JP5959234B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a lottery regarding winning combinations and effects is performed.

  Conventionally, random number generating means for generating random numbers for lottery within a predetermined range, random number extracting means for extracting random values generated by the random number generating means, and any one of a plurality of preset lottery results And a lottery table for storing a plurality of lottery data for designating each of the winning areas in the entire range, and a game machine in which a lottery is performed as to whether one of the lottery results has been won is known (for example, , See Patent Document 1). In such a gaming machine, the lottery determination means determines whether the random number value extracted by the random number extraction means belongs to each of the winning areas determined based on the lottery data stored in the lottery table. Is done. And if the lottery determination means determines that the random number value extracted by the random number extraction means belongs to any of the winning areas, it means that the lottery result corresponding to the winning area to which the extracted random number value belongs is won. It is set in the gaming machine.

JP 2006-326206 A (paragraphs 0045 to 0055, 0089, 0125 to 0139, FIGS. 5 to 7, 27, etc.)

  In the conventional gaming machine described above, each lottery result is associated with a winning number starting from “1”, and each lottery data is drawn in the order of the winning number associated with the corresponding lottery result. Arranged in a table. When the random number is extracted by the random number extraction means, the lottery data is selected in the order arranged in the lottery table, so that the determination by the lottery determination means based on each lottery data is arranged in the lottery table. Done in the order in which they were made.

  At this time, it is determined by the lottery determination means that the extracted random number value belongs to any one of the winning areas determined by the lottery data while the determination processing by the lottery determination means is sequentially performed for each lottery data. If it does, the determination process by a lottery determination means will be complete | finished. Then, it is set in the gaming machine that the lottery result corresponding to the winning area determined by the lottery determining means that the extracted random value belongs is won. In addition, if the lottery determination means determines that the extracted random value does not belong to all winning areas determined based on each lottery data, it is set in the gaming machine that all the lottery results are not won. Then, the determination process by the lottery determination unit is completed.

  Specifically, when a lottery is performed to determine whether or not one of the preset lottery results has been won, random numbers are extracted by the random number extraction means, and the gaming state (lottery condition) is set to the general gaming state. Or the number of lotteries by the lottery determination means is set according to the special game state. The lottery data corresponding to the winning number having the same value as the set number of lotteries is selected, and it is determined whether the extracted random number value belongs to the winning area determined based on the selected lottery data. It is determined by the determination means.

  If it is determined by the lottery determination means that the extracted random number value belongs to the winning area, it is set in the gaming machine that the lottery result of the winning number corresponding to the lottery data determined by the lottery determination means is won. Then, the determination process by the lottery determination means ends. On the other hand, if it is determined by the lottery determination means that the extracted random number value does not belong to the winning area, the lottery number is decremented by 1, and lottery data corresponding to the winning number having the same value as the subtracted lottery number is newly added. The lottery determination means determines whether or not the extracted random value belongs to the winning area determined based on the newly selected lottery data.

  If the lottery determination means determines that the extracted random number value belongs to the winning area determined based on the newly selected lottery data, the lottery corresponding to the winning number having the same value as the number of lotteries subtracted It is set in the gaming machine that the result is won, and the determination process by the lottery determination unit is completed. Also, if the lottery determination means determines that the extracted random number value does not belong to the winning area determined based on the newly selected lottery data, the lottery count is further subtracted by 1 and the lottery is subtracted. The lottery data corresponding to the winning number having the same value as the number of times is newly selected, and the determination process by the lottery determination unit is similarly performed based on the newly selected lottery data.

  Then, it is determined by the lottery determination means that the extracted random value belongs to any one of the winning areas determined by the lottery data, or the extracted random value belongs to any of the winning areas. First, among the lottery times set according to the game state, that is, among the lottery data arranged in the lottery table, all lottery data respectively corresponding to each winning number from “1” to the same value as the lottery number. If the determination process by the lottery determination unit is performed based on the determination process, the determination process by the lottery determination unit ends.

  Incidentally, as described above, in the conventional gaming machine, the number of lotteries by the lottery determination unit is set according to the lottery conditions such as the gaming state. And among the plurality of lottery data arranged in the lottery table in the order of the winning numbers sequentially associated with the lottery results, the winning numbers from the same value as the number of lottery set to “1” are assigned. A lottery is performed as to whether or not one of the lottery results for which a winning area is determined based on the corresponding lottery data. In this way, the number of lotteries by the lottery determination unit is set according to the lottery conditions such as the gaming state. Depending on the lottery conditions, for example, whether or not the lottery result associated with the winning number M is won When the lottery data corresponding to the winning number M is selected from the lottery table, the lottery data corresponding to the winning number is selected from the lottery result in descending order and the determination is made by the lottery determining means. To be selected, it is necessary to set at least a number greater than M as the number of lotteries.

  When the lottery result corresponding to the winning number M is not won, the lottery table determines whether or not another lottery result with a winning number smaller than M has been won. At least M lottery data including the lottery data corresponding to the lottery result with the number M are always stored.

  Thus, in the conventional gaming machine, since the number of lotteries by the lottery determination unit is set according to the lottery conditions, at least lottery data corresponding to the number of lotteries is stored in the lottery table. However, depending on the lottery conditions, among the lottery results corresponding to the respective winning numbers from “1” to the same value as the number of lotteries, it may not be necessary to perform a lottery as to whether or not a predetermined lottery result has been won. is there. However, in the conventional gaming machine, if the lottery determination means does not determine that the extracted lottery data belongs to any of the winning areas, the determination based on the lottery data for the number of lotteries stored in the lottery table is determined by the lottery determination. By means. Therefore, for lottery results that do not want to be selected, the lottery data in which the width of the winning area is determined to be “0” so that the lottery results are not won will be selected even though the lottery result does not want to be selected. There is a need to be stored in a table, and there has been a demand for improvement in technology in order to reduce the total data amount of a plurality of lottery data stored in a lottery table.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can arbitrarily select lottery data corresponding to lottery conditions from a plurality of lottery data stored in the lottery table, and a plurality of lots stored in the lottery table can be selected. It aims at providing the technique which can aim at compression of the total data amount of lottery data.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a random number generating unit that generates a random number for lottery within a predetermined range, and a random number extracting unit that extracts a random value generated by the random number generating unit. a plurality of lottery data specifying a plurality of preset lottery result of any winning regions, respectively, and the lottery table stored in association with the index number respectively sequential number, from among the lottery table, the determination Lottery data selection means for selecting the lottery data to be selected as selection lottery data, lottery result setting means for storing the index number corresponding to the selected lottery data in the lottery result calculation storage area, and the random number extraction means Lottery determination means for determining whether or not the random number value extracted by the method belongs to the winning area determined based on the selected lottery data; The selection corresponding to the index number stored in the lottery result calculation storage area, when the lottery determination means determines that the random number value belongs to the winning area determined based on the selected lottery data the information of the lottery result is winning of the winning area is determined by the lottery data lottery result is stored in the storage area and a lottery result storage means, corresponding to the plurality of drawing conditions set in advance , the lottery table plurality Yes, a gaming machine in which the lottery results to identify any of the embodiments of a plurality of types of effect, in the determination by the lottery determining means, said first determination of the lottery data Reference data for referring to any of the lottery tables with the index number corresponding to the lottery data to be used as an initial index number A lottery table selection table having lottery setting data including the initial index number corresponding to each lottery condition, lottery condition selecting means for selecting one of the lottery conditions, and the lottery condition selecting Lottery table selection means for selecting the lottery setting data including the reference data and the initial index number corresponding to the lottery condition selected by the means from the lottery table selection table, and each lottery The lottery data is sequentially arranged in the table so as to correspond to the index numbers selected in ascending order or descending order from the initial index number, and the lottery data selection means selects the lottery table selection means Based on the reference data included in the set data for lottery performed, the lottery With reference to the lottery table corresponding to the lottery condition selected by the selection condition selecting unit, the lottery data corresponding to the initial index number included in the lottery setting data selected by the lottery table selecting unit is first The selection lottery data is selected, and the lottery result setting means determines the aspect of the effect based on the information stored in the lottery result storage area .

Further, when the lottery determination means determines that the random number value does not belong to the winning area determined based on the selected lottery data, the lottery result setting means stores the lottery result calculation storage area. The selected index number is updated to the index number corresponding to the lottery data newly selected as the selected lottery data by the lottery data selection unit, and the lottery data selection unit is arranged next to the selected lottery data. It has been not good when you select the lottery data as a new the selection lottery data.

Moreover, not good if the sum of the winning probability of each lottery table is determined by the each of the drawing data having each is 100%.

Further, first and second lottery conditions are set in advance as the lottery conditions, and the lottery table includes first and second lottery tables corresponding to the first and second lottery conditions, respectively. The lottery results are associated with the index numbers by serial numbers, and the lottery data is associated with the index numbers associated with the corresponding lottery results, respectively, so that the first lottery is performed. In the table, among the lottery results, the lottery data corresponding to the lottery result determined by the lottery determination unit in the first lottery condition is the lottery corresponding to the first lottery condition. Arranged in the order of the index number from the lottery data corresponding to the initial index number included in the setting data, the second lottery table includes Among the lottery results, the lottery data corresponding to the lottery result determined by the lottery determination unit in the second lottery condition is included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the second lottery condition. It said not good and from the lottery data corresponding to the initial index numbers are arranged in the order of the index number.

The initial index number included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the second lottery condition is different from the initial index number included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the first lottery condition. some if not good.

According to the present invention, it is provided with a plurality of lottery table corresponding to the plurality of drawing conditions set in advance, each lottery table, respectively, of one of a plurality of preset lottery result winning A plurality of lottery data for designating each area is stored in association with index numbers that are serial numbers. When the random number is extracted by the random number extraction means, the lottery data to be determined is selected from the lottery table as the selected lottery data by the lottery data selection means, and the index number corresponding to the selected lottery data is the lottery result. The lottery result setting means stores the result in the calculation storage area.

The winning area in the entire range of random numbers generated by the random number generating means is determined based on the selected lottery data, and the random number extracted by the random number extracting means is determined based on the selected lottery data The lottery determination means determines whether it belongs to. If the lottery determination means determines that the extracted random value belongs to the winning area, the lottery result in which the winning area is determined by the selected lottery data corresponding to the index number stored in the lottery result calculation storage area is won. information with is stored in the lottery result storage area by the lottery result storage means.

