal winning combination storing area will be described. The internal winning combination storing area stores the internal winning combination represented by the above-mentioned 1-byte data. When the bit is set to “1”, display of the corresponding symbol combination is permitted. When all bits are “0”, the content is lost.

  The main RAM 33 is provided with a display combination storage area in which the display combination is stored. The configuration of the display combination storing area is the same as the configuration of the internal winning combination storing area. When “1” is set in the bit, the corresponding symbol combination is displayed along the winning determination line.

[Coverage storage area]
The structure of the carryover combination storage area will be described with reference to FIG.

  As a result of the aforementioned lottery, when an internal winning combination relating to the operation of the bonus is determined, this is stored in the carryover combination storage area. The internal winning combination (hereinafter referred to as the carryover combination) related to the operation of the bonus stored in the carryover combination storage area is retained without being cleared until the corresponding symbol combination is displayed on the winning determination line. It has become. And while the carryover combination is stored in the carryover combination storage area, it is stored in the internal winning combination storage area regardless of the result of the lottery described above.

[Operation flag storage area]
The configuration of the operating flag storage area will be described with reference to FIG.

  The operating flag storage area stores an operating flag consisting of 1 byte. The operating flag has a unique bonus assigned to each bit. When “1” is set in the bit, the corresponding bonus is activated. The state when all bits are “0” is defined as a general gaming state.

[Design storage area]
FIG. 32 shows a symbol storage area in which symbol identifiers are stored. The symbol storage area stores a symbol identifier for each symbol combination displayed along the winning determination line 8. That is, the main CPU 31 can acquire a symbol identifier for each symbol combination displayed along the winning determination line based on the value stored in the symbol storage area.

[Configuration of storage area provided in sub-ROM]
The description of the various storage areas provided in the main RAM 33 has been described above. Next, a data table stored in the sub ROM 82 will be described with reference to FIG.

[Tables for when 7 are available]
With reference to FIG. 33, the 7-matching table will be described. The 7-matching table defines information on the number of AT games corresponding to the number of AT determination lines that are referred to during the RB gaming state and 7 symbols are stopped. For example, when 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along two AT determination lines, “20” is given as the number of AT games. Here, the number of AT games refers to the number of games that can notify a red bell or a blue bell. For example, when “20” is given as the number of AT games, a red bell or a blue bell is notified for 20 games after the end of the RB gaming state.

  The combination of symbols to which the number of AT games is given can be arbitrarily set. In addition, although the number of AT games is given according to the number of AT determination lines, the number of AT games may be calculated according to the number of AT determination lines. For example, when the BB operation starts, the initial value (10) is added to the current number of AT games to the number of AT games, and when the number of AT determination lines is 1, it is 1.5 times and the number of AT determination lines is 2. In some cases, it may be doubled. Further, although the number of AT games is given, it is also possible to give the number of ATs, which is the number of times to notify the red bell or the blue bell. Although the notification is ended depending on the number of games and the number of times, the notification may be ended depending on whether or not the winning is performed by continuous lottery performed every predetermined period. In this case, the continuous lottery probability is determined by AT. It may be determined according to the number of lines. For example, when the number of AT determination lines is 1, it is continued with a probability of 40%, and when the number of AT determination lines is 2, it is continued with a probability of 50%.

[Reel display mode during pause]
This completes the description of the data table stored in the sub ROM 82. Next, with reference to FIGS. 34 to 37, a display mode in the temporary stop of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R performed during the RB gaming state will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 34, when the stop table A0 is used, the symbol at the symbol position “3” stops in the middle of the left reel 3L and stops in the middle of the middle reel 3C by the player's stop operation. The symbol at symbol position “2” may stop, and the symbol at symbol position “1” may stop in the middle of the right reel 3R.

(1) The stop table A0 is used in the previous game, and 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along the AT determination line (center line) by the player's stop operation. In this case, since seven symbols are stopped and displayed along one AT determination line, “10” is given as the number of AT games.
(2) When the production number “1” or “3” is determined in the next game, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are temporarily stopped regardless of the player's stop operation. At this time, if the production number is “1” or “3”, each reel 3L, 3C, 3R moves 21 frames (one rotation) and pauses, so the reels 3L, 3C are at the same position as the previous game. , 3R pauses. Therefore, “10” is given as the number of AT games.
(3) When the production number “3” is determined, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R again move 21 frames (one rotation) and temporarily stop. Therefore, “10” is given as the number of AT games.

(4) On the other hand, when the production number “2” is determined in the next game, the reels 3L and 3C are moved 21 frames (one rotation) and paused, and the reel 3R is moved 19 frames temporarily. Stop. As a result, in the right reel 3R, the replay symbol at symbol position “20” is stopped in the middle, 7 symbols are not stopped and displayed along the AT determination line, and the number of AT games is not given.
However, for example, if the red 7 symbol at symbol position “3” is stopped in the middle of the right reel 3R in the previous game, the symbol position “ The red 7 symbol “1” stops. Therefore, if the red 7 symbol at symbol position “3” is stopped in the middle of the right reel 3R in the previous game, the production number of the next game is any of “1” to “3”. 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along the AT determination line (center line), and “10” is given as the number of AT games.
Thus, since the expected value of the number of AT games given by the stop mode of the right reel 3R changes, it is possible to intervene the technical intervention of the player's stop operation.

  In the previous game, if the production number of the next game is “1” or “3”, the production number is in spite of having stopped the reels 3L, 3C, 3R at the position where the number of AT games is given. Even if 7 symbols are not stopped and displayed because “2” is determined, the number of AT games may be given with a predetermined probability (for example, 1/2). As a result, the player is more interested in the stop operation, and the interest can be improved.

  Referring to FIG. 35, when the stop table A0 or A2 is used, the symbol at the symbol position “11” is stopped in the middle of the left reel 3L by the player's stop operation, and the reel 3C in the middle The symbol at symbol position “11” may stop in the middle, and the symbol at symbol position “11” may stop in the middle of the right reel 3R.

(1) The stop table A0 or A2 is used in the previous game, and 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along all the AT determination lines of the five AT determination lines by the player's stop operation. In this case, since seven symbols are stopped and displayed along the five AT determination lines, “100” is given as the number of AT games.
(2) When the production number “2” is determined in the next game, the reels 3L and 3C are moved 21 frames (one rotation) and paused, and the reel 3R is moved 19 frames and paused. . As a result, in the right reel 3R, the blue 7 symbol at the symbol position “10” is stopped on the upper stage, 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along the AT determination line (top line), and “10” is given as the number of AT games. The
In the case of the production number “1” or “3”, each reel 3L, 3C, 3R makes one rotation and pauses, but illustration is omitted (the same applies to FIGS. 36 and 37).

