JP6104971B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable. After the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display result is obtained by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit. The present invention relates to a slot machine that can derive and win according to the display result.

  A conventional slot machine of this type includes, for example, a variable display device having a plurality of (usually three) reels having a plurality of types of symbols as identification information drawn on the outer periphery, and a player can start a switch. After each reel is rotated by operating the reel, the player rotates the reel within the range of the maximum delay time determined in advance from the operation timing by operating the stop switch provided for each reel. Is stopped, and special winnings such as a big bonus, winnings by other small roles, etc. occur according to the display result derived by stopping the rotation of all reels.

  This type of slot machine draws a random number in advance for each type of winning combination, and allows only winning winning combinations to be awarded. Thus, some conventional slot machines have a function of notifying a player that a special prize has been won and notifying that a special prize can be generated.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, if a special prize is not generated even after a predetermined number of games have passed after winning a specific internal winning combination, a special prize is generated by changing the display content of the display means. The slot machine that announces is described.

JP 2004-290700 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of making a player interested.

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
After displaying the variable display unit in a variable manner, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
A pre-determining means for deciding whether or not to allow winning
Derivation control means for deriving a display result according to the determination result of the prior determination means;
An advantageous state control means capable of controlling an advantageous state advantageous to the player;
Suggesting effect execution means for executing the suggestion effect in the plurality of games, which suggests whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state;
Promotion effect execution means capable of executing a promotion effect for promoting a predetermined operation in a game before the final game of the plurality of games in which the suggestion effect is executed;
An operation time notification means for notifying that, when the predetermined operation is performed after the promotion effect is executed, the advantageous state is controlled according to the predetermined operation ;
And a final game notification means for notifying that the advantageous state is controlled in the final game when the predetermined operation is not performed after the promotion effect is executed .

In addition, you may provide the following structures.
(1) By consuming game value for one game and setting the number of bets, the game can be started and the display result is derived to a variable display device capable of changing the display state. A slot machine (slot machine 1) in which one game is finished and a winning can be generated according to the display result of the variable display device,
Before the display result is derived to the variable display device, for each of a plurality of types of special prizes (BB1, BB2, RB) accompanied by a transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player, A pre-determining means (lottery process executed by the main control unit 41) for determining whether or not to allow the generation of a prize;
Derived display control means (reel rotation processing executed by the main control unit 41) for causing the variable display device to derive and display a display result in accordance with a determination result of the prior determination means;
When the special winning is not generated in the game that is determined to allow the occurrence of the special prize by the pre-determining means, the determination result that the special winning is allowed is carried over to the next game. Carry-over means (the main control unit 41 carries over the winning flag of the special role, which is the winning result, in the next game when the special role is not won in the game won for the special role),
Notification means for notifying that the occurrence of the special prize is allowed (sub control unit 91 and liquid crystal display 51 for executing bonus winning finalizing effect (S21 in FIG. 12)),
After the notification by the notification means, when a predetermined privilege granting condition (10 game digestion etc. (FIG. 8)) is established before the occurrence of the special prize, the predetermined value which is different from the gaming value and does not affect the gaming state Privilege granting means (sub-control unit 91, S5 in FIG. 12) for granting a privilege (privilege video);
The game value consumption associated with the setting of the number of bets in the period before the bonus condition is established after the notification is made until the bonus granting condition is satisfied may vary depending on the gaming state when the occurrence of the special prize is permitted. The game state control means for controlling the game state in the period before the bonus condition is established (the re-game winning rate in the period before the bonus condition is established is changed (preparation state, CZ state, advantage RT, disadvantage RT in FIG. 8A). Or the privilege granting conditions are changed (see FIG. 8B)).

  According to such a configuration, after it is announced that the occurrence of a special prize is permitted, a privilege is granted when the privilege granting condition is established before the occurrence of the special prize, and therefore, the occurrence of a special prize is allowed. By notifying the player that the game has been made, not only can the player be given a sense of expectation for the occurrence of a special prize, but also a sense of expectation for the establishment of the privilege granting condition. As a result, it is possible to increase the value of notifying that the occurrence of a special prize is permitted.

  In addition, according to the gaming state when the occurrence of a special prize is permitted, the bet number setting during the period before the award condition is established after the announcement that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted until the award condition is established For example, when a special prize is allowed to occur in a certain gaming state, it is possible to wait for establishment of a privilege granting condition with a small amount of game value consumption. In the game from the winning notification of the special prize until the special prize is generated, such as waiting for establishment of the privilege grant condition at the expense of a certain amount of game value when the occurrence of the special prize is allowed in the gaming state of It is possible to provide the player with an interesting game according to the type of game state when the special prize is won. As a result, it is possible to make the player interested in the gaming state when the special prize is won in connection with the special prize winning notification.

  (2) The privilege granting conditions differ depending on the gaming state when the special winning is permitted (see FIG. 8B).

  According to such a configuration, a privilege can be granted by satisfying a privilege granting condition according to the gaming state when the occurrence of a special prize is permitted. Can be granted.

(3) The pre-determining means further determines whether or not to allow the occurrence of a re-game winning (replay 1, 2) that can start the next game without consuming the gaming value,
The gaming state control means includes
It can be controlled to a plurality of types of gaming states (prepared state, CZ state, advantageous RT, unfavorable RT) with different re-game winning allowance rates by the pre-decision means,
Based on the fact that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted regardless of the gaming state when the occurrence of the special prize is permitted is any of a plurality of types of gaming states having different re-game prize acceptance rates. The game state is not shifted to another game state (see FIG. 5).

  According to such a configuration, the bonus granting condition is satisfied after the announcement that the occurrence of the special winning is permitted by controlling the plurality of types of gaming states having different re-game winning allowance rates. The gaming value consumption accompanying the setting of the number of bets in the period before the privilege condition is established becomes different. In addition, since the gaming state when the special winning is permitted is maintained even if the bonus condition is entered in the first half of the period, the gaming state when the special winning is permitted is determined for the player. I can have a strong interest in what it was like.

(4) It further includes game value giving means (payout processing by the main control unit 41) for giving the game value according to the display result of the variable display device,
The gaming state control means includes a first gaming state (advantageous RT) for increasing the gaming value given amount by the gaming value giving means more than the gaming value consumption, and the gaming value giving more than the gaming value consumption. The game state can be controlled to the second game state (CZ state) for reducing the amount of game value given by means,
The gaming state control means starts from the first gaming state to the second gaming state when a predetermined number of games have ended in the first gaming state, regardless of whether or not the special winning is allowed in the first gaming state. The game state is shifted to the game state (FIG. 5: Advantageous RT ends on 30 games)
When the special winning is allowed during the period between the transition to the first gaming state and the completion of a predetermined number of predetermined games less than the predetermined number of games, the notification means After the end of, it is notified that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted (see S24 in FIG. 12).

  According to such a configuration, although a game that can be executed in the first gaming state still remains, the player reacts to the notification and promptly generates a special prize. It is possible to prevent as much as possible a situation in which the player cannot sufficiently receive the benefits of the gaming state.

  (5) The privilege granting unit grants the privilege after the special prize is generated after the privilege granting condition is established (see FIGS. 9 and 10).

According to such a configuration, it is possible to enhance the preference for a special prize.
(6) The notification means is:
Announce that the occurrence of the special prize is allowed in the final game of the plurality of games (the confirmed effect in FIG. 9) and the possibility that the special prize is allowed to occur in the game before the final game. The suggestion effect to suggest is performed (expectation effect 1, 2 of FIG. 9),
During the game in which the suggestion effect is executed, an effect that prompts a predetermined operation is further executed ("Press MAXBET!" In FIGS. 9 and 10),
When the predetermined operation is detected in a game in which an effect for prompting the predetermined operation is executed, the notification is made in the game (see 3G in FIG. 10).

  According to such a configuration, the player can advance the notification timing that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted by performing a predetermined operation. By the way, since the privilege granting condition is established on the assumption that the notification is generated, the privilege granting condition can be established early by performing a predetermined operation. As a result, the player can achieve the privilege granting condition with a smaller amount of game value consumption by performing a predetermined operation. For this reason, according to this structure, the motivation with respect to predetermined operation can be given to a player, and predetermined operation can be accelerated | stimulated.

It is a front view showing the whole structure of the slot machine. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol on each reel which comprises a variable display apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the control circuit of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the combination of a prize. It is a figure which shows the transition state of a game state. It is a figure which shows the object combination of the internal lottery classified by game state. It is a figure for demonstrating reel control when replay GR1 or replay GR2 is elected. It is a figure which shows the example of privilege provision conditions. It is a figure for demonstrating the specific example of a game progress after a bonus is elected until a privilege is provided (no instruction | indication operation detection). It is a figure for demonstrating the specific example of a game progress after a bonus is elected until a privilege is provided (with instruction | indication operation detection). It is a figure for demonstrating a production table. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which the sub-control part 91 performs for every game in order to implement | achieve grant of a privilege.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall structure of the slot machine according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an arrangement of symbols on each reel constituting the variable display device. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the control circuit of the slot machine.

  The slot machine 1 includes a housing (not shown) whose front surface is open, and a front door 1b pivotally supported on a side end of the housing.

  Inside the slot machine 1, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter also referred to as a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are arranged so as to be seen from the see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are “melon (for example, the pattern of the area number 19 of the left reel 2L)” and “grape (for example, the area number 16 of the left reel 2L). “Design”), “banana (eg, design with area number 17 on left reel 2L)”, “strawberry (eg, design with area number 12 on right reel 2R)”, “star” (eg, area number 20 on left reel 2L) ”,“ Black 7 (for example, the design of the area number 18 of the left reel 2L) ”,“ White 7 (for example, the design of the area number 10 of the left reel 2L) ”,“ BAR (for example, the design of the left reel 2L) A plurality of types of symbols that can be distinguished from each other such as “the symbol of area number 5” are drawn in a predetermined order, 21 pieces each.

  The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3, respectively. In addition, the portions other than the portions on which the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are drawn are white, and light is transmitted with high transmittance. The portions on which the symbols are drawn also correspond to the colors of the symbols. It is designed to transmit light.

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

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect the reference position and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are irradiated with white light from the back side. A reel LED 55 is provided. The reel LED 55 includes nine LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and each symbol can be irradiated independently.

  Further, a display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 3) is arranged at a position on the front side (player side) of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a normally white liquid crystal panel having transparency in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and a transmissive region 51b corresponding to the see-through window 3 of the display region 51a. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized from the player side through the see-through window 3. There are two types of liquid crystal displays: a non-glare type liquid crystal display with non-glare processing on the surface of the liquid crystal panel and a glare type liquid crystal display with glare processing (gloss processing). In the embodiment, a glare type liquid crystal display in which glare processing is applied to the surface of the display area 51a is used. In addition, a backlight (not shown) that irradiates the display area 51a from behind is provided on the back surface of the display area 51a excluding the transmissive area 51b, and a concealing member that conceals the inside is further provided on the back surface. (Not shown) is provided.

  On the front side (front side in FIG. 1) of the liquid crystal display 51, an instruction (for example, touch operation) from the player to the display surface is detected, and the position (for example, the position where the touch operation is performed) is specified. Light-emitting devices 56a and 56b and light-receiving devices 57a and 57b that constitute a touch panel for the above-described purpose are installed. The light emitting devices 56a and 56b include a plurality of infrared light emitting elements (for example, LEDs). The light receiving devices 57a and 57b include a plurality of infrared light receiving elements (for example, phototransistors).

  The light emitting device 56a and the light receiving device 57a are installed in pairs in the horizontal direction across the display surface of the liquid crystal display 51. The light emitting device 56a and the light receiving device 57a are installed so that infrared rays radiated from the plurality of light emitting elements provided in the light emitting device 56a can be received by the plurality of light receiving elements provided in the light receiving device 57a. Similarly, the light emitting device 56b and the light receiving device 57b are installed in pairs in the vertical direction across the display area of the liquid crystal display 51. The light emitting device 56b and the light receiving device 57b are installed so that infrared rays emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements provided in the light emitting device 56b can be received by the plurality of light receiving elements provided in the light receiving device 57b.

  In the present embodiment, infrared grids are formed along the display surface of the liquid crystal display 51 by emitting infrared rays from the light emitting devices 56a and 56b. When a touch operation is performed on the display surface by the player, the light receiving devices 57a and 57b detect the shielding of infrared rays and output a signal for specifying the position where the detected light receiving element is arranged. To the touch panel controller 99. The touch panel controller 99 can specify the position where the touch operation is performed on the display surface of the liquid crystal display 51 based on signals from the light receiving devices 57a and 57b, and the touch panel is formed by these. Yes.

  The light emitting devices 56 a and 56 b constituting the touch panel are installed on the left side and the lower side of the display surface of the liquid crystal display 51, and the light receiving devices 57 a and 57 b are installed on the right side and the upper side of the display surface of the liquid crystal display 51. The touch panel can detect a touch operation in an area surrounded by the light emitting devices 56a and 56b and the light receiving devices 57a and 57b, and can specify a position where the touch operation is performed.

