JP5907510B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a game result is determined by a combination of symbols displayed when a plurality of rotating reels are stopped.

  Conventionally, slot machines are widely known as one of gaming machines. Generally, in this type of slot machine, when a player inserts a prescribed number of game media such as medals and game balls, the operation of the start switch becomes effective. Then, when the player operates the start switch, a plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols start rotating, and a winning lottery is performed. Eventually, when the rotation speed of the reel reaches a certain speed, the operation of the stop switch provided for each reel becomes effective, and when the player operates the stop switch, the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch is displayed. Stop.

  At this time, when any combination is won in the combination lottery, reel stop control within a predetermined range (for example, a range where the number of sliding frames is 4 frames) so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the combination are aligned on the effective line ( Pull-in control) is performed. On the other hand, when the result of the winning combination lottery is lost, reel stop control (kicking control) is performed so that a symbol combination corresponding to any combination is not aligned on the effective line. If all the reels stop and a symbol combination corresponding to any combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, it means that the combination has won a prize, and a privilege corresponding to the winning combination is given to the player. One game ends. On the other hand, when the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the active line does not correspond to any combination, one game is finished without giving a privilege to the player. Hereinafter, a game that is started when the reels are rotated and the result is determined when all the reels are stopped is referred to as a unit game.

  In the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, in the first game after the end of BB, a reel effect is performed in a frozen state, and while the middle reel rotates, the stopped right reel and left reel swing.

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However, Patent Document 1 does not describe an optimal swing fluctuation control when executing a reel effect.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of performing optimal swing fluctuation control when executing a reel effect .

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention includes a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols,
A stop switch provided for each reel;
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game,
The main control means includes
A role lottery means for determining a role;
A fluctuation variation counter that stores a counter value that is updated every predetermined time, and
The main control means includes
Based on the operation of the stop switch, it is possible to execute a pseudo game effect capable of temporarily stopping the reel as a reel effect,
The temporarily stopped reel is controlled to the first position based on the counter value being the first value, and the temporarily stopped reel is controlled to the second position based on the second value. Makes it possible to perform fluctuation fluctuations,
It is characterized by that.

According to the above-described invention, when the reel effect is executed , it is possible to execute the optimal swing fluctuation control .

In another aspect of the invention, the swing start condition is that the stop instruction means is operated.

According to the other invention described above, since the pseudo-stopped reel is controlled based on the operation of the stop instruction means, it is possible to clearly grasp the timing at which the swing starts.

Further, in the pseudo game according to another aspect of the invention, when the reel is rotating, the corresponding reel is pseudo-stopped and swings based on an operation of the stop instruction means.

As described above, according to the slot machine of the present invention , optimal swing fluctuation control can be executed when a reel effect is executed.

It is a front view showing the appearance of the slot machine according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the symbol arrangement | sequence of each reel with which the slot machine is provided. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function regarding control in the slot machine. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram for describing symbol combinations and payouts corresponding to various combinations determined in advance in the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the combination lottery table referred during the normal game of the slot machine. FIG. 38 is a state transition diagram showing a transition of gaming state in the slot machine. In the same slot machine, it is a normal stop table that is selected when the small role 2 (watermelon) is won. In the same slot machine, a pseudo combination stop table is selected when seven sets of pseudo stop are determined. In the slot machine, it is the explanation drawing in order to explain the contents of special production start condition in order to decide whether or not to start special production. In the same slot machine, it is an explanatory diagram for explaining main ones of commands transmitted from the main control circuit to the sub control circuit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the game state in the special effects A and B performed with the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the game state in the special effect C performed with the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the game state in the special effect D performed with the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the form which changes a rocking | fluctuation width according to 7 assortment expectation etc. performed with the slot machine. In the slot machine, in the reel production, it is an explanatory diagram for explaining the production of moving the reel half a symbol. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a reel speed processing table in the slot machine; It is explanatory drawing which shows the correspondence of the symbol arrangement | sequence and step number in the slot machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the 7-alignment temporary stop table selected when the 7-alignment temporary stop is determined in the reel production performed in the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the main routine which controls the progress of the game performed with the main control circuit of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the main routine which controls the progress of the game performed with the main control circuit of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special effect start determination process performed within the main routine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special effect A control process performed within the main routine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special effect B control process performed within the main routine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special effect C and D control processing performed within the main routine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the pseudo | simulation game control process in the special effects C, D, E, and F performed within the main routine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special effect E control process performed within the main routine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special effect F control process performed within the main routine. 14 is a flowchart showing the contents of information reception processing executed in response to a command received from the main control circuit in the sub-control circuit of the slot machine. The bit table used in the slot machine and displaying the symbol “watermelon” on the left reel is stopped.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Description of appearance structure]
An appearance of a slot machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10. In FIG. 1, a front panel 20 is provided on the front surface of the casing of the slot machine 10. A display window 22 is formed substantially at the center of the front panel 20, and symbols printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R that are rotatably provided inside the slot machine 10 are displayed. Is displayed. Each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R is provided such that the respective rotation axes are arranged on the same straight line in the horizontal direction, each having a ring shape, and 20 symbols are printed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface thereof. A strip of reel tape is affixed. From the display window 22, when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, among the 20 symbols printed on each reel, three symbols that are continuous along the rotation direction of each reel are visually recognized. It is possible. That is, 3 [symbol] × 3 [reel] = 9 symbols in total are stopped and displayed on the display window 22. Here, among the three consecutive symbols displayed when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, the uppermost stop display position is the upper stage U, the middle stop display position is the middle stage M, and the lowermost figure. The stop display position is set to the lower stage L.

  The display window 22 has a single winning line L that crosses each middle stage M of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. The winning line L is a line that serves as a reference when determining whether or not a symbol combination corresponding to a plurality of types of predetermined combinations (described later) is stopped and displayed. That is, when the reels 40L, 40C and 40R are stopped, a combination of three symbols stopped and displayed at the stop display position (middle stage M of each reel) through which the winning line L passes corresponds to one of the roles. When that happens, that role has won. In the following description, when it is simply described as “the symbol combination is stopped and displayed”, it means that the symbol combination is stopped and displayed along the winning line L.

  In addition to the display window 22, the front panel 20 is provided with various lamps and a display for notifying the player of various information related to the unit game. Below the display window 22, bet number (betting number) display lamps 26 a, 26 b, 26 c, a credit number display 27, and an acquired number display 28 are provided in order from the left in FIG. 1. The bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, and 26c are for displaying the number of medals inserted in one game. That is, when one medal is inserted, only the bet number display lamp 26a is turned on. When two medals are inserted, the bet number display lamps 26a and 26b are turned on and three medals are inserted. The bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, and 26c are turned on.

  Here, a medal inserted to play a unit game in the slot machine 10 is a kind of game medium, and the game medium is not limited to a medal, but a game ball (so-called pachinko ball), a magnetic card, and a non-contact IC card. Alternatively, it may be value information recorded on a recording medium such as a coin with an IC chip and capable of playing a unit game. In the slot machine 10, when three medals are inserted, one unit game is possible, and the winning line L is an effective line. The credit number display 27 (stored number display means) is a two-digit 7-segment display and is credited (stored) in the slot machine 10 (more specifically, a RAM in the main control circuit 100 to be described later). The number of medals (stored in) is displayed. The acquired number display 28 (given number display means) is a two-digit 7-segment display, and displays the number of medals to be paid out to the player in the slot machine 10 according to the result of the unit game.

  A substantially horizontal operation panel unit 30 is provided below the front panel 20 described above. A medal insertion slot 32 for inserting medals into the slot machine 10 is provided on the upper right side of the operation panel 30. Inside the medal slot 32 is provided a medal sensor that outputs a medal detection signal to the main control circuit 100 described later when a medal inserted from the medal slot 32 is detected. As a result, the main control circuit 100 can recognize the number of inserted medals by counting the number of times the medal detection signal is output.

  A 1-bet switch 34 and a maximum bet switch 35 that can insert credited medals into the slot machine 10 are provided on the upper left side of the operation panel 30. The 1-bet switch 34 is a switch for inserting only one medal that is credited every time it is operated into the slot machine 10 as a game betting target. The maximum bet switch 35 is a switch for inserting, into the slot machine 10, the maximum number (specified number) of medals that are allowed to be inserted in the current unit game among the credited medals. is there. In the slot machine 10, the prescribed number of MB games, which will be described later, is two, and the prescribed number of games that are not MB games (ordinary games) is three.

  When three medals are inserted into the slot machine 10 from the medal insertion slot 32 or by operating the various bet switches 34 and 35, the bet number display lamps 26a, 26b and 26c are sequentially displayed every time a medal is inserted. It will light up. Further, the number of inserted medals is subtracted from the number of credits stored in the RAM (corresponding to the storage means 160) of the main control circuit 100 described above, and the value displayed on the credit number display 27 is also displayed. Subtracted. Further, when a predetermined number of medals have already been inserted, and further medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 32, the number of inserted medals is the number of credits stored in the RAM of the main control circuit 100. Is added to the value displayed on the credit amount display 27.

  A start switch 36 is tiltably provided on the front left side of the operation panel 30. The start switch 36 becomes effective when the player inserts a prescribed number of medals into the slot machine 10. When a re-gamer to be described later in a unit game wins, even if no medals are inserted, the bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, and 26c are lit for a predetermined number, and the start for the next unit game is started. The operation of the switch 36 becomes effective. When the player tilts the start switch 36 in this state, the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R described above start to rotate all at once. As a result, the symbols printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C and 40R are moved (scrolled) from the top to the bottom in the display window 22.

  Three stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are provided at the center of the front surface of the operation panel 30. Here, the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are so-called self-illuminated push button switches, and the push button portion has a structure capable of emitting light in a plurality of colors. The left stop switch 37L corresponds to the left reel 40L, the middle stop switch 37C corresponds to the middle reel 40C, and the right stop switch 37R corresponds to the right reel 40R. During the pseudo game, the correspondence relationship between the stop switch 37 and the reel 40 may be changed. Specifically, for example, the right reel 40R is stopped by operating the left stop switch 37L. Stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated by the player when the rotational speeds of the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R reach a predetermined steady rotational speed (for example, 80 rotations / minute, also simply referred to as a constant speed). The operation becomes valid. Here, when the operation of each stop switch is disabled, the light emission color at the push button part of each stop switch is red, and when the operation reaches the steady rotation speed and the operation becomes valid, the light emission of the push button part The color changes to blue.

  When the player pushes the left stop switch 37L, the left reel 40L stops. When the player pushes the middle stop switch 37C, the middle reel 40C stops and pushes the right stop switch 37R. Sometimes the right reel 40R stops. At this time, each of the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R includes the center position of any three consecutive symbols among the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each reel, and the upper stage U in the display window 22, Stop control is performed so that the center positions of the middle stage M and the lower stage L coincide with each other. Here, the position where the center of the symbol coincides with the center of the stop display position is referred to as a fixed position. When the slot machine 10 stops the reel, the reel stops so that each symbol of the reel always stops at the fixed position. Control is performed.

  A settlement switch 38 is provided on the left side of the operation panel 30. When operated within the medal insertion acceptance period, all credited medals are paid back and displayed on the credit number display 27. The value becomes “0”. Here, the medal insertion acceptance period is, for example, until the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R start rotating after the operation of the start switch 36 is considered to be valid until all the reels stop (when medals are paid out). Until the medals are paid out).

  A lower panel 50 on which a model name of the slot machine 10 and characters adopted as a motif are drawn is arranged below the operation panel 30. A medal payout opening 60 for paying out medals to the player is provided at a substantially lower center of the lower panel 50. For example, when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, if a combination of three symbols stopped and displayed along the winning line L corresponds to a small role, the medal payout installed in the slot machine 10 The device is activated and the number of medals corresponding to the small combination is paid out. Further, when the settlement switch 38 is operated in a state where medals are credited, the credited medals are paid out. Then, the paid-out medals are discharged from the medal payout outlet 60 and stored in the tray 61. On the right side and the left side of the medal payout opening 60, sound transmission holes 62R and 62L are provided for allowing sounds emitted from speakers 64R and 64L (described later) housed inside the slot machine 10 to pass outside. Yes.

  A display device 70 composed of a liquid crystal display panel is provided above the front panel 20. The display device 70 is not limited to the above-described liquid crystal display panel, and any other image display device can be used as long as the player can visually recognize image information and text information during the game. This display device 70 displays a game history, an effect image displayed during a unit game, an effect image for notifying the result of a role lottery, the progress of a unit game (medal insertion → operation of a start switch 36 → reel Rotation → stop switch 37L, 37C, 37R operation → all reel rotation stop), etc. can be displayed. Above the display device 70, there is provided an upper effect lamp 72 that blinks in a pattern corresponding to the winning combination when the reels 40L, 40C, 40R are stopped and a certain winning combination is won.

[Description of reel design]
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the arrangement of symbols printed on the reel tape attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C and 40R will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), 20 symbols are printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, but each symbol is divided into 20 divisions in the longitudinal direction of the reel tape. One symbol is printed in each symbol area. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2B, there are seven types of symbols displayed in each symbol area, and a type code (not shown) is determined in advance for each type. The types of symbols in the slot machine 10 include the “7” symbol in which the number 7 is represented in red, the “BAR” symbol labeled “BAR”, the “Replay” symbol with a light blue plum motif, and a yellow bell. "Bell" design with a motif of red, "Cherry" design with a red cherries motif, "Watermelon" design with a green watermelon motif, a star that is inconspicuous in light gray and is not associated with any role There is a “blank” design with the motif.

  In addition, symbol numbers “0” to “19” are determined in advance in each symbol region of the reel tape attached to each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, as shown in FIG. A symbol type code corresponding to the symbol number is stored in the ROM of the main control circuit 100. The slot machine 10 recognizes the symbols displayed at each stop display position (upper U, middle M, lower L) of the display window 22, and performs reel stop control described later. Referenced when doing. Hereinafter, the symbol number and the type code are collectively referred to as symbol identification information. Each reel tape shown in FIG. 2A shows a state where the symbol numbers “0” and “1” are separated and developed, and when actually attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C and 40R, The symbols of symbol numbers “0” and “1” are continuous.

  When the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are rotated, the three symbols of each reel displayed in the display window 22 are scroll-displayed in a direction in which the values of three consecutive symbol numbers are increased. For example, when symbols of symbol numbers “1”, “2”, and “3” are displayed from the lower L to the upper U of the display window 22, the symbols that are displayed thereafter are symbol numbers “2”. ”,“ 3 ”,“ 4 ”→ design numbers“ 3 ”,“ 4 ”,“ 5 ”→ design numbers“ 4 ”,“ 5 ”,“ 6 ”→... When the symbol numbers “18”, “19”, “0” are displayed, the symbol numbers “19”, “0”, “1” → the symbol numbers “0”, “1”, “ 2 ”→ symbol number“ 1 ”,“ 2 ”,“ 3 ”→... Three consecutive symbols from symbol numbers“ 0 ”to“ 19 ”circulate until the reel stops. Scrolled.

[Description of control circuit]
Next, a control circuit for controlling the slot machine 10 will be described with reference to a functional block diagram shown in FIG. The control circuit of the slot machine 10 includes a main control circuit 100 and a sub control circuit 200. The main control circuit 100 controls a unit game in the slot machine 10, and the sub control circuit 200 is a main control circuit. Based on the information transmitted from 100, control of effects performed in the slot machine 10 is performed. Information transmission between the main control circuit 100 and the sub control circuit 200 is limited to one direction from the main control circuit 100 to the sub control circuit 200. No information is sent directly.

≪Description of main control circuit≫
<Main control circuit and peripheral hardware configuration>
The main control circuit 100 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and an I / O port for exchanging signals with the outside, a random number generator for generating random numbers, a clock signal for operating the CPU, and the like. And a clock generation circuit for generating an interrupt signal. Here, the random number generator generates random numbers in a numerical range of 0 to 65535. The main control circuit 100 includes an operation means 300, a game information display means 400, a motor drive circuit 44, an index sensor 46, a hopper drive circuit 80 and a medal payout device 82, and an external concentrated terminal board 84. It is connected to the.

  The operation unit 300 includes a rotation instruction unit 310 including a start switch 36, a stop instruction unit 320 including three stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R, and an insertion instruction unit 330 including a 1-bet switch 34 and a maximum bet switch 35. , And a settlement switch 38. The game information display means 400 includes the bet number display lamps 26a to 26c, the credit number display 27, and the acquired number display 28 shown in FIG.