  Further, a lottery table selection table having a plurality of lottery setting data corresponding to each lottery condition is provided, and each lottery setting data is stored in the lottery table at the time of determination by the lottery determination means. Among the lottery data, the index number corresponding to the first lottery data to be determined is used as the initial index number, and reference data and an initial index number for referring to any lottery table are included. Therefore, when any one of the lottery conditions is selected by the lottery condition selecting unit, the lottery setting data corresponding to the selected lottery condition is selected by the lottery table selecting unit, but the selected lottery setting is selected. The data includes reference data corresponding to the selected lottery condition and an initial index number.

  In each lottery table, lottery data is arranged in order so as to correspond to a plurality of index numbers selected in ascending or descending order from the initial index number. Then, based on the reference data included in the lottery setting data selected by the lottery table selecting unit according to the lottery condition selected by the lottery condition selecting unit, the lottery table corresponding to the selected lottery condition is selected as the lottery data. The lottery data corresponding to the initial index number included in the lottery setting data selected by the lottery table selection unit with reference to the selection unit is first selected as the selected lottery data.

  Therefore, by arbitrarily setting the reference data and the initial index number included in the lottery setting data selected by the lottery table selecting unit according to the lottery condition selected by the lottery condition selecting unit, the data is stored in the lottery table. The lottery data corresponding to the lottery conditions can be arbitrarily selected from the plurality of lottery data by the lottery data selection means. In addition, since the lottery data corresponding to the lottery result to be selected according to the lottery conditions can be directly selected by the lottery data selecting means from the plurality of lottery data stored in the lottery table, the user wants to perform the lottery. Since lottery data corresponding to no lottery result need not be stored in the lottery table, it is possible to compress the entire data amount of a plurality of lottery data stored in the lottery table.

As a specific example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the lottery determination means determines that the random number value does not belong to the winning area determined based on the selected lottery data, it is stored in the lottery result calculation storage area. The index number is updated by the lottery result setting means to the index number corresponding to the lottery data newly selected as the selected lottery data by the lottery data selecting means, and the lottery data arranged next to the selected lottery data is newly selected lottery The data may be selected by lottery data selection means . In such a configuration, if the lottery result corresponding to the initial index number is not won, a lottery for the next lottery result can be continuously performed. Can be provided.

As a specific example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the lottery determination unit uses the lottery table corresponding to the lottery condition selected by the lottery condition selection unit, and each lottery table has a lottery data. The sum of the winning probabilities determined by each may be 100% . In such a configuration, any lottery result corresponding to each lottery data stored in the lottery table can be always won. Therefore, since it is possible to simplify the process when none of the lottery results corresponding to the lottery data stored in the lottery table, which is necessary in the conventional gaming machine, is won, it is efficient.

As a specific example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the first and second lottery conditions are set in advance as the lottery conditions, and the first and second lottery conditions corresponding to the first and second lottery conditions are set as the lottery table. A second lottery table is provided, and an index number is sequentially associated with each lottery result. Each lottery data is associated with an index number associated with the corresponding lottery result, and the first lottery table is determined by the lottery determination means in the first lottery condition among the lottery results. The lottery data corresponding to the lottery results performed are arranged in the order of the index numbers from the lottery data corresponding to the initial index numbers included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the first lottery condition, and are displayed in the second lottery table. The lottery data corresponding to the lottery result determined by the lottery determination means in the second lottery condition is the initial index number included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the second lottery condition. It may be arranged in the order of the index numbers from the corresponding lottery data . In such a configuration, the first and second lottery tables are formed using only the lottery data corresponding to the lottery results respectively determined by the lottery determination means in the first and second lottery conditions. Therefore, useless lottery data is not stored in each lottery table, and it is possible to prevent an increase in the data amount of each lottery data stored in each lottery table.

As a specific example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the initial index number included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the second lottery condition is the initial index number included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the first lottery condition. Different values may be used. In such a configuration, the lottery data stored in the first and second lottery tables corresponding to the first and second lottery conditions can be different, which is very practical. .

It is a perspective view of the slot machine which is one embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a right side view showing the internal configuration of the slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function of a main control board and a sub control board. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function of effect determination means. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a winning combination and the winning pattern of the symbol of a reel. It is a figure which shows a part lottery result storage area. It is a figure for demonstrating the production | presentation aspect performed based on the result of a part lottery, Comprising: (a) shows the relationship between the part lottery result and production | presentation aspect in case a bonus is not won, (b) is a bonus. Shows the relationship between the winning lottery result and the production mode in the case of winning. It is a figure which shows an effect lottery table. It is a figure which shows the storage state to ROM of the production | presentation lottery table referred when a bonus is not won. It is a figure which shows the storing state to ROM of the production | presentation lottery table referred in the case of winning a bonus. It is a figure which shows the table for selecting the effect lottery table selection table. It is a figure shown in the effect lottery table selection table, where (a) shows an effect lottery table selection table referred to when the bonus is not won, and (b) shows an effect referenced when the bonus is won. A lottery table selection table is shown. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows an effect determination process.

  With reference to FIGS. 1-16, the slot machine which is one Embodiment of the game machine concerning this invention is demonstrated.

(Constitution)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine 1 as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a right side view showing the internal configuration of the slot machine 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the symbol arrangement of the reels. In the slot machine 1 in this embodiment, one game is executed based on the player's operation on condition that a prescribed number of game media such as medals are inserted. For example, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is configured. That is, in the slot machine 1, the front surface of the housing 3 is closed by the front panel 5 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the operation plate 7 is disposed at a substantially central height position of the front panel 5. A front plate 9 is disposed above the front plate 9.

  The front plate 9 is provided with a horizontally long display window 11. In addition, left, middle, and right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R that variably display a plurality of types of symbols are arranged inside the display window 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the left, middle, and right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R include, for example, “red 7”, “white 7”, “BAR”, “bell (BE)”, “Replay (RP)”, and “orange (OR)”. “Cherry (CH)”, “Hana (HA)”, and “Catfish (NA)” are provided in a predetermined arrangement in a total of 21 symbols (9 in this embodiment). Further, frame numbers from 0 to 20 are assigned to each symbol in order. Then, for example, a reel tape on which symbols of frame numbers 0 to 20 are printed is attached to the peripheral surface of the reel to form the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R. When the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R rotate, a plurality of symbols are variably displayed on the display window 11 in the order of frame numbers 20, 19,..., 0, 20,. From the display window 11, when the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R stop rotating, the symbols are set to look into a total of three, one for each of the upper, middle, and lower stages. That is, when all three reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are stopped, a total of nine symbols arranged in three columns and three rows are stopped and displayed on the display window 11.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are respectively provided with reel motors 14L, 14M, and 14M configured by stepping motors so that the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R can be driven to rotate independently. 14R is connected.

  Further, the operation panel 7 has a bet switch 15 for instructing to insert one medal from the credit medals stored in the inside, and the maximum number inserted per game (game) from the credit medals (in this embodiment). The maximum bet switch 17 for instructing the insertion of medals (set to 1 or 3 depending on the gaming state), and the lever-like start switch 19 for starting the rotation of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R Left / middle / right reels 13L, 13M, 13R, respectively, left / middle / right stop switches 21L, 21M, 21R, a settlement switch 23 for paying out credit medals, and a medal slot 25 Is provided. In this embodiment, the number of medals required for the game is set to 1 or 3 types.

  In addition, a liquid crystal display 27 for displaying an animation or the like and giving an effect of winning or winning a prize to the player is provided almost at the center above the front plate 9, just above the liquid crystal display 27. Is provided with an explanation panel 29 on which various winning symbols are displayed, and speakers 31L and 31R for performing effects such as music are provided on the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display 27 and the explanation panel 29, respectively. A central lamp portion 33M is disposed on the upper side of the explanation panel 29 and the speakers 31L and 31R, and left and right lamp portions 33L and 33R are disposed on the left and right sides thereof. Each lamp unit 33M, 33L, 33R is provided with a light source such as a light emitting diode. These lamp portions 33M, 33L, and 33R are integrally formed, and constitute an upper lamp portion 33 for performing effects such as notifying a player of winning and winning.

  In addition, a lower panel 35 on which a decorative image or the like is displayed is provided below the operation panel 7. A lower lamp unit in which a plurality of light sources are arranged in, for example, two rows on the left and right sides of the lower panel 35. 37L and 37R are provided. A medal payout opening 39 and a medal receiver 41 for receiving medals paid out from the payout opening 39 are provided below the lower panel 35. In addition, a winning line is drawn on the front plate 9, and a credit indicator 45 for displaying the number of stored credit medals is disposed at the lower left corner of the front plate 9. The credit display 45 is composed of, for example, two 7-segment LEDs, and can display a 2-digit stored number (up to 50).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support frame 47 that supports the reels 13 </ b> L, 13 </ b> M, and 13 </ b> R is fixed to the rear wall 3 a of the housing 3. A hopper unit 43 for discharging medals to the payout opening 39 is disposed below the support frame 47. In addition, a medal selector 48 is arranged on the back side near the medal slot 25 to select whether or not the medal inserted into the medal slot 25 is a legitimate one and guide only the legitimate medal to the hopper unit 43. ing. An operation box 49 is fixed to the left side wall 3 b of the housing 3 on the left side of the hopper unit 43 (the back side in FIG. 2). The operation box 49 is provided with a power switch 50 for switching on and off the power, and is provided with a key cylinder 51 and a push button type setting change button 52 for setting change processing which will be described later.

  4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1, FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the main control board 63 and the sub control board 73, and FIG. 6 shows the functions of the effect determining means 106. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the winning combination and the winning pattern of the reel symbol. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the role lottery result storage area 653, and FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the effect mode executed based on the result of the role lottery, where (a) is a case where the bonus is not won (B) shows the relationship between the role lottery result and the production mode when the bonus is won. FIG. 10 shows an effect lottery table 674.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a storage state in the ROM 67 of the effect lottery table 674 that is referred to when the bonus is not won. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a storage state of the effect lottery table 674 referred to in the case of winning the bonus in the ROM 67, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a table for selecting the effect lottery table selection table 673. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an effect lottery table selection table 673, in which (a) shows an effect lottery table selection table 673a that is referred to when a bonus is not won, and (b) is a case where a bonus is won. It is a figure which shows table 673b for production | presentation lottery table selection referred to.

  In FIG. 4, the insertion sensor 53 is provided near the medal insertion slot 25 inside the housing 3, and detects the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 25 one by one. The payout sensor 54 is provided at the exit of the hopper unit 43 and detects medals paid out to the payout outlet 39 one by one.

  The left / middle / right position sensors 55L, 55M, and 55R are for detecting the rotational positions of the left / middle / right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R, respectively. For example, the left / middle / right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R Each of the photointerrupters that detect the protrusions provided, and when the left, middle, and right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R rotate, the protrusions are detected every round and the detection signal is output to the main control board 63. In this embodiment, for example, when the left / middle / right position sensors 55L, 55M, and 55R detect the protrusions, the symbol of frame number 20 is arranged in the middle of the display window 11, respectively. .