  Further, on the front door 1b, one medal using a medal insertion slot 4 through which medals can be inserted, a medal payout opening 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a game value owned by the player) is used. One BET switch 5 operated when setting the bet number of minutes, MAXBET switch operated when setting a specified number of bets determined according to the gaming state within the range using credits 6. Settlement switch 10 operated when the medal used for setting the medal and the bet number stored as credits is settled (the medal used for setting the credit and bet number is returned), the game is started The stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R operated when stopping the start switch 7 and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R that are operated when It is provided operable by.

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

  Further, on the front door 1b, a credit indicator 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, a game auxiliary indicator 12 that displays the number of medals acquired and an error code indicating the contents when an error occurs, A payout display 13 is provided for displaying the number of medals paid out due to the winning.

  In addition, the front door 1b has a 1BETLED 14 that notifies that the bet number is set to 1 by lighting, a 2BETLED 15 that notifies that the bet number is set to 2, and a bet number is set to 3. A 3BET LED 16 for informing that the player is on, an insertion request LED 17 for informing that a medal can be inserted by lighting, a start valid LED 18 for informing that the game start operation by operating the start switch 7 is effective, and a weight (Waiting for LED 19 to wait for the start of reel rotation since a certain period of time has not elapsed since the start of the previous game) A middle LED 20 is provided.

  Further, inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 3) for notifying that the betting number setting operation by the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the MAXBET switch 6 is effective. In the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R that indicate that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is effective are turned on. (See FIG. 3).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the inner side of the front door 1b, there is a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for canceling an error state and a stop state excluding a RAM abnormality error by a predetermined key operation, A set value indicator 24 that displays the set value at that time during the change or confirmation of the set value, and the flow path of the medal inserted from the medal slot 4 on the hopper tank side provided in the slot machine 1 Alternatively, a medal selector having a flow medal selector 30 for selectively switching to one of the medal payout outlets 9 and a medal selector 31 for detecting a medal inserted from the medal slot 4 and flowing down to the hopper tank side ( The door opening detection switch 25 (refer FIG. 3) which detects the open state of the front door 1b is provided.

  Inside the slot machine 1, reel sensors 2L, 2C, 2R, reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R that can detect the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, respectively (see FIG. 3). ), The reel unit 2 including the reel LED 55, the external output substrate 1000 for outputting an external output signal, the hopper motor 34b for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank from the medal payout opening 9, and the hopper motor 34b. A hopper unit 34 including a payout sensor 34c that detects a payout medal and a power supply box 100 are provided.

  At the side of the hopper unit 34, a full tank sensor 35a comprising a pair of electrically conductive members spaced apart from each other and provided at a height capable of detecting a predetermined amount of stored medals is provided. Can be detected.

  On the front surface of the power supply box 100 is a stop for selecting whether to enable / disable the stop function that controls the stop state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) at the end of a big bonus, which will be described later. Switch 36a, for selecting the validity / invalidity of the automatic settlement function for controlling automatic settlement processing (processing for returning (returning) medals stored as credits regardless of the player's operation) at the end of a big bonus, which will be described later It functions as an automatic settlement switch 36b, a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change mode at startup, and a reset switch for canceling an error state and a stop state except for a RAM abnormality error in a normal state. Reset / setting switch that functions as a setting switch for changing the set value of the winning probability of internal lottery 8, the power switch 39 is provided which is operated to ON / OFF the power.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 4, or the bet number is set using credits. In order to use credits, the single BET switch 5 or the MAX BET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the winning line determined according to the gaming state among the winning lines L1 to L5 (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the start switch 7 is operated. Is in a valid state, that is, a state where the game can be started. When medals are inserted beyond the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line that is set to determine whether a combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a winning symbol combination. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a winning line L1 set across the symbols arranged in the middle stage of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R and the symbols arranged in the upper stage of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R are displayed. The winning line L2 set across the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the winning line L3 set over the lower symbols, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, lower right There are five types of winning lines L4 set across the symbols arranged in the row, the lower stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the winning line L5 set up across the symbols arranged to the right. All of the pay lines L1 to L5 are valid when a predetermined number of bets are set.

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

  When one of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, one game is completed, and a predetermined symbol combination (hereinafter also referred to as a role) is set on any of the activated pay lines L1 to L5. When the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped as a display result, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in the present embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1).

  If a combination of symbols with payout of medals is arranged on a plurality of activated pay lines, the total number of payouts determined for each combination of symbols arranged on the activated pay line is totaled. The total number of medals is awarded to the player.

  However, an upper limit (15 in this embodiment) is set for the number of medals to be awarded in one game. When the total number of medals exceeds the upper limit, the upper limit number of medals is given. Will be. In addition, when a combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R on any of the activated pay lines L1 to L5, a game corresponding to the combination of symbols Transition to the state.

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

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

  For this reason, for example, when any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated and the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol from the symbol to four frames ahead Since the symbols can be displayed in the lower row, as a result, the symbols from the symbol to six frames ahead can be displayed in the upper row. That is, in each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated, within 7 frames including the symbols displayed on the lower row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch. The arranged symbols can be displayed on the winning line.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The production according to the control is controlled, and the power supply board 101 generates the drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies them to each part.

  The power supply board 101 is supplied with AC100V power from the outside, and a DC voltage necessary for driving the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated from the AC100V power supply. The game control board 40 and the game control board 40 It is supplied to the production control board 90 connected through the.

  Further, a hopper motor 34b, a payout sensor 34c, a full sensor 35a, a stop switch 36a, an automatic settlement switch 36b, a setting key switch 37, a reset / setting switch 38, and a power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

  The game control board 40 includes a single BET switch 5, a MAXBET switch 6, a start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, a settlement switch 10, a reset switch 23, a insertion medal sensor 31, a door opening detection switch 25, a reel sensor. 33L, 33C, and 33R are connected, and a payout sensor 34c, a full sensor 35a, a stop switch 36a, an automatic checkout switch 36b, a setting key switch 37, and a reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply board 101. The detection signals of these connected switches are input.

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

  The game control board 40 includes a microcomputer having a main CPU 41a, ROM 41b, RAM 41c, and I / O port 41d. The main control unit 41 controls the game, and a predetermined range (0 to 65535 in the present embodiment). Random number generation circuit 42 for generating a random number, sampling circuit 43 for acquiring a random number from the random number generation circuit, and switch detection for detecting a detection signal input from switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101 Circuit 44, motor drive circuit 45 that controls the drive of reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, solenoid drive circuit 46 that controls the drive of flow path switching solenoid 30, and various displays and LEDs connected to game control board 40 The LED drive circuit 47 that controls the power supplied to the slot machine 1 When the voltage is monitored and a voltage drop is detected, a power interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41, an initialization command is not input when the power is turned on or from the main CPU 41a A reset circuit 49 that sometimes gives a reset signal to the main CPU 41a, an electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31, and an electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 A disconnection monitoring IC 50 for monitoring the above and other various devices and circuits are mounted.

  The main CPU 41a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timekeeping function and a timer interrupt, executes a program (described later) stored in the ROM 41b, and performs processing related to the progress of the game. Each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40 is controlled directly or indirectly. The ROM 41b stores fixed data such as programs executed by the main CPU 41a and various tables. The RAM 41c is used as a work area when the main CPU 41a executes a program. The I / O port 41d inputs / outputs a control signal to / from each circuit connected via a signal input / output terminal included in the main control unit 41.

  The main control unit 41 is also supplied with backup power even during a power failure, and while the backup power is being supplied, the main CPU 41a performs a refresh operation to hold the data stored in the RAM 41c. It has become so.

  The random number generation circuit 42 is configured by a counter that counts up and updates the value every time a predetermined number of pulses are generated, and the sampling circuit 43 acquires a numerical value counted by the random number generation circuit 42. The random number generation circuit 42 defines a range of numerical values to be counted for each type of random number, and in the present embodiment, 0 to 65535 is defined as the range. The main CPU 41a sends an instruction to the sampling circuit 43 according to the processing to acquire the numerical value indicated by the random number generation circuit 42 as a random number (this function is hereinafter referred to as a hardware random number function). The random numbers for internal lottery are not used as they are extracted by the hardware random number function but are processed by software and used. The main CPU 41a also has a function of updating a numerical value of a specific register by the above-described timer interrupt process (main) and acquiring the updated numerical value as a random number (hereinafter, this function is referred to as a software random number function). .

  The reset circuit 49 outputs a reset signal to the main control unit 41 when the voltage rises to a level at which the main control unit 41 can be activated when the power is turned on, and activates the main control unit 41. When the count of the reset counter is counted up without being cleared based on a signal periodically output from 41, that is, when the main control unit 41 does not operate for a predetermined time, a reset signal is sent to the main control unit 41. Is output, and the main control unit 41 is restarted.

  The main CPU 41a transmits various commands to the effect control board 90 via the I / O port 41d. A command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the effect control board 90 to the game control board 40. The transmission line of the command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is composed of a strobe (INT) signal line, a data transmission line, and a ground line, and is connected via the effect relay board 80. The game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are not directly connected.

  The effect control board 90 is connected to light receiving devices 57a and 57b constituting a touch panel, and detection signals of the connected light receiving devices 57a and 57b are input to the touch panel controller 99.

  The production control board 90 is connected to electrical components such as a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1), production effect LEDs 52, speakers 53 and 54, and reel LEDs 55 arranged on the front door 1b of the slot machine 1. The electrical components are driven based on control by a sub-control unit 91 (described later) mounted on the effect control board 90. The effect control board 90 is connected to light emitting devices 56a and 56b that constitute a touch panel, and the light emitting devices 56a and 56b are driven based on control by a touch panel controller 99 described later mounted on the effect control board 90. It has come to be.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the effect control board 90 includes a sub CPU 91a, a ROM 91b, a RAM 91c, and a microcomputer including an I / O port 91d. The sub control unit 91 controls the effect, and the effect control board 90. A display control circuit 92 for performing display control of the liquid crystal display 51 connected to the LED, an effect driving LED 52, an LED driving circuit 93 for controlling driving of the reel LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 for controlling audio output from the speakers 53, 54, Switch detection for detecting a detection signal input from a reset circuit 95 for supplying a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, and switches connected to the effect control board 90 Circuit 96 outputs time information including date information and time information The clock device 97, the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 is monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a power interruption detection circuit 98 that outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to the sub-control unit 91; A touch panel controller 99 for performing processing for specifying a position where a touch operation is performed on the display surface of the liquid crystal display 51 based on signals from the devices 56b and 57b, other circuits, and the like are mounted.

  The sub CPU 91a receives the command transmitted from the game control board 40 and the output information from the touch panel controller 99 and performs various controls for performing the effects, and controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90. Control directly or indirectly.

  Similar to the main CPU 41a, the sub CPU 91a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function). The sub CPU 91a acquires a command from the main control unit 41 based on an input of a strobe (INT) signal output when the main control unit 41 transmits a command, and performs a command reception interrupt process for storing the command in the reception buffer. Run. In addition, the sub CPU 91a generates an interrupt at regular intervals and executes a timer interrupt process.

  The sub-control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power at the time of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 91c is held while the backup power is supplied.

  In the slot machine 1, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. Specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using the winning probability corresponding to the set value in the internal lottery. The set value is composed of four stages of 1 to 4, with 4 being the highest payout rate and the payout rates being 3, 2, 1 in this order. In other words, when 4 is set as the set value, the player has the highest advantage, and the advantages decrease stepwise in the order of 3, 2, 1.

  In the slot machine 1, a winning occurs when the winning symbols are aligned on any winning line of the variable display device 2. The types of winning combinations are determined according to the state of the game, but can be broadly divided into special roles with transition to big bonus and regular bonus, small roles with payout of medals, and setting of bet number. There is a re-game combination that allows the next game to be started without the need for.

  In the case where the winning by special role does not occur in the game won for the special role, the winning flag of the special role as a result of the winning is carried over to the next game. For this reason, when a special combination is won, the winning result is valid until a special combination is won. On the other hand, for the winning combination other than the special combination, the winning result is discarded for each game.

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

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a combination of winning prizes.
Referring to FIG. 4, the special combination includes big bonus 1 (hereinafter also referred to as BB1), big bonus 2 (hereinafter also referred to as BB2), and regular bonus (hereinafter also referred to as RB).

  The combination of symbols “BB1” is “black 7-black 7-black 7”. The combination of symbols of BB2 is “white 7-white 7-white 7”. When winning a prize in either BB1 or BB2, the gaming state shifts to a big bonus.

  When the big bonus is controlled, the regular bonus is repeatedly controlled until the big bonus ends. While the gaming state is the big bonus, a big bonus medium flag corresponding to the type of the big bonus won is set in the RAM 41c. Further, during the regular bonus, the regular bonus medium flag is set in the RAM 41c. That is, while the big bonus medium flag is set to the ON state, the regular bonus medium flag is repeatedly set to the ON state when the regular bonus medium flag is not set to the ON state when the game is started. The

  BB1 and BB2 end on condition that 270 or more medals have been paid out to the player.