  The motor drive circuit 44 individually excites the stepping motors 42L, 42C, and 42R for each reel according to the excitation signal output from the main control circuit 100, and rotates or stops the corresponding reel. The index sensors 46L, 46C, and 46R are provided corresponding to the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, respectively, and when the index provided at the reference position of the corresponding reel is detected, the reference position relative to the main control circuit 100 is detected. Output a signal. Thereby, the main control circuit 100 recognizes the rotation position of the reel (in other words, the symbol displayed on the display window 22) based on the number of steps of the stepping motor that has started counting from the reference position. Each reel is divided into 336, and one division of the reel rotates by one step rotation of the stepping motor. The hopper drive circuit 80 drives the medal payout device 82 in accordance with a drive signal output from the main control circuit 100 when paying out medals. The medal payout device 82 outputs a payout signal to the main control circuit 100 every time a medal is paid out, and the main control circuit 100 counts the payout signal to pay out the medal payout device 82. Controls the number of medals.

  The external concentrated terminal board 84 is a board that relays information on the game currently being played by the slot machine 10 when the information is output to the outside. As a result, the slot machine 10 manages game information display devices that are separately installed corresponding to the slot machine 10, for example, and the game status and playout of each gaming machine installed in the game hall. Information is transmitted to the hall computer through the external concentrated terminal board 84. Here, information transmitted from the slot machine 10 to the outside includes a signal (IN signal) indicating that a medal has been inserted into the slot machine 10 when a unit game is performed, a result of the unit game, and a medal to the player. A signal indicating that the game has been paid out (OUT signal), a signal indicating that the gaming state has become “MB game” (MB generation signal), a signal indicating that the re-game player has won a prize (RP generation signal), A signal (abnormality occurrence signal) indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the slot machine 10, a signal (start signal) indicating that the start switch 36 has been operated, and a subbonus indicating that a subbonus described later is being performed An execution signal and an AT signal indicating that AT is being performed are output. The output trigger of the sub bonus execution signal and the output trigger of the AT signal may be different. The sub bonus execution signal is output at the same timing as seven on the display window. ) It is possible to output according to the operation pattern of the pressing order at the time of winning.

<Functional blocks of main control circuit>
Next, functional blocks of the main control circuit 100 will be described. The main control circuit 100 includes a role lottery means 110, a reel control means 120, a special effect control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a winning processing means 150, a storage means 160, and an external signal output means 170. Contains. The function of each means described below is realized by executing a control program stored in the ROM constituting the main control circuit 100 by the CPU.

<Description of role lottery means>
The role lottery means 110 samples a random number generated by a random number generator included in the main control circuit 100 in accordance with the operation of the start switch 36 by the player, and determines a predetermined role based on the sampled random number. It is determined whether or not any one or a plurality of roles are selected as winning roles (winning roles). In the slot machine 10, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), eight types of MB roles, replaying roles, small roles 1, small roles 2, and small roles 3 a to 3 d are given as predetermined roles (main roles). Each symbol combination is associated with each symbol combination as shown in FIG. Then, when the symbol combination stopped and displayed along the winning line L shown in FIG. 1 matches the symbol combination of the winning combination determined by the winning lottery, the winning combination has been won.

  For each combination shown in FIG. 4A, first, the MB combination is a combination in which the MB game is started from the next unit game when winning. During the MB game, regardless of the result of the role lottery, all the small roles are in the winning state, and among the small roles in the winning state, the small role 1 or the small role 2 always wins. In a unit game that is not in an MB game (hereinafter referred to as a normal game), 5 medals are paid out when the small role 1 wins, and 3 medals are paid out when the small role 2 wins. When combination 1 or small combination 2 wins, only two medals are paid out in either case. When a total of 18 medals are paid out during the MB game, the MB game ends.

  Next, the re-playing role is a role that can be played again (also referred to as replaying or replaying) without inserting medals only for the next unit game when winning. Note that neither the above-described MB combination nor this re-playing combination is paid out of medals due to the winning of each combination. On the other hand, when a small role is won, a predetermined number of medals are paid out. The number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning a prize is 5 for small role 1 (2 during MB game), 3 for small role 2 (2 during MB game), and 3 In any case, there is only one card, regardless of the MB game.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, in the role lottery performed by the role lottery means 110, for the MB role, the replaying role, and the small role 2, each role is individually determined as a winning role (single lottery object) ), For the small combination 1 and the small combinations 3a to 3d, a plurality of combinations are simultaneously determined as winning combinations (combined lottery targets). That is, for the small combination 1 and the small combinations 3a to 3d, the composite A, the composite B, and the composite C each composed of a plurality of combinations are targeted for lottery. In FIG. 4 (a), as shown by the mark “◯”, when the composite A is won, the small role 1 and the small roles 3a to 3d are the winning roles, and when the composite B is won, the small role When 1 and the small roles 3b to 3d are elected, and the composite C is elected, the small role 1 and the small roles 3a, 3c, 3d are elected.

  In general, when any winning combination is won as a result of the winning lottery, the state is cleared when the unit game ends regardless of whether or not the winning winning combination wins. However, when the MB combination is won, even if the MB combination cannot be won in the unit game, the state of winning after the next unit game is maintained until winning. In other words, until the MB combination wins, the chance of winning the MB combination continues. Hereinafter, the period in which the winning state of the MB combination is maintained is referred to as bonus carrying over or inside. In addition, as will be described later, in the role lottery in the inside, the MB role is not a lottery object, and when the MB role is a winning combination, it is not determined as a winning combination again. In the following, a state in which a normal game in which the MB combination is not won is referred to as “non-internal”, and a state in which a normal game in which the MB combination is maintained is referred to as “internal " Further, when “normally playing” is simply referred to, it means both “non-inside” and “inside” unless otherwise defined.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram showing the contents of the pseudo combination. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the pseudo-combination has a 7-combination in which a “7” symbol is displayed along the winning line L in a pseudo stop display (described later) or a temporary stop display (described later). When the 7 uniform combination is displayed as a pseudo stop or a temporary stop along the winning line L, one sub bonus (AT) is stocked.

  Next, the winning probability of each lottery object in the winning lottery will be described with reference to the winning lottery table shown in FIG. The combination lottery table shown in FIG. 5 is regarded as winning among the random number values (any integer from 0 to 65535) generated by the random number generator of the main control circuit 100 for each lottery object inside and outside. The number of numerical values (hereinafter referred to as a numerical value). Since the random number value “0” is also included in the numerical value, the number of random number values that can be generated by the random number generator is 65536. Therefore, the winning probability of each lottery target is a value obtained by dividing the corresponding number by 65536. Further, in the combination lottery table shown in FIG. 5, the MB combination and replay combination rows are divided into upper and lower parts by broken lines, but the upper part shows the numbers in the non-inside and the lower part shows the numbers in the inside. ing. Furthermore, “Setting 1” to “Setting 6” are set by operating a switch or the like provided in the slot machine 10, and the persons involved in the game hall can play various roles in the slot machine 10. It is set as appropriate when changing the winning probability. In the following, when referring to the settings of “setting 1” to “setting 6”, they are described as “setting” with brackets in order to distinguish them from words of setting used in a general sense. To do.

  In the combination lottery table shown in this figure, the winning probabilities of the composites A to C and the special composite are constant values in any of “setting 1” to “setting 6”. On the other hand, the winning probability of the small combination 2 is the lowest when “setting 1”, and increases as the value of “setting” increases. As for the MB role, during the non-inside, like the small role 2, it is the lowest when the winning probability is “setting 1” and becomes higher as the setting value becomes larger. When the MB combination is won and becomes inside, since it is excluded from the lottery object, the winning probability is “0” in any of “Setting 1” to “Setting 6”. On the other hand, the re-game player has the same winning probability in any of “setting 1” to “setting 6” during non-inside, but when “inside” the inside, “setting 1” to “setting 6” In any case, the number of places is increasing, and the winning probability of the re-gamer is greatly increased. In addition, the total number of the replaying combination, the small combination 2, the combination A to C, and the special combination in the inside of “setting 1” to “setting 6” is 65536 in any “setting”. That is, one of the roles is always won in the interior, and there is no loss.

  Here, a state in which the winning probability of the re-gamer is increased inside is referred to as “RT”, and a state in which the winning probability of the re-gamer before the internal (non-internal) is low is referred to as “non-RT”. "In the middle. Referring to FIG. 6, the transition of the gaming state (in other words, the gaming state that can be directly recognized by the main control circuit 100) from the viewpoint of the role lottery will be described. First, immediately after the slot machine 10 is turned on, Or, immediately after resetting the gaming state, it is in “non-RT”, and the winning probability of the re-gamer is about 1 / 7.30. Then, when the MB combination is won in this gaming state, although there is a difference due to “setting”, it shifts to “RT” in which the winning probability of the re-game combination is greatly increased to 1 / 2.69 to 1 / 2.74. To do. The state in “RT” continues until the MB combination wins, and when the MB combination wins with the combination of “Red Seven-BAR-BAR” on the winning line L, the MB game starts from the next unit game. Is done. When the total number of medals paid out during the “MB game” exceeds 18, the gaming state becomes “non-RT” again. As described above, in the slot machine 10, the three gaming states of “non-RT”, “RT”, and “MB game” are transited cyclically.

<Description of reel control means>
Returning to FIG. 3, the reel control means 120 performs control related to the rotational drive of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. That is, when the start switch 36 is operated by the player, the motor driving circuit 44 starts to rotate the stepping motors 42L, 42C, and 42R. Then, the rotational speeds of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are accelerated, and when the rotational speed reaches 80 revolutions per minute, the rotational speed is changed to constant speed, and the operation of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R is enabled.

  The reel stop control means 122, when any stop switch is operated by the player after the operation of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R becomes valid, the reel stop control means 122 corresponding to the operated stop switch ( (Normal stop control). The stop control (normal stop control) is different between the normal game and the MB game. During normal gaming, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch within 190 milliseconds. Therefore, since the constant rotational speed is about 80 revolutions / minute and the number of symbols arranged on one reel is 20, the reel stop control means 122 determines from the reel position when the stop switch is operated, The reel is stopped until the maximum amount of movement is about 5.07 symbols. Here, as described above, there is a restriction that the reel must be stopped so that the symbols on the reel are stopped and displayed at a fixed position in order to eliminate variations in the symbol stop position. For this reason, even if it is desired to stop the reel immediately, depending on the operation timing of the stop switch, there may be a case where the reel has to be rotated by approximately one symbol. Therefore, in consideration of the width of this amount, the stop controllable range (that is, the number of sliding symbols is 4) is the time from when the stop switch is operated until the reel of four symbols is rotated at the maximum.

  Therefore, when the reel stop control means 122 performs the pull-in control, among the four symbols on the upstream side from the winning line L when the stop switch is operated, there is a symbol constituting a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination. At that time, the rotation of the reel is stopped so that the symbol is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. On the other hand, when the reel stop control means 122 performs the kicking control, the reels are rotated so that the symbol combination corresponding to any combination is not stopped and displayed on the winning line L before all the reels stop. Stop.

  On the other hand, during the MB game, when the middle stop switch 37C and the right stop switch 37R are operated, the same reel stop control as in the normal game is performed (the corresponding reel is stopped within 190 milliseconds after the operation). The left stop switch 37L is controlled to stop the rotation of the left reel 40L within 75 milliseconds after being operated. Therefore, during the MB game, it is necessary to stop the left reel 40L from turning it up to about 2.0 symbols after the left stop switch 37L is operated. Therefore, if the width for stopping a symbol at a fixed position is taken for one symbol, the stop controllable range is a maximum for one symbol.

  Further, the reel stop control means 122 receives reference position signals output from the index sensors 46L, 46C, 46R shown in FIG. 3 and excitation signals output from the motor drive circuit 44 to the stepping motors 42L, 42C, 42R, respectively. The symbol displayed in the display window 22 is recognized based on the number of times the pattern is updated (that is, the number of times each stepping motor is rotated by one step). As a method for recognizing the symbols on the reel, a conventional method can be adopted, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  On the premise of the reel stop control described above, the symbol arrangement of each reel shown in FIG. 2A and the symbol combination corresponding to each combination shown in FIG. 4A show the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. Each of the “Replay” symbols that are placed is placed with a maximum of 4 symbols, so during normal games, when a re-gamer is selected in the lottery, the stop switch is operated at any timing. Even if you do, you can always win. Further, since the “bell” symbol and the “watermelon” symbol on the left reel 40L are arranged in the same manner, the small combination 1 and the small combination 2 can always be won in the normal game.

  Further, in the left reel 40L, the “bell” symbol and the “watermelon” symbol are alternately arranged with one symbol in between, so that even during the MB game, the player operates the left stop switch 37L. Either the small combination 1 or the small combination 2 can always be won according to the timing. Here, during the MB game, all the small roles are won, but the reel stop control means 122 wins either the small role 1 or the small role 2 according to the operation timing of the left stop switch 37L. It is assumed that the reel stop control is performed and no other small combination is awarded.

  Next, looking at the symbol combinations of the small roles 3a to 3d shown in FIG. 4 (a), during the normal game, the “replay” symbol for the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C and the right reel 40R, If any one of the “cherry” symbol and the “watermelon” symbol is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, any one of the small roles 3a to 3d wins. Based on this, when the symbol arrangement of FIG. 2 (a) is viewed, if the small combination 3a-3d is won during the normal game, the small combination 3a can be operated no matter what timing the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R are operated. Any one of -3d can be awarded.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the composite A to the composite C are won, the small combination 1 and any of the small combinations 3a to 3d are won simultaneously. At this time, when the composite A is won, the reel stop control means 122 plays the small part 1 when the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R are operated in the order of left → middle → right or left → right → middle. When a win is made and the stop switch is operated in any other order, reel stop control is performed to win any one of the small roles 3a to 3d according to the timing. Also, when the composite B is won, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R are operated in the order of middle → left → right or middle → right → left, the small role 1 is won, and in the other order When the stop switch is operated, reel stop control is performed to win any one of the small roles 3b to 3d according to the timing. Furthermore, when the composite C is won, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in the order of right → left → middle or right → middle → left, the small role 1 is won, and in the other order When the stop switch is operated, reel stop control is performed to win one of the small roles 3a, 3c, and 3d according to the timing.

  As described above, when any one of the composite A to composite C is won, the reel stop control means 122 changes the small part to be awarded according to the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R. In the reel stop control described above, the winning combination is changed according to the type of the first operated stop switch (so-called three-choice AT). With respect to the operation sequence of the stop switches up to the above (that is, six operation sequences), the operation sequence in which the small combination 1 will win may be individually different (so-called 6-choice AT). In addition, a penalty is imposed when the first stop operation is performed except for the left stop switch 37L, and during the AT, the first stop operation is stopped in any operation order other than the left stop switch 37L. And small role 1 may be awarded (four-choice AT).

  Furthermore, since the state in which the MB combination is won is maintained inside, the MB combination and the small combination or re-playing combination are simultaneously selected. In this case, the reel stop control means 122 performs reel stop control for preferentially winning a re-game combination or a small combination.

Although there is no losing in the role lottery table shown in FIG. 5, for example, a number corresponding to the losing is set to 1 and a losing is provided in the role lottery table so that the MB character wins when the losing is lottery. May be. In addition, a small combination with a missing part may be provided in the combination lottery table, and the MB combination may be awarded when the small combination is missed.
Here, “missing” means that the symbol corresponding to the winning combination cannot be prepared, and the privilege corresponding to the winning combination cannot be acquired and the privilege disappears. The winning combination will be a winning because the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination could not be pulled in, and a small role whose operating order was determined to win a prize was not operated in the specified operating order. There is a loss when there was no.

<Description of normal stop table>
The normal stop table defines information related to the stop position of the reel 40 according to the symbol number of the reel 40 when the stop switch 37 is operated. Specifically, the normal stop table indicates when the stop switch 37 is operated. According to the symbol number of the reel 40, it is determined at which position in the range of the maximum movable symbol number (maximum number of sliding frames, 4 frames) that can be moved from the symbol position of the reel 40. . The normal stop table corresponding to the combination is selected as the normal stop table.
In other words, in the normal stop table, when the symbol of the reel 40 is positioned on the middle line L, the reference symbol number is the number of frames that can be moved from this reference symbol number (from 0 to 4 frames). Any symbol number within the range is defined as the stop position.

