JP5870483B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine and other gaming machines.

In the gaming machine, surplus medals inserted exceeding the maximum number that can be used in one game and payout medals at the time of winning are stored (credited) as virtual medals until the predetermined maximum number is reached. It can be used for games.
When the settlement switch is operated under the situation where virtual medals are stored, the virtual medals are settled (paid out) as real medals in the medal tray on the front door of the gaming machine. Yes.

JP 2008-168034 A

  However, the checkout switch is located on the front door of the gaming machine, and if a player playing a game on the gaming machine touches it unexpectedly, the medals will be settled against the player's will. was there.

  Therefore, there is a demand to prevent medals from being settled against the player's will by unexpectedly touching the player who is playing the game machine.

The present invention
A settlement operation means operated when performing settlement of a game medium stored in a usable state in the gaming machine;
Operation detecting means for detecting the operation of the settlement operating means;
First payment state control means for controlling the state of the game medium to be executable when an operation of the payment operation means is detected;
After controlled state settlement that is executable of the game medium by the first settlement state control means, when the operation of the checkout operation means is detected more than a predetermined number of times, perform the settlement of the game medium , When the operation of the settlement operation means is detected less than the predetermined number of times, the settlement execution means that does not allow the settlement of the game medium itself ;
And special Yu skill state transition means for shifting the Yu technique state from the normal Yu TECHNICAL state Advantageously special Yu skill status for a player,
While the special Yu skill state transition means are allowed to migrate Yu skill state to said special Yu skill state, the predetermined number of times set higher than normal and, to a winning combination that can be carried over to the next and subsequent game In the case of winning, the operation number changing means for setting the predetermined number of times in the game after the next time to be larger than normal ,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  It is possible to suitably prevent the settlement of the game medium due to the erroneous operation of the settlement operation means.

It is a front view of the slot machine in the embodiment. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is closed. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is opened. It is a rear view of a front door. It is a front view inside the slot machine shown with the front door removed. It is a figure explaining the symbol arrangement | sequence of each reel. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the symbol which can be visually recognized from a display window, and an effective line. It is a figure explaining the relationship between a winning mode and a medal payout number. It is a block diagram of the main control device of the slot machine. It is a flowchart of the NMI interruption process performed with a main controller. It is a flowchart of the timer interruption process performed with a main controller. It is a flowchart of the process at the time of a power failure performed with a main controller. It is a flowchart of the starting process performed with a main controller. It is a flowchart of the normal process performed with a main controller. It is a flowchart of the start waiting process performed by a normal process. It is a flowchart of the lottery process performed by a normal process. It is a flowchart of the adjustment process performed by a start waiting process. It is a block diagram of a display control device of a slot machine. It is a flowchart of the display timer interruption process performed with a display control apparatus. It is a flowchart of the command interruption process performed with a display control apparatus. It is a flowchart of the display main process performed with a display control apparatus. It is a flowchart of the drive data output process performed by a display main process. It is a flowchart of the specific time process performed by a drive data output process. It is a flowchart of a payment mode display command process. It is a time chart which shows the relationship between the ON operation time of a payment switch, and a payment aspect. It is a flowchart of the adjustment process concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the payment mode display command process concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a time chart which shows the relationship between the ON operation frequency of a settlement switch, and a settlement mode.

[Game machine]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described by taking as an example a case where the gaming machine is a slot machine (rotating-type gaming machine).
1 is a front view of the slot machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 closed, and FIG. 3 is a state of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 opened. 4 is a perspective view, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the front door 12, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the housing body 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the housing of the slot machine 10 includes a box-shaped housing body 11 that opens on the front side, and a front door 12 that closes the opening.
The front door 12 is attached to the housing main body 11 by hinges 13 at a plurality of upper and lower portions on the left end side, and swings horizontally around the hinge 13 so that the opening of the housing main body 11 can be opened and closed.
As shown in FIG. 1, a locking mechanism 21 is provided at the right end of the front door 12 to close the front door 12 in a locked state in cooperation with the housing body 11 side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the housing body 11 of the slot machine 10 includes a top plate 11a, a bottom plate 11b, a back plate 11c, a left side plate 11d, and a right side plate 11e. The inside of the housing body 11 includes a partition plate 11f. Is divided into two in the vertical direction.

  On the upper part of the partition plate 11f, the left reels are arranged side by side in a one-to-one correspondence with the display windows 26L, 26M, 26R of the front door 12 (hereinafter also referred to as the display window 26, see FIG. 1). A reel unit 31 that supports a 32L, a middle reel 32M, and a right reel 32R (hereinafter also referred to as a reel 32) rotatably on the same axis X is attached.

[Reel unit]
The reel unit 31 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the reel unit 31, the left reel 32L, the middle reel 32M, and the right reel 32R have 21 symbols (identification elements, see FIG. 6) on the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical skeleton member that forms a cylindrical cage. ) Is a wrap around a belt drawn at regular intervals.
Each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) is provided so as to be rotatable around a common rotation axis X, and is rotated by a dedicated stepping motor.

The stepping motor is set to rotate the reel 32 once by a drive signal of 504 pulses, and the rotational position of the reel 32 around the rotation axis X is controlled by driving the stepping motor by the excitation pulse.
That is, when the reel 32 makes one rotation, 21 symbols can be visually recognized from the display window 26 in order, so that the symbols visible at the uppermost position of the display window 26 are rotated by the rotation of the reel 32. 24 pulses (= 504 pulses / 21 symbols) are required before switching to the next symbol.

  The rotational position around the rotation axis X of the reel 32 can be specified by detecting a sensor cut bang (not shown) attached to the cylindrical skeleton member with a reel index sensor 31a (see FIG. 9). For example, recognizing which symbols are visible from the display window 26 (26L, 26M, 26R) (see FIG. 1) by the number of pulses from when the detection signal of the reel index sensor 31a is output. Can be done. Further, when the rotation of the reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) is stopped, the detection signal of the reel index sensor so that an arbitrary symbol can be visually recognized from the display window 26 (26L, 26M, 26R) at the time of the stop. The rotation of the reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) can be controlled based on the above.

Here, the symbols attached to each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) will be described.
FIG. 6 shows a symbol arrangement drawn on the belt wound around each of the left reel 32L, the middle reel 32M, and the right reel 32R.
As shown in FIG. 6, each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) is provided with 21 symbols in a row.
Numbers from 0 to 20 are assigned to the reels 32 (32L, 32M, and 32R). These numbers are in a state that the main controller 101 can be visually recognized from the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R. It is a number for recognizing the symbol that is attached, and is attached for convenience of explanation, and is not actually attached to each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R). However, in the following description, the number is used for explanation.

As the symbols, “7” symbol (for example, 17th on the left reel), “replay” symbol (for example, 20th on the left reel), “bell” symbol (for example, 19th on the left reel), “ There are six types: a “cherry” symbol (eg, thirteenth on the left reel), a “watermelon” symbol (eg, ninth on the left reel), and a “young” symbol (eg, eighteenth on the left reel).
The “7” symbol is a symbol for shifting to the bonus game, and the “replay” symbol is a symbol for shifting to the replay game. The “Bell” symbol, the “Cherry” symbol, and the “Watermelon” symbol are small role symbols from which a small role is paid out.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the belt wound around each reel 32, the number and arrangement order of various symbols are completely different.

  In the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, among the symbols attached to each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R), the number of symbols that can be visually recognized through the display window 26 (26L, 26M, 26R) is three. It is. For this reason, when all the reels 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) are stopped, 3 × 3 = 9 symbols are visible to the player.

The display panel 25 (see FIG. 1) of the front door 12 is connected to the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R, three in parallel in the horizontal direction, and two in the diagonal direction. A book combination line is attached.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, as horizontal combination lines, the upper horizontal line L1 connecting the upper symbols of the reels 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) and the reels 32 (32L, 32M, 32R), the middle horizontal line L2 connecting the middle symbols, and the lower horizontal line L3 connecting the lower symbols of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R are set.
Also, as diagonal combination lines, the lower symbol of the left reel 32L, the middle symbol of the middle reel 32M, the diagonal line L4 rising to the right of the upper symbol of the right reel 32R, the upper symbol of the left reel 32L, and the middle reel A lower-right diagonal line L5 connecting the lower stage symbol of 32M and the lower stage symbol of the right reel 32R is set.

At the time of a game, at least one of these combination lines is set as an effective line according to the number of medals bet.
Then, when the reels 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) are stopped by the operation of a stop switch or the like, the combination of symbols of the reels 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) positioned on the effective line is shown in FIG. When a combination of symbols (stop symbols) is matched, a predetermined number of medals are paid out or a transition process to a special gaming state is executed.

Here, the payout number regarding each symbol when winning is explained.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the combination of symbols for winning and the number of medals paid out when winning.

  With regard to the small role symbol, when the “watermelon” symbol is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line, 15 medals are paid out. Eleven medals are paid out when the “bell” symbol is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line. When the “cherry” symbol on the left reel stops on the active line, two medals are paid out. In this case, the “cherry” symbols of the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R are irrelevant to the medal payout. In addition, for the “cherry” symbol, medals are paid out regardless of the combination with other symbols, so that the multiple effective lines of the left reel 32L overlap (specifically, the upper or lower level). When the “cherry” symbol is stopped, medals are paid out by the amount multiplied by the number of overlapping active lines.

For other symbols, when the “7” symbol, which is a combination of the big bonus symbol (BB symbol), is aligned with the left, middle, and right on the active line, the state of the gaming machine changes from the normal state to the special game. It shifts to the BB game which will be in a state. However, in this case, even if the “7” symbol is aligned with the left, middle, and right on the active line, the medal payout is not performed.
In addition, when the “Replay” symbol is aligned with the left, middle, and right on the active line, the medals will not be paid out, but the next game can be performed without newly betting medals. Become.
In other cases, that is, when the “cherry” symbol of the left reel 32L does not stop on the active line and the same symbols as the left, middle and right are not aligned on the active line, no medals are paid out. .

  In the following, a combination of symbols corresponding to each prize is also referred to as a combination of winning symbols. For example, the BB symbol combination is a symbol BB winning combination, that is, a combination of “7” symbol, “7” symbol, and “7” symbol. In addition, the symbol of each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) corresponding to each winning is also referred to as a winning symbol. For example, the replay symbol (replay symbol) is a “replay” symbol of each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R).

  Returning to the description of the housing of the slot machine 10, as shown in FIG. 5, when the housing body 11 of the slot machine 10 is viewed from the front, the control board housing box is located above the reel unit 31 of the back plate 11c. 100 is attached. In the control board storage box 100, a main control device (main control board) 101 for controlling the slot machine 10 is stored.

A hopper device 51, a power supply box 70, and a medal storage box 54 are disposed below the partition plate 11f.
The hopper device 51 includes a storage tank 52 that stores medals and a payout device 53 that pays out medals to a player. The payout device 53 rotates a medal payout rotating plate (not shown) to discharge medals to an opening 48 a (see FIG. 3) of the discharge passage 48 provided on the back surface of the front door 12. The medal is paid out to the medal tray 50 (see FIG. 2).

  On the right side of the hopper device 51, a medal storage box 54 is provided to avoid storing a predetermined amount or more of medals in the storage tank 52. The storage tank 52 of the hopper device 51 is provided with a guide plate 52a for discharging medals from the storage tank 52 to the medal storage box 54. If the medals stored in the storage tank 52 become excessive, the storage tank 52 becomes excessive. The formed medal is discharged into the medal storage box 54 and stored.

On the left side of the hopper device 51, there is provided a power supply box 70 that houses the power supply device 91 therein. The power box 70 includes a power switch 71, a reset switch 72, and a setting key insertion hole 73.
The power switch 71 is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller 101.
The reset switch 72 is a switch for resetting an error state of the slot machine 10.
The setting key insertion hole 73 is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust the appearance of medals. That is, the hall manager or the like can set the winning probability of the slot machine 10 by inserting a setting key (not shown) into the setting key insertion hole 73 and performing an ON operation.
The reset switch 72 is operated not only when the error state is reset but also when the winning probability of the slot machine 10 is changed.

Next, the front door 12 of the slot machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the slot machine 10 is viewed from the front, an upper lamp 63 that is lit and blinks along with the upper side of the front door 12 is provided along the upper side. A pair of speakers 64 for outputting various notification sounds (sound effects) are provided on the left and right sides of the lower position of the upper lamp 63.
Between the pair of speakers 64, an auxiliary display section (for example, a liquid crystal display) 65 for displaying various information such as images and videos is provided.
The auxiliary display unit 65 is for executing various display effects as the game progresses, and it can be considered that the game by each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) is caused by the main display unit. In the embodiment, it is called an auxiliary display unit.

  Below the auxiliary display portion 65, the display panel 25 through which the left reel 32L, the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R can be seen, and various buttons 42 to 44, 55 to 59, a start lever 41, and a medal near the middle stage. An operation unit 40 provided with a slot 45, a lower plate 27 on which a model name, a character related to a game, and the like are displayed, and a medal tray 50 for receiving medals paid out from a medal outlet 49 are provided. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display panel 25 has a display window 26 (26L, 26M, 26R) that allows the left reel 32L, the middle reel 32M, and the right reel 32R to be visually recognized when stopped or rotating, and a display window 26L. The five bet lamps 28, 29, 29, 30, 30 arranged on the left side of the display window and three display units (credit number display unit 60) arranged below the display window 26 (26L, 26M, 26R). , A remaining payout number display unit 61 and a payout number display unit 62).

  The display window 26 (26L, 26M, 26R) is formed in a size that allows three symbols to be simultaneously viewed in the vertical direction for each of the stopped left reel 32L, middle reel 32M, and right reel 32R. Note that the display windows 26 (26L, 26M, and 26R) may be combined into a single display window.

A total of five lines including the upper, middle, and lower horizontal lines L1, L2, and L3 and the pair of diagonal lines L4 and L5 shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 are set as winning determination lines. At least one of the set lines is appropriately activated according to the number of medals bet.
The activated line is an activated line, and a “winning” is awarded when a combination that gives a predetermined prize is aligned with the activated line. For example, if “Cherry” is on the symbol on the active line among the three symbols of the stopped left reel 32L, “winning” is obtained.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a bet lamp 28 that lights when a single medal is bet is disposed on the left side of the middle horizontal line L2, and is bet light that lights when two medals are bet. 29 and 29 are arranged on the left side of the upper horizontal line L1 and the lower horizontal line L3. The bet lamps 30 and 30 which are turned on when three medals are bet are composed of a pair of diagonal lines L4, It is arranged on the left side of L5.

  The credit number display unit 60 displays the number stored in the slot machine 10 when a credit function described later is valid.

  The remaining payout number display unit 61 displays the number of remaining medals to be paid out before the BB game is finished.

  The payout number display unit 62 displays the number of payouts when the same symbols are aligned on the active line and a winning is made.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation unit 40 includes a flat surface portion 40 a extending from the lower end of the display panel 25 toward the front side, and a vertical wall portion 40 b extending from the front end portion of the flat surface portion 40 a in the vertical direction. have.
On the left side of the flat surface portion 40a, a credit insertion switch 57 for betting one medal (hereinafter also referred to as a one-sheet bet button) and a credit insertion switch 58 for betting two medals (hereinafter two, 2). A credit insertion switch 56 (hereinafter also referred to as a “max bet button”) for betting three medals, and a medal insertion slot 45 on the right side. Yes.

  Each of the credit insertion switches 56, 57, and 58 is a button for determining the number of medals to bet in the game before the game starts, and the bet lamps 28 to 30 are turned on according to the number of medals bet. The line can be confirmed.

  In the vertical wall portion 40b, the adjustment switch 59, the start lever 41, the stop switch 42 for the left reel 32L, the stop switch 43 for the middle reel 32M, and the right reel 32R in order from the left side to the right side. Stop switch 44 and return switch 55 are provided.

