JP5947009B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention allows a game to be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using gaming value, and a variable display capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be individually identified. The present invention relates to a slot machine in which one game is completed by displaying a display result on the device, and a winning can be generated according to the display result derived on the variable display device.

  A slot machine generally includes a variable display device having a plurality of (usually three) reels on which a plurality of types of symbols as identification information are drawn on the outer periphery. The player first determines the number of bets by a BET operation, and performs a start operation (lever operation) in a state where a prescribed bet number is set. Thereby, the rotation of the reels is started, and the player stops the rotation by operating a stop button provided corresponding to each reel. When all reels stop rotating, a winning combination is obtained when a predetermined winning combination (for example, 7-7-7, hereinafter referred to as a combination of symbols) is arranged on the winning line. Will occur. That is, in the slot machine, the game is advanced by the operation of the player.

  The winning combinations include, for example, small combinations, bonuses, and replays. The player can obtain a profit by paying out a predetermined number of medals (or game balls) for each type of small role when winning the small role, and the bonus winning is advantageous for the player. Profits can be obtained by shifting to the gaming state. Further, the player can obtain a profit that the next game can be performed without consuming a new medal (or game ball) for setting the bet amount in the replay winning.

  Further, as a privilege advantageous for the player, there has been proposed a slot machine capable of controlling the effect state during an assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) that is a notification period in which the navigation effect can be executed.

  As an example of such a slot machine, when a mission start lottery is won as the establishment of a specific condition, a mission which is an achievement condition is presented, and an AT is started based on the establishment of the presented mission is disclosed (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-259707 A (paragraph numbers 0042 and 0072)

  However, in the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, the achievement condition is presented on the condition that the specific condition is satisfied. For example, the period from when the achievement condition is presented until the achievement condition is presented again, , Specifying the period from the end of granting to the start of granting again (so-called Hamari period), or the period from the end of granting until the bonus is granted a predetermined number of times If the specified condition is satisfied, the achievement condition is satisfied, the achievement condition is satisfied, and the value of the granted privilege is less than the average establishment number or average value, If conditions are presented, the player feels unfair.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine that can prevent a player from feeling unfair.

(Means 1) A slot machine according to the present invention includes a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable. After the variable display unit is variably displayed, the variable display unit is variably displayed. deriving the display result by stopping, the display in the winning can occur slot machine according to the result, before the variable display of the variable display unit is led out to display results stopped, the derivation of predetermined display results predetermination means for determining whether to permit (for example, part of Sd2 in Fig. 6) and, deriving operation acceptance means to attach accept the operation for deriving the display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit (e.g., the portion of Sd3 in FIG. 6) and the decision result and deriving operation acceptance means derives control to derive a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit in response to the operation is accepted for predetermination means Stage (e.g., portions for performing the Sd3 in FIG. 6) and, on condition that a specific condition is satisfied to establish without being affected by the skill of the player, benchmarks for imparting advantageous benefits to the player (For example, mission group A, B, C in FIG. 18) is determined to be one of a plurality of types with different achievement expectations, and is presented as an achievement condition presenting means (for example, Sg3, Sg4, Sg10, Sg13 and a portion for executing Sh2 in FIG. 25), a privilege granting means for granting a privilege based on the achievement condition being satisfied, and a specific period (for example, a period that has elapsed since the last mission ended) Calculation means for calculating the number of times that the specific condition is satisfied (for example, a part that executes Sc4 in FIG. 21, in other words, a game in which the specific condition is not satisfied) Counting the number of times that the specific condition is satisfied is 0), and the average number of times that the specific condition is satisfied in the specific period determined by the game data set in the slot machine Comparison means for comparing the number of times the specific condition is satisfied (for example, comparing the part that executes Sc5 in FIG. 21, that is, the predetermined number that is the average number of times and the number of times that the specific condition is satisfied is 0 times) comprising a part) and to the achievement condition presenting means, if a particular condition satisfaction count was determined that less than the average satisfaction count by comparing means (e.g., a portion) of the Y in Sc5 in FIG. 21, comparing means It is easier to determine and present an achievement condition with a high degree of achievement expectation than when it is determined that the number of establishment of a specific condition is greater than the average number of establishment times ( For example, it is characterized in that Sc5 to Sc8 in FIG.
According to such a configuration, the player can be prevented from feeling unfair.
In the means 1, the “predetermined number of bets” means at least one bet number, and a game can be started by setting a bet number of two or more or a maximum bet number. You may make it become. Further, the game may be started by setting a bet amount determined according to the gaming state.
In addition, the “privilege” includes both a privilege that is directly advantageous to the player regarding the provision of the game value and a privilege that is not directly advantageous to the player regarding the provision of the game value. Benefits that are advantageous to the player regarding the provision of game value directly include, for example, a more advantageous AT grant, such as an increase in AT continuation rate or an increase in the AT stock count, a status that makes it easier to transition to an AT, and an advantage RT And allowance of transition to. In addition, benefits that do not directly benefit the player regarding the provision of game value include, for example, execution of setting suggestion effects, increase in effect types, transition to a state where premium effects are likely to appear, Examples include the display of a two-dimensional code for adding wallpaper and music for a terminal, and the addition of wallpaper and music for a mobile terminal.
Further, when there are a plurality of elements that can obtain an “expected value”, it may be determined whether all the expected values are higher than a predetermined design value, or at least one of the expected values is a predetermined design value. You may determine whether it is higher than a value.

(Means 2) A slot machine according to the present invention includes a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable. After the variable display portion is variably displayed, the variable display portion is variably displayed. deriving the display result by stopping, the display in the winning can occur slot machine according to the result, before the variable display of the variable display unit is led out to display results stopped, the derivation of predetermined display results predetermination means for determining whether to permit (for example, part of Sd2 in Fig. 6) and, deriving operation acceptance means to attach accept the operation for deriving the display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit (e.g., the portion of Sd3 in FIG. 6) and the decision result and deriving operation acceptance means derives control to derive a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit in response to the operation is accepted for predetermination means Stage (e.g., portions for performing the Sd3 in FIG. 6) and, on condition that a specific condition is satisfied, met without being affected by the skill of the player, and the game for imparting advantageous benefits to persons Achievement condition presenting means (for example, Sg3, Sg4, FIG. 24) that determines and presents the achievement condition (for example, mission groups A, B, and C in FIG. 18) as one of a plurality of types having different achievement expectations. Sg10, Sg13 and a portion for executing Sh2 in FIG. 25) and privilege granting means for granting a privilege based on the achievement condition being satisfied (for example, a portion for executing Sh5 in FIG. 25 and Sm2 and Sm13 in FIG. 26) And a calculation means (for example, FIG. 5) for calculating the number of times the achievement condition is satisfied in a specific period (for example, the period that has passed since the last grant of the privilege). 2 is a part that executes Se3 in other words, that is, a part that counts the number of times the achievement condition is satisfied by counting the number of games in which the achievement condition is not satisfied, and is set in the slot machine. Comparing means (for example, the part for executing Se4 in FIG. 22, in other words, the average number of established times) that compares the average number of times that the achievement condition is established in a specific period determined by the game data being played and the number of times the achievement condition is established The achievement condition presenting means determines that the achievement condition establishment count is smaller than the average establishment count by the comparison means. (For example, the portion where Se4 in FIG. 22 is Y), the comparison means establishes the achievement condition more frequently than the average establishment number. It is easy to determine and present an achievement condition with a high degree of achievement expectation (for example, a portion for executing Se4 to Se7 in FIG. 22).
According to such a configuration, the player can be prevented from feeling unfair.
In the means 2, the “predetermined number of bets” means at least one bet number, and a game can be started by setting a bet number of 2 or more or setting a maximum bet number. You may make it become. Further, the game may be started by setting a bet amount determined according to the gaming state.
In addition, the “privilege” includes both a privilege that is directly advantageous to the player regarding the provision of the game value and a privilege that is not directly advantageous to the player regarding the provision of the game value. Benefits that are advantageous to the player regarding the provision of game value directly include, for example, a more advantageous AT grant, such as an increase in AT continuation rate or an increase in the AT stock count, a status that makes it easier to transition to an AT, and an advantage RT And allowance of transition to. In addition, benefits that do not directly benefit the player regarding the provision of game value include, for example, execution of setting suggestion effects, increase in effect types, transition to a state where premium effects are likely to appear, Examples include the display of a two-dimensional code for adding wallpaper and music for a terminal, and the addition of wallpaper and music for a mobile terminal.
Further, when there are a plurality of elements that can obtain an “expected value”, it may be determined whether all the expected values are higher than a predetermined design value, or at least one of the expected values is a predetermined design value. You may determine whether it is higher than a value.

(Means 3) A slot machine according to the present invention includes a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable. After the variable display unit is variably displayed, the variable display unit is variably displayed. deriving the display result by stopping, the display in the winning can occur slot machine according to the result, before the variable display of the variable display unit is led out to display results stopped, the derivation of predetermined display results predetermination means for determining whether to permit (for example, part of Sd2 in Fig. 6) and, deriving operation acceptance means to attach accept the operation for deriving the display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit (e.g., the portion of Sd3 in FIG. 6) and the decision result and deriving operation acceptance means derives control to derive a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit in response to the operation is accepted for predetermination means Steps (for example, a part for executing Sd3 in FIG. 6) and achievement conditions for giving a privilege advantageous to the player (for example, mission groups A, B, An achievement condition presenting means for determining and presenting C) as any one of a plurality of types having different achievement expectations (for example, a part for executing Sg3, Sg4, Sg10, Sg13 in FIG. 24 or Sh2 in FIG. 25). , A privilege granting means (for example, Sh5 in FIG. 25) that selects and grants one privilege from a plurality of types of benefits having different degrees of advantage based on the achievement of the achievement condition without being affected by the skill of the player , A portion for executing Sm2 and Sm13 in FIG.
Specific time period (e.g., the last length of time since the award is given) and given to the benefits advantageous degree specifying means for specifying (e.g., portions for performing the Sm5 in Figure 26), is set to the slot machine Comparing means for comparing the average of the benefits of benefits given during a specific period determined by the game data being compared with the benefits of benefits specified by the specifying means (for example, the part executing Sm6 in FIG. 26) with the door, achievement condition presenting means, if it is advantageous degree of privilege specified small mean by remote advantageous degree of privilege that is granted to a particular time period by a particular means is determined by the comparison means (for example, the portion) serving as Y in Sm6 in FIG 26, the average of the advantageous degree of benefits is advantageous degree of privilege specified by the specifying means is applied to a specific time period Than when it is determined that the remote large, easy to present to determine with high achievement expectation benchmarks, characterized in that (e.g., portions for performing the Se4~Se7 in Figure 22).
According to such a configuration, the player can be prevented from feeling unfair.
In the means 3, the “predetermined number of bets” means at least one bet number, and a game can be started by setting a bet number of 2 or more or setting a maximum bet number. You may make it become. Further, the game may be started by setting a bet amount determined according to the gaming state.
In addition, the “privilege” includes both a privilege that is directly advantageous to the player regarding the provision of the game value and a privilege that is not directly advantageous to the player regarding the provision of the game value. Benefits that are advantageous to the player regarding the provision of game value directly include, for example, a more advantageous AT grant, such as an increase in AT continuation rate or an increase in the AT stock count, a status that makes it easier to transition to an AT, and an advantage RT And allowance of transition to. In addition, benefits that do not directly benefit the player regarding the provision of game value include, for example, execution of setting suggestion effects, increase in effect types, transition to a state where premium effects are likely to appear, Examples include the display of a two-dimensional code for adding wallpaper and music for a terminal, and the addition of wallpaper and music for a mobile terminal.
In addition, as a “difference”, benefits that are directly advantageous to the player regarding the provision of game value include, for example, multiple types of AT continuation rate, AT stock number, AT and RT game numbers, etc. The game value provided and given to the player is different. In addition, benefits that are not directly beneficial to the player regarding the provision of game value include, for example, a setting suggestion effect, an effect type, a premium effect, and a two-dimensional code for providing the player with wallpaper or music from a mobile terminal. In addition, a plurality of types of wallpaper, music, and the like of the mobile terminal are provided, and the game value given to the player is different.

(Means 4) In any one of the means 1 to 3, the establishment and improvement gaming state control means for controlling the establishment condition to the establishment and improvement gaming state in which the specific condition is more easily established than the normal gaming state, and the establishment and improvement gaming state You may provide the alerting | reporting means (For example, the part which performs Sb5 in FIG. 20) to alert | report.
According to such a configuration, since the player can recognize that the achievement condition is easily presented, the player can have a sense of expectation for satisfying the achievement condition.

(Means 5) In any one of the means 1 to 4, the achievement condition determination means determines the achievement condition based on the number of games executed in the established improvement game state (for example, Sc5 to Sc8 in FIG. 21). The portion to be executed may be configured.
According to such a configuration, the player can be prevented from feeling unfair.

(Means 6) Any one of the means 1 to the means 5 may include achievement condition selection means (for example, a portion for executing Sg13 to Sg16 in FIG. 24) that allows the player to select achievement conditions.
According to such a structure, the interest of a game can be improved.

It is a front view of the slot machine to which the present invention is applied. It is an internal structure figure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (main) which a main control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the game control process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which a main control part performs for every fixed interval. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which a main control part performs for every fixed interval. It is a figure for demonstrating the kind of symbol combination, symbol combination, and the payout number of medals at the time of winning a prize. It is a figure for demonstrating the technical matter relevant to the kind of replay, a symbol combination, and a small part. It is a figure for demonstrating the symbol combination of a transfer turn. It is a figure for demonstrating a game state and transition of RT. It is a figure for demonstrating the navigation object combination in AT. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several re-game player winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several small part winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of a mission. It is a figure for demonstrating the lottery state of a mission. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (sub) which a sub control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (sub) which a sub control part performs for every fixed interval. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the mission lottery state control process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the mission game number count process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the mission failure frequency count process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the mission change lottery process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the mission generation | occurrence | production lottery process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the mission control process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the AT control process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example about the relationship between the number of games and mission content performed when the mission lottery state was a high probability state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example about the relationship between the frequency | count of failure of a mission, and mission content.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  An embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is rotatable to a housing 1a having an open front surface and a side end of the housing 1a. The front door 1b is pivotally supported by the front door 1b.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inside the casing 1a of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, right As shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided from a see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b. Arranged to be visible.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the outer periphery of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, “black 7”, “net 7 (shaded 7 in the figure)”, “white 7”, “BAR”, “replay”, A plurality of types of mutually distinguishable symbols such as “plum”, “watermelon”, “cherry”, “bell”, and “orange” are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided in the approximate center of the reel panel 1c of the front door 1b.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided in correspondence with each other and rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4), so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously formed in the see-through window 3. In addition to being displayed while changing, by stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3 as display results.

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect a reference position for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the back side. , Is provided. The reel LED 55 includes 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and can irradiate each symbol independently.

  At the position corresponding to each reel 2L, 2C, 2R on the front door 1b, a horizontally long rectangular see-through window 3 that allows the reels 2L, 2C, 2R to be seen through from the front side is provided. The reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be visually recognized from the player side.

  The front door 1b uses a medal insertion unit 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a player's own game value). MAXBET switch 6 that is operated when setting the maximum bet number (3 in any game state in this embodiment) out of a prescribed number of bets determined according to the game state, stored as credits Settlement switch 10 that is operated when the medal used for setting the number of medals and the bet is set (to return the medals used for setting the credit and the number of bets), start that is operated when starting the game A switch 7 and stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are operated when the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped; If the mission effect mission achievement condition is presented to the player Te occurs, rendering switch 56 for selecting the contents of the mission are provided operable by the player.

  In the present embodiment, among the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started to rotate, the reel that stops first is referred to as a first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as a first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is called the second stop reel, the stop is called second stop, the reel that stops third is called the third stop reel, and the stop is the third stop. Alternatively, it is called final stop.

  The front door 1b also displays a credit indicator 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize, an error code indicating the contents when an error occurs, and the like. Game assist indicator 12, 1BETLED14 that notifies that the bet number is set by 1 by lighting, 2BETLED15 that notifies that the bet number is set by 2 and 2 that the bet number is set by 3 3BET LED 16 to notify, insertion request LED 17 to notify that a medal can be inserted by lighting, start effective LED 18 to notify that the game start operation by the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, wait (the previous game start) Waiting for the start of reel rotation because a certain period has not elapsed since Weight in LED19 for notifying by lighting a a is that during the game display section 13 in the replay LED20 is provided for informing is provided by lighting the effect that during replay game, which will be described later.

  Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 4) for notifying that the setting operation of the bet amount by the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is valid, and stop switches 8L, 8C, The left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 4) are provided inside the 8R to notify that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is valid by lighting. It has been.

  Further, below the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R on the front door 1b, a lower panel 1d on which a title of the slot machine 1 and a payout table are printed is provided.