  FIG. 7 is a normal stop table selected when the small combination 2 (watermelon) is won by the combination lottery by the combination lottery means 110. FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between the symbol number when the stop operation is received and the number of sliding symbols until the reel 40 is stopped. When the small combination 2 (watermelon) is won, the normal stop table corresponding to each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R is selected. For example, when the symbol “10” of symbol 10 on the left reel 40L is positioned on the middle line L, if the stop operation of the left stop switch 37L is accepted, the symbol “watermelon” of symbol 12 slips by two frames. Is stopped at the middle line L (see FIG. 7B).

Similarly, when the stop operation of the middle stop switch 37C is accepted when the symbol “7” of the symbol number 10 of the middle reel 40C is positioned on the middle line L, the symbol “watermelon” of the symbol number 13 slides three frames. "Is stopped at the middle line L (see FIG. 7C).
Further, when the stop operation of the right stop switch 37R is accepted when the symbol “7” of the symbol number 10 of the right reel 40R is positioned on the middle line L, the symbol “watermelon” of symbol number 13 slips by three frames. Is stopped at the middle line L (see FIG. 7D).

<Description of pseudo role stop table>
The pseudo role stop table defines information related to the pseudo stop position of the reel 40 according to the symbol number of the reel 40 when the stop switch 37 is operated, and the pseudo role stop corresponding to the pseudo role described later. A table is selected. More specifically, according to the symbol number of the reel 40 at the time when the stop switch 37 is operated, any of the range within the range of the maximum movable symbol number (maximum number of smooth frames, 19 frames) that can be moved from the symbol position of the reel 40. It is determined whether to stop the reel 40 at the position.

  FIG. 8 is a pseudo-combination stop table that is selected when it is determined that the 7-part combination pseudo-stop is determined. FIG. 8A is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between the symbol number at the time when the stop operation is accepted and the number of sliding symbols until the reel 40 is stopped. When the pseudo-stop of the seven combined roles is determined, the pseudo-hand stop table corresponding to each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R is selected. For example, when the symbol “Bell” of symbol number 5 on the right reel 40R is positioned in the middle line L, if the stop operation of the right stop switch 37R is accepted, the symbol “7” of symbol number 10 slips by 5 frames. Is stopped at the middle line L (see FIG. 8B).

Similarly, when the stop operation of the middle stop switch 37C is accepted when the symbol “blank” of symbol number 5 on the middle reel 40C is positioned on the middle line L, the symbol “7” of symbol number 10 slips by 5 frames. "Indicates that the line is stopped at the middle line L (see FIG. 8C).
Also, when the symbol “Bell” of symbol number 5 on the left reel 40L is positioned in the middle line L, when the stop operation of the left stop switch 37L is accepted, the symbol “10” of symbol number 10 slips by 5 frames. Is stopped at the middle line L (see FIG. 8D).

  The pseudo combination stop table is used in a reel production or a pseudo game during a freeze production described later. The pseudo combination stop table is a table in which the reel 40 is rotated in the forward direction (the direction in which the symbols move downward from the upper side in the display window 22 shown in FIG. 1), and the seventh assortment is established. In the left reel 40L used in the special effect E, which will be described later, the symbol “7” is temporarily stopped at a position separated from the middle line L by a half symbol upward, and the symbol “7” is in the middle reel 40C. L is a temporary stop display, a table (details will be described later) on which the symbol “7” on the right reel 40R is temporarily stopped at a position separated from the middle line L by a half symbol downward, and the reel 40 is in the forward direction or the forward direction. There is a table that rotates in the reverse direction and has 7 assortments.

  In the reel production or the pseudo game, the pseudo combination stop table described above may not be used. When the pseudo combination stop table is not used, the distance from the position where the symbol is currently stopped to the position where the symbol is temporarily stopped or pseudo-stopped is calculated, and the symbol is moved by the calculated distance. By moving the symbol based on the distance without using the pseudo role stop table, the table becomes unnecessary, so that the storage capacity of the main control circuit 100 can be prevented from being insufficient.

  In the reel production or the pseudo game, a bit table may be used instead of the pseudo role stop table described above. FIG. 29 shows a bit table in which the symbol “watermelon” is stopped and displayed on the left reel 40L. The bit table has an 8-bit data area corresponding to each symbol position on the reel 40. Then, the bit table determines whether the position when the 20 symbols of the reel 40 are in the middle stage is the stop impossible position (0 is stored) or the stop possible position (1 is stored).

  In each 8-bit data area, the most significant bit (leftmost bit) is set to “out”, the bit next to the most significant bit is made to correspond to “replaying role”, and the next two bits from the most significant bit. Is associated with “composite 2”, 3 bits from the most significant bit are associated with “Composite A”, 4 bits from the most significant bit are associated with “Composite B”, and from the most significant bit. The 5 adjacent bits are associated with “Composite C”, and the 6 adjacent bits from the most significant bit are associated with “MB”.

  Based on the result of the lottery by the part lottery means 110, the position of the reel 40 must not be stopped. For example, the symbol “watermelon” is displayed on the left reel 40L even though the small part 2 is not won. If it is determined that the position of the left reel 40L is at a position where the display is stopped, the least significant bit in the data area corresponding to the position of the left reel 40L is set to “0”.

  For example, when the small role 2 is won and the position of the left reel 40L is a position where the symbol “watermelon” can be stopped and displayed, the symbol numbers 3, 7, 12 having the symbol “watermelon” on the left reel 40L. , 16, 0 corresponds to the data area “00100001”.

  Since the bit table only needs to rewrite the value of the data area to 0 or 1 based on the winning combination, it is possible to prevent the storage capacity of the main control circuit 100 from being insufficient compared to the case where a plurality of stop tables are provided.

  In the reel effect or the pseudo game, the bit table used in the normal time, for example, the bit table corresponding to the small role 2 is used. At this time, as described above, the data area corresponding to the symbol numbers 3, 7, 12, 16, 0 is “00100001”. Then, when the 7 uniform combination is determined in the reel effect or the pseudo game, the data area corresponding to the symbol number 10 having the symbol “7” is “00100001”, the data corresponding to the symbol numbers 1 to 9 and 11 to 0. A process of rewriting the area to “00000000” is performed.

FIG. 29 is a bit table at the time of the first stop at the left when the small role 2 (watermelon) is won, but it is also stopped at the time of the middle first stop, the right first stop, the middle second stop, etc. A bit table according to the operation of the switch 36 is created, but is omitted here. In addition, FIG. 29 is a bit table for winning the small role 2 (watermelon), but the stop switch 36 is operated every time the winning combination, replaying combination, composite A, composite B, composite C, MB is won. Accordingly, a bit table for left, middle and right first stop, left, middle and right second stop, left, middle and right third stop is created.
<Explanation of freeze production>

  Examples of the “freeze effect” in which the progress of the game is paused and delayed for a predetermined period include, for example, accepting game media, accepting an operation of the bet switch 35 for determining the number of betted game media credited in advance, For example, a function relating to reception of an operation of the start switch 36 for starting or reception of a stop operation of a reel is set to a pause state.

  As the freeze effect, all the functions related to the progress of the game described above may be paused, or only some functions may be paused.

  As a mode in which the progress of the game is paused, a control process based on the player's operation (game medium insertion detection process by the passage sensor, a bet number setting process based on the operation of the bet switch 35, an operation of the start switch 36, etc. For example, the reel rotation processing or the lottery processing based on the above, and the reel stop processing based on the operation of the reel stop switch) are not performed.

  When an input signal based on the player's operation is issued during a period in which the progress of the game is paused due to the freeze effect, control processing based on the input signal is not performed, the input signal is not accepted, the input signal By performing processing such as delaying transmission until a predetermined period elapses, the end timing of one game is delayed as compared with the case where the freeze effect is not performed.

  Regarding the freeze effect performed based on the operation of the start switch 36, when the start switch 36 is operated, the reel is not rotated for a predetermined period, and the reel is rotated after the predetermined period has elapsed, or the start switch 36 is operated. When the player is operated, the role lottery and the reel rotation are not performed for a predetermined period, and the role lottery and the reel are rotated after the predetermined period has elapsed, or when the start switch 36 is operated, the role lottery is performed for the predetermined period. If the reel rotation is performed after a predetermined period of time without rotating the reel, or the predetermined period is set after the start switch 36 is operated and the lottery is performed, and the reel is rotated or stopped during the predetermined period. The case where it performs is mentioned.

  With respect to the freeze effect performed based on the operation of the stop switch 37, a specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the reel as a result of the freeze effect performed based on the acceptance of the operation of the stop switch 37 and the operation of the stop switch 37. In the freeze effect performed based on the control process of the freeze effect.

  The freeze effect control process performed based on the acceptance of the operation of the stop switch 37 includes not performing the stop control process of the rotating reel. As a result, the player cannot stop the rotating reel for a predetermined period, but since the stop control process after the operation reception process for the stop switch 37 is performed after the predetermined period has elapsed, The timing until the stop can be delayed.

As a result of the operation of the stop switch 37, the freeze effect control processing performed based on the fact that the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the reel is performed by operating the stop switch 37 other than the last stop switch 37. When the stop display is stopped, the stop control of the stop switch 37 to be stopped next is not performed, and when a specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the reel by the last operation of the stop switch 37, the next game is started. The betting number setting process based on the operation of the bet switch 35, the game medium insertion detection process by the passage sensor, or the control process based on the automatic betting number setting process performed when the replay is stopped on the active line may not be performed. Can be mentioned.
<Description of reel production>

  During the predetermined period of performing the freeze effect, the game progress control based on the player's operation is temporarily stopped, but the gaming machine operation that is not related to the progress of the game can be executed. For example, the stop control process based on the operation of the stop switch 37 is not performed, but the reel rotation mode can be set arbitrarily.

  As a rotation mode of the reel in a predetermined period (hereinafter referred to as a reel effect), the reel is rotated in the opposite direction to the normal rotation, the reel is rotated a predetermined number of symbols, and a specific symbol combination is stopped (hereinafter, the stop during the reel effect is stopped). Caused by a temporary stop), a predetermined reel among a plurality of reels being stopped and another reel being rotated, a rotation speed of the reel being changed, or a player's operation For example, changing the operation of the reel.

  In the reel effect, specific reel control is performed in which a predetermined symbol is moved from the pre-movement position to the reference position and temporarily stopped. In the specific reel control, the above-described pseudo combination stop table is used.

  The predetermined period during which the freeze effect is performed can be changed according to predetermined conditions (player operation, lottery, etc.). Here, the predetermined condition includes detection of a signal based on an operation by the player (start switch 36, bet switch 35, stop switch 37, checkout switch 38) or a predetermined result by lottery. In addition, changing can include shortening or lengthening the pause period.

  Control processing for shortening the temporary stop period includes forcibly terminating the temporary stop period or rewriting it to a period shorter than the temporary stop period. And as a control process which lengthens a pause period, adding another period after a pause period, or rewriting to a period longer than a pause period is mentioned. In addition, the pause period based on the freeze effect is not set for the maximum time, and may be continued until a certain result is obtained based on the player's operation.

The pause period during which the freeze effect is performed may be set after the wait period has elapsed, or may be set including the wait period. When the wait period is included, it is determined whether the freeze effect ends during the wait period, and when it is ended, the mode for setting the freeze effect period after the wait period or the remaining wait period after the freeze effect ends. The aspect which restarts is mentioned. Alternatively, it is possible to omit such a determination process by providing a freeze effect period longer than the wait period.
<Description of pseudo game>

  As a freeze effect, performing a pseudo game freeze effect (hereinafter referred to as a “pseudo game”) as if a normal game is in progress. In the pseudo game freeze effect (pseudo game), a freeze effect period is defined between the start switch receiving process and the reel rotation start process based on the operation of the start switch 36, and during the freeze effect period, As described above, the reel rotation control is performed based on the operation of the start switch 36, and the reel is stopped based on the operation of the stop switch 37 (hereinafter, the stop during the pseudo game is referred to as a pseudo stop). However, the winning lottery process based on the operation of the start switch 36 and the winning determination process or the payout control process based on the operation of the stop switch 37 are not performed.

  In the pseudo game freeze effect (pseudo game), the reel 40 that is pseudo-stopped at the timing when the stop switch 37 is operated, the timing when a specific reel rotates, or the timing when all the reels are stopped swings up and down. Do. In the pseudo game, the reel 40 may be automatically stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed without operating the stop switch 37, and the symbol may be displayed in a pseudo stop manner. The pseudo stop (hereinafter also referred to as a pseudo stop display) is a first stop position where the reel 40 is temporarily stopped at a stop time within 500 ms and a first stop where the reel 40 is temporarily stopped at a stop time within 500 ms. This is a stop state that is oscillating between a stop position different from the second stop position. The angle between the first stop position and the second stop position is desirably 1/336 degrees (corresponding to a distance of 1/16 or 1/17 of one symbol) at the center of the reel. As described above, the swing of the pseudo stop is very small, but the player can distinguish between the normal stop and the pseudo stop. The pseudo stop is not limited to the swing between the first stop position and the second stop position described above, and may be a stop state in which swing is performed between three or more positions. This can suggest whether the game is a normal game or a pseudo game freeze effect (pseudo game).

<Explanation of special effects>
Returning to FIG. 3, the reel control means 120 rotates the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R by operating the start switch 36 when the start of the pseudo game is determined in the non-internal or internal unit game, and the stop switch A special effect comprising a combination of a pseudo game for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel in accordance with the operation of 37L, 37C, and 37R and a reel effect for rotating the reel by a predetermined number of symbols and temporarily stopping a specific symbol combination. There are six types of special effects consisting of a combination of a pseudo game and a reel effect, special effects A to F (see FIG. 9A) having different combinations as described later. During special effects, when the winning determination (determination of whether or not the symbol combination displayed on the winning line L as a pseudo stop or temporary stop corresponds to any combination) is not performed, or the winning determination is performed. Even if any combination wins, the winning is treated as invalid. For this reason, even if the symbol combination displayed in a pseudo stop or temporary stop during the special performance matches a symbol combination corresponding to some combination, a privilege is given to the player for winning the combination. Never happen.

<Description of special effect control means>
The special effect control unit 130 determines whether to start the special effect and whether to perform any of the special effects A to F in the non-inside or inside unit game.
FIG. 9A shows the content of the special effect. The special effect control means 130 decides to start the special effects with special effects A to F based on a predetermined random number lottery with a probability of 1/216, respectively, and starts the special effects with a total probability of 1/36. decide.

  When the special effect A is determined, A is set as the special effect number PD. In the special effect A, a pseudo game in which seven sets are not pseudo-stop displayed is performed once. When the special effect B is determined, B is set as the special effect number PD. In the special effect B, a pseudo game in which 7 sets are pseudo-stopped is performed once. Instead of the pseudo role stop table in which the target symbol is always displayed as a pseudo stop, the target symbol is pseudo stopped when the target symbol is retracted within 4 symbol slips as used in normal games. You may play a pseudo game using a stop table. At this time, when the target symbol cannot be pulled in, the reel 40 may be swung by pseudo-stopping the combination of deviations.

When the special effect C is determined, C is set as the special effect number PD. In the special effect C, a reel effect in which the 7 assortments are temporarily stopped is displayed once, and then a pseudo game in which the 7 assortments are not displayed in a pseudo stop is performed once.
When the special effect D is determined, D is set as the special effect number PD. In the special effect D, a pseudo game in which 7 assortments are not displayed in a pseudo stop is performed once, then a reel effect in which 7 assortments are temporarily stopped and displayed is performed once, and then a pseudo game in which 7 assortments are displayed as a pseudo stop is displayed. It is done once.

  Note that seven assortments may occur at different probabilities for each special effect. For example, 7 assortments occur with a probability of 30% in the pseudo game in the special effect A, and with a probability of 80% in the pseudo game in the special effect B, and with a probability of 30% in the pseudo game in the special effect C. The expectation of 7 assortments is made different depending on the type of the special effect so that it occurs with a probability of 80% in the second pseudo game in the special effect D. In this case, as will be described later, an effect of changing the rocking width of the symbol is performed in accordance with the expectation of 7 assortments. Specifically, in the pseudo game in the special effect A and the special effect C, the swing width of the symbol is small (small swing), and in the pseudo game in the special effect B and the special effect D, the swing width of the symbol is large (large Rocking).