  Referring to FIG. 36, when the stop table A1 is used, the symbol at the symbol position “4” stops in the middle of the left reel 3L and stops in the middle of the reel 3C in the middle by the player's stop operation. The symbol at symbol position “2” may stop, and the symbol at symbol position “2” may stop in the middle of the right reel 3R.

(1) The stop table A1 is used in the previous game, and 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along two AT determination lines (cross-up line and cross-down line) by the player's stop operation. In this case, since seven symbols are stopped and displayed along two AT determination lines, “20” is given as the number of AT games.
(2) When the production number “2” is determined in the next game, the reels 3L and 3C are moved 21 frames (one rotation) and paused, and the reel 3R is moved 19 frames and paused. . As a result, on the right reel 3R, the 7 red symbols at symbol position “1” are stopped in the upper stage, 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along the AT determination line (cross-up line), and “10” is given as the number of AT games. Is done.

  Referring to FIG. 37, when stop table A3 is used, since all small combinations (other than replay, BB1, BB2, and CB) are determined as internal winning combinations, The blue bell is drawn with priority.

(1) When the stop table A3 is used in the previous game, the symbol position “11” stops in the middle of the left reel 3L by the player's stop operation, and the symbol position in the middle of the middle reel 3C. The symbol “13” may stop, and the symbol at the symbol position “14” may stop in the middle of the right reel 3R. At this time, “blue 7-bell-bell” is stopped and displayed along the winning determination line 8, and the blue bell wins.
(2) When the production number “2” is determined in the next game, the reels 3L and 3C are moved 21 frames (one rotation) and paused, and the reel 3R is moved 19 frames and paused. . As a result, the blue 7 symbol at symbol position “10” stops at the lower stage of the left reel 3L, the saddle 7 symbol at symbol position “12” stops at the lower stage of the middle reel 3C, and the lower stage of the right reel 3R. The symbol 7 symbol at symbol position “13” stops. As a result, 7 symbols are stopped and displayed along the AT determination line (bottom line), and “10” is given as the number of AT games.

(3) On the other hand, although the stop table A3 was used in the previous game, the symbol position “10” stopped in the middle of the left reel 3L and the symbol position in the middle of the reel 3C in the middle by the player's stop operation When the symbol “13” stops and the symbol “14” stops in the middle of the right reel 3R, “Blue 7-Bell-Bell” is stopped and displayed along the winning determination line 8. Blue bell wins.
(4) In this case, when the production number “2” is determined in the next game, the reels 3L and 3C are moved 21 frames (one rotation) and paused, and the reel 3R is moved 19 frames and paused. However, 7 symbols are not stopped and displayed along any AT determination line.

  Therefore, when the stop table A3 is used, the expected value of the number of AT games given in the next game differs depending on whether or not the stop operation can be appropriately performed in the previous game. Therefore, it is possible to intervene technical intervention about the player's stop operation, and to improve the interest.

[Program flow executed in pachislot]
This completes the description of the configuration of the various storage areas provided in the sub ROM 82. Next, the contents of the program executed by the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 71 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Main flowchart by control of main CPU of main control circuit]
First, with reference to FIG. 38, a main flowchart by the control of the main CPU 31 will be described. When the pachislot 1 is powered on, first, the main CPU 31 performs an initialization process (S11). Next, the main CPU 31 clears the designated storage area in the main RAM 33 (S12). In this process, for example, data stored in a storage area that needs to be erased for each game, such as an internal winning combination storage area (see FIG. 29) and a carryover combination storage area (see FIG. 30), is cleared. .

  Next, the main CPU 31 performs a medal acceptance / start check process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 39 (S13). In this processing, input checks of the medal sensor 42S and the start switch 6S are performed.

  Next, the main CPU 31 extracts the random number value 1 and the random number value 2, stores the random number value 1 in the internal lottery random value storage area provided in the main RAM 33, and the random number value 2 is provided in the main RAM 33. It is stored in the random number value storage area for lottery (S14). The random value 1 is used to determine the internal winning combination (FIGS. 12 and 13), and the random value 2 is used to determine the lock data (FIG. 25). The random value 1 and the random value 2 are extracted independently with different patterns.

  Next, the main CPU 31 performs an internal lottery process which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 40 and 41 (S15). In this process, the internal winning combination is determined by lottery based on the random value 1, and the lock data is determined by lottery based on the random value 2. Next, the main CPU 31 determines a stop table based on the determined internal winning combination with reference to the reel stop initial setting table (FIG. 16) (S16).

  Next, the main CPU 31 sets the reel control in progress (S17). By setting the reel control in progress, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are controlled in an interrupt process (FIG. 45 to be described later) executed at a constant cycle (1.1173 msec) (FIG. 46 to be described later). S231). Next, the main CPU 31 requests the start of reel rotation (S18). When the reel rotation start is requested, the driving of the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R is controlled to start the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R (S233 in FIG. 46 described later).

  Next, the main CPU 31 transmits a start command to the sub-control circuit 72 (S19). The start command includes a parameter for specifying an internal winning combination.

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the main lock control flag is on (S20). At this time, if the main lock control flag is ON, the main CPU 31 digests the waiting time until the main lock timer becomes “0” (S21). Note that the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped by the interruption process until the waiting time is consumed.

  Next, the main CPU 31 waits for constant rotation of the reels until constant speed control is set in the acceleration control process described later (S266 in FIG. 48 described later) (S22). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 enables the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R (S23).

  Next, the main CPU 31 performs a reel stop control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 42 (S24). In this process, the input of the stop switch 7S is checked, and the rotation of the corresponding reel is stopped based on the timing when the stop button is pressed and the internal winning combination.

  Next, the main CPU 31 searches for a combination of symbols displayed along the winning determination line, and determines a payout number or the like based on the result (S25). As a result of the search, if the symbol combination displayed along the winning determination line matches the symbol combination defined by the symbol combination table (see FIG. 9), the corresponding display combination and the number of payouts are determined. Next, the main CPU 31 transmits a display command to the sub control circuit 72 (S26). The display command includes parameters that specify the display combination, the number of payouts, and the like. The display command includes information about the symbols displayed in the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display windows 21L, 21C, and 21R, that is, the display mode (stop appearance) in the current game.

  Next, the main CPU 31 performs medal payout processing (S27). In this process, the hopper 40 is driven and the number of credits is updated based on the determined payout number. Next, the main CPU 31 updates the bonus end number counter based on the payout number (S28). In this process, the numerical value determined as the payout number is subtracted from the bonus end number counter.

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the bonus operating flag is on (S29). When determining that the bonus operating flag is on, the main CPU 31 performs a bonus end check process described later with reference to FIG. 43 (S30). In this process, it is checked whether or not to end the operation of the bonus with reference to various counters for managing the end timing of the bonus.

