JP6106570B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a game called pachislot, comprising a plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols arranged on each surface, a start switch, a stop switch, a stepping motor provided for each reel, and a control unit. The machine is known. The start switch detects that the start lever has been operated by the player after a predetermined number of game media such as medals and coins have been inserted into the gaming machine (hereinafter also referred to as “start operation”), and all reels Outputs a signal requesting the start of rotation. The stop switch detects that a stop button provided for each reel has been pressed by the player (hereinafter also referred to as “stop operation”), and outputs a signal requesting the rotation of the corresponding reel to stop. To do. The stepping motor transmits the driving force to the corresponding reel. Further, the control unit controls the operation of the stepping motor based on the signals output from the start switch and the stop switch, and performs the rotation operation and stop operation of each reel.

  In such a gaming machine, when a start operation is detected, lottery processing using random numbers (hereinafter referred to as “internal lottery processing”) is performed on the program, and the result of the lottery (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”). And the rotation of the reel is stopped based on the timing of the stop operation. Then, when the rotation of all the reels is stopped and the symbol combination related to the winning is displayed, a privilege corresponding to the symbol combination is given to the player.

  As an example of a privilege given to a player, payout of game media (medals, etc.), re-game operation that performs internal lottery processing again without consuming game media, and game media payout opportunities increase. The operation of a bonus game can be mentioned.

  Conventionally, in gaming machines having the above-described configuration, there are known gaming machines that allow a player to arbitrarily select the number of game media thrown in, and that provide a difference in the contents of lottery processing according to the number of throws. It has been. In addition, in such gaming machines, there are known gaming machines in which the number of lottery processes that are advantageous to the player, that is, the number of gaming media that are advantageous to the player, changes according to the state of the game. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-183150 A

Relative Yu technique's, game machines capable of performing notification relating advantageous bet number more effectively has been desired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of effectively performing notification regarding the number of bets advantageous to a player.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine having the following configuration.

A plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols are drawn (for example, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R described later);
A symbol display area (for example, a display window 4 described later) for displaying a part of a plurality of symbols drawn on each reel;
The maximum value determining means for a player to determine the maximum value of Yu technique value that can be introduced in a unit game (for example, main CPU51 will be described later),
Storage means for storing the game value (for example, a medal sensor 35S and a main CPU 51 described later);
Is operated by a player, the first storage value dosing means for introducing 1 game value of said game value stored in the storing means (for example, 1 BET button 14 described later, bet switch 12S and the main CPU 51) and ,
Second storage value input means (MAX bet button 12, bet switch) which is operated by the player and inputs the maximum game value determined by the maximum value determination means among the game values stored in the storage means. 12S and main CPU 51),
Start operation detecting means (for example, a start switch 16S described later) for detecting a start operation by the player;
On condition that the number of projecting input reaches a predetermined number, to enable the start operation by the player, by rotating the reel symbol variation starting means for starting the variation of the symbols displayed on the symbol display area (For example, a main CPU 51 described later),
A winning combination determining means (for example, a main CPU 51 described later) for determining an internal winning combination on the condition that the start operation performed by the start operation detecting means is detected;
Stop operation detecting means (for example, a stop switch 17S described later) provided corresponding to each reel and detecting a stop operation for stopping the reel;
Based on the internal winning combination determined by the winning combination determining means and the timing when the stop operation is detected by the stop operation detecting means, the symbol displayed in the symbol display area by stopping the rotation of the reel. Stop control means (for example, a main CPU 51 described later) for stopping the fluctuation of
The combination of symbols corresponding to the internal symbol combination determined by the symbol combination determination unit is a combination of symbols stopped on the effective line provided in the symbol display area by the stop control unit. A winning determination means (for example, a main CPU 51 to be described later) for determining that a winning is obtained when the number matches,
Game state storage means (for example, a main RAM 53 described later) for storing the game state;
Based on the state of the game stored in the gaming state storage means, the number-of-insertion determination means for determining whether the number of insertions advantageous to the player is the maximum value determined by the maximum value determination means or 1 (for example, a main number described later) CPU 51),
Insertion number notifying means (for example, a main CPU 51 described later) for notifying the number of inputs advantageous to the player determined by the input number determining means;
A lock that generates a lock that invalidates the operation of the first storage value input means and the second storage value input means by the player for a predetermined period based on the game state stored in the game state storage means Means (for example, a main CPU 51 described later),
When the number of inputs advantageous to the player determined by the input number determination unit is 1, the player stores the first stored value input unit by the player when the locking unit generates a lock and the number of inputs advantageous to the player is 1. When operated, the player releases the lock, causes the lock to generate a lock, and when the number of insertions advantageous to the player determined by the insertion number determination unit is the maximum value, When the stored value input means is operated, the lock is released (for example, input number setting processing and medal reception / start check processing described later).
Gaming machine.

In the gaming machine of the present invention described above, when the number-of-insertion determining unit determines that the number of inputs advantageous to the player is 1 and the lock unit generates a lock, the number-of-insertion notification means is the first by the player. By releasing the lock in accordance with the operation of the stored value input means, the player is notified that the number of inputs advantageous to the player is one. When the number-of-insertion determining means determines that the lock means generates a lock and the number of inserted coins advantageous to the player is the maximum value determined by the maximum value determining means, the number-of-insertion notification means is determined by the player. By releasing the lock according to the operation of the second stored value input means, the player is notified that the number of inputs advantageous to the player is the maximum value.

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively notify the bet number advantageous to the player .

It is a figure for demonstrating the function flow of the game machine in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the game machine in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the winning determination line (effective line) of the combination of the symbol in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the circuit with which the game machine in 1st Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the sub control circuit in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the symbol arrangement | positioning table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the symbol combination table (the 1) in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the symbol combination table (the 2) in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the table | surface at the time of the bonus action | operation in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table determination table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table for general gaming states in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table for general game one piece in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table for CB (challenge bonus) A in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table for CB (challenge bonus) B in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal winning combination determination table for bonuses in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal winning combination determination table for the small combination and replay (the 1) in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal winning combination determination table (the 2) for a small combination and replay in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal winning combination determination table for the small combination and replay (the 3) in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the number selection table for spinning cylinder stop in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the reel stop initial setting table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the stop table for the 1st stop at the time of forward pressing in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the control change table at the time of a forward press in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the stop table for the 2nd and 3rd stop at the time of forward pressing in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example (example in case drawing-in priority table selection data is "11") in the drawing-in priority table selection table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example (example in case drawing-in priority table selection data is "12") in the drawing-in priority table selection table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example (example in case a drawing priority table number is "21") in the drawing priority table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example (example in case a drawing priority table number is "22") in the drawing priority table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example (example in case a drawing priority table number is "23") in the drawing priority table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example (example in case a drawing priority table number is "24") in the drawing priority table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example (example in case a drawing priority table number is "25") in the drawing priority table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the search order table (except the time of MB (middle bonus) operation | movement) in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the search order table (at the time of MB (CB) operation | movement) in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the symbol corresponding winning action flag data table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display combination storage area | region in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the game state flag storage area in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the action | operation stop button storage area | region in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the pressing order storage area | region in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the symbol code storage area in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the drawing priority order data storage area in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the AT lottery table in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the navigation table used at the time of AT operation | movement in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a main flowchart which shows the process example of the main control circuit of the game machine in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the medal reception / start check process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the insertion number setting process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the internal lottery process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the reel stop initial setting process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the attraction | saving priority order storage process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the drawing priority order table selection process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the symbol code storage process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the reel stop control process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the sliding piece number determination process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the 2nd and 3rd stop process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the line change bit check process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the line mask data change process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the priority drawing-in control process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the control change process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the control change process after the 2nd stop in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the bonus completion | finish check process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the bonus operation | movement check process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the interruption process by control of main CPU (Central Processing Unit) in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the main board | substrate communication task performed by sub CPU in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the production registration task performed by the sub CPU in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the production content determination process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the process at the time of start command reception in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the process at the time of the reel stop command reception in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the process at the time of the bonus end command reception in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the game flow of the game machine in 1st Embodiment of this invention. 6 is a correspondence table (between non-flags or between MBA flags) between the internal winning combination and the reel stop order in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a stop display example of a symbol combination in stop (display) control of “CD bell” in the correspondence table shown in FIG. 69. FIG. 70 is a diagram illustrating a stop display example of symbol combinations in stop (display) control of “* 1A”, “* 1B”, and “* 1C” in the correspondence table illustrated in FIG. 69. FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a stop display example of symbol combinations in stop (display) control of “* 2” and “CU bell” in the correspondence table shown in FIG. 69. FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a stop display example of a symbol combination in stop (display) control of “* 3” in the correspondence table shown in FIG. 69. FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a stop display example of a symbol combination in stop (display) control of “* 3” in the correspondence table shown in FIG. 69. FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a stop display example of a symbol combination in stop (display) control of “* 3” in the correspondence table shown in FIG. 69. 6 is a correspondence table (between MBB flags) between an internal winning combination and a reel stop order in the first embodiment of the present invention. 76 is a diagram showing a stop display example of symbol combinations in stop (display) control of “* 4A”, “* 4B”, and “* 4C” in the correspondence table shown in FIG. 76. FIG. 76 is a diagram showing a stop display example of symbol combinations in stop (display) control of “* 6”, “CU bell”, and “lower bell” in the correspondence table shown in FIG. 76. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine in 2nd Embodiment of this invention, A shows when a 1BET cover part is a non-covering state, and a MAX bet cover part is a cover state, B is a 1BET cover part covering It shows a state when the MAX bet cover part is in a non-covered state. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the circuit with which the game machine in 2nd Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the insertion number setting process in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine in the modification of 2nd Embodiment of this invention, A shows when a 1BET cover part is an uncovered state, and a MAX bet cover part is a cover state, B is 1BET cover This shows a case where the portion is in the cover state and the MAX bet cover portion is in the non-cover state. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the medal acceptance / start check process in 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the insertion number setting process in 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
Below, the pachislot which shows 1st Embodiment of the gaming machine which concerns on this invention is demonstrated, referring FIGS.

<Function flow>
First, the functional flow of the pachislot will be described with reference to FIG. In the pachislot machine of this embodiment, medals are used as game media for playing games. In addition to medals, for example, coins, game balls, game point data, tokens, or the like can be applied as game media.

  When a player inserts a medal into the pachislot and operates the start lever, one value (hereinafter, random number value) is extracted from random numbers in a predetermined numerical range (for example, 0 to 65535).

  The internal lottery means performs lottery based on the extracted random number value and determines an internal winning combination. By determining the internal winning combination, a combination of symbols that permits display along a winning determination line described later is determined. The types of symbol combinations are those related to “winning” that gives the player benefits such as medal payout, re-game operation, bonus game operation, etc., and other so-called “losing” And are provided.

  Further, when the start lever is operated, a plurality of reels are rotated. After that, when the player presses the stop button corresponding to the predetermined reel, the reel stop control means and the special game stop control means, based on the internal winning combination and the timing when the stop button is pressed, Control to stop rotation.

  In the pachislot, basically, a control for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel is performed within a specified time (190 msec or 75 msec) from when the stop button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the number of symbols that move with the rotation of the reel within the specified time is referred to as “the number of sliding pieces”, and when the specified period is 190 msec (first maximum delay time), the maximum When the number (first maximum number of sliding symbols) is set to 4 symbols and the specified period is 75 msec (second maximum delay time), the maximum number (second maximum number of sliding symbols) is determined as the symbol. Set to one.

  When the internal winning combination allowing the symbol combination display related to winning is determined, the reel stop control means usually displays the symbol combination within the specified time of 190 msec (four symbols) for the winning determination line. The rotation of the reel is stopped so that it is displayed as much as possible along the (judgment line). Further, the reel stop control means is, for example, 1 at the time of operation of “MB” (middle bonus) that continuously activates the challenge bonus (hereinafter referred to as “CB”) and “CB”, which are the second type special feature. For one or more reels, the rotation of the reels is stopped so that the combination of symbols is displayed as much as possible along the winning determination line within a prescribed time of 75 msec (one frame of symbols). Further, the reel stop control means uses various specified times corresponding to the game state (game state) so that combinations of symbols that are not permitted to be displayed by the internal winning combination are not displayed along the winning determination line. Stop the reel rotation.

  Thus, when the rotation of the plurality of reels is all stopped, the winning determination means determines whether or not the combination of symbols displayed along the winning determination line is related to winning. When the winning determination means determines that the symbol combination is related to winning, a bonus such as a medal payout is given to the player. In the pachislot, the above-described series of flow operations are performed as a single game.

  Also, in the pachislot, in the series of operations described above, there are various effects using video display performed by a liquid crystal display device, light output performed by various lamps, sound output performed by a speaker, or a combination thereof. Done.

  When the start lever is operated, an effect random number value (hereinafter referred to as effect random number value) is extracted separately from the random number value used for determining the internal winning combination. When the effect random number is extracted, the effect content determining means determines the effect content to be executed this time from among a plurality of types of effect contents associated with the internal winning combination.

  When the contents of the effect are determined, the effect executing means executes the corresponding effect in conjunction with each opportunity, such as when the rotation of the reels starts, when the rotation of each reel stops, or when determining whether there is a winning. In this way, in the pachislot machine, the player has the opportunity to know or predict the determined internal winning combination (in other words, the combination of symbols to be aimed at) by executing the production contents associated with the internal winning combination. It is possible to improve the player's interest.

<Pachislot structure>
Next, the structure of the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a perspective view showing an external structure of the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a view showing an internal structure of the pachislot machine 1.

[Appearance structure]
As shown in FIG. 2, the pachi-slot 1 includes a cabinet 1a that houses reels, circuit boards, and the like, and a front door 1b that is attached to the cabinet 1a so as to be openable and closable. Inside the cabinet 1a, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R (variable display means) are provided, and the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are arranged in a row in a horizontal direction (a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction of the reels). Is done. Hereinafter, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are referred to as a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R, respectively.

  Each reel (display row) has a cylindrical reel body and a translucent sheet material mounted on the peripheral surface (circumferential surface) of the reel body. A plurality of (for example, 21) symbols are continuously drawn on the surface of the sheet material along the circumferential direction of the reel body.

  A liquid crystal display device 10 is provided in the center of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display device 10 includes a display screen including a display window 4 for displaying symbols drawn on the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R. In the present embodiment, the entire display screen including the display window 4 is used to display an image and execute an effect.

  The display window 4 is made of, for example, a transparent member such as an acrylic plate, and is provided at a position overlapping with the three reel arrangement areas when viewed from the front (player side) as shown in FIG. It is provided so as to be positioned in front of one reel (player side). Therefore, the symbols drawn on the three reels provided behind the display window 4 can be viewed through the display window 4.

  Here, FIG. 4 shows an arrangement form of symbols in the display window 4. In the present embodiment, when the rotation of the corresponding reel provided behind the display window 4 stops, the display window 4 displays three symbols arranged in succession among a plurality of types of symbols drawn on each reel. Configured to be able to. That is, in the frame of the display window 4, as shown in FIG. 4, upper, middle and lower areas are provided for each reel, and one symbol can be displayed in each area. In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not a line is connected to the upper area of the left reel 3L, the middle area of the middle reel 3C, and the lower area of the right reel 3R (dashed line in FIG. 4). It is defined as a line (hereinafter referred to as a winning determination line or an effective line).