When the special effect E is determined, E is set as the special effect number PD. In the special effect E, the reel effect (the symbol “7” of the left reel 40L is half-designated from the middle line L and the middle symbol L is displayed on the middle line L is temporarily stopped and displayed in a semi-designated manner with a half-design shifted from the middle line L. The symbol “7” of the reel 40C is stopped on the middle line L, the symbol “7” of the right reel 40R is stopped halfway from the middle line L), and then the pseudo game is displayed in which the seven sets are not pseudo-stop displayed. Performed once.
When the special effect F is determined, F is set as the special effect number PD. In the special effect F, the reel 40 rotates in the forward direction or the direction opposite to the forward direction and the reel effect in which 7 assortments are established is performed once, and then the pseudo game in which the 7 assortments are not pseudo-stopped is performed once. .

  Further, the special effect control means 130 swings each reel 40 based on the flag A that enables determination of the gaming state of the gaming machine and the flag B that allows determination of the reel state (gaming state) for each reel. Control the state. The states of the flag A and the flag B are stored in the RAM in the main control circuit 100.

  FIG. 9B shows the contents of flag A and flag B. A gaming state with a flag A of 1 indicates a normal gaming state in which a normal game is performed, a gaming state with a flag A of 2 indicates a pseudo gaming state in which a pseudo game is being performed, A game state in which the flag A is 3 indicates a reel effect state in which a reel effect is being performed.

  The flag B includes a flag BL indicating a swinging state of the left reel 40L, a BC indicating a swinging state of the middle reel 40C, and a BR indicating a swinging state of the right reel 40R. A gaming state with a flag B of 1 indicates a normal gaming state in which a normal game is performed, a gaming state with a flag B of 2 indicates a pseudo gaming state in which a pseudo game is being performed, A gaming state in which the flag B is 3 indicates a reel effect state in which a reel effect is being performed.

<Explanation of winning determination means>
Returning to FIG. 3, the winning determination means 140 has the gaming state control means 142, and if all of the reels 40L, 40C, 40R are stopped, does the symbol combination displayed on the winning line L correspond to any combination? It is determined whether or not (that is, whether or not some combination has won a prize). Further, based on the determination result, the gaming state control means 142 is caused to perform the gaming state transition control. Here, the winning determination means 140 does not need to directly recognize the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the winning line L, and in each reel, a predetermined position (for example, the lower stage U of each reel or each reel's By recognizing a symbol on the display window 22 or the like, the symbol combination indirectly stopped on the winning line L may be determined. In addition, after winning determination, when the winning state of the small role or replaying role (excluding the winning state of MB role) is made non-winning state, and the winning MB role wins, the winning state of MB role is not won Put it in a state.

  The normal game state in which the normal game is performed includes “not in-inside” (in “non-RT”) and “inside in” (“RT”). As shown in the transition diagram of FIG. 6, the gaming state control unit 142 sets the gaming state to “inside” (“inside” (“inside”) when the MB combination is won when the gaming state is “not inside” (“not in RT”). RT ”). Further, when the MB combination wins “inside”, the gaming state is shifted to “MB gaming”. Further, it is determined whether or not the MB game end condition is satisfied. When it is determined that the MB game end condition is satisfied, the gaming state is shifted to “non-internal”.

<Explanation of winning process means>
When the winning determination means 140 determines that one of the small roles has been won, the winning processing means 150 drives the medal payout device 82 provided in the slot machine 10 by the hopper driving circuit 80 shown in FIG. Then, control for paying out the number of medals corresponding to the winning small combination is performed. That is, the medal payout device 82 counts the payout signal output every time the medals are paid out one by one, and when it is determined that the number corresponding to the winning small combination has been discharged, the driving of the medal payout device 82 is stopped.

<Description of storage means>
The storage means 160 stores up to 50 medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 32 shown in FIG. That is, after completion of the unit game, out of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 32, medals exceeding the prescribed number are stored, and the number of medals currently stored is stored in the credit number display 27. indicate. When medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 32 when the number of stored medals is 50, the inserted medals are discharged from the medal outlet 60 as they are. Further, when the settlement switch 38 is operated during the medal insertion acceptance period, the medal payout device 82 is driven by the hopper drive circuit 80, and the stored medals are discharged from the medal discharge port 60.

  In addition, if a medal is inserted after the re-game player is established and before the start switch 36 is operated, the inserted medal is stored in the storage means 160, and when the settlement switch 38 is operated, the storage is performed. The medals that have been discharged are discharged from the medal outlet 60.

<Description of external signal output means>
The external signal output means 170 externally outputs the above-mentioned IN signal, OUT signal, MB generation signal, RP generation signal, abnormality generation signal, start signal, special effect winning signal, and sub bonus (AT) execution signal described later. Output to the concentrated terminal board 84. Each of these signals is collected into one connector by the external concentration terminal board 84, and is connected to the above-described game information display device, hall computer, or the like through the connector. Each signal is output as a separate signal from a corresponding output pin (output terminal) of the external concentration terminal board 84.

≪Description of sub control circuit≫
<Sub control circuit and peripheral hardware configuration>
The sub-control circuit 200 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, various dedicated ICs for generating sound and images, an interface circuit for exchanging information with the main control circuit 100 and the effect notification means 500, and the like. Yes. The sub control circuit 200 is electrically connected to the effect notification means 500 in addition to the main control circuit 100. The effect notification means 500 includes the display device 70 and the upper effect lamp 72 shown in FIG. 1 and speakers 64L and 64R provided inside the slot machine 10 below.

<Functional block of sub control circuit>
Next, functional blocks of the sub control circuit 200 will be described. The sub control circuit 200 mainly includes an effect control means 210 and a notification game control means 220.

<Description of production control means>
The effect control unit 210 includes an effect data storage unit 212 and an effect lottery unit 214, and the effect notification unit 500 controls an effect executed during a unit game. The effect data storage unit 212 stores, as effect data, image (moving image or still image) data, voice, musical sound and sound effect data, blink pattern data of the upper effect lamp 72, and the like for executing various effects. . The effect lottery means 214 determines the content of the effect to be executed by lottery according to the result of the role lottery transmitted from the main control circuit 100 and the game state. Then, the production control unit 210 generates various control signals based on the image (moving image or still image) data, sound effect or musical tone data, and blinking pattern data corresponding to the production content determined by the production lottery unit 214, and produces the production notification. Output to means 500.

<Description of notification game control means>
The notification game control means 220 includes a notification period control means 222, an operation mode notification means 224, and a privilege grant means 226. A gaming state that is advantageous for a player who can acquire more medals during a normal game. The AT game (sub bonus) is controlled. Hereinafter, this notification game is referred to as an AT game. The notification period control means 222 controls the start and end of the notification game. Specifically, the notification game control means 220 stocks the right to execute the sub-bonus (AT) when seven sets are established in the reel effect or the pseudo game, and when there is a stock of the sub-bonus (AT), the sub-bonus ( AT) is started. The sub-bonus (AT) ends when the unit game is played 50 times (50 games). Alternatively, sub-bonus (AT) may be started when seven sets are established in the correct push order.

  When the sub-bonus is started by the notification period control unit 222, the operation mode notification unit 224 wins the small combination 1 when the combination A to C is won in the combination lottery by the combination lottery unit 110 of the main control circuit 100. Inform the player of the operation order. The notification of the operation order is performed by an image displayed on the display device 70 or by sound output from the speakers 64L and 64R. In addition, the operation mode is notified by the notification means and the notification method similar to the conventional one. Is possible.

Based on the information received from the main control circuit 100, the privilege granting unit 226 grants a privilege to the player according to the symbol combination that is stopped and displayed during the reel effect or the pseudo game. For example, in the pseudo game, when it is transmitted from the main control circuit 100 that the symbol combination of 7 uniforms is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, the sub bonus (AT) is stocked.
During the pseudo game, for example, the main control circuit 100 transmits a reel stop acceptance command corresponding to each reel shown in FIG. 10, and the sub control circuit 200 receives the received reel stop acceptance command. You may make it judge the symbol combination stopped-displayed on the winning line L based on the contained information. Further, when all the reels are stopped, the symbol combination (all the pseudo stop results) displayed as pseudo stop may be transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200.

<Description of penalty>
The sub-control circuit 200 gives a penalty when the game is not performed in accordance with the operation order notified during the sub-bonus (AT). As a specific penalty, for example, an operation order is not notified during a predetermined game from a game that does not follow the operation order. Further, the special effect lottery may not be performed during the predetermined game.

  In addition, when the sub-bonus (AT) is started by establishing 7 assortments in the correct push order, an irregular push (penalty push) is performed at a timing at which 7 aligns can be established in the correct push order. Even if is not established, the sub bonus (AT) may be started immediately. In addition, even when an irregular push (penalty push) is made before the start of the sub-bonus (AT) is determined and the condition that the 7-match is satisfied, the sub-bonus (AT ) May be started. Further, when an irregular push (penalty push) is made, it is possible to stop reporting the push order between 5 games.

<< Description of information transmitted from main control circuit to sub-control circuit >>
Next, main information transmitted from the main control circuit 100 to the sub control circuit 200 during one unit game will be described with reference to FIG. Information transmitted from the main control circuit 100 to the sub control circuit 200 is transmitted in the form of a command. One command is constituted by identification information for identifying the type of command and transmission information indicating the content of information transmitted by the command. The sub-control circuit 200 can recognize the progress of the unit game based on the type of command received from the main control circuit 100 and the information sent together with the command, and performs processing related to various effects.

  Note that the list of commands shown in FIG. 10 shows main information transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 every time a unit game is performed. A command similar to that during normal gaming may be transmitted when a switch operation is performed, at the start of reel rotation, at a temporary stop, or at a pseudo stop. Further, in addition to the commands shown in FIG. 10, when the sub-control circuit 200 performs control related to effects and notifications during a reel effect or a pseudo game, necessary information may be transmitted as appropriate.

(Contents of main commands)
The contents of the various commands shown in FIG. 10 will be described below.
Various commands include upper commands (A) to (H) below and lower commands (1) to (21) below.
(A) The game start commands include the following commands (1) to (4).
(1) Setting value designation command When a new unit game process is started, the value of “setting” currently set in the slot machine 10 (any one of settings 1 to 6; see FIG. 5) is transmitted. Command. Here, “when starting a new unit game process” refers to a state immediately after transmission of a unit game end command to be described later.
(2) Game state command This command is transmitted following the set value designation command described above, and whether the unit game to be performed next is an MB game, a re-game, or a game that is neither of them. The information indicating is sent.

(3) RT state command This command is transmitted following the gaming state command described above, and transmits information indicating whether the current RT state is “non-RT” or “RT”.
(4) MB-acquisable number command This command is transmitted following the above-mentioned RT state command during the MB game, and the remaining medal number that can be acquired until the MB game end condition is satisfied. Send information to indicate.

(B) Medal Insertion Command This command is used to transmit the number of inserted medals when the bet switches 34 and 35 are operated or when medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 32. Here, when the 1-bet switch 34 is operated, an automatic medal insertion (1) command is transmitted. When the maximum bet switch 35 is operated, an automatic medal insertion (2) command is transmitted during the MB game, and an automatic medal insertion (3) command is transmitted during the MB game. Further, each time a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 32, a manual medal insertion command is transmitted.

(C) The start switch acceptance command includes the following commands (5) to (7).
(5) Start switch acceptance command This command is transmitted when the start switch 36 is operated when the operation of the start switch 36 is valid, and the number of medals inserted when the start switch 36 is operated (2 (3 or 3) values are transmitted.
(6) Role lottery result 1 command This command is transmitted when a role lottery is performed by operating the start switch 36, and transmits information indicating the result of the role lottery. Here, the lottery object (except for the MB role) won by the role lottery is transmitted. That is, any one of “re-playing combination”, “small combination 2”, “composite A”, “composite B” or “composite C” is transmitted. Further, when no lottery object is determined as a result of the role lottery (which may occur during “non-RT”), information indicating “losing” is transmitted. Further, during the MB game, regardless of the result of the combination lottery, all the small combinations are in the winning state, and information indicating “all small combinations winning” is transmitted.
(7) Role lottery result 2 command This command is transmitted following the role lottery result 1 command, and transmits whether or not the MB role is in a winning state. Here, every time a unit game is played, the fact that the MB combination is won is transmitted.

(D) The rotation start commands include the following commands (8) and (9).
(8) Rotation standby end command This command is transmitted when 4.1 seconds have passed since the start switch 36 was operated in the previous unit game after transmission of the winning lottery result 2 command. In addition, when 4.1 seconds have already passed when the combination lottery result 2 command is transmitted, a rotation standby end command is immediately transmitted.
(9) Rotation start command This command is transmitted following the rotation standby end command. When the left reel 40L starts to rotate, a left reel rotation start command is transmitted, and when the middle reel 40C starts rotating, the middle A reel rotation start command is transmitted, and a right reel rotation start command is transmitted when the right reel 40R starts to rotate.

(E) The rotation stop commands include the following commands (10) and (11).
(10) Reel stop reception command When a stop switch corresponding to a rotating reel is operated, a left reel stop reception command, a middle reel stop reception command, or a right reel stop reception command, depending on the operated stop switch. Is sent. In addition, when each reel stop acceptance command is transmitted, information indicating a symbol number (hereinafter referred to as a “stop symbol number”) scheduled to be stopped on the winning line L for stop control for the corresponding reel, Information indicating the number of sliding frames is transmitted.
In the pseudo game, the stop symbol number of the bit table that is normally used, for example, the bit table corresponding to the small combination 2 is rewritten to the stop symbol number corresponding to the pseudo combination (for example, 7 uniform combination). Then, a stop symbol number corresponding to the pseudo combination (for example, 7 uniform combination) is transmitted to the sub control circuit 200. In the pseudo game, the information indicating the number of sliding symbols is not used in the sub-control circuit 200, so the number of sliding symbols corresponding to, for example, the small role 2 before rewriting is transmitted as it is. The sub control circuit 200 receives only the information indicating the number of sliding frames, and does not use the information indicating the number of sliding frames.
(11) Reel stop command This command is transmitted when the reel corresponding to the transmitted reel stop acceptance command stops rotating.

(F) The all reel stop commands include the following commands (12) to (14).
(12) Operation symbol command This command is transmitted when the rotation of all reels is stopped and a winning determination is made, and information indicating a winning combination is transmitted as a result of the winning determination. If there is no winning combination, information indicating that is transmitted.
(13) Medal payout start command This command is transmitted following the operation symbol command. When a small role wins, information indicating a payout number corresponding to the gaming state at that time (whether or not an MB game is being played) is displayed. Send. Further, when the MB combination or the re-playing combination is won, or when no combination is won, information indicating that the payout number is 0 is transmitted.
(14) Medal payout end command This command is transmitted when a medal is paid out as a result of a unit game and a small role is won and payout of the medal ends.

(G) The game end commands include the following commands (15) and (16).
(15) MB game end command This command is transmitted after the medal payout end command is transmitted during the MB game, and the MB game end condition is satisfied as a result of the medal being paid out by winning the small role. This command is sent when
(16) Unit game end command This command is transmitted when all processing to be performed in one unit game is completed.

(H) Special effect commands include the following commands (17) to (21).
(17) Special effect start determination result command In the special effect start determination process performed after the above-described combination lottery result 2 command is transmitted, the special effect start determination result shown in FIG. 9 is transmitted.
(18) Special effect start command This command is transmitted when it is determined to start a special effect as a result of the special effect start determination process described above.
(19) Special effect continuation command This command is transmitted when it is determined to continue the special effect.
(20) Special effect end command This command is transmitted when the special effect ends in the special effect process described above.
(21) 7 assortment establishment command In the special effect process described above, this command is transmitted when 7 assortment is established.

<Special production A>
FIG. 11A is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state in the special effect A. FIG. In the special effect A, a pseudo game in which seven sets are not pseudo-stop displayed is performed once. Before special effect A is won, the gaming state is the normal gaming state (flag A = 1), and the state of each reel is the normal gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 1). When the special effect A is won by operating the start switch 36, the gaming state shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flag A = 2), and the state of each reel shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2). All reels start to rotate. In addition, when the start switch 36 is operated when the gaming state is the normal gaming state (flag A = 1), not only special effects but also the lottery (main role) is being drawn (the same applies to the following forms). .