  The main CPU 31 performs a bonus operation check process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 44 after S30 or when it is determined in S29 that the bonus operating flag is not on (S31). In this process, it is checked whether or not the bonus operation is started. When this process ends, the process proceeds to S2.

[Medal reception / start check processing]
Next, the medal acceptance / start check process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the automatic insertion number counter is 0 (S31). When it is determined that the automatic insertion number counter is 0, the medal passage permission is performed (S42). In this process, the solenoid of the selector 42 is driven, and the passage of medals in the selector 42 is prompted.

  When determining that the automatic insertion number counter is not 0, the main CPU 31 copies the automatic insertion number counter to the insertion number counter (S43). Next, the main CPU 31 clears the automatic insertion number counter (S44). S43 and S44 are processes for replaying.

  After S42 or S44, the main CPU 31 sets the maximum value of the inserted number counter (“3” for the general gaming state or CB gaming state, “2” for the RB gaming state) based on the gaming state (S45).

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not a medal has been detected (S46). When determining that the passage of medals has been detected, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the inserted number counter has reached the maximum value (S47). When determining that the insertion number counter has not reached the maximum value, the main CPU 31 increments the insertion number counter by 1 (S48). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 stores 1 in the valid line counter (S49). Next, the main CPU 31 transmits a medal insertion command to the sub control circuit 72 (S50). The medal insertion command includes a parameter for specifying the number of inserted coins.

  When the main CPU 31 determines in S47 that the inserted number counter is the maximum value, the main CPU 31 adds 1 to the credit counter (S51). The main CPU 31 checks the bet switch 11S after S50, after S51, or when it is determined that the passage of medals is not detected in S46 (S52). When the bet switch 11S is on, the numerical value corresponding to the bet button 11 is added to the inserted number counter while being subtracted from the credit counter (S53).

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the insertion number counter has reached the maximum value (S54). When it is determined that the insertion number counter has not reached the maximum value, the process proceeds to S46, whereas when it is determined that the insertion number counter has reached the maximum value, it is determined whether or not the start switch 6S is on (S55). ).

  When determining that the start switch 6S is not on, the main CPU 31 proceeds to S46, whereas when determining that the start switch 6S is on, the main CPU 31 prohibits medal passage (S56). In this process, the solenoid of the selector 42 is not driven, and medals are expelled. When this process ends, the medal acceptance / start check process ends.

[Internal lottery processing]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 40 and 41, the internal lottery process will be described. First, the main CPU 31 determines the internal lottery table (see FIGS. 12 and 13) and the number of lotteries by referring to the internal lottery table determination table (FIG. 11) (S61). The number of lotteries indicates the number of times a lottery value is subtracted and a determination is made as to whether or not a digit has occurred for each winning number defined by the internal lottery table.

  Next, the main CPU 31 obtains the random value 1 stored in the internal lottery random value storage area and sets it as the internal winning combination determination random value (S62). Next, the main CPU 31 sets 1 as the initial value of the winning number (S63).

  Next, the main CPU 31 refers to the internal lottery table and acquires a lottery value corresponding to the winning number (S64). Next, the main CPU 31 subtracts the lottery value from the internal winning combination determining random number value (S65). Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not a digit has been made (S66). When the main CPU 31 determines that the digit is not performed, the main CPU 31 subtracts 1 from the number of lotteries and adds 1 to the winning number (S67).

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the number of lotteries is 0 (S68). When the main CPU 31 determines that the number of lotteries is not 0, the process proceeds to S64. On the other hand, when the number of lotteries is determined to be 0, the main CPU 31 sets 0 as the small role / replay data pointer and serves as the bonus data pointer. 0 is set (S69).

  When the main CPU 31 determines in S66 that a digit has been made, the main CPU 31 obtains a small role / replay data pointer and a bonus data pointer according to the current winning number (S70). After S70 or S69, the main CPU 31 refers to the small winning combination / replay internal winning combination determination table (see FIG. 14) and acquires the internal winning combination (winning request flag) based on the small winning combination / replay data pointer. (S71).

  Next, the main CPU 31 stores the acquired internal winning combination in the internal winning combination storing area (see FIG. 29) (S72). Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the data stored in the carryover combination storage area (see FIG. 30) is 0 (S73). When the main CPU 31 determines that the data stored in the carryover combination storage area is 0, the main CPU 31 refers to the bonus internal winning combination determination table (see FIG. 15), and determines the internal winning combination based on the bonus data pointer. (Success request flag) is acquired (S74). Next, the main CPU 31 stores the acquired internal winning combination in the carryover combination storing area (S75).

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the CB operating flag is on (S76). When the CB operating flag is ON, the main CPU 31 sets bits 1 to 4 in the internal winning combination storing area to ON (that is, “red bell + blue bell + cherry + watermelon” is determined as the internal winning combination) (S77).

  After determining that the data stored in the carryover combination storage area is not 0 after S77, the main CPU 31 performs a logical OR operation between the carryover combination storage area and the internal winning combination storage area. Is stored in the internal winning combination storing area (S78). That is, the internal winning combination relating to the bonus operation is carried over.

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not it is the first game of the BB operation start (S81). When it is the first game of the BB operation start, the main CPU 31 sets an effect lottery table (FIG. 25) and sets “7” as the number of lotteries (S82). Next, the main CPU 31 acquires the random value 2 stored in the effect random number storage area for effect lottery, and sets it as the random value for effect lottery (S83).

  Next, the main CPU 31 refers to the effect lottery table and acquires a lottery value corresponding to the winning number (S84). Next, the main CPU 31 subtracts the lottery value from the random number value for effect lottery (S85). Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not a digit has been made (S86). When the main CPU 31 determines that the digit is not performed, the main CPU 31 subtracts 1 from the number of lotteries and adds 1 to the winning number (S87).

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the number of lotteries is 0 (S88). When determining that the number of lotteries is not 0, the main CPU 31 proceeds to S84, while when determining that the number of lotteries is 0, the main CPU 31 sets 0 as lock data (S89).

  When the main CPU 31 determines in S86 that a digit has been made, the main CPU 31 acquires lock data corresponding to the current winning number. Further, the main CPU 31 refers to the lock data map (FIG. 26), and acquires and sets an effect number for each number of games during BB operation based on the acquired lock data (S90). For example, when “7” is acquired as the lock data, “3” is given as the production number for the first game during BB operation, and “2” is given as the production number for the 20th game, 21st game, 22nd game, and 23rd game. “3” is set as the production number of the 24th game.