  A 7-segment display 6 made up of 7-segment LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) is provided at the bottom of the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 10. The 7-segment display 6 is stored inside the pachislot 1, the number of medals inserted in the current game (hereinafter referred to as the inserted number), the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a privilege (hereinafter referred to as the number of paid-outs). Information such as the number of medals (hereinafter referred to as credits) is digitally displayed.

  An operation unit 5 is provided below the liquid crystal display device 10 in the front door 1b. The operation unit 5 is formed in a horizontally long substantially prismatic shape protruding from the surface of the front door 1b toward the player. Various devices (medal insertion slot 11, MAX bet button 12, 1BET button 14, start lever 16, stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R) to be operated by the player are provided on the surface of the operation unit 5.

  The medal slot 11 is provided to accept a medal that is inserted into the pachislot 1 from the outside by the player. The medals accepted through the medal slot 11 are inserted into one game up to a predetermined number (for example, 3), and the amount exceeding the predetermined number can be deposited inside the pachislot machine 1 (so-called Credit function). In the pachislot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as will be described later, the number of medals that can be inserted in one game is one, two, or three (see, for example, FIG. 11 described later).

  The MAX bet button 12 and the 1BET button 14 are provided on the upper surface of the operation unit 5. The MAX bet button 12 and the 1BET button 14 are pressed and operated by the player when determining the number of medals deposited in the pachislot 1 to be inserted into one game (hereinafter referred to as a pressing operation). Yes)

  The MAX bet button 12 is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the operation unit 5 toward the front door 1b. The MAX bet button main body 121 is formed in a hollow, substantially cylindrical shape by a translucent member, and the MAX bet button. And a MAX bet lamp 122 (see FIG. 5) provided inside the main body 121. On the upper surface of the MAX bet button main body 121, a character string “MAX” is written. The upper surface of the MAX bet button main body 121 is a surface with which the player's fingers come into contact when the MAX bet button 12 is pressed. The MAX bet lamp 122 is composed of, for example, an LED lamp, and is turned on (emits light) to irradiate the upper surface of the MAX bet button main body 121 from the inside.

  The 1 BET button 14 is provided on the right side of the upper surface of the operation unit 5 toward the front door 1b, and is formed of a 1BET button main body 141 formed of a translucent member into a hollow substantially cylindrical shape, and the 1BET button main body 141. 1BET lamp 142 (see FIG. 5) provided inside. On the upper surface of the 1BET button body 141, a character string “1BET” is written. The upper surface of the 1BET button body 141 is a surface with which the player's fingers come into contact when the 1BET button 14 is pressed. The 1BET lamp 142 is composed of, for example, an LED lamp, and is turned on (emits light) to irradiate light on the upper surface of the 1BET button main body 141 from the inside.

  The MAX bet button 12 and the 1BET button 14 are arranged at an appropriate distance so that when one button is pressed by the player, the other button is not pressed by mistake. In this embodiment, the MAX bet button 12 is disposed near the left end of the upper surface of the operation unit 5 toward the front door 1b, and the 1BET button 14 is disposed near the right end of the upper surface of the operation unit 5 toward the front door 1b. Is provided.

  Although not shown in FIG. 2, a settlement button is provided on the front door 1b (disposed on the side of the start lever 16 opposite to the stop button). This checkout button is provided to pull out (discharge) medals deposited inside the pachi-slot 1 to the outside.

  The start lever 16 is provided to start rotation of all reels (3L, 3C, 3R). The stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are provided in association with the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R, respectively, and each stop button is provided to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel. Hereinafter, the stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are referred to as a left stop button 17L, a middle stop button 17C, and a right stop button 17R, respectively.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the front door 1b is provided with a medal payout opening 18, a medal tray 19, speakers 21L and 21R, and the like. The front door 1b is provided with various lamps (a lamp group 20 described later) and the like. In FIG. 2, as an example, only the lamp 20a provided at the upper end portion of the front door 1b is shown. However, in the game flow (see FIG. 68) described later, the number of medals inserted by the player (one) A predetermined lamp (for example, a lamp called a WIN lamp or the like) that is turned on when suggesting the above is also provided on the front door 1b.

  The medal payout port 18 guides medals discharged by driving a medal payout device 33 described later to the outside. The medal tray 19 stores medals discharged from the medal payout opening 18. Moreover, various lamps (for example, the lamp 20a in FIG. 2) provided on the front door 1b are configured by LEDs or the like, and turn on and off the light in a pattern corresponding to the effect contents. In addition, the speakers 21L and 21R output sound such as sound effects and music corresponding to the production contents.

  In addition, although this embodiment demonstrates the structure provided with the liquid crystal display device 10, this invention is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of LEDs may be arranged in a matrix on the top of the reel, and a production (notification) may be performed by a dot pattern by turning these LEDs on and off.

[Internal structure]
Next, the internal structure of the pachislo 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the front door 1b is opened, and shows a structure on the back surface side of the front door 1b and a structure inside the cabinet 1a.

  A main board 31 constituting a main control circuit 41 (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, is provided in the upper part of the cabinet 1a. The main control circuit 41 is a circuit that controls the main operation of the game in the pachislot machine 1 and the flow between the operations, such as determination of an internal winning combination, rotation and stop of each reel, determination of the presence / absence of a prize, and the like. The specific configuration of the main control circuit 41 will be described later.

  Three reels (a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R) are provided at the central portion in the cabinet 1a. Although not shown in FIG. 3, each reel is connected to a corresponding stepping motor described later (any of stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R in FIG. 5) via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. .

  A lower portion in the cabinet 1a is provided with a medal payout device 33 (hereinafter referred to as a hopper 33) that can accommodate a large amount of medals and can discharge them one by one. In addition, a power supply device 34 that supplies necessary power to each device included in the pachislot 1 is provided on one side of the hopper 33 (left side in the example shown in FIG. 3) in the cabinet 1a.

  On the back side of the front door 1b (the part on the opposite side of the display screen), the sub-board constituting the sub-control circuit 42 (see FIGS. 5 and 6), which will be described later, is located above the area where the display window 4 is arranged. 32 is provided. The sub-control circuit 42 is a circuit that controls the execution of effects by displaying images. The specific configuration of the sub control circuit 42 will be described later.

  Further, a selector 35 is provided in a lower part of the arrangement area of the display window 4 on the back side of the front door 1b. The selector 35 is a device for selecting whether or not the material or shape of the medal inserted from the outside through the medal insertion slot 11 is appropriate, and guides the medal determined to be appropriate to the hopper 33. Although not shown in FIG. 3, a medal sensor 35 </ b> S (see FIG. 5 to be described later) is provided on the path through which the medal passes in the selector 35.

<Configuration of circuits provided in pachislot>
Next, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a configuration of a circuit included in the pachi-slot 1 in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram of the entire circuit included in the pachi-slot 1, and FIG. 6 is a block configuration diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the sub control circuit.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the pachi-slot 1 includes a main control circuit 41, a sub-control circuit 42, and peripheral devices (actuators) electrically connected to these circuits.

[Main control circuit]
The main control circuit 41 is mainly configured by a microcomputer 50 installed on a circuit board (main board 31). As other components, the main control circuit 41 includes a clock pulse generation circuit 54, a frequency divider 55, a random number generator 56, a sampling circuit 57, a display drive circuit 64, and a hopper drive circuit 65, as shown in FIG. , And a payout completion signal circuit 66.

  The microcomputer 50 includes a main CPU 51, a main ROM (Read Only Memory) 52, and a main RAM (Random Access Memory) 53.

  The main ROM 52 includes control programs for various processes (see FIGS. 43 to 61 described later) executed by the main CPU 51, data tables (see FIGS. 7 to 34 described later) such as an internal lottery table, and sub-control circuits 42. On the other hand, data and the like for transmitting various control commands (commands) are stored. The main RAM 53 is provided with a storage area (see FIGS. 35 to 40) for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a clock pulse generation circuit 54, a frequency divider 55, a random number generator 56 and a sampling circuit 57 are connected to the main CPU 51. The clock pulse generation circuit 54 and the frequency divider 55 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 51 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 56 generates a random number in a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535). Then, the sampling circuit 57 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

  Various switches and sensors are connected to the input port of the microcomputer 50. The main CPU 51 receives input signals from various switches and controls the operation of peripheral devices such as stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R.

  The stop switch 17S (stop operation detecting means) detects that the player has pressed each of the left stop button 17L, the middle stop button 17C, and the right stop button 17R (stop operation). The start switch 16S (start operation detecting means) detects that the start lever 16 has been operated by the player (start operation). The settlement switch 13S detects that the settlement button has been pressed by the player.

  The medal sensor 35S (insertion operation detecting means) detects that a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 11 has passed through the selector 35. The bet switch 12S detects that the player has pressed the bet button (the MAX bet button 12 or the 1BET button 14).

  Peripheral devices whose operations are controlled by the microcomputer 50 include three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R (variation display means), a 7-segment display 6, and a hopper 33. A drive circuit for controlling the operation of each peripheral device is connected to the output port of the microcomputer 50.

  The motor drive circuit 62 controls the drive of the three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R provided corresponding to the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R, respectively. The reel position detection circuit 63 detects, for each reel, a reel index indicating that the reel has made one rotation by an optical sensor having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit.

  Each of the three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R has a configuration in which the momentum is proportional to the number of output pulses, and the rotation axis can be stopped at a specified angle. The driving force of each stepping motor is transmitted to the corresponding reel via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. Each time one pulse is output to each stepping motor, the corresponding reel rotates at a constant angle.

  The main CPU 51 detects the reel index of each reel and then counts the number of times a pulse is output to the corresponding stepping motor, thereby determining the rotation angle of each reel (specifically, how many reels the number of symbols is). Only managed).

  Here, the management of the rotation angle of each reel will be specifically described. The number of pulses output to each stepping motor is counted by a pulse counter (not shown) provided in the main RAM 53. Each time the output of a predetermined number of pulses (for example, 16 times) necessary for the rotation of one symbol is counted by the pulse counter, the value of the symbol counter (not shown) provided in the main RAM 53 is set to “1”. "Is added. A symbol counter is provided for each reel. The value of the symbol counter is cleared when the reel index is detected by the reel position detection circuit 63.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, by managing the value of the symbol counter, it is managed how many symbols have been rotated since the reel index was detected. Therefore, the position of each symbol on each reel is detected with reference to the position where the reel index is detected.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the maximum number of sliding symbols when the MB is not operating is set to four symbols, and at least one of the three reels is selected during the MB (CB) operation. On the other hand, the maximum number of sliding pieces is determined for one symbol. Therefore, for example, when a stop button corresponding to a predetermined reel is pressed during MB non-operation, the symbols of the predetermined reel located in the corresponding area on the winning determination line in the display window 4 and the four A symbol existing in the previous range is a symbol that can be stopped in the region. When the stop button corresponding to a predetermined reel whose stop is controlled with the maximum number of sliding pieces being “1” during the operation of MB (CB) is pressed, the corresponding on the winning determination line in the display window 4 corresponds. A symbol of a predetermined reel located in the region and a symbol existing in the range up to one reel are symbols that can be stopped in the region.

  A display unit drive circuit 64 included in the main control circuit 41 controls the operation of the 7-segment display 6. The hopper drive circuit 65 controls the operation of the hopper 33. The payout completion signal circuit 66 manages the detection of medals performed by the medal detection unit 33S provided in the hopper 33, and checks whether or not medals discharged from the hopper 33 have reached a predetermined payout number. To do.

  The microcomputer 50 controls the operation of the connected MAX bet lamp 122 and 1BET lamp 142. Specifically, in the inserted number setting process (see FIG. 45), which will be described later, the microcomputer 50 transmits a signal for instructing lighting (light emission) to the MAX bet lamp 122 or the 1BET lamp 142 according to the state of the game. Then, the MAX bet lamp 122 or the 1BET lamp 142 is selectively lit (emitted).

[Sub control circuit]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sub control circuit 42 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 41, and performs processing such as determination and execution of effect contents based on a command transmitted from the main control circuit 41. . As shown in FIG. 6, the sub control circuit 42 basically includes a sub CPU 81, a sub ROM 82, a sub RAM 83, a rendering processor 84, a drawing RAM 85, a driver 86, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 90, an audio RAM 91, A A / D (Analog to Digital) converter 92 and an amplifier 93 are included.

  The sub CPU 81 performs video, sound, and light output control according to the control program stored in the sub ROM 82 in accordance with the command transmitted from the main control circuit 41. The sub ROM 82 basically has a program storage area and a data storage area.

  Various control programs executed by the sub CPU 81 are stored in the program storage area. The control program stored in the program storage area includes, for example, a main board communication task for controlling communication with the main control circuit 41, a production random number value, and determination of production contents (production data). An effect registration task for performing registration, a drawing control task for controlling display of an image by the liquid crystal display device 10 based on the determined content of the effect, a lamp control task for controlling light output by the lamp group 20, and a speaker A program such as a voice control task for controlling sound output by 21L and 21R is included.

  In the data storage area, for example, a storage area for storing various data tables, a storage area for storing effect data constituting various effects, a storage area for storing animation data relating to creation of video, and sound data relating to BGM and sound effects And various storage areas such as a storage area for storing lamp data relating to a light on / off pattern.

  The sub RAM 83 has a storage area for registering the determined contents and effects data, a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 41, and the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, peripheral devices such as the liquid crystal display device 10, speakers 21 </ b> L and 21 </ b> R, and the lamp group 20 are connected to the sub control circuit 42, and the operation of these peripheral devices is controlled by the sub control circuit. 42.

  In the present embodiment, the sub CPU 81, the rendering processor 84, the drawing RAM 85 (including the frame buffer), and the driver 86 create a video according to the animation data designated by the contents of the presentation, and the created video is generated by the liquid crystal display device 10. Is displayed.

  The sub CPU 81, DSP 90, audio RAM 91, A / D converter 92, and amplifier 93 output sound such as BGM from the speakers 21L and 21R according to the sound data specified by the contents of the presentation. Further, the sub CPU 81 turns on and off the lamp group 20 in accordance with the lamp data designated by the contents of the effect. In the present embodiment, a dedicated lamp (WIN lamp) that is turned on when suggesting the number of inserted medals (1) to the player in a game flow (see FIG. 68) described later is provided in the lamp group 20. The lighting operation of the dedicated lamp is also controlled by the sub CPU 81.

<Configuration of data table stored in main ROM>
Next, the configuration of various data tables stored in the main ROM 52 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Design arrangement table]
First, the symbol arrangement table will be described with reference to FIG. The symbol arrangement table is data (hereinafter referred to as symbol code (in FIG. 7) that specifies the position of each symbol in the rotation direction of each of the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R and the type of symbol arranged at each position. )))).