  The combination of symbols of “RB” is “white 7-white 7-black 7”. When the regular bonus is won, the gaming state shifts to the regular bonus.

  The regular bonus ends on condition that 70 or more medals have been paid out to the player. While the game state is in the regular bonus, the regular bonus medium flag is set in the RAM 41c.

  Next, a small role will be described. Small roles include “strawberry”, “grape”, “white grape”, and “black grape”. The “grape” symbol combination is “grape-grape-grape”. When "Grape" wins, 9 medals are paid out. The symbols constituting “grape” (“grape”) are arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. For this reason, “grape” is a “non-missing” role that can be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R if it is elected.

  The combination of symbols of “white grape” is “white 7-grape-grape”. The combination of symbols of “black grapes” is “black 7-grape-grape”. Of the symbols constituting “white grape” and “black grape”, “grape” is arranged within 5 frames in each of the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R, but each of “white 7” and “black 7” Are not arranged within 5 frames on the left reel 2L. For this reason, even if “White Grapes” and “Black Grapes” are selected, they are operated at an appropriate timing that can draw the symbols that make up the left symbol out of the winning combination of symbols on the winning line. If you don't, you won't win a "possible role".

  Next, the combination of symbols for “strawberry” is “ANY-ANY-strawberry”. Here, “ANY” means that any symbol may be used. When a “strawberry” win occurs, three medals are paid out. If the symbol “strawberry” stops at the upper or lower stage of the right reel 2R, “ANY-ANY-strawberry” must be aligned on the two winning lines of the winning lines L2, L5 or the winning lines L3, L4. Since it won the “strawberry” on the two winning lines, six medals are paid out.

  In addition, since the symbol (“strawberry”) of the reel 2R that constitutes “strawberry” is not arranged within 7 frames on the reel 2R, the “strawberry” operates the stop switch 8R at an appropriate timing that can be pulled in. Otherwise, you won't win even if you win.

  Next, the re-game combination among the winning combinations will be described. The re-game combination includes “Replay 1”, “Replay 2”, and “Replay 3”. When you win one of the re-games, you will not be paid out medals, but you can start the next game without setting the number of bets again, so the number of bets corresponding to the number of bets that you no longer need to set in the next game This is essentially the same as when medals are paid out.

  The symbol combination of “Replay 1” is “banana-banana-grape”. The symbol combination of “Replay 2” is “melon-melon-melon”. The symbol combination of “Replay 3” is “banana-BAR-grape”.

  The symbols constituting “Replay 1” (“banana” in the left reel 2L and middle reel 2C, “grape” in the right reel 2R), and the symbols constituting “Replay 2” (“melon”) Are arranged within 5 frames. Therefore, “Replay 1” and “Replay 2” can be said to be “unmissable roles” that can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R if they are selected.

  On the other hand, among the symbols constituting “Replay 3”, the middle symbol “BAR” is not arranged within five frames. Therefore, “Replay 3” can be said to be a “possibly missed role” that will not win even if the stop switch 8C is not operated at an appropriate timing, even if it is won. “Replay 3” is always won simultaneously with “Replay 1” and “Replay 2” in the internal lottery. For this reason, when “Replay 3” is won, it is possible to win either “Replay 1” or “Replay 2” to be won at the same time regardless of the operation timing.

Hereinafter, winning by re-game combination is also simply referred to as “replay winning”.
In the present embodiment, when a replay winning by replay 1 occurs, the gaming state shifts to disadvantageous RTs having different winning probabilities for the re-game combination depending on the gaming state when the replay winning occurs. Further, when a replay winning by replay 2 occurs, depending on the gaming state when the replay winning occurs, the gaming state shifts to an advantageous RT having a different winning probability of the re-game combination. Such a gaming state in which the winning probability of the re-game combination fluctuates is generally referred to as RT (Replay Time). As shown in FIG. 4, the disadvantage RT continues for 300 games, and the disadvantage RT continues for 30 games.

Next, various game states including these disadvantageous RTs and advantageous RTs will be described.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state. As shown in FIG. 5, the slot machine 1 has gaming states such as a bonus (BB1, BB2, RB), a preparation state, a CZ (Challenge Zone) state (initial gaming state), an advantageous RT, and an unfavorable RT.

  The preparation state, the CZ state, the advantage RT, and the disadvantage RT have different winning probabilities for the re-game combination. Further, unlike other game states, bonuses (BB1, BB2, RB) are not won by the re-gamer in the first place.

  Comparing the winning probability of the re-game combination in each gaming state excluding the bonus, it is “advantageous RT (50000)> CZ state (20000)> prepared state (15000)> disadvantaged RT (9000)”. . The numerical value in parentheses is the number of winning determination values corresponding to the re-game combination (replays 1 to 3).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the transition conditions for transitioning from one gaming state to another gaming state and the relationship between the gaming states before and after the transition are determined in advance.

  From the bonus, the transition is made to the ready state with the end of the bonus as a transition condition. From the ready state, the state shifts to the CZ state on the condition that a predetermined “special item” is derived to the variable display device.

  The “special outcome” is an outcome that stops when a winning combination of white grape or black grape is missed, for example.

  From the CZ state, a transition condition (advantageous condition) indicates that a replay 2 win has occurred, and the process shifts to an advantageous RT. And migrate. The CZ state is named as a “Challenge Zone” game state in which the CZ state is promoted to an advantageous state or falls into an unfavorable state depending on the type of winning a replay. That's why.

  From the advantageous RT, the transition to the CZ state is made using the digestion of 30 games as a transition condition. On the other hand, from the disadvantaged RT, the transition to the CZ state is made using the digestion of 300 games as a transition condition.

  When the gaming state is advantageous RT, Replay 1 or Replay 2 may win, but even when winning, control to the advantageous RT is maintained. In addition, even when the gaming state is a disadvantaged RT, the replay 1 or the replay 2 may win a prize, but even if a prize is won, the control to the disadvantaged RT is maintained.

  Advantageous RT can be said to be a state that is more advantageous to the player than the CZ state in that the winning rate of the re-game combination is extremely high and that it is not controlled by disadvantageous RT even if winning in Replay 1. It can be said that disadvantageous RT is a more disadvantageous state for the player than the CZ state in that it is not controlled by the advantageous RT even if winning a replay 2 while the predetermined number of games are consumed.

  In addition, since the winning probability of the re-game combination in the ready state, the CZ state, the advantageous RT, and the disadvantaged RT is “advantageous RT> CZ state> prepared state> unfavorable RT”, the game when the bonus is won When the state is advantageous RT, it is possible to digest as many games as possible until the bonus is generated while suppressing consumption of medals used for the number of bets, compared to cases other than advantageous RT.

  However, when a bonus (any one of BB1, BB2, and RB) is won in any of the ready state, the CZ state, the advantageous RT, and the unfavorable RT, the following control is performed.

(When bonus is won in the ready state)
The ready state continues until a bonus prize corresponding to the bonus winning is generated. Therefore, even if a special outcome is derived, the CZ state is not entered.

(When bonus is won in CZ state)
The CZ state continues until a bonus prize corresponding to the bonus winning is generated. Therefore, even if a winning by replay 1 or replay 2 occurs, it does not shift to advantageous RT or disadvantaged RT.

(When you win a bonus at advantageous RT)
As shown in FIG. That is, when a bonus winning corresponding to the bonus winning is generated, the process shifts to a bonus. In addition, the game shifts to the CZ state on condition that the 30 games are consumed before the bonus winning is generated.

(When you win a bonus at disadvantaged RT)
As shown in FIG. That is, when a bonus winning corresponding to the bonus winning is generated, the process shifts to a bonus. In addition, the game shifts to the CZ state on condition that the 300 games before the bonus winning is completed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when a bonus is won in the preparation state or the CZ state, the transition of the gaming state is different from that in FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, when a bonus is won in the preparation state or the CZ state, the game state is not shifted to another game state unless a bonus winning is generated.

  The reason why the control when the bonus is won in the preparation state or the CZ state is different from that in FIG. 5 is as follows.

  That is, if the transition of the gaming state after winning the bonus is as shown in FIG. 5 including the preparation state and the CZ state, the “CZ state → advantageous RT → CZ state → advantageous RT” with the bonus winning flag carried over. → CZ state ... "and so on, the game is advantageously advanced while alternately shifting between the CZ state and the advantageous RT, and finally a bonus winning is generated at the stage where the accidental transition to the disadvantaged RT occurs. It becomes possible to shift to the state. If it does so, it will become possible for a player to receive payout of many medals, avoiding playing disadvantageous RT substantially, and there exists a possibility that the balance of a game may be lost. This can occur, for example, when designing the payout rate in the ready state, the CZ state, and the disadvantageous state to be less than 100%, and the payout rate in the advantageous RT to be more than 100%.

  That said, not only in the ready state and the CZ state, but also in the advantageous RT and disadvantageous RT, if “Bonus winning does not occur when bonus is won” Such a problem arises. In other words, if the bonus is won in the advantageous RT, the advantageous RT will continue until the bonus winning is generated, so that the player can advance in the advantageous state for a long time by avoiding the bonus winning. It becomes possible to continue playing the game. In particular, when the payout rate in advantageous RT is designed to exceed 100%, the number of medals of the player will continue to increase, and there is a possibility that the balance of the game will be lost.

  In the present embodiment, in consideration of these points, as described above, when a bonus is won in the preparation state or the CZ state, the game state transition method is different from that in FIG.

  However, although it is desirable to control as described above, the transition of the gaming state after winning the bonus may be “as shown in FIG. 5 including the preparation state and the CZ state”, or conversely, “preparation” Not only the state and the CZ state but also the advantageous RT and the disadvantaged RT may not be shifted to another gaming state unless a bonus winning is generated when a bonus is won. In these cases, it is desirable to adjust the design payout rate in each gaming state as necessary.

  The main control unit 41 determines whether or not a transition condition determined for each gaming state is satisfied, and shifts the gaming state from one gaming state to another gaming state as described above.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the combination of the combination read as a lottery target combination for each gaming state will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the target combination of the internal lottery for each gaming state.

  In the present embodiment, the combination of lottery object combinations varies depending on the gaming state. In addition, since a plurality of winning combinations are simultaneously read out as lottery subject combinations, a plurality of winning combinations can be won in duplicate.

  In FIG. 6, “+” is indicated between winning combinations to indicate the lottery target combination that is simultaneously read in the internal lottery. In particular, in FIG. 6, replay GR1 means a lottery target combination in which replay 1 and replay 2 are won simultaneously. In addition, replay GR2 means a lottery target combination for which replays 1 to 3 are simultaneously won.

  In FIG. 6, the lottery object combination is shown in the vertical column, and the gaming state is shown in the horizontal column. In the column where the gaming state intersects with the lottery target, a circle indicates that the lottery target is read out in the gaming state, and a cross indicates the lottery target when in the gaming state. This indicates that the combination is not read out. Also, the numerical value shown below the circle in FIG. 6 indicates the number of determination values of a predetermined set value (for example, set value 1). The main control unit 41 performs an internal lottery by using a total of 65536 judgment values from 0 to 65535 allocated to each lottery object combination and out of play.

  In the “gaming state” column of FIG. 6, RB is described but BB1, 2 is not described, but this is a gaming state in which BB1, 2 are repeatedly controlled by RB. This is because the lottery target combination in the gaming state of BB1 and BB2 is substantially explained by that in the gaming state of RB.

[Lottery target roles (1) to (13) in FIG. 6]
(A) Ready state, CZ state, advantageous RT, and disadvantageous RT
As shown in FIG. 6, in the preparation state, the CZ state, the advantageous RT, and the disadvantageous RT, all the lottery object combinations (1) to (13), that is, BB1, BB2, RB, BB1 + replay 2, BB2 + replay 2, RB + Replay 2, BB1 + Strawberry, BB2 + Strawberry, RB + Strawberry, Strawberry, Grape, White Grape, and Black Grape are targeted for internal lottery, and are sequentially read out as target roles for internal lottery.

  The number of determination values corresponding to the lottery target roles (1) to (13) in the preparation state, CZ state, advantageous RT, and disadvantageous RT is determined for each lottery target role. However, the number of determination values corresponding to each lottery object combination (1) to (13) is common to the preparation state, the CZ state, the advantageous RT, and the disadvantageous RT.

(B) RB
In the RB, only the strawberry, grape, white grape, and black grape of (10) to (13) among the lottery target roles (1) to (13) are targeted for the internal lottery and are sequentially read out as the target roles for the internal lottery. . The number of determination values corresponding to the lottery target roles (10) to (13) in the RB is determined for each lottery target role. [Lottery target roles (14) to (16) in FIG. 6]
(C) Advantageous RT and disadvantageous RT
In the advantage RT and the disadvantage RT, all of the lottery target roles (14) to (16), that is, the replay 1, the replay GR1, and the replay GR2 are the targets of the internal lottery and are sequentially read out as the target roles of the internal lottery. However, the number of determination values corresponding to each lottery combination varies depending on the gaming state, as shown.