The settlement switch 59 is a button-type switch that is operated when a medal stored electrically in a usable state in the slot machine 10 is settled.
The slot machine 10 according to the embodiment has a credit function for storing and storing surplus medals inserted exceeding the bet number and payout medals at the time of winning as virtual medals until a predetermined maximum number (for example, 50 medals) is reached. Have.
When the settlement switch 59 is turned on in a situation where virtual medals are stored and stored, the virtual medals are settled (paid out) from the medal discharge port 49 as actual medals.
In addition, if there is a medal betted as a bet number in the game when the game has not yet started (hereinafter also simply referred to as a bet medal), and the settlement switch 59 is turned on, the bet is made. The medal is also settled (paid out) from the medal outlet 49 as an actual medal.

  Here, in the case of the embodiment, medals electrically stored in a usable state in the slot machine 10 are credited with medals bet as a bet number in a game and usable in a game. And medals that are included.

The start lever 41 is a lever that is operated by pressing down or upward when the player starts a game, and protrudes from the vertical wall portion 40b toward the front side.
When the start lever 41 is operated while a medal is bet, a start command is generated, and the reels 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) start to rotate at the same time by the start command.

The stop switches 42 to 44 are buttons that the player presses to stop the rotating left reel 32L, middle reel 32M, and right reel 32R, respectively.
The stop switches 42 to 44 are respectively disposed below the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R corresponding to the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R to be stopped.
When each stop switch 42, 43, 44 is pressed, a stop command is generated. For example, when the stop switch 42 of the left reel 32L is operated, the rotation of the left reel 32L stops, When the stop switch 43 of the middle reel 32M is operated, the rotation of the middle reel 32M is stopped, and when the stop switch 44 of the right reel 32R is operated, the rotation of the right reel 32R is stopped.
Each stop switch 42, 43, 44 is turned on by a lamp (not shown) while each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) is rotating at a constant speed, and is turned off when the rotation is stopped.

The return switch 55 is a button type switch that is operated when a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 45 is jammed in the selector 46 (see FIG. 3).
When this return switch 55 is operated, the selector 46 mechanically operates in conjunction with this operation, and medals jammed in the selector 46 are discharged from the medal discharge port 49.

Here, a procedure for betting medals will be described.
When there are no medals stored in the slot machine 10 (when the credit number display section 60 is “0” display), a bet is placed when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 45.

  That is, when the first medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 45, the bet lamp 28 is turned on, and the middle horizontal line L2 corresponding to this becomes the active line, and the second medal becomes the medal insertion slot 45. , The two bet lamps 29 and 29 are turned on and a total of three lines including the upper and lower horizontal lines L1 and L3 corresponding thereto become effective lines, respectively. Is inserted into the medal insertion slot 45, two more bet lamps 30 and 30 are lit, and each of a total of five lines including a pair of diagonal lines L4 and L5 corresponding thereto becomes an active line. .

When four or more medals are inserted into the medal slot 45, the number of medals inserted is stored in the slot machine with the active line as it is, and the stored number (payout is reserved) is displayed in the credit number display unit 60. Number of medals awarded) is displayed.
The upper limit of the number of credits is determined (for example, 50), and when medals exceeding that number are inserted, they are returned from the medal outlet 49 to the medal tray 50.

  When 3 or more medals are stored, when the 1-bet button 57 is pressed, the numerical value displayed on the credit amount display section 60 is decremented by 1 and the bet lamp 28 is lit and the middle stage is displayed. When the horizontal line L2 becomes an active line and the two-sheet bet button 58 is pressed, the numerical value displayed in the credit number display section 60 is decremented by two, and the bet lamp 28 and the bet lamps 29 and 29 are turned on. When a total of three horizontal lines L1, L2, and L3 are activated and the max bet button 56 is pressed, the numerical value displayed in the credit amount display section 60 is decremented by three, and all the bet lamps 28, 29, 29, 30, and 30 are turned on, and a total of five lines L1 to L5 become effective lines.

  On the other hand, when two medals are stored, if the one-bet button 57 or the two-bet button 58 is pressed, the operation is the same as before, but if the maximum bet button 56 is pressed, the two-bet button 58 is Behaves the same as when pressed. Further, when only one medal is stored, if the one-bet button 57 is pressed, the same operation is performed as before, but if the two-bet button 58 or the maximum bet button 56 is pressed, the one-bet button 57 is operated. Works the same as when is pressed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, on the back side of the front door 12, a display control device (sub control board) 81 for driving the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65 is provided on the auxiliary display unit 65. It is provided at a position where it hits the back.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, on the back side of the front door 12, the supply destination of the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 45 is set at a position corresponding to the back side of the medal insertion slot 45, the hopper device 51 and the medal tray 50 A selector 46 for switching to any one of the above is provided.

The selector 46 includes a medal passage switching solenoid 46a. The medal inserted from the medal insertion port 45 is guided to the discharge passage 48 when the medal passage switching solenoid 46a is not excited, and is guided to the storage passage 47 when excited. It is like that.
The medal guided to the storage passage 47 is guided to the hopper device 51 (see FIG. 3) housed in the housing body 11. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 48 is guided to the medal tray 50 from the medal discharge port 49 (see FIG. 1) provided in the lower front portion of the front door 12 and returned to the player.

Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the main control device 101 of the slot machine 10.

The main control device 101 performs main control processing of the game, and is equipped with a microcomputer centering on a CPU 102 which is arithmetic processing means.
The CPU 102 is connected to a power supply device 91, a clock circuit 103 that outputs a rectangular wave having a predetermined frequency, an input / output port 104, and the like via an internal bus.
The main control device 101 functions as a main board built in the slot machine 10.

  On the input side of the main controller 101, a reel index sensor 31a that detects the rotation of each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) of the reel unit 31 and a start detection sensor that detects the operation of the start lever 41 (see FIG. 1). 41a, stop detection sensors 42a to 44a that detect the operation of the stop switches 42 to 44, a inserted medal detection sensor 45a that detects a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 45, and a payout detection sensor that detects a medal paid out from the hopper device 51. 51a, credit insertion detection sensors 56a to 58a for individually detecting the operations of the credit insertion switches 56 to 58, an adjustment detection sensor 59a for detecting the operation of the adjustment switch 59, and an operation of the reset switch 72 (see FIG. 5). Reset detection sensor 72a, setting key insertion hole 7 Various sensors such as a setting key detection sensor 73 a for detecting that the setting key is inserted and turned ON (see FIG. 5) are connected, and signals from these various sensors are transmitted via the input / output port 104. Are input to the CPU 102.

A power supply device 91 is connected to the input side of the main control device 101 via an input / output port 104.
The power supply device 91 is provided in the power supply box 70 (see FIG. 5), and in addition to the main control device 101, a power supply unit 91a that supplies driving power to each electronic device of the slot machine 10 and the occurrence of power interruption. Various circuits such as a power failure monitoring circuit 91b to be monitored are provided.

The power failure monitoring circuit 91b is connected to the NMI terminal and the input / output port 104 of the main control device 101 and the input port 86 of the display control device 81 when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. And a circuit for outputting a power failure occurrence signal to an NMI terminal (not shown).
The power failure monitoring circuit 91b monitors the DC stable voltage of 12 volts, which is the largest voltage output from the power supply device 91, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage falls below 10 volts, for example. And is configured to output a power failure occurrence signal.
Based on the output of the power failure occurrence signal, main controller 101 is configured to recognize the occurrence of a power failure and to execute the process during a power failure. The power failure occurrence signal from the power failure monitoring circuit 91b may be input to the INT terminal instead of the NMI terminal of the CPU 102.

  In addition, the power supply device 91 maintains the output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, to a normal value for a time sufficient for the execution of the power failure process even after the DC stable 12 volt voltage becomes less than 10 volts. Configured to maintain. For example, in this embodiment, the drive power supply is output for 30 msec. Therefore, the main controller 101 can normally execute the power failure process. Further, the power failure monitoring circuit 91b may be provided not in the power supply device 91 but in the main control device 101, for example.

  On the output side of the main controller 101, a reel unit 31 (stepping motor 31b for rotating the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R), a medal path switching solenoid 46a provided in the selector 46, a hopper device 51, and a credit number display Unit 60, remaining payout number display unit 61, payout number display unit 62, display control device 81, external concentrated terminal board 121 capable of transmitting information to a hall computer (not shown), etc. are connected via input / output port 104. ing.

The CPU 102 includes a ROM 105, a RAM 106, various circuits such as an interrupt circuit (not shown), a timer circuit (not shown), a data transmission / reception circuit (not shown), and the like.
The ROM 105 stores various control programs executed by the CPU 102 and fixed value data.
The ROM 105 stores the programs of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 10 to 17 and FIG. 28 as a part of the control program.

  The RAM 106 is a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM 105.

  The RAM 106 is a winning flag storage area 107 for storing a lottery result of a winning combination, a sliding table storage area 108 for storing a sliding table used when stopping control of each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R), BB. In addition to the state information storage area 109 for storing a game state such as a game, a backup area 110 is provided.

  The backup area 110 stores a stack pointer value and the like when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like (including power shut down by operating the power switch 71; the same applies hereinafter). It is an area.

  Writing to the RAM 106 is executed when the power is shut off by the timer interrupt control process (FIG. 11), and restoration of each value written to the RAM 106 is executed in the startup process (FIG. 13) when the power is turned on. A power failure signal from the power failure monitoring circuit 91b is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 102 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, and the power failure signal is input to the CPU 102. Then, the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 10) as a process at the time of a power failure is immediately executed, and the information on the occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 106.

  When the power failure is resolved (including power-on by operating the power switch 71; the same applies hereinafter), the state of the slot machine 10 can be restored to the state before power-off based on the information in the backup area 110.

The RAM 106 further includes other operation areas such as a counter storage area 111 for storing various counter values and a flag storage area 112 for storing various flags.
In the counter storage area 111, a credit number counter and a bet number counter are set. The credit number counter electronically stores the number of medals recognized based on the detection signal of the inserted medal detection sensor 45a of the selector 46 and the number of medals acquired by winning a prize up to a preset number (for example, 50). It is a counter. The bet number counter is a counter that stores the number of medals betted for use in one game based on detection signals from the credit insertion detection sensors 56a to 58a.
In the flag storage area 112, for example, a BB winning flag that is set when BB is won by an internal lottery in a game is set.

  In addition to the counters and flags described above, the RAM 106 is a stack area for storing the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 102, the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 102, various flags and counters, I / O, etc. Is provided with a work area (work area) in which the value is stored.

  The external concentrated terminal board 121 has a plurality of terminals (not shown) so that the main control device 101, the display control device 81, and the hall computer can be connected via the terminals of the external concentrated terminal plate 121. It is configured.

  Output information is stored in an external output buffer (not shown) of the main control device 101. The setting data bit of each information item in the output information and the terminal of the external concentrated terminal board 121 are 1 Connected to pair 1. Therefore, each signal (for example, a BB signal indicating that the gaming machine is in the BB state) output from the main control device 101 is transmitted (relayed) to the hall computer through one output path.

  A terminal (not shown) in the external concentrated terminal plate 121 is constituted by a photocoupler, a light emitting diode which is the primary side of the photocoupler is connected to the main control device 101 of the slot machine 10, and a light receiving element which is the secondary side. (Phototransistor) is connected to the hall computer.

  Therefore, communication between the slot machine 10 and the hall computer performed through the external concentrated terminal board 121 is performed from the slot machine 10 connected to the primary side of the photocoupler constituting the terminal to the secondary side of the photocoupler. One-way communication with the hall computer connected to the slot computer 10 prevents unauthorized transmission of electrical signals (such as pulse signals) from the hall computer to the slot machine 10 side.

Next, each process executed by the CPU 102 of the main controller 101 will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS.
In the embodiment, the processing performed by the CPU 102 of the main control device 101 is roughly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, and a timer that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 1.49 msec). Interrupt processing and NMI interrupt processing that is started in response to the input of a power failure signal to the NMI terminal are set.
In the following description, for convenience, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described, and then the main process will be described.

[NMI interrupt processing]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the NMI interrupt process.
When the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, a power failure occurrence signal is input from the power failure monitoring circuit 91b to the CPU 102 of the main controller 101. When a power failure occurrence signal is input via the NMI terminal, the CPU 102 immediately executes the NMI interrupt process.
When main controller 101 is configured to provide an INT terminal instead of the NMI terminal, the power failure occurrence signal of power failure monitoring circuit 91b is input via the INT terminal.

In the NMI interrupt process, in step 101, a process (register save process) is executed to save the data of the used register provided in the CPU 102 to the stack area provided in the RAM 106.
In step 102, a power failure flag is set, and power failure occurrence information is set in a predetermined work area provided in the RAM 106.
In step 103, after executing the process of restoring the data saved in the stack area to the use register mounted on the CPU 102 (register restoration process), the process of this process is terminated.
If the power failure flag can be set without destroying the data in the register used, the register saving process and the register restoring process can be omitted.

[Timer interrupt processing]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a timer interrupt process that is periodically executed by main controller 101 (in this embodiment, every 1.490 ms).

First, in step 201, processing (register saving processing) is executed to save all register values in the CPU 102 used in normal processing (see FIG. 14) in the backup area of the RAM 106.
In step 202, it is confirmed whether or not the power failure flag is set. If the power failure flag is set, the power failure process in step 203 (see FIG. 12) is executed. The time process is skipped without being executed.
And the process after step 204 is performed sequentially.

In step 204, a watchdog timer clear process for initializing (clearing) the value of the watchdog timer for monitoring the occurrence of malfunction is executed.
In step 205, an interrupt end declaration process that enables the CPU 102 to set the next timer interrupt is executed.

In step 206, a driving process (stepping motor control process) of the stepping motor 31b that rotates each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) of the reel unit 31 is executed.
In step 207, a switch state reading process for reading the states of the various switches 42 to 44 and 56 to 59 connected to the input / output port 104 is executed.
If the timer T that counts the time during which the settlement switch 59 is turned on is running at the time of this process, “1” is added to the value of the timer T.
In step 208, the states of various sensors (see FIG. 9) such as the stop detection sensors 42a to 44a, the inserted medal detection sensor 45a, and the payout detection sensor 51a connected to the input / output port 104 are read, and whether or not the read result is normal. A sensor monitoring process for monitoring the above is performed.

  In step 209, timer subtraction processing for subtracting the value of each counter or timer is executed.

  In step 210, the number of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 45, the number of medals bet in the game (the number of bets), and the number of medals paid out from the slot machine 10 (the number of payouts) are counted. IN / OUT counter processing is executed. The counted result is output to the external concentration terminal board 121.

In step 211, command output processing for transmitting a command to the display control device 81 or the like is executed.
In step 212, a segment data setting process (segment data setting process) for setting segment data displayed on the credit number display unit 60, the remaining payout number display unit 61, and the payout number display unit 62 is executed.
In step 213, the set segment data is output to each of the display units 60 to 62, and processing for displaying character information such as numbers and symbols (segment data display processing) is executed.
In step 214, port output processing for outputting output data (such as command data) from the input / output port 104 is executed.

In step 215, a process for restoring the value of each register saved in the backup area to the corresponding register in the CPU 102 (register restoration process) is executed.
In step 216, an interrupt permission process for permitting subsequent timer interrupts is performed, and the series of timer interrupt processes is terminated.

[Power failure processing]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the power failure process executed by main controller 101.
As described above, the power failure process is executed in the timer interrupt process (step 203 in FIG. 11).

Since this power failure process is executed immediately after the register saving process (step 201) of the timer interrupt process, other interrupt processes can be executed without interruption.
Therefore, during the process of sending a power recovery command or the like, during the reading of the switch status (on / off), the contents of the counter are being updated, and this power failure process is not executed by interrupting each process. . That is, since the power failure processing is not executed at irregular timing, it is not necessary to create a power failure processing program that takes into account that the processing is performed at irregular timing. This simplifies the processing program for power failure processing and reduces the program capacity. The same applies to the power recovery process.