  The change process start switch 56 is provided inside the key cylinder 51 of the operation box 49, and is turned on and off by inserting and rotating a setting change key (not shown) into the key cylinder 51.

  The hopper motor 57 is disposed in the hopper unit 43 and pays out medals toward the payout opening 39 by driving thereof.

  Further, in the slot machine 1, a main control board 63 on which a main CPU 61 that controls a game is mounted and a sub control board 73 on which a sub CPU 71 that controls an effect related to the game is mounted are provided separately. ing.

  The RAM 65 of the main control board 63 temporarily stores the gaming state and data of the slot machine 1, so that the medal detected by the insertion sensor 53 is up to a prescribed number set according to the gaming state of the slot machine 1. A bet number counter 651 for storing the number of credits, a credit number counter 652 for storing the number of credit medals, a part lottery result storage area 653 for storing a part lottery result by the part lottery means 105 described later, and the like.

  Further, the RAM 65 of the main control board 63 stores an effect lottery result calculation storage area 654 (in the “lottery result calculation storage area” of the present invention) for storing data temporarily generated by the effect determination means 106 described later. Or an effect lottery result storage area 655 (corresponding to the “lottery result storage area” of the present invention).

  Further, the ROM 67 of the main control means 63 is a game machine program (for the slot machine 1) including preset data (a role lottery table 671, a stop table 672, an effect lottery table selection table 673, an effect lottery table 674, etc.). Program).

  Further, the main CPU 61 of the main control board 63 has an interrupt function such as a timer interrupt, and executes a game machine program stored in the ROM 67 to perform processing related to the progress of the game. Further, the main CPU 61 receives data indicating the gaming state of the slot machine 1, data indicating the state of the slot machine 1 such as an error state, data relating to setting values set by the setting control means 101 described later, and a medal by the insertion sensor 53. Data indicating that a medal has been inserted, data indicating the bet number of medals stored in the bet number counter 651, and lottery drawing, which are generated when the bet switch 15 and the maximum bet switch 17 are operated. Data related to the result of the lottery of the means 105, data related to the effect determined by the effect determining means 106, a medal is detected by the payout sensor 54, or a credit number counter 652 is added, and the medal is paid out. Various data such as Transmitting data to the sub-control board 73 (sub CPU 71) in the command format.

  The memory 75 of the sub-control board 73 includes a RAM unit that temporarily stores various data and a ROM unit that stores various programs for effects. Further, the sub CPU 71 of the sub control board 73 has an interrupt function such as a timer interrupt, and the sub CPU 71 receives various data related to the slot machine 1 transmitted from the main CPU 61 (the gaming state of the slot machine 1 and the medal). The memory 75 on the basis of data on whether or not a plurality of roles are won by the role lottery of the role lottery means 105, whether the effect is determined by the effect determination means 106, or a medal is paid out). The contents of the production related to the game for the player are determined by executing the program stored in. In addition, the sub CPU 71 of the sub control board 73 controls the effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 27 and the speakers 31L and 31R via the I / O port of the sub control board 73 based on the determined contents of the effect. I do.

<Main control board>
Next, the main control board 63 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 5, the main control board 63 has various functions realized by executing a program stored in the ROM 67 and various functions realized by hardware.

(1) Game control means 100
The game control means 100 is for controlling the game of the slot machine 1 and executes a normal game that is a general game and a special game that is a game advantageous to the player over the normal game. As will be described later, in a normal game state in which a normal game is executed, a special game state in which a special game is executed is entered by winning a predetermined special combination.

  The slot machine 1 is configured to play a game with three medals in the normal gaming state, and the bet number counter 651 stores up to three inserted medals.

  When the insertion sensor 53, the bet switch 15 or the maximum bet switch 17 detects the insertion of medals, the number of winning lines corresponding to the number of inserted coins becomes valid. For example, if the maximum number of winning lines to be valid is 5 and the number of inserted medals is 1, the central horizontal winning line (center line) is valid and the number of inserted medals is 2 In this case, three winning lines are effective by adding the upper horizontal line and the lower horizontal line to the center line, and when the number of inserted medals is three, the three winning lines are effective. Five lines are effective, including a line that is inclined to the right and a line that is inclined to the right. When it is detected that the start switch 19 has been operated on condition that a predetermined number of medals have been inserted, the winning lottery of winning or losing a plurality of winning combinations set in advance by the winning lottery means 105 is performed. Is called. In addition, all rotations of the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are started, and the symbols of the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R displayed on the reel window 11 are adjusted to the rotation angles of the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R. Start to determine.

  Thereafter, the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M and 13R are accelerated, and the rotation positions of the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M and 13R are set to predetermined reference positions by the left, middle and right position sensors 55L, 55M and 55R. When it is detected that all the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R are operated, it becomes effective. After the operation of all the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R becomes effective, the left reel 13L is stopped when it is detected that the left stop switch 21L is operated, and the middle is detected when the middle stop switch 21M is detected. When the reel 13M is stopped and it is detected that the right stop switch 21R is operated, the right reel 13R is stopped. Thus, the operation of the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R stops the rotation of the left, middle, and right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R corresponding to the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R.

  When all three left / middle / right stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R have been operated, the rotation of all three left / middle / right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R is stopped. At this time, when a predetermined symbol stops at a predetermined position on the activated pay line, a winning is achieved. Then, the number of medals corresponding to the winning mode is credited or paid out from the payout exit 39. In addition, instead of paying out medals or along with paying out medals, a predetermined profit may be given to the player.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the winning combination includes a special combination (bonus), a first small combination (orange (1)), a second small combination (orange (2)), a third small combination (bell), a fourth A small role (Cherry (1)), a fifth small role (Cherry (2)), a sixth small role (Cherry (3)), a seventh small role (Cherry (4)) and a replay role (Replay) Is set. The lottery results of the combination lottery means 105 include a special combination winning (bonus winning), a first small combination winning through a seventh small winning combination, a replay winning combination (Replay winning), and a loss.

  In addition, the prize includes a special prize (bonus prize) related to the transition to a special game (bonus game) and a first small prize and a second minor prize related to paying out a predetermined number (for example, 5) of medals. A third small prize winning relating to paying out a predetermined number (for example, 10 medals), a fourth small winning prize to a seventh small part winning relating to paying out a predetermined number (for example, one) of medals, and replaying There is a replay prize (Replay prize) related to the execution of (Replay).

  For example, when three “red 7” symbols are arranged on an effective winning line, a special role winning is achieved and a bonus game (special game) is executed. That is, the combination of symbols (special role winning mode) that is a special role winning is “red 7-red 7-red 7”.

  In this embodiment, there is no medal payout due to the special role winning (the specified payout number for the special role is 0), and the game is shifted to the bonus game after the game in which the winning mode related to the special role is established. Alternatively, a predetermined payout number (for example, 10) may be set for the special combination, and the bonus game may be started after paying out medals.

  For example, when the symbols of the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are aligned on an effective winning line in the state of “orange-orange-red 7”, the first small role winning is made and 5 Medals are paid out. For example, when the symbols of the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are aligned on an effective winning line in the state of “orange-orange-white 7”, the second small role winning is made, Medals are paid out. Further, for example, when three “bell” symbols are arranged on an effective winning line, a third small role winning is made and ten medals are paid out.

  Further, for example, when the rotation of the left and right reels 13L and 13R is stopped and the symbols “cherry” and “red 7” are stopped on the effective pay line, the symbols displayed on the middle reel 13M are displayed. Regardless, it becomes the fourth small role winning and one medal is paid out. For example, when the rotation of the left and right reels 13L and 13R is stopped and the symbols “cherry” and “white 7” are stopped on the effective pay line, the symbols displayed on the middle reel 13M are displayed. Regardless, it becomes the fifth small role winning and one medal is paid out. Further, for example, when the rotation of the left and right reels 13L and 13R is stopped, if the symbols “cherry” and “BAR” are stopped on the effective winning line, the symbols displayed on the middle reel 13M are involved. First, it becomes the 6th small role winning, and one medal is paid out. Further, for example, when the rotation of the left and right reels 13L and 13R is stopped, if the symbols “cherry” and “catfish” are stopped on the effective winning line, the symbols displayed on the middle reel 13M are involved. First, it becomes the seventh small part winning prize, and one medal is paid out.

  Further, for example, when three “Replay” symbols are arranged on an effective winning line, a Replay winning is achieved, and a game can be played again under the same conditions as the previous game without inserting a new medal. In addition, (ANY) in FIG. 7 indicates that any symbol may be aligned on the winning line.

  The special game (bonus game) is a game in which the winning probability of the small role is set higher than that in the normal game state and the game medal is easily paid out. Therefore, the special game is a game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and is a game in which the player can acquire more medals. When three “Red 7” symbols are arranged on a valid winning line, and a special role winning is entered and the game machine enters the special gaming state, the slot machine 1 is configured so that a single medal is played. The bet number counter 651 stores up to one inserted medal.

  In the special game, one effective winning line is set, and the lottery means 105 is selected each time whether the winning combination set or lost is performed by the role lottery means 105. When the rotation of the right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R stops, it is determined whether or not a prize is won depending on whether or not a predetermined symbol predetermined corresponding to the winning combination is stopped at a predetermined position. Done.

  In the special game, the winning lottery table 671 that defines the winning probability at the time of the lottery drawing by the lottery means 105 determines that the winning probability at the time of the lottery by the lottery means 105 from the normal game winning lottery table selected in the normal game. By switching to the special game combination lottery table defined with a higher probability than in the case of a normal game, the winning combination probability of the small combination is set to be higher than that in the normal game. As a result, the special game is a game advantageous to the player as compared to the normal game.

  In this embodiment, the special game is provided so that when the medal payout number in the special game exceeds a predetermined upper limit number, the special game (bonus game) is terminated and the normal game is started. For example, the upper limit number in the special game is set as the payout upper limit number (300). In this embodiment, the upper limit number of payouts in the special game is set to a common value for all set values.

  When the result lottery result of the role lottery means 105 is a special winning combination, the symbol stop control based on the special winning combination is performed. At this time, the symbol arrangement (“red 7-red 7” of the special winning combination is performed. -If red 7 ") is not allocated, this special role winning is carried forward until the symbol arrangement of the special mode winning mode is allocated. Also, the first small role winning is not carried over to the next game unless the symbol arrangement of the winning mode of the first small role is assigned in the game whose lottery result is the first small role winning. The same applies to the second small role winning to the seventh small role winning. In the case of Replay winning, since the symbols “Replay” are arranged on the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M, 13R so that “Replay” is always on the winning line, Win a prize.