  Inside the front door 1b, there is a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for releasing an error state described later and a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation, while changing a set value and confirming a set value described later. The set value display 24 that displays the set value at that time, and the validity / invalidity of the stop function for controlling the stop state at the end of the BB, which will be described later (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) A check switch 36a for selecting the automatic settlement function that controls automatic settlement at the end of BB, which will be described later (processing to settle (return) medals stored as credits regardless of the player's operation). An automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting invalidity, and a flow path for medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are provided in a hopper tank 34a (described later with reference to FIG. 2) provided inside the housing 1a. And a medal having a inserted medal sensor 31 for detecting a medal that has been inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 and flowed down to the hopper tank 34a side. A selector (not shown) and a door open detection switch 25 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the open state of the front door 1b are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a reel sensor 33L that can detect the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, as shown in FIG. , 33C, 33R (see FIG. 4), an external output board 1000 for outputting an external output signal, a hopper tank 34a for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4, and a hopper tank 34a. A hopper unit 34 including a hopper motor 34b for paying out medals from the medal payout opening 9, a payout sensor 34c for detecting medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b, and a power supply box 100 are provided.

  On the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 is provided for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full sensor 35 a made up of a pair of electrically conductive members spaced apart from each other and provided at a height capable of detecting a predetermined amount of stored medals is provided. It is possible to detect that the medal storage amount stored in the inside when it is conductive by contacting through the medal stored in the inside exceeds a predetermined amount, that is, that the overflow tank is full. It has become.

  The front side of the power supply box 100 functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and functions as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in a normal state. There are provided a reset / setting switch 38 that functions as a setting switch for changing a setting value of a winning probability (outtake rate) of internal lottery to be described later, and a power switch 39 that is operated when the power is turned on / off. .

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, a medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or a bet number is set using a credit. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the state where the game can be started. Become. In the present embodiment, the winning line LN becomes valid when three cards are determined as the specified number of bets regardless of the gaming state and the specified number of bets are set. In addition, when a medal is inserted exceeding the maximum number out of the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line that is set to determine whether a combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a winning symbol combination. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the winning line LN set across the symbols arranged in the horizontal direction in the middle stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the middle stage of the reel 2R, that is, the middle stage, is the winning line. It is defined as. In the present embodiment, only one winning line is applied, but a plurality of winning lines may be applied.

  In the present embodiment, invalid lines LM1 to LM1-4 are set separately from the winning line LN in order to make it easier to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning line. The invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are not determined based on the combination of symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. When the combination of symbols constituting a specific prize is arranged on the winning line LN, the invalid line LM1 to LM4. When a combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) is awarded when the winning line LN is aligned with any of the LM1 to LM4, the symbols constituting the particular winning line LN It is easy to recognize that the combination is complete. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the invalid lines LM1 and 2L of the reel 2L, the upper stage of the reel 2C, the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1 and the reel 2L set across the symbols arranged in the horizontal direction on the upper stage. The lower stage, the lower stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the lower stage, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, lower right There are four types of invalid lines LM3 set across straddling symbols: invalid line LM3, lower stage of reel 2L, middle stage of reel 2C, upper stage of reel 2R, that is, invalid line LM4 set across straddling symbols. It is defined as LM.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R continuously vary. When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3.

  Then, when all the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are stopped, one game is finished, and a combination of symbols (hereinafter also referred to as a combination) predetermined on the winning line LN is a display result of each reel 2L, 2C and 2R. In the case of a stop, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in the present embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). In addition, when the combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R on the winning line LN, the gaming state is shifted according to the combination of symbols.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated to start changing the symbols, any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is When operated, the reels corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R stop rotating and the symbols are stopped and displayed. The maximum stop delay time from the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to the stop of the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is 190 ms (milliseconds).

  The reels 2L, 2C and 2R rotate 80 times per minute, and 80 × 21 (the number of symbols per reel) = 1680 frames, so the maximum of 4 symbols is drawn in 190 ms. Will be able to. In other words, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols that are displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbols that are four frames ahead of them, for a total of five symbols.

  For this reason, for example, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated and the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol from the symbol to four frames ahead is used. Since the symbols can be displayed in the lower row, in each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8R is operated, the symbol displayed in the middle row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch. Can be displayed on the winning line LN.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The production according to the control is controlled, and the power supply board 101 generates the drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies them to each part.

  The power supply board 101 is supplied with AC100V power from the outside, and from this AC100V power supply, a DC voltage necessary for driving electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated, and the game control board 40 and the game control board 40 are generated. It is supplied to the production control board 90 connected through the. In addition, a command transmission line from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91, which will be described later, and a power supply line for supplying power from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 are connected via a single cable and connector. Are connected to each other, and all the connectors that connect these cables and the respective boards are connected to each other so that the respective parts on the side of the effect control board 90 can operate and receive commands from the main control part 41. Become. For this reason, unless the command transmission line for transmitting a command from the main control unit 41 is connected to the effect control board 90, power is not supplied to the effect control board 90, and only the effect control board 90 side operates. There is no end to it.

  Further, the above-described hopper motor 34b, payout sensor 34c, full sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

  On the game control board 40, the above-described MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, stop switch 36a, automatic settlement switch 36b, insertion medal sensor 31, door open The detection switch 25 and reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R are connected, and the above-described payout sensor 34c, full sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, and reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply board 101. Detection signals from these connected switches are input.

  Further, the game control board 40 includes the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, the payout display 13, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, the replaying LED 20, and the BET. The switch effective LED 21, left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R, the set value display 24, the flow path switching solenoid 30, and the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are connected to each other, and are described above via the power supply board 101. The hopper motor 34b is connected, and these electric components are driven based on control of a main control unit 41 (described later) mounted on the game control board 40.

  The game control board 40 includes a main control unit 41, a random number generation circuit 42, a sampling circuit 43, a switch detection circuit 44, a motor drive circuit 45, a solenoid drive circuit 46, an LED drive circuit 47, a power interruption detection circuit 48, and a reset circuit 49. Is installed.

  The main control unit 41 is configured by a one-chip microcomputer and includes a main CPU 41a, a ROM 41b, a RAM 41c, and an I / O port 41d. The main control unit 41 executes a control program stored in the ROM 41b to perform processing related to the progress of the game, and directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40. In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 can only perform 16-bit or 32-bit bus access to an external device such as an external memory.

  The random number generation circuit 42 is configured by a counter that counts up and updates the value every time a predetermined number of pulses are generated, and the sampling circuit 43 acquires the numerical value counted by the random number generation circuit 42. The random number generation circuit 42 defines a range of numerical values to be counted for each type of random number, and in the present embodiment, 0 to 65535 is defined as the range. The main CPU 41a sends an instruction to the sampling circuit 43 according to the processing to acquire the numerical value indicated by the random number generation circuit 42 as a random value (hereinafter, this function is referred to as a hardware random number function). Random numbers for internal lottery, which will be described later, are processed by software instead of using the random numbers extracted by the hardware random number function as they are. The main CPU 41a also has a function of updating the value of a specific register by the above-described timer interrupt process (main) and acquiring the updated numerical value as a random number (this function is hereinafter referred to as a software random number function). .

  The switch detection circuit 44 takes in detection signals input from switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101 and transmits them to the main control unit 41. The motor drive circuit 45 transmits the motor drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. The solenoid drive circuit 46 transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30. The LED drive circuit transmits the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. The power interruption detection circuit 48 monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 and outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41 when a voltage drop is detected. The reset circuit 49 provides a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in a state where the power is unstable, such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off.

  The CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 executes processing for controlling the progress of the game in the slot machine 1 by executing the program read from the ROM.

  As described above, in the main control unit 41, the CPU 41a executes control according to the program stored in the ROM 41b, so that the main control unit 41 (or CPU 41a) executes (or performs processing) hereinafter. Specifically, the CPU 41a executes control according to a program. The same applies to microcomputers mounted on boards other than the game control board 40.

  The RAM 41c included in the main control unit 41 provides a work area for game control and is used as a work RAM. In this embodiment, as will be described later, an SRAM (not shown in FIG. 4) is connected to the main controller 41 as an external memory, and at least a part of this external memory is a backup power source. The backup RAM is backed up by That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine is stopped, at least a part of the contents of the external memory is stored for a predetermined period. In the present embodiment, all areas of the external memory are used as a backup RAM, and even if power supply to the slot machine is stopped, all contents of the external memory are stored for a predetermined period. In this embodiment, the external memory serving as the backup RAM includes, for example, data used for internal lottery control, which will be described later, data used for control related to medal payout, and reel rotation when power is cut off. In addition, data used for control related to stop, data used for control related to command input / output, and the like are stored.

  The ROM 41a included in the main control unit 41 stores various selection data and table data used for controlling the progress of the game. For example, the ROM 41b stores data constituting a plurality of determination tables, determination tables, setting tables and the like prepared for the CPU 41a to perform various determinations, determinations, and settings. The ROM 41b stores table data constituting a plurality of command tables used for the CPU 41a to transmit control signals serving as various control commands from the game control board 40.

  The RAM 41c included in the main control unit 41 is provided with a game control data holding area as an area for holding various data used for controlling the progress of the game in the slot machine 1 and the like. For example, a DRAM is used as the RAM 41c, and a refresh operation is required to maintain the stored data contents. The CPU 41a has a built-in refresh register for performing this refresh operation. For example, the refresh register consists of 8 bits, and the lower 7 bits are automatically incremented every time the CPU 41a fetches an instruction from the ROM 41b. Accordingly, the stored value in the refresh register is updated every execution time of one instruction in the CPU 41a.

  The main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91. A command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the sub control unit 91 toward the main control unit 41.

  The main control unit 41 receives the detection state of various switches connected to the game control board 40 from the input port. Then, the main control unit 41 executes basic processing that shifts in stages according to the detection states of various switches input from these input ports.

  Further, the main control unit 41 can execute an interrupt process by interrupting the basic process when an interrupt occurs. In the present embodiment, a timer interrupt process (main) described later is executed at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in the present embodiment). Note that the execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to a time longer than the sum of the time required to complete the repetition of the process depending on the control state in the basic process and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main) Therefore, the process that is repeated according to the control state between the current and next timer interrupt processes (main) is completed at least once.

  The main control unit 41 is set to prohibit other interrupts during the execution of the interrupt process, and when a plurality of interrupts occur at the same time, the main control unit 41 prioritizes according to a predetermined order. An interrupt to be executed is set. If another interrupt factor occurs during the execution of the interrupt process and the interrupt factor continues even after the interrupt process ends, a new interrupt occurs at that point. It will be.

  An effect switch 56 is connected to the effect control board 90, and a detection signal of the effect switch 56 is input. When the player can select the mission achievement condition during execution of the mission effect (Sg13 in FIG. 24), when the effect switch 56 is operated, a selection command indicating the selected mission group is displayed. Entered.

  The effect control board 90 is connected to effect devices such as a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1), an effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 described above, which are arranged on the front door 1b of the slot machine 1. These effect devices are driven based on control by a later-described sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 performs output control of effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LEDs 52, speakers 53 and 54, and reel LEDs 55. However, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the effect device is mounted on the effect control board 90 or another board separately from the sub control part 91, and the sub control part 91 is based on a command from the main control part 41. The output pattern of the effect device may be determined, and the output control unit may control the output of the effect device based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 91. In such a configuration, the sub control unit 91 and the output The output control of the effect device is performed by both of the control units.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED55 are illustrated as an effect device, an effect device is not restricted to these, For example, it drives mechanically. A display device or a mechanically driven item may be applied as the rendering device.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the effect control board 90 includes a sub CPU 91a, ROM 91b, RAM 91c, and a microcomputer provided with an I / O port 91d. A display control circuit 92 that performs display control of the liquid crystal display 51 connected to the LED, an LED driving circuit 93 that performs drive control of the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 that controls audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, When the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, a reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a and a detection signal input from the effect switch 56 connected to the effect control board 90 are detected. The switch detection circuit 96 outputs time information including date information and time information. The power supply voltage supplied to the timepiece device 97 and the slot machine 1 is monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a power drop detection circuit 98 that outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to the sub CPU 91a, other circuits, etc. , And the sub CPU 91a receives various commands transmitted from the game control board 40 and performs various controls for performing effects, and directly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90. To control automatically or indirectly. In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 can only perform 16-bit or 32-bit bus access to an external device such as an external memory.

  The reset circuit 95 has a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 that gives the system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. When the power is turned on, the sub control unit 91 It starts at an earlier stage than the unit 41. On the other hand, the power interruption detection circuit 98 has a voltage that outputs a voltage drop signal lower than the power interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. The sub control unit 91 detects a power failure at a later stage than the main control unit 41, and performs a power interruption process (sub) described later.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 has an interrupt function, generates an interrupt when receiving a command from the main control unit 41, and acquires a command transmitted from the main control unit 41. Execute command reception interrupt processing to be stored in the buffer. Further, the sub control unit 91 executes an interrupt process (sub), which will be described later, by generating an interrupt every time the number of input system clocks reaches a certain number, that is, every certain interval.

  Also, unlike the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 interrupts the process even when the timer interrupt process (sub) is being executed when an interrupt is generated based on the reception of the command. The command reception interrupt process is executed at the same time, and the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority even if interrupts that trigger the timer interrupt process (sub) occur at the same time.

  The RAM 91c included in the sub control unit 91 provides a work area for various effects control such as liquid crystal display, lamp display, and sound output, and is used as a work RAM.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. Specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using a winning probability corresponding to a set value in an internal lottery described later. The set value is composed of 6 levels of 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest payout rate and the payout rate being lower as the value is decreased in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and as the value decreases in order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the advantage decreases stepwise.

  In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting value read from the RAM 41c is displayed as a display value on the setting value display 24, and the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38. Transition to the setting change state. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated one by one (when further operation is performed from the setting 6, the display returns to the setting 1). . When the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is determined as the set value. When the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the determined display value (setting value) is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and the state shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

  In order to check the set value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on in a state where the bet amount is not set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read out from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24, thereby shifting to a setting confirmation state in which the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the game cannot be progressed, and by setting the setting key switch 37 to the off state, the setting confirmation state is ended and the state in which the game can proceed is returned.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the prescribed number of bets that can be set is determined according to the gaming state (usually inside, BB (RB)), and is determined according to the gaming state. The game can be started on condition that the specified number of bets is set. In the present embodiment, the winning line LN is activated when a prescribed number of bets corresponding to the gaming state is set.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, the winning line LN that is activated (hereinafter, the activated winning line LN is simply referred to as the winning line LN). A winning combination will be awarded when a combination of symbols called “comb” is complete. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols. The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be roughly divided into a small role with payout of medals and a replay that can start the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There are a game combination and a special combination with a transition to a game state advantageous to the player. Below, a small role and a re-playing role are collectively called a general role. In order to win each winning combination determined according to the gaming state, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later and set a winning flag for the winning combination in the RAM.

  Among the winning flags for each of these combinations, the winning flag for the small role and the replaying role is valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and is invalid in the next game, but the special flag winning flag is It is valid until a combination of combinations permitted by the flag is completed, and is invalid in a game having a combination of combinations permitted. In other words, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination of the combination permitted by the flag cannot be made, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  In the internal lottery, it is determined whether or not the above winning combination is permitted before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived and displayed (actually, when the start switch 7 is detected). To do. In the internal lottery, first, a random value for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired when the start switch 7 is detected. Specifically, the value of the random number value storage work assigned to the RAM 41c is set to the lottery work assigned to the RAM 41c. Then, for each combination determined according to the gaming state and whether or not the special combination is carried over, the numerical data stored in the lottery work, the value of the gaming state flag for specifying the gaming state, and the RT described later are specified. The determination is made according to the number of determination values of each combination determined according to the value of the RT flag, the number of bets, and the set value.

  In the internal lottery, an internal lottery target, a current gaming state flag value, an RT flag value, and the number of determination values determined corresponding to the set value are stored in a random number for internal lottery (a lottery work). When the result of addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For this reason, a winning combination will be won with a probability (number of determination values / 65536) according to the number of determination values.

  If a winning combination of any combination is determined, a winning flag corresponding to the combination determined to be winning is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the RAM 41c. The internal winning flag storage work consists of a storage area of 2 bytes, of which the upper byte is assigned as the special role storing work for which the special role winning flag is set, and the lower byte is the winning of the general role It is assigned as a general role storage work for which a flag is set. Specifically, when a special combination is won, a special combination winning flag indicating that the special combination is won is set in the special combination storing work, and the winning flag set in the general combination storing work is cleared. When a general combination is won, a winning flag for the general combination indicating that the general combination is won is set in the general combination storing work. If no winning combination or combination of winning combinations is won, only the general winning combination work is cleared.

  Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described.

  The main control unit 41 refers to the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the reel starts to rotate and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating still remains. A stop control table is created for each reel that is rotating. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to and the slip of the referred stop control table is referred to. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  In the table index, an index that indicates the start address of the area in which the data for table creation is stored, from the reference address when referring to the table index, according to the setting state of the winning flag by internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as the internal winning state) Differences up to the address where the data is stored are registered. As a result, a difference corresponding to the internal winning state is acquired, and the corresponding index data can be acquired by adding the difference to the reference address. Even if the winning status of the combination is different, when the same control is applied, the same address is stored as the index data. In such a case, the same table creation data is referred to. Thus, a stop control table is created.