  In the symbol arrangement table, the position of the symbol arranged in the middle area of each reel within the frame of the display window 4 when the reel index is detected is defined as “0”. In each reel, “0” to “20” corresponding to the symbol counter are set as symbol positions in the order of advance in the reel rotation direction (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 7) with reference to symbol position “0”. Assigned to a symbol.

  That is, the symbols displayed in the upper, middle, and lower regions of each reel within the frame of the display window 4 by referring to the symbol counter values (“0” to “20”) and the symbol arrangement table. Can be specified. For example, when the value of the symbol counter corresponding to the left reel 3L is “6”, the upper, middle, and lower regions of the left reel 3L within the frame of the display window 4 respectively have “ Symbols corresponding to “bell”, “lip 1” at symbol position “6”, and “watermelon” at symbol position “5” are displayed.

[Design combination table]
Next, the symbol combination table will be described with reference to FIGS. The symbol combination table defines a correspondence relationship between a symbol combination predetermined according to the type of privilege, a display combination (storage area), and a payout number.

  In the present embodiment, the winning combination is determined when the symbol combination displayed by the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R matches the symbol combination specified in the symbol combination table along the winning determination line. Is done. When it is determined that a prize is won, the player is given benefits such as a medal payout, a re-game operation, and a bonus game operation. If the symbol combination displayed along the winning determination line does not match any of the symbol combinations defined in the symbol combination table, it is a so-called “losing”. That is, in this embodiment, the symbol combination corresponding to “losing” is not defined in the symbol combination table, thereby defining the symbol combination “losing”. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and the item “losing” may be provided in the symbol combination table to directly define “losing”.

  Various data described in the display combination column in the symbol combination table is data for identifying a symbol combination displayed along the winning determination line. “Data” in the display combination column is represented by 1-byte data, and a unique symbol combination (content of display combination) is assigned to each bit in the data.

  Further, the “storage area” data in the display combination column is data for designating a display combination storage area (see FIG. 35) described later in which the corresponding display combination is stored. In the present embodiment, eleven display combination storage areas are provided. In the present embodiment, display combinations having the same bit pattern (1-byte data pattern) and having different contents are managed as different display combinations depending on the “storage area”.

  The numerical value described in the payout number column in the symbol combination table represents the number of medals to be paid out to the player. In the combination of symbols to which a numerical value of 1 or more is given as the “paid-out number” data, the same number of medals are paid out. In this embodiment, “CD (cross-down) bell”, “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4”, “CU (cross-up) bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”, “lower bell AA1” are used as display combinations. -When any of the "lower bell BB4", "Cheri 1", "Cheri 2", "Watermelon", and "Special Role 1"-"Special Role 3" is determined, the medal is paid out. Is called. In the present embodiment, the display combination from which these medals are paid out is collectively referred to as “small combination”.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when any one of “Replay 1” to “Replay 12” is determined as the display combination, the replay operation is performed. Further, when any of “MBA”, “MBB1” to “MBB8” is determined as the display combination, the middle bonus game is activated.

  As is apparent from the symbol combination table shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in this embodiment, when the number of inserted medals is three and “CD bell” is determined as the display combination, The number of medals to be paid out becomes 15, and the number of medals held by the player increases. However, in other cases, even if a small combination is determined, the number of medals to be paid out is equal to the number of inserted coins, and there is no increase or decrease, or less than the inserted number of coins.

[Bonus operating table]
Next, the bonus operation time table will be described with reference to FIG. The bonus operation time table defines data stored in a game state flag storage area (described later with reference to FIG. 36) provided in the main RAM 53 and a bonus end number counter during the bonus game.

  The game state flag is data for identifying the type of bonus game being operated. In the present embodiment, a middle bonus (“MB”) is provided as a bonus game. Note that “MB” is referred to as an accessory continuous operation device related to the second type special accessory, and continuously operates the “CB” that is the second type special accessory. In the present embodiment, as described above, “MB” is roughly divided into two types (“MBA” (special internal winning combination) and “MBB”). Furthermore, in this embodiment, eight types of “MB” from “MBB1” to “MBB8” are provided in “MBB”.

  The numerical value of the “bonus end number counter” defined in the bonus operation time table is data indicating the number of medals to be paid out (specified number of times) that triggers the end of the bonus game. In the present embodiment, the operation of “MBA” is ended when the payout of medals larger than the prescribed number “12” is performed, and the operation of “MBB” (“MBB1” to “MBB8”) is When the number of medals greater than the prescribed number “1” has been paid out, the process ends.

  Specifically, first, the numerical value of the “bonus end number counter” defined in the bonus operation time table is actually stored in the bonus end number counter. Next, after the MB operation, every time a medal is paid out, the value of the bonus end number counter is subtracted. Then, the operation of “MB” is terminated on condition that the value of the bonus end number counter is less than “0” (negative value).

[Internal lottery table determination table]
Next, the internal lottery table determination table will be described with reference to FIG. The internal lottery table determination table defines a correspondence relationship between the internal lottery table used in various gaming states, the number of medals inserted, and the number of lotteries.

  For example, when the game state is a general game (non-bonus game) state and the number of inserted medals is 3 (predetermined number), an internal lottery table for general game state (see FIG. 12) described later is used. “18” is set as the number of lotteries. When the game state is a general game (non-bonus game) state and the number of inserted medals is 1, an internal lottery table (see FIG. 13) to be described later is used, “5” is set.

  When the gaming state is the MBA (CBA) gaming state, an internal lottery table for CBA (see FIG. 14) described later is used, and “1” is set as the number of lotteries. When the gaming state is the MBA (CBA) gaming state, one game is performed by inserting two medals. Further, when the gaming state is the MBB (CBB) gaming state, a CBB internal lottery table (see FIG. 15) described later is used, and “1” is set as the number of lotteries. When the gaming state is the MBA (CBB) gaming state, one game is performed by inserting one medal.

[Internal lottery table]
Next, the internal lottery table will be described with reference to FIGS. The internal lottery table defines the correspondence between the data pointer and the lottery value when this data pointer is determined in various winning numbers.

  The data pointer is data acquired as a result of lottery performed with reference to the internal lottery table, and is used for designating an internal symbol combination specified by an internal symbol combination determination table (see FIGS. 16 to 19) described later. It is data. The data pointer is provided with a small role / replay data pointer and a bonus data pointer. The lottery value is defined for each setting (settings 1 to 6) for adjusting the expected value of the lottery set in advance.

  In the internal lottery processing of the present embodiment, first, random numbers extracted from a predetermined numerical range (for example, 0 to 65535) are sequentially subtracted by lottery values defined corresponding to each winning number. Next, it is determined (internal lottery) whether the result of the subtraction has become negative (whether a so-called “digit” has occurred). When the result of subtraction becomes negative (a “digit” occurs) at a predetermined winning number, it means that the winning number is won, and the data point assigned to the corresponding winning number is acquired.

  Therefore, in the internal lottery process according to the present embodiment, the larger the number specified as the lottery value, the higher the probability that assigned data (that is, the data pointer) is determined. The winning probability of each winning number can be represented by “the lottery value defined for each winning number / the number of all random numbers that may be extracted (65536)”.

(1) General gaming state internal lottery table FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a general gaming state internal lottery table. The internal lottery table for the general gaming state is used when the gaming state is the general gaming state (non-bonus) and the number of inserted medals is three gaming states.

  The internal lottery table for the general gaming state defines the relationship between the lottery value corresponding to the winning numbers “1” to “18” and the data pointer. For example, in the general gaming state, when referring to the internal lottery table for the general gaming state, the probability that the winning number “2” is won and “2” is acquired as the small role / replay data pointer is “5 / 65536 ". The total lottery value of the winning numbers “1” to “18” defined in the internal lottery table for the general gaming state is “65536”. Therefore, in this embodiment, when referring to the general gaming state internal lottery table, “losing” does not occur.

  Note that in the internal lottery table for the general gaming state, the internal symbol combination corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “1” is stored in the internal symbol combination table for small role / replay described later (see FIGS. 17 to 19). As shown, “Replay 1” to “Replay 12”. The internal winning combination corresponding to the small combination / replay data pointer “2” is “CD bell”.

  The internal winning combination corresponding to the data pointer “3” for the small role / replay is “CD bell”, “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell AA4”, “CU bell BB1” to “CU bell BB4”, “lower bell”. AA1 ”to“ lower bell AA4 ”and“ lower bell BB1 ”to“ lower bell BB4 ”. The internal winning combination corresponding to the data pointer “4” for the small role / replay is “CD bell”, “CU bell AB1” to “CU bell AB4”, “CU bell BA1” to “CU bell BA4”, “lower bell”. “AB1” to “lower bell AB4” and “lower bell BA1” to “lower bell BA4”.

  The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “5” are “CD bell”, “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell AA4”, “upper bell BB1” to “upper bell BB4”, “CU bell”. “AA1” to “CU Bell AA4”, “CU Bell BB1” to “CU Bell BB4”, “Lower Bell AA1” to “Lower Bell AA4”, and “Lower Bell BB1” to “Lower Bell BB4”. The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “6” are “CD bell”, “upper bell AB1” to “upper bell AB4”, “upper bell BA1” to “upper bell BA4”, “CU bell”. “AB1” to “CU Bell AB4”, “CU Bell BA1” to “CU Bell BA4”, “Lower Bell AB1” to “Lower Bell AB4”, and “Lower Bell BA1” to “Lower Bell BA4”.

  The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “7” are “CD bell”, “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell AA4”, “upper bell BB1” to “upper bell BB4”, “CU bell”. AA1 ”to“ CU Bell AA4 ”,“ CU Bell BB1 ”to“ CU Bell BB4 ”,“ Lower Bell AB1 ”to“ Lower Bell AB4 ”, and“ Lower Bell BA1 ”to“ Lower Bell BA4 ”. The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “8” are “CD bell”, “upper bell AB1” to “upper bell AB4”, “upper bell BA1” to “upper bell BA4”, “CU bell”. “AB1” to “CU Bell AB4”, “CU Bell BA1” to “CU Bell BA4”, “Lower Bell AA1” to “Lower Bell AA4”, and “Lower Bell BB1” to “Lower Bell BB4”.

  The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “9” are “CD bell”, “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell AA4”, “upper bell BB1” to “upper bell BB4”, “CU bell”. “AB1” to “CU Bell AB4”, “CU Bell BA1” to “CU Bell BA4”, “Lower Bell AA1” to “Lower Bell AA4”, and “Lower Bell BB1” to “Lower Bell BB4”. The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “10” are “CD bell”, “upper bell AB1” to “upper bell AB4”, “upper bell BA1” to “upper bell BA4”, “CU bell”. AA1 ”to“ CU Bell AA4 ”,“ CU Bell BB1 ”to“ CU Bell BB4 ”,“ Lower Bell AB1 ”to“ Lower Bell AB4 ”, and“ Lower Bell BA1 ”to“ Lower Bell BA4 ”.

  The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “11” are “CD bell”, “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell AA4”, “upper bell BB1” to “upper bell BB4”, “CU bell”. “AB1” to “CU Bell AB4”, “CU Bell BA1” to “CU Bell BA4”, “Lower Bell AB1” to “Lower Bell AB4”, and “Lower Bell BA1” to “Lower Bell BA4”. The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “12” are “CD bell”, “upper bell AB1” to “upper bell AB4”, “upper bell BA1” to “upper bell BA4”, “CU bell”. “AA1” to “CU Bell AA4”, “CU Bell BB1” to “CU Bell BB4”, “Lower Bell AA1” to “Lower Bell AA4”, and “Lower Bell BB1” to “Lower Bell BB4”.

  The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “13” are “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell AA4”, “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell AA4”, “CU bell AB1” to “CU bell”. "Bell AB4", "CU Bell BA1" to "CU Bell BA4", "CU Bell BB1" to "CU Bell BB4", "Lower Bell AA1" to "Lower Bell AA4", "Lower Bell AB1" to "Lower Bell AB4" ”,“ Lower bell BA1 ”to“ lower bell BA4 ”,“ lower bell BB1 ”to“ lower bell BB4 ”, and“ special role 1 ”to“ special role 3 ”. The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “14” are “upper bell AB1” to “upper bell AB4”, “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell AA4”, “CU bell AB1” to “CU bell”. "Bell AB4", "CU Bell BA1" to "CU Bell BA4", "CU Bell BB1" to "CU Bell BB4", "Lower Bell AA1" to "Lower Bell AA4", "Lower Bell AB1" to "Lower Bell AB4" ”,“ Lower bell BA1 ”to“ lower bell BA4 ”,“ lower bell BB1 ”to“ lower bell BB4 ”, and“ special role 1 ”to“ special role 3 ”.

  The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “15” are “upper bell BA1” to “upper bell BA4”, “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell AA4”, “CU bell AB1” to “CU”. "Bell AB4", "CU Bell BA1" to "CU Bell BA4", "CU Bell BB1" to "CU Bell BB4", "Lower Bell AA1" to "Lower Bell AA4", "Lower Bell AB1" to "Lower Bell AB4" ”,“ Lower bell BA1 ”to“ lower bell BA4 ”,“ lower bell BB1 ”to“ lower bell BB4 ”, and“ special role 1 ”to“ special role 3 ”. The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “16” are “upper bell BB1” to “upper bell BB4”, “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell AA4”, “CU bell AB1” to “CU bell”. "Bell AB4", "CU Bell BA1" to "CU Bell BA4", "CU Bell BB1" to "CU Bell BB4", "Lower Bell AA1" to "Lower Bell AA4", "Lower Bell AB1" to "Lower Bell AB4" ”,“ Lower bell BA1 ”to“ lower bell BA4 ”,“ lower bell BB1 ”to“ lower bell BB4 ”, and“ special role 1 ”to“ special role 3 ”. The internal winning combinations corresponding to the small combination / replay data pointer “17” are “Cherry 1”, “Cherry 2”, and “Watermelon”.

  The internal winning combination corresponding to the bonus data pointer “1” is “MBA” as shown in a bonus internal winning combination determination table (see FIG. 16) described later. The internal winning combinations corresponding to the bonus data pointer “2” are “MBB1” to “MBB8”.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, the internal winning combinations of the winning numbers “1” to “12” are the internal winning combinations corresponding to the aforementioned small combination / replay data pointers “1” to “12”, respectively. Also, the internal winning combination of the winning number “13” is the internal winning combination corresponding to the above-described small combination / replay data pointer “13” and bonus data pointer “1”. The internal winning combination of the winning number “14” is the internal winning combination corresponding to the small combination / replay data pointer “14” and the bonus data pointer “1” described above. The internal winning combination of the winning number “15” is the internal winning combination corresponding to the small combination / replay data pointer “15” and the bonus data pointer “1” described above.

  The internal winning combination of the winning number “16” is the internal winning combination corresponding to the small combination / replay data pointer “16” and the bonus data pointer “1” described above. The internal winning combination of the winning number “17” is an internal winning combination corresponding to the above-described small combination / replay data pointer “17”. The internal winning combination of the winning number “18” is the internal winning combination corresponding to the above-described small combination / replay data pointer “17” and bonus data pointer “2”. In other words, in the present embodiment, when a bonus game (“MBA” or “MBB”) is won internally, some small combination is also won.