  After determining that it is not the first game of BB operation start in S81 after S90 or S89, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the lock is executed in this game (S91). For example, if any one of “1” to “3” is set as the production number of this game, it is determined that the lock is executed in this game. When the main CPU 31 determines that the lock is not executed in this game, the internal lottery process ends.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 31 determines that the lock is executed in this game, the main CPU 31 refers to the effect number reel control table (FIG. 28), and controls information (pause start counter, pause counter, main lock timer) according to the effect number. ) Is set (S92).

  Next, the main CPU 31 transmits a lock command corresponding to the effect number to the sub-control circuit 72 (S93). The lock command includes parameters that specify control information (pause start counter, pause counter, main lock timer) and the like. In the sub control circuit 72 (sub CPU 81), the stop output of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R at the time of temporary stop is determined from the stop output of the previous game included in the display command and the value of the temporary stop start counter included in the lock command. Although it is calculated independently, the details will be described later. In the present embodiment, the control information is included in the lock command. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the start command may include the control information.

  Next, the main CPU 31 sets the main lock control flag to ON (S94), and ends the internal lottery process.

[Reel stop control process]
Next, the reel stop control process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not a valid stop button has been pressed (S101). When the main CPU 31 determines that a valid stop button has not been pressed, it waits until it is pressed.

  When determining that a valid stop button has been pressed, the main CPU 31 invalidates the operation of the corresponding stop button (S102). The valid and invalid states of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R are managed in a predetermined storage area provided in the main RAM 33. Next, the main CPU 31 sets a stop request on the reel corresponding to the pressed stop button (S103).

  Next, the main CPU 31 acquires the number of sliding pieces for stop data from the stop table based on the internal winning combination, the stop operation position (the position of the symbol in the middle of the corresponding display window when the stop button is pressed), and the like. (S104). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the CB operating flag is on (S105). The main CPU 31 sets “2” as the number of checks when the CB operating flag is on (S106), and sets 5 as the number of checks when the CB operating flag is off (S107).

  Next, the main CPU 31 searches for the position of the symbol with the highest priority among the positions of the symbols within the range of the number of checks including the stop operation position based on the internal winning combination, and for the stop data The number of sliding symbols is compared (S108). In this process, it is determined whether there is a symbol with a higher priority than the symbol based on the number of sliding data sliding symbols determined by the stop table.

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines the number of sliding frames based on the comparison result (S109). The number of symbols from the stop operation position to the symbol position with the highest priority is determined as the number of sliding symbols. Next, the main CPU 31 shifts to waiting for a scheduled stop position (S110). When waiting for the planned stop position, the driving of the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R is controlled by an interrupt process described later (see FIG. 45 described later), and the position of the symbol with the highest priority reaches the middle of the corresponding display window. The reels are stopped from rotating after waiting.

  Next, the main CPU 31 transmits a reel stop command to the sub-control circuit 72 (S111). The reel stop command includes a parameter for specifying the type of the stopped reel.

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not there is a stop button whose operation is valid (S112). That is, it is determined whether there is a reel that is still rotating. When the main CPU 31 determines that there is a stop button with an effective operation, the process proceeds to S101, and when it determines that there is no stop button with an effective operation, the main CPU 31 ends the reel stop control process.

[Bonus end check process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 43, the bonus end check process will be described. First, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the bonus end number counter is 0 (S121). When determining that the bonus end number counter is 0, the main CPU 31 performs BB end time processing (S122). In this process, the BB (BB1, BB2) operating flag and the RB operating flag are turned off, and various counters for managing the bonus end timing are cleared. Next, the main CPU 31 transmits a bonus end command to the sub-control circuit 72 (S123). When this process ends, the bonus end check process ends.

  When the main CPU 31 determines in S121 that the bonus end number counter is not 0, the main CPU 31 updates the winning possible number counter or the possible gaming number counter (S124). In this process, the possible game number counter is decremented by one, and if there is a win, the possible pay number counter is decremented by one. Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the winning possible number counter or the possible gaming number counter is 0 (S125).

  When the main CPU 31 determines that the winning possible number counter or the possible gaming number counter is not 0, the main CPU 31 ends the bonus end check process, while determining that the possible winning number counter or the possible game number counter is 0, Processing at the end of RB / CB is performed (S126). In this process, the RB operating flag or the CB operating flag is turned off, and the winning possible number counter and the possible gaming number counter are cleared. When this process ends, the bonus end check process ends.

[Bonus activation check process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 44, the bonus operation check process will be described. First, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the display combination is BB (S131). When the main CPU 31 determines that the display combination is BB, the main CPU 31 refers to the bonus operation time table (see FIG. 10) and performs the BB operation processing (S132). In this process, the corresponding BB operating flag is turned on, and a predetermined value is set in the bonus end number counter.

  Next, the main CPU 31 clears the carryover combination storage area (see FIG. 30) (S133). Next, the main CPU 31 transmits a bonus start command to the sub-control circuit 72 (S134). When this process ends, the bonus operation check process ends.

  When determining that the display combination is not BB in S131, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the display combination is CB (S135). When the main CPU 31 determines that the display combination is CB, the main CPU 31 refers to the bonus operating time table and performs CB operating processing (S136). In this process, the CB operating flag is set to ON, and a predetermined value is set to the possible game number counter and the possible winning number counter. When this process ends, the bonus operation check process ends.

  When determining that the display combination is not CB in S135, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the display combination is replay (S137). When determining that the display combination is replay, the main CPU 31 copies the value of the insertion number counter to the automatic insertion number counter (S138).

  The main CPU 31 determines whether or not the BB operating flag is on after S138 or when the display combination is not replayed in S137 (S139). When determining that the BB operating flag is not on, the main CPU 31 ends the bonus operation check process, whereas when determining that the BB operating flag is on, whether or not the RB operating flag is on. Is determined (S140).

  When determining that the RB operating flag is on, the main CPU 31 ends the bonus operation check process. On the other hand, when determining that the RB operating flag is not on, the main CPU 31 refers to the bonus operating time table and operates the RB operation. Time processing is performed (S141). In this process, the RB operating flag is turned on, and predetermined values are set in the winning possible number counter and the possible gaming number counter. When this process ends, the bonus operation check process ends.

[Interrupt processing under the control of the main CPU (1.1172 msec)]
Next, with reference to FIG. 45, an interrupt process (1.1172 msec) under the control of the main CPU 31 will be described. First, the main CPU 31 saves the register (S211). Next, the main CPU 31 performs input port check processing (S212). In this process, signals input from various switches such as the stop switch 7S are checked.

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the main lock timer is “0” (S213). When the main lock timer is not “0”, the main CPU 31 subtracts 1 from the main lock timer (S214). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the main lock timer is “0” (S215). When the main lock timer is “0”, the main CPU 31 sets the main lock control flag to off (S216).