  The table creation data includes a stop control table indicating the number of sliding frames according to the stop operation position, and an address of the stop control table to be referred to according to the reel stop status.

  The stop control table referred to according to the reel stop status is whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, It may vary depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, the middle and right reels are stopped, and if any reel is stopped, stop Since there may be differences depending on the stop position of the reels already completed, the address of the stop control table to be referenced for each situation is registered for each rotating reel, and based on the top address of the table creation data, It is possible to specify the address of the stop control table that should be referred to according to the status of each, and it is necessary according to each status from this specified address. And to be able to identify the stop control table. Even when the stop status of the reels and the stop position of the stopped reels are different, when the same stop control table is applied, the same address may be registered as the address of the stop control table. In such a case, the same stop control table is referred to.

  The stop control table is data that can specify the number of sliding frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. In the present embodiment, stepping motors that make one turn at a cycle of 168 steps (0 to 167) are used for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. That is, when the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are driven for 168 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R make one round. Then, 21 areas (frames) divided every 16 steps (the number of steps that one symbol moves) are defined for one reel, and these areas are areas 0 to 20 from the reel reference position. A number is assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is 21, and symbol numbers 0 to 20 from the reel reference position are assigned to symbols on each reel, so symbols 0 to 20 are assigned to each reel. , Area numbers 0 to 20 are assigned in order. In the stop control table, the number of sliding symbols for each area number is compressed and stored according to a predetermined rule, and the number of sliding symbols for each area number can be acquired by expanding the stop control table. Yes.

  As described above, the stop control table created by referring to the table index and the table creation data corresponds to the area number, and the area corresponding to each area number has a stop reference position (in this embodiment, a perspective window). 3 when the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected at the timing (the timing in which the number of steps from the reel reference position is included in the range of the number of steps). This is a table in which the number of frames is set.

  Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Specifically, the table index is first referred to, index data corresponding to the internal winning state is obtained, table creation data is identified based on the obtained index data, and all reels are identified from the identified table creation data. The address of the stop control table for each reel corresponding to the state of rotation is acquired, and the stop control table for each reel stored at the acquired address is expanded to generate a stop control table for all reels.

  Further, when any one reel stops or any two reels stop, the index data acquired at the start of reel rotation, that is, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game The table creation data is identified based on the table creation data, and the stop control table address of the unreacted reel corresponding to the stopped reel and the area number of the stop position of the reel is obtained from the identified table creation data. The stop control table for each stored reel is expanded to create a stop control table for the unstopped reels.

  Next, when the main control unit 41 effectively detects any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel, the control when the display result is derived to the corresponding reel is described. To explain, when any operation corresponding to the rotating reel is detected effectively among the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the stop operation position is based on the number of steps from the reel reference position when the stop operation is detected. The number of sliding symbols corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired by referring to the stop control table of the reel where the stop operation is detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired sliding frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of sliding frames to the stop is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. Thus, the region corresponding to the region number that is the stop position ahead of the number of sliding frames from the region corresponding to the region number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected is the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the fluoroscopic window 3 The lower symbol area).

  In the table index of the present embodiment, only one address is stored as index data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state, and one table creation data includes one reel. Only one address is stored as the address of the storage area of the stop control table corresponding to the stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). In other words, table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state and stop control tables corresponding to reel stop states (and stopped positions of stopped reels) are uniquely determined. The stop control table created with reference to is unique for one internal winning state in one gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). Therefore, when all of the gaming state, the internal winning state, and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are the same, the reel is based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. The stop control is performed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is determined as the number of sliding frames, and it is possible to stop the reel by drawing a maximum of 4 frames after detecting a stop operation. In other words, the stop position of the symbol can be designated from a range of a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation. The symbol stop position can be designated from a range of up to five symbols including the operation position.

  In the present embodiment, when any of the winning combinations is won, the winning combination is drawn into the winning line LN to the maximum in the range of 4 frames, and the winning combination is drawn so that it does not align with the winning line LN. Create a stop control table with the number of sliding symbols and perform reel stop control. On the other hand, if you do not win any of the roles, stop control with the number of sliding symbols that does not match any of the roles Create a table and perform reel stop control. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, if the winning combination can be stopped in the winning line LN within the drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames, the control is performed so that the winning combination is stopped. The combination that has not been performed will be controlled to be stopped in a drawing range of up to 4 frames.

  If a special role and a small role are elected at the same time, such as when a special role is elected while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, the elected small role will be placed in the winning line LN within 4 frames. The number of sliding symbols is set so as to be pulled in as much as possible, and for the stop operation position where the selected small role cannot be drawn into the winning line LN within the range of up to 4 frames, the winning special role is set to 4 in the winning line LN. A stop control table in which the number of sliding frames is determined so as to be pulled in as much as possible within the range of frames is created, and reel stop control is performed. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, if it is possible to stop all the small roles that have been selected in the winning line LN within a drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames, the control is performed so that the winning combination is stopped. If it is not possible to withdraw a small role that has been won in the draw range of up to 4 frames to the line LN, if the special role that has been won in the draw range of up to 4 frames can be aligned and stopped on the winning line LN, Control is performed to align and stop this, and the winning combination that has not been won is controlled to be stopped within the drawing range of 4 frames. That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control for aligning the small role with the winning line LN over the special role, and the special role can be won only when the small role cannot be drawn. When a special combination and a small combination can be drawn at the same time, only the small combination is drawn and the small combination is not aligned with the winning line LN at the same time as the special combination.

  In this embodiment, when a special role is elected while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, or when a special role and a small role are won simultaneously, the special role and the small role are won simultaneously. If the winning combination is prioritized over the winning special role, the special role is controlled to align with the winning line LN only when the winning combination cannot be drawn. When the two are simultaneously elected, the control for aligning the special role with the winning line LN has priority over the small role, and the control for aligning the small role with the winning line LN may be performed only when the special role cannot be drawn. .

  If a special player and a replaying player are elected at the same time, such as when a replaying player is elected while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, the winning line LN will be displayed when the stop operation is performed. In addition, a control is performed in which the symbols of the re-gamer are aligned and stopped within a drawing range of up to 4 frames. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-gamer or the symbols constituting the re-gamer elected at the same time are arranged within 5 symbols for each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, that is, at intervals of 4 frames or less. Since it can always be stopped at any position within the 4-frame pull-in range, if the special combination and the re-playing combination are elected at the same time, the timing of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player Without fail, the re-playing role will always be won. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the re-games with the winning line LN has priority over the special game, and the re-games will always win. In the case where the special combination and the re-playing combination can be withdrawn at the same time, only the re-playing combination is drawn in and the special combination is not aligned with the winning line LN at the same time as the re-playing combination.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 rotates the reels for which the stop operation has not yet been detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected after the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started. And the control for stopping the display result on the corresponding reel is performed on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected. Even if the reel rotation temporarily stops due to the occurrence of a reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected after the reel rotation is restarted. Control is performed to stop the display result of the corresponding reels on the condition that the rotation of the reels that have not been continued is continued and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected.

  In the present embodiment, the control for stopping the display result on the corresponding reel is performed on the condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, but the rotation of the reel is started. Then, when a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed, even if the reel stop operation is not performed, it is assumed that the stop operation has been performed, and automatic stop control is performed to automatically stop each reel. Anyway. In this case, since the reels are stopped without the player's operation, for example, it is preferable to derive a display result that does not constitute any combination even if any combination is won.

  Next, various control contents executed by the main control unit 41 in the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  When the system reset signal is input from the reset circuit 49, the main control unit 41 performs the startup process (main) shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, after the built-in device, peripheral IC, interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. are initialized (Sa1), the values of the I register and IY register are initialized (Sa2). By the initialization of the I register and the IY register, the address of the interrupt table to be referred to when an interrupt occurs is set in the I register, and the reference address for referring to the storage area of the RAM 41c is set in the IY register. . These values are fixed values and are always initialized at startup. Next, access to the RAM 41c and the backup RAM is permitted (Sa3).

  After permitting access to the RAM 41c and the backup RAM, it is determined whether or not the backup flag for the internal lottery control module is set in the backup RAM (Sa4).

  If the backup flag is set, the backup flag is cleared (Sa5). After clearing the backup flag, the exclusive OR of the backup data is obtained to calculate the checksum, and it is determined whether or not the calculated checksum matches the checksum being backed up (Sa6).

  If it is determined in Sa6 that the checksums do not match, or if it is determined in Sa4 that the backup flag is not set, initialization processing for initializing all storage areas of the RAM 41c and the backup RAM (Sa14), it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is on (Sa15). If the setting key switch 37 is on, a setting changing command indicating that the setting is being changed is generated, and the generated setting changing command is stored in the command buffer (Sa12). It should be noted that the setting changing command is immediately transmitted by executing the same process as the command transmission process of step Sk16 in the timer interrupt process described later after the process of step Sa12. Next, the main control unit 41 described in FIGS. 7 to 8 permits the interruption of the timer interruption process (main) executed at regular intervals (interval of 0.56 ms) (Sa13), and the winning probability of the winning combination The process changes to a setting change process for changing the setting, that is, a setting change state. When the setting change process is completed, the game control process shown in FIG. 6 is performed.

  If the setting key switch 37 is OFF in step Sa15, an error code indicating a RAM abnormality is set in the register (Sa16), an error command indicating a RAM abnormality is generated, and the generated error command is stored in a command buffer ( Sa17). The error command is transmitted immediately after the process of step Sa17 by executing the same process as the command transmission process of step Sk16 in the timer interrupt process described later. Next, the main control unit 41 described in FIG. 7 to FIG. 8 permits the interrupt of the timer interrupt process (main) executed at regular intervals (interval of 0.56 ms) (Sa18), and error processing, that is, RAM Move to abnormal error state. Then, for example, when the RAM abnormality error state is canceled by operating the reset / setting switch 38 by a game store clerk, the game control process shown in FIG. 6 is performed.

  If it is determined in Sa6 that the checksums match, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is on (Sa7). If the setting key switch 37 is on, an initialization process for initializing all storage areas of the RAM 41c and the backup RAM is executed (Sa11), and then the processes Sa12 to Sa13 described above are performed to change the setting, i.e., the setting. Transition to the changed state. When the setting change process is completed, the game control process shown in FIG. 6 is performed.

  If the setting key switch 37 is off in step Sa7, each register is returned to the state before power interruption, that is, the state stored in the stack (Sa8). Then, a return command is generated, the generated return command is stored in the command buffer (Sa9), and a timer allocation executed by the main control unit 41 described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 8 at regular intervals (interval of 0.56 ms). The interruption of the interruption process (main) is permitted (Sa10), and the process returns to the last execution before the power interruption. The return command is stored in a command transmission buffer assigned to a special work in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and a process similar to the command transmission process in step Sk16 in the timer interrupt process described later is executed. Sent immediately when power is restored. If any one of the game control processes shown in FIG. 6 has been performed before the power interruption, the game control process Sd1 to Sd7 is executed based on the value of the program counter (PC) restored in Sa8. Return to the processing that was performed before power interruption. Also, for example, if any of the timer interrupt processing shown in FIGS. 7 to 8 is performed before power interruption, based on the value of the program counter (PC) restored in Sa8, Of the processes of the timer interrupt process Sk1 to Sk26, the process returns to the process performed before power interruption.

  Commands transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub-control unit 91 include a winning number command, a winning number command, a reel rotation start command, a reel stop command, a return command, a setting change command, and an error command.

  The winning number command is a command for designating an internal winning result (flag number of the internal winning flag).

  The winning number command is a command for designating the type of winning combination that won a prize.

  The reel rotation start command is a command for notifying the start of reel rotation. The reel stop command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, the area number of the corresponding reel stop operation position, and the area number of the corresponding reel stop position. It is. Since the reel stop command is transmitted when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, it is possible to specify that the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated by receiving the reel stop command. .

  The error command is a command indicating occurrence or cancellation of an error state and the type of error state.

  The return command is a command indicating that the main control unit 41 has returned to the control state before power interruption.

  The setting changing command is a command indicating that the setting is being changed. In addition, since the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized with the transition to the setting change state, the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized by a setting changing command indicating that the setting is being changed. Can be specified.

  When the setting change command, the error command, and the return command are transmitted in the activation process shown in FIG. 5 with respect to the above-described plurality of types of commands, these commands are stored in the special work of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41. Is transmitted to the command transmission buffer assigned to, and is transmitted immediately in the startup process by executing the same process as the command transmission process in step Sk16 in the timer interrupt process described later.

  On the other hand, the internal winning command, the winning number command, the reel rotation start command, and the reel stop command are temporarily stored in a command transmission buffer provided in a special work in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, as shown in FIGS. Is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 in the command transmission process (Sk16) executed in the timer interrupt process (main) shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the control content of the game control process executed by the main control unit 41.

  In the game control process, a BET process (Sd1), an internal lottery process (Sd2), a reel rotation process (Sd3), a winning determination process (Sd4), a payout process (Sd5), a game end process (Sd6), an input / output process ( When the input / output process (Sd7) is completed, the process returns to the BET process (Sd1) again.

  In the BET process in the step of Sd1, the process waits in a state where a bet number can be set, and a process for starting a game when a specified number of bets is set according to the gaming state and the start switch 7 is operated is executed. .

  The internal lottery process in step Sd2 is a process executed by the main control unit 41 according to the internal lottery module. In the internal lottery process in the step of Sd2, it is determined whether or not the above winning combination is allowed based on the internal lottery random value latched simultaneously with the start of the game by the detection of the start switch 7 in the step of Sd1. Process. In this internal lottery process, a winning flag is set in the RAM 41c based on the respective lottery results.

  The reel rotation process in step Sd3 is a process executed by the main control unit 41 according to the reel rotation control module. In the reel rotation process in step Sd3, the process of rotating the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R by the player are accepted, and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected. Accordingly, processing for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is executed. A reel rotation command indicating that the reels 2L, 2C and 2R have started rotating, a reel stop command indicating the type of reel to be stopped, and a symbol to be stopped for the reel are generated in the reel rotation processing and stored in the command buffer. . Each command stored in the command buffer is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 in the command transmission process (Sk16) executed in the timer interrupt process (main) shown in FIGS. Then, it waits until the rotation of the reel (2L, 2C, 2R) corresponding to the operated stop button stops.

  In the winning determination process in the step Sd4, when it is determined in the step Sd3 that the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, the winning is determined according to the display result derived for each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R. A process of determining whether or not it has occurred is executed.

  The payout process in step Sd5 is a process executed by the main control unit 41 according to the payout control module. In the payout process in step Sd5, when it is determined that a prize is generated in step Sd4, processing such as addition of credits and payout of medals is performed based on the number of payouts according to the win.

  In the game end process in the step of Sd6, a process of setting a gaming state in preparation for the next game is executed.

  The input / output process in step Sd7 is a process executed by the main control unit 41 according to the input / output control module. In the input / output process in step Sd7, the input state of the input port is monitored, the presence / absence of input of various switches is detected, and the detection result is set in the input buffer.

  7 to 8 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the timer interrupt process (main) executed by the main control unit 41 by interrupting and executing the activation process and the game control process at regular intervals (0.56 ms interval). Note that other interrupts are automatically prohibited during the execution period of the timer interrupt process (main).

  In the timer interrupt process (main), first, the register in use is saved in the stack area (Sk1).

  Next, a power failure determination process is performed (Sk2). In the power failure determination process, it is determined whether or not a voltage drop signal is input from the power failure detection circuit 48. If a voltage drop signal is input, whether or not the voltage drop signal is input in the previous power failure determination process as well. If a voltage drop signal has been input in the previous power failure determination process, it is determined that a power failure has occurred, and a power interruption flag indicating that is set.

  After the power failure determination process in the step of Sk2, it is determined whether or not the power interruption flag is set (Sk3). If the power interruption flag is not set, the process proceeds to Sk4 and the power interruption flag is set In this case, the process proceeds to a power interruption process (main). In the power interruption process (main), the backup flag used in the determination of Sa4 in the startup process (main) shown in FIG. 5 is set after the backup data is created, or used in the determination of Sa6 in the startup process (main) shown in FIG. The checksum is calculated by calculating the exclusive OR of the backup data.

  In step Sk4, port input processing for inputting detection data of various switches from the input port is performed.

  Next, the branch counter for identifying the timer interrupt to be executed in the timer interrupt process (main) is advanced by 1 from the four types of timer interrupts 1 to 4 (Sk5). In this embodiment, the timer interrupt 1 is a branch process during a timer interrupt that controls the motor to control the start of the reel. Specifically, the processes from Sk9 to Sk11, such as a reel start process described later. Is done. Timer interrupt 2 is branch processing during timer interrupt that performs LED display control, time counter update, door open / close status monitoring, control signal output control, command and external output signal update, etc. Specifically, the processes of Sk12 to Sk17 such as the LED dynamic display process described later are performed. The timer interrupt 3 is a branching process during timer interrupt that detects the origin passage of the reel, monitors the switch input, and reads out the random number value. Processing of Sk20 to Sk22 such as time processing is performed. The timer interrupt 4 is a branching process during a timer interrupt that detects the input of a stop switch and performs reel stop control. Specifically, the processes of Sk23 to Sk25, such as a stop switch process described later. Is done. In the step of Sk5, 1 is added when the branch counter value is 0 to 2, and is updated to 0 when the counter value is 3. That is, the branch counter value loops in the order of 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 0... Each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed.