  In addition, the process may be returned (returned) to the timer interrupt process after the power failure process, but the power failure process is executed immediately after the register save process. There is no need to perform the return processing. Accordingly, the processing program for power failure processing is simplified, and the program capacity can be reduced.

  In the power failure process, in step 301, whether or not a command is being transmitted is confirmed based on whether or not the value of a command counter (not shown) that handles a normal command is an odd number. If the command is being transmitted (Yes in step 301), the power failure process is terminated and the process returns to the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11).

  Since command data is transmitted in 1-byte units, one command transmission is completed with two timer interrupts. When the value of the command counter used for buffering the command is an odd number, the command data transmission of the second byte of the command data is not completed. In this case, the command is being transmitted. If it is determined that there is, the process returns to the timer interrupt process, and the power failure process is not executed.

  The command data of the second byte that has not been transmitted is transmitted in the command output process (FIG. 11, step 210) that occurs during the next timer interrupt process executed after the return. At the next timer interrupt processing timing, this command transmission processing is completed.

  In this way, at the beginning of the power failure process, it is determined whether or not the command transmission has been completed. When the transmission is incomplete, the transmission process is given priority. After the unit command transmission process is completed, the power failure process is performed. If executed, there is no need to construct a power failure processing program or a power recovery processing program that takes into account that the power failure processing is executed in the middle of command transmission. As a result, the power failure processing program can be simplified and the capacity of the program memory (ROM 105) can be reduced.

  Here, since it is necessary to execute the timer interrupt process twice in order to complete the transmission of the unit command, the timer interrupt process can be executed at least three times or more. The output of the stabilization voltage (5 volts) used as the drive voltage of the control system needs to be maintained for a time sufficient to execute the processes described above.

In the embodiment, since the period of the timer interruption process is 1.49 msec, the power supply of the power supply device 91 is not less than + α after the power failure occurs (1.49 msec × 3 times = 4.47 msec), for example, for 30 msec. The drive voltage is continuously output from the unit 91a.
Therefore, even if a power failure occurs in the middle of command transmission, main controller 101 can normally execute the power failure process.

Returning to the description of the process at the time of a power failure, if the command is not being transmitted in step 301, the interruption process after step 302 is executed.
In step 302, the stack pointer value of the CPU 102 is stored in the stack pointer storage memory area in the RAM 106. In step 303, the value of the checksum correction value memory area is cleared (= 0). , The output state of the output port in the input / output port 104 is cleared, and all actuators (not shown in FIG. 9) are turned off.

In step 305, all the values in the RAM 106 are added to calculate a checksum. In step 306, a two's complement is obtained from the calculated checksum, and this is newly used as a checksum correction value memory. Write to the area.
By using the correction value obtained by this calculation process, the checksum of the RAM 106 becomes zero. By setting the checksum of the RAM 106 to zero, subsequent writing to the RAM 106 is prohibited (step 307).

In step 308, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure occurrence signal is still input.
The processing in step 308 is repeated until the drive voltage of the control system becomes equal to or lower than the stabilization voltage (5 volts), and during that time, infinite loop processing is performed.

  In step 308, if the power failure occurrence signal is not input before the drive voltage of the control system becomes equal to or lower than the stabilization voltage (5 volts), the power failure state is recovered in this case. In step 310, after resetting the power failure flag, the power failure process is terminated. As a result, the process returns to the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11).

  Since the power failure process is performed immediately after the register saving process (FIG. 11, step 201) of the timer interrupt process, the saving process from a plurality of registers provided in the CPU 102 is not performed. Therefore, since the return processing to these registers is not required when the return instruction is executed, the capacity of the power failure processing program can be reduced.

  The power failure occurrence signal is checked not only during the processing during power failure, but also after the execution until the drive voltage drops below the stabilization voltage (5 volts). For example, the power failure flag is incorrect due to noise, etc. Even if it has been set, control can be returned to normal without entering an infinite loop.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a startup process executed by main controller 101 when power is turned on. When the power switch is turned on and the slot machine 10 is turned on (including power-on due to recovery from a power failure), this process is executed. First, as an initialization process, a stack pointer value is set (step 401), an interrupt mode is set (step 402), and a CTC / built-in register setting process is performed (step 403).

  When the initialization process is completed, in step 404, it is determined whether a setting key is inserted into a setting key switch (not shown) and turned on. If the setting key switch is turned on (Yes in step 404), the process proceeds to step 405 to execute a forced RAM clear process to clear all contents of the RAM 106 to zero. Thereafter, in step 406, a six-stage probability setting process is executed. In the 6-stage probability setting process, the winning probability of the game is switched to 6 stages, and the process proceeds to a normal process (FIG. 13) in which main control related to the game described later is performed.

  On the other hand, if the setting key switch is not turned on in step 404 (No in step 404), the process proceeds to step 407, and it is determined whether or not the setting value of the six-stage probability setting value is normal. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the set value is any normal numerical value in the range of 1 to 6, and is not 0 or an abnormal numerical value of 7 or more. When the set value is normal (Yes in Step 407), the process proceeds to Step 408, and it is confirmed whether or not the power recovery flag is turned on. When it is confirmed that the power recovery flag is turned on (Yes in step 408), the process proceeds to step 409, and it is confirmed whether or not the RAM determination value is normal. Specifically, the checksum value of the RAM 106 is checked to check whether the checksum value including the RAM determination value is normal 0 or not. If the checksum value including the RAM determination value is 0 (Yes in step 409), it is determined that the data in the RAM 106 is normal.

If it is determined in step 409 that the RAM determination value is normal, the process proceeds to step 410 where the stack pointer value stored in the backup area is written to the stack pointer of the CPU 102, and the stack state is restored to the state before the power-off. Let Next, in step 411, a power recovery command that tells execution of power recovery processing is set. Thereafter, the game state is stopped at step 412 and automatic settlement setting processing is performed. Subsequently, at step 413, the switch state such as the settlement switch 59 is initialized.
After the above processing is completed, the power failure flag is reset in step 414, and the processing returns to the address before the power is turned off. Specifically, the process returns to the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11), and the watchdog timer clear process (step 204) is executed.

  On the other hand, if the answer is No in any of Steps 307 to 309, an abnormality such as destruction of data in the RAM 106 has occurred, so the process proceeds to Step 415 and the subsequent steps to perform an operation prohibition process. . Specifically, in step 415, the next timer interrupt process is prohibited, and then in step 416, all output ports in the input / output port 104 are cleared, and all the input ports connected to the input / output port 104 are cleared. Control the actuator to the off state. Then, the process proceeds to step 417, an error display is performed to notify the occurrence of a backup error, and an infinite loop is entered.

[Normal processing]
Next, normal processing for performing main control related to the game will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a normal process performed by the CPU 102 of the main controller 101 after the main process after the power is turned on based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

  This process is a main control process of the slot machine 10 that is repeatedly performed by the CPU 102 of the main controller 101. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13, the setting key switch is turned off after the power is turned on (in step 404). No), return to the address at the previous power-off. On the other hand, if the setting key switch is turned on after the power is turned on (Yes in step 404), the forced RAM clear process (step 405) and the six-stage probability setting process (step 406) are performed, and then the process steps Move to 501.

  First, in step 501, as an initialization process, interrupt permission is set to permit interrupts in this routine, and in step 502, the game state is stopped and an automatic settlement setting process is performed. The states of the stop / stop switch and the automatic settlement / non-use switch (not shown) are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 106, and then the process proceeds to a repetitive routine described below.

  In step 503, RAM initialization processing is performed, and processing for clearing an area used for one game in the RAM 106 (one game area in the RAM 106) is performed. In this step, for example, information relating to the error that has occurred, winning symbols (including loss), winning line, winning information such as the number of winning medals, random numbers used in the game, information relating to rotation of the reel 32, etc. are cleared. .

  When the initialization process of the RAM 106 is performed, the process proceeds to step 504, and a start waiting process for determining whether the start lever 41 is operated is executed.

  Details of the start waiting process in step 504 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining an aspect of the start waiting process executed in the normal process.

In this start waiting process, a timer setting process is executed in step 601.
In the embodiment, since the start lever 41 is not operated after all the reels are stopped, the demonstration effect is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 when the game is not performed for a predetermined time. Yes. In this timer setting process, a predetermined time until the start of the demonstration effect is set, and when the predetermined time has elapsed, a command for starting the demonstration effect is set in the display control device 81.

In step 602, it is confirmed whether or not a replay winning has been established as a result of the previous game.
When a replay winning is established as a result of the previous game, a replay winning flag is set in a re-game determination process (FIG. 14, step 511) of a normal process described later. Therefore, in this step 602, it is confirmed whether or not the replay winning flag is set. If the replay winning flag is set, it is determined that the replay winning is established.

If a replay winning is established, the process proceeds to step 603 and an automatic bet process is executed.
In this automatic betting process, the number of medals credited in the slot machine 10 and the number of medals held by the player can be played without reducing the number of medals held by the player. After the bet number is automatically given, a bet completion command is set.
For example, if the previous game was bet with three medals, “3” is added to the value of the bet number counter.
Here, the bet completion command is a command transmitted to the display control device 81 so as to grasp the completion of the automatic betting process.

On the other hand, when the replay winning is not established, the process proceeds to step 604, and the auxiliary storage sensor determination process is executed.
In the embodiment, when the medals stored in the storage tank 52 of the hopper device 51 become excessive, the excessive medals are discharged and stored in the medal storage box 54 (auxiliary storage). Yes.
In this auxiliary storage sensor determination process, based on a detection signal from a sensor (not shown) that detects the amount of medals stored in the medal storage box 54, the upper limit of the amount that can be stored in the medal storage box 54 is reached. Check if medals are stored. When the amount (number) of medals stored reaches the upper limit, the medal storage box 54 stores medals in order to prevent the medals from overflowing from the medal storage box 54 into the slot machine 10. A process for notifying that the number of medals that have reached the upper limit is executed.

After such processing, the process proceeds to step 605, and it is determined whether or not an abnormality has occurred in various sensors such as the payout detection sensor 51a and the medal remaining amount sensor of the hopper device 51.
In the embodiment, in the above-described sensor monitoring process (step 208 in FIG. 11) of the timer interrupt process, the states of sensors such as the payout detection sensor 51a and the medal remaining amount sensor of the hopper device 51 are monitored. Therefore, in this sensor monitoring process, when it is confirmed that an abnormality has occurred in the reading result of the output signal from any of the sensors connected to the main controller 101 via the input / output port 104. In this step 605, it is determined that “the sensor is abnormal”.

If it is determined in step 605 that “sensor abnormality is present”, in step 606, a sensor error notification process for performing error notification is executed.
Specifically, the state of the slot machine 10 is changed to an error state, and output processing for notifying the occurrence of an error (for example, outputting an abnormality notification sound from the speaker 64) is executed. This error state is maintained until the reset switch 72 (see FIG. 3) is operated.

On the other hand, if no abnormality of the sensor is recognized in step 605, that is, if the result of reading the output signal from the sensor is normal, it is confirmed in step 607 whether or not the settlement switch 59 has been operated.
In the embodiment, signal output from various switches is read in the switch state reading process (FIG. 11, step 207) of the timer interrupt process described above.
Therefore, in this switch state reading process, if the input of the ON signal from the payment detection sensor 59a is confirmed, in this step 607, it is determined that the payment switch is operated.

When the input of the ON signal is confirmed and it is confirmed in step 607 that the settlement switch 59 has been operated, the process proceeds to step 608 and the settlement process is executed.
The settlement process will be described in detail separately.

If the settlement switch 59 is not operated in step 607 or if the settlement process in step 608 is executed, it is confirmed in step 609 whether or not a bet operation for setting the bet number of medals used in the game has been performed. Is done.
Specifically, the presence / absence of a medal insertion operation from the medal insertion port 45 and the presence / absence of the operation of the credit insertion switches 56 to 58 are respectively output to the output signals of the insertion medal detection sensor 45a and the credit insertion detection sensors 56a to 58a. Based on the confirmation, if an ON signal is input from any of the sensors, it is confirmed that a betting operation has been performed.

  When a bet operation is confirmed in step 609, a medal insertion process is executed in step 610. In this medal insertion process, an effective line is set according to the number of medals used in the game, and an insertion command is set.

On the other hand, when there is no betting operation or when the medal insertion process of step 610 is executed, in step 611, whether or not the bet number of medals (the number of bets) has reached a prescribed number (“3” in the embodiment). Is confirmed.
If the specified number has been reached, the number of medals already bet has reached the number of bets necessary to play a single game. In step 612, the start lever 41 is operated. It has been confirmed whether or not an ON signal has been input from the start detection sensor 41a.

If the operation of the start lever 41 is confirmed in step 612, it means that the start lever 41 is operated under the situation where a prescribed number of medals necessary for the game are betted. A start command is generated to start the game.
Then, the process proceeds to step 613, where the medal path switching solenoid 46a is switched to a non-excited state, and bet acceptance by inserting medals from the medal insertion slot 45 is prohibited.

  When the bet acceptance is prohibited, the start waiting process is terminated and the process returns to the normal process (FIG. 14). As a result, the process of step 405 of the normal process is executed.

If the bet number has not reached the specified number in step 611, even if the bet number has reached the specified number, if the operation of the start lever 41 is not detected in step 612, the process returns to step 605. become.
As a result, the process from step 605 to step 611 or 612 is repeatedly executed until the start lever 41 is operated after the bet number finally reaches the specified number.

  Returning to the description of the normal process in FIG. 14, when the start waiting process in step 404 is completed, a lottery process is executed in step 405.

  Here, the lottery process in step 405 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining an aspect of the lottery process executed in the normal process.

In this lottery process, in step 701, a process (random number acquisition process) for acquiring a random number used when determining whether or not a winning combination is performed is executed.
In the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, when the start lever 41 is operated, the hardware circuit is configured to latch the value of the free run counter at that time. The free-run counter generates random numbers from 0 to 65535, and after confirming the operation of the start lever 41, the CPU 102 stores the value latched by the hardware circuit in the RAM 106.
By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to quickly acquire a random number at the timing when the start lever 41 is operated, and it is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems such as synchronization. In the slot machine 10, the value of the free run counter is latched every time the start lever 41 is operated.

When the random number acquisition process in step 701 is executed, in step 702, a lottery table for determining whether or not a winning combination is selected.
The selection of the lottery table is executed based on the current setting state of the slot machine 10 and the gaming state (for example, the normal gaming state and the BB state).

In the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment, six stages of winning probabilities from “Setting 1” to “Setting 6” are prepared in advance as setting states, and a setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion hole 73 (see FIG. 5). Then, by performing the ON operation and performing a predetermined operation, it is possible to set which winning probability is used to execute the internal processing.
In step 702, the lottery table with the lowest expected value of medal payout is selected when the setting state is “setting 1”, and the lottery table with the highest expected value of medal payout is selected when it is “setting 6”.

  The lottery table will be briefly described. In the lottery table, a determination target to be determined as to whether or not to be determined and a determination value to be used when determining whether or not the determination is correct are set. For example, in the lottery table selected in the normal state, five combinations of watermelon, bell, cherry, BB, and replay (replay) that can be won in the normal game state are set as determination targets, and each determination is made. A judgment value is set for the target.

In step 703, the determination processing is executed based on the random number acquired in step 701 and the determination value to be determined set in the lottery table selected in step 702.
In step 704, it is determined whether or not the result of the determination process is a win. In the case of winning, the process proceeds to step 605, and the winning flag of the combination corresponding to the determination target is set in the winning flag storage area 107 of the RAM 106.
For example, when winning / rejecting determination processing is performed for replay (replay), a replay win flag is set.