(2) ROM67
The ROM 67 has a plurality of combination lottery tables 671 in which different lottery probabilities are set, a plurality of stop tables 672 for stopping and controlling the left / middle / right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R, and an effect lottery table for performing an effect lottery. A selection table 673 (corresponding to the “lottery table selection table” in the present invention) and an effect lottery table 674 (corresponding to the “lottery table” in the present invention) are stored.

  The role lottery table 671 is used to perform a lottery for winning or losing any of a plurality of predetermined roles. The winning area of each of the plurality of combinations is determined in advance at a predetermined ratio (lottery probability).

  In addition, as the combination lottery table 671, a plurality of types of combination lottery tables having different expected values for the increase in the number of medals in the combination lottery are provided. Six types of lottery tables up to six are provided. Each of these plural types of lottery tables is used for a normal game or special game (bonus game) lottery table, or when a special winning combination is carried over in the normal gaming state. A role lottery table is further provided.

  The effect lottery table selection table 673 and the effect lottery table 674 will be described in detail later.

(3) Setting control means 101
The setting control unit 101 selects a combination lottery table 671 selected by the table selection unit 102 described later by setting setting values (setting 1 to setting 6). Each set value is associated with each of the role lottery tables 671. The setting control means 101 determines the on / off state of the change process start switch 56 when the power is turned on, and starts a predetermined setting change process when the power is turned on with the change process start switch 56 being on.

  In this embodiment, the winning probability in the normal game lottery is set in a plurality of stages distinguished by a plurality of types of setting values (six types in this embodiment), and each of the plurality of stage setting values has a combination lottery table. 671 (normal game winning lottery table) is associated. When the setting change process is started, the manager of the pachinko hall where the slot machine 1 is installed can change the setting value.

  This procedure is performed as follows, for example. That is, the administrator opens the front panel 5, inserts a setting change key (not shown) into the key cylinder 51 of the operation box 49 and rotates the power switch 50, and turns the change processing start switch 56. turn on. In this state, the setting change process is started by turning on the power switch 50.

  Then, the winning probability setting value is cyclically switched from setting 1 to setting 6 for each operation of the setting change button 52 by the administrator. This set value is notified by displaying 1 to 6 by a 7 segment type set value display LED, for example. When the set value of the winning probability becomes a desired value by operating the setting change button 52 (the display value of the setting value display LED becomes a desired value), the set value is determined by operating the start switch 19. . When the setting change key inserted in the key cylinder 51 is rotated and the change process start switch 56 is turned off, the setting change process ends. Thereafter, when a medal is inserted from the medal slot 25, the game is started.

(4) Table selection means 102
The table selection means 102 is based on the type of game (normal game, special game, etc.) controlled by the game control means 100 on the main control board 63, and the setting values (setting 1 to setting 6) set by the setting control means 101. One role lottery table is selected from a plurality of role lottery tables 671. That is, for example, in a normal game, the table selection means 102 selects a corresponding combination lottery table 671 (ordinary game combination lottery table) as a combination lottery table according to the set value (setting 1 to setting 6) of the winning probability. To do.

(5) Random number generation means 103
The random number generation means 103 generates random numbers for lottery within a predetermined range. The random number generation means 103 can be constituted by, for example, an oscillation circuit and a counter circuit that counts a clock signal generated by the oscillation circuit (so-called hard random number). Note that the random number generation means 103 can be constituted by means for generating random numbers by the average sampling method, or means for generating random numbers by adding prime numbers, for example. These means can be configured, for example, by causing the main CPU 61 to execute a predetermined program (so-called soft random number). Further, both hard random numbers and soft random numbers may be provided, and random numbers may be generated in a software manner based on the results. In this embodiment, two random numbers used in the role lottery means 105 and the effect determination means 106 described later are generated.

(6) Random number extraction means 104
The random number extraction unit 104 extracts a random value generated by the random number generation unit 103, and extracts the random value generated by the random number generation unit 103 under a predetermined condition. In this embodiment, the random number extraction unit 104 extracts a random value from the random number for the role lottery unit 105 and extracts the random value from the random number for the effect determination unit 106 at the timing when the start switch 19 is operated. Note that since the random number generation unit 103 is configured by a counter circuit or the like, the numerical value generated by the random number generation unit 103 is not strictly a random number. However, since the timing at which the start switch 19 is operated is considered to be random, the numerical value extracted by the random number extraction means 104 can be substantially handled as a random number.

(7) Role lottery means 105
The role lottery means 105 performs random lottery for determining whether or not a plurality of preset roles are won, and includes a role lottery determination means 105a as shown in FIG.

  The role lottery determination unit 105a compares the random number extracted by the random number extraction unit 104 with the role lottery table 671 selected by the table selection unit 102, and determines the result of the random lottery. That is, the combination lottery determination unit 105a compares the random number extracted by the random number extraction unit 104 with the combination lottery table 671 selected by the table selection unit 102 from the plurality of combination lottery tables 671, and the result of the random lottery Is a special role election, 1st small role election, 2nd small role election, 3rd small role election, 4th small role election, 5th small role election, 6th small role election, It is determined whether it is a 7 small role winning, a replay winning (Replay) winning, or a loss.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the determination result of the combination lottery determination unit 105 a is stored in the combination lottery result storage area 653 formed in the RAM 65. In this embodiment, the role lottery result storage area 653 is allocated to the RAM 65 as a 2-byte data area, and the role lottery result storage area 653 is assigned a 1-byte data area, respectively. A high-order storage area for storing results and a low-order storage area for storing combination lottery results relating to the small combination and re-playing combination are provided.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 8, when a special role (bonus) is won, “01h” is stored in the upper storage area, but when the special role is not won in the game won for the special role. Will be carried over to the game followed by the special role as described above. Accordingly, in the subsequent game, even when the first small role to the seventh small role or the re-playing role is won, “01h” is stored in the upper storage area until the special role is won. In this embodiment, in the game won for the special role, “01h” is stored in the upper storage area, while “00h” corresponding to the loss is stored in the lower storage area.

(8) Production determining means 106
As shown in FIG. 6, the effect determining means 106 includes an effect lottery table selecting table selecting means 106a and an effect lottery setting data selecting means 106b (“lottery condition selecting means” and “lottery table selecting means” of the present invention). Equivalent), effect lottery table selecting means 106c (corresponding to "lottery table selecting means" of the present invention), effect lottery data selecting means 106d (corresponding to "lottery data selecting means" of the present invention), and effect lottery determining means 106e (corresponding to “lottery determination means” of the present invention), production lottery result setting means 106f (corresponding to “lottery result setting means” of the present invention), and production lottery result storage means 106g (“lottery result storage” of the present invention) In accordance with the result of the lottery by the part lottery means 105 stored in the part lottery result storage area 653 and stored in the effect lottery table 674. By performing effect random based on effect random data is used to determine the mode of production which is executed in the slot machine 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), ten types of effect modes A to J are performed in association with the result lottery result (lottery condition) determined by the role lottery determination unit 105a. The lottery result) is set in advance, and index numbers “0” to “9” are sequentially associated with effects A to J. Further, the random number extraction unit 104 extracts a random value within a range of 0 to 255 generated by the random number generation unit 103 for determination by the effect lottery determination unit 106e. Further, the ROM 67 includes a plurality of effect lottery data (designating “a” in the present invention) for designating a winning area of any of the effects A to J in the entire range (0 to 255) of random numbers generated by the random number generating means 103. An effect lottery table 674 is stored, which stores “corresponding to“ lottery data ”” in association with index numbers that are serial numbers.

  The production lottery table 674 includes production lottery tables A-1 to A-6 and B-1 to B-4 corresponding to the role lottery results of the role lottery means 105, respectively. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9A, FIG. 10 and FIG. 14A, when the special combination (bonus) is not won, the combination lottery result is “lost”, “fourth small combination ( In the case of “cherry (1))” and “fifth small role (cherry (2))”, the production lottery table A-1 corresponds, and the result lottery result is “replay role (Replay)”, “third small The production lottery table A-2 corresponds to the “role (bell)”, and the production lottery table A-3 corresponds to the role lottery result when the role lottery result is “first small role (orange (1))”. The production lottery table A-4 corresponds when the lottery result is “second small role (orange (2)”, and the production lottery when the lottery result is “sixth small role (cherry (3))”. Table A-5 corresponds, and when the result lottery result is “seventh small role (cherry (4))”, the production lottery table A-6 corresponds

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 9B, 10 and 14B, when the special combination (bonus) is won, the combination lottery result is “losing”, “sixth small combination (cherry (3) ) ”, The production lottery table B-1 corresponds, and when the result lottery result is“ Replay ”(replay),“ third small role (bell) ”, the production lottery table B-2 corresponds If the result lottery results are “first small role (orange (1))” and “second small role (orange (2))”, the production lottery table B-3 corresponds, and the result lottery result is “ The production lottery table B-4 corresponds to the case of the seventh small combination (cherry (4)).

  In addition, the effect lottery tables A-1 and A-2 store a plurality of effect lottery data that respectively determine the winning areas of the effects A to C corresponding to the index numbers “0” to “2”. . Therefore, when the special combination (bonus) is not won, the effect determination means 106 determines that the combination lottery result is “lost”, “replay combination” (Replay), “third small combination (bell)”, “fourth” In the case of “small role (cherry (1))” and “fifth small role (cherry (2))”, either one of the production lottery tables A-1 and A-2 is selected according to the lottery result. The production lottery using the production lottery data stored in the selected production lottery table (A-1 or A-2) is selected to determine which production among productions A to C is performed. To do.

  In addition, the effect lottery tables A-3 and A-4 store a plurality of effect lottery data that respectively determine the winning areas of the effects E to J corresponding to the index numbers “4” to “9”. . Therefore, when the special combination (bonus) is not won, the effect determination means 106 has the combination lottery result of “first small combination (orange (1))” and “second small combination (orange (2)”. In this case, either the effect lottery table A-3 or A-4 is selected according to the result lottery result, and each effect stored in the selected effect lottery table (A-3 or A-4) is selected. By performing the effect lottery using the lottery data, it is determined which of the effects E to J is to be performed.

  The effect lottery table A-5 stores a plurality of effect lottery data for determining the winning areas of the effects A to G corresponding to the index numbers “0” to “6”. Therefore, the effect determining means 106 is stored in the effect lottery table A-5 when the special combination (bonus) is not won and the combination lottery result is “sixth small combination (cherry (3))”. By performing the effect lottery using each effect lottery data, it is determined which of the effects A to G is to be performed.