  Next, the branch counter value is referenced to determine whether it is 2 or 3, that is, timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 (Sk6). If it is not timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4, that is, timer interrupt In the case of 1 or timer interrupt 2, it is checked whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or whether they are rotating at a constant speed, and whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or are rotating at a constant speed. For example, the motor phase signal output process for outputting the phase signal data changed in the motor step process of Sk10 described later and the phase signal data changed in the final stop process of Sk24 described later is executed (Sk7).

  Next, referring to the counter value for branching, it is determined whether it is 1 or not, that is, timer interrupt 2 (Sk8). Reel start processing (Sk9) for controlling the step time interval when starting 32L, 32C, 32R, motor step processing (Sk10) for changing phase signal data of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, reel motors 32L, 32C After the stop of 32R, motor phase signal standby processing (Sk11) for changing the phase signal to one-phase excitation after a predetermined time has been sequentially executed, and then the process proceeds to step Sk25.

  In the case of timer interrupt 2 in the step of Sk8, LED dynamic display processing (Sk12) for dynamically lighting various indicators, and output processing of control signals and the like for outputting data such as lighting signals of various LEDs to the output port (Sk13), a time counter update process (Sk14) for updating various time counters, a door monitoring process (Sk15) for monitoring the detection state of the door open detection switch 25, a door command transmission request, etc., set in the command buffer A command transmission process (Sk16) for transmitting various commands such as a setting change command, a return command, and an error command to the sub-control unit 91 and an external output signal update process (Sk17) for updating the external output signal are sequentially executed, and then Sk25. Go to step.

  If it is timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 in the step of Sk6, it is further determined by referring to the counter value for branching whether it is 3, that is, timer interrupt 4 (Sk18). If it is not interrupt 4, that is, if it is timer interrupt 3, the passing of the origin of the rotating reels 2L, 2C, 2R (pass of the reel reference position) is checked, and the occurrence of a reel rotation error is detected and stopped. Check if the preparation is complete (whether the stop preparation completion code is set). If the stop preparation is complete and the motor is rotating at a constant speed, operate the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel. Processing to pass through origin (Sk20), switch input determination processing (Sk21) for determining whether or not the detection state of switches has changed, operation detection command transmission request, etc. After executing random number reading process to be stored in the random number storing work the (SK22) sequentially reads numeric data from Staphylococcus R1D, the process proceeds to step Sk26.

  If the timer interrupt is 4 in the step of Sk18, the stop stored in the work on the stop reel is stored when the stop operation position is stored in the work on the stop reel in accordance with the detection of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. The stop position is determined from the operation position, the stop switch process (Sk23) for calculating the number of steps after which the stop should be performed, and the number of steps until the stop calculated in the stop switch process is counted. A stop process (Sk24) for starting braking by two-phase excitation and a final stop process (Sk25) for three-phase excitation after a certain time from the start of braking in the stop process are sequentially executed, and then the process proceeds to step Sk26.

  In the step of Sk26, the register saved in the stack area in Sk1 is restored, and the processing before the interruption is returned.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the basic process is interrupted at regular intervals to execute the timer interrupt process (main), and the process counter is updated each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed. The processing determined according to the value is performed, and the load required for one timer interrupt processing (main) can be distributed. In addition, the power interruption is based on the voltage drop signal regardless of the processing counter value. A power failure determination process is performed to determine whether or not the condition is satisfied. If the power interruption condition is satisfied, the power interruption process is performed. It is possible to perform a power interruption process.

  In the timer interrupt process (main), it is determined whether or not the power interruption condition is satisfied. If the power interruption condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to the power interruption process. Since interruptions due to power interruptions do not occur during execution of interrupt processing (main), interruption processing can be interrupted during execution of timer interruption processing (main), or timer interruption processing (main) Since it is not necessary to wait for the end of the interruption to perform an interruption process associated with power interruption, the process associated with establishment of the power interruption condition is not complicated.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the progress of the game. A MAXBET switch 6, a start switch 7, and stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are provided as operation switches. Of these operation switches, the start switch 7 is also used for setting value setting in a setting change state.

  The main control unit 41 detects these operation switches in a switch input determination process executed during a timer interrupt process (main) executed by interrupting at regular time intervals.

  The main control unit 41 executes a start-up process when power is turned on, and an interrupt is permitted at the end of the start-up process. Thereafter, a timer interrupt process (main) is executed at regular intervals. When the main control unit 41 can return to the state before the power interruption, a return command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 before interruption is permitted in the startup process. Further, if the main control unit 41 cannot return to the state before the power interruption due to an abnormality in the data stored in the RAM 41c, an error command indicating a RAM abnormality is issued before the interruption is permitted in the startup process. Sent to. If the setting key switch 37 is on and the RAM 41c is initialized and does not return to the state before the power interruption, it indicates that the setting is being changed before the interruption is permitted in the startup process. A setting change command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. Of the commands sent in the start-up process, the return command specifies that the main control unit 41 returns to the state before the power interruption, an error command indicating a RAM abnormality, and a setting change indicating that the setting is being changed. From the middle command, it is specified that the main control unit 41 does not return to the state before the power interruption.

  Next, the control of the effect performed by the sub-control unit 91 based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  When the sub control unit 91 receives a command from the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 executes a command reception interrupt process. In the command reception interrupt process, the command acquired from the command transmission line is stored in the reception buffer provided in the RAM 91c.

  The reception buffer is provided with an area capable of storing a maximum of 16 commands so that a plurality of commands can be accumulated.

  In the timer interrupt process (sub), the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer. If an unprocessed command is stored, the sub-control unit 91 is the earliest. The control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to based on the command received in the stage, and the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53, 54, reel LED 55, etc. are controlled based on the control contents registered in the control pattern table. Performs output control of various rendering devices.

  In the control pattern table, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the lighting effect LED 52, the output mode of the speakers 53 and 54, the lighting mode of the reel LED, etc. Control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and when the sub-control unit 91 receives a command, the sub-control unit 91 stores the control patterns registered corresponding to the effect patterns set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table. Among these, the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to, and the output control of the rendering device is performed based on the control pattern. Thereby, the production according to the production pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

  If the sub-control unit 91 receives a new command during the execution of an effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 91 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed and sets the newly received command. An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. In other words, even if the production is not finished to the end, when a new command is received, the production that was being executed is canceled and a new command is canceled unless the received new command is not a command that triggers a new production. An effect based on the command is executed.

  When the internal winning command is received, the effect pattern is selected at a selection rate corresponding to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command, and is set in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b, and when the sub control unit 91 receives the internal winning command, the sub control unit 91 stores the effect pattern in the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command. With reference to the registered selection rate, one of the effect patterns is selected from a plurality of types of effect patterns according to the selection rate, and the selected effect pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the effect pattern of the game. Even if the same command is received, a different control pattern is selected depending on the effect pattern selected when the internal winning command is received. As a result, different effects may be performed depending on the effect pattern.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a predetermined symbol combination is aligned on the winning line LN, a winning is achieved. The types of winning combinations are determined according to the state of the game, but can be broadly divided into special roles with transition to big bonus and regular bonus, small roles with payout of medals, and setting of bet number. There is a re-player who can start the next game without needing.

  The big bonus may be indicated as BB and the regular bonus may be indicated as RB. In some cases, a big bonus or a regular bonus is simply referred to as a bonus. In order for winning of each combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to set a winning flag in the RAM 41c to win the internal lottery and allow winning of the winning combination.

  9 to 11 are diagrams for explaining the types of winning combinations, the symbol combinations of winning combinations, and technical matters related to winning combinations. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the gaming state controlled by the main control unit 41 and the transition of RT.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the slot machine according to the present embodiment is controlled as a gaming state in one of the normal gaming state, the inside 1, the inside 2, RB, and BB (RB). In addition, RT is a replay time in which the probability of a replay is increased. In a normal gaming state (hereinafter, the normal gaming state is referred to as normal), any type of RT (replay) from RT0 to RT4 is used. Time).

  Among the winning combinations, the special combination includes 6 types of bonuses such as big bonuses 1 to 4 and regular bonuses 1 and 2.

  BB1 is awarded when the combination of “Black 7-Black 7-Black 7” is aligned on the winning line LN. BB2 is awarded when the combination of “network 7-network 7-network 7” is aligned on the winning line LN. BB3 is awarded when the combination of “white 7-white 7-white 7” is aligned on the winning line LN. BB4 is awarded when the combination of “BAR-BAR-BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. BB4 is awarded when the combination of “black 7-white 7-net 7” is aligned on the winning line LN.

  When winning one of BB1 to BB4, the game shifts to a big bonus that is controlled by the game every time during the BB regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as BBRB).

  The big bonus generated due to the winning of any one of BB1 to BB4 is terminated on condition that 316 or more medals have been paid out.

  RB1 wins when the winning line LN has a combination of “net 7-net 7-black 7”. RB2 is awarded when the combination of “white 7-white 7-black 7” is aligned on the winning line LN.

  When winning one of RB1 and RB2, a transition is made to a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as RB).

  The regular bonus generated due to the winning of either RB1 or RB2 ends on the condition that any winning combination has won 6 times or 12 games have been consumed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, from the internal winning one of BB1, BB3, and RB2 until winning, it is controlled to 1 inside / RT0, and after winning the internal winning one of BB2, BB4, RB1 Until this is done, the internal control is controlled to 2 · RT0. In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, after the big bonus or regular bonus (collectively referred to as a bonus) is completed, the control is performed to normal / RT4.

  Even if one of BB1 to BB4, RB1, or RB2 is won in an internal lottery to be described later, if the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated at an appropriate timing to enable winning of these roles, these I won't win a role. The symbols composing BB1 to BB4, RB1, and RB2 ("black 7", "white 7", and "net 7") are arranged within 5 frames on each of the left reel 2L, middle reel 2C, and right reel 2R. This is because it has not been done.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the small combination among the winning combinations will be described. Among the winning roles, there are middle bells, right-down bells, upper bells 1-8, middle watermelons, right-down watermelons, upper watermelons, lower cherries, middle cherries, one piece, right-up bells, right-up bevels, Includes a rising rivet.

  For example, the middle bell is awarded when the combination of “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN, and eight medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the bells are arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a middle bell is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that a winning can be made regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  9 When a combination of the symbols shown is complete, a prize is awarded and the number of medals shown in FIG. 9 is paid out. As shown in FIG. 3, the right-down bell, the right-up bell, the right-up bevel, and the right-up bevel are arranged within 5 frames, so that a prize is won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R. Can be made, but the upper bell 1-8, middle watermelon, right-down watermelon, upper watermelon, lower cherry, middle cherry, 1 piece role, because there are places where the configuration symbol is not arranged within 5 frames, If a stop switch corresponding to a reel whose symbol is not arranged within 5 frames is not operated at an appropriate timing, no prize is won.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the re-game player among the winning combinations will be described. Among the winning combinations, the replaying role includes normal replay, lower stage replay, fall replay, promotion replays 1 and 2, special replay, and SP (special) replay.

  For example, the normal replay is performed when a combination of “Replay-Replay-Replay”, “Replay-Replay-Plum”, “Plum-Replay-Replay”, and “Plum-Replay-Plum” is arranged on the winning line LN. Become. Replays and plums are arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, middle reel 2C, and right reel 2R. Therefore, as a general rule, it can be said that the normal replay is a role that can be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R if the winning is made.

  Hereinafter, the lower replay, the fall replay, the promoted replays 1 and 2, the special replay, and the SP (special) replay are similarly awarded when the combinations of symbols shown in FIG. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, each of these replays is arranged within 5 frames, so that if it is elected, it can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R. It can be said.

  As shown in FIG. 12, after winning the fall replay in normal / RT0, it is controlled to RT1.

  In addition, after winning a promotion replay (promotion replay 1 or promotion replay 2) in normal / RT1, it is controlled to normal / RT0. As will be described later, the promotion replay is set not to win independently in the internal lottery in normal / RT2, normal / RT3, and normal / RT4. Further, when the special combination and the promotion replay are won at the same time in the internal lottery in the normal / RT2, the normal / RT3, and the normal / RT4, it is controlled to the internal 1 / RT0 or the internal 2 / RT0 at that time. For this reason, no promotion replay is won in normal / RT2, normal / RT3, or normal / RT4. As a result, it is configured not to be controlled from normal / RT2, normal / RT3, normal / RT4 to normal / RT0, and only when it is normal / RT1 is promoted replay, and only from normal / RT1 is normal / RT0. It is comprised so that it may be controlled.

  In addition, after winning the special replay in normal / RT1 and normal / RT3, it is controlled to normal / RT2. As will be described later, the special replay is set so as not to be won independently in the internal lottery in the normal / RT1 and normal / RT4. Further, when the special combination and special replay are won at the same time in the internal / RT1 or normal / RT4 internal lottery, the internal 1 / RT0 or the internal 2 / RT0 is controlled at that time. Therefore, the special replay is not won in normal / RT1 and normal / RT4. As a result, it is configured not to be controlled from normal / RT1, normal / RT4 to normal / RT2, and a special replay is awarded only in normal / RT0, normal / RT3, and from normal / RT0 / normal / RT3. Only normal and RT2 are controlled. When the special replay is won in the normal / RT2, the normal / RT2 is maintained.

  As shown in FIG. 12, after winning the SP replay in normal / RT2, control is performed in normal / RT3. As will be described later, the SP replay is set not to win independently in the internal lottery in the normal / RT0, normal / RT1, and normal / RT4. Further, when the special combination and SP replay are won at the same time in the internal lottery in the normal / RT0, normal / RT1, and normal / RT4, the internal one / RT0 or the internal two / RT0 is controlled at that time. Therefore, the SP replay is not won in the normal / RT0, normal / RT1, and normal / RT4. As a result, normal / RT0, normal / RT1, and normal / RT4 are not controlled to normal / RT3, and SP replay is awarded only when normal / RT2 and normal / RT3 only from normal / RT2. It is comprised so that it may be controlled. If the special replay is won in the normal / RT3, the normal / RT3 is maintained.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the transition outcome will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the transition items are composed of 20 kinds of combinations such as “Replay-Orange-Bell”. In the present embodiment, left bells 1 to 4, middle bells 1 to 4, and right bells 1 to 4, which will be described later, are elected, and the reels other than the reels that serve as winning conditions for the middle bell are set as the first stop and are elected When the bell is missed, the above-mentioned transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 12, after the transition points are aligned with the winning line LN in the normal / RT0, the normal / RT2, the normal / RT3, and the normal / RT4, the normal / RT1 is controlled. In addition, when the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN in the normal / RT1, the normal / RT1 is maintained.

  Next, a combination of lottery target combinations that are read out as lottery target combinations for each gaming state will be described. In the present embodiment, the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the inside 1 (BB1, BB3, RB2 is elected), or the inside 2 (BB2, BB4, RB1 is elected) The winning combination and its winning probability differ depending on whether it is a BB (RB) or RB. Furthermore, if the gaming state is the normal gaming state, at least one of the re-game player and the winning probability to be subject to the internal lottery differs depending on the types of RT0 to RT4. As will be described later as a lottery target combination, a plurality of winning combinations can be read simultaneously and can be won in duplicate. In the following, “+” is indicated between winning combinations to indicate that the winning combination is simultaneously read out in the internal lottery.

  When normal / RT0, BB1, BB1 + weak watermelon, BB1 + strong watermelon, BB1 + weak cherry, BB1 + strong cherry, BB1 + middle cherries, BB1 + 1 roll, BB1 + normal replay, BB1 + fall replay, BB1 + promoted replay, BB1 + special replay, BB1 + SP Replay, BB2, BB2 + weak watermelon, BB2 + strong watermelon, BB2 + weak cherry, BB2 + strong cherry, BB2 + middle cherries, BB2 + one piece, BB2 + normal replay, BB2 + tumble replay, BB2 + promoted replay, BB2 + special replay, BB3, BB3 + weak watermelon, BB3 + strong watermelon, BB3 + weak cherry, BB3 + strong cherry, BB3 + middle cherries, BB3 + 1 sheet, BB3 + normal replay, BB3 + tumble replay, BB3 + promoted replay, BB3 + Especially replay, BB4, BB4 + middle cherries, BB4 + 1 sheets, BB4 + special replay, RB1, RB1 + strong watermelon, RB1 + weak cherries, RB1 + strong cherry, RB1 + 1 sheets, RB2, RB2 + weak watermelon, RB2 + strong watermelon, RB2 + weak cherry, RB2 + Strong cherry, RB2 + 1 role, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right Bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle tier cherry, 1 part, replay GR11, replay GR12, replay GR13, replay GR14, replay GR15, replay GR16, replay GR21, replay GR22, Replay GR23, Replay GR24, and Replay GR25 are internal lottery pairs The role.