  In particular, the number of determination values corresponding to Replay 1 is extremely high in advantageous RT, and as a result, the winning rate of the re-game combination including Replay 1, Replay GR1, and Replay GR2 is the highest in advantageous RT (49000 + 500 + 500 = 50000). The winning ratio of the re-game combination is high in the order of CZ state (10000 + 10000 = 20000) and preparation state (15000). In the disadvantaged RT where the winning rate of the re-game combination is the lowest in the gaming state, the winning rate is 9000 (8000 + 500 + 500).

  One of the reasons that not only replay 1 but also replay GR1 and replay GR2 in the advantageous RT and unfavorable RT are the lottery target roles. This is because the player will realize that the bonus is always won at the same time just by winning Replay 2 as a result.

  Therefore, when the replay 2 is provided with a lottery target combination for winning alone, the replays GR1 and GR2 may be excluded from the lottery target combination in advantageous RT and disadvantageous RT.

(D) Preparatory state and CZ state In the preparatory state, only the replay 1 of (14) among the lottery target roles (14) to (16) is the target of the internal lottery and is read as the target role of the internal lottery. As a result, the replay GR1 or the replay GR2 is not a target of the internal lottery in the preparation state, and as a result, no winning by the replay 3 occurs in the preparation state. Further, in the preparation state, when the replay 2 is won, a bonus is always won (the lottery target roles (4) to (6)).

  In the CZ state, only the replay GR1 and the replay GR2 of (15) and (16) among the lottery target roles (14) to (16) are the targets of the internal lottery and are read as the target roles of the internal lottery. In the CZ state, Replay 1 of (14) is not subject to internal lottery alone. As a result, when Replay 1 is won in the CZ state, Replay 2 is always won.

  Moreover, the number of determination values corresponding to the replay GR1 and the replay GR2 in the CZ state is both “10000”. For this reason, the probability that the replay GR1 is won when the regame combination is won and the probability that the replay GR2 is won when the regame combination is won are the same. Furthermore, both the replay 1 and the replay 2 included in the replays GR 1 and 2 are “unmissable roles” in the symbol arrangement.

  In other words, when replay GR1 is won or when replay GR2 is won, up to 4 frames of both replay 1 and replay 2 are placed on the winning line regardless of the operation timing of stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. It is possible to pull in within the range.

  Therefore, in the slot machine 1, when the replay GR1 or the replay GR2 is won, the replay to the winning line is performed according to the reel (first stop reel) in which the stop operation is first detected among the three rotating reels. Whether to align 1 or replay 2 is determined. In the present embodiment, the replay 3 does not win.

(E) RB
In RB, replay 1, replay GR1, and replay GR2 which are lottery object combinations (14) to (16) are not targeted for internal lottery. That is, in RB, no winning due to the re-game combination occurs.

[Relationship between winning probability of re-game role and appearance rate]
The winning probability of the re-game role affects the winning rate. Here, the payout rate is a value indicating the ratio of the game value given amount (medal payout amount) by winning to the game value consumption amount (medal consumption amount) by setting the betting number. For example, the payout rate is calculated as “medal payout amount / medal consumption amount”. A gaming state with a high probability of winning a re-game will have a smaller medal consumption associated with the betting number setting than a gaming state with a low probability. For this reason, if the expected value of the medal payout amount is the same in the gaming state where the winning probability of the re-game role is high and the gaming state where it is low, the gaming state where the winning probability of the re-game role is high The payout rate (“medal payout amount / medal consumption amount”) is higher than in the gaming state where the winning probability of the game combination is low.

  As already described, since the number of determination values corresponding to each lottery target combination (1) to (13) in the preparation state, the CZ state, the advantageous RT, and the disadvantageous RT is common, the re-game combination in each gaming state The difference in the winning probabilities is reflected in the descending order of the play rate in each gaming state.

  That is, between the preparation state, the CZ state, the advantageous RT, and the disadvantageous RT, the height of the payout rate is “advantage RT> CZ state> preparation state> disfavor RT”.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the theoretical payout rate in advantageous RT (“medal payout amount / medal consumption amount”) exceeds 100%, while the theoretical state in the ready state, CZ state, and disadvantageous RT The winning determination value is assigned to the lottery target combination in each gaming state so that the payout rate is less than 100%.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining reel control when the replay GR1 or the replay GR2 is won. As shown in FIG. 7, when the replay GR1 is won, if the first stop reel is the right reel 2R, the replay 1 is controlled so as to be aligned with any winning line and stopped. If is the left reel 2L or the middle reel 2C, control is performed to stop the replay 2 in line with any winning line.

  On the other hand, when the replay GR2 is elected, if the first stop reel is the right reel 2R, the replay 2 is controlled to be aligned with any winning line and stopped, and the first stop reel is moved to the left. In the case of the reel 2L or the middle reel 2C, control is performed to stop the replay 1 in alignment with any winning line.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the replay GR1 or the replay GR2 is won, the winning results differ depending on the type of the first stop reel. Moreover, since the winning rate of Replay GR1 and the winning rate of Replay GR2 are the same, even if the player deliberately biases the selection of the first stop reel, the winning by Replay 1 The probability of occurrence is the same as the probability of winning a prize by Replay 2.

  As described above, in the CZ state, winning by replay 1 establishes a transition condition (also referred to as disadvantageous condition or falling condition) for shifting (falling) to disadvantageous RT disadvantageous to the player, while winning by replay 2 A transition condition (also referred to as an advantageous condition or a promotion condition) for transitioning (promoting) to advantageous RT advantageous to the player is established. For this reason, if the AT described later in the CZ state does not function, a game in which the first stop reel is selected while taking into account whether the replay GR1 or the replay GR2 is won is extremely thrilling for the player. It will be something.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the operation procedure (the avoidance procedure) for shifting from the CZ state to the advantageous RT by changing the first stop reel for avoiding the winning by the replay 1 and making the replay 2 win. ) Are different.

[Internal lottery]
Next, the internal lottery will be described in detail. In the internal lottery, the variable display device 2 determines whether or not each of the winning combinations described above is permitted, that is, whether or not the symbol combination that generates the winning combination is allowed to perform control for aligning with any winning line. Is determined before the display result is derived and displayed (actually, when the start switch 7 is operated). In the internal lottery, a random number for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired from the random number generation circuit 42. Then, for each combination determined according to the gaming state, the obtained random number for internal lottery, the gaming state, and the determination value of each winning combination determined according to the set value set by the reset / setting switch 38 Depending on the number.

  In the present embodiment, from the number of judgment values of each combination and combination of combinations, a range of determination values for a general combination and special combination such as a small combination and a re-game combination, and a special combination with any of the general combination The range of judgment values to be won in combination with roles is specified, and winning in the internal lottery is not exclusive, and a general role and a special role are simultaneously won in one game. It can happen. However, for special roles of different types, the range of determination values to be won in duplicate is not specified, and special types of different types are drawn exclusively.

  In the internal lottery, the number of judgment values determined for the combination or combination of roles that are subject to the internal lottery and the current gaming state are sequentially added to the random number for internal lottery, and when the result of the addition overflows, Or it is determined that the combination of the winning combination is won.

  The number of determination values acquired in the bonus internal lottery increases as the set value increases. As a result, the larger the set value, the higher the probability of winning the special combination in the internal lottery.

  In addition, the number of determination values acquired in the bonus internal lottery is set to be larger than the number of determination values when the bonus is read alone, and the number of determination values when read simultaneously with the replay 2 is set. The number of determination values when reading simultaneously with strawberry is set larger than the number of determination values when reading simultaneously with 2.

  From the above, so that there is a higher expectation that the bonus is won when Replay 2 or Strawberry is won than when no bonus was won, and when no winning combination was won. Is set. Furthermore, when winning the replay 2 in the CZ state, it is possible to have a sense of expectation for being controlled to the advantageous RT even if the bonus is not won.

  In addition, the number of determination values is set so that the winning probability of grapes is significantly higher in the case of RB than in the gaming state other than RB.

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

  If a special role is carried over from before the previous game and a small role (strawberry, grape, etc.) is won, or if a special role and a small role are simultaneously won, the winning small role will be awarded. The number of frames to be drawn is determined so as to be drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 frames, and for the stop operation position where the selected small role cannot be drawn to the winning line in the range of up to 4 frames, the special role selected A stop control table in which the number of frames to be drawn is determined so as to be drawn to the winning line in the range of 4 frames to the maximum is performed, and reel stop control is performed.

  As a result, when a stop operation is performed, if it is possible to stop all the small roles that have been selected in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line and stop them, the control is performed so that the winning combination is stopped. If you can't draw a small role that has been won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the line, if you can stop with a special role that has been won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, Control is performed to align and stop them, and a winning combination that has not been won will be controlled to be stopped within the 4-frame pull-in range.

  That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control for aligning the small combination on the winning line over the special combination, and the special combination can be won only when the small combination cannot be drawn. As a result, after winning a small role and then winning a special role, the special role is won, and compared to the case where the special role is preferentially won, Since the special combination can be won, the player's medal can be increased as much as possible before the special combination is won, and reel control advantageous to the player is performed.

  For example, when a special combination and grapes with a payout number of more than 3 are selected, reel control is performed preferentially to increase the number of grapes by winning the special combination before winning the special combination, which is advantageous to the player. . When a special combination and a small combination can be withdrawn at the same time, only the small combination is drawn, and the special combination is not arranged on the winning line at the same time as the small combination.

  In the reel control, an example is described in which reel control is performed in which a small role is preferentially aligned on a winning line over a special role. However, not all small roles are preferentially aligned over a special role. Reel control that preferentially aligns only the small roles that pay out medals over the number of bets (when the number of bets is 3, the small role where 3 or more medals are paid out, hereinafter also referred to as normal small roles), A small role in which medals smaller than the number of bets are paid out (a small role in which medals of less than 3 are paid out when the number of bets is 3, such as a single role in which one medal is paid out by winning a prize, hereinafter also referred to as a specific small role) ) May be configured to perform reel control for preferentially aligning special combinations on the winning line.

  Thereby, even if winning is made, it is possible to prevent the reel control from being preferentially aligned even for the small role that is disadvantageous for the player because the payout is less than the bet amount.

  Next, the special role and the re-game role are won at the same time, such as when the re-game role is won while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, or when the special role and the re-game role are won simultaneously. In such a case (BB1 + Replay 2, etc.), a stop control table in which the number of drawn frames is determined so as to draw the selected re-game combination to the winning line in the range of 4 frames to the maximum is performed, and the reel stop control is performed. . As a result, when a stop operation is performed, control is performed so that the symbols of the re-game combination are aligned and stopped on the winning line within a drawing range of up to four frames.

[AT control]
In the slot machine according to the present embodiment, when the gaming state is a specific gaming state such as a CZ state or advantageous RT, the sub-control unit 91 provides an assist time that is a notification period in which a navigation effect for notifying the internal lottery result can be executed. The production state can be controlled (hereinafter referred to as AT).

  For example, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not to control the AT in the specific gaming state by performing random number lottery. When it is determined to control to AT, the sub-control unit 91 sets an AT flag indicating that.

  A state in which the AT flag is set in the CZ state is also referred to as a super CZ state, and a state in which the AT flag is not set in the CZ state is also referred to as a normal CZ state. A state where the advantageous RT is set and the AT flag is set is also referred to as ART, and a state where the advantageous RT is not set and the AT flag is not set is also referred to as non-ART. Note that when the gaming state is disadvantageous RT, it is not controlled by the AT.

  As already explained, when replay GR1 or replay GR2 is won in the CZ state, the replay 1 win is avoided with a probability of 1/2, but the replay 1 is won with the remaining 1/2 probability. End up.

  If the AT functions in the CZ state, the player is informed of which reel can be generated by the replay 2 when the replay GR1 or the replay GR2 is won and which reel is first stopped. For example, the liquid crystal display 51 displays which of the left, middle and right reels is to be the first stop reel. Alternatively, sound corresponding to the first stop reel is generated from the speakers 53 and 54. Hereinafter, such notification is referred to as “navigation effect”.

  By executing the navigation effect, the player can specify an operation procedure for avoiding the Replay 1 winning and winning the Replay 2 winning. As a result, unless the player makes a mistake, the player can always stop in the CZ state so as to avoid the Replay 1 winning and to make the Replay 2 winning.

  As described above, when the player is in the CZ state and controlled by the AT, the internal winning situation can be grasped, and the replay 1 winning can be intentionally avoided and the replay 2 winning can be avoided. Control can be avoided, and advantageous RT can be controlled.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the super CZ state, when a white grape or black grape is won, a navigation effect for specifying the type of winning is also executed. Thereby, the player can specify which of the white grape and the black grape is won. As a result, it is possible to stop the left symbol of the grape that has been intentionally won on the winning line, and to win the winning grape. Such a navigation effect relating to white grapes or black grapes may be performed even during advantageous RT.

[Processing by the main control unit 41]
Next, processing executed by the main control unit 41 in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. In the slot machine 1, the game is progressed by repeatedly performing the game process one game at a time. For this purpose, the game must be in a state where the game can be progressed first.