  The effect lottery table A-6 stores a plurality of effect lottery data for determining the winning areas of the effects A to J corresponding to the index numbers “0” to “9”. Therefore, when the special combination (bonus) is not won and the result lottery result is “seventh small combination (cherry (4)”, the effect determining means 106 is stored in the effect lottery table A-6. By performing the effect lottery using each effect lottery data, it is determined which of the effects A to J is to be performed.

  In addition, in the effect lottery tables B-1 to B-4, a plurality of effect lottery data for determining the winning areas of the effects D to J corresponding to the index numbers “3” to “9” are stored. . Therefore, in the case where the special combination (bonus) is won, the effect determining means 106 has the result of lottery “losing”, “replaying combination (Replay)”, “first small combination (orange (1)),“ first ” 2 small roles (orange (2)), 3rd small role (bell), 6th small role (cherry (3)), 7th small role (cherry (4)) In addition to selecting one of the effect lottery tables B-1 to B-4 according to the result lottery result, each effect lottery data stored in the selected effect lottery table (any one of B-1 to B-4) The effect lottery is used to determine which of the effects D to J is to be performed.

As described above, the production lottery tables A-1 to A-6 and B-1 to B-4 include the production lottery tables A-1 to A-6 and B-1 among the productions A to J. Production lottery data corresponding to the production in which the production lottery is performed by the production determination means 106 in the combination lottery results (lottery conditions) respectively corresponding to B-4 are stored. Further, the lottery probability (%) of the effect lottery by the effect determining means 106 that determines the effect executed in the slot machine 1 as any of the effects A to J is determined by each effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674. ,
Lottery probability (%) = production lottery data / 256
So that the sum of the winning probabilities determined by each of the effect lottery data included in each of the effect lottery tables A-1 to A-6 and B-1 to B-4 is 100%, A plurality of effect lottery data is stored in each of the effect lottery tables A-1 to A-6 and B-1 to B-4 so that the sum of the effect lottery data is 256.

  Therefore, it is selected when an effect lottery is performed by selecting any of the effect lottery tables A-1 to A-6 and B-1 to B-4 by the effect determining means 106 according to the result lottery result. The production lottery data stored in the production lottery table is used in order and the production lottery is performed, so that one of the productions corresponding to each production lottery data is surely won, and the produced production is selected as the slot machine 1. The effect determining means 106 determines to execute at

  Further, in this embodiment, each effect lottery data represents the number of appearances in the entire range of the effect lottery random numbers (0 to 255) generated by the random number generation means 103. The winning area in the entire range of random numbers determined based on each effect lottery data will be specifically described with reference to the effect lottery table A-1. In the effect lottery table A-1, the effect lottery data for determining the winning areas of the effects A to C corresponding to the index numbers “0” to “2” are set to “253”, “2”, and “1”. Based on these effect lottery data, the winning areas in the entire range of random numbers corresponding to the effects A to C are set to “0 to 252 (effect A)” and “253 to 254 (effect B)”. , “255 (production C)”. With respect to the other effect lottery tables as well, based on a plurality of effect lottery data stored in each effect lottery table, the winning area of each effect in the entire range of random numbers can be derived in the same manner.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, each of the effect lottery tables A-1 to A-6, B-1 to B-4 is performed by the effect determining means 106 in accordance with the role lottery result stored in the role lottery result storage area 653. When any one is selected and the effect lottery is performed, among the effect lottery data stored in the selected effect lottery table 674, the index number corresponding to the effect lottery data that is the target of the first effect lottery is initially set. As the index numbers, each production lottery table A-1 to A-6, B-1 to B-4 includes each production lottery data in ascending order from the production lottery data corresponding to the initial index number. They are arranged (see FIGS. 14A and 14B).

  That is, when the effect lottery table A-1 to A-6, B-1 to B-4 is selected and the effect lottery is performed by the effect determining means 106 according to the result lottery result, it is selected. In the lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674, the effect determination means 106 first executes the effect lottery using the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number. When the effect lottery using the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number is won, the effect determining means 106 executes the effect corresponding to the index number (initial index number) corresponding to the effect lottery data. Thus, the effect lottery by the effect determining means 106 ends.

  On the other hand, when the effect lottery using the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number is not won, the effect lottery data arranged in the effect lottery table is newly added after the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number. The effect lottery by the effect determining means 106 is executed. When the effect lottery based on the newly used effect lottery data is won, the effect determining means 106 determines that the effect corresponding to the index number corresponding to the newly used effect lottery data is executed. The effect lottery by the determining means 106 ends. Further, when the effect lottery based on the newly used effect lottery data is not won, the effect lottery data arranged in the effect lottery table 674 is newly used next, and the effect determination means 106 performs the effect lottery. Is performed in the same way.

  The effect lottery data is used in the order arranged in the effect lottery table until the effect corresponding to each effect lottery data stored in the selected effect lottery table 674 is won. The effect lottery is performed by the effect determining means 106 if any of the effects is won.

  As shown in FIG. 11, each of the effect lottery data stored in each of the effect lottery tables A-1 to A-6 is in ascending order from the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number. In the predetermined storage area of the ROM 67, the effect lottery table A-1 to the effect lottery table A-6 are stored in this order. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, each of the effect lottery data stored in each of the effect lottery tables B-1 to B-4 is in ascending order from the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number. In the predetermined storage area of the ROM 67, the effect lottery table B-1 to the effect lottery table B-4 are stored in this order.

  Next, each function with which the effect determination means 106 is provided is demonstrated in detail.

a) Production lottery table selection table selection means 106a
As shown in FIG. 8, the effect lottery table selection table selection means 106a is based on the result lottery result (lottery condition) by the role lottery means 105 stored in the role lottery result storage area 653, and the effect stored in the ROM 67. This is for selecting an effect lottery table selection table 673 in which data for referring to each effect lottery data in the lottery table 674 is set.

  The effect lottery table selection table 673 is a lottery result stored in the lower storage area of the role lottery result storage area 653 and each effect lottery data from the effect lottery table 674 according to the role lottery result at the time of the effect lottery. Is defined in correspondence with the setting data for effect lottery in which information for referencing is stored (corresponding to “setting data for lottery” of the present invention), and the bonus shown in FIG. An effect lottery table selection table 673a referred to in the case of winning and an effect lottery table selection table 673b referred to in the case of winning the bonus shown in FIG. 14B are provided.

  Each effect lottery setting data stored in the effect lottery table selection table 673 is 1-byte data, and an initial index number of the effect lottery table corresponding to each lottery result is set in the upper 3 bits. In the lower 5 bits, effect lottery table reference data (corresponding to “reference data” in the present invention) for referencing each effect lottery table corresponding to each result lottery result from the ROM 67 is set. Specifically, data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of each effect lottery table 674 corresponding to each role lottery result from the ROM 67 is set in each effect lottery table reference data. Yes.

  In other words, when the bonus is not won, the data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of the effect lottery table A-1 stored in the address “& hXXXX” of the ROM 67 as the data for the effect lottery table reference. , Data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of the effect lottery table A-2 stored at the address “& hXXXX + 3”, and the initial index number of the effect lottery table A-3 stored at the address “& hXXXX + 6” The data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the data, the data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of the effect lottery table A-4 stored in the address “& hXXXX + 12”, and stored in the address “& hXXXX + 18”. Directed lottery table Data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of A-5, data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of the effect lottery table A-6 stored at the address “& hXXXX + 25” Are set corresponding to the respective lottery results.

  In addition, in the case of winning the bonus, data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of the effect lottery table B-1 stored in the address “& hYYYY” of the ROM 67 as data for the effect lottery table reference; Data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of the effect lottery table B-2 stored at the address “& hYYYY + 7”, the initial index number of the effect lottery table B-3 stored at the address “& hYYYY + 14” Any of the data for referring to the corresponding effect lottery data and the data for referring to the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number of the effect lottery table B-4 stored at the address “& hYYYY + 21” It is set corresponding to each result.

  The ROM 67 stores a table for selecting one of the effect lottery table selection tables 673a and 673b shown in FIG. Then, the effect lottery table selection table selection means 106a refers to the winning lottery result stored in the winning lottery result storage area 653, and if the bonus is not won, that is, “00h” is stored in the upper storage area. If it is, the bonus lottery effect lottery table selection table 673a shown in FIG. 14A is selected. Further, the effect lottery table selection table selection means 106a refers to the winning lottery result stored in the winning lottery result storage area 653, and if the bonus is won, that is, “01h” is stored in the upper storage area. If so, the bonus lottery effect lottery table selection table 673b shown in FIG. 14B is selected.

  As described above, when a bonus (special role) is won, “01h” is stored in the upper storage area, but “01h” is stored in the upper storage area until winning a special role. Will remain. Therefore, in the state where the bonus is carried over, the effect lottery table selection table 673b for winning the bonus shown in FIG. 14B is selected by the effect lottery table selection table selection means 106a.

b) Production lottery setting data selection means 106b
The effect lottery setting data selection means 106b identifies the role lottery result (lottery condition) by the role lottery means 105 by referring to the lower storage area of the role lottery result storage area 653, and is stored in the identified role lottery result. The effect lottery setting data is selected from the effect lottery table selection table 673 selected by the effect lottery table selection table selection means 106a based on the winning lottery result. In other words, the effect lottery setting data selection means 106b refers to the initial index number and the effect lottery table corresponding to the role lottery result by the role lottery means 105 specified by referring to the lower storage area of the role lottery result storage area 653. Production lottery setting data including data is selected from the production lottery table selection table 673 selected by the production lottery table selection table selection means 106a.

c) Production lottery table selection means 106c
The effect lottery table selection means 106c is based on the effect lottery table reference data of the effect lottery setting data selected by the effect lottery setting data selection means 106b. 6, B-1 to B-4 are selected.