  In addition, a weak watermelon is an upper stage watermelon + right-down watermelon. That is, when the upper watermelon wins, it can be recognized that it is a weak watermelon. A strong watermelon is a middle-stage watermelon + right-down watermelon. That is, when the middle stage watermelon wins, it can be recognized that it is a strong watermelon. A weak cherry is a lower cherry alone, and a strong cherry is a lower cherry plus one piece. In the weak cherries, the combination of “BAR-BAR-BAR” in the middle stage can be recognized as weak cherries, whereas the cherry stops in the lower stage of the left reel 2L, and “BAR-BAR in the middle stage. It can be recognized that it is a strong cherry when the combination of “−BAR” is prepared.

  The promotion replay is promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2. The bell is a middle bell + a downward-sloping bell. Left bell 1 is right falling bell 5 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 8, left bell 2 is right falling bell + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7, and left bell 3 is right falling bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3, left bell 4 is right falling bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 4. The left bells 1 to 4 are also simply called left bells. The middle bell 1 is the middle bell + the upper bell 2 + the upper bell 5, the middle bell 2 is the middle bell + the upper bell 1 + the upper bell 6, and the middle bell 3 is the middle bell + the upper bell 4 + the upper bell. 7 and the middle bell 4 is the middle bell + the upper bell 3 + the upper bell 8. The middle bells 1 to 4 are also simply called middle bells. The right bell 1 is the middle bell + the upper bell 3 + the upper bell 5, the right bell 2 is the middle bell + the upper bell 1 + the upper bell 7, and the right bell 3 is the middle bell + the upper bell 4 + the upper bell. 6 and the right bell 4 is the middle bell + the upper bell 2 + the upper bell 8. The right bells 1 to 4 are also simply called right bells. The left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4, and the right bells 1 to 4 are also simply referred to as push order bells.

  Replay GR11 is a fall replay + promotion replay 2, replay GR12 is a fall replay + promotion replay 2 + normal replay, replay GR13 is a fall replay + promotion replay 1, and replay GR14 is a fall Replay + promotion replay 1 + normal replay, replay GR15 is fall replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2, and replay GR16 is fall replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2 + normal replay.

  Replay GR21 is tumble replay + special replay, replay GR22 is tumble replay + special replay + normal replay, replay GR23 is tumble replay + special replay + lower replay, and replay GR24 is Tumble replay + special replay + normal replay + lower replay. Replay GR25 is tumble replay + special replay + promotion replay 1.

  When it is normal / RT1, BB1, BB1 + weak watermelon, BB1 + strong watermelon, BB1 + weak cherry, BB1 + strong cherry, BB1 + middle cherries, BB1 + 1 sheet, BB1 + normal replay, BB1 + fall replay, BB1 + promoted replay, BB1 + special replay, BB1 + SP Replay, BB2, BB2 + weak watermelon, BB2 + strong watermelon, BB2 + weak cherry, BB2 + strong cherry, BB2 + middle cherries, BB2 + one piece, BB2 + normal replay, BB2 + tumble replay, BB2 + promoted replay, BB2 + special replay, BB3, BB3 + weak watermelon, BB3 + strong watermelon, BB3 + weak cherry, BB3 + strong cherry, BB3 + middle cherries, BB3 + 1 sheet, BB3 + normal replay, BB3 + tumble replay, BB3 + promoted replay, BB3 + Especially replay, BB4, BB4 + middle cherries, BB4 + 1 sheets, BB4 + special replay, RB1, RB1 + strong watermelon, RB1 + weak cherries, RB1 + strong cherry, RB1 + 1 sheets, RB2, RB2 + weak watermelon, RB2 + strong watermelon, RB2 + weak cherry, RB2 + Strong cherry, RB2 + 1 role, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right Bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle tier cherry, 1 part, normal replay, replay GR1, replay GR2, replay GR3, replay GR4, replay GR5, replay GR6 are internal lottery It becomes a target role.

  Replay GR1 is normal replay + promotion replay 1, replay GR2 is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2, replay GR3 is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + lower replay, and replay GR4. Is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2 + lower replay, replay GR5 is normal replay + promotion replay 2, and replay GR6 is normal replay + promotion replay 2 + lower replay.

  When normal / RT2, BB1, BB1 + weak watermelon, BB1 + strong watermelon, BB1 + weak cherry, BB1 + strong cherry, BB1 + middle cherries, BB1 + 1 sheet, BB1 + normal replay, BB1 + fall replay, BB1 + promoted replay, BB1 + special replay, BB1 + SP Replay, BB2, BB2 + weak watermelon, BB2 + strong watermelon, BB2 + weak cherry, BB2 + strong cherry, BB2 + middle cherries, BB2 + one piece, BB2 + normal replay, BB2 + tumble replay, BB2 + promoted replay, BB2 + special replay, BB3, BB3 + weak watermelon, BB3 + strong watermelon, BB3 + weak cherry, BB3 + strong cherry, BB3 + middle cherries, BB3 + 1 sheet, BB3 + normal replay, BB3 + tumble replay, BB3 + promoted replay, BB3 + Especially replay, BB4, BB4 + middle cherries, BB4 + 1 sheets, BB4 + special replay, RB1, RB1 + strong watermelon, RB1 + weak cherries, RB1 + strong cherry, RB1 + 1 sheets, RB2, RB2 + weak watermelon, RB2 + strong watermelon, RB2 + weak cherry, RB2 + Strong cherry, RB2 + 1 role, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right Bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle tier cherry, 1 part, normal replay, replay GR31, replay GR32, replay GR33, replay GR34, replay GR35, replay GR36 are internal lottery It becomes a target role.

  Replay GR31 is special replay + SP replay + normal replay, replay GR32 is special replay + SP replay + normal replay + falling replay, and replay GR33 is special replay + SP replay + lower replay, and replay GR34. Is special replay + SP replay + lower replay + falling replay, replay GR35 is special replay + SP replay + normal replay + lower replay, and replay GR36 is special replay + SP replay + normal replay + lower replay + It is a fall replay.

  When normal / RT3, BB1, BB1 + weak watermelon, BB1 + strong watermelon, BB1 + weak cherry, BB1 + strong cherry, BB1 + middle tier, BB1 + 1 double role, BB1 + normal replay, BB1 + fall replay, BB1 + promoted replay, BB1 + special replay, BB1 + SP Replay, BB2, BB2 + weak watermelon, BB2 + strong watermelon, BB2 + weak cherry, BB2 + strong cherry, BB2 + middle cherries, BB2 + one piece, BB2 + normal replay, BB2 + tumble replay, BB2 + promoted replay, BB2 + special replay, BB3, BB3 + weak watermelon, BB3 + strong watermelon, BB3 + weak cherry, BB3 + strong cherry, BB3 + middle cherries, BB3 + 1 sheet, BB3 + normal replay, BB3 + tumble replay, BB3 + promoted replay, BB3 + Especially replay, BB4, BB4 + middle cherries, BB4 + 1 sheets, BB4 + special replay, RB1, RB1 + strong watermelon, RB1 + weak cherries, RB1 + strong cherry, RB1 + 1 sheets, RB2, RB2 + weak watermelon, RB2 + strong watermelon, RB2 + weak cherry, RB2 + Strong cherry, RB2 + 1 role, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right Bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle tier cherry, 1 part, replay GR31, replay GR32, replay GR33, replay GR34, replay GR35, replay GR36, SP replay are internal lottery It becomes a target role.

  When normal / RT4, BB1, BB1 + weak watermelon, BB1 + strong watermelon, BB1 + weak cherry, BB1 + strong cherry, BB1 + middle cherries, BB1 + 1 roll, BB1 + normal replay, BB1 + fall replay, BB1 + promoted replay, BB1 + special replay, BB1 + SP Replay, BB2, BB2 + weak watermelon, BB2 + strong watermelon, BB2 + weak cherry, BB2 + strong cherry, BB2 + middle cherries, BB2 + one piece, BB2 + normal replay, BB2 + tumble replay, BB2 + promoted replay, BB2 + special replay, BB3, BB3 + weak watermelon, BB3 + strong watermelon, BB3 + weak cherry, BB3 + strong cherry, BB3 + middle cherries, BB3 + 1 sheet, BB3 + normal replay, BB3 + tumble replay, BB3 + promoted replay, BB3 + Especially replay, BB4, BB4 + middle cherries, BB4 + 1 sheets, BB4 + special replay, RB1, RB1 + strong watermelon, RB1 + weak cherries, RB1 + strong cherry, RB1 + 1 sheets, RB2, RB2 + weak watermelon, RB2 + strong watermelon, RB2 + weak cherry, RB2 + Strong cherry, RB2 + 1 role, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right Bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, one-piece combination, and normal replay are targeted for internal lottery.

  When internal center 1 · RT0, internal center 2 · RT0, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, center bell 1, center bell 2, center bell 3, center bell 4, right Bell 1, Right Bell 2, Right Bell 3, Right Bell 4, Weak Watermelon, Strong Watermelon, Weak Cherry, Strong Cherry, Middle Cherry, Single Role, Normal Replay, Lower Replay, SP Replay, Tumble Replay, Promotion Replay, Special Replay is the target for internal lottery.

  When it is BBRB · RT0, the weak cherry and all roles are subject to internal lottery, and when it is RB · RT0, all roles, RB bell 1, RB bell 2, and RB bell 3 are subject to internal lottery.

  All roles are all small roles other than right-up bevel, ie middle bell + right-down bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3 + upper bell 4 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7 + upper bell 8 + middle watermelon + Lower right watermelon + upper watermelon + lower cherry + middle cherries + 1 piece + right rising bell + right rising rivet.

  The RB bell 1 is a right-up bell + right-up bevel, the RB bell 2 is a right-up bell + right-up bevel + right-up beryl, and the RB bell 3 is all small roles, that is, the middle stage bell. + Downward bell + Upper bell 1 + Upper bell 2 + Upper bell 3 + Upper bell 4 + Upper bell 5 + Upper bell 6 + Upper bell 7 + Upper bell 8 + Middle watermelon + Lower watermelon + Upper watermelon + Lower cherry + Middle cherry + Single role + Upright Bell + bevel up to the right + bevel up to the right.

  Also, in normal / RT0-4, etc., weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, single role, normal replay, fall replay, promotion that can be elected simultaneously with any of BB1-BB4, RB1, RB2 The replay and SP replay judgment values are read separately from the bonus in internal 1 · RT0 and internal 2 · RT0, respectively, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, one-piece role, normal Since it is added to Replay, Tumble Replay, Promotion Replay, and SP Replay, the winning probability of each of Strong Watermelon, Weak Cherry, Strong Cherry, Middle Cherry, Single Role, Normal Replay, Tumble Replay, Promotion Replay, and SP Replay is constant. It is secured to be.

  In this way, the internal lottery role varies depending on whether the gaming state is the normal gaming state, 1 or 2 inside, BB (RB), or RB, and BB (RB) In RB, the internal lottery is performed using a lottery table in which the winning probability of the small role is set higher than that in the normal gaming state and inside.

  Also, when the game state is 1 or 2 in the inside, the subject of the internal lottery does not change depending on whether it is 1 in the inside or 2 in the inside, but it is 1 in the inside or inside The internal lottery is performed using a lottery table in which the winning probabilities of the target re-gamer are different.

  In addition, when the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the re-game player to be subject to the internal lottery differs depending on whether it is RT0-4, and depending on whether it is RT0-4 An internal lottery is performed using a lottery table with different re-game players and their winning probabilities.

  As will be described in detail later, in the present embodiment, when a plurality of types of small roles (bells) and a plurality of types of replaying players are simultaneously elected, the type of the winning small role or replaying role and the stop Control is performed so that the symbol combination of the small combination and the combination of the re-playing combination determined according to the pressing order of the switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are aligned and stopped on the winning line LN within a drawing range of up to four frames. Therefore, the types of the small combination and re-playing combination to be won at the same time will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15. FIG. FIG. 14 shows reel control when a plurality of replays are won simultaneously, and FIG. 15 shows reel control when a plurality of small roles are won simultaneously.

  As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, for example, when replay GR1 (normal replay + promotion replay 1) is won and a stop operation is performed in the order of middle left and right, the promotion replay among the replaying players who have won Control is performed so that one combination is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped, and when a stop operation is performed in an order other than the left middle right, control is performed so that the combination of normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  Similarly, when the replays GR2 to 6 are stopped in a predetermined order, the combination of the promoted replay 1 or the promoted replay 2 among the selected re-playing players is stopped in alignment with the winning line LN. If the stop operation is performed in an order other than the predetermined order, control is performed so that the combination of the normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the promoted replay 1, the promoted replay 2, and the normal replay are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R, so that the stop The reel control is performed so that the promotion replay 1, the promotion replay 2 or the normal replay always wins regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R according to the operation order.

  Therefore, in the normal / RT1 where the replays GR1 to 6 are the targets of the internal lottery, if any of the replays GR1 to GR6 is elected, the promoted replay wins with a probability of 1/6, and the normal / RT0 Will be migrated.

  Similarly, when the replays GR11 to 16 are stopped in a predetermined order, the combination of the promoted replay 1 or the promoted replay 2 among the selected re-playing players is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. If the stop operation is performed in an order other than the predetermined order, control is performed so that the combination of falling replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, since the symbols constituting the promotion replay 1, the promotion replay 2, and the fall replay are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less in all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R, the stop The reel control is performed so that the promotion replay 1, the promotion replay 2 or the fall replay always wins regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R according to the operation order.

  Therefore, in the normal / RT0 where the replay GRs 11-16 are subject to internal lottery, if any of the replays GR11-16 is elected, the promoted replay wins with a probability of 1/6 and the normal / RT0 is maintained. On the other hand, the fall replay wins with a probability of 5/6 and shifts to normal RT1.

  In addition, in the replays GR21 to GR25, when a stop operation is performed in a predetermined order, the special replay combination among the selected replay players is controlled so as to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When stop operations are performed in order, control is performed so that the combination of falling replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, since the symbols constituting the special replay and the fall replay are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less in all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R, Regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R, the reel control is performed so that the special replay or the fall replay is always won.

  For this reason, if one of the replays GR21 to 25 is elected in the normal / RT0 in which the replays GR21 to 25 are the targets of the internal lottery, the special replay wins with a probability of 1/5 and shifts to the normal / RT2. On the other hand, the fall replay wins with a probability of 4/5 and shifts to normal RT1.

  Further, in the replay GR31 to 36, when the stop operation is performed in a predetermined order (left push), the control for stopping the combination of the SP replay or the normal replay among the selected replay players in the winning line LN is stopped. If the stop operation is performed in an order other than the predetermined order, the special replay combination is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the SP replay, special replay, and normal replay are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. Accordingly, the reel control is performed so that the SP replay, special replay, or normal replay always wins regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  Therefore, in the normal / RT2 where the replay GRs 31 to 36 are the targets of the internal lottery, if any of the replay GRs 31 to 36 is won, the SP replay is won with a probability of 1/6 and the process proceeds to the normal / RT3. On the other hand, the normal replay or special replay is won with a probability of 5/6 and the normal / RT2 is maintained. In addition, when SP replay wins as will be described later, one or more navigation stocks that are advantageous to the player will always be given, so if one of the replay GRs 31 to 36 is won in normal / RT2 SP Replay wins with a probability of 1/6, and one or more navigation stocks are given, and it is easy to win SP replays, that is, there is a high possibility that navigation stocks will be given.

  In addition, in normal / RT3 where the replay GRs 31 to 36 are the targets of the internal lottery, if one of the replays GR31 to 36 is won, the SP replay wins with a probability of 1/6 and one navigation stock described later On the other hand, the normal replay wins with a probability of 1/6 and normal RT3 is maintained, and the special replay wins with a probability of 4/6 and shifts to normal RT2.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, when the left bells 1 to 5 are elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the left button, the combination of the right falling bells among the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed by middle press or right press, the control is performed so that any combination of the upper bells 2 to 8 or the shift outcome is aligned with the pay line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbol of the right-down bell is arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the left bells 1 to 4 are elected, a stop operation is performed by pushing left. In this case, regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed so that the right lowering bell is aligned with the winning line LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are at intervals of 5 frames or more on all reels. Even if the left bells 1 to 4 are elected because there are places that are arranged, if the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle or right, it becomes the drawing range of the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8 If the stop operation is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, the control is performed so that the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  In addition, when the middle bells 1 to 4 are elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the combination of the middle bells among the selected small roles is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped, and left or right pressed. When the stop operation is performed at, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bells 1 to 8 or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbols of the middle bell are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the middle bell 1 to 4 is elected, when the stop operation is performed by middle push Regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed so that the middle bell is aligned with the winning line LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or more on all reels. Even if the middle bells 1 to 4 are elected, if the stop operation is performed by pressing left or right, an appropriate range that will be drawn in the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8 will be used. If the stop operation is not performed at the timing, the selected upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, control is performed so that the shift outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  If right bells 1 to 4 are elected and stop operation is performed by pressing right, control is performed to stop the combination of middle bells in the selected small role in line with winning line LN, and stop by pressing left or middle. When an operation is performed, control is performed to stop any combination of the upper bells 1 to 8 or the transition outcome in line with the pay line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbols of the middle bell are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the right bell 1 to 4 is elected, when the stop operation is performed by pushing right However, regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed so that the middle bell is aligned with the winning line LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or more on all reels. Therefore, even if the right bells 1 to 4 are elected, if the stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, an appropriate drawing range of the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8 is appropriate. If the stop operation is not performed at the timing, the selected upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, control is performed so that the shift outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when any of the left bell, middle bell, right bell, that is, the push order bell is won, the stop operation is performed in a specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination. While the right-down bell or middle bell always wins, if the stop operation is performed in an operation mode other than the specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination, the upper bell is aligned at 1/4, but 3/4 In some cases, the upper bells are not aligned and the transition outcomes are aligned.