  In order to be able to advance the game, for example, the set value work is stored in the set value work with the set value in the normal range with the main control unit 41 including the main CPU 41a activated, and the data stored in the RAM 41c. The condition is that there is no abnormality. When the game is ready to proceed, game processing is repeated in the slot machine 1 game by game. Hereinafter, each game in the slot machine 1 will be described.

  The “game” in the slot machine 1 is, in a narrow sense, a period from when the start switch 7 is operated to when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped. Since the setting of the bet number before the operation of No. 7 and the payout of medals and the transition of the gaming state are performed after the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are stopped, these incidental processes are also included in the “game” in a broad sense. And

  The game control process is also executed after the power is turned on and a predetermined boot process is performed, or immediately after the setting is changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38. When processing of one game is started, first, the number of bets is set by operating the one-sheet BET switch 5 or the MAXBET switch 6 or by inserting medals from the medal insertion slot 4, and operating the start switch 7. A BET process for instructing the substantial start of the game is performed.

  If the player has won a replay in the previous game, the same bet number as the previous game is automatically set by the replay game flag (the replay game flag is erased at this stage). In the BET process, every time a bet number is set, a BET command that can specify the number of medals used for setting the bet number is transmitted to the effect control board 90.

  When the number of bets is set by BET processing and the start switch 7 is operated, a random number for internal lottery is extracted, and winnings for each combination determined according to the gaming state are allowed based on the extracted random number value. A lottery process is performed to determine in advance whether or not to do so. In the lottery process, an internal winning command indicating the setting status of the winning flag set in the RAM 41c according to the lottery result is transmitted to the effect control board 90.

  When the lottery process is completed, the reel rotation process is performed next. In the reel rotation process, the reel motor 32L is set on condition that a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed from the start of rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in the previous game. , 32C, 32R are driven, and rotation of all the left, middle, and right reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started.

  When a predetermined condition (detection of the reference position by the reel sensors 33SL, 33SC, 33SR after the rotation speed reaches a constant speed) is established from the start of rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R Is enabled.

  Thereafter, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated by the player, the driving of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R is stopped, and the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped.

  In the reel rotation process, a reel rotation command for notifying the start of reel rotation is transmitted to the effect control board 90 when rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started, and rotation of any one of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. Each time, a reel stop command capable of specifying the area number of the corresponding stop operation position of the corresponding reel is transmitted to the effect control board 90 to determine which reel has been stopped.

  When the driving of each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, a winning determination process is performed for determining whether any of the symbols shown in FIG. 6 is derived and displayed on the winning line in the display result at the time of stopping. . If it is determined in this winning determination process that any combination has been won, various processes corresponding to the winnings generated on the game control board 40 are performed.

  In the winning determination process, after the winning determination is made, a winning determination command capable of specifying the presence / absence of the winning, the type of winning, and the number of medals to be paid out is sent to the effect control board 90. In the winning determination process, when it is determined that any one of BB1, BB2, and RB has been won, a process for controlling the corresponding bonus (for example, a bonus value corresponding to the value of the gaming state flag is set). Etc.) are performed.

  Further, in the winning determination process, when it is determined that the replay 1 has been won in the CZ state, a process for controlling the disadvantaged RT (for example, setting the disadvantaged RT value as the value of the gaming state flag). Done. When it is determined that the replay 2 has been won in the CZ state, a process for controlling the advantageous RT (for example, setting the advantageous RT value as the value of the gaming state flag) is performed.

  When the winning determination process ends, a payout process is performed. In the payout process, medals are paid out or credits are added according to the number of payouts set in the winning determination process. However, when the number of credits accumulated as data reaches 50, the hopper motor 34b is driven to pay out an excess number of medals from the medal payout opening 9.

  Also, in the payout process, when the payout of medals is started by payout of winnings or credits (including medals used for setting the number of bets), a payout start command for notifying the start of payout of medals is sent to the effect control board 90. When the medal payout by winning and winning the credit is completed, a payout end command for notifying the end of the medal payout is transmitted to the effect control board 90.

  In the payout process, as various processes not related to winning, a bonus end determination process for determining whether or not a bonus end condition corresponding to the bonus is satisfied during the bonus, a remaining game in disadvantaged RT and advantageous RT It is possible to specify the number, and whether or not the disadvantageous RT end condition is satisfied by digesting 300 games during the disadvantageous RT and whether or not the advantageous RT termination condition is established by digesting 30 games during the advantageous RT RT end determination processing for determination is performed.

  In the bonus end determination process, when it is determined that the bonus end condition is satisfied, a process for controlling to the preparation state (for example, setting the value of the preparation state to the value of the gaming state flag) is performed. Further, in the RT end determination process, when it is determined that the disadvantageous RT end condition or the advantageous RT end condition is satisfied, a process for controlling to the CZ state (for example, setting the value of the CZ state to the value of the gaming state flag) ) Is performed.

  Also, in the payout process, the game state of the next game (CZ state, advantageous RT, disadvantageous RT, advantageous RT or disadvantageous RT, how many remaining games are given, bonus Or the like) is transmitted to the effect control board 90.

  Also, in the payout process, a winning flag that does not carry over (a winning combination for a small combination or a re-game combination) is deleted, and a bonus winning flag stored in a special work is not deleted. Thereby, the winning flag of the bonus stored in the special work in the RAM 41c in the main control unit 41 is carried over to the next game until the winning bonus is won. At the end of the payout process, that is, at the end of one game, a game state command indicating the game state of the next game is sent to the effect control board 90. Then, the process for one game ends, and the process for the next one game starts.

  In the repetition of the game as described above, the main control unit 41 of the game control board 40 performs the transition of the game state among the preparation state, the CZ state, the advantageous RT, the disadvantageous RT, and the bonus. In response, a command is transmitted to the effect control board 90. On the other hand, the sub control unit 91 of the effect control board 90 performs various processes based on the command received from the game control board 40.

[Processing by sub-control unit 91]
Next, processing executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described. The sub-control unit 91 first executes a predetermined effect initial setting process, and after performing an effect control restoration process for restoring the control state in the effect control board 90 to the state when the power supply is stopped, the effect-side random value Repeat the update process.

  In the sub-control unit 91, an interrupt for controlling the progress of the effect is generated at a predetermined time interval (for example, 2 milliseconds), and the timer interrupt flag of the RAM 91c is set to the ON state by the reset / interrupt controller. Then, the effect control interruption process is executed. In the effect control interrupt process, the contents of the internal register are saved, the effect backup process is executed, and when the sub control unit 91 is restarted, the data required for restoring the control state before the restart is backed up. Is done.

  Further, command analysis processing for analyzing various commands transmitted from the game control board 40 is executed, and predetermined effect control processing is executed. By this effect control process, various game effects are performed by displaying images on the liquid crystal display 51 and generating sounds from the speakers 53 and 54 according to the progress of the game in the slot machine 1. Image element data and moving image data for performing a game effect are stored in a predetermined ROM.

  In order to perform a game effect, the RAM 91c of the sub-control unit 91 has various counters, areas for setting various flags, a game state command, a reel stop command, a winning determination command, and an internal winning command. The area for storing the winning status, the combination of the display results derived to the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the information indicating whether or not a winning has occurred, and the gaming state applied in the game running on the gaming control board 40 side (The winning situation and the game state are twice) are also provided in the RAM 91c.

  In the effect control board 90, a stop symbol table for determining the display result of the variable display device 2 based on the reel stop command is provided in the RAM 91c. However, since the reel stop command includes only the type of the stopped reel and the number of the symbol stopped in the middle as information, it is not possible to determine which symbol is stopped by this alone.

  For this reason, the ROM 91b stores in advance a table showing all symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. With reference to this table, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped on the stop symbol table. The symbol is registered. The sub-control unit 91 produces an effect based on the registration information of the stop symbol table.

  In addition, various random values counted by a random number circuit (not shown) or the like are updated on the side of the effect control board 90, and then the contents of the saved register are restored, and then the effect control interrupt process ends.

  In the effect control process executed in the effect control interrupt process, the sub-control unit 91 executes an information notification effect for notifying bonus winning information indicating whether or not a bonus is won in a gaming state other than during the bonus. Information notification effect execution processing is performed.

  As the information announcement effect, after performing an effect of developing a series of stories over a plurality of games, a continuous effect in which bonus winning information is announced as the ending of the story and a definite effect is performed only for one game. Including a single game effect to announce bonus winning information.

  As for the continuous effects, a plurality of types of continuous effects with different stories and different numbers of games are provided. As a plurality of types of continuous effects, for example, a continuous effect 1 that develops a story A over 2 games, a continuous effect 2 that develops a story B over 3 games, and a continuous effect 3 that develops a story C over 4 games are provided. It has been.

  As for the single game effects, a plurality of types of single game effects with different appearing characters are further provided. As a plurality of types of single game effects, for example, a single game effect 1 in which the character A appears, a single game effect 2 in which the character B appears, a single game effect 3 in which the character C appears, and a single game effect 4 in which the character D appears. Is provided.

  The multiple types of continuous effects and the multiple types of single game effects are, for example, a background image displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, an appearing character, a sound effect / game sound output from the speakers 53, 54, and an effect LED 52. These lighting patterns are set so that at least one of them is different.

  Whether or not to execute the information notification effect according to the winning situation specified from the internal winning command from the main control unit 41 by performing the information notification effect execution process by the sub control unit 91 in the gaming state other than the bonus. And the type of information notification effect to be executed is determined, and the information notification effect is executed in accordance with the determination.

  In addition, the sub-control unit 91 in the present embodiment performs an internal winning result by performing a navigation effect execution process included in the game effect execution process when in the super CZ state or ART controlled by the AT. A navigation effect corresponding to is performed. The result of the internal winning is specified from the internal winning command from the main control unit 41.

  For example, in the super CZ state, when the replay GR1 or the replay GR2 is won, a navigation effect corresponding to the selected replay combination is executed, and the winner is selected when either the white grape or the black grape is won. Navigation production according to the type of grape is executed. As a result, in the super CZ state, as long as the operation is not mistaken, the replay 2 can be intentionally won and controlled to an advantageous RT, and white grapes and black grapes can be reliably won.

  Further, in ART, a navigation effect corresponding to the type of grape that is selected when either white grape or black grape is won is executed. As a result, in ART, white grapes and black grapes can be surely won as long as the operation is not mistaken.

  As a navigation effect, when the replay GR1 is won, an effect for displaying information for first stopping the left reel 2L or the middle reel 2C, for example, a message such as “Press from the left or inside!” Is executed on the replay GR2. When winning, an effect of displaying a message such as “Press from the right!” Is executed.

  In addition, when winning either white grape or black grape, information that can specify the type of the selected grape, for example, when winning white grape, a message such as “Aim for the white 7 on the left!” Is displayed. When black grapes are won, an effect of displaying a message such as “Aim for the left black 7!” Is executed.

  The navigation effects are not limited to those executed in the above-described manner, and may be executed in any manner as long as the effects are executed in a manner corresponding to the internal winning result.

  As described above, the sub-control unit 91 according to the present embodiment performs the AT control process based on the command from the main control unit 41, thereby controlling the effect state according to the AT lottery result. Perform the production.

[Control on granting benefits]
Next, with reference to FIG. 8 to FIG. 12, the control related to the provision of privilege in the slot machine 1 will be described. In the slot machine 1, when a predetermined privilege grant condition is satisfied, a privilege is granted to the player.

  This privilege is different from medals or credits, and does not affect the progress of the game, such as increase or decrease of medals or credits during the game. This privilege is, for example, a privilege video that can be viewed only when the privilege granting condition is satisfied in the slot machine 1.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of privilege grant conditions. For example, the privilege granting condition is that a predetermined number of games have been consumed without generating a bonus prize after a bonus winning (any one of BB1, BB2, and RB) has been executed (final effect).

  In FIG. 8 (a), the number of digest games (predetermined number of games) required to fulfill the privilege granting condition is 10 games regardless of the gaming state (preparation state, CZ state, advantageous RT, disadvantageous RT) at the time of winning the bonus. An example is shown. It should be noted that the number of digest games required for establishing the privilege granting condition may be one game or a plurality of games of two or more games instead of ten games.

  In FIG. 8 (b), the number of digest games (predetermined number of games) necessary for establishment of the privilege granting condition is varied according to the gaming state (preparation state, CZ state, advantageous RT, unfavorable RT) at the time of winning the bonus. An example is shown.

  As shown in the drawing, the number of digest games required for establishing the privilege granting condition when the game state at the time of winning the bonus is the preparation state is five games. When the game state at the time of winning the bonus is the CZ state, the number of digest games required for establishing the privilege granting condition is 10 games. When the game state at the time of winning the bonus is advantageous RT, the number of digest games required for establishing the privilege granting condition is five games. When the game state at the time of winning the bonus is disadvantageous RT, the number of digest games required for establishment of the privilege granting condition is 15 games.