  As described above, when the role lottery result by the role lottery means 105 is a special role (bonus) winning, “01h” is stored in the upper storage area of the role lottery result storage area 653, In the lower storage area, “00h” corresponding to the loss is stored. However, since “01h” is stored in the upper storage area of the role lottery result storage area 653, the effect lottery table selection unit 106c selects the effect lottery table B-1 corresponding to the “losing” for winning the bonus. The

  As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the effect lottery table B-1 corresponding to “losing” for non-winning bonus is included in the effect lottery table B-1 corresponding to “losing” for bonus winning. Production lottery data for different productions is stored. Therefore, when the production lottery table B-1 corresponding to the “losing” for winning the bonus is selected, the case where the production lottery table A-1 corresponding to the “losing” for not winning the bonus is used. Since different performances are executed, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that “the bonus may have been won” and to provide interest to the player.

d) Production lottery data selection means 106d
The effect lottery data selecting means 106d selects the effect lottery data to be determined from the effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674 selected by the effect lottery table selecting means 106c. Equivalent to “selected lottery data”). The effect lottery data selecting means 106d is the effect lottery table selected by the effect lottery setting data selecting means 106b from the effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674 selected by the effect lottery table selecting means 106c. The effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number included in the reference data is first selected as the selected effect lottery data. The production lottery data selection means 106d is arranged in the order arranged in the selected production lottery table 674, that is, in the order arranged in the ROM 67, until one of the productions corresponding to each production lottery data is won. The effect lottery data is selected as the selection effect lottery data.

e) Production lottery determination means 106e
The effect lottery determination unit 106e determines whether the random number extracted for the effect lottery by the random number extraction unit 104 belongs to a winning area determined based on the selected effect lottery data selected by the effect lottery data selection unit 106d. Judgment. Further, when it is determined by the effect lottery determining means 106e that the random number extracted for the effect lottery does not belong to the winning area determined based on the selected effect lottery data selected by the effect lottery data selecting means 106d. The effect lottery data selecting means 106d newly selects the effect lottery data arranged next to the selected effect lottery data as the selected effect lottery data. The effect lottery determination unit 106e determines whether or not the random number extracted for the effect lottery belongs to a winning area determined based on the new selected effect lottery data.

f) Production lottery result setting means 106f
The effect lottery result setting unit 106f stores the index number corresponding to the selected effect lottery data in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654 formed in the RAM 65 as data for calculating the determination result by the effect lottery determination unit 106e. To do. The effect lottery result setting means 106 f first stores the initial index number included in the effect lottery setting data selected by the effect lottery setting data selection means 106 b in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654.

  Further, when it is determined by the effect lottery determining means 106e that the random number extracted for the effect lottery does not belong to the winning area determined based on the selected effect lottery data selected by the effect lottery data selecting means 106d. The effect lottery result setting means 106f uses the index number stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654 as an index corresponding to the effect lottery data newly selected as the selected effect lottery data by the effect lottery data selection means 106d. Update to a number.

  Specifically, in this embodiment, each effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674 is selected by the effect lottery data selection means 106d in the order of the index numbers in ascending order from the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number. Is done. Therefore, when it is determined by the effect lottery determination unit 106e that the random number value extracted for the effect lottery does not belong to the winning area determined based on the selected effect lottery data selected by the effect lottery data selection unit 106d. The effect lottery result setting means 106f adds 1 to the index number stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654, thereby obtaining the index number stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654. The data selection means 106d updates the index number corresponding to the effect lottery data newly selected as the selected effect lottery data.

g) Production lottery result storage means 106g
The effect lottery result storage means 106g produces an effect when the random value extracted for the effect lottery by the random number extraction means 104 belongs to the winning area determined based on the selected effect lottery data selected by the effect lottery data selection means 106d. When it is determined by the lottery determination means 106e, the winning that the effect corresponding to the index number stored by the effect lottery result setting means 106f in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654 is won among the effects A to J Information is stored in the effect lottery result storage area 655 formed in the RAM 65.

  The effect lottery result storage area 655 is formed by a 2-byte storage area of the RAM 65, for example, and the lower 0 to 9 bits of the effect lottery result storage area 655 having a data size of 2 bytes are used as index numbers. The effect lottery determination unit 106e determines that the random number extracted for the effect lottery belongs to the winning area by corresponding to the effect A to “0” to the effect J having the index number “9”. In this case, the effect lottery result storage means 106g flags the bit of the effect lottery result storage area 655 corresponding to the index number stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654, that is, sets the bit to “1”. By setting, the winning information that the effect corresponding to the index number has been won is stored in the effect lottery result storage area 655. It can be.

(9) Production execution means 107
The effect execution means 107 executes an effect based on the result of the effect lottery by the effect determination means 106 stored in the effect lottery result storage area 655. In this embodiment, the effect execution means 107 controls the left / middle / right reel motors 14L, 14M, 14R based on the result of the effect lottery stored in the effect lottery result storage area 655, so-called reel effect. Execute.

(10) Detection means 108
The detection means 108 includes detection signals from the left / middle / right position sensors 55L, 55M, 55R, and the number of pulses supplied to the reel motors 14L, 14M, 14R for driving the left / middle / right reels 13L, 13M, 13R. Based on the above, the rotational positions of the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M and 13R are detected. That is, the detection means 108 corresponds to a symbol positioned at a predetermined reference position (in this embodiment, for example, the middle stage of the display window 11) while the left / middle / right reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are rotating and stopped. Each frame number to be detected is detected.

(11) Stop control means 109
The stop control means 109 performs stop control of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R using the stop table 672 based on the result lottery result of the role lottery means 105, and controls the display result of the symbols by the reels 13L, 13M, 13R. Is. That is, the stop control unit 109 performs stop control of the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R based on the determination result by the combination lottery determination unit 105a for each game.

  In the stop table 672, a plurality of tables are set corresponding to each of the winning lottery results of the winning lottery means 105. This stop table 672 is for determining the stop position of each of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R, and corresponds to the rotational position of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R when the stop switches 21L, 21M, 21R are operated. Thus, the number of sliding frames of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R is predetermined. The stop table 672 includes, for example, a stop table for all reels that collectively determines the number of sliding frames of all the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R. The stop table 672 is not limited to the all-reel stop table in which the number of sliding frames of all the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R is collectively determined. For example, the stopping table 672 has a number of sliding symbols for only the left reel 13L (left (Reel stop table) and a table (middle / right reel stop table) in which the number of sliding frames of the middle / right reels 13M, 13R is determined. Further, the stop table 672 is stopped, for example, when the left reel 13L is stopped first (first stop), when it is stopped second (second stop), and when it is stopped third (third stop). For example, the number of sliding frames (table data) may be different depending on the time, and the stop operation order of each reel 13L, 13M, 13R may be determined.

  Then, the stop control unit 109 first selects one stop table 672 from among a plurality of stop tables 672 based on the combination lottery result of the combination lottery unit 105. Next, the number of sliding frames of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R is determined from the selected one stop table 672 and the rotational positions of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R when the stop switches 21L, 21M, 21R are operated. To do.

  Here, if the number of sliding frames is determined to be 0, the rotation of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R is immediately stopped. That is, when the number of sliding frames is determined to be 0, the symbols displayed in the upper part of the display window 11 when the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R are operated are stopped and displayed in the upper part of the display window 11 as they are. . If the number of sliding frames is determined to be 1, the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are rotated and stopped by one frame. That is, when the number of sliding symbols is determined as 1, the symbols displayed on the upper stage of the display window 11 when the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R are operated are 1 in the rotation direction of the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R. The frames are shifted and stopped and displayed in the middle of the display window 11.

  Further, the stop control means 109 of this embodiment includes a stop table 672 selected based on the result lottery result and a stop switch if the winning lottery result of the winning lottery means 105 is one of a plurality of winning combinations. From the rotational positions of the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R when the 21L, 21M, and 21R are operated, the number of sliding frames of the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R is determined so as to win the winning combination, and the reels 13L, 13M are determined. , 13R is stopped. Further, the stop control means 109 of this embodiment operates the stop table 672 selected based on the result lottery result and the stop switches 21L, 21M, 21R if the result lottery result by the role lottery means 105 is lost. The number of sliding frames of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R is determined from the rotation positions of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R so as not to win any of the plurality of roles, and the reels 13L, 13M, 13R are stopped. Take control.

  By the way, there is an upper limit on the number of sliding frames, and if the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R are not operated at the timing when the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are respectively in predetermined rotational positions, the stop control means 109 is, for example, Even if the winning lottery result by the winning lottery means 105 is winning of any of a plurality of winning combinations, the reels 13L and 13M are displayed so that the symbols displayed on the display window 11 are stopped and displayed in a winning manner corresponding to the winning combination. , 13R cannot be stopped. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the combination lottery result of the combination lottery means 105 is a winning combination for a special combination having a corresponding symbol “Red 7” among a plurality of combinations, the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are If the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R are not operated at timings that are respectively in predetermined rotational positions, the stop control means 109 cannot stop and control the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R so as to win these winning combinations. .

  In other words, when the combination lottery result of the combination lottery unit 105 is a win for a special combination among a plurality of combinations, the stop control unit 109 is at a timing at which the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are respectively in predetermined rotation positions. On condition that the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R are operated, the reels 13L, 13M, and 13R are controlled to stop so that the symbols displayed on the display window 11 are stopped and displayed in a winning manner corresponding to the special combination. .

(12) Winning determination means 110
When the detection means 108 detects that the predetermined symbol has stopped at the predetermined position, the winning determination means 110 indicates that the symbol is stopped and displayed in a predetermined winning manner by the stop control means 109. When it is detected, it is determined that a prize has been won.

  Specifically, the winning determination means 110 determines that the special red winning is awarded when three “red 7” symbols are aligned on the effective winning line, and each symbol of the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M, 13R. However, when they are aligned on an effective winning line in the state of “Orange-Orange-Red 7”, it is determined as the first small role winning, and the symbols of the left, middle and right reels 13L, 13M, 13R are “Orange- If it is aligned on a valid winning line in the state of “Orange-White 7”, it is determined as a second small winning combination, and if three “Bell” symbols are aligned on an effective winning line, it is determined as a third small winning combination. To do.

  Further, the winning determination means 110 displays on the middle reel 13M when the symbols “cherry” and “red 7” stop on the effective winning line when the rotation of the left and right reels 13L and 13R stops. Regardless of the symbol that is present, it is determined that the fourth small role winning is determined, and when the rotation of the left and right reels 13L and 13R is stopped, the symbols “cherry” and “white 7” are stopped on the effective winning line, Regardless of the symbol displayed on the middle reel 13M, when the fifth small role winning is determined and the rotation of the left and right reels 13L and 13R is stopped, the symbols "cherry" and "BAR" are valid. When stopped on the line, regardless of the symbol displayed on the middle reel 13M, it is determined that the sixth small winning combination has been won, and when the rotation of the left and right reels 13L, 13R is stopped, “cherry”, “ The symbols of Mazu "are stopped on an pay line, regardless of the symbols displayed on the reel 13M, determines that the seventh Small Win prize.

  Further, the winning determination means 110 determines that a Replay winning is achieved when three “Replay” symbols are arranged on an effective winning line.