On the other hand, if the result of the success / failure determination process is not winning, the process proceeds to step 706 to check whether or not the determination is made for all the determination targets set in the lottery table.
If no determination is made for all determination targets and there are remaining determination targets for determination (No in step 706), the process returns to step 703.
As a result, the processes of step 703, step 704, and step 706 are repeatedly executed until winning of the determination target combination is confirmed or until all the determination targets are determined.

If the winning flag set in the processing of step 705 is a small role winning flag or a replay winning flag, these winning flags are reset after the current game is ended (normal processing) (Step 503 in FIG. 17).
On the other hand, in the case of the BB winning flag, since the BB winning flag can be carried over to the next game or later, the combination of symbols (BB symbol) for confirming the winning of the BB has been stopped on the active line. Reset as one.

After the process of step 705 is executed, or when it is confirmed in step 706 that all the determination targets have been determined to be true or false, the process proceeds to step 707 and the lottery result command is set. Is done.
Here, the lottery result command is a command that is transmitted to the display control device 81 in order to grasp the result of the combination determination.

  In step 708, a reel table for reel stop control is determined and stored in the slip table storage area 108 of the RAM 106 (slip table setting process), and the lottery process is terminated.

Here, the slip table means that when the symbol on the predetermined effective line at the timing when the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated differs from the symbol to be stopped on the effective line, the symbol to be stopped is predetermined. This is a table in which how much the reel is slid (turned) so as to stop on the effective line.
That is, the sliding table has a reaching symbol (arrival symbol number) that has reached the base point position (for example, the lower stage) when the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated, and a stop symbol (stop) that actually stops at the base point position. This is a stop data group capable of deriving the relationship with the symbol number).

In the embodiment, as a stop mode when the reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) is stopped, a stop mode in which the symbol (arrival symbol) at the base point position is stopped as it is when the stop switch 42 is operated, Stop mode in which the reel 32L is slid by one pattern and stopped (
Stop mode to stop the symbol next to the arrival symbol at the base point), stop mode to stop by sliding for 2 symbols, stop mode to stop by sliding for 3 symbols, and stop by sliding for 4 symbols A total of five stop modes are prepared.
For each symbol 32 of each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R), a plurality of slide tables each having one of these five stopping modes are prepared for each combination.

In this way, by setting the sliding table so that each reel 32L, 32M, 32R stops from when the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated until the specified time (190 msec) elapses, the display window 26L, It is possible to give the player an impression as if the symbol arrangement (hereinafter referred to as “stop outcome”) that stops within the visible range from 26M and 26R is determined by the player's operation.
In addition, by making it possible to slide up to 4 symbols, it becomes possible to stop combinations of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the lottery on the active line as much as possible within the specified time. .

  In the slip table setting process in step 708 (see FIG. 17), the winning flag set in the winning flag storage area 107 of the RAM 106 is confirmed, and the sliding table uniquely corresponding to the set winning flag is stored in the RAM 106. It is set in the sliding table storage area 108.

  More specifically, when the winning flag is not set, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the active line does not match the winning symbol (symbol combination) of any combination. A sliding table is set.

  On the other hand, when only one winning flag is set, a slip table in which a symbol corresponding to the winning flag (hereinafter also referred to as a winning symbol) is set to stop on any active line. Set.

When a plurality of winning flags are set, one sliding table is set according to the winning combination.
For example, when the BB winning flag and the small role winning flag are set, the BB symbol is prioritized over the small role symbol. That is, when a sliding table that stops the BB symbol on any valid line can be selected, such a sliding table is selected, and when a sliding table that stops the BB symbol on any valid line cannot be selected. Selects the sliding table that stops the small symbol on any active line.

  In addition, when the BB winning flag and the replay winning flag are set, the BB symbol has priority over the replay symbol. That is, when a sliding table that stops the BB symbol on any valid line can be selected, such a sliding table is selected, and when a sliding table that stops the BB symbol on any valid line cannot be selected. The slide table that stops the replay symbol on any valid line is selected.

  However, the winning symbol may not stop on any active line depending on the timing at which the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated. Specifically, when the lottery result of a combination is one of a cherry winning, a watermelon winning, and a BB winning, the winning symbol does not stop on any active line depending on the timing at which the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated. Sometimes.

  When the lottery process (see FIG. 16) is completed, the process returns to the normal process (FIG. 14), and the reel control process (from step 506 to step 508) is executed.

  In step 506, a rotating cylinder rotation initialization process is performed. In this rotation rotation initialization process, the table number is determined from the control table used for the rotation control of the reel 32 based on the lottery result in step 505.

  Then, in step 507, a 4.1 second elapse waiting process is performed to determine whether 4.1 seconds have elapsed since the start of the previous rotation of the reel 32. Specifically, the set value of the 4.1 second timer is A check is made to see if it is zero. If 4.1 seconds have not elapsed in this step, a state command indicating the current gaming state (hereinafter, simply referred to as “state command”) is stored in the RAM 106, and the weight process ( That is, 4.1 seconds) is notified.

  On the other hand, if 4.1 seconds have elapsed, a 4.1 second timer is set for the next 4.1 second waiting process, and a status command is stored in the RAM 106, and the timer interrupt process is being executed. Then, a predetermined setting is performed so that the number of inserted medals can be output (step 210).

  Thereafter, motor control initialization processing of the reel 32 is performed, and processing for setting a predetermined area of the RAM related to rotation of the reel 32 for starting rotation is performed. When such a setting is performed, the acceleration process of the rotating motor (stepping motor) is actually started based on the stepping motor control process of step 206, and the rotation of the reel 32 is started.

  When the reel 32 actually starts to rotate, the process proceeds to step 508, where the rotating process is performed. In this step, a predetermined area of the RAM used in the rotation process is initialized, the rotation information command and the status command are stored, and the process waits until the reel 32 is rotated normally based on the above-described acceleration process of the rotation motor. To do. The determination as to whether or not the rotation of the reel 32 is normal is made by index detection at the time when the acceleration process is completed based on the stepping motor control process (step 206). When it is determined that the rotation of the reel 32 has become a normal rotation based on the index detection, the setting state of the slot machine 10 is determined to be a state in which the rotation of the reel 32 can be stopped by a predetermined stop operation described later. Then, it notifies that the rotation can be stopped.

  The notification that the rotation of the reel 32 is in a stoppable state is performed by changing the light emission form of the lamps built in the stop switches 42 to 44. For example, the notification is performed by changing the color of light emitted from the lamps of the stop switches 42 to 44 or by turning on a lamp that has been turned off. Such notification is performed only on the stop button in which the operation of the stop switches 42 to 44 is enabled.

When the activated stop switches 42 to 44 are actually operated, a process of stopping the reel 32 based on the table number set in step 506 is performed on the combination of stop symbols determined in the lottery process in step 505. .
In this step, it is not always necessary to stop the reel 32 as set by the table number. For example, the table number is changed according to the stop sequence or stop position of the stop switches 42 to 44, or the reel is forcibly set. The drive control of the stepping motor of the reel 32 is performed so as to perform the process of pulling in the 32. When the reel 32 stops, permission to operate the stop switches 42 to 44 corresponding to the stopped reel 32 becomes invalid.

  Such a stop process of the reels 32 is performed until all the reels 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) are stopped, and the operation permission of the corresponding stop switches 42 to 44 is invalidated every time the reels 32 stop rotating. When the operation permission of all the stop switches 42 to 44 becomes invalid, this step is finished. In step 508, every time one of the reels 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) is stopped, the spinning rotation information command and the stop symbol command are stored in the RAM 106.

  When all the reels 32 are stopped, the process proceeds to step 509 and a winning symbol determination process is performed to determine in what combination the symbols of the reels 32 that can be recognized through the display window 26 are stopped.

  In this step, first, an active line is determined according to the gaming state. Specifically, which of the five active lines is effective is determined based on the gaming state. For example, when the gaming state is a normal game, the effective lines are 1 to 5 lines according to the number of bets. For example, when the number of bets is 3, all 5 lines are effective lines. When the gaming state is an accessory game, the number of bets is one and only one line is valid.

  When the number of effective lines is recognized, it is determined for each effective line which combination of symbols (for 9 squares) that can be recognized through the display window 26 is stopped on the effective line. The design in the display window 26 is recognized based on the design number attached to each design of each reel 32 (32L, 32M, 32R).

  A combination of symbols for each active line is recognized, and when the symbols are arranged in a predetermined winning symbol, it is set as a winning symbol, and the payout number corresponding to the winning symbol can be paid out from the hopper device 51. Predetermined settings are made so that they can be performed. At this time, when there are a plurality of winning symbols on the active line, a process of sequentially adding the number of payouts corresponding to each winning symbol is performed. Since only a prescribed number (usually 15) medals are paid out, when the prescribed number is exceeded by adding the paid-out number, a process of changing the paid-out number to the prescribed number is performed. Further, when a symbol other than the winning symbol determined by the lottery process in step 505 stops on the active line, it is recognized as an error.

  In step 509, if the recognized winning symbol, the valid line having the winning symbol is aligned, and an error occur, the error is stored in the RAM 106 as a winning symbol command, a winning line command, and an error command, respectively.

  Next, the process proceeds to step 510, where the medals obtained based on the number of payouts set in step 509 are paid out. If the number of payouts is 0 in step 509, step 510 is skipped and the next step is skipped.

  In the embodiment, medals acquired as a result of the game are electronically stored as virtual medals in the medal number storage area (not shown) of the RAM 106 by the credit function of the slot machine 10 (in the credit number display unit 20). It is displayed by adding 1 to the displayed numerical value). In the case of the embodiment, since the upper limit number of virtual medals is 50, medals exceeding the 50 medals are paid out from the hopper device 51 to the medal tray 50.

  In this step, a payout start command for paying out acquired medals and a payout end command for finishing payout of all acquired medals are stored in the RAM 106 as payout type commands.

  Then, the process proceeds to step 511 to determine whether or not the winning symbol set in the winning symbol determining process in step 509 is a winning symbol relating to replay. If the winning symbol is not a replay, this step is skipped without being performed. On the other hand, when re-game is set as the winning symbol, necessary settings such as setting the internal state to re-game are performed, and a state command in which the game state is re-game is stored in the RAM 106.

If the current internal state is BB or RB, the process proceeds to step 512 to perform processing during the operation of the accessory. When the BB is in progress, the upper limit number of medals that can be acquired in the BB is checked. When the RB is in progress, the number of RBs is checked.
When these checks are performed, the internal state is changed, the output information of the external concentrated terminal board 121 is changed, and the like.

  If this step is in BB and it is determined that the BB has ended, the special game control end command is stored in the RAM 106, then the end delay processing, the output information clear processing of the external concentration terminal board 121, and the stop / Automatic settlement processing is performed, the area of the RAM 106 used for BB is cleared, the BB flag is turned off, and this step ends.

  If the winning symbol set in the winning symbol determination process in step 509 is BB or RB, the process proceeds to step 513 to perform the accessory act determination process. In this step, when the winning symbol is BB, a wait process at the start of the BB, an initialization process of the RAM 106, a process for setting the number of medals that can be acquired during the BB, a process for changing the output information of the external concentration terminal board 121, an RB Processing necessary for starting BB such as start processing is performed. On the other hand, in the case of RB, the RB maximum game number command and the RB game number command are stored in the RAM 106.

  If the internal state is BB or RB, a game number display setting process is performed in step 514. Specifically, for example, a predetermined process of displaying the number of medals that can be acquired during BB on the auxiliary display unit 65 is executed. When the internal state is other than BB or RB, the display of the auxiliary display unit 65 is cleared. If the internal state has changed after the game is finished (change in BB or RB, etc.), the state command is stored in the RAM 106.

  When the processing described above is completed, the processing returns to step 503, and the series of processing from step 503 to step 514 is repeatedly executed.

[Checkout]
Next, details of the settlement process will be described.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an aspect of the settlement process.
Here, this settlement process is a process that is executed when the settlement switch 59 is operated while waiting for the start lever 41 to input an instruction to start a game to be operated.
Specifically, in the normal process (see FIG. 14), in the start waiting process (step 504) executed until the operation of the start lever 41 is detected, the process is executed when the operation of the settlement switch 59 is detected.

  Here, in the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, medals (a betted medal or a credited medal) that are electrically stored in a usable state in the slot machine 10 based on the operation time of the settlement switch 59. ) And whether or not the medals are to be settled is determined in what manner of settlement.

When the settlement process is started by turning on the settlement switch 59, an on operation display command is set in step 801.
Here, the ON operation display command is a command for displaying on the auxiliary display unit 65 by the display control device 81 that the adjustment switch 59 is turned ON. Is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65.

When the ON operation display command is set, in step 802, a timer T is started to count the time during which the checkout switch 59 is ON.
Note that the value of the timer T is incremented by 1 every time the timer interrupt process is executed (1.49 msec) in the switch state read process of the timer interrupt process (step 207 in FIG. 11).

  When the timer T is started in step 802, it is confirmed in step 803 whether or not the time Ton during which the settlement switch 59 is turned on is 6 seconds or more. In the embodiment, since the time Ton during which the settlement switch 59 is turned on is specified based on the value of the timer T incremented by 1 every 1.49 msec, in this step 804, the value of the timer T is “ 4027 (4027 × 1.49 msec = 600.23 msec) ”or more is confirmed. If the value of the timer T is“ 4027 ”or more, the time Ton during which the settlement switch 59 is turned on is It is determined that it is 6 seconds or longer.

  If the time Ton during which the settlement switch 59 is turned on is 6 seconds or more, the process proceeds to step 804, and the settlement of medals bet in the slot machine 10 is executed.

  Thus, when three medals are bet in the slot machine 10 and the settlement switch 59 is turned on for 6 seconds or longer, three medals are settled in the medal tray 50.

  When the bet settlement in step 804 is executed, the value of the timer T is cleared to zero for the subsequent settlement process in step 805.

On the other hand, if the time during which the settlement switch 59 is turned on is less than 6 seconds (No in Step 803), it is confirmed in Step 806 whether the on operation of the settlement switch 59 is continued.
If the on-operation of the settlement switch 59 is not continued (not on-operation), the process proceeds to step 807 and a timer is used to count (determine) the time during which the settlement switch 59 is on. Stop T.

In the embodiment, as a settlement mode of medals stored in the slot machine 10, a third settlement mode in which a medal betted for use in a game is paid out, and a second settlement in which a credited medal is paid out. A mode and a first settlement mode for paying out medals bet and credited medals for use in a game are prepared.
Then, depending on the time during which the settlement switch 59 has been turned on, whether or not to permit the medal settlement, the medal is paid in any of the settlement modes from the first settlement mode to the third settlement mode. Whether to put out is set.

Therefore, in step 808, in order to determine whether or not the medals can be settled, it is confirmed whether or not the time Ton during which the settlement switch 59 has been turned on is less than 2 seconds.
Specifically, when the value of the timer T is less than “1343 (1343 × 1.49 msec = 2001.07 msec)”, it is determined that the time Ton during which the settlement switch 59 has been turned on is less than 2 seconds. The

  If the on-operation time is less than 2 seconds, the process proceeds to step 805 and the value of the timer T is cleared to zero.

In the embodiment, when the on-operation time is less than 2 seconds, there is a high possibility that the player accidentally touched the settlement switch 59 and operated, and in that case, the medal settlement Is set not to execute.
Therefore, if the time during which the on-operation has been performed is less than 2 seconds, the value of the timer T is cleared to zero for the subsequent payment process, and then the current payment process is terminated.

If it is determined in step 808 that the on-operation time is not less than 2 seconds, it is confirmed in step 809 whether or not the time Ton in which the checkout switch 59 has been operated is 2 seconds or more and less than 4 seconds. .
In order to discriminate whether the operation of the settlement switch 59 is intended to settle all medals (bet and medals) or to settle a credited medal. It is.