(2) Internal lottery table for single general game FIG. 13 shows a single general game for referencing when the game state is the general game state and the number of inserted medals is one game state. It is a figure which shows the structure of an internal lottery table. The internal lottery table for one general game defines the relationship between the lottery value corresponding to the winning numbers “1” to “5” and the data pointer. The total lottery value of the winning numbers “1” to “5” defined in the internal lottery table for one general game is “65536”. Therefore, in this embodiment, when referring to the internal lottery table for one general game, “losing” does not occur.

  In the internal lottery table for one general game, the internal winning combination corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “18” is stored in the internal winning combination determination table for small role / replay described later (see FIGS. 17 to 19). As shown, “CD bell”, “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell AA4”, “upper bell AB1” to “upper bell AB4”, “upper bell BA1” to “upper bell BA4”, “upper bell BB1”. -"Upper bell BB4", "CU Bell AA1"-"CU Bell AA4", "CU Bell AB1"-"CU Bell AB4", "CU Bell BA1"-"CU Bell BA4", "CU Bell BB1"-" “CU Bell BB4”, “Lower Bell AA1” to “Lower Bell AA4”, “Lower Bell AB1” to “Lower Bell AB4”, “Lower Bell BA1” to “Lower Bell BA4”, and “Lower Bell BB1” to A lower bell BB4 ". Also, the internal winning combinations corresponding to the small combination / replay data pointer “19” are “special combination 1” to “special combination 3”.

  It should be noted that in the internal lottery table for one general game, the internal winning combination corresponding to the small role / replay data pointers “1” and “17” is the same as the internal winning combination described in the internal lottery table for the general gaming state. It is the same. Also, in the internal lottery table for one general game, the internal winning combination corresponding to the bonus data pointer “2” is the same as the internal winning combination described in the internal lottery table for the general gaming state. Further, in the present embodiment, in the internal lottery table for one general game, “MBA” is not internally won as a bonus, but the present invention is not limited to this and is much more than the winning probability of “MBB”. Alternatively, an internal lottery table for general games having a configuration in which “MBA” is won internally with a low probability may be used.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when referring to the set of the internal lottery table for the general gaming state and the internal lottery table for one general game, the number of inserted medals for each game is 3 in the general gaming state. Sometimes, “MBA” (winning numbers “13” to “16” in FIG. 12) is won with a high probability ([7900 × 4] / 65536) as a bonus. On the other hand, when the number of inserted medals per game is 1 in the general gaming state, “MBB” (winning number “4” in FIG. 13) is won with a high probability (50405/65536) as a bonus.

(3) CBA internal lottery table and CBB internal lottery table FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the CBA internal lottery table. The internal lottery table for CBA is referred to when the gaming state is the MBA (CBA) gaming state. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the configuration of the CBB internal lottery table. The internal lottery table for CBB is referred to when the gaming state is the MBB (CBB) gaming state.

  Both the CBA internal lottery table and the CBB internal lottery table define the correspondence between the lottery value corresponding to the winning number “1” and the data pointer. The lottery value of the winning number “1” defined in the CBA internal lottery table and the CBB internal lottery table is “65536”. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the CBA internal lottery table or the CBB internal lottery table. When the table is referenced, no “losing” occurs.

  In the internal lottery table for CBA and the internal lottery table for CBB, the internal symbol combination corresponding to the small role / replay data pointer “20” is an internal symbol combination table for small role / replay described later (FIG. 17 to FIG. 17). 19)).

[Internal winning combination determination table]
Next, an internal winning combination determination table will be described with reference to FIGS. The internal winning combination determination table defines the correspondence between the data pointer and the internal winning combination. That is, when the data pointer is determined, the internal winning combination data is uniquely acquired by the internal winning combination determination table.

  The “internal winning combination” in the internal winning combination determination table is data for identifying a combination of symbols on the left reel 3L, middle reel 3C, and right reel 3R that is permitted to be displayed along the winning determination line. The “internal winning combination” is represented by 1-byte data in the same manner as the “display combination” in the symbol combination table shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and a unique symbol for each bit in the 1-byte data. Are assigned. When the data pointer is “0”, the content of “internal winning combination” is “losing”, which is a combination of all symbols defined by the symbol combination table shown in FIGS. Indicates that the display of is not allowed.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the structure of the bonus internal winning combination determination table. The bonus internal winning combination determination table defines internal winning combinations related to the operation of the bonus game for the bonus data pointers “1” and “2”. In the bonus internal winning combination determination table, “◯” indicates an internal winning combination to be won in the acquired bonus data pointer. For example, when “2” is acquired as the bonus data pointer, “MBB1” to “MBB8” are duplicated as internal winning combinations.

  17 to 19 are diagrams showing the structure of the internal winning combination determination table for the small combination / replay. The small winning combination / replay internal winning combination determining table defines small winning combinations and replay winning combinations for “1” to “20” of the small winning combination / replay data pointers. That is, the small winning combination / replay internal winning combination determination table defines a correspondence relationship between the small winning combination / replay data pointer and the internal winning combination relating to the payout of medals or the internal winning combination relating to the replay operation.

  The symbol “◯” in the small winning combination / replay winning symbol determination table indicates the internal winning combination to be won in the acquired small winning combination / replay data pointer. For example, when “3” is acquired as the data pointer for the small role / replay, “CD bell”, “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell AA4”, “CU bell BB1” to “ “CU bell BB4”, “lower bell AA1” to “lower bell AA4”, and “lower bell BB1” to “lower bell BB4” overlap.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in a game in which the number of inserted medals is 3, the winning numbers “13” to “16” (bonus data pointer “1” + small role / replay data pointer (winning number) “13”. ~ “16”), two medals are inserted and two medals are paid out (expected value 0). An internal winning combination (“MBA (CBA)”) related to the bonus and the number of inserted medals (three) ) The winning combination with a small role where less than 2 payouts (2) are made.

[Cylinder stop number selection table]
Next, with reference to FIG. 20, the number selection table for rotating cylinder stop will be described. The spinning stop number selection table defines the correspondence between the small role / replay data pointer and the bonus data pointer and the spinning stop number. The rotation stop number is data used when acquiring various data required in the reel stop initial setting process described later.

  In the present embodiment, the rotation stop number selection table defines different rotation stop numbers for each combination of the small role / replay data pointer and the bonus data pointer. For example, when the small role / replay data pointer is “13” and the bonus data pointer is “1”, the spinning stop number “13” is selected, and the small role / replay data pointer is selected. Is “13” and the bonus data pointer is “2”, the rotation stop number “21” is selected.

  In the present embodiment, the example of specifying the different rotation stop number for each combination of the small role / replay data pointer and the bonus data pointer is shown as the rotation stop number selection table. Is not limited to this. Data reduction may be achieved by defining the same rotation stop number for different combinations of the small role / replay data pointer and the bonus data pointer.

[Reel stop initial setting table]
Next, the reel stop initial setting table will be described with reference to FIG. The reel stop initial setting table defines a correspondence relationship between the rotation stop number and various data used in a pull-in priority table selection process described later and a number of sliding pieces determination process of each reel described later. Specifically, the reel stop initial setting table includes the rotation stop number, the pull-in priority table number, the pull-in priority table selection data, the forward push table selection data, the forward push table change data, and the forward push table. Defines the correspondence between the change initial data and the table selection data when anomaly is pressed.

  The drawing priority table number and the drawing priority table selection data are data used for the drawing priority table selection process. For example, in the reel stop initial setting table, if a pull-in priority table number corresponding to the rotation stop number is specified, a pull-in priority table (for example, FIG. 27) corresponding to the specified pull-in priority table number. To FIG. 31) are selected. In addition, in the reel stop initial setting table, if the drawing priority table number corresponding to the number for turning stop is not defined, the drawing priority table selection table corresponding to the drawing priority table selection data (FIGS. 25 and 26). With reference to FIG. 5, the pull-in priority table number is determined.

  The forward push table selection data, the forward push table change data, and the forward push table change initial data are used to specify a stop table (see FIGS. 22 and 24) to be referred to when the forward push is performed. It is data. In this specification, the “forward push” is a stop operation when the first stop operation (first stop operation) is performed on the left reel 3L. Corresponds to the pressing order of “middle left” and “middle left”.

  The irregular pressing table selection data is data for designating a stop table (not shown) to be referred to when irregular pressing is performed. In this specification, “anomalous push” is a stop operation when the first stop operation is performed on the middle reel 3C or the right reel 3R, and “middle left / right”, “middle right / left”, “ It corresponds to the order of pressing “middle right” and “middle right”.

  In the present embodiment, for example, in the general gaming state (non-bonus gaming state), after the stop operation is detected by the stop switch 17S, the rotation of the corresponding reel is stopped within 190 msec. Specifically, one of the number of sliding symbols “0” to “4” is added to the value of the symbol counter corresponding to the reel when the stop operation is detected, and the value obtained corresponds to the value obtained. The symbol position is determined as the symbol position at which the reel rotation stops (this is referred to as “scheduled stop position”). The symbol position corresponding to the value of the symbol counter corresponding to the reel when the stop operation is detected is the symbol position at which the rotation of the reel starts to be stopped, and this is referred to as a “stop start position”.

  In other words, the number of sliding pieces is the amount of rotation of the reel from when the stop operation is detected by the stop switch 17S until the rotation of the corresponding reel stops. In other words, the number of symbols passing through the middle stage area of the corresponding reel of the display window 4 in the period from when the stop operation is detected by the stop switch 17S until the rotation of the corresponding reel stops. This is grasped by the value of the symbol counter updated after the stop operation is detected by the stop switch 17S.

  Referring to the stop table, the number of sliding pieces is acquired according to the stop start position of each reel. In the present embodiment, the number of sliding pieces is acquired based on the stop table, but this is a tentative one, and the acquired number of sliding pieces does not immediately determine the planned stop position of the reel.

  In the present embodiment, when there is an appropriate number of sliding pieces than the number of sliding pieces acquired based on a stop table described later (hereinafter referred to as “sliding piece number determination data”), a pull-in priority table described later The number of sliding pieces is changed with reference to (see FIGS. 27 to 31). The sliding piece number determination data is referred to determine the search order when the priorities are compared for each of the symbols from the stop start position to the 4th or 1st symbol position that is the maximum number of sliding symbols. Is done.

  In the present embodiment, the stop table to be referenced is properly used according to the forward push and the irregular push. In the case of the forward push, the first stop table (see FIG. 22) for the forward push and the second and third stop tables for the forward push (see FIG. 24) are referred to. On the other hand, if an irregular push is made, an irregular push stop table (not shown) is referred to.

[Stop table for first stop when pushing forward]
Next, with reference to FIG. 22, the first stop table for forward pressing will be described. The forward stop first stop table shown in FIG. 22 is referred to when the forward push table selection data is “18”. The first stop table at the time of forward pressing defines the correspondence relationship between the stop start positions “0” to “20” of the left reel 3L, the number of sliding pieces determination data, and the change status. Note that the change status is used when referring to a later-described forward-pressing control change table (see FIG. 23).

  Note that the first stop table for forward pressing shown in FIG. 22 is a table that is referred to when acquiring the number-of-sliding piece determination data in the general gaming state, so the maximum number of sliding pieces is “4”. Become. Further, when the maximum number of sliding pieces of the left reel 3L is one frame during MB (CB) operation, although not shown here, the sliding pieces in the first stop stop table at the time of forward pressing referred to during the MB operation. In the number determination data, “1” or “0” is defined.

[Control change table when pressing forward]
Next, with reference to FIG. 23, the forward pressing control change table will be described. The forward push control change table shown in FIG. 23 is referred to when the forward push table change data is “7”. The forward pressing control change table defines the correspondence between the change target position (scheduled stop position of the left reel 3L), the change status, and the second and third stop table numbers for forward pressing. For example, if the change status acquired based on the first stop table (refer to FIG. 22) at the time of the forward press is “1” and the planned stop position of the left reel 3L is “8”, the change status is “ The stop table number for the second and third stops is “12” at the time of forward pressing.

  In the present embodiment, in the line change bit check process (FIG. 53) described later, when the change status is “1”, the A line status is set (fixed), and when the change status is “2”. The B line status (fixed) is set. Further, in this embodiment, when the change status is “3” (not shown), the C line check data is in the ON state, as will be described later in the second post-stop control change process (FIG. 57). It shows that. When the change status is “0”, status change control is not performed.

[Stop table for 2nd and 3rd stop when pushing forward]
Next, with reference to FIG. 24, the second and third stop tables for forward pressing will be described. The stop table for the second and third stops at the time of forward pressing defines 1 byte of stop data according to each of the symbol positions “0” to “20”. 24 is referred to when the second / third stop table for stoppage is “4”.

  The stop data defined by the stop tables for the second and third stops at the time of forward pressing has information on whether or not the symbol position associated with itself is appropriate as the position at which the rotation of the reel is stopped. This stop data corresponds to the column “A line” in the stop table for second and third stops when the corresponding symbol position is appropriate as a position to stop the rotation of the reel. And the bit corresponding to the column of “B line”. Stop data is defined by assigning information on which of these two types of information should be adopted to the bit corresponding to the column of “Line change” in the stop table for the second and third stops when forward pressing. Is done.

  In other words, the second and third stop tables for forward pressing define a plurality of methods for determining the position at which the rotation of the reel is stopped. Therefore, even if the stop start position is the same symbol position, the position where the reel rotation is stopped can be varied based on the stop position at the time of the first stop. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to compress information.

  Further, here, the irregular push stop table is not shown, but the irregular push stop table has substantially the same structure as the forward and second stop stop tables shown in FIG. Specifically, the stop data in the columns “right reel C line data” and “middle reel C line data” in the second and third stop tables for forward pressing shown in FIG. It is changed to stop data of “line data” and “left reel B line data”.

  The determination of the number of sliding piece determination data is performed as follows. First, it is specified which of the eight bit strings (the data in the leftmost column in FIG. 24 corresponds to bit 1) constituting the stop data is referred to according to the type of the stop button in which the stop operation is detected. For example, when the middle stop button 17C is pressed, a column of “middle reel A line data” of bit 4 is designated.

  Then, referring to the designated bit string, a search is sequentially performed as to whether or not “1” is defined as the corresponding data for each symbol position from the stop start position to the range of the maximum number of sliding symbols. As a result of this search, the difference from the stop start position to the symbol position where “1” is defined as the corresponding data is calculated, and this difference is used as the number of sliding piece determination data.

  Whether or not the bit string to be referred to is changed from the “A line” column to the “B line” column refers to the “line change” column and “1” is defined in the data corresponding to the stop start position. It is determined by whether or not. When it is determined that the line is to be changed, the column “B line” is designated thereafter, and the above search is performed.

[Pull-in priority table selection table]
Next, the pull-in priority table selection table will be described with reference to FIGS. The pull-in priority table selection table defines the correspondence between the pressing order of the stop buttons and the pull-in priority table number in each stop operation. The pull-in priority table number is data for designating a pull-in priority table to be referred to (see FIGS. 27 to 31).