(13) Dispensing control means 111
The payout control unit 111 determines that the number of credit medals stored is the upper limit (in this embodiment, if the winning determination unit 110 determines that one of a plurality of winning combinations has been won, and if the winning is a medal payout. After reaching 50, for example, the hopper unit 43 is operated to pay out medals by the number of payouts corresponding to the winning combination. Also, the payout control means 111 increases the credit medals by the number of payouts instead of the operation of the hopper unit 43 as a medal payout until the number of stored credit medals reaches the upper limit value.

(14) Medal control means 112
The medal control means 112 switches between medal acceptance and non-acceptance by controlling the operation of the medal selector 48. Further, the medal control means 112 updates the bet number counter 651 or the credit number counter 652 if a medal detection signal is output from the insertion sensor 53 when the medal selector 48 can accept the medal.

  Specifically, when the value of the bet number counter 651 is 0 and the medal detection signal is output from the insertion sensor 53, the medal control unit 112 adds 1 to the bet number counter 651. Thereafter, the bet number counter 651 is incremented by one each time a medal detection signal is output from the insertion sensor 53 until the maximum number of medals per game is reached. Further, the game control means 100 validates the winning line according to the number of inserted medals by referring to the bet number counter 651.

  Further, the medal control means 112 adds 1 to the credit number counter 652 when a medal insertion signal is output from the insertion sensor 53 in a state where the value of the bet number counter 651 is the maximum insertion number. Further, when the value of the credit number counter 652 reaches the maximum stored number (50 in this embodiment), the medal control unit 112 switches the medal selector 48 to a state where the medal cannot be received.

  In addition, when the settlement switch 23 is operated, the medal control unit 112 initializes the bet number counter 651 and the credit number counter 652 to “0”. At this time, the game control means 100 controls the payout control means 111 to pay out the same number of medals as the number of medals stored in the bet number counter 651 and the credit number counter 652. In addition, the medal control means 112 performs addition processing on the bet number counter 651 when winning the re-gamer.

  If the value of the credit number counter 652 is 1 or more when the bet switch 15 is operated, the medal control unit 112 decrements the value of the credit number counter 652 by 1 to obtain the value of the bet number counter 651. Add one. Further, the game control means 100 invalidates the subsequent operation of the bet switch 15 when the value of the bet number counter 651 reaches the maximum inserted number per game.

  Further, the medal control means 112 subtracts the value of the credit number counter 652 so that the value of the bet number counter 651 reaches the maximum number of inserted coins per game when the maximum bet switch 17 is operated, The value of the number counter 651 is added. In addition, when the value of the bet number counter 651 reaches the maximum inserted number per game, the game control unit 100 invalidates the operation of the maximum bet switch 17 thereafter.

  Further, the medal control means 112 sets the value of the bet number counter 651 to 0 when one game (game) is completed. In addition, the medal control means 112 activates the bet switch 15 and the maximum bet switch 17 when one game is finished.

(15) Sub-control command transmission means 113
The sub control command transmission means 113 transmits a communication command including various data from the main control board 63 to the sub control board 73 in one way. That is, the sub-control command transmission unit 113 sets the setting value set by the setting control unit 101, the gaming state such as the normal gaming state and the special gaming state, the winning lottery result of the winning lottery unit 105, Data representing the state of the slot machine 1 such as the rotation / stop state of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R, the state of medal payout by the payout control means 11, the state of opening or closing of the front panel 5, the error state of the slot machine 1, etc. Transmit to the control board 73.

  Further, the sub-control command transmission means 113 is used for re-playing by winning a re-gamer when the inserted sensor 53 detects a inserted medal, when the bet switch 15 is operated, when the maximum bet switch 17 is operated. When starting such a game, data indicating that medals have been inserted for the number of bets stored in the bet number counter 651 is transmitted to the sub-control board 73.

  The sub control command transmission unit 113 transmits data representing the number of medals to be paid out by the payout control unit 111 to the sub control board 73. Further, the sub control command transmission means 113 transmits data indicating that various switches such as the start switch 19 and the stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R are operated by the player to the sub control board 73.

  Further, the sub control command transmission means 113 is stored in the effect lottery result storage area 655 by the effect lottery result storage means 106g in order to notify the sub control board 73 of the effect mode determined by the effect determination means 106. Data relating to the effect is transmitted to the sub-control board 73.

<Sub control board>
Next, the sub control board 73 will be described in detail. The sub control board 73 receives the communication command transmitted from the main control board 63, and performs effects according to the operation and state of the main control board 63. As shown in FIG. 5, the sub-control board 73 has various functions realized by executing a program stored in the memory 75 and various functions realized by hardware.

(16) Sub-control command receiving means 114
The sub control command receiving unit 114 receives communication commands including various data transmitted by the sub control command transmitting unit 113 of the main control board 63. The sub control command receiving means 114 receives a communication command transmitted from the main control board 63, and when receiving the communication command, notifies the respective functions provided in the sub control board 73 according to the type of the communication command.

(17) Production content determination means 115
The effect content determining means 115 is for determining the contents of the effect according to the communication command received by the sub control command receiving means 114. Specifically, the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display 27 is displayed based on the advancement patterns set in advance corresponding to the progress of the game, the role lottery result of the role lottery means 105 and the effect lottery result of the effect determination means 106. Effects such as determination, music flowing from the speakers 31L and 31R, and blinking of the light sources of the upper lamp unit 33 and the lower lamp units 37L and 37R simultaneously or individually are determined.

Further, the effect content determination unit 115 determines the number of inserted medals based on the data indicating the number of inserted medals stored in the bet number counter 651 included in the command for notifying the bet number received by the sub control command receiving unit 114. Decide the production according to the number. Specifically, when the command for notifying the number of bets is received by the sub-control command receiving means 114, the effect content determining means 115 refers to the parameters included in this notification command, and according to the number of bets, When the number of bets is 0 to 2 (parameter is 1 or 2)
“You can still bet”
When the effect is determined and the number of bets is 3 (parameter is 3), the maximum bet number (insertion number) of one game in this embodiment has been reached.
“The start switch should be operated”
Determine the effect.

  Then, the effect content determination unit 115 transmits a signal including data regarding the determined effect mode to the display control unit 116 and the audio control unit 117.

(18) Display control means 116
The display control unit 116 displays a moving image (image) on the liquid crystal display 27 based on the data included in the signal transmitted from the effect content determination unit 115, and displays the upper lamp unit 33 and the lower lamp units 37L and 37R. An effect such as flashing light sources all at once or individually is executed.

(19) Voice control means 117
The sound control unit 117 performs effects such as playing music from the speakers 31L and 31R and outputting sound based on data included in the signal transmitted from the effect content determination unit 115.

<Operation>
Next, an example of the operation in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. Although the operations described below are omitted from the various functions and means described above, the main CPU 61 of the main control board 63 and the sub CPU 71 of the sub control board 73 execute various programs. This process is executed by other functions.

1. Main Process FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the main process. When the power of the slot machine 1 is turned on, the state of the RAM 65 included in the main control board 63 and the memory 75 included in the sub control board 73 is checked, and it is determined whether an error has occurred in each memory. Initial setting is performed (step S100).

  Next, the check of each memory is finished, and if there is no abnormality, it shifts to the normal gaming state, and it is determined whether or not a prescribed number of medals have been inserted (step S101), until a prescribed number of medals are inserted. Wait (NO in step S101). If it is determined that a prescribed number of medals have been inserted (YES in step S101), it is determined whether the start switch 19 has been operated (step S102).

  The system waits until the start switch 19 is operated (NO in step S102). If it is determined that the start switch 19 is operated (YES in step S102), a part lottery process is performed by the part lottery means 105 (step S103). Then, the “effect determining process” described later with reference to FIG. 16 is executed by the effect determining means 106 (step S104), and the rotation of each reel 13L, 13M, 13R is started (step S105).

  Next, it waits until each stop switch 21L, 21M, 21R corresponding to each rotating reel 13L, 13M, 13R is operated (NO in step S106), and any of the stop switches 21L, 21M, 21R is waited for. Is operated (YES in step S105), the rotation of any of the reels 13L, 13M, 13R corresponding to the operated stop switches 21L, 21M, 21R is stopped (step S107).

  Then, the processes from step S106 to step S108 are repeatedly executed until the rotation of all the reels 13L, 13M, 13R is stopped (NO in step S108), and if all the reels 13L, 13M, 13R are stopped. (YES in step S108), it is determined whether or not the winning determination means 110 has won (step S109). If the determination result by the winning determination means 110 is a winning of any winning combination, a medal corresponding to the winning mode is paid out by the payout control means 111 (step S110), and the main process is terminated.

2. The effect determination process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the effect determination process. First, a random value for effect lottery extracted by the random number extraction means 104 when the start switch 19 is operated is set as an initial value in a lottery data storage area (not shown) formed in the RAM 65 (step S200), and the result of lottery lottery The initial index number included in the effect lottery setting data selected by the effect lottery setting data selection means 106b based on the combination lottery result stored in the storage area 653 is stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654. (Step S201).

  Next, from the effect lottery table 674 selected by the effect table selecting means 106c based on the effect lottery table reference data included in the effect lottery setting data selected by the effect lottery setting data selecting means 106b, the initial index number is selected. The effect lottery data corresponding to is selected by the effect lottery data selection means 106d (step S202). Then, the effect lottery determination means 106e compares the value of the selected effect lottery data with the random value (step S203), and if it is determined that the random number value is smaller than the value of the effect lottery data (in step S203). YES), it is determined that the effect corresponding to the lottery data has been won, and the data (index number) stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654 is stored in the effect lottery result storage area 655 by the effect lottery result storage means 106g. Stored (step S204), the effect determination process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined NO in step S203, the random number value stored in the lottery data storage area is
"Random value" ← "Current random value"-"Production lottery data value"
(Step S205).
The data (index number) stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654
1 is added to and the processing from step S202 is executed.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, a plurality of effect lottery tables 674 are provided corresponding to each of a plurality of pre-set lottery results (lottery conditions), and each effect lottery table 674 includes A plurality of effect lottery data respectively designating one of the pre-set winning areas A to J is stored in association with index numbers that are serial numbers. When the random number for the effect lottery is extracted by the random number extracting means 104, the effect lottery data to be determined from the effect lottery table 674 is selected as the selected effect lottery data by the effect lottery data selecting means 106d. The index number corresponding to the selected effect lottery data is stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654 by the effect lottery result setting means 106f.

  Then, the winning area in the entire range of the random numbers (0 to 255) for effect lottery generated by the random number generating means 103 is determined based on the selected effect lottery data, and the effect lottery extracted by the random number extracting means 104 is determined. It is determined by the effect lottery determination means 106e whether or not the random number value belongs to the winning area determined based on the selected effect lottery data. If it is determined by the effect lottery determination means 106e that the extracted random number value belongs to the winning area, the winning area is determined by the selected effect lottery data corresponding to the index number stored in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654. The winning information that the effect has been won is stored in the effect lottery result storage area 655 by the effect lottery result storage means 106g.