  For this reason, at the time of winning the push order bell, the expected value of the number of medals to be paid out can be changed depending on whether or not it is operated in a specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination. In other words, even if one of the push order bells is won, it is impossible to intentionally select a specific operation mode unless the type is known. Although a medal can be surely obtained by winning a prize, the upper bell can be won only by 1/4 at a ratio of 2/3, and a medal cannot be surely obtained.

  When RB bell 1 (Right-up bell + Right-up Rivebe) is elected and a stop operation is performed by left-pressing, control is performed so that the combination of right-up bells among the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. If a stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed to align the combination of rising right ribs on the winning line LN and stop.

  If RB Bell 2 (Rising Right Bell + Right Rising Bevel + Right Rising Berri) is won and stopped by pressing the middle, the combination of the right rising bells of the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. If the stop operation is performed by pressing the button to the left, the control is performed to stop the right-up bevel combination in alignment with the winning line LN. If the stop operation is performed by pressing the button to the right, Control is performed to stop the combination in line with the winning line LN.

  RB bell 3 (middle bell + lower right bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 3 + upper bell 4 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7 + upper bell 8 + middle watermelon + lower watermelon + upper watermelon + lower cherry + middle cherry +1 sheet role + right-up bell + right-up bevel + right-up bevel), and if the stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of right-up bells in the selected small role is aligned with the winning line LN Control to stop is performed, and when a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed to stop the right-beveled bevel combination aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbols of the right-up bell, the right-up bevel, and the right-up bevel are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the RB bells 1 to 4 are won, Regardless of the timing of the stop operation, a combination of right-up bell, right-up bevel, and right-up bevel will always be on the winning line LN and 10 medals will be paid out, but at a rate of 1/3 Only "bell-bell-bell" combinations will be aligned to the right.

  Although not particularly shown, when a bell (middle bell + lower right bell) is won, a combination of “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN regardless of the stop order of the reels and the operation timing. To be controlled.

  Also, all roles (middle bell + lower right bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3 + upper bell 4 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7 + upper bell 8 + middle watermelon + right lower watermelon + upper watermelon + lower cherry + middle (Cherry + 1 hand + right-up bell + right-up rivebe) is selected, the “bell-bell-bell” combination is controlled to rise to the right regardless of the reel stop order and operation timing. The

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, it is controlled to one of the normal gaming state, 1 inside, 2 inside, RB, BB (RB), and in the normal gaming state, any of RT0-4 It is controlled.

  Normal / RT0 is normal / RT1 when a promotion replay wins (when either one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is elected and a stop operation is performed in the order in which the promotion replay wins), normal / RT1 or normal / RT2 Shifts when the game is completed due to the consumption of the specified number of games. Regardless of the number of games after the transition to normal / RT0, the normal / RT0 shifts to the normal / RT1 by winning the fall replay or stopping the transition, or to the normal / RT2 by winning the special replay It ends when the special role is elected and moves to the inside 1 or inside 2 inside.

  Normal / RT1 shifts when the transition is stopped at normal / RT0, normal / RT2, normal / RT3, normal / RT4, or when a fall replay wins at normal / RT0. The normal RT1 is such that the RT remaining game count is subtracted for each game, and the RT remaining game count becomes 0 after digesting the specified game count (1000G in the present embodiment). The process ends when the transition is made to normal / RT0 or the special role is won and the transition is made to internal 1 or internal 2.

  Normal / RT2 shifts when a special replay wins in normal / RT0 or normal / RT3. In normal / RT2, the number of remaining RT games is subtracted for each game, and when the prescribed number of games (30G in the present embodiment) is consumed, the number of remaining RT games becomes zero. Transition to normal / RT0, SP replay wins and transition to normal / RT3, transitional event stops and transition to normal / RT1, or special role is won and internal 1 or internal 2 It ends by moving to.

  Normal / RT3 shifts when SP replay wins in normal / RT2. Regardless of the number of games since the transition to normal / RT3, whether or not the normal / RT3 shifts to the normal / RT2 with the special replay winning, or the transition outcome stops and shifts to the normal / RT1 When the special role is elected and moves to the inside 1 or the inside 2, it ends.

  Normal / RT4 shifts to the end of BB (RB) and RB. Regardless of the number of games since the transition to the normal / RT4, the normal / RT4 stops the transition and moves to the RT1, or the special role is elected and moves to the internal 1 or the internal 2 To finish.

  The inside 1 shifts when BB1, BB3, RB2 among the special roles are won in the normal gaming state. Then, regardless of the number of games since the transition to the inside, the inside 1 finishes when the special role that triggered the transition to the inside 1 wins and shifts to BB (RB) or RB. .

  The inside 2 shifts when BB2, BB4, RB1 among special roles are won in the normal gaming state. Then, inside 2 ends regardless of the number of games since the transition to the inside, when the special combination that triggered the transition to the inside 2 wins and shifts to BB (RB) or RB. .

  RB shifts when RB1 or RB2 wins in 1 and 2 inside. And RB is complete | finished by digesting 12 games or winning 6 times.

  BB (RB) shifts when BB wins inside. Then, BB (RB) ends when the total number of medals paid out to BB (RB) exceeds the prescribed number, regardless of the number of games since the transition to BB (RB).

  Further, in the slot machine according to the present embodiment, when the gaming state is RT0 to 3, the sub-control unit 91 provides an assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) that can execute a navigation effect in which an internal lottery result is notified. The production state can be controlled.

  Here, the gaming state and the RT transition status of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, when RB or BB (RB) ends, the routine shifts to normal RT4.

  In normal / RT4, when the transition is stopped, the transition is made to RT1, and when the special role is elected, the transition is made to internal 1 or internal 2 according to the type of the special role won.

  In normal / RT4, if any of the left bells 1-4, middle bells 1-4, right bells 1-4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome will stop. Therefore, any of the left bell 1-4, the middle bell 1-4, the right bell 1-4 can be won and the small role can be won in the normal RT 4 which has been shifted to after the end of RB or BB (RB) If not, the process moves to normal RT1.

  Normally, in RT1, the special role is not won, the promotion replay is not won, the specified number of games (1000G) is consumed, or the promotion replay wins, and the normal role is transferred to RT0, and the special role is won Depending on the type of the special role that has been won, the game moves to the inside 1 or 2 inside.

  Usually ・ Replay GR1-6 wins in RT1, and the promotion replay wins when the stop order is correct. Therefore, in normal ・ RT1, replay GR1-6 wins and corrects in the order of stop. It will shift to RT0.

  In normal / RT0, if the fall replay wins, or if the transition is stopped, it moves to normal / RT1, and if the special replay wins, it moves to normal / RT2, and the special role is won. Depending on the type of the special role, it shifts to 1 inside or 2 inside.

  Usually, the replays GR11 to 16 are won at RT0, the promotion replay wins when the stopping order is correct, and the fall replay wins when the answer is incorrect. In addition, when the replays GR21 to 25 are elected in normal / RT0 and the stop order is correct, the special replay is won, and if the answer is incorrect, the fall replay is won. In addition, in the case of normal / RT0, when any one of the left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4 and the right bells 1 to 4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome stops. Therefore, in normal / RT0, the replay GRs 21 to 25 are elected and the stop order is correct, so that the transition is made to normal / RT2 and the replay GRs 11 to 16 are elected and the stop order is incorrect or the left bell 1 -4, middle bell 1 to 4, right bell 1 to 4 are elected, and if it is not possible to win a small role, it will shift to normal · RT1.

  Normally, in RT2, the special role is not won, SP replay is not won, and the regular game number (30G) is used to move to normal RT0, and SP replay is won to move to normal RT3, When the special role is elected, it shifts to 1 inside or 2 inside depending on the kind of the special role won.

  In normal / RT2, the replay GRs 31 to 36 are won, and the SP replay wins when the stop order is correct. Further, in the normal / RT2, when any of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4 and the right bell 1 to 4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome stops. For this reason, in normal / RT2, the replays GR31 to 36 are elected, and when the stopping order is correct, the routine proceeds to normal / RT3, and any of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 Will be transferred to normal / RT1 if the winning combination is not successful.

  In normal / RT3, when the special replay wins, it moves to RT2, and when the transition roll stops, it moves to normal / RT1, and the special role is elected. Transition to Medium 1 or Internal 2

  In normal / RT3, the replay GRs 31 to 36 are elected, the SP replay or the normal replay is won when the stop order is correct, and the special replay is won if the answer is incorrect. Further, in the normal / RT3, when any one of the left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4 and the right bells 1 to 4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome is stopped. For this reason, in normal / RT3, the replay GRs 31 to 36 are elected, and the stop order becomes incorrect, so the routine proceeds to normal / RT2, and the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, the right bell 1 to 4 If either of them wins and the small combination cannot be won, the routine will shift to RT1.

  In the inside 1 and 2, the special role that triggers the transition to the inside wins a transition to RB or BB (RB).

  In the present embodiment, as will be described later, when the sub control unit 91 wins the mission generation lottery executed in Sg3 of the mission generation lottery process of FIG. The mission effect is an effect that presents to the player the content of the mission (mission achievement condition) to be achieved on the liquid crystal display 51 as the game progresses. Hereinafter, the appearance of a mission effect is also expressed as “mission occurs”. When the game is executed in accordance with the operation by the player and the mission achievement condition presented in the mission effect is achieved, the sub-control unit 91 starts an AT, which will be described later, as granting a privilege advantageous to the player.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the mission is composed of three mission groups. Specifically, the mission group includes a mission group A, a mission group B, and a mission group C. Each mission group has different mission contents. The mission of mission group A has the content of “winning a small role M times between N games”. The mission of mission group B has the content of “winning a small role M times between N + 5 games”. The mission of mission group C has the content of “winning a small role M times between N + 10 games”. In this way, the mission of mission group B is less difficult than the mission of mission group A because the mission can be achieved if the small role is won M times with more games than the mission of mission group A. Further, the mission of the group C is less difficult than the missions of the mission groups A and B because the mission can be achieved if the small role is won M times with more games than the missions of the mission groups A and B. Therefore, when comparing the missions of each mission group, the mission of mission group A is the most difficult, the mission of mission group C is the least difficult, and then the mission difficulty of mission group B is the mission group A And the difficulty level between mission group C.

  When starting a mission effect, the mission achievement conditions corresponding to the set mission group are displayed according to which mission group (that is, which difficulty level) is currently set. Here, which mission group is currently set depends on the game number counting process in FIG. 21, the mission failure frequency counting process in FIG. 22, the mission change lottery process in FIG. 23, and the AT control process in FIG. And updating the count value of the mission difficulty counter (first mission difficulty counter to fourth mission difficulty counter). The initial value of the count value of the mission difficulty counter is “0” and can be updated from “0” to “+2”. A mission group A is associated with the count value “0” of the mission difficulty counter, a mission group B is associated with the count value “+1”, and a mission group C is associated with the count value “+2”. In the mission generation lottery process of FIG. 24 according to the count value updated in the game number counting process of FIG. 21, the mission failure frequency counting process of FIG. 22, the mission change lottery process of FIG. 23, and the AT control process of FIG. When it is determined to generate a mission, the content of the mission is determined.

  Further, in this embodiment, as the lottery state of the mission generation lottery (hereinafter referred to as the mission lottery state), the mission effect is generated with a higher probability than the normal probability state where the mission effect is generated with a normal probability and the normal probability state. It is possible to control to a high probability state that is likely to occur. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the lottery state of the mission. These normal probability state and high probability state are switched in the mission lottery state control process in FIG. Specifically, when a watermelon (that is, whether a weak watermelon or a strong watermelon is won) is won in the normal probability state, the state transits to a high probability state. Further, in the high probability state, when a punk lottery for executing each game is won, a transition is made to the normal probability state. In the high probability state, the probability of winning the mission occurrence lottery is set to 1/2, for example. In the normal probability state, the probability of winning the mission occurrence lottery is set to 1/5, for example.

  Next, various control contents executed by the sub-control unit 91 in the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  When the system reset signal is input from the reset circuit 95, the sub control unit 91 performs the startup process (sub) shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the startup process (sub), first, the built-in device, peripheral IC, interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. are initialized (Sn1), and then the RAM 91c and the external memory (backup RAM) are accessed. Allow (Sn2). Next, it is determined whether or not the return command generated in Sa9 of the startup process (main) in FIG. 5 is received from the main control unit 41 (Sn6). If a return command has not been received, it is determined whether or not the setting change command generated in Sa12 of the startup process (main) in FIG. 5 has been received from the main control unit 41 (Sn7). When a setting changing command is received, a setting changing command reception flag indicating that the setting changing command has been received is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c (Sn8).

  When it is determined that the return command has been received in Sn3, or when the setting change command reception flag is set in Sn5, it is determined whether or not the setting change command reception flag is set (Sn9). When the setting change command reception flag is not set, a return process is executed (Sn10). On the other hand, when the setting change command reception flag is set, initialization of the RAM 91c is executed (Sn11). After the process of Sn10 or Sn11 is completed, the timer interrupt process (sub) shown in FIG. 17 is performed according to the timer interrupt.

  If it is determined in step Sn7 that the setting change command has not been received, whether or not the error command generated in Sa17 of the startup process (main) in FIG. 5 has been received from the main control unit 41. Is determined (Sn12). If it is determined that an error command has been received, the process proceeds to step Sn13 to initialize the RAM 91c (Sn13), and error processing is performed (Sn14). In the error process, an error notification is made. For example, when the error state is canceled by operating the reset / setting switch 38 by a game clerk, the error notification is terminated and the original state is restored. If it is determined in Sn12 that an error command has not been received, that is, if a setting change command, a return command, and an error command have not been received, initialization of the RAM 91c is executed (Sn11). After the process of Sn11 is completed, the timer interrupt process (sub) shown in FIG. 17 is performed according to the timer interrupt.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process (sub) executed by the CPU 91c at intervals of 1.12 seconds based on the count value of the internal clock.

  In the timer interrupt process (sub), first, the register in use is saved in the stack area (Sp1).

  Next, a power failure determination process is performed (Sp2). In the power failure determination process, it is determined whether or not a voltage drop signal is input from the power failure detection circuit 48. If a voltage drop signal is input, whether or not the voltage drop signal is input in the previous power failure determination process as well. If a voltage drop signal has been input in the previous power failure determination process, it is determined that a power failure has occurred, and a power interruption flag indicating that is set.

  After the power failure determination process in the step of Sp2, it is determined whether or not the power interruption flag is set (Sp3). If the power interruption flag is set, the process proceeds to a power interruption process (sub). In the power interruption process (sub), the backup flag used in the determination of Sn3 in the activation process (sub) shown in FIG. 18 is set after the backup data is created, or used in the determination of Sn6 in the activation process (sub) in FIG. The checksum is calculated by calculating the exclusive OR of the backup data.

  If the power interruption flag is not set, command analysis processing is executed (Sp4). In the command analysis process, it is determined whether or not a command is stored in the command buffer. If the command is stored in the command buffer, the command is acquired from the command buffer. And the process according to the acquired command is performed.

  After the command analysis process is completed, the mission lottery state control process shown in FIG. 20 is executed (Sp5). In the mission lottery state control process, control is performed to switch the lottery state of the mission generation lottery for determining whether or not to generate a mission to either a high probability state or a normal probability state.

  After the mission lottery state control process is completed, the game number counting process shown in FIG. 21 is executed (Sp6). In the game number counting process, the number of games played when the lottery state of the mission occurrence lottery is in a high probability state is counted, and the mission content (that is, when the number of games reaches a predetermined number without the appearance of the mission effect) , Control to change the mission difficulty).

  After the game count process ends, the mission failure count process shown in FIG. 22 is executed (Sp7). In the mission failure count process, a mission effect has appeared, but the number of times the mission achievement condition has not been achieved, that is, the number of mission failures, is counted, and this number of failures reaches the predetermined number without achieving the mission achievement condition. Control to change mission contents (that is, mission difficulty level) is performed.

  After the mission failure frequency counting process is completed, the mission change lottery process shown in FIG. 23 is executed (Sp8). In the mission change lottery process, control is performed to execute a mission change lottery that determines whether or not to change the mission contents (that is, mission difficulty level) by the lottery process.

  After the mission change lottery process is completed, the mission generation lottery process shown in FIG. 24 is executed (Sp9). In the mission generation lottery process, control for executing the mission generation lottery is performed.