  The pull-in priority table selection table shown in FIG. 25 is referred to when the pull-in priority table selection data is “11”. The case where “11” is determined as the pull-in priority table selection data is, for example, when the turning stop number is “13” to “16” (see FIG. 21). Further, in this embodiment, when the rotation stop number is “13” to “16”, the small role / replay data pointer is “13” to “16”, respectively, and for the bonus This is when the data pointer is “0” or “1” (see FIG. 20).

  That is, in the present embodiment, when a small combination corresponding to the small combination / replay data pointers “13” to “16” is won in a state where “MBA” is won (between the MBA flags), FIG. The pull-in priority table selection table shown is referred to. In this case, when the stop operation is performed from the left reel 3L, “21” is acquired as the pull-in priority table number, and a pull-in priority table in FIG. 27 described later corresponding to the pull-in priority table number “21” is referred to. Is done. In this case, when a stop operation is performed from the middle reel 3C, “22” is acquired as the drawing priority table number, and a drawing priority table in FIG. 28 described later corresponding to the drawing priority table number “22” is referred to. Is done. Further, in this case, when a stop operation is performed from the right reel 3R, “23” is acquired as the drawing priority table number, and a drawing priority table in FIG. 29 described later corresponding to the drawing priority table number “23” is referred to. Is done.

  The pull-in priority table selection table shown in FIG. 26 is referred to when the pull-in priority table selection data is “12”. The case where “12” is determined as the pull-in priority table selection data is, for example, when the number for turning stop is “21” to “24” (see FIG. 21). Further, when the rotation stop number is “21” to “24”, the small role / replay data pointer is “13” to “16”, respectively, and the bonus data pointer is “2”. ] (See FIG. 20).

  That is, in the present embodiment, when a small combination corresponding to the small combination / replay data pointers “13” to “16” is won in a state where “MBB” is won (between MBB flags), FIG. The pull-in priority table selection table shown in FIG. In this case, when the stop operation is performed from the left reel 3L, “24” is acquired as the drawing priority table number, and a drawing priority table in FIG. 30 described later corresponding to the drawing priority table number “24” is referred to. Is done. In this case, when a stop operation is performed from the middle reel 3C, “22” is acquired as the drawing priority table number, and a drawing priority table in FIG. 28 described later corresponding to the drawing priority table number “22” is referred to. Is done. Furthermore, in this case, when a stop operation is performed from the right reel 3R, “25” is acquired as the drawing priority table number, and a drawing priority table in FIG. 31 described later corresponding to the drawing priority table number “25” is referred to. Is done.

[Pull-in priority table]
Next, the drawing priority table will be described with reference to FIGS. The pull-in priority table defines the correspondence between the pull-in data for each type in the storage area and the predetermined priority.

  The pull-in priority order table is used for searching whether there is a more appropriate number of sliding pieces in addition to the number of sliding pieces obtained based on the stop table. The priority order is data that defines the order of priority stop display (drawn) between the types of symbol combinations related to winning. Each pull-in data is similar to “Internal winning combination” in the internal winning combination determination table shown in FIGS. 16 to 19 and “Display combination” in the symbol combination table shown in FIGS. It is represented by byte data, and a unique symbol combination is assigned to each bit in the one-byte data.

  In the present embodiment, first, the number of sliding pieces is acquired based on the above-described first stop table for first stop (see FIG. 24). However, when there is a more appropriate number of sliding pieces in addition to the number of sliding pieces, the number is changed to the appropriate number of sliding pieces. In other words, in the present embodiment, a more appropriate number of sliding symbols is determined based on the priority of the combination of symbols that allow the stop display by the internal winning combination regardless of the number of sliding symbols acquired from the stop table.

  The pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 27 is a table that is referred to when the pull-in priority table number is “21”, and priorities (“1” to “3”) and pull-in data in various internal winning combinations. Stipulates the correspondence with

  In the pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 27, pull-in data corresponding to “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4” is defined for priority “1”, and “CU bell AA1 for priority“ 2 ”. ”To“ CU Bell BB4 ”,“ Lower Bell AA1 ”to“ Lower Bell BB4 ”, and“ Special Role 1 ”to“ Special Role 3 ”. For the priority “3”, “MBA” and “MBB1” to “MBB8” are defined. Therefore, when the drawing priority table number is “21” and the drawing priority table shown in FIG. 27 is referred to, the combination of symbols corresponding to “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4” is stopped. Display (pull-in) is performed with priority over stop display of other symbol combinations.

  The pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 28 is a table that is referred to when the pull-in priority table number is “22”. Priorities (“1” to “3”) and pull-in data in various internal winning combinations Stipulates the correspondence with

  In the pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 28, pull-in data corresponding to “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4” is defined for the priority “1”, and “upper bell AA1 is defined for the priority“ 2 ”. ”To“ Upper bell BB4 ”,“ Lower bell AA1 ”to“ Lower bell BB4 ”, and“ Special combination 1 ”to“ Special combination 3 ”are defined. For the priority “3”, “MBA” and “MBB1” to “MBB8” are defined. Therefore, when the drawing priority table number is “22” and the drawing priority table shown in FIG. 28 is referred to, the combination of symbols corresponding to “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4” is stopped. Display (pull-in) is performed with priority over stop display of other symbol combinations.

  The pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 29 is a table that is referred to when the pull-in priority table number is “23”, and priorities (“1” to “4”) and pull-in data in various internal winning combinations. Stipulates the correspondence with

  In the pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 29, pull-in data corresponding to “special combination 1” to “special combination 3” is defined for the priority “1”, and “lower bell AA1” is set for the priority “2”. To “lower bell BB4”. Further, for the priority “3”, the pull-in data corresponding to “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4” and “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4” is defined, and the priority is set to “4”. On the other hand, “MBA”, and “MBB1” to “MBB8” corresponding to the pull-in data are defined. Therefore, when the drawing priority table number is “23” and the drawing priority table shown in FIG. 29 is referred to, the combination of symbols corresponding to “special role 1” to “special role 3” is stopped. Display (pull-in) is performed with priority over stop display of other symbol combinations.

  The pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 30 is a table that is referred to when the pull-in priority table number is “24”, and priorities (“1” to “3”) and pull-in data in various internal winning combinations. Stipulates the correspondence with

  In the pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 30, the pull-in data corresponding to “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4” and “lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4” is defined for the priority “1”. To do. Further, for the priority order “2”, the pull-in data corresponding to “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4” and “special part 1” to “special part 3” are defined, and the priority order “3” is set. On the other hand, “MBA”, and “MBB1” to “MBB8” corresponding to the pull-in data are defined. Therefore, when the pull-in priority table number is “24” and the pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 30 is referred to, “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4” or “lower bell AA1”. The stop display (retraction) of the symbol combination corresponding to “lower bell BB4” is preferentially performed over the stop display of other symbol combinations.

  The pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 31 is a table that is referred to when the pull-in priority table number is “25”, and priorities (“1” to “3”) and pull-in data in various internal winning combinations. Stipulates the correspondence with

  In the pull-in priority table shown in FIG. 31, the pull-in data corresponding to “lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4” is defined for priority “1”, and “upper bell AA1 for priority“ 2 ”. To “upper bell BB4”, “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”, and “special role 1” to “special role 3”. For the priority “3”, “MBA” and “MBB1” to “MBB8” are defined. Therefore, when the drawing priority table number is “25” and the drawing priority table shown in FIG. 31 is referred to, the combination of symbols corresponding to “lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4” is stopped. Display (pull-in) is performed with priority over stop display of other symbol combinations.

  In the present embodiment, basically, the drawing priority is lowered in the order of replay, small role, and bonus. However, in the present embodiment, since the small combination and replay do not overlap and do not win internally (see FIGS. 17 to 19), the drawing priority order of FIGS. 27 to 31 used when the small combination is won internally. The table does not prescribe replay priority. In this embodiment, although not shown here, a replay pull-in priority table is separately used when replay is won internally. The structure of the pull-in priority table is not limited to this example, but a pull-in priority table that defines the priorities for all the combinations is provided, and this pull-in priority is set by a plurality of winning numbers (small role / replay data pointer). A ranking table may also be used.

[Search order table]
Next, the search order table will be described with reference to FIGS. 32 and 33. FIG. The search order table preferentially applies from the range of numerical values predetermined as the number of sliding frames (“0” to “4” when the maximum number of sliding frames is 4) (hereinafter referred to as “search order”). "). The search order table shown in FIG. 32 is a table that is referred to when stop control is performed with the maximum number of sliding frames being four. The search order table shown in FIG. 33 is a table that is referred to when stop control is performed with the maximum number of sliding symbols as one frame (when the number of sliding symbols is determined for at least one reel during MB operation).

  The search order table defines the number of sliding piece determination data obtained based on the stop table and the search order. That is, in this embodiment, the order of numerical values to be preferentially applied is determined based on the sliding piece number determination data. In addition, the search order table is provided assuming that there are a plurality of sliding frames having the same priority, and the search order table is applied in a higher order.

  In the present embodiment, as described in the priority attraction-in control process of FIG. 56 to be described later, each numerical value is searched sequentially from the lower search order “5” of the search order table, and the search order “1” is supported. The number of sliding frames is preferentially applied from the numerical value to be used. Further, in the present embodiment, during the MB (CB) operation, stop control is performed with a maximum number of sliding frames of 4 frames for reels other than the reel having a maximum number of sliding frames of 1 frame.

[Pattern winning action flag data table]
Next, the symbol corresponding winning action flag data table will be described with reference to FIG. The symbol corresponding winning action flag data table defines the correspondence between the reel type and the internal winning combination data that can be displayed according to the symbol of each reel displayed on the winning determination line. That is, by referring to the symbol corresponding winning action flag data table, the internal winning combination that can be displayed at that time can be determined. The symbol corresponding winning action flag data table is provided corresponding to the symbol combination table (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

  For example, when the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line of the left reel 3L, in the storage areas 1 to 11 corresponding to the symbol code “00000001” (red 7) in the reel type “left”, “1” is stored in a bit corresponding to a displayable internal winning combination. The data defined in the symbol corresponding winning action flag data table is logically AND stored with data stored in a symbol code storage area (see FIG. 39) described later.

<Configuration of storage area provided in main RAM>
Next, the configuration of various storage areas provided in the main RAM 53 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Display combination storage area]
First, the configuration of the display combination storing area will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the display combination storage area includes display combination storage areas 1 to 11 each represented by 1-byte data.

  In each of the display combination storage areas 1 to 11, when a predetermined bit is set to “1” (stored), a combination of symbols corresponding to the predetermined bit is displayed on the winning determination line. It shows that. On the other hand, when all the bits are “0”, it indicates that the symbol combination related to winning or the symbol combination related to the operation of the bonus game is not displayed on the winning determination line.

  The main RAM 53 is provided with an internal winning combination storing area and a carryover combination storing area (not shown). The internal winning combination storing area has the same configuration as that of the display winning combination storing area shown in FIG. 35, and the display winning combination storing areas 1 to 11 are replaced with the internal winning combination storing areas 1 to 11. In the internal winning combination storing areas 1 to 11, when “1” stands for a plurality of bits, display of a combination of symbols respectively corresponding to each bit is permitted. When all the bits are “0”, the content of the internal winning combination is “lost”.

  The carryover combination storage area is composed of storage areas 1 and 2 of the display combination storage area shown in FIG. As a result of the internal lottery, when any one of “MBA” and “MBB1” to “MBB8” is determined as the internal winning combination, the internal winning combination is stored in the carryover combination storage area as the carryover combination. Specifically, data “1” is stored in a bit corresponding to any combination of “MBA” and “MBB1” to “MBB8”. And the data of the carryover combination stored in the carryover combination storage area is cleared until the corresponding symbol combination (for example, “red 7”-“red 7”-“red 7”) is displayed on the winning determination line. It is kept without being. In addition, while the carryover combination is stored in the carryover combination storage area (while the flag is set: between the flags), the carryover combination is stored in the internal winning combination storage area in addition to the determined part winning combination by internal lottery. The

[Game state flag storage area]
Next, the configuration of the game state flag storage area will be described with reference to FIG. The gaming state flag storage area stores a gaming state flag consisting of 1 byte. In the present embodiment, a bonus game type is assigned to each bit in the game state flag.

  When “1” is stored (standing) in a predetermined bit in the game state flag storage area, it indicates that the bonus game corresponding to the predetermined bit is being operated. For example, when “1” is set in bit 0 of the gaming state flag storage area, the operation of “MBA” is performed, and the MBA gaming state is set.

[Operation stop button storage area]
Next, the configuration of the operation stop button storage area will be described with reference to FIG. The operation stop button storage area stores an operation stop button flag consisting of 1 byte. In the operation stop button flag, the operation state of the stop button is assigned to each bit.

  For example, if the left stop button 17L is a stop button that has been pressed this time, that is, an operation stop button, “1” is stored in bit 0 of the operation stop button storage area. Also, for example, if the left stop button 17L is a stop button that has not yet been pressed, that is, an effective stop button, “1” is stored in bit 4. Based on the data stored in the operation stop button storage area, the main CPU 51 identifies the stop button that has been pressed this time and the stop button that has not yet been pressed.

[Push order storage area]
Next, the configuration of the pressing order storage area will be described with reference to FIG. The pressing order storage area stores a pressing order flag consisting of 1 byte. In the pressing order flag, the type of stop button pressing order is assigned to each bit. For example, when the pressing order of the stop button is “left middle right”, “1” is stored in bit 0 of the pressing order storage area.

[Design code storage area]
Next, the configuration of the symbol code storage area will be described with reference to FIG. In the symbol code storage area, for each winning determination line, the symbol code (symbol code storage region 1) of the symbol of the reel that has been stopped most recently and the displayable symbols (symbol code storage regions 2 to 12) are stored. Is done. After all the reels are stopped, the symbol codes corresponding to the display combination are stored in the symbol code storage areas 2 to 12.

  In this embodiment, when the stop control position is determined, the winning operation flag data corresponding to the symbol (code) of the stop control position is read from the symbol corresponding winning operation flag data table (see FIG. 34), and the winning operation flag is read. The data is ANDed with the data already stored in the symbol code storage area. Then, the ANDed data is stored in the symbol code storage area shown in FIG.

[Retrieve priority data storage area]
Next, the configuration of the pull-in priority data storage area will be described with reference to FIG. The pull-in priority data storage area includes a left reel pull-in priority data storage area, a middle reel pull-in priority data storage area, and a right reel pull-in priority data storage area. That is, in the pull-in priority data storage area, a priority data storage area is provided for each reel type.

  Each drawing priority data storage area stores drawing priority data determined in accordance with each symbol position “0” to “20” of the corresponding reel. In the present embodiment, by referring to the pull-in priority data storage area, it is searched whether there is a more appropriate number of sliding symbols in addition to the number of sliding symbols determined based on the stop table described above.

  The contents of the priority order pull-in data stored in the pull-in priority order data storage area differ depending on the type of the pull-in priority order table (see FIGS. 27 to 31) referred to when determining the pull-in priority order data. The pull-in priority data storage area shown in FIG. 40 is a configuration example when the pull-in priority table number is “21”. In the pull-in priority data storage area of this example, bit 1 of the pull-in priority data corresponds to “MBA” and “MBB1” to “MBB8”. Bit 2 corresponds to “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”, “lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4”, and “special role 1” to “special role 3”. Bit 3 corresponds to “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4”.