  When the stop switch 37 is stopped, the corresponding reel 40 is pseudo-stopped. For example, when the player performs the first stop operation of the left stop switch 37L, the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is displayed on the pay line L as a pseudo stop, and the flag BL = 2, so the left reel 40L swings. Next, when the player performs the second stop operation on the middle stop switch 37C, the “7” symbol of the reel 40C is displayed on the pay line L as a pseudo stop, and the flag BC = 2, so the reel 40C swings. When the player performs the third stop operation on the right stop switch 37R, the “7” symbol of the reel 40R is displayed on the upper stage of the pay line L as a pseudo stop display, and the flag BR = 2, so the reel 40R swings.

  When the start switch 36 is operated and the special effect is not won again, the gaming state is the normal gaming state (flag A = 1), and the state of each reel is the normal gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 1). ).

  In the pseudo game, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the symbol may be temporarily stopped to perform normal rotation in the normal game.

<Special production B>
FIG. 11B is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state in the special effect B. In the special effect B, a pseudo game in which 7 sets are pseudo-stopped is performed once. Before the special effect B is won, the gaming state is the normal gaming state (flag A = 1) and the state of each reel is the normal gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 1). When the special effect B is won by operating the start switch 36, the gaming state shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flag A = 2), and the state of each reel shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2). All reels start to rotate.

  When the stop switch 37 is stopped, the corresponding reel 40 is pseudo-stopped. For example, when the player performs the first stop operation of the left stop switch 37L, the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is displayed on the pay line L as a pseudo stop, and the flag BL = 2, so the left reel 40L swings. Next, when the player performs the second stop operation of the middle stop switch 37C, the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is displayed on the winning line L as a pseudo stop, and the flag BC = 2, so the reel 40C swings. Then, when the player performs the third stop operation on the right stop switch 37R, the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is displayed on the pay line L as a pseudo stop, and the flag BR = 2, so the reel 40R swings. Then, since 7 assortments are established, a 7 assortment establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200, and the sub bonus (AT) is stocked. In the subsequent processing, the same processing as that of the special effect A is performed.

<Special production C>
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state in the special effect C. In the special effect C, a reel effect in which the 7 assortments are temporarily stopped is displayed once, and then a pseudo game in which the 7 assortments are not displayed in a pseudo stop is performed once. Before the special effect C is won, the gaming state is the normal gaming state (flag A = 1), and the state of each reel is the normal gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 1). The “7” symbol of the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C is stopped and displayed on the winning line L (pre-movement position), and the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is stopped and displayed on the upper stage (pre-movement position) of the winning line L. Has been. When the special effect C is won by operating the start switch 36, the gaming state shifts to the reel rendering state (flag A = 3), and the state of each reel shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 3). All reels start to rotate.

  The left reel 40L automatically stops one second after the start of the rotation of the reel 40, and the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is temporarily stopped and displayed on the winning line L (reference position). Since the flag BL = 3, the left The reel 40L does not swing. Next, the middle reel 40C automatically stops two seconds after the start of rotation of the reel 40, and the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is temporarily stopped and displayed on the pay line L (reference position), and the flag BC = 3. The reel 40C does not swing. Then, 3 seconds after the rotation of the reel 40 starts, the right reel 40R automatically stops, and the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is temporarily stopped and displayed on the winning line L (reference position). Since the flag BR = 3, the right reel 40R is stopped. The reel 40R does not swing. Then, since 7 assortments are established, a 7 assortment establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200, and the sub bonus (AT) is stocked. In addition, a signal indicating that 7 matches are established may be output to the outside from the external concentration terminal board 84 when the pseudo game is finished. In addition, the timing of outputting to the outside from the external concentration terminal board 84 is the timing of the end of the pseudo game at the time of 7 assembling, the start of random delay, the constant speed rotation after the rotation start processing of the game, the final stop of the game. When the time elapses, it may be the first stop operation, the second stop operation, or the like in the normal game after the end of the pseudo game.

  Note that when the special effect C is determined, it is determined that 7 assortments are established in the reel effect, and therefore the 7 assortment establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 at the timing when the special effect C for which the 7 assortments are established is determined. May be. Further, the transmission timing may be after the special effect is finished, when the start switch 36 is operated, or when the special effect is started. Further, the 7-alignment establishment command may be transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 not only at the timing when the special effect C is determined but also at the timing when another special effect that determines the 7-alignment is determined.

  Although all reels start to rotate after the start switch 36 is operated, for example, the “7” symbols of the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C are already stopped and displayed on the winning line L. The right reel 40R may be rotated while the stop display is kept without starting. Alternatively, when the 7 symbols are already on the winning line L, the reel 40 may be rotated once by forward rotation or reverse rotation and stopped. Thus, before the reel effect or pseudo game is started, when the “7” symbol is already stopped, temporarily stopped, or pseudo-stop displayed on the winning line L, the “7” symbol is displayed on the winning line L. The reel 40 displayed in (2) may be left in a stop display, a temporary stop display, or a pseudo stop display without appropriately starting rotation.

Also, during the reel production, the reel 40 is assumed not to swing, but the gaming state is the reel production state (flag A = 3), and the state of each reel is the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2). The intermediate reel 40C may be swung when the symbol is displayed as a temporary stop.
Further, when the gaming state shifts from the normal gaming state (flag A = 1) to the reel effect state (flag A = 3), the state of each reel is shifted to the reel effect state (flags BL, BC, BR = 3). The normal game state (flags BL, BC, BR = 1) may be maintained without any change.

  In addition, the reel 40 that is stopped and displayed in a non-swiveling manner without starting to rotate and that is temporarily stopped may be swung simultaneously with the automatic stop of the reel 40 that has started rotating. Further, when the start switch 36 is operated, the swing of the reel 40 that is displayed in a stop display or a temporary stop display may be started.

Further, when the special effect is won, a signal indicating that the special effect is won is output from the external concentration terminal board 84 to the outside, and the stop display and the temporary stop display are performed based on the output of the signal. Further, the swinging of the reel 40 may be started.
Further, when the 7-alignment establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200, the swing of the reel 40 that is displayed in a stop display or a temporary stop display may be started.

  Next, five seconds after the reel effect is started, the gaming state shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flag A = 2), and the state of each reel shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2). Then, when the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C start to rotate, the right reel 40R, which is displayed as temporarily stopped, starts swinging.

  When the player performs the first stop operation on the left stop switch 37L, the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is displayed in a pseudo stop display on the upper stage of the pay line L, and the flag BL = 2, so the left reel 40L swings. Next, when the player performs the second stop operation of the middle stop switch 37C, the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is displayed on the pay line L as a pseudo stop, and the flag BC = 2, so the middle reel 40C swings.

  The temporarily stopped right reel 40R may start to swing when the left stop switch 37L or the middle stop switch 37C is stopped. Further, the pseudo game may be started by operating the start switch 36, and based on the operation of the start switch 36, the swing of the right reel 40R displayed as a temporary stop may be started.

  Further, based on the fact that a signal indicating that the special effect has been won is output from the external concentration terminal, the swing of the right reel 40R that is temporarily stopped may be started. Further, when the 7-alignment establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200, the swinging of the right reel 40R that is temporarily stopped may be started. Then, the process after the pseudo game is the same as the process of the special effect A.

<Special production D>
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state in the special effect D. In the special effect D, a pseudo game in which 7 assortments are not displayed in a pseudo stop is performed once, then a reel effect in which 7 assortments are temporarily stopped and displayed is performed once, and then a pseudo game in which 7 assortments are displayed as a pseudo stop is displayed. It is done once. Before the special effect D is won, the gaming state is the normal gaming state (flag A = 1), and the reel state is the normal gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 1). When the special effect D is won by operating the start switch 36, the gaming state shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flag A = 2), and the state of each reel shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2). All reels start to rotate. And the process similar to the process of the pseudo game of special effect A is performed.

  After the first pseudo game, the game state is the pseudo game state (flag A = 2), the state of each reel is the pseudo game state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2), the left reel 40L and the middle reel The “7” symbol of 40C is pseudo-stopped and swung on the winning line L, and the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is pseudo-stopped and swung on the upper stage of the winning line L. When the start switch 36 is operated, the gaming state shifts to a reel effect state (flag A = 3), the state of each reel is maintained in the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2), and all reels Starts rotating. The reel effect after the pseudo game may be automatically started after the reel 40 is pseudo-stopped or may be started based on the operation of the bet button. Thus, when the state of each reel is in the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2) before the gaming state (flag A) transitions, even after the gaming state (flag A) transitions The state of each reel is maintained in the pseudo game state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2).

  The left reel 40L automatically stops one second after the start of rotation of the reel 40, and the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is temporarily stopped and displayed on the winning line L. Since the flag BL = 2, the left reel 40L is rocked. Move. Next, 2 seconds after the rotation of the reel 40 starts, the middle reel 40C automatically stops, and the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is temporarily stopped and displayed on the winning line L. Since the flag BC = 2, the middle reel 40C Swing. Then, 3 seconds after the rotation of the reel 40 starts, the right reel 40R automatically stops, and the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is temporarily stopped and displayed on the winning line L. Since the flag BR = 2, the right reel 40R is swung. Move. Then, since 7 assortments are established, a 7 assortment establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200, and the sub bonus (AT) is stocked.

  Then, 5 seconds after the reel effect starts, the gaming state shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flag A = 2), and the state of each reel shifts to the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2). Then, the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C start rotating, and the right reel 40R that is temporarily stopped is maintained to swing.

  When the gaming state is the pseudo gaming state (flag A = 2), the state of each reel is assumed to shift to the pseudo gaming state (flags BL, BC, BR = 2). However, the gaming state is the pseudo gaming state ( When the flag A = 2), the flag A and the flag B may be controlled so that the state of each reel shifts to the reel effect state (flags BL, BC, BR = 3). At that time, after starting the reel effect, the reel 40 that has been temporarily stopped is kept swinging.

  When the player performs the first stop operation of the left stop switch 37L, the “7” symbol of the reel 40L is displayed on the pay line L as a pseudo stop, and since the flag BL = 2, the left reel 40L swings. Next, when the player performs the second stop operation of the middle stop switch 37C, the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is displayed on the pay line L as a pseudo stop, and the flag BC = 2, so the middle reel 40C swings. Then, since 7 assortments are established, a 7 assortment establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200, and the sub bonus (AT) is stocked.

  It should be noted that the various aspects described in the special effects A to D, the reel effect and the start timing, the end timing, and various controls of the pseudo game can be appropriately applied to each other.

<Oscillation width>
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a mode in which the swing width is changed in accordance with the 7-level expected degree or the like. FIG. 14A shows the swing state of the “7” symbol displayed as a pseudo stop of the middle reel 40C when the player stops the middle stop switch 37C in the pseudo game of the special effect A or the special effect C. Show. In the pseudo game of special effect A or special effect C, since the expectation of 7 matches is relatively low, the swing width is the first width from the winning line L to the position one symbol below the winning line L. Yes. The swinging direction is described as “bottom”, but it may swing upward.

  FIG. 14B shows a pseudo stop display of the middle reel 40C when the player stops the middle stop switch 37C in the pseudo game of the special effect B or the special effect D (the second pseudo game in the special effect D). The rocking state of the “7” symbol is shown. In the pseudo-game of special effect B or special effect D (the second pseudo-game in special effect D), since the expectation of 7 assortments is relatively high, the winning line L starts from one pattern of the winning line L. It becomes the 2nd width larger than the 1st width to the position under 1 design of.

  FIG. 14 (c) shows that when the player performs the second stop operation of the left stop switch 37L in the pseudo game of the special effect B or the special effect D (the second pseudo game in the special effect D), the pseudo stop has already been performed. It is a figure explaining the form by which the rocking | fluctuation width of "7" symbol by which the pseudo-stop display of middle reel 40C is displayed is changed. When the player performs the first stop operation of the middle stop switch 37C in the pseudo game of the special effect B or the special effect D having a relatively high expectation of 7 assortments (the second pseudo game in the special effect D), the middle reel 40C The “7” symbol displayed in the pseudo stop swings with the first width described above. When the player performs the second stop operation on the left stop switch 37L, the “7” symbol displayed on the left reel 40L in a pseudo-stop manner swings with the second width described above and has already been pseudo-stopped. The rocking width of the “7” symbol displayed as a pseudo stop at 40C is changed from the first width to the second width.

  In this way, the swinging width may be changed from the first width to the second width, so that a player who has been discouraged when the expectation of 7 assortments is low has a reversal effect. Can have hope.

  In addition, it may be determined by lottery to swing with the second width, and when the special effect B or the special effect D is determined, the winning probability of swinging with the second width is increased. You may do it. Further, when the special effect B or the special effect D is determined, it may be determined with a predetermined probability that the seven uniforms are not aligned even if the second effect is swung.

  FIG. 14 (d) is a diagram illustrating a mode in which the swing width is determined according to the number of sliding symbols in the pseudo game. The left figure of FIG.14 (d) shows the state when the "7" symbol is pseudo-stop-displayed on the winning line L of the middle reel 40C with the number of sliding symbols other than 0 (when the bitter press is unsuccessful). At this time, the “7” symbol displayed in the pseudo-stop state of the middle reel 40C swings at the first width.

  The right figure of FIG.14 (d) shows a state when "7" symbol is pseudo-stop-displayed with the number of sliding symbols 0 on the winning line L of the middle reel 40C. At this time, the “7” symbol displayed as a pseudo stop of the middle reel 40C swings at the second width. In the case where the swinging width is determined according to the number of sliding symbols, the sub-bonus (AT) may be stocked when swinging with the second width.

  FIG. 14E is a diagram for explaining an interrupt counter for changing the swinging width. The main control circuit 100 has an interrupt counter that is incremented by one count every 2.35 ms. The interrupt counter has a counter value from 0 to 179. The main control circuit 100 controls the swing to the lower position when the counter value is between 0 and 2, and controls the swing to the upper position when the counter value is between 3 and 179. To do.

  Note that the interrupt counter for changing the swinging width fluctuates with a counter value from 0 to 255 corresponding to 1 byte before operating the stop switch. Then, after the stop switch is operated, the value of the interrupt counter is changed to a fluctuation range from 0 to 179 (423 ms) in order to make the oscillation cycle within 500 ms. At that time, when the stop switch 37 is operated, the counter value is acquired from the range 0 to 255 of the interrupt counter before the stop switch operation. For example, when the acquired counter value is 190, 190 indicates the interrupt counter after the stop switch operation. Since it is not in the range 0 to 179, there is a problem that there is no corresponding interrupt counter value. Therefore, when the counter value of the interrupt counter when the stop switch 37 is operated is 179 or more, processing is performed to convert the counter value of the interrupt counter after the stop switch operation to 3 corresponding to the initial value of the upper part of the swing. .

Note that the number of interrupt counters may be more than one, and each reel has a swing variation counter, and the swing counter of the swing variation counter for each reel has a different interrupt counter range. The width can be changed. For example, assuming that each reel has a swing variation counter A (range 0 to 179) and a swing variation counter B (range 0 to 100), the reel corresponding to the first stop operation when the first stop operation is performed. When the counter value is between 0 and 2, the swing is controlled to the lower position, and when the counter value is between 3 and 179, the swing is adjusted to the upper position. To control. When the second stop operation is performed, the reel swing fluctuation counter B corresponding to the second stop operation is used. When the counter value is between 0 and 2, the swing is controlled to the lower position. When the value is between 3 and 100, the swing is controlled to the upper position. Accordingly, it is possible to perform an operation effect with different swing intervals for each reel, and it is possible to perform various effects by associating the winning expectation degree of the sub bonus (AT) with the swing variation pattern for each reel.
<Half symbol movement production>

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the effect of moving the reel by a half symbol in the reel effect. In the effect of moving the reels by a half symbol, the left reel 40L is moved upward by a half symbol (8 steps) from the position where each reel was initially stopped, and temporarily stopped and displayed, and the middle reel 40C is maintained on the winning line L. The right reel 40R moves downward half a symbol (eight steps) and is temporarily stopped.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the speed processing table of the reel 40. FIG. 16A shows a reel acceleration processing table used when accelerating the reel 40. The stepping motor 42 is driven at 1 interrupt (1 pulse) / step during constant speed rotation. This indicates that, in order to rotate the stepping motor 42 by one step, one interruption process is performed and one pulse of rectangular wave power is supplied.

  At the time of starting the stepping motor 42, for example, if power of 1 interrupt / step is applied, there arises a problem that the stepping motor 42 steps out and stops. Therefore, at the time of acceleration at which the stepping motor 42 starts, for example, a process of reducing the number of interrupts per step from 50 interrupts / step to 1 interrupt / step is performed, and the stepping motor 42 is stepped out. Is prevented. During this acceleration process, the reel 40 rotates by 7 steps. In the deceleration process, a process of increasing the number of interrupts per step in order from 1 interrupt / step to 50 interrupts / step and stopping the stepping motor 42 is performed. During this deceleration process, the reel 40 rotates by 7 steps.