  After the mission generation lottery process is completed, the mission control process shown in FIG. 25 is executed (Sp10). In the mission control process, by executing a mission effect, control is performed to present the mission achievement condition to the player and execute the game.

  After the mission control process is completed, the AT control process shown in FIG. 26 is executed (Sp11). In the AT control process, control for executing a game at the AT is performed by executing an effect related to the AT.

  Next, the mission lottery state control process executed in Sp5 of the timer interrupt process (sub) in FIG. 19 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the sub-control unit 91 first determines whether or not a mission flag indicating that the mission effect is being executed is on (Sb1). If it is determined that the mission flag is on, the process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the mission flag is OFF, it is determined whether or not the high probability state flag indicating that the mission lottery state is a high probability state is ON (Sb2). When it is determined that the high probability state flag is off, that is, in the normal probability state, a watermelon (that is, a weak watermelon or a strong watermelon is won based on the winning number command transmitted by the main control unit 41). Or not) is determined (Sb3). When it is determined that the watermelon has been won, the high probability state flag is turned on (Sb4), and a background screen (for example, a red background color screen) corresponding to the high probability state is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. The process ends (Sb5). Thus, the player is notified that the mission lottery state has transitioned from the normal probability state to the high probability state and has transitioned to the high probability state. On the other hand, if it is determined in Sb2 that the high probability state flag is ON, that is, if it is in the high probability state, it is determined whether or not the punk lottery executed for each game in the high probability state is won. (Sb6). “Punk lottery” is a process for determining whether or not to end the high probability state, and is executed by a lottery process using random numbers. When it is determined that the punk lottery has been won, the high probability state flag is turned off (Sb7), and a background screen (for example, a blue background color screen) corresponding to the normal probability state is displayed from the liquid crystal display 51. The process is terminated (Sb8). Thereby, it is notified that the mission lottery state has transitioned from the high probability state to the normal probability state and has transitioned from the high probability state to the normal probability state.

  Next, the game number counting process executed in Sp6 of the timer interrupt process (sub) in FIG. 19 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the sub-control unit 91 first determines whether or not a mission flag indicating that a mission effect is being executed is on (Sc1). If it is determined that the mission flag is on, the process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the mission flag is OFF, it is determined whether or not the high probability state flag indicating that the mission lottery state is a high probability state is ON (Sc2). When it is determined that the high probability state flag is ON, that is, when the normal probability state is set, it is determined whether or not a reel rotation start command is received from the main control unit 41 (Sc3). If it is determined that the reel rotation start command has not been received, the process ends. If it is determined that the reel rotation start command has been received, a game number counter that counts the number of games played in a high probability state is incremented by 1 (Sc4). Thereby, the number of games played in a high probability state can be counted. Next, based on the count value of the game number counter, it is determined whether or not the number of games played in the high probability state has reached a predetermined number (for example, 20 times) (Sc5). If it is determined that the number of games has not reached the predetermined number, the process is terminated. When it is determined that the number of games has reached a predetermined number of times (that is, when the mission effect has not appeared for a predetermined number of times despite being in a high probability state), the mission group is assigned a one-level difficulty level. A mission change lottery for determining whether or not to change to a mission group with a lower value is executed (Sc6). The winning probability of the mission change lottery is set to 1/5, for example. Next, it is determined whether or not a mission change lottery is won (Sc7). If it is determined that the mission change lottery has not been won, the process is terminated. When it is determined that the mission change lottery is won, the count value of the first mission difficulty counter, which is one of the mission difficulty counters representing the current mission difficulty shown in FIG. 16, is incremented by 1 (Sc8). .

  When the count value of the first mission difficulty level counter is incremented, a mission group with a low one-level difficulty level is obtained correspondingly. More specifically, the mission group B is set when the mission group A is being set, and the mission group C is set when the mission group B is being set. However, when the mission group C is being set, since a group having a lower difficulty level is not provided, the process of step Sc8 is not performed, and the count value of the first mission difficulty level counter is incremented. It shall be deferred to Mission Group C.

  In addition, when the mission lottery state is in a high probability state, the probability of winning the mission occurrence lottery is set to ½ that of the cherry winning, and the expected value to win the mission occurrence lottery in the high probability state is ½, That is, it can be expected to win a mission lottery once every two games. Therefore, if the winning probability of cherries is 1/10 in a period from the end of a mission, which is a specific period, to a high probability state where, for example, 20 games are played, the average number of establishments is one. However, if 20 games are played in the high probability state and the mission generation lottery is not won, the mission from the end of the mission in a specific period until the 20 games are played in the high probability state. In the period, the number of times the specific condition is satisfied when the mission occurrence lottery is won and the specific condition is satisfied is 0, which is less than the average number of times that is satisfied. Therefore, although there was a high expectation for the occurrence of the mission, the mission did not occur easily, so the number of games played in the mission lottery state with a high probability state reached the predetermined number of times. If the mission achievement condition is presented with the same difficulty level when the mission occurs later, when the mission occurs without reaching the predetermined number of games, or when the mission occurs in the normal probability state, Feel unfair. Therefore, in Sc5, when it is determined that the number of games played in the high probability state has reached a predetermined number of times, and in Sc7, it is determined that the mission change lottery has been won, in Sc8, the first mission Increment the count value of the difficulty counter and change the mission content to a less difficult one to eliminate unfairness with the player who had the mission while the mission expected value was low be able to.

  Next, the mission failure frequency counting process executed in Sp7 of the timer interrupt process (sub) in FIG. 19 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the sub-control unit 91 first determines whether or not the mission failure flag indicating that the mission achievement has appeared and the mission achievement condition has been shown but the mission achievement condition has not been achieved is on. Is determined (Se1). If it is determined that the mission failure flag is off, the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the mission failure flag is on, that is, if the mission achievement condition has not been achieved, the mission failure flag is turned off (Se2). Next, a failure number counter that counts the number of mission failures (that is, the number of times the mission effect has appeared but the mission achievement condition has not been achieved) is incremented by 1 (Se3). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of mission failures has reached a predetermined number (Se4). If it is determined that the number of mission failures has not reached a predetermined number (for example, 5 times), the process is terminated. When it is determined that the number of mission failures has reached the predetermined number of times (that is, the mission achievement condition has not been achieved continuously for the predetermined number of times even though the mission effect has appeared for the predetermined number of times) A mission change lottery is executed to determine whether or not to change the mission group to a mission group with a low level of difficulty (Se5). The winning probability of the mission change lottery is set to 1/3, for example. Next, it is determined whether or not a mission change lottery has been won (Se6). If it is determined that the mission change lottery has not been won, the process is terminated. If it is determined that the mission change lottery is won, the count value of the second mission difficulty counter, which is one of the mission difficulty counters indicating the current mission difficulty shown in FIG. 16, is incremented by 1 (Se7). .

  When the count value of the second mission difficulty level counter is incremented, a mission group with a low one-level difficulty level is obtained correspondingly. More specifically, the mission group B is set when the mission group A is being set, and the mission group C is set when the mission group B is being set. However, when the mission group C is being set, since a group having a lower difficulty level is not provided, the process of step Se7 is not performed, and the count value of the first mission difficulty level counter is incremented. It shall be deferred to Mission Group C.

  When the mission achievement condition is achieved at 1/5 on average, the mission achievement condition may be satisfied if a mission occurs, so the mission is 5 after the AT, which is a specific period, is completed. The average number of establishments is 1 until it occurs. If the mission occurs after the number of mission failures reaches 5 (mission effect appears), the mission is completed after the AT, which is a specific period, ends until the mission occurs 5 times. The number of times the achievement condition is met when the condition is met and the achievement condition is met is 0, which is less than the average number of times. Therefore, even though there was a high expectation for the occurrence of a mission, the mission did not occur easily, so the mission occurred after the number of mission failures reached the specified number of times, and the mission failed The player feels unfair when the mission achievement condition is presented with the same difficulty level as when the mission occurs without reaching the predetermined number of times. Therefore, in Se4, when it is determined that the number of mission failures has reached a predetermined number, and in Se6, it is determined that the mission change lottery has been won, in Se7, the count value of the second mission difficulty counter By changing the content of the mission to a low difficulty level, it is possible to eliminate unfairness with the player who has generated the mission in a state where the expected value for generating the mission is low.

  Next, the mission change lottery process executed in Sp8 of the timer interrupt process (sub) in FIG. 19 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the sub-control unit 91 first determines whether or not a mission flag indicating that the mission effect is being executed is on (Sf1). If it is determined that the mission flag is on, the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the mission flag is OFF, whether or not the bell has been won based on the winning number command received from the main control unit 41 (ie, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell). 3, whether left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3 or right bell 4 is determined) (Sf2). If it is determined that the bell has not been won, the process is terminated. If it is determined that the bell is won, a mission change lottery is executed to determine whether or not to change the mission group to a mission group with a low difficulty level according to whether or not the high probability flag is on. (Sf3). For example, the winning probability of the mission change lottery is set to 1/5 in the high probability state and 1/50 in the normal probability state. Next, it is determined whether or not the mission change lottery is won (Sf4). If it is determined that the mission change lottery has not been won, the process is terminated. If it is determined that the mission change lottery is won, the count value of the third mission difficulty counter, which is one of the mission difficulty counters indicating the current mission difficulty shown in FIG. 16, is incremented by 1 (Sf5). .

  When the count value of the third mission difficulty level counter is incremented by 1, the mission group with a low one-level difficulty level is formed accordingly. More specifically, the mission group B is set when the mission group A is being set, and the mission group C is set when the mission group B is being set. However, when the mission group C is being set, since a group having a lower difficulty level is not provided, the process of step Sf5 is not performed, and the count value of the first mission difficulty level counter is incremented. It shall be deferred to Mission Group C.

  Therefore, since there was a high expectation for the occurrence of a mission, the mission did not occur easily, so the mission lottery state and the mission lottery The player feels unfair when the mission achievement condition is presented with the same level of difficulty as when the mission is in the normal probability state. Therefore, in Sf3, when the mission change lottery is performed under the winning probability advantageous in the high probability state, and it is determined in Sf4 that the mission change lottery process is won, in Sf5, the third mission difficulty counter By incrementing the count value and changing the mission content to one with a low difficulty level, it is possible to eliminate unfairness with the player who generated the mission while the expected value for generating the mission was low .

  Next, the mission generation lottery process executed in Sp9 of the timer interrupt process (sub) in FIG. 19 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the sub-control unit 91 first determines whether or not a mission flag indicating that a mission effect is being executed is on (Sg1). If it is determined that the mission flag is on, the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the mission flag is OFF, whether or not a cherry (that is, a weak cherry, a strong cherry, or a middle cherry) has been won based on the winning number command received from the main control unit 41. It is determined whether or not (Sg2). If it is determined that the cherry is not won, the process is terminated. If it is determined that the cherry is won, a mission generation lottery for determining whether or not to generate a mission is executed (Sg3). The mission generation lottery is executed based on the probability shown in FIG. That is, a lottery is performed with a winning probability of, for example, 1/2 in the high probability state and, for example, 1/5 in the normal probability state. Next, it is determined whether or not the mission generation lottery is won (Sg4). If it is determined that the mission generation lottery has not been won, the process ends. If it is determined that the mission generation lottery is won, the mission flag is turned on (Sg5). Then, after the mission flag is turned on, a mission selectable lottery for determining whether or not the player can select the mission content is executed (Sg6). Next, it is determined whether or not a mission selectable lottery has been won (Sg7).

  If it is determined that the mission selectable lottery has not been won, the first mission difficulty level counter updated in the game number counting process of FIG. 21 and the second mission difficulty level updated in the mission failure frequency counting process of FIG. Among the count values indicated by the four types of mission difficulty counters, the counter, the third mission difficulty counter updated by the mission change lottery process of FIG. 23, and the fourth mission difficulty counter updated by the AT control process of FIG. A large count value is extracted (Sg8). After the count value is extracted, the mission selection table shown in FIG. 18 is referred to (Sg9). Then, the mission group is selected by specifying the count value indicated by the mission difficulty level counter (Sg10).

  As shown in FIG. 18, as the count value indicated by the mission difficulty counter increases, a mission group with a lower difficulty level of the mission achievement condition is selected. Therefore, in Sg10, the mission group associated with the count value of each counter is selected. Among them, the mission group corresponding to the mission achievement condition with the lowest difficulty is selected. Thus, for example, if any one of the mission groups associated with the count value indicated by each mission difficulty counter is mission group C, mission group C is selected. Also, none of the count values is associated with the mission group C, but when at least one is associated with the mission group B, the mission group B is selected. When the count values indicated by the mission difficulty counters all correspond to the same mission group, the corresponding mission group is selected. When a mission is selected, a mission execution flag corresponding to the selected mission is set (Sg14).

  On the other hand, if the sub-control unit 91 determines in Sg7 that the mission selectable lottery has been won, the first mission difficulty counter updated in the game number counting process in FIG. 21 and the mission failure count in FIG. The second mission difficulty counter updated by the process, the third mission difficulty counter updated by the mission change lottery process of FIG. 23, and the fourth mission difficulty counter updated by the AT control process of FIG. Among the count values indicated by the counter, the largest count value is extracted (Sg12). Then, the mission group can be selected by specifying the count value indicated by the mission difficulty level counter (Sg13).

  In Sg13, among the mission achievement conditions associated with the count value of each counter, the mission group associated with the mission achievement condition with the lowest difficulty is associated with the mission achievement condition with a higher difficulty level than this mission group. Selected mission groups. Therefore, for example, if any one of the mission groups associated with the count value indicated by each mission difficulty counter is the mission group C, the mission group A, the mission group B, and the mission group C can be selected. Although no count value is associated with the mission group C, when at least one is associated with the mission group B, the mission group A and the mission group B can be selected. When the count values indicated by the mission difficulty counters all correspond to the same mission group, only the corresponding mission group can be selected.

  It should be noted that the production mode that allows the player to perform the selection operation in the mission production is not limited to this embodiment. For example, a plurality of types of mission achievement conditions may be prepared for each of the mission groups A to C, and any one of a plurality of mission achievement conditions having the same difficulty may be selected. For example, when any one of the mission groups associated with the count value indicated by each mission difficulty counter is the mission group C as in the above example, a plurality of mission achievement conditions included in the mission group C May be displayed as options, and any one mission achievement condition may be selectable by the player's operation.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the effect switch 56 is operated and a selection command is input (Sg14). When a selection command is input, the mission selection table shown in FIG. 18 is referred (Sg15). Then, the mission group designated by the selection command is selected, that is, the mission group selected by the player using the mission selection switch is selected (Sg16). When a mission is selected, a mission execution flag corresponding to the selected mission group is set (Sg11).

  Next, the mission control process executed in Sp10 of the timer interrupt process (sub) in FIG. 19 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the sub-control unit 91 first determines whether or not a mission flag indicating that the mission effect is being executed is on (Sh1). If it is determined that the mission flag is not on, the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the mission flag is ON, a mission effect control process is performed for performing a process according to the mission group indicated by the mission execution flag (Sh2). For example, the liquid crystal display 51 displays a mission achievement condition as shown in FIG. 17 (for example, “M winning prizes for N small games between N games”), and the winning number command received from the main control unit 41 is the small winning combination. If the small combination is indicated, the liquid crystal display 51 displays the number of times the small combination is won.

  And the sub-control part 91 accumulate | stores the log | history according to the process result of a mission effect control process in RAM91c (Sh3). Specifically, a small role winning that counts the number of small role winnings when the winning of a small role is made while counting up the count value of a game number counter that counts the number of games during the execution of the mission effect. The count value of the counter is counted up. Next, based on the accumulated history, it is determined whether or not the mission achievement condition presented in the mission effect has been achieved (Sh4). When the mission achievement condition is achieved, the AT determination flag indicating that the AT is started is turned on (Sh5). After turning on the AT determination flag, the game number counter used in Sc4 of the game number counting process of FIG. 21 is cleared (Sh6). After clearing the game number counter, the first mission difficulty counter updated in the game number counting process of FIG. 21 and the third mission difficulty counter updated in the mission change lottery process of FIG. 23 are set to the initial value “0”. Return (Sh7). Next, a mission effect ending process is performed to clear the accumulated history (Sh8), the mission flag is turned off (Sh9), and the process ends.

  If it is determined in Sh4 that the mission achievement condition has not been achieved, it is determined whether or not to end the mission effect (Sh10). Specifically, the number of games played during the mission without the number of winnings of the small role reaching M times is the number of games indicated by each mission group in FIG. 16 (N times for mission group A, mission group It is determined whether or not N + 5 times have been reached in the case of B and N + 10 times in the case of mission group C. If it is determined not to end the mission effect, the process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the mission effect is to be ended, the mission failure flag used in Se1 of the mission failure frequency counting process in FIG. 22 (the mission effect appears and the mission achievement condition is shown. The flag indicating that it has not been achieved is turned off (Sh11), the processing of Sh6 to Sh9 is performed as described above, and the processing is terminated.