  Note that the “stoppable” data corresponding to bit 0 is data for loss. When a symbol at a predetermined symbol position is stopped and a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning combination that is not defined as an internal winning combination is displayed, “0” is set to bit 0 of the drawing priority data. Stored.

  The pull-in priority data indicates that the higher the value, the higher the priority. For example, in the pull-in priority data storage area shown in FIG. 40, the priority pull-in data with the highest priority is “000011111” (“MBA” or one or more of “MBB1” to “MBB8” + “CU bell”). One or more of “AA1” to “CU bell BB4”, “lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4” and “special role 1” to “special role 3” + “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4” One or more of the above. On the other hand, the pull-in priority data having the lowest priority is “00000000” (stop prohibition).

  By referring to the drawing priority data, it is possible to relatively evaluate the priority among the symbols arranged on the peripheral surface of the reel. That is, the symbol for which the largest value is determined as the pull-in priority data becomes the symbol with the highest priority. Therefore, it can be said that the pull-in priority data indicates the rank between the symbols arranged on the peripheral surface of the reel. When there are a plurality of symbols having the same value of the pull-in priority data, one symbol is determined according to the search order defined by the above-described search order table (see FIGS. 32 and 33).

[MBA end flag storage area]
Although not shown, the main RAM 53 is provided with an MBA end flag storage area for storing a 1-bit MBA end flag. The initial value of the MBA end flag is an off state, that is, “0”, and when the MBA operation ends (when the MBA gaming state ends), it is set to an on state in a bonus end check process (FIG. 59) described later. (That is, “1” stands). Thereafter, when “MBB” is won, the MBA end flag is set to an off state in an internal lottery process (see FIG. 46) described later. Therefore, the on-state MBA end flag indicates that the game state is after the MBA game state has ended and before the “MBB” is won, “MBB end before MBB win” (FIG. 68 to be described later). This indicates that P3) between non-flags.

<Configuration of data table stored in sub-ROM>
Next, the structure of the AT lottery table and the navigation table among the various data tables stored in the sub ROM 82 will be described.

[AT lottery table]
The AT lottery table will be described with reference to FIG. The AT lottery table defines AT (assist time) winning and non-winning lottery values in accordance with the small combination / replay data point (internal winning combination).

  In the present embodiment, when “AT” is activated, not only the determined internal winning combination is notified to the player, but for example, the player intentionally stops and displays the determined internal winning combination on the winning determination line. Information to enable this is notified. When “AT” is activated, the type of the determined internal winning combination, the position where the determined internal winning combination can be displayed within the specified time range, and the determined internal winning combination on the winning determination line. Information such as a stop order to be stopped and displayed may be suggested to the player.

  In the present embodiment, AT lottery processing (see FIG. 66) is performed with reference to the AT lottery table during reel stop command reception processing described later. In this AT lottery process, random numbers extracted from a predetermined numerical range “0-32767” are sequentially subtracted by a lottery value defined in accordance with a small role / replay data point in the AT lottery table. . Then, an internal lottery is performed to determine whether or not “AT” is won by determining whether or not the result of the subtraction is negative.

  In the AT lottery table, lottery values are defined for “non-winning” in addition to “AT winning”. That is, in the AT lottery process, one of “AT winning” or “non-winning” is determined. For example, if the small role / replay data pointer is “2”, the winning of “AT” is always determined. If the small role / replay data pointer is any one of “13” to “16”, the winning of “AT” is determined with a probability of “512/32768”.

[Navigation table]
Next, the navigation table will be described with reference to FIG. The navigation table defines the presence / absence of navigation and the production number at the time of executing navigation corresponding to the various small roles / replay data pointers (internal winning combinations).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 42, when between MBB flags (gaming state in which “MBB” is a carryover state) and the small role / replay data pointer is “3” or “4”, Navigation of the production number “1” is executed. It should be noted that in the navigation with the production number “1”, the player is notified of the pressing order information “press the left stop button first” by a lamp or the like. In addition, when the small role / replay data pointer is “5” or “6” between the MBB flags, the navigation of the production number “2” is executed. It should be noted that in the navigation with the production number “2”, the player is notified of the pressing order information that “press the stop button in the order of middle, left, and right” by a lamp or the like.

  If the data pointer for the small role / replay is “7” or “8” between the MBB flags, the navigation of the production number “3” is executed. In the navigation of the production number “3”, the player is informed of the pressing order information that “press the stop button in the order of middle, right, and left” by a lamp or the like. If the data pointer for the small role / replay is “9” or “10” between the MBB flags, the navigation of the effect number “4” is executed. Note that in the navigation with the production number “4”, the player is notified of the pressing order information that “press the stop button in the order of right, left, and middle” by a lamp or the like.

  Further, when the small character / replay data pointer is “11” or “12” between the MBB flags, the navigation of the production number “5” is executed. It should be noted that in the navigation of the production number “5”, the player is notified of the pressing order information that “press the stop button in the order of right, middle and left (in reverse pressing order)” by a lamp or the like. Then, when it is between the MBA flags (the gaming state where “MBA” is the carryover state) and the data pointer for the small role / replay is any one of “13” to “16”, the navigation of the production number “6” is performed. Is executed. In the navigation of the production number “6”, the information on the pressing order “Aim for“ Red 7 ”” by pressing the stop button in the order of “right, middle and left (in reverse pressing order)” Inform the person.

  In other cases, navigation is not performed. Further, as information notifying means, not only means such as a lamp, but also, for example, a dedicated sound or a liquid crystal display device may be used, or these means may be used in combination.

<Description of main control circuit operation>
Next, contents of various processes executed by the main CPU 51 of the main control circuit 41 using a program will be described with reference to FIGS. 43 to 61.

[Main operation processing of pachislot by control of main CPU]
First, the procedure of main operation processing of the pachislot machine 1 performed under the control of the main CPU 51 will be described with reference to a main flowchart (hereinafter referred to as main flow) shown in FIG.

  First, when the power is turned on to the pachislot machine 1, the main CPU 51 performs an initialization process when the power is turned on (S1). In this initialization process, it is determined whether the backup has been normally performed, whether the setting has been changed appropriately, and the like, and initialization corresponding to the determination result is performed.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs an initialization process at the end of one game (S2). In this initialization process, the data in the designated storage area in the main RAM 53 is cleared. Note that the designated storage area here is a storage area that needs to be erased for each game, such as an internal winning combination storage area or a display combination storage area.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs medal acceptance / start check processing (S3). In this processing, input checks of the medal sensor 35S and the start switch 16S are performed. The details of the medal acceptance / start check process will be described later with reference to FIG. 44 described later.

  Next, the main CPU 51 extracts a random number value and stores the extracted random value in a random value storage area provided in the main RAM 53 (S4). When the extracted random number value is stored in the random value storage area, the main CPU 51 performs an internal lottery process (S5). In this process, the internal winning combination is determined by lottery based on a random value. The details of the internal lottery process will be described later with reference to FIG. 46 described later.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a reel stop initial setting process (S6). Details of the reel stop initial setting process will be described later with reference to FIG. 47 described later.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a start command transmission process (S7). Specifically, the main CPU 51 transmits a start command to the sub control circuit 42. Note that the start command includes a parameter for specifying an internal winning combination.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a wait process (S8). In this process, when the predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has not elapsed since the start of the previous game, the main CPU 51 digests the waiting time until the predetermined time elapses.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a reel rotation start process (S9). In this process, the main CPU 51 requests the start of rotation of all reels. When the start of rotation of all reels is requested, the driving of the three stepping motors 61L, 61C, and 61R is controlled by an interrupt process (see FIG. 61), which will be described later, executed at a constant cycle (1.1173 msec). Then, the rotation of the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R is started. At this time, each reel is subjected to acceleration control until the rotation speed reaches a constant speed, and then controlled so as to maintain the constant speed.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a pull-in priority storage process (S10). In this process, the main CPU 51 acquires the pull-in priority data and stores it in the pull-in priority data storage area. The details of the pull-in priority storage process will be described later with reference to FIG. 48 described later.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a reel stop control process (S11). In this process, the rotation of the corresponding reel is stopped based on the timing when the left stop button 17L, the middle stop button 17C, and the right stop button 17R are respectively pressed and the internal winning combination. The details of the reel stop control process will be described later with reference to FIG. 51 described later.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a winning search process (S12). In this process, the main CPU 51 stores the data of the symbol code storage area (after symbol code storage area 2 in FIG. 39) in the display combination storage area (see FIG. 35). In this process, the combination of symbols displayed on the effective line (winning determination line) after the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C and the right reel 3R are all stopped, and the symbol combination table (see FIGS. 8 and 9), Is matched. Then, the main CPU 51 may determine whether or not the display combination is displayed on the active line, and store the determination result in the display combination storage area.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a medal payout process (S13). In this process, the hopper 33 is driven and the number of credits is updated based on the number of payouts of the display combination determined in S12, and medals are paid out. At this time, in this embodiment, as shown in the symbol combination table (see FIGS. 8 and 9), when the inserted number of medals is 3 and the display combination is “CD bell”, the payout The number of sheets is 15. Further, when the number of inserted medals is 2, and when the number of inserted medals is 3, and the display combination is a combination other than “CD Bell”, the number of medals to be paid out is 2. . Further, when the number of inserted medals is one, the number of medals paid out is one.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a bonus end check process (S14). In this process, the main CPU 51 refers to various counters for managing the end timing of the bonus game and checks whether or not the operation of the bonus game is to end. Details of the bonus end check process will be described later with reference to FIG. 59 described later.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a bonus operation check process (S15). In this process, the main CPU 51 checks whether or not to start the operation of the bonus game and whether or not to replay. Details of the bonus operation check process will be described later with reference to FIG. When the bonus operation check process ends, the main CPU 51 returns the process to S2, and repeats the processes after S2.

[Medal reception / start check processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 44, the medal acceptance / start check process performed in S3 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not there is an automatic insertion request (S21). The presence / absence of the automatic insertion request is determined by determining whether or not the automatic insertion counter is “0”. That is, the main CPU 51 determines that there is no automatic input request when the automatic input counter is “0”, and determines that there is an automatic input request when the automatic input counter is “1” or more.

  Note that the automatic insertion counter is data for identifying whether or not a display combination related to replay such as “replay” has been established in the previous unit game. When the display combination related to the re-game is established, the medals for the number of coins inserted in the previous unit game are automatically inserted into the automatic insertion counter.

  When the main CPU 51 determines in S21 that there is an automatic loading request (when S21 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs an automatic loading process (S22). In this process, the value of the automatic insertion counter is copied to the insertion number counter, and then the value of the automatic insertion counter is cleared. Thereafter, the main CPU 51 performs a process of S29 described later.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S21 that there is no automatic insertion request (when S21 is NO), the main CPU 51 permits medal acceptance (S23). In this process, the solenoid of the selector 35 (see FIG. 3) is driven, and medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 11 are accepted. The received medals are counted and guided to the hopper 33.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs the inserted number setting process, sets the maximum number of inserted sheets according to the game state, and notifies the player of the inserted number that is advantageous to the player. (S24). Details of the input number setting process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the medal acceptance is permitted (S25). When the main CPU 51 determines in S25 that the medal acceptance is not permitted (when S25 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs a process of S29 described later.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S25 that the medal acceptance is permitted (S25 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs a medal insertion check process (S26). In this process, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not a medal is inserted, and adds “1” to the inserted number counter when a medal is inserted.

  Next, the main CPU 51 transmits a medal insertion command to the sub control circuit 42 (S27). The medal insertion command includes a parameter for specifying the number of inserted coins.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the inserted number is a game start possible number (S28). In S28, when the main CPU 51 determines that the inserted number is not the game start possible number (when S28 is NO), the main CPU 51 returns the process to S25 and repeats the processes after S25. On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S28 that the inserted number is the game start possible number (when S28 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs the process of S29 described later. In this embodiment, the game start possible number in the CBA (MBA) game state is “2”, the game start possible number in the CBB (MBB) game state is “1”, and other game states (general game) The number of games that can be started in the “status” is “3” or “1” (see FIG. 11).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the start switch is on (S29). When the main CPU 51 determines in S29 that the start switch is not on (when S29 is NO), the main CPU 51 returns the process to S25 and repeats the processes after S25.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S29 that the start switch is on (when S29 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs a medal acceptance prohibition process (S30). By this process, the solenoid of the selector 35 (see FIG. 3) is not driven, and the inserted medal is discharged from the medal payout opening 18. When this process ends, the main CPU 51 ends the medal acceptance / start check process, and moves the process to S4 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

[Number of inserts setting process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 45, the inserted number setting process performed in S24 during the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44) will be described. In the present embodiment, this process is executed by the main CPU 51 in the main control circuit 41. In other words, in the present embodiment, the main CPU 51 constitutes an insertion number determination unit and an insertion number notification unit.

  First, the main CPU 51 refers to the game state flag storage area (see FIG. 36), and determines whether or not the game state (game state) is CBA (MBA) (S31). When the main CPU 51 determines that the gaming state is CBA (MBA) in S31 (when S31 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “2” (S32), and this process And the process returns to S25 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S31 that the gaming state is not CBA (MBA) (when S31 is NO), the main CPU 51 shifts the processing to S33.

  In S33, the main CPU 51 refers to the gaming state flag storage area (see FIG. 36) and determines whether or not the gaming state is CBB (MBB) (S33). When the main CPU 51 determines in S33 that the gaming state is CBB (MBB) (when S33 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “1” (S34), and this process And the process returns to S25 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S33 that the gaming state is not CBB (MBB) (when S33 is NO), the main CPU 51 proceeds to S35.

In S <b> 35, the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “3”.
Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1” (S36). Specifically, the main CPU 51 refers to the above-described MBA end flag storage area, and when the MBA end flag is on, that is, the game state is a general gaming state that is not CBA (MBA) and CBB (MBB), and , “When MBB is finished and before MBB is won”, it is determined that the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1”. On the other hand, when the MBA end flag is in the off state, that is, when the gaming state is the general gaming state and is not “MBB winning after MBA is finished”, the main CPU 51 determines that the inserted number advantageous to the player is not “1”. . At this time, as described above, the number of games that can be started in the general gaming state is “1” or “3”, and therefore, the number of cards that is advantageous to the player is “3”. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the main CPU 51 constitutes an insertion number determination means for determining whether the insertion number advantageous to the player is “3” or “1”, which is the maximum number of insertions. Note that the number of cards that is advantageous to the player is “1” when the gaming state is the general gaming state and “before MBB winning after MBA”, and the gaming state is the general gaming state and “before MBB winning before MBB winning”. “3” when not ”will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In S36, when the main CPU 51 determines that the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1” (when S36 is YES), the main CPU 51 transmits a signal instructing lighting (light emission) to the 1BET lamp 142. Then, the 1BET lamp 142 is turned on (emitted) (S37). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the inserted number setting process and returns the process to S25 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S36 that the inserted number advantageous to the player is not "1" (when S36 is NO), the main CPU 51 sends a signal indicating lighting (light emission) to the MAX bet lamp 122. And the MAX bet lamp 122 is lit (emitted) (S38). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the inserted number setting process and returns the process to S25 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44).