  FIG. 16B shows a reel constant speed processing table used when the reel 40 is processed at a uniform constant speed. Since the stepping motor 42 is stepped out in the range of 1 interrupt / step to 2 interrupts / step, the stepping motor 42 is driven at 3 interrupts / step where no step out occurs.

  In the reel half-symbol movement effect shown in FIG. 15, control is performed to move the left reel 40L and the right reel 40R by a half symbol (8 steps). When the reel acceleration processing table shown in FIG. 16A is used in the half-symbol movement effect, the reels from the rotation start to the stop are 7 steps during the acceleration processing and 7 steps during the deceleration processing. 40 will rotate. As described above, it is not suitable to use the reel acceleration processing table for the process of moving the reel 40 by a half symbol (8 steps). There is also a problem that complicated control must be performed to use the reel acceleration processing table.

Therefore, in the reel half-symbol movement effect, the reel constant speed processing table shown in FIG. 16B is used. Then, moving the reel 40 by a half symbol (8 steps) is achieved by adding 24 pulses of the same waveform. Therefore, it is possible to perform speed processing with low power consumption without performing complicated control.
<Reel direction optimization reel production>

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the correspondence between the symbol arrangement and the number of steps. The symbol arrangement is divided into four blocks: symbol number 1 to 5 are the first block, symbol numbers 6 to 10 are the second block, symbol numbers 11 to 15 are the third block, and symbol numbers 16 to 0 are the fourth block. Has been. One block is composed of 84 steps, and the entire symbol array is composed of 336 steps.

  Symbol number 1 of the first block is composed of 16 steps, and symbol numbers 2 to 5 are composed of 17 steps. Similarly, the second to fourth blocks are configured as shown in FIG. The reference position is set at the position of symbol “7” of symbol number 10.

  FIG. 18 is a 7-alignment temporary stop table selected when a 7-alignment temporary stop is determined in the reel effect. FIG. 18A is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between the symbol number of the symbol stopped on the effective line L before the reel rotation and the number of sliding symbols until the “7” symbol is stopped. When seven temporary stops are determined, temporary stop tables corresponding to the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are selected. With the 7-alignment temporary stop table shown in FIG. 18, the shortest movement distance is basically required to temporarily stop the “7” symbol displayed in the stop display, pseudo stop display, or temporary stop display at the pre-movement position at the reference position. The direction of rotation and the number of sliding frames are determined. When the 7 symbols are already stopped at the reference position (when the number of sliding frames is 0), the reel 40 may not be rotated, or the reel 40 may be rotated once in the forward direction or the reverse direction. . When the symbol numbers 1 to 9 are stopped, the reel 40 rotates in the forward direction, and when the symbol numbers 11 to 0 are stopped, the reel 40 rotates in the reverse direction.

  The temporary stop table of FIG. 18 (a) includes a “bell” symbol of symbol number 5 on the left reel 40L, a “watermelon” symbol of symbol number 13 on the middle reel 40C, and a “bell” symbol number 2 on the right reel 40R. "When the symbol is displayed on the effective line L as a stop display, a pseudo stop display, or a temporary stop display, the rotational direction and the number of sliding symbols for performing a temporary stop of 7 assortments are shown.

  In the temporary stop table of FIG. 18A, the “bell” symbol (reference symbol) of symbol number 5 is displayed on the left reel 40L as a stop display, a pseudo stop display, or a temporary stop display. For temporary stop display of (target symbol), it is shown that the left reel 40L is slid five frames in the forward direction. Since the “watermelon” symbol (reference symbol) of symbol number 13 is displayed on the middle reel 40C as a stop display, a pseudo-stop display, or a temporary stop display, it is necessary to display the “7” symbol (target symbol) temporarily. It is shown that the reel 40C is slid three frames in the reverse direction. Since the “bell” symbol (reference symbol) of symbol number 2 is stopped, pseudo-stopped, or temporarily stopped on the right reel 40R, the “7” symbol (target symbol) is displayed to stop temporarily. It is shown that the reel 40R is slid eight frames in the forward direction.

  When the “bell” symbol of symbol number 2 on the right reel 40R is positioned on the middle line L at the position before movement, the symbol “7” of symbol number 10 temporarily moves to the middle line L by sliding forward eight frames. It shows that it stops (refer FIG.18 (b)). At this time, since the movement is eight frames, the stepping motor 42 rotates by one block and three symbols. The number of moving steps is calculated as 84 + 3 * 17 = 135 steps.

  When the “watermelon” symbol of symbol number 13 on the middle reel 40C is positioned on the middle line L at the position before movement, the symbol “7” of symbol number 10 temporarily moves to the middle line L by sliding in the reverse direction of three frames. It shows that it is stopped (see FIG. 18C). At this time, since the movement is three frames, the stepping motor 42 is rotated by three symbols. The number of moving steps is calculated by 3 * 17 = 51 steps.

  When the “bell” symbol of symbol number 5 on the left reel 40L is positioned on the middle line L at the position before movement, the symbol “7” of symbol number 10 temporarily moves to the middle line L by sliding forward 5 frames. It shows that it stops (refer FIG.18 (d)). At this time, since the movement is one block, the stepping motor 42 rotates by one block. The number of moving steps is calculated as 1 * 84 = 84 steps.

  As described above, according to the table of FIG. 18A, basically, the rotational direction and the number of sliding frames that are the shortest moving distance for temporarily stopping at the reference position are determined. The reel control means 120 rotates the reel 40 in the reverse direction when the reel 40 is rotated in the reverse direction and the reverse movement occurs when the reel 40 is rotated in the forward direction. When the moving distance becomes shorter than the direction, the reel 40 is rotated in the forward direction. When the symbol does not move (when the number of sliding frames is 0), the reel 40 may not be rotated, or the reel 40 may be rotated once in the forward direction or the reverse direction.

  As a calculation method, when a motor with a total number of symbols of 20 and a total number of steps of 336 is used, the number of moving symbols from the calculated reference symbol to the target symbol (“7” symbol) is 10 symbols or more or less than 10 symbols. If it is 10 symbols or more, the target symbol is aligned by reverse rotation, and if it is less than 10 symbols, the target symbol is aligned by forward rotation. Depending on the relationship between the total number of steps and the total number of symbols, one symbol is composed of 16 steps or 17 steps. In order to equally divide the positions where the 16 steps are arranged, 17 steps x 4 symbols + 16 steps x 1 symbol Is one set, and four sets are continuously arranged on one reel. In this way, if the number of steps is different for each symbol, if the number of moving symbols is 1 set or more, the remaining moving symbols will be subtracted when the number of moving symbols subtracted is less than one set by subtracting one set unit. Move all the symbols in 17 steps. By doing so, the movement distance can be kept within a maximum of one step deviation without determining whether the pattern is 16 steps or 17 steps, so that the processing is not complicated.

  For example, if there are 11 symbols ahead of the target symbol, the 11 symbols are 10 symbols or more, and therefore 9 symbols are moved in the reverse direction by 20 symbols (total symbols)-11 symbols (target symbols) = 9. At this time, since 9 symbols-5 symbols (1 set) = 4 symbols, the number of steps for 4 symbols is moved as 17 steps × 4 symbols, and the total is 17 steps × 4 symbols + 16 steps × 1 symbols + 17 steps × 4 symbols = The target symbol can be displayed by moving in 152-step reverse rotation. Alternatively, the distance to the target symbol may be accurately moved by determining whether the symbol is 16 steps or 17 steps. When the number of symbols to be moved is 0 symbols, the reel may not be rotated or may be rotated once and 20 symbols may be moved. However, the effect can be enhanced by moving 20 symbols. The reference symbol is a symbol on the active line before moving. When there are a plurality of effective lines, a symbol in the effective line for which the target symbol is desired to be stopped may be used as a reference symbol, or a symbol in a specific effective line may be fixed and used as a reference symbol.

  In addition, the pattern alignment in the reel effect may be performed over a plurality of stages. At that time, each time the reel rotates from the state where the symbol is temporarily stopped, the stop position is stored in the RAM of the main control circuit 100, and the distance to the target symbol is determined using the symbol at the stop position stored in the RAM as a reference symbol. Calculate and perform control to align target symbols.

  In the storage area of the main control circuit 100, for example, when the symbol of symbol number 2 is on the effective line, the data of 135 steps is the data to be moved in the forward direction of 8 frames, and the symbol of symbol number 5 is on the effective line. In this case, data of 84 steps is stored as data to be moved in the forward direction of 5 frames. The storage area of the main control circuit 100 stores data of the number of steps in which the number of moving symbols is less than 10 (forward rotation data), and when the number of moving symbols is 10 or more (reverse rotation of the reel). ), The reverse rotation data is generated with reference to the forward rotation data. Since the data for forward rotation and the data for reverse rotation are symmetrical, it is possible to easily generate the data for reverse rotation by referring to the data for forward rotation, and it is necessary to store the data for reverse rotation separately in the storage area. Disappear. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the storage area of the main control circuit 100 from being insufficient.

  Note that the combination of the reel effect and the pseudo game during the special effect is not limited to the combination of the special effects A to F, and the reel effect and the pseudo game are executed based on a predetermined lottery or a pseudo-stopped pattern by the main control circuit 100. May be determined.

[Description of various processes performed in the control circuit]
Next, various controls performed by the above-described control circuit will be described with reference to flowcharts.

≪Description of control processing in main control circuit≫
First, a description will be given of the control process of the main routine executed in the main control circuit 100 with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, when the power of the slot machine 10 is turned on, the main control circuit 100 determines whether or not an operation for changing the “setting” value is performed in various switches provided in the slot machine 10. If an operation for changing the value of “setting” is performed, a power-on process for changing the current “setting” according to the subsequent operation is performed (step S10). Next, the main control circuit 100 transmits a set value designation command including information on the set value (any one of 1 to 6) set in the slot machine 10 to the sub control circuit 200 (step S12). Then, if the unit game to be performed is an MB game or a re-game, a game state command including information indicating which is the game is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S14). Further, an RT status command including information indicating whether the current RT status is non-RT or RT is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S16).

  Next, the main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the current gaming state is an MB game (step S18). If it is determined that an MB game is being played (YES), the MB game end condition is An MB obtainable number command including the remaining number of medals until it is established is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S20). If the main control circuit 100 performs the process of step S20 or determines that the MB game is not in progress (NO) in the determination process of step S18, immediately determines whether the next unit game is a re-game. Is determined (step S22). When it is determined that the next unit game to be performed by the main control circuit 100 is a re-game (YES), the re-game is not won during the MB game in which the prescribed number is 2, so the sub-control circuit 200 Then, an automatic medal insertion (3) command is transmitted (step S24).

  When the main control circuit 100 performs the process of step S24 or when it is determined in the determination process of step S22 that the next unit game is not a re-game (NO), the player performs a medal insertion operation (a bet switch). It is determined whether or not the above operation or the insertion of medals into the medal slot is performed (step S26). When determining that a medal insertion operation has been performed (YES), the main control circuit 100 determines again whether or not the next unit game to be performed is a re-game (step S28). If it is determined that the next unit game is not a re-game (NO), it is determined whether or not the 1-bet switch 34 or the maximum bet switch 35 is operated (step S30). When the main control circuit 100 determines that any of the bet switches has been operated (YES), automatic medal insertion (1) to (3) according to the type of the operated bet switch and the current gaming state. One of the commands is transmitted to the sub control circuit 200 (step S32).

  On the other hand, when the main control circuit 100 determines that no bet switch has been operated (NO) in the determination process of step S30, it is determined whether or not a medal has been inserted into the medal insertion slot 32 (step S34). ). When it is determined that a medal has been inserted (YES), a manual medal insertion command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S36). At this time, if the number of medals inserted into the slot machine 10 has reached the prescribed number, the number of inserted medals is added to the stored credit number (stored number). Next, when the process of step S32 or S36 ends, the main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the number of inserted medals has reached a specified number (step S38). If it is determined in step S26 that the medal insertion operation has not been performed (NO), the process immediately proceeds to step S38.

  If the main control circuit 100 determines in the determination process of step S38 that the number of inserted medals has not reached the specified number (NO), the process returns to the determination process of step S26 described above. On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of inserted medals has reached the specified number (YES), it is next determined whether or not the start switch 36 has been operated (step S40). Here, when it is determined in steps S22 and S28 that the next unit game to be performed is a re-game (YES), the determination result in step S38 is YES. When the main control circuit 100 determines that the start switch 36 is not operated (NO) in the determination process in step S40, the process returns to the determination process in step S26. In this way, the medal insertion process in steps S26 to S36 is repeatedly performed until the number of inserted medals reaches the specified number and the start switch 36 is operated.

  In the above flow, the bet switch operation and medal insertion are not performed when the unit game is a replay, but the bet switch operation and medal insertion are performed when the unit game is a replay. May be possible. During the freeze including the pseudo game and the reel effect, it may be possible to operate the bet switch and insert a medal.

  If the main control circuit 100 determines that the start switch 36 has been operated in the determination process of step S40, the determination result is YES and a start switch acceptance command is transmitted to the sub control circuit 200 (step S42). When the counter value (COUNT) is 0, the process of subtracting the counter value (COUNT) is not performed. Also, the counter value is decremented by 1 every time a pseudo game or a normal player executes one game. Next, the main control circuit 100 performs a role lottery process (step S44). That is, if the current game state is not inside or inside, a role lottery is performed based on the role lottery table shown in FIG. In addition, if an MB game is being played, all the small roles are won. Further, when the game state is “Non-inside” and the MB combination is won, the game state is updated to “Inside”. When this combination lottery process is completed, the main control circuit 100 transmits a combination lottery result 1 command and a combination lottery result 2 command to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S46).

  Next, the control process following step S46 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the current gaming state is “MB gaming” (step S48). When it is determined that “MB game” is in progress (YES), the process proceeds to the determination process of step S65. If it is determined that the “MB game” is not in progress (NO), the process proceeds to the special effect start determination process in step S50.

<Description of special effect start determination process>
Next, detailed contents of the special effect start determination process shown in step S50 of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Special production start decision processing>
FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the special effect start determination process. First, the main control circuit 100 extracts a random number RND (any integer from 0 to 215) from a random number generator (step S100). Next, the main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the value of the extracted random number RND is less than “6”, that is, “5” or less (step S102). When it is determined that the value of the random number RND is more than “5” (step S102 / NO), the current special effect number PD is updated to “0” (step S116), and the flag A, flag BL, flag BC and flag BR are set to 1 (normal game state) (step S110), the special effect start determination process of FIG. 21 is terminated, and the process proceeds to the determination process of step S52 of FIG.

  In contrast, when it is determined that the value of the random number RND is “5” or less (step S102 / YES), it is determined whether or not the value of the random number RND extracted in step S100 is “0” (step S102). S104) When it is determined that the value of the random number RND is “0” (step S104 / YES), the current special effect number PD is updated to “A” (step S106). When it is determined that the value of the random number RND is not “0” (step S104 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the random number RND extracted in step S100 is “1” (step S118). When it is determined that the value is “1” (step S118 / YES), the current special effect number PD is updated to “B” (step S120).

  When it is determined that the value of the random number RND is not “1” (NO in step S118), it is determined whether the value of the random number RND extracted in step S100 is “2” (step S122). When it is determined that the value is “2” (step S122 / YES), the current special effect number PD is updated to “C” (step S124).

  When it is determined that the value of the random number RND is not “2” (step S122 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the random number RND extracted in step S100 is “3” (step S126). When it is determined that the value is “3” (step S126 / YES), the current special effect number PD is updated to “D” (step S128).

  When it is determined that the value of the random number RND is not “3” (step S126 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the random number RND extracted in step S100 is “4” (step S130). When it is determined that the value is “4” (step S130 / YES), the current special effect number PD is updated to “E” (step S132).

  When it is determined that the value of the random number RND is not “4” (step S130 / NO), the current special effect number PD is updated to “F” (step S134).