  In the case where step Sh8 is executed after determining Y in step Sh4, the sub-control unit 91, for example, in the mission effect end process, shows information indicating that the mission achievement condition has been achieved (for example, “mission achievement! "Character string" is displayed. In addition, when executing step Sh8 after determining Y in step Sh10, the sub-control unit 91, for example, in the mission effect end process, indicates information that indicates that the mission achievement condition could not be achieved (for example, “unfortunately , “Mission failed!” Character string).

  Next, the AT control process executed in Sp11 of the timer interrupt process (sub) in FIG. 19 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the sub-control unit 91 first determines whether or not the AT execution flag indicating that the AT is being executed is on, that is, whether or not the AT is being executed (Sm1). When it is determined that the AT execution flag is not on, it is determined whether or not the AT determination flag indicating that the AT is started is on (Sm2). If it is determined that the AT determination flag is not on, the process ends. If it is determined that the AT determination flag is ON, an AT game number lottery process is performed to determine whether the number of games at the AT is 10 games or 100 games (Sm3). Next, in the AT game number lottery process, it is determined whether or not the number of games at the AT is determined to be 10 games (Sm4).

  When it is determined that the number of games at the AT is 10 games, a 10-game counter that counts the number of times that the number of games at the AT is continuously determined as 10 games in the AT game number lottery process is incremented by 1. (Sm5). Next, it is determined whether or not the count value of the 10 game counter is 3, that is, whether or not the number of games at the AT has been determined to be 10 games for three consecutive times (Sm6). When it is determined that the count value of the 10 game counter is 3, the fourth mission difficulty counter, which is one of the mission difficulty counters shown in FIG. 16, is incremented by 1 (Sm7), and the 10 game counter is reset. (Sm8). As a result, the count value returns to zero.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in Sm4 that the number of games at the AT has not become 10, that is, the number of games at the AT has become 100 games, the 10-game counter is reset (Sm11). As a result, the count value of the 10 game counter returns to the initial value “0”. Thereafter, the count value of the fourth mission difficulty level counter which is one of the mission difficulty level counters shown in FIG. 16 is returned to the initial value “0” (Sm12), and the process proceeds to Sm9.

  When the 10 game counter is reset at Sm8, or when the count value of the 10 game counter is determined not to be 3 at Sm6, or the count value of the fourth mission difficulty level counter is the initial value “0” at Sm12 In the case of returning to, the AT determination flag is turned off (Sm9) and the AT execution flag is turned on (Sm10). If the AT execution flag is turned on in Sm10, or if it is determined in Sm1 that the AT execution flag is on, an AT effect execution process is performed (Sm13).

  In the AT effect execution process, the navigation effect is executed when the winning combination corresponding to the gaming state is won. The navigation target combination is replay GR1 to 6 when it is normal · RT1, replay GR11 to 16 and replay GR21 to 25 when it is normal · RT0, and replay GR31 to 36 when it is normal · RT2. Further, in normal / RT0 to RT3, the push order bell is a common navigation target combination. As a navigation effect when winning replays GR1 to GR36, a push order for winning a promotion replay, special replay, or SP replay according to the winning situation is notified. For example, a message “left middle right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a navigation effect when the replay GR1 is won. Regarding the other replays GR <b> 2 to 36, a message corresponding to the replay GR is displayed from the liquid crystal display 51.

  As described above, in the navigation effect in the present embodiment, a message reminiscent of an operation mode advantageous to the player is notified in the same mode regardless of the type of the navigation target role. For this reason, the player can operate in an operation mode that is advantageous to the player without being conscious of the type of the winning navigation target combination.

  The mode of the navigation effect is not limited to such a mode, and any mode may be used as long as the player can distinguish according to the winning situation. In addition, the navigation effect is not limited to what is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and may be executed using the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, and the like.

  Then, by executing the navigation effect, it is possible to make the promotion replay winning, the special replay winning, the SP replay winning, the bell winning selected intentionally, and avoid the falling replay winning.

Further, as a navigation effect when one of the push order bells is won, a push order for reliably winning the right-down bell or the middle bell is notified. For example, when winning the left bell, the left reel is stopped as the first stop reel, so that the right falling bell can be reliably won, so “left!” For stopping the left reel as the first stop reel. Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. As for the middle bell and the right bell, a message corresponding to each bell is displayed from the liquid crystal display 51.

  The sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not an AT end condition is satisfied during execution of the AT effect process, that is, whether or not the number of games at the AT reaches the number of games determined by the AT game number lottery process of Sm3. Is determined for each game based on the reel rotation start command received from the main control unit 41 (Sm14). If it is determined that the AT end condition is not satisfied, the process ends. If it is determined that the AT termination condition is satisfied, the failure number counter used in the mission failure number counting process in FIG. 22 is cleared (Sm15), and the second value is updated in the mission failure number counting process in FIG. The mission difficulty counter is returned to the initial value “0” (Sm16). Then, the AT execution flag is turned off (Sm17), the AT effect end process is executed (Sm18), and the AT control process is ended.

  In Sm7, when the count value of the fourth mission difficulty counter is incremented by 1, a mission group with a low one-level difficulty is obtained correspondingly. More specifically, the mission group B is set when the mission group A is being set, and the mission group C is set when the mission group B is being set. However, when the mission group C is being set, since a group with a lower difficulty level is not provided, the process of step Sm7 is not performed, and the count value of the fourth mission difficulty level counter is incremented. It shall be deferred to Mission Group C.

  In addition, since 10 games or 100 games are determined in one AT, the number of games that can be expected in one AT (average privilege degree) is (10 + 100) / 2 = 55 games. Therefore, in the period from the end of the AT at the end, which is a specific period, until the AT is continuously performed three times, the average privilege level of the number of games at the AT is 55 × 3 = 165 (times). Therefore, in the period from the end of the AT at the end of a specific period until the AT is performed three times in succession, when the number of games at the AT becomes ten games is three times, The privilege level based on the number of games at the AT is 30 (times), which is less than the average privilege level of 165 times. Therefore, the number of games at AT exceeded the number of games expected because AT did not provide the expected profit despite having high expectations for playing games at AT. The player feels unfair when the mission achievement conditions with the same difficulty level are presented in both the case and the expected number of games. Therefore, in such a case, by incrementing the count value of the fourth mission difficulty counter in Sm7 and changing the mission content to a less difficult one, the number of games at the AT can be set to the expected number of games. Unfair feelings with the surpassing players can be resolved.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 27, a specific description will be given of a case where the mission group to be executed in the game number counting process in FIG. 21 is changed.

  First, suppose that the mission lottery state becomes a high probability state by the mission lottery state control process of FIG. 20 before the occurrence of the mission (before the appearance of the mission effect), and the high probability state even after the mission ends (before the appearance of the mission effect). Is continuing. Further, at this time, it is assumed that the mission group when the mission occurs (a mission effect appears) is the mission group A. That is, it is assumed that the count value of the first mission difficulty level counter is “0”. When a game is played in this state, the number of games is counted (Sc4 in FIG. 21). When the number of games reaches a predetermined number (for example, 20 times), a mission change lottery is performed (Sc6 in FIG. 21), and when it is determined that the mission change lottery is won (Sc7 in FIG. 21), the first The count value of the mission difficulty level counter is incremented (Sc8 in FIG. 21). As a result, the count value of the first mission difficulty level counter becomes “+1”, and the mission group corresponding thereto becomes mission group B. By these processes, when a mission occurs, the difficulty level of the mission is reduced.

  Next, a specific description will be given of a case where the mission group to be executed in the mission failure frequency counting process in FIG. 22 is changed with reference to FIG.

  First, it is assumed that AT is finished. Further, at this time, it is assumed that the mission group when the mission occurs (a mission effect appears) is the mission group A. That is, it is assumed that the count value of the second mission difficulty level counter is “0”. In this state, when a mission occurs but the mission cannot be achieved and the mission is completed without starting the AT, the number of mission failures is counted (Se3 in FIG. 22). Then, when the number of mission failures (that is, the number of times the mission effect has been completed without achieving the mission achievement condition) reaches a predetermined number, the mission change lottery is performed (Se5 in FIG. 22), and the mission change lottery is won. If it is determined (Se6 in FIG. 22), the count value of the second mission difficulty level counter is incremented (Se7 in FIG. 21). As a result, the count value of the second mission difficulty level counter becomes “+1”, and the mission group corresponding thereto becomes mission group B. By these processes, when a mission occurs, the difficulty level of the mission is reduced.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the number of specific conditions established is smaller than the average number of established conditions (for example, a portion where Y is Sc5 in FIG. 21), an achievement condition with high achievement expectation is determined and presented. Easy (for example, a portion for executing Sc5 to Sc8 in FIG. 21).
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling unfair.

Further, in this embodiment, when it is determined that the number of achievement condition establishment times is smaller than the average establishment number of times (for example, the portion where Y is Se4 in FIG. 22), an achievement condition with a high degree of achievement expectation is determined. (E.g., a part that executes Se4 to Se7 in FIG. 22).
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling unfair.

Further, in this embodiment, when it is determined that the privilege level is less than the average privilege level (for example, a portion that becomes Y in Sm6 in FIG. 26), an achievement condition with a high degree of achievement expectation is determined and presented. It is easy to do (for example, the part which performs Se4-Se7 in FIG. 22).
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling unfair.

  In the above embodiment, the small role is won M times before the game is performed a predetermined number of times. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. A predetermined number of replays are won before a predetermined number of games are played, or a small role or replay is won a predetermined number of times before a predetermined number of games are played, or a predetermined number of games are Any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the configuration shown in the above embodiment is applied to a slot machine in which a mission of other contents is set, such as not winning or winning a small role or a replay before it is performed. It is possible to realize such an invention.

  In the above embodiment, a plurality of mission difficulty levels are set by increasing or decreasing the number of games. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the number of winning combinations to be won or won during a certain number of games is increased or decreased. Or by applying the configuration shown in the above embodiment to a slot machine in which the difficulty level of the mission is set in a different way, such as winning or winning a certain number of winning roles with a certain number of games, The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 can be realized.

  Also, in the above embodiment, when the number of games played when the mission lottery status is high probability reaches the predetermined number and wins the mission change lottery, and when the number of mission failures reaches the predetermined number and wins the mission change lottery. The difficulty level of the mission has been changed when winning the bell and winning the mission change lottery, or when the number of AT games has reached 10 games has been changed three times, but not limited to this embodiment , A slot machine in which at least one of them is set, or a slot machine that changes the content of a mission when the number of games played when the mission lottery state is high probability reaches a predetermined number of times, for example Unlike the above embodiment, such as a slot machine that changes the difficulty level of a mission when the number of mission failures reaches a predetermined number. In the above embodiment, the slot machine that changes the difficulty level of the mission when the condition is satisfied, or the slot machine that changes the difficulty level of the mission when any of the predetermined conditions is satisfied is satisfied. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 can be realized by applying the configuration shown.

  In the above embodiment, the AT is executed as a privilege when the mission is achieved. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, more advantageous AT grants such as an AT continuation rate increase and an AT stock number addition, For example, it is possible to give a state of being easily transferred to the AT and to allow the transfer to the advantageous RT. In addition, benefits that do not directly benefit the player regarding the provision of game value include, for example, execution of setting suggestion effects, increase in effect types, transition to a state where premium effects are likely to appear, The configuration shown in the above embodiment is applied to a slot machine that grants privileges different from those in the above embodiment, such as the display of a two-dimensional code for adding the wallpaper and music of the terminal, and the addition of wallpaper and music of the mobile terminal. Thus, the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 can be realized.

Further, in the present embodiment, the establishment and improvement gaming state control means for controlling the establishment and improvement gaming state in which the specific condition is more likely to be established than the normal gaming state and the establishment and improvement gaming state are notified (for example, in FIG. The part that executes Sb5).
Therefore, since the player can recognize that the achievement condition is easily presented, the player can have a sense of expectation in satisfying the achievement condition.

Further, in the present embodiment, the achievement condition determining means is configured to determine the achievement condition based on the number of games executed in the established improvement game state (for example, a part for executing Sc5 to Sc8 in FIG. 21). ing.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling unfair.

Moreover, in this Embodiment, the achievement condition selection means (For example, part which performs Sg13-Sg16 in FIG. 24) with which a player can select achievement conditions is provided.
Therefore, the interest of the game can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, the player can select missions with different levels of difficulty. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, a slot machine that allows selection of missions with the same level of difficulty and different modes. The invention according to claim 4 can be realized by applying the configuration shown in the above embodiment to a slot machine whose mission is selectable different from that in the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, a mission can be selected when a selectable lottery is won. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the slot machine can always select a mission when a specific condition is satisfied. The invention according to the means 6 can be realized by applying the configuration shown in the above embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, a slot machine that sets wager numbers using medals and credits has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a game used in a pachinko gaming machine. The configuration shown in the above embodiment is applied to a slot machine that sets a bet number using a ball or a fully credit type slot machine that sets a bet number using only credits. It is possible to realize the invention. When game balls are used as game media, for example, when one medal corresponds to five game balls, and 3 is set as the bet number in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. This is equivalent to setting the number of bets using.

  Furthermore, the slot machine according to the present invention is not limited to one using only one of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and game balls, for example, a plurality of types such as medals and game balls. The game value may be used together. That is, it is possible to play a game by setting the number of bets using any one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls when a winning occurs. A slot machine that can pay out any of the utility value is also included in the slot machine of the present invention.

1 slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 start switch 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch 41 main controller 41a CPU
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Claims (3)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable, and after variably displaying the variable display unit, deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, In a slot machine that can generate a prize according to the display result ,
A pre-determining means for determining whether or not to allow the derivation of a predetermined display result before the variable display of the variable display unit is stopped and the display result is derived;
And deriving operation acceptance means to attach accept an operation for deriving the variable display unit displays the result to stop the variable display of,
Derivation control means for deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit according to the determination result of the prior determination means and the operation received by the derivation operation reception means;
The achievement condition for granting a privilege that is advantageous to the player is set to one of a plurality of different achievement expectations, provided that a specific condition that is established without being affected by the skill of the player is established. An achievement condition presenting means for determining and presenting;
Privilege granting means for granting the privilege based on the achievement condition being satisfied;
Calculating means for calculating the number of times that the specific condition is satisfied in a specific period;
Comparing means for comparing an average number of times that the specific condition is satisfied in the specific period determined by the game data set in the slot machine and the number of times that the specific condition is satisfied,
The achievement condition presenting means, when it is determined by the comparing means that the specific condition establishment count is less than the average establishment count, the comparison means establishes that the specific condition establishment count is greater than the average establishment count. The slot machine characterized in that it is easier to determine and present the achievement condition having a higher degree of achievement expectation than when judged . A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable, and after variably displaying the variable display unit, deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, In a slot machine that can generate a prize according to the display result ,
A pre-determining means for determining whether or not to allow the derivation of a predetermined display result before the variable display of the variable display unit is stopped and the display result is derived;
And deriving operation acceptance means to attach accept an operation for deriving the variable display unit displays the result to stop the variable display of,
Derivation control means for deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit according to the determination result of the prior determination means and the operation received by the derivation operation reception means;
As long as the specific condition is met, the achievement condition for granting a privilege that is beneficial to the player without being affected by the skill of the player is selected from any of a plurality of types with different achievement expectations. Achievement condition presenting means for determining and presenting
Privilege granting means for granting the privilege based on the achievement condition being satisfied;
A calculation means for calculating the number of times the achievement condition is satisfied in a specific period;
Comparing means that compares the average number of times that the achievement condition is established in the specific period determined by the game data set in the slot machine and the number of times that the achievement condition is established,
The achievement condition presenting means, when it is determined by the comparison means that the number of achievement condition establishment times is less than the average establishment number of times, the comparison means establishes that the achievement condition establishment number is greater than the average establishment number of times. The slot machine characterized in that it is easier to determine and present the achievement condition having a higher degree of achievement expectation than when judged . A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable, and after variably displaying the variable display unit, deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, In a slot machine that can generate a prize according to the display result ,
A pre-determining means for determining whether or not to allow the derivation of a predetermined display result before the variable display of the variable display unit is stopped and the display result is derived;
And deriving operation acceptance means to attach accept an operation for deriving the variable display unit displays the result to stop the variable display of,
Derivation control means for deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit according to the determination result of the prior determination means and the operation received by the derivation operation reception means;
An achievement condition presenting means for determining and presenting an achievement condition for granting a privilege advantageous to the player to any one of a plurality of types having different achievement expectation conditions, provided that the specific condition is satisfied;
A privilege granting unit that selects and grants one of the benefits from a plurality of types of benefits with different advantages based on the achievement of the achievement condition without being affected by the skill of the player ;
A specifying means for specifying an advantage degree of the privilege granted during a specific period;
Mean and advantageous degree of the benefits to be granted to the particular time period defined by the game data set in the slot machine, and a comparison means for comparing the advantageous degree of the benefits that have been specified by the specifying means Prepared,
The achievement condition presenting means, when it is advantageous degree of the benefits identified small average by remote advantageous degree of the benefits to be granted to the particular time period is determined by the specific means by said comparing means The achievement condition having a higher degree of achievement expectation than the case where it is determined that the advantage degree of the privilege specified by the specifying means is greater than the average of the advantage degrees of the privilege given during the specific period. A slot machine that is easy to decide and present.

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