  After S216, after determining YES in S213, or after determining NO in S215, the main CPU 31 determines information related to the reel 3R (for example, an acceleration timer value, a pulse counter value, a symbol counter value, and The value of the temporary stop start counter) is set in the register (S217). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 performs a reel control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 46 (S218).

  In the reel control processing, when the rotation start of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is requested, the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is started, and then the stepping motors 49L, 49C, The drive of 49R is controlled. When the number of sliding pieces is determined, the driving of the stepping motor is controlled so that the rotation of the corresponding reel waits for the number of sliding pieces and the rotation is decelerated and stopped.

  Next, the main CPU 31 sets information related to the reel 3C (for example, an acceleration timer value, a pulse counter value, a symbol counter value, and a pause start counter value) in a register (S219). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 performs a reel control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 46 (S220).

  Next, the main CPU 31 sets information related to the reel 3L (for example, an acceleration timer value, a pulse counter value, a symbol counter value, and a pause start counter value) in a register (S221). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 performs a reel control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 46 (S222).

  Next, the main CPU 31 performs a lamp and 7-segment driving process (S223). Next, the main CPU 31 restores the register (S224). When this process ends, the interrupt process ends.

[Reel control processing]
Next, the reel control process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the reel is being controlled (set in S17 in FIG. 38) (S231). When the reel control is not being performed, the main CPU 31 ends the reel control process.

  When the reel control is in progress, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not there is a rotation start request (S232). When there is a rotation start request, the main CPU 31 performs a rotation start process described later with reference to FIG. 47 (S233), and ends the reel control process.

  When there is no rotation start request, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not acceleration control is being performed (S234). When the acceleration control is being performed, the main CPU 31 performs an acceleration control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 48 (S235), and ends the reel control process.

  When determining that the acceleration control is not being performed, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not there is a stop request (S236). When there is a stop request, the main CPU 31 performs a stop request time control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 51 (S237), and ends the reel control process.

  When there is no stop request, the main CPU 31 determines whether stop control is being performed (S238). When the stop control is being performed, the main CPU 31 performs a stop control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 52 (S239), and ends the reel control process.

  When the stop control is not being performed (that is, during the constant speed control), the main CPU 31 performs a constant speed control process that will be described later with reference to FIG. 53 (S240), and ends the reel control process.

[Rotation start processing]
Next, the rotation start process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 sets the acceleration control (S251). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 sets “0” in the acceleration table counter (S252), and sets “192” in the acceleration timer (S253). Next, the main CPU 31 performs an acceleration control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 48 (S254), and ends the rotation start process.

[Acceleration control processing]
Next, the acceleration control process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 subtracts “1” from the acceleration timer (S261). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the acceleration timer is “0” (S262). When the acceleration timer is not “0”, the main CPU 31 ends the acceleration control process.

  On the other hand, when the acceleration timer is “0”, the main CPU 31 adds “1” to the acceleration table counter (S263). Next, the main CPU 31 refers to the acceleration table (FIG. 24) and sets an acceleration timer corresponding to the acceleration table counter (S264).

  Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the acceleration table counter is “6” (S265). When the acceleration table counter is “6”, the main CPU 31 sets the constant speed control (S266). Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not there is a temporary stop counter (S267). The temporary stop counter is set in accordance with the effect number determined in the internal lottery process (S90 in FIG. 41). If there is a pause counter, the main CPU 31 sets a pause start counter corresponding to the reel type (S268).

  When it is determined that there is no temporary stop counter in S267 after S268, or when it is determined in S265 that the acceleration table counter is not “6”, the main CPU 31 performs a pulse counter described later with reference to FIG. An update process is performed (S269), and the acceleration control process is terminated.

[Pulse counter update processing]
Next, the pulse counter update process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 subtracts “1” from the pulse counter (S271). The initial value of the pulse counter is “16”. Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the pulse counter is “0” (S272).

  When the pulse counter is “0”, the main CPU 31 sets “16” in the pulse counter (S273), and adds “1” to the symbol counter (S274). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the symbol counter is greater than “20” (S275). When the symbol counter is larger than “20”, the main CPU 31 clears the symbol counter to “0” (S276).

  After S276, when the symbol counter is not greater than “20” in S275, or when the pulse counter is not “0” in S272, the main CPU 31 performs a pulse output process described later with reference to FIG. 50 (S277). Then, the pulse counter update process is terminated.

[Pulse output processing]
Next, the pulse output process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 turns on a common signal for driving the reels 3L, 3C, 3R (S281). Next, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the excitation pattern counter (initial value is “−1”) is “3” (S282). When the excitation pattern counter is “3”, the main CPU 31 sets the excitation pattern counter to “−1” (S283).

  The main CPU 31 adds “1” to the excitation pattern counter after S283 or when it is determined in S282 that the excitation pattern counter is not “3” (S284). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 refers to the excitation pattern table (FIG. 23), and outputs to the motor drive circuit 39 an excitation signal relating to the excitation pattern and the stepping motor that is the target of the pulse output process, based on the excitation pattern counter. (S285). Based on this excitation signal, the motor drive circuit 39 excites a set of coils corresponding to the excitation pattern among the stepping motors to be subjected to pulse output processing. As a result, the reel rotates one step. Thereafter, the main CPU 31 ends the pulse output process.

[Control processing at stop request]
Next, the stop request time control process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 sets stop control in progress (S291). Next, the main CPU 31 performs a stop control process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 52 (S292), and ends the stop request time control process.

[Stop control processing]
Next, stop control processing will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 subtracts “1” from the acceleration timer (S311). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the acceleration timer is “0” (S312). When the acceleration timer is not “0”, the main CPU 31 ends the stop control process.

  On the other hand, when the acceleration timer is “0”, the main CPU 31 adds “1” to the acceleration table counter (S313). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the acceleration table counter is “9” (S314). When the acceleration table counter is not “9”, the main CPU 31 refers to the acceleration table and sets an acceleration timer corresponding to the acceleration table counter (S315). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 performs a pulse counter update process of FIG. 49 (S316), and rotates the reel by one step. Thereafter, the main CPU 31 ends the stop control process.

  When the acceleration table counter is “9”, the main CPU 31 ends the excitation of all the coils included in the stepping motor (S317). As a result, the target reel stops.

  Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the temporary stop counter is “1” or more (S318). When the temporary stop counter is equal to or greater than “1”, the main CPU 31 decrements the temporary stop counter by “1” (S319), then sets a rotation start request (S320), and ends the stop control process. .

  On the other hand, if the temporary stop counter is not equal to or greater than “1”, the main CPU 31 sets the reel control to OFF (S321) and ends the stop control process.