  Specifically, when the value of the timer T is “1343 (1343 × 1.49 msec = 2001.07 msec)” or more and less than “2585 (2585 × 1.49 msec = 4000.65 msec)”, the checkout switch 59 is It is determined that the time Ton during which the ON operation has been performed is 2 seconds or more and less than 4 seconds.

  In the embodiment, when the on-operation time is 2 seconds or more and less than 4 seconds, it is assumed that the operation of the settlement switch 59 is intended for the settlement of all medals, 4 seconds or more (less than 6 seconds). In this case, the operation of the settlement switch 59 is intended to settle the medal credited to the slot machine 10, and the settlement of the medal is executed.

Therefore, in step 809, when the on-operation time is 2 seconds or more and less than 4 seconds, the process proceeds to step 811 and all medals are settled.
In this step 810, among the medals electrically stored in the slot machine 10, both the medals bet as the bet number in the game and the credited medals are paid out (first order). In one settlement mode, the medals are settled.

  Thus, when 3 medals are betted in the slot machine 10 and 10 medals are credited, if the settlement switch 59 is turned on for 2 seconds or more and less than 4 seconds, the medal tray 50 is set to 13 The medals will be settled (paid out).

In step 809, if the on-operation time is 4 seconds or longer, the process proceeds to step 811 where the credited medal is settled.
In this step 811, medals are settled in a mode (second settlement mode) in which credited medals are paid out among medals that are electrically stored in the slot machine 10.

  Thus, when 3 medals are betted in the slot machine 10 and 10 medals are credited, if the settlement switch 59 is turned on for 4 seconds or more and less than 6 seconds, the medal tray 50 is set to 10 The medals will be settled (paid out).

  In step 806, when the ON operation of the adjustment switch 59 is continued (ON operation), the process proceeds to step 812, and the time Ton for which the adjustment switch 59 is ON is set to 2 seconds. It is confirmed whether or not it has been reached.

Specifically, when the value of the timer T is “1343 (1343 × 1.49 msec = 2001.07 msec)” or more, it is determined that 2 seconds have been reached.
If it is determined in step 812 that the ON operation time has not reached 2 seconds, the process returns to step 803.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 812 that 2 seconds have been reached, it is confirmed in step 813 whether the ON operation time of the settlement switch 59 has reached 4 seconds.
Specifically, when the value of the timer T is “2585 (2585 × 1.49 msec = 4000.65 msec)” or more, it is determined that 4 seconds have been reached.

  If it is determined in step 813 that the on-operation time has not reached 4 seconds, when the on-operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at that time, it is notified that the medal settlement in the first settlement mode is executed. Therefore, in step 814, the first settlement mode display command is set.

  Here, the first settlement mode display command is the settlement of medals in the first settlement mode when the turning-on operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at the present time (settlement of both bet medals and credited medals). Is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 by the display control device 81. For example, by this command, character information such as “all medals will be settled” is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 813 that the on-operation time has reached 4 seconds, when the on-operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at that time, the medal payout in the second settlement mode is executed. In order to notify, in step 815, the second settlement mode display command is set.

  Here, the second settlement mode display command indicates that the settlement of medals in the second settlement mode (payment of credited medals) is executed when the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at the present time. This command is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 by the control device 81. For example, character information such as “Credited medal will be settled” is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 by this command.

  Thus, when the settlement switch 59 is turned on, the auxiliary display unit 65 displays that the settlement switch 59 is turned on. When the on operation time exceeds a predetermined time (2 seconds), at that time The medal settlement mode to be executed when the on operation is terminated is displayed at 65 on the auxiliary display unit. Then, when the time during which the settlement switch 59 has been turned on exceeds a predetermined time (2 seconds), the medal settlement is executed in a settlement manner that is determined according to the time during which the settlement switch 59 has been turned on.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the display control device 81 of the slot machine 10.
The display control device 81 receives a command transmitted from the main control device 101 and performs an auxiliary control process other than a game, and is provided separately from the main control device 101.
The display control device 81 controls, for example, lighting / flashing of the upper lamp 63, output control of notification sound from the speaker 64, control display board (not shown), and effect display on the auxiliary display unit 65. Is configured to do.

The display control device 81 is equipped with a microcomputer centering on a CPU 82 as arithmetic processing means. The CPU 82 includes a signal latch circuit 83 that latches a control signal such as a command transmitted from the main controller 101, a latch circuit 85 that latches a clock signal generated from the clock circuit 84 every 1 msec, an input port 86, and the like. Are connected via an internal bus.
Furthermore, a power supply device 91 is connected to the CPU 82 via an input port 86, and a power failure signal is input when the drive voltage drops to less than 10 volts, for example.

The CPU 82 includes a ROM 87, a RAM 88, various processing circuits such as an interrupt circuit (not shown), a timer circuit (not shown), a data transmission / reception circuit (not shown), and various counters.
The ROM 87 stores various control programs executed by the CPU 82 and fixed value data such as an upper lamp light emission table and a notification sound table.
The ROM 87 stores the programs of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 19 to 24 and 27 as a part of the control program.

The RAM 88 is a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM 87, and includes a work area (work area) for various counters and flags.
For example, the lottery result storage area 88a stores the lottery result of the combination, the rotation information storage area 88b stores the rotation status of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R, and the stop order storage area 88c stores the reels 32L, 32M. 32R is stored, and the received command storage area 88d stores commands transmitted from the main control device 101.

  An upper lamp 63, a speaker 64, and an auxiliary display unit 65 are connected to the output side of the CPU 82 via an output port (not shown).

  The CPU 82 performs various control processes based on control signals such as various commands transmitted from the main control device 101, and executes drive control of the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65. Hereinafter, the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65 are collectively referred to as an auxiliary effect unit.

  Subsequently, each control process executed by the CPU 82 of the display control device 81 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 82 is roughly divided into a display main process that is started when the power is turned on, a display timer interrupt process that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 1 msec), and from the main controller 101. There is a command interrupt process activated based on the input of a control signal. Here, for convenience of explanation, the display timer interrupt process and the command interrupt process will be described first, and then the display main process will be described.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a display timer interrupt process periodically performed by the CPU 82 of the display control device 81. The CPU 82 of the display control device 81 executes timer interrupt processing, for example, periodically (every 1.0 ms in the present embodiment) based on the clock signal generated by the clock circuit 84.

When the display timer interrupt process is started, the next command interrupt is prohibited in step 1001, and then the interrupt flag is read in step 1002.
When the interrupt flag is read in step 1002, the process proceeds to step 1003, and it is confirmed whether or not the read interrupt flag is a valid flag.

When the interrupt flag is valid (Yes in Step 1003), in Step 1004, “1” is added to the interrupt timer counter, and the value of the counter is updated.
Here, the interrupt timer counter is a counter that counts the number of times the timer interrupt process is executed. In this process, since the timer interrupt process is executed every 1.0 ms, the value of the interrupt timer counter is incremented by “1” every time the timer interrupt process is performed. Therefore, the time from when the predetermined process is executed can be specified from the value of the interrupt timer counter.

When the value of the interrupt timer counter is updated in step 1004, the interrupt flag is cleared in step 1005 so that the next interrupt can be performed.
If the interrupt flag is cleared, or if it is determined in step 1003 that the interrupt flag is not valid (No in step 1003), in step 1006, the next command interrupt is permitted. After the above is executed, this process is terminated.

[Command interrupt processing]
Hereinafter, a command interrupt process executed by the display control device 81 will be described.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a command interrupt process performed when a command is transmitted from the main control device 101.

As described above, the main control device 101 transmits various commands to the display control device 81 according to the state of the slot machine 10 and the progress of the game (game).
The display control device 81 controls the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, the auxiliary display unit 65, and the like based on the command transmitted from the main control device 101.

  For this reason, when the command transmitted from the main control device 101 is input via the signal latch circuit 83, the display control device 81 receives a command from the main control device 101 in order to reliably receive the command. Execute.

  Here, since the display control device 81 cannot transmit a predetermined command to the main control device 101, it is necessary to reliably receive the command from the main control device 101. Therefore, this process is a control process that is provided in the display control device 81 in order to reliably receive the command transmitted from the main control device 101. Among the control processes performed in the display control device 81, this process has a priority. It is set high.

In the command interrupt process, in step 1101, the next timer interrupt is prohibited. In step 1102, a check is made as to whether the strobe signal received with the command is normal.
Here, the strobe signal is a signal transmitted together with the command when the command is transmitted from the main controller 101. In the embodiment, when the display controller 81 receives a strobe signal, the CPU 82 is configured to execute a command interrupt process.

  In the embodiment, one command transmitted from the main controller 101 is composed of 2 bytes. Therefore, in step 1102, it is confirmed whether the first byte ahead of one command has been transmitted. Thereby, for example, it is possible to prevent the processing by this processing from being performed based on noise such as chattering that occurs when the settlement switch 59 or the like is operated.

  If the received strobe signal is normal (Yes in Step 1102), in Step 1103, the first byte of the transmitted command is acquired. In step 1104, it is confirmed whether the acquired command data is normal.

If the acquired command data is normal (Yes in step 1104), in step 1105, command reception processing for actually receiving a command for the acquired command data is executed. Specifically, since the first byte of the command data has already been received, the next 1 byte is received and stored in a predetermined area (reception command storage area 88d) of the RAM 88.
As described above, it is necessary to reliably receive command data transmitted from the main control device 101. Therefore, when it is determined that the command data is normal, the command data is reliably fetched and held, which will be described later. In the display main process (see FIG. 21), command data can be analyzed.

  In the embodiment, as command data transmitted from the main control device 101 side, commands transmitted when the settlement switch 59 is turned on (on operation display command, first settlement mode display command, second settlement mode) Display command), and this command is an example of a command received in the command interrupt process.

When the command transmitted from the main control device 101 is received and stored in the predetermined work area of the RAM 88 by the command receiving process in step 1105, the process proceeds to step 1106, and the maximum number of retries is set in the retry counter. The
This is because the normal reception of the command data has been completed at this point, and it is not necessary to receive the command data again.

If it is determined in step 1102 that the strobe signal is not normal, there is a high possibility that the strobe signal is a signal due to noise or the like, as described above. Move on to processing.
In step 1108, the maximum number of retries is set in the retry counter, as in step 1106 described above.

If it is determined in step 1104 that the command data is not normal, the process proceeds to step 1107 and “1” is added to the value of the retry counter.
In the embodiment, when the command data cannot be received normally, the command interrupt process is repeated until the value of the retry counter reaches a predetermined maximum number. In step 1107, “1” is added to the value of the retry counter so that the number of attempts to receive command data can be counted.

  When the retry counter process is executed by the processes of step 1106, step 1107, and step 1108, it is confirmed in step 1109 whether or not the value of the retry counter is the maximum value.

When the value of the retry counter is the maximum value, the command from the main control apparatus 101 has been normally received, or there is some abnormality in the command from the main control apparatus 101, and the timer interrupt processing is performed until the permitted number of retries. Even though it was executed, the command could not be received normally.
Therefore, in such a case, the process proceeds to step 1110 and the interrupt flag is read for clearing the interrupt. Then, in step 1111, a retry is performed in preparation for the next command interrupt process. The counter value is cleared.
In step 1112, the interrupt flag is cleared. In step 1113, the next timer interrupt is permitted.

On the other hand, if the value of the retry counter is not the maximum value (No in step 1109), the processing from step 1110 to step 1112 is skipped, and after the next timer interruption is permitted in step 1113, this processing is executed. Will end.
In such a case, the command has not been received normally and the value of the retry counter has not reached the maximum value, so the command can be received normally or until the value of the retry counter reaches the maximum value. This command interruption process is repeatedly executed, and acquisition of command data transmitted from the main control device 101 is attempted.

  When the command interruption process is performed based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 20, the command data is checked twice in the process of step 1102 and the process of step 1104 prior to the command data reception process in step 1105. Thus, noise can be eliminated, so that command data transmitted from main controller 101 can be received reliably. Even if command data cannot be received at one time in step 1105, command data can be reliably received by repeating this processing until the value of the retry counter reaches the maximum value.

When a command transmitted from the main control device 101 is newly received during execution of the display timer interrupt process, the newly received command is latched by the signal latch circuit 83. ing. As a result, after the timer interrupt process being executed is completed, a command interrupt process is newly executed for the newly received command.
In addition, when the execution timing of the timer interrupt process comes during execution of the command interrupt process, the clock signal that defines the execution timing of the timer interrupt process is latched by the latch circuit 85. . Thereby, the timer interrupt process is executed after the command interrupt process being executed is completed.
That is, the display control device 81 of the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment is configured such that multiple interrupts do not occur between the timer interrupt process and the command interrupt process.

[Display main process]
Next, a display main process executed by the display control device 81 will be described.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the display main process executed by the CPU 82 of the display control device 81.

  This process is a main control process repeatedly performed by the CPU 82 of the display control device 81. The command transmitted from the main control device 101 is analyzed, and the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, the auxiliary display unit are analyzed based on the analysis result. Settings necessary for controlling 65 and the like are made.

First, in step 1201, the CPU 82 performs initialization processing.
Specifically, as initialization processing, the value of the stack pointer is set in the CPU 82, and an interrupt mode that permits command interrupt processing and timer interrupt processing is set. Thereafter, the CPU 82 register group, I / O Various settings for the O device and the like are executed.

When the initialization process is executed in step 1201, it is confirmed in step 1202 whether or not the system state of the slot machine 10 is in a voltage drop state prior to the main process of this process.
In this step 1202, when the drive voltage drops below 10 volts, it is determined that the system state is in the voltage drop state.

  If the system state is a voltage drop state (Yes in step 1202), for example, it is determined that the processing is proceeding as much as possible so that the slot machine 10 is powered off based on the turning-off operation of the power switch 71, and the processing described below is performed. Without proceeding to step 1203, the power failure process is executed.

On the other hand, if the system state is not a voltage drop state (No in step 1202), in step 1204, whether or not the above-described display timer interrupt process (see FIG. 23) has been performed is “0”. It is confirmed based on whether or not.
The value of the interrupt timer counter is updated (added by “1”) in step 1004 of the display timer interrupt process (FIG. 19) executed every 1.0 ms after the power is turned on (including after the recovery from the power failure). If the display timer interrupt process has already been executed, the value of the interrupt timer counter becomes a number other than “0”.

  Therefore, in step 1204, if the value of the interrupt timer counter is “0”, it is determined that the display timer interrupt process is not being executed. On the other hand, if the value of the interrupt timer counter is not “0”, it is determined that the display timer interrupt process has been executed.

  If the display timer interrupt process has been executed (No in step 1204), a drive data output process is executed in step 1205.

[Drive data output processing]
Here, the drive data output process will be described.
FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the drive data output process.
In this drive data output process, drive data for driving the auxiliary effect sections (the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, the auxiliary display section 65, etc.) is output.

  In the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, the command data transmitted from the main control device 101 is acquired by the command interrupt process (FIG. 20), and the received command check process (step 1207 in FIG. 25) described later on the display main process. When the auxiliary effect is determined based on the acquired command data, the drive data output process generates drive data for driving the auxiliary effect unit, and the auxiliary effect unit is driven based on the drive data. Be made.

In this drive data output process, in step 1301, the value of the watchdog timer that monitors the occurrence of malfunction is reset.
In step 1302, a command check process at startup is executed.
For example, if an error is displayed because the data in the RAM 106 is destroyed after the slot machine 10 is started by turning on the power switch, the CPU 102 of the main control device 101 transmits an error state to the display control device 81. In addition, the display control device 81 cannot output a command indicating that no command data is transmitted from the main control device 101 to the main control device 101.
Therefore, in step 1302, when no command is received from the main control device 101 within a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds, the CPU 82 of the display control device 81 displays an error on the auxiliary display unit 65, or external concentration terminal board. A control for notifying the occurrence of an error is executed, such as transmitting a signal related to the occurrence of an error to a hall computer in a game hall via (not shown).