[Internal lottery processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 46, the internal lottery process performed in S5 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described. In the present embodiment, internal lottery processing using various internal lottery tables described below is executed by the main control circuit 41. That is, in the present embodiment, the main control circuit 41 also serves as means for executing internal lottery processing (internal winning combination determining means).

  First, the main CPU 51 sets an internal lottery table corresponding to the gaming state (S41). That is, the main CPU 51 grasps the current gaming state by referring to the gaming state flag storage area (see FIG. 36), and determines the type and number of lotteries of the internal lottery table based on the internal lottery table determination table (see FIG. 11). decide. The number of lotteries indicates the number of times of lottery value subtraction and determination of whether or not a digit has occurred for each winning number defined by the internal lottery table.

  Next, the main CPU 51 acquires a random value stored in the random value storage area (S42). Then, the main CPU 51 sets “1” as the initial value of the winning number.

  Next, the main CPU 51 acquires a lottery value corresponding to the winning number with reference to the internal lottery table, and subtracts the lottery value from the random number value (S43).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the calculation result in S43 is 0 or more (S44).

  When the main CPU 51 determines in S44 that the calculation result is 0 or more (when S44 is YES), the main CPU 51 updates the random number value and the winning number (S45). Specifically, the value of the calculation result is set to a random value, and the winning number is incremented by one.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not all winning numbers have been checked (S46). When it is determined in S46 that the main CPU 51 has not checked all the winning numbers (when S46 is NO), the main CPU 51 returns the process to S43 and repeats the processes after S43.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S46 that the main CPU 51 has checked all winning numbers (when S46 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets “0” as the data pointer (S47). That is, the main CPU 51 sets “0” as the small role / replay data pointer and the bonus data pointer.

  Here, returning to the description of the processing in S44 again, in S44, when the main CPU 51 determines that the calculation result is less than 0 (negative value) (when S44 is NO), the main CPU 51 In accordance with the winning number, a small role / replay data pointer and a bonus data pointer are acquired (S48).

  After the processing of S47 and S48, the main CPU 51 refers to the small winning combination / replay internal winning combination determination table (see FIGS. 17 to 19), and acquires the internal winning combination based on the small winning combination / replay data pointer. (S49).

  Next, the main CPU 51 stores the acquired internal winning combination in the internal winning combination storing area (S50).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the data stored in the carryover combination storage area is “00000000” (S51). In S51, when the main CPU 51 determines that the data stored in the carryover combination storage area is not “00000000” (when S51 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs the process of S54 described later. In the present embodiment, when “MBA” or “MBB” is won in the state where “MBA” or “MBB” has already been won (between MBA flag or MBB flag), the “MBA” or “MBB” This winning is invalid, and the data corresponding to the bonuses in the internal winning combination storage area and the carryover combination storage area are not updated.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S51 that the data stored in the carryover combination storage area is “00000000” (when S51 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines the internal winning combination determination table for bonus ( With reference to FIG. 16, an internal winning combination is acquired based on the bonus data pointer (S52).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not “MBB” has been won based on the internal winning combination acquired in S52 (S53). When determining that “MBB” has been won (when S53 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the MBA end flag in the MBA end flag storage area to an off state (S54). On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines that “MBB” is not won (when S53 is NO), the process proceeds to S55.

  Next, the main CPU 51 stores the internal winning combination acquired in S52 in the carryover combination storing area (S55).

  Next, the main CPU 51 updates the internal winning combination storing area based on the internal winning combination stored in the carryover combination storing area (S56). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the internal lottery process, and moves the process to S6 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

[Reel stop initial setting process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 47, the reel stop initial setting process performed in S6 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 refers to the spinning cylinder stop number selection table (see FIG. 20), and acquires the spinning cylinder stop number based on the internal winning combination acquired in the internal lottery process of S5 (S61).

  Next, the main CPU 51 refers to the reel stop initial setting table (see FIG. 21), and acquires various information corresponding to the rotation stop number based on the acquired rotation stop number (S62). Specifically, the main CPU 51 determines the drawing priority order table number, the drawing priority order table selection data, the forward push table selection data, the forward push table change data, the forward push time table corresponding to the acquired spinning cylinder stop number. Change initial data and irregular selection table selection data are acquired.

  Next, the main CPU 51 stores the rotating identifier “0FFH (11111111B)” in the entire symbol code storage area (see FIG. 39) (S63).

  Next, the main CPU 51 stores “3” in the stop button non-operating counter provided in the main RAM 53 (S64). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the reel stop initial setting process, and moves the process to S7 of the main flow (see FIG. 43). The stop button non-operating counter is a counter for managing the number of stop buttons whose stop operation has not been detected.

[Retrieve priority storage processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 48, the drawing priority order storing process performed in S10 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 stores the stop button non-operating counter in the main RAM 53 as the number of searches (S71). Next, the main CPU 51 performs a search target reel determination process (S72). In this process, for example, the main CPU 51 selects a predetermined reel from the rotating reels and determines the selected reel as a search target reel.

  For example, in S72, when all (three) reels are rotated, the left reel 3L is first determined as the search target reel. Thereafter, various processes up to S81 to be described later are performed on the left reel 3L. When the process returns to S72 again, next, the middle reel 3C is determined as a search target reel. Then, various processes up to S81 to be described later are performed on the middle reel 3C, and when returning to S72 again, the right reel 3R is next determined as a search target reel.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a pull-in priority table selection process (S73). In this process, the pull-in priority table is selected based on the internal winning combination (the small combination / replay data pointer) and the operation stop button. Details of the pull-in priority table selection process will be described later with reference to FIG. 49 described later.

  Next, the main CPU 51 sets “0” as the symbol position data and sets “21” as the symbol check count (S74). Then, the main CPU 51 performs a symbol code acquisition process (S75). In this process, the symbol code corresponding to the current symbol position data located on the effective line (winning determination line) of the search target reel is stored in the symbol code storage area. At this time, symbol codes for the number of valid lines are stored. Details of the symbol code acquisition process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the main CPU 51 updates the display combination storing area (see FIG. 35) based on the acquired symbol code and the data in the symbol code storing area (see FIG. 39) (S76). At this time, regardless of whether the internal winning combination is won or not, a combination of symbols that can be displayed (a displayable combination) is stored in the display combination storing area based on the stopped symbol.

  In this embodiment, the symbol code storage area information (symbol code and displayable role corresponding thereto) is updated for each reel to be stopped. At this time, the displayable combination may be obtained from data prepared in advance that defines the correspondence between the stopped reel symbol and the corresponding displayable combination, or the stopped reel symbol. And the symbol combination table (see FIG. 8 and FIG. 9) may be obtained by collation. When the former method is used, the correspondence relationship between the symbol and the displayable combination changes for each reel.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a pull-in priority acquisition process (S77). In this process, for the combination whose bit is “1” in the display combination storage area (see FIG. 35) and whose bit is “1” in the internal winning combination storage area, the selected pull-in priority is selected. With reference to the rank table (see FIGS. 27 to 31), the pull-in priority data is acquired.

  In addition, when a symbol of a winning combination (for example, “Cheri 1” and “Cheri 2”) is displayed on a part of the reels, the drawing priority order data of the winning combination is displayed on the reel that is “ANY”. Don't get. Further, if there is a possibility that a winning combination that has not been won is confirmed in the reel for which winning is confirmed, the drawing priority data is set to “stop prohibited (all bits 0)”.

  Next, the main CPU 51 stores the acquired pull-in priority data in the pull-in priority data storage area (see FIG. 40) (S78). At this time, the pull-in priority data is stored in the pull-in priority data storage area so that each priority value corresponds to a bit in the storage area. Next, the main CPU 51 adds 1 to the symbol position data and subtracts 1 from the number of symbol checks (S79).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the number of symbol checks is 0 (S80). In S80, when the main CPU 51 determines that the number of symbol checks is not 0 (when S80 is NO), the main CPU 51 returns the process to S75 and repeats the processes after S75.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S80 that the number of symbol checks is 0 (S80 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the number of searches has been searched (S81).

  In S81, when it is determined that the main CPU 51 has not searched for the number of times of search (when S81 is NO), the main CPU 51 returns the process to S72 and repeats the processes after S72. On the other hand, when it is determined in S81 that the main CPU 51 has searched for the number of times of search (if S81 is YES), the main CPU 51 ends the pull-in priority storage process, and the process is S11 of the main flow (see FIG. 43). Move to.

[Pull-in priority table selection processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 49, the pull-in priority table selection process performed in S73 in the flow-chart of the pull-in priority order storing process (see FIG. 48) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not a drawing priority table number is set, that is, whether or not a drawing priority table number is stored directly in the reel stop initial setting process (S6) (S91). ). When the main CPU 51 determines in S91 that the pull-in priority table number has been set (if YES in S91), the main CPU 51 ends the pull-in priority table selection process and stores the pull-in priority order. The process proceeds to S74 of the process (see FIG. 48).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S91 that the pull-in priority table number is not set (when S91 is NO), the main CPU 51 stores the pressing order storage area (see FIG. 38) and the operation stop button. Referring to the area (see FIG. 37), the corresponding drawing priority table number is set (S92). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the pull-in priority order table selection process, and moves the process to S74 in the pull-in priority order storing process (see FIG. 48).

  In S92, first, the main CPU 51 refers to the pressing order storage area and the operation stop button storage area, and acquires the data of the pressing order and the operation stop button. Next, the main CPU 51 refers to the drawing priority table selection table corresponding to the drawing priority table selection data, and acquires the drawing priority table number based on the pressing order and the operation stop button. Thereafter, the main CPU 51 sets the acquired pull-in priority table number.

[Design code acquisition processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 50, the symbol code acquisition process performed in S75 in the flowchart (see FIG. 48) of the pull-in priority storage process will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 sets valid line data (S101). In the present embodiment, as described above, the effective line (winning determination line) is one line (the upper area of the left reel 3L in the display window 4, the middle area of the middle reel 3C, and the lower area of the right reel 3R). Line). Next, the main CPU 51 sets the symbol position data for checking the search target reel based on the search symbol position and the effective line data (S102). For example, when the search target reel is the left reel 3L, since it is desired to obtain information on the upper stage of the search target reel, check symbol position data indicating the upper stage is set.

  Next, the main CPU 51 obtains a symbol code of the symbol position data for checking (S103). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the symbol code storing process, and moves the process to S76 of the pull-in priority storing process (see FIG. 48).

[Reel stop control process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 51, the reel stop control process performed in S11 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described. In the present embodiment, the reel stop control process described below is executed by the main control circuit 41. In other words, in the present embodiment, the main control circuit 41 also serves as means for executing reel stop control processing (stop control means).

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not a valid stop button has been pressed (S111). In S111, when the main CPU 51 determines that the effective stop button is not pressed (when S111 is NO), the main CPU 51 repeats the process of S111 and the effective stop button pressing operation is executed. Wait until.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S111 that a valid stop button has been pressed (in the case where S111 is YES), the main CPU 51 stores the pressing order storage area (see FIG. 38) and the operation stop button storage area (see FIG. 38). 37) is updated (S112). Next, the main CPU 51 decrements the stop button non-operating counter by 1 (S113).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines a search target reel from the operation stop button (S114). Then, the main CPU 51 stores the stop start position in the main RAM 53 based on the symbol counter (S115).

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a sliding piece number determination process (S116). Details of the sliding piece number determination process will be described later with reference to FIG. Next, the main CPU 51 transmits a reel stop command to the sub-control circuit 42 (S117). The reel stop command transmitted in this process includes information such as the type of reel to be stopped, the number of sliding pieces, and the ON / OFF edge of the stop switch. Note that the ON / OFF edge information of the stop switch may be monitored by an interrupt process described later, and the information may be transmitted to the sub-control circuit 42.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines a planned stop position based on the stop start position and the number of sliding pieces determined in S116, and stores the determined planned stop position in the main RAM 53 (S118). In this process, the main CPU 51 adds the number of sliding frames to the stop start position, and sets the result as the planned stop position.

  Next, the main CPU 51 sets the planned stop position determined in S118 as a search symbol position (S119). Next, the main CPU 51 performs the symbol code acquisition process described with reference to FIG. 50 (S120). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 updates the symbol code storage area (see FIG. 39) using the acquired symbol code (S121).

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a control change process (S122). The details of the control change process will be described later with reference to FIG. Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the pressed stop button has been released (S123). When the main CPU 51 determines in S123 that the pressed stop button has not been released (when S123 is NO), the main CPU 51 repeats the processing of S123 and waits until the pressed stop button is released. To do.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S123 that the pressed stop button has been released (when S123 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs a reel stop command transmission process (S124). In this process, the main CPU 51 transmits a reel stop command to the sub control circuit 42. At this time, the data structure of the reel stop command to be transmitted is the same as that of the reel stop command transmitted in S117. However, the ON edge / OFF edge information included in the reel stop command transmitted in S124 is different from the ON edge / OFF edge information included in the reel stop command transmitted in S117.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the stop button non-operation counter is 0 (S125). In S125, when the main CPU 51 determines that the inoperative counter is not 0 (when S125 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs the pull-in priority storage process described with reference to FIG. 48 (S126). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 returns the process to S111 and repeats the processes after S111.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S125 that the non-operating counter is 0 (when S125 is YES), the main CPU 51 ends the reel stop control process, and the process proceeds to the main flow (see FIG. 43). Move to S12.

[Sliding piece number determination processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 52, the slip piece number determination process performed in S116 in the flowchart of the reel stop control process (see FIG. 51) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 selects line mask data corresponding to the operation stop button based on a line mask data table (not shown) (S131). In this process, for example, when the left stop button 17L is pressed, the main CPU 51 sets “10000000” in which the bit 7 corresponding to the “left reel A line” of the stop data is set as line mask data. Select. For example, when the middle stop button 17C is pressed, the main CPU 51 selects “00010000” in which bit 4 corresponding to “middle reel A line” of the stop data is set as line mask data. To do. Further, for example, when the right stop button 17R is pressed, the main CPU 51 selects “00000010” in which bit 1 corresponding to “right reel A line” of the stop data is set as line mask data. To do.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not it is the first stop (the stop button non-operation counter is 2) (S132). In S132, when the main CPU 51 determines that it is not the first stop (when S132 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs the second and third stop processing (S133). The details of the second and third stop processes will be described later with reference to FIG. 53 described later. Thereafter, the main CPU 51 performs a process of S141 described later.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S132 that the main CPU 51 is the first stop (when S132 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the operation stop button is a left stop button (S134).