[Constant speed control processing]
Next, the constant speed control process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the interrupt counter (initial value is “0”) is “1” (S331). When the interrupt counter is not “1”, the main CPU 31 adds “1” to the interrupt counter (S340), and ends the constant speed control process. Thus, the constant speed control process is performed every two interrupts.

  On the other hand, when the interrupt counter is “1”, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not a reel index is detected (S332). When detecting the reel index, the main CPU 31 sets “16” in the pulse counter and sets “0” in the symbol counter (S333). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 performs a pulse counter update process of FIG. 49 (S334).

  Next, the main CPU 31 sets an interrupt counter to “0” (S335). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not a temporary stop start counter is set (S336). When the temporary stop start counter is not set, the main CPU 31 ends the constant speed control process.

  On the other hand, when the temporary stop start counter is set, the main CPU 31 subtracts 1 from the temporary stop start counter (S337). Subsequently, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the temporary stop start counter is “0” (S338). When the temporary stop start counter is not “0”, the main CPU 31 ends the constant speed control process, while when the temporary stop start counter is “0”, the main CPU 31 sets a stop request to the corresponding reel. (S339), and the constant speed control process is terminated.

[Program flow executed by sub CPU of sub control circuit]
This completes the description of the contents of the program executed by the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 71. Next, the contents of a program executed by the sub CPU 81 of the sub control circuit 72 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Main board communication task]
With reference to FIG. 54, the main board communication task performed by the sub CPU 81 will be described. First, the sub CPU 81 performs reception check of the command transmitted from the main control circuit 71 (S411). Next, when receiving a command, the sub CPU 81 extracts the type of the command (S412).

  Next, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not a command different from the previous one has been received (S413). If the sub CPU 81 determines that a command different from the previous command has not been received, the process proceeds to S411. If the sub CPU 81 determines that a command different from the previous command has been received, the sub CPU 81 stores the command in the message queue (S414), and then proceeds to S411.

[Direction registration task]
Next, an effect registration task performed by the sub CPU 81 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the sub CPU 81 extracts a message from the message queue (S421). Next, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not there is a message (S422). When the sub CPU 81 determines that there is a message, it copies the game information from the message (S423). For example, various data such as an internal winning combination, a type of reel that has stopped rotating, a display combination, an operating flag, a temporary stop start counter, and the like specified by parameters are copied to a storage area provided in the sub RAM 83.

  Next, the sub CPU 81 performs an effect content determination process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 56 (S424). In this process, depending on the type of the received command, the contents of the effect are determined and the effect data is registered.

  The sub CPU 81 registers animation data after S424 or when determining that there is no message in S422 (S425). Next, the sub CPU 81 registers sound data (S426). Next, the sub CPU 81 registers lamp data (S427). The registration of animation data, the registration of sound data, and the registration of ramp data are performed based on the effect data registered in the effect content determination process (see FIG. 56 described later). When this process ends, the process proceeds to S421.

[Production content decision processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 56, the flowchart of the effect content determination process performed by sub CPU81 is demonstrated. First, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not it is a lock command reception (S431). When the sub CPU 81 determines that the lock command is received, the sub CPU 81 performs a lock command reception process described later with reference to FIG. 57 (S432), and ends the effect content determination process.

  Next, when determining that the lock command is not received, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the start command is received (S433). When the sub CPU 81 determines that the start command is received, the sub CPU 81 performs a start command reception process described later with reference to FIG. 58 (S434), and ends the effect content determination process.

  Next, when determining that the start command is not received, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the reel stop command is received (S435). When the sub CPU 81 determines that the reel stop command is received, the sub CPU 81 registers the stop effect data according to the registered effect number and the type of the operation stop button (S436), and ends the effect content determination process. To do.

  Next, when determining that the reel stop command is not received, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the display command is received (S437). When the sub CPU 81 determines that the display command is received, the sub CPU 81 performs a display command reception process described later with reference to FIG. 59 (S438), and ends the effect content determination process.

  Next, when determining that the display command is not received, the sub CPU 81 determines whether the bonus start command is received (S439). When the sub CPU 81 determines that the bonus start command is received, the sub CPU 81 registers the effect data for starting the bonus (S440), and ends the effect content determination process.

  Next, when determining that the bonus start command is not received, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the bonus end command is received (S441). When the sub CPU 81 determines that it is time to receive the bonus end command, it registers the bonus end effect data (S442), and ends the effect content determination process.

[Process when receiving lock command]
Next, a flowchart of lock command reception processing executed by the sub CPU 81 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the sub CPU 81 determines the stop outcome at the time of pause based on the received effect number (particularly the pause start counter) and the reel stop position (stop outcome) of the previous game stored in the storage area. (S451).

  Here, the process in which the sub CPU 81 according to the present embodiment determines the stop outcome at the time of temporary stop will be specifically described. The sub RAM 83 stores a temporary stop start counter included in the current game lock command. The sub CPU 81 calculates the amount of rotation until the reels 3L, 3C, 3R start rotating from the value of the temporary stop start counter until the temporary stop. Specifically, when the temporary stop start counter is “328”, the rotation amount from the start of rotation to the temporary stop is 336 steps (reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are 8 in acceleration control and deceleration control). Step to rotate). Since the reels 3L, 3C and 3R rotate by one symbol in 16 steps, the rotation in 336 steps rotates by 21 symbols (= 336/16). Therefore, when the temporary stop start counter is “328”, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R rotate for 21 symbols (that is, one rotation) from the start of rotation until the temporary stop. In addition, the sub-RAM 83 also stores the stop appearance of the previous game included in the previous game display command. Therefore, the sub CPU 81 determines the stop outcome at the time of pause from the stop outcome of the previous game and the amount of rotation from the start of rotation to the pause. Therefore, the sub CPU 81 determines the stop output at the time of the pause by calculation before the reels 3L, 3C, 3R actually pause.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the sub CPU 81 calculates and determines the output at the time of suspension from the information included in the display command and the lock command from the main control circuit 71 to the sub control circuit 72. It is not necessary to send an extra command from the main control circuit 71 to the sub-control circuit 72 from time to time, and the control load can be reduced.

  Referring back to FIG. 57, the sub CPU 81 searches the 7 determination symbols along the AT determination line based on the determined temporary stop event (S452), and searches for the 7 symbols along any of the 5 AT determination lines. Is displayed (S453). When 7 symbols are displayed along any AT determination line, the sub CPU 81 stores the number of AT games determined based on the 7-matching table (FIG. 33) in a predetermined storage area. Is added to the AT game number counter (S454).

  Sub-CPU 81 registers effect data based on the effect number after determining that 7 symbols are not displayed along any AT determination line after S 454 (S455). The effect data to be registered may be changed not only according to the effect number but also according to whether or not 7 symbols are displayed along the AT determination line. Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 ends the lock command reception process.