  After the processing of step S106, step S120, step S124, step S128, step S132, and step S134, it is determined whether or not flag A is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S108), and flag A is 2 (pseudo). When it is determined that the game state is not (NO in step S108), the process proceeds to step S110. When it is determined that the flag A is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S108 / YES), a special effect continuation command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S111). Then, it is determined whether or not the start switch 36 is ON (step S112). When it is determined that the start switch 36 is not ON (step S112 / NO), the process waits as it is, and the start switch 36 is ON (step S112). When it is determined that (S112 / YES), the process proceeds to the special effect control process of FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 20, the main control circuit 100 transmits the result of the special effect start determination process to the sub-control circuit 200. When the start of the special effect is determined (step S54 / YES), the special effect flag is turned on (step S56). Then, the special effect start command is transmitted to the sub control circuit 200 (step S58), and the special effect control process is started (step S60). The contents of this special effect control process will be described in detail later. When the special effect control process is completed, the main control circuit 100 transmits a special effect end command to the sub control circuit 200 (step S62), and turns off the special effect in-progress flag (step S64). In addition, in the special effect control process described later, when the end of the special effect is determined after the third stop, the above-described clear process is performed (step S65).

  When the process of step S65 is completed, the main control circuit 100 determines whether 4.1 seconds have elapsed since the start switch 36 was operated in the previous unit game (step S66). Then, when it is determined that 4.1 seconds have not elapsed (step S66 / NO), it is in a standby state until 4.1 seconds have elapsed, and it is determined that 4.1 seconds have elapsed (step S66 / YES). Then, a rotation standby end command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S68). Next, the main control circuit 100 starts reel rotation control for simultaneously rotating the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R (step S70), and then transmits a reel rotation start command to the sub control circuit 200 (step S72). .

  Note that when the special effect is executed until all reels are stopped by the special effect process in step S60, the main control circuit 100 sets the timing for starting the rotation of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R in the reel rotation control process in step S70. , Each is randomly delayed. As a result, it is possible to avoid that, for example, the player's attention is advantageous by performing the special effect using the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, compared to the case where the special effect is not performed. After the special effects are performed until all reels are stopped, when the rotation of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R is started again, the symbols once stopped on the display window 22 in the previous unit game are restored. Each reel may be rotated simultaneously. Further, the rotation of each reel may be switched at random between the case of randomly delaying the rotation and the case of rotating all at once after returning to the previous unit game stop display symbol.

  Next, the main control circuit 100, when the reel rotation speed reaches a predetermined steady rotation speed (for example, about 80 rotations / minute) and is ready to accept the operation of the stop switch, It is determined whether any of 37L, 37C, and 37R has been operated (step S74). When it is determined that any one of the stop switches has been operated (YES), a reel stop acceptance command corresponding to the operated stop switch is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S76). As a result, the sub-control circuit 200 performs control related to effects and various notifications such as switching the contents of the effect being executed, triggered by reception of each reel stop acceptance command.

  When the processing of step S76 is performed, the main control circuit 100 performs reel stop control for the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch based on the result of the winning lottery and the timing when the stop switch is operated (step S78). ). The contents of the reel stop control are as described for the reel stop control by the reel control means 122 shown in FIG. When the reels are stopped by performing the reel stop control, the main control circuit 100 transmits a reel stop command to the sub control circuit 200 (step S80). Next, the main control circuit 100 determines whether or not all reels have stopped (step S82), and when determining that there is still a reel that is still rotating (NO), the main control circuit 100 returns to the processing of step S74. On the other hand, when it is determined that all reels have stopped (YES), a winning determination process is performed to determine whether or not any winning combination has been won (step S84). At this time, if it is determined that the MB combination has won, the game state is updated from “inside” to “MB game”.

  As a result, when the main control circuit 100 determines that a winning combination has been won, the main control circuit 100 indicates the type of winning combination, and when determining that no winning combination has been won, information indicating that is given by an operation symbol command. The data is transmitted to the sub control circuit 200 (step S86). Next, the main control circuit 100 transmits a medal payout start command including information on the number of medals to be paid out (0 to 5) according to the result of the winning determination to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S88). Here, when it is determined by the winning determination that no winning combination has been won, the number of payout medals transmitted by the medal payout start command is zero.

  Next, as a result of winning determination, the main control circuit 100 determines whether or not any small role has won (step S90). Then, when it is determined that one of the small combinations has won (YES), the medal payout device 82 is driven by controlling the hopper drive circuit 80 shown in FIG. 4 (a)) is paid out (step S92). When the medal payout is completed, the main control circuit 100 transmits a medal payout end command to the sub control circuit 200 (step S94), and determines whether or not the MB game end condition is satisfied (step S96). If it is determined that the current gaming state is “MB gaming” and the number of medals paid out during the MB gaming has exceeded 18 (YES), the main control circuit 100 issues an MB gaming end command to the sub-control circuit 200. (Step S98), and then a unit game end command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (Step S99).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S96 that the current gaming state is not “MB gaming”, or if the number of payouts does not exceed 18 even if “MB gaming”, NO, the process immediately proceeds to step S99, and only the unit game end command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200. When a unit game end command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200, the process returns to step S12 again, and a process for performing the next unit game is started. Hereinafter, by repeatedly performing the processes of steps S12 to S99, the player can continue and repeat the unit game.

<Description of control processing of special effect A>
Next, a case where special effect processing is performed in the special effect control process shown in step S60 of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the main control circuit 100 proceeds to the process of step S200 of FIG. 26, it starts the special effect control process of FIG. 22 and determines whether or not the special effect number PD is A or D (step S200). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the special effect number PD is A or D (step S200 / YES), it sets the flag A to 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S202), and sets the flags BL, BC, BR. 2 (pseudo gaming state) is set (step S203).

  Then, the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is set to “20” (step S204). Here, the no-operation allowable time WT is a variable stored in the RAM or the like of the main control circuit 100, and indicates an allowable time during which the player can perform an operation during the special effect. As will be described later, the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is decreased by “1” per second by a timing process which is an interrupt process described later, and when it becomes “0”, the control circuit 100 forces a special effect. To finish. Therefore, the value of the no-operation allowable time WT being “20” indicates that the pseudo game effect ends after 20 seconds. When the value of the no-operation allowable time WT becomes “0” during the rotation of all the reels, only one of the reels 40L, 40C, 40R is simulated according to a predetermined order. The value of the no-operation allowable time WT may be set to “20” every time the reel is stopped and one reel is pseudo-stopped.

  Next, the main control circuit 100 creates a stop table in which the “7” symbol on the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C is pseudo-stopped on the effective line L, and the “7” symbol on the right reel 40R is pseudo-stopped on the upper stage of the effective line L ( Step S206). Instead of creating the stop table, the value of the data area may be rewritten using the bit table described above.

  Next, the main control circuit 100 starts the rotation of the reels 40L, 40C, 40R (step S208). The main control circuit 100 accelerates the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R so as to have the same rotation speed (for example, 80 rotations per minute) as the rotation speed (about 80 rotations per minute) during the unit game. The main control circuit 100 may accelerate the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R so that the rotation speed (for example, 90 rotations per minute) is faster than the rotation speed (about 80 rotations per minute) during the unit game. . Not limited to this, rotate at a speed slower than the rotation speed during the unit game, rotate the reel in a direction different from that during the unit game, arbitrarily start timing of the rotation of each reel, or play state and role lottery The rotation control may be different from that during the unit game, such as changing according to the result of the game. Further, these rotation controls may be switched as appropriate every time the special effect is executed. Further, it may be rotated at a constant speed with the same acceleration and rotation speed as the reel rotation control during the unit game.

  When the rotation speed is constant, it is determined whether or not the player has performed the first operation (first stop operation) on any one of the stop switches (step S210), and the first stop operation is performed. When it is determined that it is not (step S210 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is “0” (step S224). Then, when the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S224 / YES), the “7” symbols of the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C are set to the effective line L. The “7” symbol on the right reel 40R is pseudo-stopped on the upper stage of the effective line L (step S226). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is not “0” (NO), the process returns to the determination process in step S210. Hereinafter, the determination process of steps S210 and S224 is repeatedly performed until the first stop operation is performed by the player or the value of the no-operation allowable time WT becomes “0”.

  When the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S224 / YES), any reel 40 may continue to rotate without automatically stopping. . At this time, the process proceeds to step S110 in FIG. Thereby, when there is no stop operation for a predetermined time, the special effect is automatically ended and the normal game is performed.

  When the main control circuit 100 determines that the first stop operation has been performed by the player, the determination result in step S210 is YES, and the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is reset to “20” (step S212). ). Then, it is determined whether or not the first stop operation is the left stop switch 37L (step S214), and the main control circuit 100 determines that the left stop switch 37L is (step S214 / YES). The “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is displayed as a pseudo stop on the pay line L (middle stage), and the flag BL = 2, so the left reel 40L swings (step S216).

When the main control circuit 100 determines that it is not the left stop switch 37L (step S214 / NO), it determines whether it is the middle stop switch 37C (step S218) and is the middle stop switch 37C (step S218 / YES). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the symbol “7” of the middle reel 40C is pseudo-stop displayed on the pay line L (middle stage) and the flag BL = 2, the middle reel 40C swings (step S220).
When the main control circuit 100 determines that it is not the middle stop switch 37C (step S218 / NO), the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is pseudo-stop displayed on the upper stage of the winning line L, and the flag BL = 2, so the right reel 40R swings (step S222).

  The main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the player has performed a second operation (second stop operation) on any one of the stop switches after the processes of step S216, step S220, and step S222 ( Step S230). When it is determined that the second stop operation has not been performed (step S230 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S244). Then, when the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S244 / YES), the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C of the rotating reel 40 have “ The “7” symbol is pseudo-stopped to the effective line L, and the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is pseudo-stopped to the upper stage of the effective line L (step S246).

  When the main control circuit 100 determines that the second stop operation has been performed by the player, the determination result in step S230 is YES, and processing similar to the processing in steps S212 to 222 is performed (steps S232 to 242). ).

  The main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the player has performed a third operation (third stop operation) on any one of the stop switches after the processing of step S236, step S240, and step S242 ( Step S250). When it is determined that the third stop operation has not been performed (step S250 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S264). Then, when the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S264 / YES), the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C of the rotating reel 40 have “ The “7” symbol is pseudo-stopped to the effective line L, and the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is pseudo-stopped to the upper stage of the effective line L (step S266).

  When the main control circuit 100 determines that the third stop operation has been performed by the player, the determination result of step S250 is YES, and the same processing as the processing of steps S212 to 222 is performed (steps S254 to 262). ).

  On the other hand, when main control circuit 100 determines that special effect number PD is not A or D (step S200 / NO), it determines whether or not special effect number PD is B (step S272). If it is determined that the special effect number PD is B (step S272 / YES), the process proceeds to the special effect B in FIG. 23. If it is determined that the special effect number PD is not B (step S272 / NO), the special effect number PD is determined to be special. It is determined whether or not the production number PD is C (step S274).

  Next, when it is determined that the special effect number PD is C (step S274 / YES), the process proceeds to the reel effect process of FIG. 24, and when it is determined that the special effect number PD is not C (step S274 / NO), the special effect number PD is determined. It is determined whether or not the production number PD is E (step S276). If it is determined that the special effect number PD is E (step S276 / YES), the process shifts to the special effect E in FIG. 26, and if it is determined that the special effect number PD is not E (step S276 / NO), FIG. The process shifts to 27 special effects F (step S276 / NO).

  After the process of step S226, step S246, step S256, step S260, step S262, or step S266, main control circuit 100 determines whether or not special effect number PD is D (step S270). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the special effect number PD is not D (step S270 / NO), the main control circuit 100 proceeds to the process of step S100 in FIG. When the main control circuit 100 determines that the special effect number PD is D (step S270 / YES), the main control circuit 100 proceeds to the reel effect process of FIG.

<Description of control processing of special effect B>
Next, a case where the special effect B process is performed at step S272 / YES in FIG. 22 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, the main control circuit 100 sets the flag A to 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S302), and sets the flags BL, BC, BR to 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S303). And the process of step S304 is the same as that of step S204 of FIG.

  Next, the main control circuit 100 creates a stop table for pseudo-stopping the “7” symbol on the effective line L in the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R (step S306). Then, the main control circuit 100 starts the rotation of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R (step S308). When the rotation speed reaches a certain value, it is determined whether or not the player has performed the first operation (first stop operation) on any of the stop switches (step S310), and the first stop operation is performed. When it is determined that it is not (step S310 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is “0” (step S324). Then, when the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S324 / YES), the “7” symbols of the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R are displayed. A pseudo stop is performed on the effective line L (step S326). Further, when the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is not “0” (NO), the process returns to the determination process of step S310. Hereinafter, the determination process of steps S310 and S324 is repeatedly performed until the first stop operation is performed by the player or the value of the no-operation allowable time WT becomes “0”.

  And the process of step S310-step S320 is the same process as step S210-step S220 of FIG. When the main control circuit 100 determines that it is not the middle stop switch 37C (step S318 / NO), the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is displayed in a pseudo stop display in the middle stage of the winning line L, and the flag BL = 2, so the right reel 40R swings (step S322).

  The main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the player has performed a second operation (second stop operation) on any one of the stop switches after the processing of step S316, step S320, and step S322 ( Step S330). When it is determined that the second stop operation has not been performed (step S330 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S344). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S344 / YES), the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, Then, the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is pseudo-stopped on the effective line L (step S346).

  When the main control circuit 100 determines that the second stop operation has been performed by the player, the determination result in step S330 is YES, and processing similar to the processing in steps S312 to 322 is performed (steps S332 to 342). ).

  The main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the player has performed the third operation (third stop operation) on any one of the stop switches after the processes of step S336, step S340, and step S342 ( Step S350). When it is determined that the third stop operation has not been performed (step S350 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S364). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S364 / YES), the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, Then, the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is pseudo-stopped on the effective line L (step S366).

  When the main control circuit 100 determines that the third stop operation has been performed by the player, the determination result in step S350 is YES, and processing similar to the processing in steps S312 to 322 is performed (steps S354 to 362). ).

  The main control circuit 100 transmits a 7-alignment establishment command to the sub-control circuit 200 because 7-alignment is established after the processing of step S326, step S346, step S356, step S360, step S362, or step S366. (Step S370), the process proceeds to Step S100 in FIG.

<Description of control processing of special effect C>
Next, the case where the special effect C process is performed at step S274 / YES in FIG. 22 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the start switch 36 has been operated (step S400). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the start switch 36 is not operated (S400 / NO), the process returns to the determination process of step S400, and when the main control circuit 100 determines that the start switch 36 is operated (S400 / YES), the flag A is set to 3 (reel effect state) (step S402).

Next, it is determined whether or not the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S403).
When it is determined that the flag BL is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S403 / NO), the flags BL, BC, BR are set to 3 (reel effect state) (step S404). When it is determined that the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S403 / YES), the no-operation allowable time (FT) of reel effect is set to 5 seconds after the process of step S404 (step S405). ). The no-operation allowable time (FT) is decreased by “1” per second by a time counting process that is an interrupt process. Next, the main control circuit 100 creates a stop table for temporarily stopping the “7” symbol on the effective line L (middle stage) in the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R (step S406). Next, the main control circuit 100 starts the rotation of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R (step S408). The main control circuit 100 accelerates the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R so as to have the same rotation speed (for example, 80 rotations per minute) as the rotation speed (about 80 rotations per minute) during the unit game.

  Then, it is determined whether the no-operation allowable time (FT) has decreased to 4 seconds (step S410). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the no-operation allowable time (FT) has not decreased to 4 seconds (S410 / NO), the process returns to the determination process of step S410, and the no-operation allowable time (FT) is 4 seconds. When it is determined that the number has decreased (S410 / YES), it is determined whether or not the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S412).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S412). When it is determined that the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S412 / YES), the symbol “7” of the left reel 40L is temporarily displayed on the winning line L (middle), and the flag BL = 2 ( Since it is a pseudo game state, the left reel 40L swings (step S416). When it is determined that the flag BL is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S412 / NO), the symbol “7” of the left reel 40L is temporarily stopped on the winning line L (middle), and the flag BL = 3 (reel effect state) ), The left reel 40L does not swing (step S416).

  Then, it is determined whether the no-operation allowable time (FT) has decreased to 3 seconds (step S420). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the no-operation allowable time (FT) has not decreased to 3 seconds (S420 / NO), the process returns to the determination process of step S420, and the no-operation allowable time (FT) is 3 seconds. When it is determined that the number has decreased (S420 / YES), it is determined whether or not the flag BC is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S422).