  In addition, an effect lottery table selection table 673 having a plurality of effect lottery setting data corresponding to each combination lottery result is provided, and each effect lottery setting data is determined by the effect lottery determination means 106e. In addition, an effect for referring to any one of the effect lottery tables 674 with an index number corresponding to the effect lottery data to be first determined among the effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674 as an initial index number. The lottery table reference data and the initial index number are included. Therefore, when the winning lottery result is determined by the winning lottery means 105, the effect lottery setting data corresponding to the winning lottery result is selected by the effect lottery setting data selecting means 106b, but the selected effect lottery setting data is selected. Includes the effect lottery table reference data corresponding to the result lottery result and the initial index number.

  In each effect lottery table, effect lottery data corresponding to each index number is arranged in order from the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number in ascending order. The effect lottery table 674 corresponding to the result lottery result is produced based on the effect lottery table reference data included in the effect lottery setting data selected by the effect lottery setting data selection unit 106b according to the result lottery result. The initial index included in the production lottery setting data selected by the production lottery setting data selection unit 106b when the production lottery table 674 selected by the lottery table selection unit 106c is referred to by the production lottery data selection unit 106d. The effect lottery data corresponding to the number is first selected as the selected effect lottery data.

  Therefore, by arbitrarily setting the production lottery table reference data and the initial index number included in the production lottery setting data selected by the production lottery setting data selection unit 106b according to the role lottery result of the role lottery unit 105. The effect lottery data selection means 106d can arbitrarily select effect lottery data corresponding to the result lottery result from the plurality of effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674. Further, from the plurality of effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674, the effect lottery data selecting means 106d can directly select the effect lottery data corresponding to the effect for which the effect lottery is desired according to the result lottery result. Therefore, it is not necessary to store the effect lottery data corresponding to the effect for which the effect lottery is not desired to be stored in the effect lottery table 674. Therefore, the entire data amount of the plurality of effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674 is compressed. Can be achieved.

  In addition, when the random number value extracted for the effect lottery does not belong to the winning area determined based on the selected effect lottery data, the effect lottery determination unit 106e stores it in the effect lottery result calculation storage area 654. The effect lottery data setting means 106f updates the index number corresponding to the effect lottery data newly selected as the selected effect lottery data by the effect lottery data selection means 106d, and is arranged next to the selected effect lottery data. The rendered effect lottery data is newly selected as the selected rendered effect lottery data by the rendered effect lottery data selecting means 106d. Therefore, when the rendered product corresponding to the initial index number is not won, the rendered product lottery for the next production is continuously performed. To provide a slot machine 1 having a very practical configuration. It can be.

  In addition, the effect lottery determination unit 106e performs determination processing using the effect lottery table 674 corresponding to the result lottery result of the role lottery means 105, which is determined by each effect lottery data respectively included in each effect lottery table 674. Since the sum of the winning probabilities is 100%, any one of the effects corresponding to each of the effect lottery data stored in the effect lottery table 674 can be always won. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the process when none of the productions corresponding to the production lottery data stored in the production lottery table 674 is won, which is necessary in the conventional gaming machine. Good.

  In addition, as the result lottery result, for example, the re-playing role and the first small role (orange (1)) are set in advance, but the re-playing role and the first small role, respectively, the effect lottery table A-2 and the effect lottery Table A-3 corresponds, and index numbers associated with effects A to J are serially associated, and each lottery data is associated with an index number associated with the corresponding effect. In the effect lottery table A-2, the effects corresponding to the effects A to C that are determined by the effect lottery determination means 106e when the combination lottery result is a re-game player among the effects A to J. The lottery data is arranged in the order of the index number from the production lottery data corresponding to the initial index number “0”. Production lottery data corresponding to productions E to J for which the production lottery determination means 106e makes a determination when is the first small role, in the order of the index number from the production lottery data corresponding to the initial index number “4”. It is arranged.

  Therefore, when the result lottery result by the role lottery means 105 is a re-playing role or the first small role, using only each effect lottery data corresponding to each effect determined by the effect lottery determination means 106e, Since the production lottery tables A-1 and A-3 are formed, useless production lottery data is not stored in the production lottery tables A-1 and A-3, and is stored in the production lottery tables 674. It is possible to prevent the data amount of each effect lottery data from increasing.

  Further, by varying the initial index numbers included in the effect lottery setting data corresponding to each role lottery result, it corresponds to the effect lottery data stored in each effect lottery table 674 corresponding to each role lottery result. Since the production can be different, it is very practical.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications other than those described above can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, each production lottery data is arranged in each production lottery table 674 in ascending order from the initial index number and in the order of the index number. However, each production lottery table 674 is arranged in descending order from the initial index number. Each effect lottery data may be arranged in the order of the index numbers. In this case, the effect lottery data selection means 106d may select each effect lottery data in descending order from the effect lottery data corresponding to the initial index number.

  In the above-described embodiment, each effect lottery table 674 stores only the effect lottery data corresponding to each of the plurality of effects determined by the effect determining means 106 in the corresponding role lottery results. The effect lottery data corresponding to the effects that are not determined by the effect determining means 106 may be stored in each effect lottery table 674. In this case, an initial index number and the number of production lotteries are set for each of the lottery results, and any one of the production lottery tables 674 is selected according to the result of the lottery results, and the initial index number set in the role lottery result is set. The effect lottery may be performed by selecting the effect lottery number and each effect lottery data set in the role lottery result in the order of the index number in ascending or descending order from the corresponding effect lottery data.

  In the above-described embodiment, the same random number generating means 103 and random number extracting means 104 are used in the role lottery and the effect lottery, but the random number generating means provided individually corresponding to the role lottery and the effect lottery respectively Random number extraction means may be used.

  In addition, as an effect mode preset for each of the effects A to J, an effect mode of “doing nothing” may be set.

  In the above-described embodiment, the slot machine 1 is described as an example of the gaming machine of the present invention. However, the present invention is applied to a gaming machine (so-called parrot) in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are combined. If the present invention is applied to such a gaming machine, a pachinko ball as a gaming medium may be employed. Further, a video game by executing a computer program may be adopted as the gaming machine of the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the effect lottery. However, the present invention may be applied to a role lottery, and the present invention can be widely applied to gaming machines in which lottery using lottery data is performed. it can.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine (game machine), 103 ... Random number generation means, 104 ... Random number extraction means, 106b ... Production lottery setting data selection means (lottery condition selection means, lottery table selection means), 106c ... Production lottery table selection means ( (Lottery table selection means), 106d ... effect lottery data selection means (lottery data selection means), 106e ... effect lottery determination means (lottery determination means), 106f ... effect lottery result setting means (lottery result setting means), 106g ... effect lottery Result storage means (lottery result storage means), 654 ... effect lottery result calculation storage area (lottery result calculation storage area), 655 ... effect lottery result storage area (lottery result storage area), 673 ... effect lottery table selection table (Lottery table selection table), 674 ... production lottery table (lottery table), AJ ... production (lottery result)

Claims (5)

Random number generating means for generating random numbers for lottery within a predetermined range;
Random number extraction means for extracting a random value generated by the random number generation means;
A lottery table for storing a plurality of lottery data respectively specifying a winning area of a plurality of lottery results set in advance, in association with index numbers that are serial numbers;
From the lottery table, lottery data selection means for selecting the lottery data to be determined as selection lottery data;
Lottery result setting means for storing the index number corresponding to the selected lottery data in the lottery result calculation storage area;
Lottery determination means for determining whether the random number value extracted by the random number extraction means belongs to the winning area determined based on the selected lottery data;
The selection corresponding to the index number stored in the lottery result calculation storage area when the lottery determination means determines that the random number value belongs to the winning area determined based on the selected lottery data the information of the lottery result is winning of the winning area by lottery data is determined, and a lottery result storage means for storing the lottery result storage area,
Corresponding to respective a plurality of preset drawing condition, the lottery table plurality Yes, the lottery result is a gaming machine which specifies one of the aspects of a plurality of types of effect,
In the determination by the lottery determination means, the index number corresponding to the lottery data as the first determination target among the lottery data as an initial index number,
Lottery table selection table having reference data for referring to any of the lottery tables and lottery setting data including the initial index number corresponding to each of the lottery conditions,
Lottery condition selection means for selecting any of the lottery conditions;
Lottery table selection means for selecting the lottery setting data including the reference data and the initial index number corresponding to the lottery condition selected by the lottery condition selection means from the lottery table selection table. ,
In each of the lottery tables, the lottery data is sequentially arranged so as to correspond to the index numbers selected in ascending or descending order from the initial index number,
The lottery data selection means includes:
Based on the reference data included in the lottery setting data selected by the lottery table selection unit, the lottery table selected by the lottery condition selection unit by referring to the lottery condition selected by the lottery condition selection unit is selected. The lottery data corresponding to the initial index number included in the lottery setting data selected by the means is first selected as the selected lottery data ,
The lottery result setting means includes:
A gaming machine characterized in that the aspect of the effect is determined based on information stored in the lottery result storage area . When it is determined by the lottery determination means that the random number value does not belong to the winning area determined based on the selected lottery data,
The lottery result setting means includes:
Updating the index number stored in the lottery result calculation storage area to the index number corresponding to the lottery data newly selected as the selected lottery data by the lottery data selection means;
The lottery data selection means includes:
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the lottery data arranged next to the selected lottery data is newly selected as the selected lottery data.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a sum of winning probabilities determined by each lottery data of each lottery table is 100%. As the lottery conditions, first and second lottery conditions are preset, and the lottery table includes first and second lottery tables corresponding to the first and second lottery conditions,
The lottery results are associated with the index numbers by serial numbers, and the lottery data are associated with the index numbers associated with the corresponding lottery results, respectively.
In the first lottery table, among the lottery results, the lottery data corresponding to the lottery result determined by the lottery determination unit in the first lottery condition is included in the first lottery condition. Arranged in the order of the index number from the lottery data corresponding to the initial index number included in the corresponding setting data for lottery,
In the second lottery table, among the lottery results, the lottery data corresponding to the lottery result determined by the lottery determination unit in the second lottery condition is included in the second lottery condition. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the game machines are arranged in the order of the index numbers from the lottery data corresponding to the initial index numbers included in the corresponding setting data for lottery.   The initial index number included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the second lottery condition is different from the initial index number included in the lottery setting data corresponding to the first lottery condition. The gaming machine according to claim 4.

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