[Start command reception processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 58, a flowchart of start command reception processing executed by the sub CPU 81 will be described. First, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the internal winning combination is a red bell or a blue bell (S461). If the internal winning combination is a red bell or a blue bell, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the number of AT games is “1” or more (S462). When the number of AT games is “1” or more, the sub CPU 81 performs a red effect when the internal winning combination is a red bell, and performs a blue effect when the internal winning combination is a blue bell. The effect data of “color notification effect” is registered (S463), and the start command receiving process is terminated.

  If the number of AT games is not "1" or more in the determination of S462, or the internal winning combination is not a red bell or a blue bell in the determination of S461, the sub CPU 81 determines whether the 19th game to the 23rd game during the BB operation Is determined (S464). When the sub CPU 81 determines that it is the 19th game to the 23rd game during the BB operation, the sub CPU 81 registers the production data of “aiming for 7” that prompts the player to aim 7 symbols (S465), and the start command The process at the time of reception ends. In the present embodiment, except for the first game during BB operation, the production number is set to the 20th game to the 24th game (see FIG. 26), and by aiming at the 7 symbols in the previous game, When the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped, the number of AT games is easily given.

  During the BB operation (RB gaming state), the seven symbols that can be displayed along the AT determination line are different depending on the internal winning combination, and the right reel 3R does not make one rotation at the production number “2”. For this reason, the content for “directing for 7” may vary depending on the internal winning combination and / or the production number. Moreover, you may make it aim at 7 symbols from which the number of AT games provided among red 7 symbol and blue 7 (紺 7) symbol increases. Further, when the number of AT games is given by displaying symbols other than 7 symbols along the AT determination line, it is possible to perform an effect in which the symbol is aimed instead of “Aim for 7”.

  If the sub CPU 81 determines in S464 that it is not the 19th game to the 23rd game during the BB operation, the sub CPU 81 registers the predetermined effect data determined by lottery (S466), and ends the start command reception process.

[Process when receiving display command]
Next, with reference to FIG. 59, a flowchart of display command reception processing executed by the sub CPU 81 will be described. First, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the gaming state is the RB gaming state and 7 symbols are displayed along any one of the AT determination lines (S471). When this determination is YES, the sub CPU 81 adds the number of AT games determined based on the 7-matching table (FIG. 33) to an AT game number counter stored in a predetermined storage area (S472).

  Next, the sub CPU 81 stores the stop outcomes composed of nine symbols displayed in the display windows 21L, 21C, and 21R in this game in a predetermined storage area (S473). Note that the stored stop game may be cleared after the next game ends, or may be held for a certain time (number of games). Subsequently, the sub CPU 81 registers predetermined effect data (S474). For example, when 7 symbols are displayed along the AT determination line, effect data for a flashy effect is registered. Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 ends the display command reception process.

[Effects of pachislot 1]
The configuration of the pachislot machine 1 and the processing flow thereof have been described above. Below, the effect in the pachislot 1 is demonstrated.

<AT lottery due to stoppage during temporary stop>
In the pachislot 1, it is determined whether or not to notify that the red bell or the blue bell is determined as the internal winning combination (determination of whether or not to give the number of AT games), and the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are temporarily stopped. This is done by stopping at the time. Here, since the stop outcome at the time of pause is determined from the stop outcome of the previous game and the pause start counter in the current game, whether or not the AT game number is given is determined by the pause. Affected by stopping game in game before being played.
As a result, the degree of advantage of whether or not the number of AT games is awarded is changed according to the player's stop operation in the previous game, and the player's technical intervention is involved. Can give a lot of entertainment.

<Determination method 1 for stopping at the time of pause>
Further, in the pachi-slot 1, the stop output at the time of temporary stop is determined by calculation. That is, the stop outcome at the time of pause is determined by calculation from the stop outcome of the previous game and the rotation amount of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R defined by the pause start counter.
As a result, when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped, it is not necessary to search for the stop event, and the control load can be reduced.

<Decision method 2 for stopping at the time of temporary stop>
In the present embodiment, the stop outcome at the time of pause is determined by calculation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it corresponds to the production number for every pattern that can be taken as the stop outcome. A temporary stop output storage table (FIG. 60) that stores the stop output at the time of primary stop in advance may be provided. And it is good also as referring to this temporary stop output memory | storage table and determining the stop output at the time of a temporary stop based on the stop output and production number of a previous game.

  In this case, since 21 symbols are arranged on each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, corresponding to the production number for each of 9261 (= 21 × 21 × 21) stop outcomes, if overlap of stop outcomes is not considered. It is necessary to memorize the stop output at the time of primary stop. However, since the replay, BB1, BB2, and CB are not determined as the internal winning combination in the RB gaming state, the combination of symbols corresponding to these combinations is displayed along the winning determination line. There is no need to memorize the corresponding stoppage at the time of suspension. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the capacity for storing the stop event at the time of the temporary stop.

In the RB gaming state, a specific combination (for example, a small combination / replay data pointer “7 (red bell + blue bell + cherry + watermelon)”) may be always determined as an internal winning combination. This is because the stop events that need to be stored can be further limited.
Specifically, when the internal winning combination is “red bell + blue bell + cherry + watermelon”, the stop table A3 (FIG. 20) is used. When referring to the stop table A3, the stop is performed on the left reel 3L. There are six symbol positions “3”, “5”, “10”, “11”, “15”, and “20”, and symbol positions to be stopped on the inner reel 3C are “1”, “6”, “8”, and “13”. There are five symbol positions “17”, and there are five symbol positions “0”, “5”, “9”, “14”, and “17” that stop on the right reel 3R. For this reason, there are 150 patterns (6 × 5 × 5) for all the stop appearances of the previous game, and the capacity for storing the stop appearances at the time of temporary stop can be reduced.

<AT lottery during pause using CB gaming state>
In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the AT game number is given by the stoppage at the time of suspension during the RB gaming state. However, the stopout at the time of suspension at the first game after the CB gaming state is determined. It may be determined whether to give the number of AT games by eyes. As described above, in the CB gaming state, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R basically stop at the number of sliding frames “0”. For example, when the next game is paused during the CB gaming state, the number of AT games is given when the next game is paused by aiming for a specific stop game that will be given the number of AT games. Will be. It should be noted that the reels 3L, 3C, 3R may always be paused in the first game after the end of the CB gaming state, or it may be determined whether to pause by reeling.

  FIG. 61 is an example of an AT lottery using the CB gaming state. As shown in (1), during the CB gaming state, the liquid crystal display device 5 performs an effect 500 for targeting a specific stop. (2) shows the stopping outcome when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped in the CB gaming state. (3) When the reels 3L, 3C, 3R start to rotate in the first game after the CB gaming state ends, (4) the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped regardless of the player's stop operation. At this time, since seven symbols are displayed along two AT determination lines of the cross-up line and the cross-down line, “20” is given as the number of AT games.