When the startup command check process is executed, a device control process is performed in step 1303.
Specifically, when the change processing of the production data such as the upper lamp light emission data and the notification sound data is performed in the previous drive data output processing, the upper lamp 63, the left and right Change data is set in the speaker 64 or the like. For example, the CPU 82 reads out the notification sound data with the volume increased by one step from the notification sound table in the ROM 87 and sets it in the notification sound output controller (not shown) of the speaker 64.

  In the device control process, drive data to be executed in the auxiliary effect is output to the auxiliary effect units (upper lamp 63, speaker 64, auxiliary display unit 65) to be driven. Thus, for example, an auxiliary effect such as lighting the upper lamp 63 in a predetermined color or displaying character information on the auxiliary display unit 65 is executed.

When this device control process is executed, a system state change process is executed at step 1304.
In the embodiment, the system state includes, for example, a voltage drop state, an initialization state, and a normal state, and the initialization process of the auxiliary display unit 65 is executed according to the system state each time.

When the system state change process is executed, a voltage drop check process is executed in step 1305.
In this voltage drop check process, the power failure signal input via the input port 86 is monitored, and when the power failure signal is switched from the OFF state to the ON state, the system state is changed from the normal state to the voltage drop state. .

When the voltage drop check process is executed, a specific time process is executed in step 1306.
The specific time process is a process periodically performed every predetermined specific time (10 msec in the present embodiment). For example, the output data buffer is updated by the LED data table for driving the upper lamp 63, and the speaker 64 is used. This is a process for changing the volume of the musical sound output from the.

[Specific time processing]
Here, the specific time process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining an aspect of the specific time process executed in the drive data output process.

  In this specific time processing, in step 1401, update processing of the value of the 10 msec timer counter is executed. Specifically, the current interrupt timer counter value is added to the 10 msec timer counter value.

  In step 1402, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the 10 msec timer counter is “10” or more. If it is less than “10”, the process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is “10” or more, it means that the specific time has passed, and therefore, the process proceeds to step 1403 and the value of the 10 msec timer counter is decremented by “10”.
Then, the drive data changing process from step 1404 to step 1408 is executed.

Specifically, in step 1404, an LED data change process for performing data setting from the LED data table to the output data buffer is executed.
In step 1405, an auxiliary effect synchronization check process for synchronizing the BGM and the LED effect in the BB game is executed.
In step 1406, when the BGM is left unattended during playback, a fade-out process is executed to decrease the BGM volume after 30 seconds.
In step 1407, if left unattended, a demonstration start check process for starting a demonstration effect 60 seconds later is executed.
In step 1408, the value of the volume knob is checked to execute a volume check process for changing the volume of the sound.

  When the series of processes (drive data change process) from step 1401 to step 1408 is executed in this way, the specific time process ends.

  When the specific time process ends, the process returns to step 1307 of the drive data output process (FIG. 22). Thereby, the drive data switching process of step 1307 is executed.

The drive data switching process is a process for switching the drive data at a timing other than when a command is received from the main control device 101. For example, the drive data switching is performed according to the passage of time, the gaming state, or the like. To do.
For example, in this drive data switching processing, processing such as switching the lighting color of the upper lamp 63 and switching the display scene displayed on the auxiliary display section 65 is executed.
That is, the drive data change process is a process for changing the auxiliary effect with time, unlike the above-described specific time process.

When the drive data switching process in step 1307 is executed, the value of the interrupt timer counter is cleared in step 1308.
Subsequently, in step 1309, it is confirmed whether or not the system state is a voltage drop state. In step 1309, as in the case of the processing in step 1202, the system state is determined to be in the voltage drop state when the drive voltage has dropped below 10 volts.

  If the system state is a voltage drop state (Yes in step 1309), the process proceeds to step 1310, and a power failure process is executed.

On the other hand, if the system state is not a voltage drop state (No in step 1309), the drive data output process is terminated.
In such a case, the process returns to the display main process (FIG. 21), and the process of step 1206 is executed.

Returning to the description of the display main process in FIG. 21, the process of step 1206 is performed when the process returns to the display main process through the drive data output process described above, or the value of the interrupt timer counter is not “0” in step 1204. If executed.
In this step 1206, it is confirmed whether there is an unprocessed received command.

When the command data transmitted from the main control device 101 is received by the display control device 81, it is stored in a predetermined area (reception command storage area 88d) of the RAM 88 by the above-described command interrupt processing (FIG. 20). .
Therefore, in step 1206, it is determined that there is a received command when unprocessed command data is stored in the received command storage area 88d.

  If there is no received command (No in step 1206), in step 1208, update processing of a random value used when selecting an auxiliary effect is executed, and then the process returns to step 1202. As a result, the processing from step 1202 to step 1208 is repeatedly executed thereafter.

  On the other hand, if there is an unprocessed received command (Yes in step 1206), the process proceeds to step 1207, where the received command check process is executed, and the analysis of the command transmitted from the main controller 101 is executed.

  In the received command check process, the type of received command stored in the received command storage area 88d of the RAM 88 is confirmed, and a process according to the confirmed type is executed. For example, when the received command is a command (settlement mode display command) related to the medal settlement among commands related to settlement, a settlement mode display command process is executed.

[Settlement mode display command processing]
Here, the settlement mode display command processing will be described.
FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a payment mode display command process executed by the CPU 82 of the display control device 81.

  Prior to the description of the payment mode display command process, the notification display executed when the payment switch 59 is operated will be described.

In the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, based on the operation time of the settlement switch 59, the settlement of medals (a betted medal or a credited medal) that is electrically stored in the slot machine 10 in a usable state. The main controller 101 determines whether or not to execute the settlement and in what manner of settlement the medals are settled.
Therefore, in the display control device 81, while the settlement switch 59 is being operated, when the settlement switch 59 is terminated at that time, a process for notifying in what manner the settlement of medals is performed is performed. It is executed based on commands (on operation display command, first settlement mode display command, second settlement mode display command) input from the main control device 101.
And the setting process for alert | reporting this adjustment aspect is performed in an adjustment aspect display command process.

In the settlement mode display command processing, in step 1501, it is confirmed whether or not a display command related to settlement is received.
As described above, when the display control device 81 receives a command transmitted from the main control device 101, the type of command is specified in the received command check processing (step 1207 in FIG. 21) of the display main processing.
Therefore, in this step 1501, with reference to the processing result of this step 1207, whether or not a display command (ON operation display command, first settlement mode display command, second settlement mode display command) related to settlement has been received. Is confirmed.

If a display command related to payment is not received in step 1501, this processing is terminated as it is.
On the other hand, if it has been received, the process proceeds to step 1502, and it is confirmed whether or not the received display command is the second settlement mode display command.

If it is the second settlement mode display command, the process proceeds to step 1503, and the second settlement mode display process is executed.
As described above, in the second settlement mode display command, the on-time of the settlement switch 59 is set to the time (4 seconds to less than 6 seconds) for setting the settlement of medals credited (stored) in the slot machine 10. This is a command set in the main control device 101 in such a case.
Therefore, in this step 1503, for example, data for causing the auxiliary display unit 65 to display character information “a credited medal will be settled” is generated.

  On the other hand, if the display command received in step 1502 is not the second settlement mode display command, it is confirmed in step 1504 whether or not the received display command is the first settlement mode display command.

If it is the first settlement mode display command, the process proceeds to step 1505, and the first settlement mode display process is executed.
As described above, the first settlement mode display command indicates that both the medals betted as the number of bets in the game and the medals credited (stored) in the slot machine 10 when the settlement switch 59 is turned on. This command is set in the main control device 101 when it is time to set the settlement (2 seconds or more and less than 4 seconds).
Therefore, in this step 1505, for example, data for causing the auxiliary display unit 65 to display character information “all medals will be settled” is generated.

On the other hand, if the display command received in step 1504 is not the first settlement mode display command, the received display command is an on-operation display command.
In such a case, in step 1506, an on-operation display process is executed.
As described above, when the settlement switch 59 is turned on, the on operation display command is set in the main controller 101 until the condition of the first settlement mode is satisfied (until the on operation time is 2 seconds or longer). Command.
Therefore, in this step 1506, for example, data for causing the auxiliary display unit 65 to display the character information “The checkout switch is being operated” is generated.

  As described above, the payment mode display command process is started when a display command related to the operation of the payment switch 59 is input, and is ended when data to be displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 is generated.

Here, since the settlement mode display command process is a process executed in the received command check process (FIG. 21, step 1207) in the display main process, when the settlement mode display command process ends, the process returns to the received command check process. To do.
Then, in this received command check process, when another command process to be executed is executed, the process proceeds to the process of step 1208, and the update process of the random number value used when selecting the auxiliary effect is executed. After that, the process returns to step 1202.

The drive data generated by the settlement mode display command process is output to the auxiliary display unit 65 in the next drive data output process (step 1205 in FIG. 21).
Thereby, the character information determined according to the ON operation time of the settlement switch 59 is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 based on the drive data set in the settlement mode display command process.

Specifically, with reference to FIG. 27, the character information “the settlement switch is being operated” is displayed on the auxiliary display section 65 for 2 seconds after the settlement switch 59 is turned on. When the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at this stage, the medal settlement is not executed.
When the on operation time becomes 2 seconds, the character information displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 at that time is switched to “all medals will be settled”. When the on operation time is 2 seconds or more and less than 4 seconds, the auxiliary display unit 65 displays the character information “All medals will be settled”. When the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is finished at this stage, settlement of all medals (bet placed medals and credited medals) is executed.
Furthermore, when the ON operation time is 4 seconds, the character information displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 at that time is switched to “the credited medal is settled”. When the on-operation time is 4 seconds or more and less than 6 seconds, the auxiliary display unit 65 displays character information “Credited medals will be settled”. When the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is finished at this stage, settlement of the credited medal is executed.
In the embodiment, since the betting medals are settled when the on-operation time becomes 6 seconds, the auxiliary operation is performed when the on-operation time becomes 6 seconds. The character information “Credited medals will be settled” displayed on the display unit 65 disappears.

Thus, in the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment, even if the settlement switch 59 (the settlement operation means) is operated, if the operation time does not exceed the first predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), the medal (game medium) Therefore, if the player does not operate the settlement switch 59 for the first predetermined time with the intention of settlement, the settlement of medals is not executed.
Thereby, in the case of an erroneous operation with a short operation time, such as when the settlement switch 59 is accidentally touched, it is possible to suitably prevent the medal from being settled against the player's will.
In addition, when the settlement of medals is permitted, the settlement of the game medium is executed in a settlement mode determined based on the operation time, so that only the medals that are bet or only the medals that are credited are paid out. Therefore, the player can decide whether to pay out both the bet medals and the credited medals according to the operation time of the settlement switch 59, so that the convenience of the player is improved.

  In particular, according to the length of the operation time of the settlement switch 59, a first settlement mode of paying out both medals (betting medals) and credited medals for use in the game, The medal settlement is executed in one of one of the two settlement modes of paying out the credited medal and the third settlement mode of paying out the bet medal, In addition, the adjustment mode that is used more frequently than other adjustment modes is configured so that the operation time of the adjustment switch 59 required for setting the adjustment mode is set short. It is possible to improve the convenience of the player while preventing it.

  In addition, while the settlement switch 59 is being operated, based on the operation time of the settlement switch 59, the settlement mode set at that time is notified. The player can know the settlement form to be performed, and the convenience of the player can be further improved.

A second embodiment of the settlement process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the checkout process according to the second embodiment, when the checkout switch 59 is turned on, based on the number of on operations within a predetermined time after the on operation, the slot machine 10 can be used electrically. Decide whether or not to perform settlement of stored medals (bet medals and credited medals), and in the case of settlement of medals, in what settlement mode to perform settlement It has come to be.
For this reason, in the settlement process of the second embodiment, whether or not to perform the medal settlement and what settlement mode to use when performing the medal settlement is based on the number of operations of the settlement switch 59. Is set.
Further, based on the number of times the settlement switch 59 is operated, what kind of settlement mode is executed as the character information on the auxiliary display unit 65 when the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at the present time. It is like that.

  Also in the second embodiment, in the settlement process executed in the start waiting process (step 504 in FIG. 13), whether or not the medals are settled and in what settlement mode the medals are settled. It is decided to execute.

In the payment process according to the second embodiment, in step 2001, whether or not the payment switch 59 is intermittently turned on is confirmed based on the ON / OFF signal input from the payment detection sensor 59a.
If the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is not confirmed, this processing is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, when the on operation of the settlement switch 59 is confirmed, the process proceeds to step 2002 and an on operation display command is set.
As described above, the ON operation display command is a command for causing the auxiliary display unit 65 to display the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 by the display control device 81.

  When the on operation display command is set, in step 2003, “1” is added to the value of the counter (operation number counter) for counting the number of ON operations of the settlement switch 59. Therefore, at the time point immediately after the first ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is confirmed, the value of the operation number counter is “1”.

In step 2004, a timer T is started in order to count the elapsed time since the first turning on of the checkout switch 59.
Note that the value of the timer T is incremented by 1 every time the timer interrupt process is executed (1.49 msec) in the switch state read process of the timer interrupt process (step 207 in FIG. 11).

Subsequently, in step 2005, it is confirmed whether or not the adjustment switch 59 is turned on again.
When the ON operation is performed again, in step 2006, “1” is added to the value of the operation number counter.

In step 2007, it is confirmed based on the value of the operation number counter whether or not the number of times the settlement switch 59 has been turned on is two.
Therefore, when the value of the operation number counter is “2”, it is determined that the number of ON operations is two.

If it is determined that the number of ON operations is two, in step 2008, a first settlement mode display command is set.
In the first settlement mode display command, when the intermittent ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at this time, the settlement of medals in the first settlement mode (settlement of both bet medals and credited medals) is performed. This is a command to be displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 by the display control device 81.

  On the other hand, if the number of times the settlement switch 59 has been turned on is not two times (No in step 2007), whether or not the number of times the settlement switch 59 has been turned on in step 2009 is three. Confirmed based on value.

If it is determined that the number of ON operations is three, in step 2010, a second settlement mode display command is set.
The second settlement mode display command indicates that when the intermittent ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at this time, the medal settlement in the second settlement mode (payment of credited medals) is executed. This command is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 by the device 81.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of ON operations is not three, in step 2011, a third settlement mode display command is set.
The third settlement mode display command indicates that when the intermittent switch-on operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at the present time, the settlement of medals in the third settlement mode (payment of bet medals) is executed. This command is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 by the device 81.

  When the ON operation is not confirmed in step 2005 or when any display command is set (step 2008, step 2010, step 2011), in step 2012, the elapsed time from the first adjustment switch 59 operation is displayed. Whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) defined in advance has elapsed is confirmed based on the value of the timer T.

  If it is determined in step 2012 that a predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step 2005. As a result, the processing from step 2005 to step 2011 is repeatedly executed until a predetermined time elapses.

In the second embodiment, whether or not to perform the medal settlement based on the number of ON operations until a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses from the first settlement switch 59. What kind of medal settlement mode is executed is set.
Specifically, when the number of operations is one, it is determined that the settlement switch 59 has been operated by mistake, so that the settlement of medals is not permitted and the number of operations is two or more. In some cases, it is set to allow medals to be settled.
When the number of operations is two, the medals are settled on the assumption that the turning-on operation of the settlement switch 59 is intended to settle all medals (credited medals and bet medals). Is done. When the number of operations is 3, the medals are settled on the assumption that the turning-on operation of the settlement switch 59 is intended to settle the credited medals. When the number of operations is four or more, the settlement of medals is executed assuming that the turning-on operation of the settlement switch 59 is intended to settle the bet medals.