  Here, regardless of which of FIGS. 8A and 8B is employed, if the information notification effect is a single game effect, the game in which the single game effect has been executed is ““ predetermined number of games ”. "The first game to count". On the other hand, when the information notification effect is a continuous effect, the final game (the game in which bonus winning information is notified) in which the ending of the story is displayed is “the first game for counting“ the number of predetermined games ””. The

  In the present embodiment, in a game in which a continuous performance is being performed, there may be a performance that prompts the player to perform a predetermined operation. When the player performs a predetermined operation in accordance with this, a plurality of games are played. Of the bonus winning information to be executed in the final game is advanced and the notification is made in the game in which the predetermined operation is detected.

  As described above, when the bonus winning information is notified in advance in the continuous performance, the game in which the bonus winning information is notified in advance is set as “the first game for counting“ the predetermined number of games ””. .

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the advantageous RT, the CZ state, the preparation state, and the disadvantageous RT are compared, the number of digested games necessary for establishing the privilege granting condition is “advantage RT = preparation state <CZ State <disadvantaged RT ”. For this reason, the advantage RT having a higher value for the player than the disadvantage RT can reach the privilege granting condition earlier, and suppress the medal consumption until the privilege granting condition is satisfied. Can do.

  As a result, the advantageous RT is a gaming state that is more valuable to the player than the disadvantaged RT, not only from the viewpoint of the high probability of winning the re-game combination (high appearance rate), but also in terms of providing benefits. be able to.

  This is the same when comparing the advantageous RT and the CZ state, or when comparing the CZ state and the disadvantageous RT.

  In the example of FIG. 8B, if the relationship of the number of digested games necessary for establishment of the privilege granting condition is “advantage RT = preparation state <CZ state <disadvantage RT”, the number of digest games is FIG. ). Alternatively, the number of digested games corresponding to the prepared state and the advantageous RT may be different. In this case, the number of digested games corresponding to the advantageous RT is smaller than the number of digested games corresponding to other gaming states. I just need it.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of the game progress from when the bonus is won until the privilege is granted. In FIG. 9, it is assumed that the game in which the bonus is won is “first game (denoted as“ G ”in the drawing”) ”, and the second game, the third game, and so on proceed in sequence.

  Further, FIG. 9 assumes a case where the example of FIG. 8A is adopted for counting the number of digested games necessary for establishment of the privilege granting condition. That is, in FIG. 9, the number of digested games (predetermined number of games) necessary for establishment of the privilege granting condition is set to 10 regardless of the gaming state (prepared state, CZ state, advantageous RT, unfavorable RT) at the time of winning the bonus. An example is shown. Further, FIG. 9 assumes a case where a continuous effect 2 in which a story B is developed over three games is executed as an information notification effect of a bonus winning. In particular, FIG. 9 assumes a case where the player does not respond to an effect that prompts the player to perform a predetermined operation.

  Referring to FIG. 9, a bonus is won in the first game. At this time, the gaming state does not change when the bonus is won, and the same gaming state A (prepared state, CZ state, advantageous AT, or disadvantaged AT) is maintained as before.

  Here, when the game state A is in the ready state or the CZ state, as described above, the game state A is maintained until a bonus winning occurs thereafter (others may be obtained by special derivation or winning by replays 1 and 2). Does not enter the gaming state).

  On the other hand, when the game state A is an advantageous RT or an unfavorable RT, as already described, the transition conditions shown in FIG. 5 (the number of game digests determined corresponding to the advantageous RT and the disadvantageous RT) are as follows. Unless established, it is maintained until a bonus prize is generated.

  In FIG. 9, it is assumed that no other transition condition is established before the bonus winning is generated. For this reason, the theoretical payout rate from winning a bonus to winning a bonus is the same as the game before winning the bonus. Here, it is assumed that no bonus winning has occurred in the first game.

  In the second game, expectation effect 1 corresponding to the first game of continuous effect 2 is executed. At this time, a level gauge indicating that the bonus expectation degree is 10% is displayed together with a message indicating that the bonus may be won or not. Furthermore, a message “Press MAXBET!” Is displayed as an effect of an operation instruction to the player.

  Of these effects, the expectation effect 1 means that the bonus winning expectation is 10%, and the operation instruction effect that is displayed in conjunction with the expectation effect 1 is displayed by the operation. This means that the degree of expectation for switching to the bonus winning confirmation screen (the degree of transition to the confirmed effect by the operation) is 10%. That is, when the MAXBET switch 6 is pressed at this stage, the effect screen does not always switch to the bonus winning confirmation screen.

  In FIG. 9, it is assumed that in the second game, the player does not press the MAXBET switch 6 and the bonus is not won. In this case, since the winning by the re-game combination occurs with a very high probability, the player can start the third game without consuming medals for setting the bet amount.

  In the third game, expectation effect 2 corresponding to the second game of continuous effect 2 is executed. At this time, a level gauge indicating that the bonus expectation degree is 50% is displayed together with a message indicating that the bonus may be won !? Furthermore, a message “Press MAXBET!” Is displayed as an effect of an operation instruction to the player.

  Among these effects, the expectation effect 2 means that the bonus winning expectation is 50%, and the operation instruction effect displayed in conjunction with the expectation effect 2 is operated by the operation. This means that the degree of expectation for switching to the bonus winning confirmation screen (the degree of transition to the confirmed effect by the operation) is 50%.

  In FIG. 9, it is assumed that in the third game, the player does not press the MAXBET switch 6 and the bonus is not won. In this case, as with the second game, the winning by the re-game combination occurs with a very high probability, so that the player can start the fourth game without consuming medals for setting the bet amount. It is said.

  In the fourth game, a confirmed effect corresponding to the final game of the continuous effect 3 is executed. At this time, a level gauge indicating that the bonus expectation is 100% is displayed together with a message notifying the bonus winning of “bonus confirmed!”. The finalized effect means that the bonus winning expectation is 100%. Thereby, the player can be sure that the bonus is won.

  In addition, since the fourth game is a game in which the bonus winning is announced, as shown in the “counting the number of games” column, the fourth game is counted as the first game of the ten games that are the privilege granting conditions.

  After the fourth game, when a player who wants to give a bonus avoids the occurrence of a bonus winning and continues the game, regardless of the type of gaming state when the bonus is won, the tenth game that is the bonus granting condition in the thirteenth game Will be counted. In addition, since the game state at the time of winning the bonus including the fourth game to the thirteenth game continues, after the bonus winning notification game (fourth game), avoid the occurrence of bonus winning and play 10 games. The medal consumption and the payout rate when it continues are dependent on the gaming state when the bonus is won.

  In other words, when the bonus winning announcement game (the fourth game) is followed by the game rate when the 10 games are continued avoiding the occurrence of bonus winnings and the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus, “advantage RT> CZ state> "Preparation state> disadvantageous RT". Note that when compared in terms of “medal consumption”, the magnitude relationship is reversed, and the medal consumption until the privilege granting condition is satisfied is the smallest when advantageous RT is achieved.

  Returning to FIG. 9, even if the privilege granting condition is satisfied in the thirteenth game, the privilege is not granted immediately, but the privilege is granted after the bonus winning is generated. Specifically, a bonus winning occurs in the nth game after the thirteenth game, and the next (n + 1) th game shifts to a bonus. Thereafter, in the (n + a) game, which is the final round of the bonus, a privilege is finally granted, and the next (n + a + 1) game is ready.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when the privilege granting condition is satisfied, the privilege is granted in the final game of the bonus thereafter. For example, a bonus video is played on the liquid crystal display 51 together with sound for a certain period.

  Since the privilege is not given before the bonus prize is generated, but given during the bonus, the player's expectation for the bonus prize can be increased, and the preference of the bonus prize can be enhanced. In addition, compared with the case where a privilege is granted in a game prior to the final game in the bonus, the player's sense of expectation for the privilege grant in the bonus can be maintained until the end.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of the game progress from when the bonus is won until the privilege is granted. FIG. 10, unlike FIG. 9, assumes a case where an effect that prompts the player to perform a predetermined operation is performed, and the player responds to this in the second game of the continuous effect. In FIG. 10, it is assumed that the example of FIG. 8 (a) is adopted for counting the number of digested games necessary for establishing the privilege granting condition.

  In FIG. 10, the game progress and effects in the first game and the second game are the same as those in FIG.

  In the third game, as in FIG. 9, the expectation effect 2 corresponding to the second game of the continuous effect 2 is executed, and a message “Press MAXBET!” Is displayed as an operation instruction effect for the player! Is displayed. Here, when the player presses the MAXBET switch 6, the content of the effect is switched from the expectation effect 2 to the final effect.

  This finalized effect is the same as that executed in the fourth game of FIG. That is, the finalized effect corresponding to the final game of the continuous effect 3 is executed. That is, the effect corresponding to the last game of the continuous effect is executed in advance. As a result, the third game becomes a game in which the bonus winning is announced, and the third game is counted as the first game of the ten games as the privilege granting condition, as shown in the “game number counting” column.

  In this case, when a player who wants to give a privilege avoids the occurrence of a bonus winning and continues the game, 10 games, which are privilege grant conditions, are counted in the twelfth game. Compared to the case of FIG. 9, it is understood that the privilege granting condition is established at an earlier stage. Therefore, compared with the case of FIG. 9, the number of games from winning the bonus until the privilege granting condition is satisfied is reduced by one game, and as a result, the amount of medals until the privilege granting condition is satisfied is suppressed. be able to.

  FIG. 10 shows a case where the player responds to the operation instruction effect in the third game. However, if the player responds to the operation instruction effect in the second game, the bonus is won. It goes without saying that the number of games until the grant condition is satisfied is further reduced, and as a result, the amount of medals consumed until the privilege grant condition is satisfied can be further suppressed.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to give a strong motivation to make the player respond to the operation instruction effect.

  In FIG. 10, the progress of the game after the third game, the contents of the effects, and the privilege grant status are the same as those in FIG. 9, so the description after the third game in FIG. 10 is omitted here.

  As described above, in the description using FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, it is assumed that the example of FIG. 8A is adopted for counting the number of digested games necessary for establishing the privilege granting condition. However, by adopting the example of FIG. 8 (b), if the number of digested games necessary for establishment of the privilege granting conditions varies according to the gaming state at the time of bonus winning, the bonus winning (or bonus winning notification) is made. It is easy to understand that the medal consumption (same for the payout rate) from the time when the bonus granting condition is satisfied (the final effect)) will differ even more depending on the type of gaming state at the time of winning the bonus. Is done.

  In other words, the advantageous RT is a gaming state that requires the least amount of medal consumption, and since the number of digest games required for establishing the privilege granting condition is the smallest as shown in FIG. For example, in FIG. 9, the privilege granting conditions are quickly established in the sixth game (final production in the second game) in the shortest time, and replay winning is generated with high probability in each game, and the medal consumption is reduced. Probability is high.

  On the other hand, disadvantageous RT is a gaming state in which the amount of medals consumed is the largest, and the number of digested games necessary for establishment of the privilege grant conditions is the largest as shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, at the shortest, the privilege granting conditions are finally established in the 16th game (final production in the 2nd game), and it is not expected that a replay prize will be generated in each game, and the medal consumption is high. There is a possibility.

[Information announcement during advantageous RT]
Basically, whether or not to give an information announcement effect and the pattern of the information announcement effect are determined in the game where the bonus is won. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, when the information notification effect is performed, the information notification effect is executed from the game next to the bonus winning game.

  However, in this embodiment, when the bonus is won in the advantageous RT, the information notification effect is executed after waiting for the final game (30th game) of the advantageous RT. Therefore, if a bonus is won in the 5th game of advantageous RT, 24 games including the 5th game are controlled without the information notification effect, and it is determined whether or not the information notification effect is performed in the 30th game of advantageous RT. .

  In this way, if a bonus notification is made even though a game that can be executed in the advantageous RT remains, the player reacts to the announcement and makes a bonus prize before the advantageous RT ends. This is because there is a possibility that the player will not be able to enjoy all the benefits of the advantageous RT.

  In the 30th game of advantageous RT, it is not determined whether or not the information announcement effect is given, but in the first game after the 30th game of advantageous RT and after entering the CZ state or later It may be determined whether or not to give an information notification effect.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the effect table. The effect table is a table used for selecting an effect pattern when the sub-control unit 91 executes an information notification effect of bonus winning. The effect table is stored in the sub control unit 91.

  The production pattern 1 is a pattern corresponding to not performing the information notification production. When this effect pattern is selected, the bonus notification information notification effect is not executed regardless of whether or not the bonus is selected.

  The effect pattern 3 is a pattern corresponding to a single game effect in which a final effect is performed only for one game and bonus winning information is notified in the first game.

  The effect pattern 2 and the effect patterns 4 to 6 are patterns corresponding to a continuous effect in which bonus winning information is notified as the ending of the story after performing an effect of developing a series of stories over a plurality of games.

  In particular, the effect pattern 2 is a pattern that does not shift to the bonus fixed effect even if an instruction operation by the player is performed. The effect pattern 2 is a pattern that often functions as a gasse notification that is selected with a higher probability when the bonus is not won than the effect patterns 4 to 6.