  When it is determined that the flag BC is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S422 / YES), the symbol “7” of the middle reel 40C is temporarily stopped on the pay line L (middle), and the flag BC = 2 ( Since it is a pseudo game state, the middle reel 40C swings (step S424). When it is determined that the flag BC is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S422 / NO), the symbol “7” of the middle reel 40C is temporarily stopped on the winning line L (middle), and the flag BC = 3 (reel effect state). ), The middle reel 40C does not swing (step S426).

  Then, it is determined whether the no-operation allowable time (FT) has decreased to 2 seconds (step S430). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the no-operation allowable time (FT) is not reduced to 2 seconds (S430 / NO), the process returns to the determination process of step S430, and the no-operation allowable time (FT) is 2 seconds. When it is determined that the number has decreased (S430 / YES), it is determined whether or not the flag BR is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S432).

  When it is determined that the flag BR is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S432 / YES), the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is temporarily stopped and displayed on the pay line L (middle), and the flag BL = 2 ( Since it is in a pseudo game state, the right reel 40R swings (step S434). When it is determined that the flag BL is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S432 / NO), the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is temporarily displayed on the winning line L (middle), and the flag BR = 3 (reel effect state) ), The right reel 40R does not swing (step S436).

  The main control circuit 100 transmits the 7-alignment establishment command to the sub-control circuit 200 because the 7-alignment is established after the processing of steps S434 and S436 (step S440), and the process of step S502 in FIG. Migrate to

<Explanation of pseudo game control processing of special effects C, D, E, F>
Next, the pseudo game process following step S440 of FIG. 24 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the main control circuit 100 sets the flag A to 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S502), and sets the flags BL, BC, BR to 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S503).

  Then, the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is set to “20” (step S504). Next, the main control circuit 100 creates a stop table in which the “7” symbol on the left reel 40L and the middle reel 40C is pseudo-stopped on the effective line L, and the “7” symbol on the right reel 40R is pseudo-stopped on the upper stage of the effective line L ( Step S506). Next, the main control circuit 100 starts the rotation of the reels 40L and 40C while temporarily stopping the right reel 40R (step S508). Since the flag BR = 2, the temporarily stopped right reel 40R is swung (step S512).

  When the rotation speed reaches a certain value, it is determined whether or not the player has performed the first operation (first stop operation) on any one of the stop switches (step S520), and the first stop operation is performed. When it is determined that it is not (step S520 / NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is “0” (step S524). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the value of the no-operation allowable time WT has become “0” (step S524 / YES), it is considered that the left stop switch 37L has been operated, and “7” of the left reel 40L. It is determined whether or not the special effect number PD is D on the effective line L (middle stage) (step S526).

  When it is determined that the first stop operation has been performed (step S520 / YES), the value of the no-operation allowable time WT is reset to “20” (step S522), and it is determined whether or not the special effect number PD is D. (Step S526). Then, when it is determined that the special effect number PD is D (step S526 / YES), it is determined whether or not the first stop operation is the left stop switch 37L (step S528). When the main control circuit 100 determines that it is the left stop switch 37L (step S528 / YES), the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is displayed in a pseudo stop display on the pay line L (middle stage) and the flag BL = 2. The left reel 40L swings (step S530). At this time, the left reel 40L swings with the large swing described above. When the main control circuit 100 determines that it is not the left stop switch 37L (step S528 / NO), the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is pseudo-stop displayed on the pay line L (middle stage) and the flag BC = 2. Therefore, the middle reel 40C swings (step S532). At this time, the middle reel 40C swings with the small swing described above.

  Then, when it is determined that the special effect number PD is D (step S526 / NO), it is determined whether or not the first stop operation is the middle stop switch 37C (step S534). When the main control circuit 100 determines that it is the middle stop switch 37C (step S534 / YES), the symbol “7” of the middle reel 40C is pseudo-stop displayed on the pay line L (middle stage) and the flag BL = 2. The left reel 40L swings (step S536). At this time, the middle reel 40C swings with the small swing described above. When the main control circuit 100 determines that the switch is not the middle stop switch 37C (step S534 / NO), the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is displayed on the winning line L (middle) in a pseudo-stop manner, and the flag BL = 2. Therefore, the left reel 40L swings (step S538). At this time, the left reel 40L swings with the small swing described above.

  The main control circuit 100 determines whether or not the player has performed a second operation (second stop operation) on any one of the stop switches after the processes of step S530, step S532, step S536, and step S538. Is determined (step S540). And the process similar to the process of step S522-S528 is performed for the process of step S542-S548.

  When the main control circuit 100 determines that the second stop operation is the left stop switch 37L (step S548 / YES), the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is pseudo-stopped on the winning line L (middle stage). Since the flag BL = 2 is displayed, the left reel 40L swings (step S550). At this time, the left reel 40L swings with the large swing described above. Further, the swing of the middle reel 40C that has been swinging with a small swing is changed to a large swing (step S551). When the main control circuit 100 determines that the switch is not the left stop switch 37L (step S548 / NO), the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is displayed in a pseudo stop display on the pay line L (middle stage) and the flag BL = 2. Therefore, the middle reel 40C swings (step S553). At this time, the middle reel 40C swings with the large swing described above. After the processing in step S551 and step S553, since 7 assortments are established, a 7 assortment establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S560), and the process proceeds to step S100 in FIG. Also, after the processing of step S556 and step S558, the processing shifts to the processing of step S100 in FIG.

<Description of control processing of special effect E>
Next, the case where the special effect E is performed at step S276 / YES in FIG. 22 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, the main control circuit 100 performs the same processing as the processing in step S400 to step S404 of FIG. 24 in the processing of step S700 to step S704.

  Then, for each reel 40, the main control circuit 100 shifts the position where the “7” symbol is currently stopped (pre-movement position) from the reference position “7” symbol by a half symbol and moves the effective line L to the right. The relative distance (number of steps) from the position aligned with the descending (see FIG. 15) is calculated (step S710). Specifically, in the left reel 40L, the difference between the position where the “7” symbol is stopped (pre-movement position) and the position shifted from the effective line L by 8 steps (reference position) is calculated by the number of steps. To do. Further, in the middle reel 40C, the difference between the position where the “7” symbol is stopped (pre-movement position) and the position of the effective line L (reference position) is calculated by the number of steps. Then, in the right reel 40R, the difference between the position where the “7” symbol is stopped and the position shifted from the effective line L by 8 steps downward (reference position) is calculated by the number of steps.

  Next, the main control circuit 100 places the “7” symbol on the left reel 40L at a position shifted 8 steps above the effective line L, the “7” symbol on the effective line L in the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R. , A stop table for temporarily stopping the “7” symbol at a position shifted 8 steps downward from the effective line L is created (step S714).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the relative distance (number of steps) in the left reel 40L is within ± 8 steps (step S718). When it is determined that it is within ± 8 steps (step S718 / YES), the reel constant speed processing table is selected for the speed processing at the start of rotation of the left reel 40L (step S720). When it is determined that it is not within ± 8 steps (step S718 / NO), the reel acceleration processing table is selected for the speed processing at the start of rotation of the left reel 40L (step S722).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the relative distance (number of steps) in the right reel 40R is within ± 8 steps (step S728). When it is determined that it is within ± 8 steps (step S728 / YES), the reel constant speed processing table is selected for speed processing at the start of rotation of the right reel 40R (step S730). When it is determined that it is not within ± 8 steps (step S728 / NO), the reel acceleration processing table is selected for the speed processing at the start of rotation of the right reel 40R (step S732).

  Then, the main control circuit 100 starts rotation of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R (step S736). Next, it is determined whether or not the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S738). When it is determined that the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S738 / YES), the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is temporarily stopped at the specified position and swung (step S740). When it is determined that the flag BL is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S738 / NO), the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is temporarily stopped without swinging to the specified position (step S742).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the flag BC is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S744). When it is determined that the flag BC is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S744 / YES), the "7" symbol of the middle reel 40C is temporarily stopped at the specified position and swung (step S746). When it is determined that the flag BL is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S744 / NO), the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is temporarily stopped without swinging to the specified position (step S748).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the flag BR is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S750). When it is determined that the flag BR is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S750 / YES), the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is temporarily stopped at the specified position and swung (step S752). When it is determined that the flag BR is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S750 / NO), the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is temporarily stopped without swinging to the specified position (step S754).

  The main control circuit 100 transmits a 7-alignment establishment command to the sub-control circuit 200 because the 7-alignment has been established after the processes of steps S752 and S754 (step S756), and the process of step S502 in FIG. Migrate to

<Description of control processing of special effect F>
Next, the case where the special effect F process is performed at step S276 / NO in FIG. 22 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, the main control circuit 100 performs processing similar to the processing in steps S400 to S404 in FIG. 24 in the processing in steps S900 to S904.

  Then, for each reel 40, the main control circuit 100 has a position where the “7” symbol is currently stopped (pre-movement position) and a position where the reference position “7” symbol is aligned with the effective line L (middle stage). The relative distance (number of steps) with respect to (see FIG. 17A) is calculated (step S910). Specifically, in the left reel 40L, the difference between the position where the “7” symbol is stopped (pre-movement position) and the position of the effective line L (middle stage) (reference position) is calculated by the number of symbols and the number of steps. To do. In the middle reel 40C, the difference between the position where the “7” symbol is stopped (pre-movement position) and the position (reference position) of the effective line L (middle stage) is calculated by the number of symbols and the number of steps. Then, in the right reel 40R, the difference between the position (pre-movement position) where the “7” symbol is stopped and the position (reference position) of the effective line L (middle stage) is calculated by the number of symbols and the number of steps.

  Next, in the left reel 40L, middle reel 40C, and right reel 40R, the main control circuit 100 creates a stop table for temporarily stopping the “7” symbol on the effective line L (middle stage), and the relative distance (number of steps) is set. The rotation direction of the reel 40 is determined on the basis of within 9 symbols (the symbols of symbol numbers 1 to 9 are stopped on the effective line L) (step S912). Then, the main control circuit 100 starts rotation of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R (step S914).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the relative distance (number of steps) in the left reel 40L is within 9 symbols (the symbols of symbol numbers 1 to 9 are stopped on the active line L) (step S916). When it is determined that it is within 9 symbols (step S916 / YES), the left reel 40L is rotated in the normal direction (step S918). When it is determined that the relative distance (number of steps) is not within 9 symbols (step S916 / NO), the left reel 40L is rotated in the reverse direction (step S920).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the relative distance (number of steps) in the middle reel 40C is within 9 symbols (the symbols of symbol numbers 1 to 9 are stopped on the effective line L) (step S922). When it is determined that it is within 9 symbols (step S922 / YES), the middle reel 40C is rotated in the normal direction (step S924). When it is determined that the relative distance (number of steps) is not within 9 symbols (step S922 / NO), the middle reel 40C is rotated in the reverse direction (step S926).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the relative distance (number of steps) in the right reel 40R is within 9 symbols (the symbols of symbol numbers 1 to 9 are stopped on the effective line L) (step S928). When it is determined that it is within 9 symbols (step S928 / YES), the right reel 40R is rotated in the normal direction (step S930). When it is determined that the relative distance (number of steps) is not within 9 symbols (step S928 / NO), the right reel 40R is rotated in the reverse direction (step S932).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S938). When it is determined that the flag BL is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S938 / YES), the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is temporarily stopped at the specified position and swung (step S940). When it is determined that the flag BL is not 2 (pseudo game state) (step S938 / NO), the “7” symbol of the left reel 40L is temporarily stopped without swinging to the specified position (step S942).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the flag BC is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S944). When it is determined that the flag BC is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S944 / YES), the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is temporarily stopped at the specified position and swung (step S946). When it is determined that the flag BL is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S944 / NO), the “7” symbol of the middle reel 40C is temporarily stopped without swinging to the specified position (step S948).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the flag BR is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S950). When it is determined that the flag BR is 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S950 / YES), the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is temporarily stopped at the specified position and swung (step S952). When it is determined that the flag BR is not 2 (pseudo gaming state) (step S950 / NO), the “7” symbol of the right reel 40R is temporarily stopped without swinging to the specified position (step S954).

  The main control circuit 100 transmits a 7-alignment establishment command to the sub-control circuit 200 (step S956) because the 7-alignment has been established after the processes of steps S952 and S954, and the process of step S502 in FIG. Migrate to

  Note that the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and part of the control of each control form described above can be applied to the control of another control form.

≪Description of control processing in sub control circuit≫
Next, processing performed by the sub control circuit 200 in accordance with various commands transmitted from the main control circuit 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 28 is periodically executed by the sub-control circuit 200.

<Information reception processing>
With reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 28, the content of the information reception process which receives the command transmitted from the main control circuit 100 will be described.
First, the sub control circuit 200 determines whether any command transmitted from the main control circuit 100 has been received (step S1000). If the sub-control circuit 200 determines that no command has been received (step S1000 / NO), the information reception process in FIG. 28 is terminated. On the other hand, when the sub-control circuit 200 determines that any command is received from the main control circuit 100 (step S1000 / YES), it is determined whether or not the received command is a 7-alignment establishment command. (Step S1002).

  When the sub-control circuit 200 determines that the command is a 7-alignment establishment command (step S1002 / YES), one sub-bonus (AT) is stocked and the stock number (ST) is incremented by one (step S1004). It is determined whether or not the received command is a combination lottery result 1 or 2 command transmitted by the process of step S46 of FIG. 19 (step S1006). When it is determined that it is a combination lottery result 1 or 2 command (step S1006 / YES), it is determined whether or not the sub bonus (AT) flag is on (step S1008), and the sub control circuit 200 determines that it is not a combination lottery result 1 or 2 command. When this is done (step S1006 / NO), the information reception process in FIG. 28 is terminated.

  When it is determined that the sub bonus (AT) flag is ON (step S1008 / YES), it is determined whether or not the composite A is won (step S1024). When it is determined that the composite A has been won (step S1024 / YES), the operation sequence of left → middle → right or left → right → middle is notified as the operation sequence of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R (step S1026).

  If it is determined that composite A has not been won (step S1024 / NO), it is determined whether composite B has been won (step S1034). If it is determined that composite B has been won (step S1034 / YES), the operation order of the middle → left → right or middle → right → left is notified as the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R (step S1036).

  If it is determined that composite B has not been won (step S1034 / NO), it is determined whether or not composite B has been won (step S1038). If it is determined that composite C has been won (step S1038 / YES), the operation sequence of right → left → middle or right → middle → left is notified as the operation sequence of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R (step S1038 / YES) S1040).

  After the processes of step S1026, step S1036, step S1040, and step S1038 / NO, a process of subtracting 1 from the number of AT games (G) (step S1028) is performed. Next, it is determined whether or not the number of AT games (G) is 0 (step S1030). When it is determined that the number of AT games (G) is 0 (step S1030 / YES), the sub bonus (AT) flag is turned off (step S1032). If it is determined that the number of AT games (G) is not 0 (step S1030 / NO), the information reception process in FIG. 28 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the sub bonus (AT) flag is not on (step S1008 / NO), it is determined whether or not the stock number (ST) is larger than 0 (step S1010). When it is determined that the number of stocks (ST) is greater than 0 (step S1010 / YES), 1 is subtracted from the number of stocks (ST) (step S1012). Next, the sub bonus (AT) flag is turned on (step S1014), and the number of AT games (G) is set to 50. When it is determined that the stock number (ST) is not greater than 0 (step S1010 / NO), the information reception process in FIG. 28 is terminated.

10 slot machine 26a, 26b, 26c bet number display lamp 27 credit number display 28 acquired number display 36 start switch 37L, 37C, 37R stop switch 38 settlement switch 40L, 40C, 40R reel 64L, 64R speaker 70 image display device 72 Upper effect lamp 84 External concentrated terminal board 100 Main control circuit 110 Role lottery means 120 Reel control means 130 Special effect control means 140 Prize determination means 150 Prize processing means 160 Reservation means 170 External signal output means 200 Sub control circuit 210 Effect control means 220 Notification game control means 500 Production notification means

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Multiple reels with multiple types of symbols,
A stop switch provided for each reel;
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game,
The main control means includes
A role lottery means for determining a role;
A fluctuation variation counter that stores a counter value that is updated every predetermined time, and
The main control means includes
Based on the operation of the stop switch, it is possible to execute a pseudo game effect capable of temporarily stopping the reel as a reel effect,
The temporarily stopped reel is controlled to the first position based on the counter value being the first value, and the temporarily stopped reel is controlled to the second position based on the second value. Makes it possible to perform fluctuation fluctuations,
A slot machine characterized by that.

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