For this reason, in step 2002 after the on-operation of the settlement switch 59 is first confirmed, a command (on-operation display command) requesting that the auxiliary display unit 65 display the character information “the settlement switch is in operation”. Is set.
Thereafter, every time the check switch is turned on until the predetermined time elapses in Step 2012, the process proceeds to Step 2006 and the subsequent steps, and “All medals are settled according to the number of operations. "A set of commands (first payment mode display command) requesting to display the character information""on the auxiliary display unit 65 (step 3008), the character information" credited medal will be settled " A set of commands (second settlement mode display command) that is requested to be displayed on 65 (step 3010), and requesting that the auxiliary display unit 65 display character information that “the bet medals will be settled”. A set of commands (third settlement mode display command) (step 3011) is executed.

The command set in this way is output to the display control device 81 by the command output process (step 211 in FIG. 11) of the timer interrupt process.
Thereby, in the auxiliary display unit 65 of the display control device 81, as a result of the settlement mode display command processing, when the settlement switch 59 is turned on once, the character information “settlement switch is in operation” is displayed twice. If the text information “All medals will be settled” is performed 3 times, the text information “Credited medals will be settled” is performed 4 times or more. The character information “It will be settled” will be displayed.
In the second embodiment, in addition to the ON operation display command, the first settlement mode display command, and the second settlement mode display command, the third settlement mode display command is a display command related to the operation of the settlement switch 59. The point that it is input from the main control device 101 to the display control device 81 is different from the case of the first embodiment.

  Returning to the explanation of the settlement process, when the passage of the predetermined time is confirmed in step 2012, in step 2013, the number of on operations until the predetermined time elapses after the first on operation of the settlement switch 59 is Whether or not it was once is confirmed based on the value of the operation number counter.

In the embodiment, when the number of ON operations is one, it is set that the settlement switch 59 is not operated and the settlement of medals is not permitted.
Therefore, when the number of ON operations is one (Yes in Step 2013), the process proceeds to Step 2014, and the values of the timer T and the operation number counter are cleared for the subsequent settlement processing. Then, the settlement process is terminated.

If the number of on operations is not one (No in step 2013), in step 2015, whether or not the number of on operations is two is confirmed based on the value of the operation number counter.
If the number of ON operations is two (Yes in step 2015), the process proceeds to step 2016, and all medals are settled.
In this step 2016, out of the medals electrically stored in the slot machine 10 in a usable state, both medals bet as bets in the game and credited medals are paid out (first order). In one settlement mode, the medals are settled.

If the number of on operations is not two (No in step 2015), in step 2017, whether or not the number of on operations is three is confirmed based on the value of the operation number counter.
When the number of ON operations is three (Yes in Step 2017), the process proceeds to Step 3018, and the settlement of credited medals is executed.
In this step 2017, medals are settled in a mode (second settlement mode) in which credited medals are paid out of medals electrically stored in the slot machine 10 in a usable state.

On the other hand, when the number of on operations is not three (No in step 2017), the number of on operations is four or more. In such a case, the process proceeds to step 2019, and the betting medals are settled.
In this step 2019, medals are settled in a mode (third settlement mode) in which bets are paid out of medals that are electrically stored in the slot machine 10 in a usable state.

  As described above, when the number of ON operations is two times or more and the medals are settled in any of the first to third settlement modes described above, the process proceeds to step 2014. Then, for the settlement process after the next time, after the values of the timer T and the operation counter are cleared, the settlement process is terminated.

Hereinafter, the settlement mode display command processing according to the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a payment mode display command process according to the second embodiment.

  As described above, in the settlement process according to the second embodiment, in addition to the ON operation display command, the first settlement mode display command, and the second settlement mode display command, the third settlement mode display command is displayed on the settlement switch 59. A display command related to the operation is input to the display control device 81.

  Therefore, when the display control device 81 confirms reception of the display command related to the settlement (Yes in Step 2101), in Step 2102, whether or not the received display command is the third settlement mode display command. It is confirmed.

If it is the third settlement mode display command, the process proceeds to step 2103, and the third settlement mode display process is executed.
As described above, the third settlement mode display command is used in the main control device 101 when the number of ON operations of the settlement switch 59 is the number of times (4 or more) for which settlement of credited medals is set. The command to be set.
Therefore, in this step 2103, for example, data for causing the auxiliary display unit 65 to display character information “the bet medal will be settled” is generated.

  On the other hand, if the display command received in step 2102 is not the third settlement mode display command, it is confirmed in step 2104 whether or not the received display command is the second settlement mode display command.

If it is the second settlement mode display command, the process proceeds to step 2105, and the second settlement mode display process is executed.
As described above, the second settlement mode display command is set in the main control device 101 when the number of ON operations of the settlement switch 59 is the number of times of setting the settlement of credited medals (three times). Command.
Therefore, in this step 3105, for example, data for causing the auxiliary display unit 65 to display the character information “Credited medal will be settled” is generated.

  On the other hand, if the display command received in step 2104 is not the second settlement mode display command, it is confirmed in step 2106 whether the received display command is the first settlement mode display command.

If it is the first settlement mode display command, the process proceeds to step 2107, and the first settlement mode display process is executed.
Specifically, as described above, in the first settlement mode display command, the number of times that the settlement switch 59 is turned on is the number of times that the settlement of both the bet medals and the credited medals is set (2 The command is set in the main control device 101 when
Therefore, in this step 2107, for example, data for displaying the character information “all medals will be settled” on the auxiliary display unit 65 is generated.

On the other hand, when the display command received in step 2106 is not the first settlement mode display command, the received display command is an on-operation display command.
In such a case, an on-operation display process is executed in step 2108.
As described above, when the settlement switch 59 is turned on, the on operation display command is set in the main controller 101 until the condition of the first settlement mode is satisfied (until the on operation time becomes twice). Command.
Therefore, in this step 2108, for example, data for causing the auxiliary display unit 65 to display the character information “The checkout switch is being operated” is generated.

  As described above, the settlement mode display command processing according to the second embodiment is also started when a display command related to the operation of the settlement switch 59 is input, and data to be displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 is generated. It ends when it is done.

Then, the drive data generated by the settlement mode display command process is output to the auxiliary display unit 65 in the drive data output process (FIG. 21, step 1205).
Thereby, the character information determined according to the number of ON operations of the settlement switch 59 is displayed on the auxiliary display section 65 based on the drive data set in the settlement mode display command process.

Specifically, with reference to FIG. 30, the character information “the adjustment switch is being operated” is displayed on the auxiliary display section 65 until the second ON operation after the adjustment switch 59 is turned on. Is displayed. When the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at this point, the medal settlement is not executed.
When the number of ON operations is 2, the auxiliary display unit 65 displays character information “All medals will be settled”. When the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is finished at this point, all medals (bet and medals) are settled.

Then, when the number of ON operations is 3, character information “Credited medals will be settled” is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65. When the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at this time, the settlement of the credited medal is executed.
Furthermore, when the number of ON operations is four times or more, the auxiliary display unit 65 displays character information “the bet medals will be settled”. When the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at this point, the settlement of the bet medals is executed.

In this way, in the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment, the medals (game media) are not settled only by turning on the settlement switch 59 (the settlement operation means) once.
Therefore, if the player does not operate the settlement switch 59 a plurality of times with the intention of settlement, the medal settlement is not executed.
Accordingly, in the case of an erroneous operation in which the number of operations is one, such as when the settlement switch 59 is accidentally touched, it is possible to suitably prevent the medal from being settled against the player's will.

Further, the medal is not settled unless the second on-operation is detected within a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) from the first on-operation of the settlement switch 59.
As a result, even if the first on operation makes it possible to settle the medal, the medal cannot be settled unless the next on operation is performed within a predetermined time (3 seconds) from that point. In other words, since the period for counting the number of ON operations is finite, when the ON operation is performed after a certain amount of time, the payment cannot be made from the state in which payment can be made based on the first operation over time. In this state, even if the adjustment switch 59 is turned on, it is simply controlled again to a state in which adjustment can be made, so that it is possible to prevent the medals from being adjusted accidentally.

When the medals are allowed to be settled, the game medium is settled in a settlement manner determined based on the number of operations, and both the bet medals and the credited medals are paid out in the settlement manner. It is assumed that the first settlement mode, the second settlement mode for paying out credited medals, and the third settlement mode for paying out bet medals are set.
Accordingly, whether to settle only the bet medals, or only the creditd medals, or to pay out both the bet medals and the credited medals is determined by the number of operations of the settlement switch 59. Since the player himself can decide, the convenience of the player is improved.

In particular, it is assumed that the number of ON operations required for setting the settlement mode is smaller as the settlement mode is used more frequently than other settlement modes.
The mode that is assumed to be used more frequently means that the required operating time of the settlement operation means is shortened, so that the player feels stress in the operation of the settlement operation means while preventing the settlement due to an erroneous operation. Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved.

In addition, after the first on-operation is detected, medals are settled in a settlement manner that is based on the number of operations detected within a predetermined time.
Thereby, it is possible to prevent the medal from being settled in error when the ON operation is sporadically operated.

Furthermore, based on the number of ON operations, the settlement mode set at that time is displayed on the auxiliary display unit.
Thereby, since the player can know the payment mode set when the ON operation is ended at the present time, the convenience of the player can be improved.

  Hereinafter, modified examples applicable to the above-described embodiment will be described together with effects as necessary.

In the first embodiment, when the on-operation time of the settlement switch 59 is equal to or longer than a predetermined determination time (for example, 2 seconds), the settlement of medals stored in the slot machine 10 is permitted. The determination time used for determining whether or not to permit the change may be changed according to the state of the slot machine 10.
For example, when the slot machine 10 is in the special gaming state (BB state), the determination time may be longer than the determination time in the normal gaming state.

When the player is in the BB state, the player's interest is directed to the game in the BB state, and the frequency at which the medals are settled under such a situation is generally considered to be low.
If the medals are settled against the player's will in a situation where the medals are settled less frequently, the player's interest in the game may be lost. Therefore, when it is assumed that the frequency of medals being settled is low, as in the BB state, the interest of the player may be reduced by making the above determination time longer. The occurrence of a situation can be suitably prevented.
If the above determination time in the BB state is longer than the normal determination time by, for example, 2 seconds, the determination time (determination time for all payout, credit payout) used when determining the medals settlement mode The use determination time and the bet payout determination time) are also increased by 2 seconds each.

Further, as a result of the internal lottery executed when the start lever 41 is operated, when a winning combination that can be carried over to the next game is won, the above-described determination time in the next game may be lengthened. .
For example, even if BB is won by an internal lottery, if the BB symbols cannot be aligned, a prize for BB will not be established. In such a case, the winning of BB will be carried over to the game after the next time.

For example, in the case of a slot machine that is informed to the player that the player has won the internal lottery, the player should pay attention to aligning the BB symbols in a game in which the winning of the BB is carried over. become. Under such circumstances, if the medals are settled against the player's intention, the player's interest in the game may be lost.
In addition, in the case of a slot machine where the player is not notified that the internal lottery has been won, even if the checkout switch is operated before the game where the winning of the BB is carried over is started, Since it is not executed at a later time, it can give the player an opportunity to notice that the winning of BB has been carried over. Then, when the player notices, the player's interest is further enhanced in the next game, so that a slot machine that is attractive to the player can be provided.

In the first embodiment, when the ON operation of the settlement switch 59 is terminated at the present time, in which of the first to third settlement modes the settlement of medals is executed, for example, “All medals are settled” The case where it is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 with character information such as “It will be done” is illustrated.
In addition to this character information, the auxiliary display unit 65 may display a countdown to determine how many seconds the ON operation is continued until the next settlement mode is reached.
For example, immediately after the settlement switch 59 is turned on, the text information “The settlement switch is in operation” is displayed, but the time until switching to the next settlement mode is displayed in numbers next to it. May be.
Such display is performed when the count value of the timer used in the switch state reading process (FIG. 11, step 207) reaches a count value indicating that 1 second has elapsed, 2 seconds have elapsed, and so on. This is performed by transmitting a command set to display the indicated number to the display control device 81.
Furthermore, in addition to the character information “The checkout switch is being operated”, character information such as “If the operation is continued for another 2 seconds, it switches to the next checkout mode” may be displayed.

In addition, the settlement mode that is used more frequently has a shorter operation time of the settlement switch 59 that is required for setting the settlement mode. However, the combination of the operation time and the settlement mode can be changed as appropriate. It is.
Therefore, when the operation time is 2 seconds or more and less than 4 seconds, the medals are settled in the third settlement mode so that the bet medals are settled. The medal settlement in the 2nd settlement mode is executed so that the credited medals are settled, and after 6 seconds or more, the medal settlement is executed in the first settlement mode and the credited medal is bet. Both medals may be settled.

In the second embodiment, when the number of ON operations of the settlement switch 59 is a predetermined determination number (for example, two times) or more, the settlement of medals stored in the slot machine 10 is permitted. The number of determinations used for determining whether or not to allow payment may be changed according to the state of the slot machine 10.
For example, when the state of the slot machine 10 is the special gaming state (BB state), the number of determinations may be longer than the number of determinations in the normal gaming state.

When the player is in the BB state, the player's interest is directed to the game in the BB state, and the frequency at which the medals are settled under such a situation is generally considered to be low.
If the medals are settled against the player's intention in a situation where the medals are not frequently settled, the player's interest in the game may be lost. Therefore, when it is assumed that the frequency of medals being settled is low, as in the BB state, the interest of the player may be reduced by making the above determination time longer. The occurrence of a situation can be suitably prevented.
If the number of determinations in the BB state is increased by one, for example, from the normal determination, the number of determinations used when determining the medals settlement mode (the total number of determinations for payout, credit payout) The number of use determinations and the bet payout determination) are also increased by one each.

Further, as a result of the internal lottery executed when the start lever 41 is operated, when a winning combination that can be carried over to the next game is won, the above-mentioned number of determinations in the next game may be increased. .
For example, even if BB is won by an internal lottery, if the BB symbols cannot be aligned, a prize for BB will not be established. In such a case, the winning of BB will be carried over to the game after the next time.

For example, in the case of a slot machine that is informed to the player that the player has won the internal lottery, the player should pay attention to aligning the BB symbols in a game in which the winning of the BB is carried over. become. Under such circumstances, if the medals are settled against the player's intention, the player's interest in the game may be lost.
Also, in the case of a slot machine where the player is not notified that the internal lottery has been won, even if the checkout switch is operated before the game where the winning of the BB is carried over, the medals will be settled immediately. As a result, it is possible to give the player an opportunity to notice that the winning of BB has been carried over. And when a player notices, a player's interest will be further attracted to the next game.

Further, in the second embodiment, after the settlement switch 59 is turned on, until the second on-operation is performed, the auxiliary display unit 65 displays character information “the settlement switch is being operated”, When the number of on operations is 2, the text information “All medals will be settled” is displayed. When the number of on operations is 3, the text information “Credited medals will be settled” is displayed. When the number of on-operations is four times or more, the text information “betmed medals will be settled” is displayed.
The character information displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 is not limited to these. For example, when the first operation is performed, “when one operation is performed within 3 seconds, all medals are settled. , The credited medals will be settled if operated twice, and the bet medals will be settled if operated three times. In such a case, since the player can know how many times the ON operation is required within a few seconds in order to realize the desired settlement mode, the convenience of the player is improved. To do.

  In addition, immediately after the settlement switch 59 is turned on, the text information “The settlement switch is being operated” is displayed, but the number of operations until the next settlement mode is displayed is displayed next to it. Anyway. For example, in addition to the character information “The checkout switch is being operated”, character information such as “If the operation is performed once more, it switches to the next checkout mode” may be displayed.