  The effect pattern 4 is a pattern corresponding to the continuous effect 1 in which the story A is developed over two games. The effect pattern 5 is a pattern corresponding to the continuous effect 2 in which the story B is developed over three games. The effect pattern 6 is a pattern corresponding to the continuous effect 3 in which the story C is developed over four games. The production patterns 4 to 6 are all changed to finalized productions when the player's instruction operation is detected.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the sub-control unit 91 for each game in order to realize the provision of a privilege. Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the sub-control unit 91 will be described based on the flowchart.

  In the following flowchart, it is assumed that the example of FIG. 8A is adopted for counting the number of digested games necessary for establishment of the privilege granting condition. That is, in FIG. 9, the number of digested games (predetermined number of games) necessary for establishment of the privilege granting condition is set to 10 regardless of the gaming state (prepared state, CZ state, advantageous RT, unfavorable RT) at the time of winning the bonus. An example is shown. The sub-control unit 91 determines the start of one game based on the internal winning command or reel rotation command transmitted from the main control unit 41 for each game.

  First, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a bonus (S1). If it is not a bonus, the process proceeds to S7 described later. Whether or not the gaming state is a bonus can be determined based on a winning determination command transmitted from the main control unit 41.

  In S1, when the gaming state is a bonus, counting of the number of games (counting of 10 games) for determining whether the privilege granting condition is satisfied is stopped, and the information notification effect regarding the bonus winning is being executed. The performing flag shown is set to OFF (S2).

  In other words, if a bonus win occurs during the counting of the number of games for determining whether the privilege granting condition is met and the player moves to the bonus, the player has intentionally given up the privilege or before the bonus grant Unfortunately, since the bonus winning has occurred, the counting of the number of games for determining whether the privilege granting condition is satisfied is finished.

  In addition, it is possible that a bonus will be generated during the execution of the information notification effect. In such a case, there is no longer any meaning to notify the bonus winning, so the information notification is set by setting the effect flag to OFF. The production is forcibly terminated.

  After S2, it is determined whether or not the game is the final bonus game (S3). If it is not the last game of the bonus, the process ends. If it is the final round of the bonus, it is determined whether or not a privilege grant flag indicating that the privilege grant condition is satisfied is turned on (S4). If the bonus flag is not ON, the process ends.

  If the privilege grant flag is ON, a privilege is granted (S5). Thereby, for example, a privilege video is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 and a sound corresponding to the video is output from the speakers 53 and 54. Next, the privilege grant flag is set to OFF (S6), and the process ends.

  If it is determined in S1 that the bonus is not in effect, it is determined whether or not the number of games (10 games) for determining whether the privilege grant condition is satisfied is being counted. If not counting, the process proceeds to S11 described later. If counting is in progress, the count value is incremented by one and the count value is updated (S8). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of games has reached 10 (S9). If the number of games has not reached 10, the process ends. When the number of games has reached 10, the privilege granting condition is established, so that the privilege granting flag is set to ON and the counting operation of the number of games is stopped (S10). Thereafter, the process ends.

  When it is determined in S7 that the number of games is not being counted, it is determined whether or not the effect flag is set to ON (S11). The effect flag is a flag indicating that an information notification effect for notifying bonus winning information is being executed. If the performing flag is already set to ON, the process proceeds to S17 described later.

  If it is determined in S11 that the performance flag is not yet set to ON, an information notification effect can be newly executed in the current game. However, when the current gaming state is advantageous RT, it is necessary to avoid performing the information notification effect until the final game (30th game) of advantageous RT. Therefore, first, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is advantageous RT (S12).

  If it is determined in S12 that the current gaming state is advantageous RT, it is further determined whether or not the current game is the advantageous RT final game (30th game) (S24). If the current game is not the advantageous RT final game, the process ends without executing the information notification effect.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S24 that the current game is the last game of advantageous RT, or if it is determined in S12 that the current gaming state is not advantageous RT, a random number for determining the production pattern is extracted. (S13). Next, it is determined whether or not a bonus is won (S14). Then, an effect pattern is selected based on the random number extracted in S13 and the effect table shown in FIG. 11 in accordance with the presence / absence of bonus winning (S15, S25).

  In particular, when the bonus is not won, effect pattern 1 or 2 is selected in S25. Here, the selection of the production pattern 1 is a selection not to execute the information notification production as shown in FIG. Since S25 is processing when the bonus is not won, the production pattern 1 is selected with a very high probability. On the other hand, the effect pattern 2 is a pattern that does not shift to the bonus confirmed effect even if the player performs an instruction operation. When the production pattern 2 is selected in S25, the continuous production by the production pattern 2 functions as a so-called gas alert.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S14 that the bonus is won, any one of the effect patterns 1 to 6 is selected in S15.

  After S15 and S25, the production flag is set to ON (S16). Subsequently, an effect according to the selected effect pattern is executed (S17). For example, in the game in which the effect pattern 4 is selected in S15 and the effect flag is set to ON in S16, the effect (expectation) corresponding to the first game of “continuous effect 1 that develops the story A over two games”. Production) is executed. As a result, an effect screen that suggests the possibility of winning the bonus is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. If the player does not detect an effect instruction operation (“effect instruction operation” in FIGS. 9 and 10) in the game, NO in S1, NO in S7, YES in S11 in the next game. In step S17, an effect corresponding to the second game of the continuous effect 1 (a bonus winning effect: the same effect as the effect of the fourth game in FIG. 9) is executed.

  In S17, after the execution of the effect according to the selected effect pattern is started, it is determined whether or not the selected effect pattern is the effect pattern 1 or 2 (S18). The case of the production pattern 1 is a case where the information notification production is not performed. Further, the case of the production pattern 2 is a case in which no bonus finalizing production is performed on the basis of an instruction operation for the production by the player. The production patterns 1 and 2 are common in that neither final production is executed.

  If it is determined in S18 that the production pattern is 1 or 2, it is determined whether or not the final game is in the production pattern (S26). The effect pattern 1 is a pattern in which no information announcement effect is actually executed, and YES is determined in S26. On the other hand, the effect pattern 2 is a pattern in which the expectation effect 1 is executed in the first game and the expectation effect 2 is executed in the second game. YES is determined in S26. If YES is determined in S26, the effect flag is set to OFF (S23). Thus, the information notification effect is ended. On the other hand, when it is determined NO in S26, that is, when it is determined that the expectation effect 1 in the effect pattern 2 is being executed, the process ends without turning off the effect flag.

  When it is determined in S18 that the production pattern is not 1 or 2, it is determined whether or not the final production is being executed (S19). For example, in the case of the production pattern 3, since the final production is executed in the first game, it is always determined as YES in S19. In this case, that is, since the bonus winning has been announced, counting of the number of games for determining whether or not the privilege granting condition is established is triggered by this game (S22). Further, the production flag is set to OFF (S23). Thereafter, the process ends.

  If it is determined in S19 that the confirmed effect has not yet been executed, for example, if the effect pattern 5 is the expectation effect 1 or 2, the expectation effects 1 to 2 are being executed. If it is determined that either one is being executed, it is determined whether or not an instruction operation by the player has been detected (S20).

  For example, if the player presses the MAXBET switch 6 in response to the message “Press MAXBET!” Displayed during the performance, the determination is YES in S20. In this case, the content of the effect is switched to the final effect (S21). As a result, a bonus winning is notified to the player. As a result, using this game as a trigger, counting of the number of games for determining whether the privilege granting condition is established is started (S22), and the effect flag is set to OFF (S23). Thereafter, the process ends. On the other hand, if the instruction operation by the player is not detected in S20, the process ends without the content of the effect being switched to the confirmed effect.

  In the above flowchart, the case of adopting the example of FIG. 8A has been described with respect to counting the number of digested games necessary for establishment of the privilege granting condition. However, when the example of FIG. 8B is adopted, the game number determination value in S9 may be changed according to the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus.

  Further, in the above flowchart, when a bonus is won in the advantageous RT, it is determined whether or not to perform the information notification effect after waiting for the final game of the advantageous RT. By doing in this way, the player can enjoy the profit by the advantageous RT as much as possible unless the bonus winning is generated. However, instead of such control, even when an advantageous RT game remains, it may be determined whether or not to perform an information notification effect without waiting for the advantageous RT final game. In this case, it is desirable to notify the remaining number of games of advantageous RT in the information notification effect, or to notify that the gaming state is advantageous RT in the information notification effect.

Hereinafter, modifications and feature points related to the present embodiment described above will be listed.
(About notice points when bonus is won in advantageous RT)
In the above-described embodiment, when a bonus is won in the advantageous RT, the bonus announcement information notification effect is executed in the advantageous RT final game. However, instead of this, a bonus winning information notification effect may be executed in a game before the advantageous RT final game.

  For example, when a bonus is won, if it is after a predetermined game of advantageous RT (for example, the 20th game), the information notification effect is executed according to the determination result of whether or not to execute the information notification effect. Then, after waiting for a predetermined game, the information notification effect may be executed according to the determination result of whether to execute the information notification effect.

  In this case, various methods are conceivable as the setting method for the predetermined game. For example, “theoretical RT rate for advantageous RT”, “CZ-level outstanding rate” that shifts through the final game of advantageous RT, and “the number of digested games necessary to achieve the privilege granting condition” In consideration of the bonus, the advantageous RT game times are calculated such that the amount of change in the number of medals held by the player (the number of credits) from the game in which the bonus is announced until the bonus granting condition is satisfied becomes a predetermined amount. It is conceivable to make a bonus winning announcement (final effect) at that game time.

Specifically, it is as follows.
First, in advantageous RT, the change amount of medals in one game is assumed to be “+1”. In contrast, in the CZ state, the medal change amount in one game is assumed to be “−1”. Furthermore, the target value of the amount of change in the number of medals held by the player (the number of credits) from when the bonus is notified until the bonus granting condition is satisfied is set to “−2”. In addition, “the number of digestion games necessary for reaching the privilege granting condition” is 10 games.

  In this case, if a bonus winning notification (final effect) is made in the 27th game of advantageous RT, the amount of change in the number of medals (credits) in the 27-30 games of advantageous RT will be “+4”, but disadvantageous RT The amount of change in the number of handed medals (number of credits) in the first to sixth games is “−6”, and the bonus granting condition is satisfied in the sixth game of disadvantage RT.

  In other words, if a bonus winning notification (final effect) is made in the 27th game of advantageous RT, the amount of change in the number of medals held by the player (the number of credits) from when the bonus winning notification is made until the privilege granting condition is satisfied. Can be set to "-2" which is a target value.

  Here, the case where “the number of digested games necessary for reaching the privilege granting condition” is 10 games is taken as an example. However, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), when the number of digest games required for establishment of the privilege granting condition is changed according to the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus, In order to achieve the “target value of the amount of change in the number of credits”, the advantageous RT game times for notifying the bonus winning may be determined for each gaming state at the time of winning the bonus.

  In this specific example, the “target value of the amount of change in the number of medals (credits)” is set to “−2”, but it may be set to “−3” or less, or may be set to “−2” or more. A value, that is, a value equal to or greater than “0” or “+1” may be set as the target value.

  Further, the bonus winning notification may be made not in the game times that achieve the target value but in the game times after the game time that achieves the target value. For example, if it is selected whether to perform a single game effect in a game time that achieves a target value or a continuous effect in a game time that achieves a target value, a game that achieves the target value depending on the selection result The bonus winning notification is executed at the game time, or the game value that achieves the target value is limited to the expected value effect, and the bonus winning notification is executed at the subsequent games.

(Specific example of changing the amount of medals consumed until the bonus granting condition is established depending on the gaming state when the bonus is won)
For example, the yield rate of advantageous RT is 120%, and the competitive rate of disadvantaged RT is 30%. In addition, the gaming state from when the bonus is won until the privilege granting condition is satisfied maintains the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus without being changed based on the bonus winning.

  The payout rate is a value indicating the ratio of the game value imparted amount (medal payout amount) by winning to the game value consumption amount (medal consumption amount) by setting the number of bets. The payout rate can be made close to the target value by adjusting the winning probability of the winning combination, that is, the number of determination values corresponding to the winning combination. For example, in advantageous RT and unfavorable RT, it can be adjusted to the above-mentioned play rate by adjusting the number of determination values corresponding to the re-game combination.

  The medal consumption associated with the setting of the number of bets from when the bonus is won until the bonus granting condition is established through the bonus winning notification is compared between the advantageous RT and the disadvantaged RT.

  However, here, it is assumed that three medals are consumed in one game (the number of bets = 3). Further, it is assumed that a bonus notification (final effect) is executed in the game where the bonus is won.

  When the privilege granting conditions shown in FIG. 8 (a) are adopted, at least 10 games must be consumed before the privilege granting conditions are satisfied. Therefore, the number of medals required in this case does not consider replay winnings. There are 30 (3 × 10).

  In the disadvantaged RT, since the payout rate is adjusted to 30%, 9 medals (30 cards × 30%) are paid out including the occurrence of a replay winning. The number of payouts here includes the amount of medals that need not be consumed in the next game due to the occurrence of a replay winning.