  In the CB gaming state, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R basically stop at the number of sliding frames “0”. Therefore, when the number of AT games is given by targeting a specific stopping point during the CB gaming state Can intervene in the technical intervention of the player, and can give the player a great gaming interest.

  As mentioned above, although the Example was described, this invention is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotated in the forward rotation. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, when the temporary stop is performed, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R may be reversely rotated. Further, a reel that rotates forward and a reel that rotates backward may be provided.
Further, when temporary stop is performed, acceleration / deceleration of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R may be executed alternately.
Further, when the temporary stop is performed, not all of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R start to rotate at the same time, but the rotation start timings may be different from each other.
Further, in the constant speed rotation when the temporary stop is performed, the rotation may be performed at a speed faster or slower than the normal constant speed rotation. Alternatively, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R may be paused by frame-by-frame feeding.
Further, at the time of temporary stop, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R may be controlled so that the reels 3L, 3C, 3R vibrate by alternately executing forward / reverse frame advance instead of completely stopping the reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  In the present embodiment, when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped, the main lock timer is set and the player's stop operation is invalidated. However, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are temporarily stopped. As long as the stop operation is invalidated, it may be performed any number of times. And it is good also as performing AT lottery based on a stop turn whenever a temporary stop is performed.

  In the present embodiment, the stop output at the time of the pause is determined by calculation or stored in advance, but is not limited to this, and a new command is transmitted at the time of pause, the reels 3L, The stop output at the time of temporary stop may be determined by transmitting a new command every time 3C and 3R rotate by one step (that is, every time one pulse is output).

  In the present embodiment, the stop output at the time of temporary stop is determined by the sub CPU 81 (sub control circuit 72). However, the main CPU 31 (main control circuit 71) determines the stop output by the lock command or the start command. It may be transmitted to the sub control circuit 72.

  In the present embodiment, the “game aiming at 7” is performed in the previous game in which the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R may be paused (S465 in FIG. 58), but the pause is performed. It is good also as performing the predetermined effect regarding the stop appearance at the time of a pause at the start of a game. For example, it is possible to perform such an effect as “same 7 symbols with temporary stop”. It should be noted that the stop event at the time of the pause can be determined before the predetermined effect is determined, and this predetermined effect may be performed with reference to the determined stop event at the time of the pause (that is, It is determined in advance whether or not “synchronize 7 symbols with a pause” is achieved), or may be performed without reference.

In the present embodiment, in the first game for starting the BB operation, the games to be temporarily stopped are collectively determined. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the game may be paused or lottery during BB operation. Further, not only during the BB operation but also during the general game state, it may be paused or lottery.
Further, it may be paused or lottery (including 100%) in the next game in which a specific internal winning combination is determined. Further, it may be paused or lottery (including 100%) in the next game that is a specific stoppage.
In addition, a predetermined period after the power is turned on (for example, “predetermined period” is the same for “1st to 100th games / 201th to 300th games”), a predetermined period after the setting is changed, Pausing or lottery may be performed for a predetermined period after the entire area of the main RAM 33 is cleared or for a predetermined period after the bonus (for example, BB) operation is completed. When there are a plurality of types of bonuses, the range of the predetermined period and the lottery probability may be varied depending on the types of bonuses.

  In this embodiment, when an AT game number is given, notification is made to realize the winning of an internally won red bell or blue bell, but information advantageous to the player is notified. If there is, it is not limited to this. For example, this notification may be performed in combination with a replay time (RT) that changes the internal winning probability of replay (so-called ART). By notifying the internal winning combination in a state where the probability of internal winning of replay is higher than in the normal state, compared to the case where the notification is simply made or the internal winning probability of replay is simply high Thus, it is possible to provide a game with more advantageous game play for the player.

In addition, for example, notification may be performed in order to realize a start condition with a high replay internal winning probability or to avoid an end condition.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 61, a game combination that shifts to a general gaming state having a low internal winning probability of replay by displaying a combination of specific symbols in an RT gaming state having a high internal winning probability of replay. In the case of a pachislot machine having a symbol, a condition for avoiding the display of this specific symbol combination may be notified. Also, as shown in FIG. 62, the combination of the first symbol in the general gaming state Is displayed, transition to the RT2 gaming state with a high internal winning probability of replay, and transition to the RT1 gaming state with a low internal winning probability of replay by displaying the combination of the second symbol in the general gaming state. In the case of a pachislot machine with gaming properties, the conditions for realizing the display of the first symbol combination for shifting to the advantageous RT2 gaming state, It is good also as reporting the conditions for avoiding the combination of the 2nd symbol which transfers to a profitable RT1 game state.

1 gaming machine 3L, 3C, 3R reel 6 start lever 7L, 7C, 7R stop button 31 main CPU
32 Main ROM
33 Main RAM
71 Main control circuit 72 Sub control circuit

Claims (2)

A symbol display means having a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols are arranged on each peripheral surface, and a symbol display area for displaying a part of the plurality of symbols arranged on the peripheral surface of the reel;
A symbol changing means for changing a symbol displayed in the symbol display area by rotating the reel based on a predetermined start condition being satisfied;
An internal lottery means for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of combinations based on a predetermined start condition being satisfied;
A plurality of stop operation means provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels and receiving a player's stop operation;
A stop command means for outputting a stop command signal for commanding stop of rotation of the reel corresponding to the operated stop operation means in response to the stop operation means being operated by a player;
In response to the output of the stop command signal, the symbol displayed in the symbol display area is changed by stopping the rotation of the reel based on the internal winning combination determined by the internal lottery means. Reel stop control means for stopping
In a gaming machine equipped with
Effect determining means for determining effect data for each of the plurality of reels, which can be temporarily stopped without the player's stop operation after the reel starts rotating;
Advantageous state determining means for determining whether or not to be in an advantageous state for notifying information advantageous to the player;
Informing means for informing the player of the information on condition that the advantageous state is determined to be the advantageous state by the advantageous state determining means;
On the condition that the effect data is determined by the effect determining means, the rotation of the plurality of reels is temporarily stopped regardless of the stop operation of the player at the stop point corresponding to the determined effect data, and temporarily A pause execution means for accelerating the reel again after the stop and allowing the player to perform the stop operation;
Further comprising
The preferred condition determining means on condition that a specific combination of symbols displayed on the symbol display area in the temporary stop, the gaming machine and determines that said advantageous state. The gaming machine according to claim 1,
The game machine characterized in that the effect determining means determines the effect data only for the next game in which a specific combination is determined by the internal lottery means.

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