In addition, the higher the frequency of use, the fewer the number of operations of the settlement switch 59 required for setting the settlement mode is set. However, the combination of the number of operations and the settlement mode can be changed as appropriate. It is.
Therefore, when the number of operations is 2, the medals are settled in the third settlement mode so that the bet medals are settled, and when the number is 3, the second settlement mode is used. The medal settling is executed so that the credited medal is settled, and in the case of four times, the medal settling is executed in the first settlement mode and the credited medal is bet. Both medals may be settled.

In the first and second embodiments described above, when the settlement switch 59 is operated, the settlement mode set at that time is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 as character information. As a modification, when the main control device 101 executes the medal settlement, a character information indicating the medal settlement mode is transmitted so that a command for informing the medal settlement mode to be executed is transmitted to the display control device 81. May be displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65.
As a result, for example, text information such as “All medals are being settled”, “Credited medals are being settled”, “Betting medals are being settled” is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65. As a result, it becomes possible for the player to grasp the settlement mode being executed, so that the convenience of the player is improved.

As described above, in the embodiment, the case where the gaming machine is a slot machine has been described as an example.
The present invention includes a storage and take-in device in a non-ball-type game machine, for example, a game machine main body supported to be openable and closable on an outer frame, and a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device. The game machine may be implemented as a so-called parrot machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, which starts rotation of the reel after the start lever is operated.

  Hereinafter, the features of the invention extracted from the above embodiments and modifications will be described together with effects and the like as necessary.

The present invention
(1) first game medium number storage means for storing the number of game media set as the number of bets used in one game;
A game machine comprising: a second game medium number storage means for storing the number of game media stored in a usable state as the bet number;
A settlement operation means operated when performing settlement of the game medium;
An operation time detection means for detecting an operation time of the settlement operation means;
When the operation time does not exceed the first predetermined time, the settlement non-execution means for not performing the settlement of the game medium;
A settlement execution means for performing settlement of the game medium when the operation time exceeds a first predetermined time;
The settlement execution means executes one of a plurality of settlement modes based on the operation time,
In the payment mode,
A first settlement mode for performing settlement of the number of game media stored in the first game media number storage means and the number of game media stored in the second game media number storage means;
A second settlement mode for performing settlement of the number of game media stored in the second game media number storage means;
A gaming machine, characterized in that a third settlement mode for performing settlement of the number of game media stored in the first game media number storage means is set.

If comprised in this way, even if the adjustment operation means is operated, if the operation time does not exceed the first predetermined time, the game medium is not adjusted.
Therefore, the game medium is not settled unless the player operates the settlement operation means for a period exceeding the first predetermined time with the intention of settlement. Thereby, in the case of an erroneous operation with a short operation time, such as when the payment operation means is accidentally touched, it is possible to suitably prevent the game medium from being adjusted against the player's will.
In addition, when the settlement of the game medium is permitted, the settlement of the game medium is executed in a settlement manner determined based on the operation time.
Therefore, only the game media set as the bet number, or only the game media stored in a usable state as the bet number, can be paid out, or can be used as the game medium and bet number set as the bet number It is possible for the player himself / herself to decide whether to pay out both of the game media stored in such a state according to the operation time of the settlement operation means, so that the convenience of the player is improved.

(2) The settlement execution means includes:
Depending on the length of the operation time, execute any one of the first settlement mode, the second settlement mode, and the third settlement mode,
(1) The gaming machine according to (1), wherein an operation time of the payment operation means required for executing the payment mode is shorter as a payment mode used more frequently.

If comprised in this way, the operation time of the adjustment operation means required will become short, as the adjustment mode assumed that the frequency used is high compared with another adjustment mode.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling stress on the operation of the settlement operation means while preventing the settlement due to an erroneous operation, so that the convenience of the player can be improved.

(3) The settlement execution means includes:
When the operation time is less than a second predetermined time longer than the first predetermined time, the first settlement mode is executed,
When the time is equal to or longer than the second predetermined time and less than a third predetermined time longer than the second predetermined time, the second settlement mode is executed,
The gaming machine according to (1) or (2), wherein when it is equal to or longer than the third predetermined time, the third settlement mode is executed.

  If constituted in this way, it is assumed that the time until the settlement in the first settlement mode, which is assumed to be the highest in use frequency compared to other settlement modes, is less frequent than the first settlement mode. Of the settlement mode in the order of the time until the settlement in the second settlement mode is confirmed and the time until the settlement in the third settlement mode, which is assumed to be less frequently used than the second settlement mode. The time required for execution becomes longer. Therefore, as the payment mode assumed to be used more frequently, the required operation time of the payment operation means is shortened, so that the convenience of the player can be improved while preventing the payment due to an erroneous operation. .

(4) From (1) to further comprising notification means for notifying the settlement mode executed at that time based on the operation time of the settlement operation means while the settlement operation means is being operated. The gaming machine according to any one of (3).

  If comprised in this way, since a player can come to know the payment aspect set when operation of an operation means is complete | finished now, the convenience of a player can be improved.

(5) The gaming state of the gaming machine includes a normal gaming state and a special gaming state,
The first predetermined time when the gaming machine is in the special gaming state is set to be longer than the first predetermined time when the gaming machine is in the normal gaming state, and any one of (1) to (4) A gaming machine according to claim 1.

With this configuration, the game medium is settled against the player's intentions due to accidentally touching the settlement operation means in a special gaming state that is assumed that the frequency of settlement of medals is low. The possibility can be reduced.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the interest of the player from being impaired while preventing payment due to an erroneous operation.

(6) The gaming machine
A plurality of circulation display means for circulating and displaying a plurality of kinds of symbols;
Start operation means operated to start the cyclic display of the symbol;
Lottery means for lottery drawing,
A plurality of stop operation means operated to individually stop the circulation display of each circulation display means;
When winning by the lottery, when the winning symbol corresponding to the winning combination stops at a valid position in a predetermined combination and the winning combination is established, the gaming state of the gaming machine is changed from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state. A gaming state changing means,
The winning combination includes a special combination in which the winning state is carried over to the next game if the winning combination is not established in the game when winning the lottery,
The first predetermined time in the game in which the winning state is carried over is set to a time longer than the first predetermined time in the normal gaming state (1) to (5) The gaming machine described in 1.

  With this configuration, even if the settlement switch is operated before the game in which the winning state for the special role is carried over is started, the settlement of the game medium is not immediately executed. Therefore, the player can be given an opportunity to notice that the winning state has been carried forward (the special role has been won by the internal lottery), and the player's interest can be enhanced.

(7) a settlement operation means operated when performing settlement of a game medium stored in a usable state in the gaming machine;
Operation detecting means for detecting the operation of the settlement operating means;
First payment state control means for controlling the state of the game medium to be executable when an operation of the payment operation means is detected;
A settlement execution means for performing the settlement of the game medium when an operation of the settlement operation means is detected after the first settlement state control means is controlled to a state where the settlement of the game medium can be performed. And a gaming machine comprising:

  If comprised in this way, the first operation of the adjustment operation means only makes the game medium adjustment executable, and if the adjustment operation means is not operated again thereafter, the adjustment of the game medium is not executed. Therefore, in the case of an erroneous operation such as when the payment operation means is accidentally touched, it is possible to suitably prevent the game medium from being adjusted against the player's intention.

(8) When the operation of the settlement operation means is not detected within a predetermined time after the first settlement state control means is controlled to a state where the settlement of the game medium can be executed, the settlement of the game medium is performed. (2) The gaming machine according to (7), further comprising second settlement state control means for controlling the state to not be executed.

With this configuration, the period during which the game media can be settled is limited, so that even if the game media is settled due to an erroneous operation, the state is prevented from continuing. it can.
Therefore, it is preferable that the game medium is settled against the player's intention when the settlement operation means is accidentally touched and then the settlement operation means is touched again after a considerable time has elapsed. Can be prevented.

(9) The gaming state of the gaming machine includes a normal gaming state and a special gaming state,
The gaming machine according to (8), wherein the predetermined time when the gaming machine is in the special gaming state is set to be longer than the predetermined time when the gaming machine is in the normal gaming state.

With this configuration, the game medium is settled against the player's intentions due to accidentally touching the settlement operation means in a special gaming state that is assumed that the frequency of settlement of medals is low. The possibility can be reduced.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the interest of the player from being impaired while preventing payment due to an erroneous operation.

(10) The gaming machine
A plurality of circulation display means for circulating and displaying a plurality of kinds of symbols;
Start operation means operated to start the cyclic display of the symbol;
Lottery means for lottery drawing,
A plurality of stop operation means operated to individually stop the circulation display of each circulation display means;
When winning by the lottery, when the winning symbol corresponding to the winning combination stops at a valid position in a predetermined combination and the winning combination is established, the gaming state of the gaming machine is changed from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state. A gaming state changing means,
The winning combination includes a special combination in which the winning state is carried over to the next game if the winning combination is not established in the game when winning the lottery,
The gaming machine according to (8) or (9), wherein the first predetermined time in the game in which the winning state is carried over is set to be longer than the first predetermined time in the normal gaming state. .

  With this configuration, even if the settlement switch is operated before the game in which the winning state for the special role is carried over is started, the settlement of the game medium is not immediately executed. Therefore, the player can be given an opportunity to notice that the winning state has been carried forward (the special role has been won by the internal lottery), and the player's interest can be enhanced.

(11) It further comprises counting means for counting the number of operations of the settlement operating means,
The settlement execution means executes one of a plurality of settlement modes based on the number of operations.
In the payment mode,
Among game media stored in a usable state in a gaming machine, game media set as the number of bets used in one game, and settlement of game media stored in a state usable as the bet number A first checkout mode for executing
A second settlement mode for performing settlement of game media stored in a usable state as a betting amount;
Any one of (7) to (10) is characterized in that a third settlement mode for performing settlement of game media set as the number of bets used in one game is set. Game machines.

With this configuration, when the game medium can be settled, the game medium is settled in a settlement manner determined based on the number of operations of the settlement operation means.
Therefore, whether or not the game medium set as the bet number used in one game and the game medium stored as a bet number can be used, or one of these Since the player himself / herself can determine whether or not the game medium is to be settled according to the number of operations of the settlement operation means, the convenience of the player is improved.

(12) The settlement execution means includes:
Depending on the number of operations of the settlement operation means, execute any one of the first settlement mode, the second settlement mode, and the third settlement mode,
(11) The gaming machine according to (11), characterized in that the more frequently used the settlement mode, the fewer the number of operations of the settlement operation means required for setting the settlement mode.

If comprised in this way, the operation time of the required adjustment operation means will become short, the aspect assumed that the frequency used is high compared with another payment aspect.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling stress on the operation of the settlement operation means while preventing the settlement due to an erroneous operation, so that the convenience of the player can be improved.

(13) The settlement execution means includes:
The number of operations of the settlement operation means is
If the first number of times is two or more, execute the first checkout mode,
When the second number of times is greater than the first number of times, the second settlement mode is executed,
The gaming machine according to (11) or (12), wherein the third settlement mode is executed when the third number is greater than the second number.

  If comprised in this way, the number of operation which performs a payment in the 1st payment aspect assumed that the frequency of use is the highest, and the payment is executed in the 2nd payment aspect assumed to be less frequently used than the third payment mode. In the order of the number of operations and the number of operations for executing the settlement in the third settlement mode, which is assumed to be less frequently used than the second settlement mode, the number of operations required for the settlement is increased. Therefore, since the frequency | count of operation of the adjustment operation means required as the aspect assumed that the frequency of use is high decreases, the convenience of a player can be improved, preventing the adjustment by incorrect operation.

(14) The settlement execution means is
6. The method according to claim 3, wherein after the first operation of the operation means is detected, any one of the settlement modes is executed based on the number of operations detected within a predetermined counting time. A gaming machine according to claim 1.
(11) The gaming machine according to any one of (13).

  If comprised in this way, it can prevent adjusting a game medium accidentally when the operation means is sporadically operated by making the period which detects operation of an operation means into a finite.

(15) It is further provided with notifying means for notifying the settlement mode executed at that time based on the number of operations of the settlement operating means while being controlled in a state where the settlement of the game medium can be executed. The gaming machine according to any one of (11) to (14), which is characterized.

  If comprised in this way, since a player can come to know the payment aspect set when operation of an operation means is complete | finished now, the convenience of a player can be improved.

(16) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (15), wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine.
In particular, as a basic configuration of the slot machine, “variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information is provided, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever) is provided. The dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation, the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time, The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is the specific identification information. In this case, a typical example of the game medium is a medal.

(17) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (15), wherein the gaming machine is a fusion of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine.
In particular, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation The dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of the lever), and the dynamic display of the identification information is caused by the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, on condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of the stop is specific identification information, and is used as a game medium In addition, the game machine is configured such that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of the identification information, and a large number of balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Slot machine 10 Game machine 11 Case body 11a Top plate 11b Bottom plate 11c Back plate 11d Left side plate 11e Right side plate 11f Partition plate 12 DC stability 12 Front door 13 Hinge 16 Upper lamp 17 Speaker 21 Locking mechanism 25 Display panel 26 (26L, 26M, 26R) Display window 27 Lower plate 28-30 Bet lamp 31 Reel unit 31a Reel index sensor 31b Stepping motor 32 (32L, 32M, 32R) Reel 40 Operation part 40a Flat part 40b Vertical wall part 41 Start lever 41a Start detection sensor 42, 43, 44 Stop switch 42a, 43a, 44a Stop detection sensor 45 Medal insertion slot 45a Inserted medal detection sensor 46 Selector 46a Medal path switching solenoid 47 Storage path 4 8 discharge passage 48a opening 49 medal discharge port 50 medal tray 51 hopper device 51a payout detection sensor 52 storage tank 52a guide plate 53 payout device 54 medal storage box 55 return switch 56 credit insertion switch (max bet button)
57 Credit insertion switch (single bet button)
58 Credit insertion switch (2 bet buttons)
56a to 58a Credit insertion detection sensor 59 Settlement switch 59a Settlement detection sensor 60 Credit number display part 61 Remaining payout number display part 62 Payout number display part 63 Upper lamp 64 Speaker 65 Auxiliary display part 70 Power box 71 Power switch 72 Reset switch 72a Reset Detection sensor 73 Setting key insertion hole 73a Setting key detection sensor 81 Display control device 82 CPU
83 Signal latch circuit 84 Clock circuit 85 Latch circuit 86 Input port 87 ROM
88 RAM
88a Lottery result storage area 88b Rotation information storage area 88c Stop order storage area 88d Received command storage area 91 Power supply 91a Power supply 91b Power failure monitoring circuit 100 Control board accommodation box 101 Main controller 102 CPU
103 Clock circuit 104 I / O port 105 ROM
106 RAM
107 winning flag storage area 108 smooth table storage area 109 status information storage area 110 backup area 111 counter storage area 112 flag storage area 121 external concentration terminal board

Claims (1)

A settlement operation means operated when performing settlement of a game medium stored in a usable state in the gaming machine;
Operation detecting means for detecting the operation of the settlement operating means;
First payment state control means for controlling the state of the game medium to be executable when an operation of the payment operation means is detected;
After controlled state settlement that is executable of the game medium by the first settlement state control means, when the operation of the checkout operation means is detected more than a predetermined number of times, perform the settlement of the game medium , When the operation of the settlement operation means is detected less than the predetermined number of times, the settlement execution means that does not allow the settlement of the game medium itself ;
And special Yu skill state transition means for shifting the Yu technique state from the normal Yu TECHNICAL state Advantageously special Yu skill status for a player,
While the special Yu skill state transition means are allowed to migrate Yu skill state to said special Yu skill state, the predetermined number of times set higher than normal and, to a winning combination that can be carried over to the next and subsequent game In the case of winning, the operation number changing means for setting the predetermined number of times in the game after the next time to be larger than normal ,
A gaming machine comprising:

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