  As a result, the bonus granting condition can be established by consuming “21 medals” as a medal consumption.

  In the advantageous RT, since the payout rate is adjusted to 120%, 36 medals (30 cards × 120%) are paid out including the occurrence of the replay winning. As a result, six medals increase in the calculation, so that the privilege granting condition can be satisfied by consuming “−6” as the medal consumption.

  By configuring as described above, the medal consumption until the bonus grant condition is satisfied by not changing the gaming state from the bonus winning until the bonus granting condition is established based on the bonus winning. The amount can be changed according to the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus.

  Here, the case where the privilege granting condition shown in FIG. 8A is adopted has been described as an example, but as shown in FIG. 8B, the privilege granting condition depends on the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus. In the same way, even if the number of digested games required to establish the game is different, the bonus granting condition is not changed by changing the gaming state from the bonus winning until the bonus granting condition is established based on the bonus winning. The consumption of medals up to the establishment can be changed according to the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus.

(Effects of this embodiment)
According to the present embodiment, after the bonus winning is announced, the bonus is awarded when the bonus granting condition is established before the bonus winning. Therefore, by notifying the bonus winning to the player, Not only can a sense of expectation be given, but also a sense of expectation for the establishment of the privilege granting condition. As a result, the value of the bonus notification can be increased.

  In addition, depending on the gaming state when the bonus is won, the amount of medals consumed during the period before the bonus condition is established from when the bonus is announced until the bonus granting condition is established is controlled. It is possible to provide the player with an interesting game according to the type of the game state when the bonus is won in the game until the winning occurs.

(Relationship between privilege grant conditions in this embodiment and gaming state when bonus is won)
In the present embodiment, the bonus granting condition is established at the stage where the predetermined number of games has been consumed without generating a bonus winning after the bonus winning is announced. However, in this embodiment, the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus is maintained until a bonus winning is generated unless a transition condition specific to the gaming state is satisfied (see FIG. 5).

  For this reason, the amount of medals consumed after the bonus winning is announced until the privilege granting condition is satisfied basically differs depending on the type of gaming state when the bonus is won.

  Therefore, depending on the type of gaming state when the bonus is won, the player aims to establish the privilege granting condition, or establishes the privilege granting condition because the consumption of medals is likely to increase. You can make a game plan and advance the game as you want, such as giving up and aiming for a bonus prize.

  Note that the sub-control unit 91 may be notified of the type of gaming state together with the notification regarding the bonus winning. In this case, when performing a continuous performance, the type of gaming state may be notified at the stage of the expected performance of the continuous performance, and the type of gaming state may be notified at the stage of the expected performance. Instead, the type of gaming state may be notified at the final stage of finalization.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the number of digested games necessary for establishment of the privilege granting conditions (predetermined) according to the gaming state (preparation state, CZ state, advantageous RT, unfavorable RT) at the time of winning the bonus When the number of games) is different, a method of notifying the type of gaming state won when notifying the bonus winning may be further adopted.

  In such a case, the player can know how much the bonus winning should be delayed and the game must be continued until the bonus granting condition is satisfied at the stage of bonus winning notification.

  On the other hand, if the method of notifying the type of gaming state when the bonus is won is adopted when the bonus granting condition shown in FIG. If the bonus game is delayed and the game is continued, it cannot be recognized whether the privilege granting condition is satisfied. Therefore, the player can play a game aiming at establishment of the privilege granting condition by predicting the type of gaming state when the bonus is won and delaying the occurrence of bonus winnings by several games. In this case, after the bonus winning is generated, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation whether or not a privilege will be granted in the final game of the bonus.

(Bonus winning notification mode)
In the present embodiment, when notifying the bonus winning, the bonus type may be notified without telling that one of the bonuses is won, or BB1, BB2, It is also possible to notify which type of RB bonus has been won. Furthermore, it may be limited to notifying whether it is a big bonus or a regular bonus, and may not be notified until BB1 is won or BB2 is won.

  Further, the sub-control unit 91 may randomly determine which of the notification modes described above is to be used for bonus notification using a random number generated in the slot machine.

  In other words, for slot machine 1 (especially for sub-control unit 91), “Notification mode 1 for notifying the bonus type and notifying that any bonus has been won” is set. You may provide the notification aspect selection means to select "notification aspect 2 which notifies to the kind of bonus".

(Notification of the grant condition)
The sub-control unit 91 may notify the player using the liquid crystal display 51 or the speakers 53 and 54 or both that the privilege granting condition is established. In this case, it may be notified when the privilege granting condition is established, or until the privilege is granted after the privilege granting condition is established, for example, at the time of bonus winning occurrence, the first game of the bonus game -You may alert | report at any time to the last game eyes.

(Modification of privilege grant conditions)
The sub-control unit 91 may determine that the “privilege granting condition” is met when the condition described as the “privilege granting condition” in the present embodiment is satisfied a plurality of times. That is, the “privilege granting condition” described in the present embodiment may be rephrased as “predetermined condition”, and the “privilege granting condition” may finally be satisfied when the “predetermined condition” is satisfied a plurality of times. In this case, the player's expectation on the privilege can be increased over a long period of time.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the bonus granting condition is that a predetermined number of games have been consumed without generating bonus winnings after the bonus winning (any one of BB1, BB2, and RB) is executed (final effect). It is.

  However, instead of “digestion of the predetermined number of games”, “a small role winning occurs a predetermined number of times (one time or a plurality of predetermined times)”, “replay winning a predetermined time (one time or a predetermined number of times) “What has happened” may be adopted. Alternatively, “a predetermined combination (for example, replay or small combination) continuously generated over a plurality of games” may be employed.

(About bonus types)
BB1, BB2, and RB have been described as examples of bonus types. However, bonuses other than these may be set. Further, in the present embodiment, the bonus type means that the bonus combination is a separate lottery (see FIG. 6) that is separate (a winning flag is set separately). However, the type of bonus may mean a difference in the amount of medals that can be expected, or may mean a difference in the combination of symbols that generate a prize.

(Variations of benefits)
In the present embodiment, the “privilege” given to the player is a “privilege video”. However, a specific example of the privilege is not limited to the “privilege video”, and any privilege may be used as long as it is not related to the consumption of medals such as ATs or the payout rate. The payout rate is a value indicating the ratio of the game value imparted amount (medal payout amount) by winning to the game value consumption amount (medal consumption amount) by setting the number of bets.

As “granting of privilege”, for example, the following can be considered.
(A) A sound having a premier value that can be heard only when a privilege grant condition is satisfied in the slot machine 1 is played.

    (B) Display of setting suggestion information. For example, displaying the predetermined image 1 on the liquid crystal display 51 suggests that there is a high possibility that the setting of the winning probability of the internal lottery is setting 4, while the predetermined image 2 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. This suggests that the probability of winning the internal lottery is likely to be other than setting 4.

    (C) The liquid crystal display 51 displays a QR code (registered trademark) that can download the bonus video, the bonus voice, and the setting suggestion information of the slot machine 1 on a predetermined website.

    (D) Give points. This point is exchanged for a service determined at a game store where the slot machine 1 is installed by collecting a certain number of points, for example. This point is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, for example, and a member card is inserted into the slot machine 1 or a card unit adjacent to the slot machine 1 and a score is added so as to be specified by the member card.

(Change the benefits to be granted)
Depending on the situation, the privilege to be granted may be different. For example, the sub-control unit 91 stores whether or not the player has performed a directing operation in the middle of the expectation effect, and the player directs in the middle of the expectation effect at the stage of granting a privilege. It is conceivable that the privilege is different depending on whether the instruction operation is performed or not. From the viewpoint of promoting the operation, it is conceivable that if the player is performing an instruction operation in the middle of the expectation effect, a privilege having a rarity value is given compared to the case where the player has not performed the effect.

  Alternatively, the sub-control unit 91 may perform control so as to vary the privilege according to the type of bonus selected.

(Variation regarding the timing of granting benefits)
The timing for granting the privilege may be any time point from when the privilege grant condition is established, when a bonus prize is generated, or between the first game and the last game of the bonus game.

(Definition of gaming state)
The special gaming state means a gaming state in which a game that can be expected to pay more medals with the occurrence of a prize such as a big bonus or a regular bonus in the present embodiment is meant.

  Further, when paying attention to the difference in the winning probability of the re-game combination, in the present embodiment, there are gaming states such as a ready state, a CZ state, an advantageous RT, and a disadvantaged RT. Among these gaming states, the gaming state having the highest proportion of the game period is disadvantageous RT. In that sense, when the disadvantaged RT is referred to as the normal gaming state, the CZ state and the advantageous RT having a higher probability of winning the regame role compared to the disadvantaged RT are the first regame high probability state and the second RT, respectively. It can be referred to as a re-game high probability state.

  In addition, the CZ state is promoted to an advantageous RT with a high probability of winning the regame role, or an unfavorable RT with the lowest winning probability of the regame role, depending on the type of winning (replays 1 and 2) that occurred in that state. In other words, it can be referred to as a “winning determination gaming state”.

(Multiple different game states)
In the present embodiment, as an example of the gaming state when the bonus is won, the preparation state, the CZ state, the advantageous RT, and the disadvantageous RT are given as examples, and the payout rate and medal consumption amount in each gaming state are different. did. Then, since these gaming states do not shift to other gaming states due to the bonus winning, the medal consumption amount until the bonus granting condition is established is changed according to the gaming state at the time of winning the bonus.

  However, the game states that can be adopted when changing the medal consumption amount until the bonus granting condition is established in accordance with the game state at the time of winning the bonus include the ready state, the CZ state, the advantageous state, and the disadvantageous state. Not limited to state.

  For example, it is conceivable to employ an AT-added gaming state in which an AT is added to a certain gaming state (for example, any of a ready state, a CZ state, an advantageous RT, and a disadvantaged RT).

  Alternatively, when the bonus is won, the sub-control unit 91 may establish a privilege granting condition according to the number of “hamari games” between the end of the previous bonus and the winning of the current bonus. For example, if the “Hamari game” is within 100 games, the required number of games until the privilege condition is established is 5 games, whereas if the “Hamari game” exceeds 100 games, the required number of games until the privilege condition is established. Is considered to be 10 games.

(Notification mode in the final game in advantageous RT)
In the case where the information notification effect is executed in the final game during the advantageous RT, when the bonus is won (when it is not the gaze notification), only the bonus winning notification may be always made in the single game effect.

(Privilege grant condition selection means)
The sub-control unit 91 may be provided with a privilege grant condition selection means that selects a bonus grant condition of FIG. 8A or FIG. 8B using a random number for each bonus win.

(Variation related to production instruction operation)
In the present embodiment, an effect instruction operation is realized by operating the MAXBET switch 6 whose original function does not make sense until the reels 2L, 2C, 2R rotate and stop. However, instead of or in addition to the MAXBET switch 6, an effect instruction operation may be realized as follows.

  A. In the period from the start of all the reels to the stop of all the reels, the operations of the single BET switch 5, the start switch 7, the checkout switch 10 and the like are normally invalidated. Therefore, in a period from when all the reels start to rotate until all the reels stop, it is conceivable to make any of these switches function as a switch for the production instruction operation.

  A. The stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are switches for stopping the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Therefore, when the corresponding reels are stopped, the functions of the switches are fulfilled. Therefore, it is conceivable to make the switch corresponding to the stopped reel among the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R function as a switch for an effect instruction operation.

  For example, when the reel 2L in which the operation of the stop switch 8L is detected after all the reels start rotating and the reels 2C and 2R are rotating, the stop switch 8L is caused to function as a switch for effect instruction operation. .

C. A dedicated production instruction switch for the production instruction operation may be provided in the slot machine.
(Other variations)
In this embodiment, a slot machine for setting bets using medals and credits is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a slot machine for setting bets using game balls, It may be a full credit type slot machine that uses only credits to set the number of bets.

  It should be understood that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  1 slot machine, 2L, 2C, 2R reel, 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch, 40 game control board, 41 main control unit, 41a main CPU, 41b ROM, 41c RAM, 42 random number generation circuit, 43 sampling circuit, 51 liquid crystal Display, 90 effect control board, 91 sub control part, 91a sub CPU, 91b ROM, 91c RAM, 92 display control circuit.

Claims (1)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
After displaying the variable display unit in a variable manner, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
A pre-determining means for deciding whether or not to allow winning
Derivation control means for deriving a display result according to the determination result of the prior determination means;
An advantageous state control means capable of controlling an advantageous state advantageous to the player;
Suggesting effect execution means for executing the suggestion effect in the plurality of games, which suggests whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state;
Promotion effect execution means capable of executing a promotion effect for promoting a predetermined operation in a game before the final game of the plurality of games in which the suggestion effect is executed;
An operation time notification means for notifying that, when the predetermined operation is performed after the promotion effect is executed, the advantageous state is controlled according to the predetermined operation ;
A slot machine comprising: a final game notification means for notifying that the advantageous state is controlled in the final game when the predetermined operation is not performed after the promotion effect is executed .

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