When the main CPU 51 determines in S134 that the operation stop button is the left stop button (in the case where S134 is YES), the main CPU 51 obtains the table selection data and the symbol counter at the time of forward pressing (S135). In this process, the forward push table selection data is acquired with reference to the reel stop initial setting table (see FIG. 21).
Next, the main CPU 51 refers to the first stop table for forward pressing corresponding to the table selection data for forward pressing, and acquires the number of sliding piece determination data and the line change status based on the symbol counter (S136). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 performs a process of S141 described later.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S134 that the operation stop button is not the left stop button (when S134 is NO), the main CPU 51 obtains the irregular pressing table selection data and selects the irregular pressing table selection. An irregular pressing stop table corresponding to the data is set (S137). In this process, the irregularly pressed table selection data is acquired with reference to the reel stop initial setting table (see FIG. 21).

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a line change bit check process (S138). Details of the line change bit check process will be described later with reference to FIG. 54 described later. Next, the main CPU 51 performs a line mask data change process (S139). Details of the line mask data changing process will be described later with reference to FIG. 55 described later. Thereafter, the main CPU 51 refers to the set stop table at the time of irregular pressing, and acquires the number of pieces of sliding piece determination based on the line mask data and the stop start position (S140).

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a priority pull-in control process (S141). In this process, the drawing priority order data is compared according to each symbol position within the range of the maximum number of sliding symbols “4” or “1” from the stop start position, and the most appropriate number of sliding symbols is determined. The details of the priority pull-in control process will be described later with reference to FIG. Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the sliding piece number determination process, and moves the process to S117 of the reel stop control process (see FIG. 51).

[Second and third stop processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 53, the 2nd and 3rd stop process performed by S133 in the flowchart (refer FIG. 52) of the sliding piece number determination process is demonstrated.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not it is during the second stop operation (S151). In S151, when the main CPU 51 determines that it is not during the second stop operation (when S151 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs a process of S154 described later.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S151 that the main CPU 51 is in the second stop operation (when S151 is YES), the main CPU 51 pushes the stop buttons in order (first reel is the left reel 3L). It is determined whether or not (S152). In S152, when the main CPU 51 determines that it is not a forward press (when S152 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs a process of S154 described later.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S152 that the main CPU 51 is a forward press (when S152 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs a line change bit check process (S153). Details of the line change bit check process will be described later with reference to FIG. 54 described later.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs line mask data change processing (S154). Details of the line mask data changing process will be described later with reference to FIG. 55 described later. Next, the main CPU 51 performs a sliding frame number search process (S155). In this process, referring to the stop table (FIG. 24), the slip piece number determination data is determined based on the stop start position.

  For example, when the line mask data is “00010000” corresponding to “middle reel A line”, the main CPU 51 refers to the column of “middle reel A line” of bit 4. Then, a search is sequentially performed as to whether or not the corresponding data is “1” for each symbol position within the range of the maximum number of sliding symbols from the stop start position. Next, the main CPU 51 calculates the difference from the symbol position where the corresponding data is “1” to the stop start position, and determines the calculated value as the number of sliding pieces determination data. Then, after the processing of S155, the main CPU 51 ends the second and third stop processing, and shifts the processing to S141 of the sliding piece number determination processing (see FIG. 52).

[Line change bit check processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 54, the line change bit check process performed in S138 in the flowchart (see FIG. 52) of the sliding piece number determination process will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the change status is “1” or “2” (S161). In S161, when the main CPU 51 determines that the change status is “1” or “2” (when S161 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the corresponding line status (S162). In this process, in this embodiment, when the change status is “1”, the A line status is set, and when the change status is “2”, the B line status is set. After the process of S162, the main CPU 51 ends the line change bit check process, and moves the process to S139 of the number of sliding pieces determination process (see FIG. 52).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S161 that the change status is not “1” or “2” (when S161 is NO), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the line change bit is on. (S163). In this process, the main CPU 51 refers to the column corresponding to the “middle reel line change bit” or “right reel line change bit” in the stop table (see FIG. 24), and the data corresponding to the stop start position is “1”. It is determined whether or not. When the main CPU 51 determines that the data corresponding to the stop start position is not “1”, that is, the line change bit is not on (when S163 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs the line change bit check process. Is finished, and the process proceeds to S139 of the sliding piece number determination process (see FIG. 52).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S163 that the data corresponding to the stop start position is “1”, that is, the line change bit is ON (when S163 is YES), the main CPU 51 The line status is set (S164). The B line status is data used for changing the line mask data. After the process of S164, the main CPU 51 ends the line change bit check process, and moves the process to S139 of the number of sliding pieces determination process (see FIG. 52).

[Line mask data change processing]
Next, the line mask data changing process performed in S139 in the flowchart (see FIG. 52) of the sliding piece number determining process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the C line status is set (S171). Note that the setting of the C line status is performed in the case of forward pressing in the second post-stop control change process (see FIG. 58) described later.

  In S171, when the main CPU 51 determines that the C line status is set (when S171 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the operation stop button at the second stop is the middle stop button. It discriminate | determines (S172).

  In S172, when the main CPU 51 determines that the operation stop button at the second stop is the middle stop button (when S172 is YES), the main CPU 51 rotates the line mask data to the right twice (S173). ). If it is a forward press and the operation stop button at the second stop is a middle stop button, the operation stop button at the third stop is a right stop button. Therefore, the line mask data is changed from “00000010” to “10000000” by the process of S173. As a result, the column of bit 7 corresponding to the “right reel C line data” of the stop table for second and third stops (see FIG. 24) at the time of forward pressing is referred. After the process of S173, the main CPU 51 ends the line mask data change process, and moves the process to S140 of the number of sliding pieces determination process (see FIG. 52).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S172 that the operation stop button at the second stop is not the middle stop button (when S172 is NO), the main CPU 51 rotates the line mask data to the left twice. (S174). If it is a forward press and the operation stop button at the second stop is not the middle stop button, the operation stop button at the third stop becomes the middle stop button. Therefore, the line mask data is changed from “00010000” to “01000000” by the process of S174. As a result, the column of bit 6 corresponding to the “middle reel C line data” of the stop table for the second and third stops at the time of forward pressing is referred. After the process of S174, the main CPU 51 ends the line mask data change process, and moves the process to S140 of the number of sliding pieces determination process (see FIG. 52).

  Here, returning to the processing of S171 again, in S171, when the main CPU 51 determines that the C line status is not set (when S171 is NO), the main CPU 51 sets the B line status. It is determined whether or not (S175). In S175, when the main CPU 51 determines that the B line status is not set (in the case where S175 is NO), the main CPU 51 ends the line mask data changing process, and the process is determined as the number of sliding frames (see FIG. 52).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines that the B line status is set in S175 (when S175 is YES), the main CPU 51 rotates the line mask data once to the right (S176). By this processing, for example, when the line mask data is “00000010”, it is changed to “00000001”. As a result, the column corresponding to “B line data” in the stop table (see FIG. 24) is referred to. After the process of S176, the main CPU 51 ends the line mask data change process, and moves the process to S140 of the number of sliding pieces determination process (see FIG. 52).

[Priority pull-in control processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 56, the priority pull-in control process performed in S141 in the flowchart (see FIG. 52) of the sliding piece number determination process will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 sets a search order table (see FIGS. 32 and 33) according to the gaming state (S181). Next, the main CPU 51 sets initial values for the search order counter and the number of checks (S182). Specifically, the main CPU 51 sets “1” as an initial value in the search order counter. Further, the main CPU 51 sets the data length of the search order table as an initial value for the number of checks. Specifically, if the gaming state is the MB (CB) gaming state and the search target reel is a reel that is controlled to stop with the maximum number of sliding symbols, the initial value of the number of checks is “ 2 ”is set. In other cases,“ 5 ”is set as the initial value of the number of checks.

  Next, the main CPU 51 sets the start address of a stop order table (not shown), and adds the address of the search order table based on the sliding piece number determination data (S183).

  Next, the main CPU 51 obtains the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the value of the search order counter (S184). Next, the main CPU 51 adds the acquired number of sliding frames to the expected stop start address, and acquires pull-in priority data (S185).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the pull-in priority data acquired in S185 exceeds the pull-in priority data acquired previously (S186). In S186, when the main CPU 51 determines that the pull-in priority data acquired in S185 does not exceed the pull-in priority data acquired previously (when S186 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs the process of S188 described later. Do.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S186 that the pull-in priority data acquired in S185 exceeds the pull-in priority data acquired previously (in the case where S186 is YES), the main CPU 51 detects the slip acquired in S184. The number of frames is saved (S187).

  Next, the main CPU 51 subtracts 1 from the number of checks and adds 1 to the search order counter (S188).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the number of checks is “0” (S189). When the main CPU 51 determines in S189 that the number of checks is not “0” (when S189 is NO), the main CPU51 returns the process to S184 and repeats the processes after S184.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S189 that the number of checks is “0” (when S189 is YES), the main CPU 51 restores the number of sliding symbols that have been retreated (S190). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the priority pull-in control process and also ends the number of sliding pieces determination process (see FIG. 52).

[Control change processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 57, the control change process performed in S122 in the flowchart of the reel stop control process (see FIG. 51) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not it is after the third stop (S201). When the main CPU 51 determines in S201 that it is after the third stop (when S201 is YES), the main CPU 51 ends the control change process and the process is S123 of the reel stop control process (see FIG. 51). Move to.

  On the other hand, in S201, when the main CPU 51 determines that it is not after the third stop (when S201 is NO), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not it is after the second stop (S202). In S202, when the main CPU 51 determines that it is after the second stop (when S202 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs a control process after the second stop (S203). The details of the second post-stop control process will be described later with reference to FIG. After the process of S203, the main CPU 51 ends the control change process, and moves the process to S123 of the reel stop control process (see FIG. 51).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S202 that the main CPU 51 is after the second stop (when S202 is NO), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not it is a forward press (S204). In S204, when the main CPU 51 determines that it is not a forward press (when S204 is NO), the main CPU 51 ends the control change process and moves the process to S123 of the reel stop control process (see FIG. 51). .

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S204 that the main CPU 51 is the forward press (when S204 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines the forward press control change table corresponding to the forward press table change data (see FIG. 23). And “21” is set as the number of searches (S205).

  Next, the main CPU 51 acquires a planned stop position (S206). Then, the main CPU 51 updates the change target position according to the acquired planned stop position (S207).

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the change target position updated in S207 matches the planned stop position (S208). When the main CPU 51 determines in S208 that the updated position to be changed does not match the planned stop position (when S208 is NO), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the number of searches is “0”. (S209). In S209, when the main CPU 51 determines that the number of searches is not “0” (when S209 is NO), the main CPU 51 returns the process to S207 and repeats the processes after S207.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S209 that the number of searches is “0” (in the case where S209 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the second- Obtained as the third stop table number and set the corresponding stop table (S210). Next, the main CPU 51 sets “0” in the C line check data (S211). After the process of S211, the main CPU 51 ends the control change process, and moves the process to S123 of the reel stop control process (see FIG. 51).

  Here, returning to the processing of S208 again, in S208, when the main CPU 51 determines that the updated change target position matches the planned stop position (when S208 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines that the change target position and The second and third stop table numbers for stop and the C line check data corresponding to the line change status value are acquired (S212). Next, the main CPU 51 sets the corresponding stop table based on the second and third stop table numbers for forward pressing (S213). After the process of S283, the main CPU 51 ends the control change process, and moves the process to S123 of the reel stop control process (see FIG. 51).

[Control change processing after second stop]
Next, the second post-stop control change process performed in S203 in the flowchart of the control change process (see FIG. 57) will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not it is a forward press (S221). In S221, when the main CPU 51 determines that it is not a forward press (when S221 is NO), the main CPU 51 ends the control change process after the second stop and also ends the control change process.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S221 that the main CPU 51 is a forward press (when S221 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines whether the C line check data is on (change status is “3”) or not. Is determined (S222). The C line check data is acquired by the process of S212 of the control change process (see FIG. 57). In S222, when the main CPU 51 determines that the C line check data is not on (when S222 is NO), the main CPU 51 ends the control change process after the second stop and also ends the control change process. To do.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S222 that the C line check data is on (when S222 is YES), the main CPU 51 turns on the line change bit corresponding to the stop start position at the second stop. It is determined whether or not (S223). In S223, when the main CPU 51 determines that the line change bit corresponding to the stop start position at the time of the second stop is not ON (when S223 is NO), the main CPU 51 ends the control change process after the second stop. At the same time, the control change process ends.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S223 that the line change bit corresponding to the stop start position at the time of the second stop is on (when S223 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines that the stored forward push is performed. “1” is added to the second and third stop table numbers, and the corresponding stop table is set (S224). Next, the main CPU 51 sets the C line status (S225). Then, after the process of S225, the main CPU 51 ends the control change process after the second stop and also ends the control change process.

[Bonus end check process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 59, the bonus end check process performed in S14 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 refers to the game state flag storage area (see FIG. 36) to determine whether or not the bonus game is in operation (S231). When the main CPU 51 determines in S231 that the bonus game is not in operation (NO in S231), the main CPU 51 ends the bonus end check process, and the process proceeds to S15 of the main flow (see FIG. 43). Move.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S231 that the bonus game is in operation (when S231 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the bonus end number counter is less than 0 (S232). ).

  In S232, when the main CPU 51 determines that the bonus end number counter is less than 0 (when S232 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs bonus end time processing (S233). In this process, the main CPU 51 clears the bonus end number counter, and a gaming state flag (MBA gaming state flag or MBB gaming state flag) corresponding to the active “MB” (“MBA” or “MBB1” to “MBB8”). ) Off. Further, in this process, CB end process is also performed. Specifically, the gaming state flag (CBA gaming state flag or CBB gaming state flag) corresponding to “CB” is turned off.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a bonus end command transmission process (S234). In this process, the main CPU 51 transmits a bonus end command to the sub-control circuit 42. The bonus end command includes information indicating that the bonus game has ended.

Next, the main CPU 51 performs initialization processing at the end of the bonus (S235).
Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the MBA gaming state has ended based on whether or not the MBA gaming state flag has been set to OFF in S233 (S236). When determining that the MBA gaming state has ended (when S236 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the MBA end flag in the MBA end flag storage area to the on state (S237). After the process of S237, the main CPU 51 ends the bonus end check process and moves the process to S15 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S236 that the MBA gaming state has not ended (when S236 is NO), that is, when the MBB gaming state ends in S233, the main CPU 51 performs a bonus end check process. The process ends, and the process proceeds to S15 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

  In S232, when the main CPU 51 determines that the bonus end number counter is not less than 0 (when S232 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs CB end processing (S238). In this process, the game state flag corresponding to “CB” is turned off. After the process of S238, the main CPU 51 ends the bonus end check process, and moves the process to S15 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

[Bonus activation check process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 60, the bonus end check process performed in S15 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not “MB” (“MBA” or “MBB1” to “MBB8”) is operating (S241). In S241, when the main CPU 51 determines that “MB” is not in operation (when S241 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs processing of S244 described later.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines that “MB” is operating in S241 (when S241 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines that “CB” (“CBA” or “CBB”) is operating. It is determined whether or not there is (S242). In S242, when the main CPU 51 determines that “CB” is in operation (in the case where S242 is YES), the main CPU 51 ends the bonus operation check process, and the process of the main flow (see FIG. 43). Move to S2.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines that “CB” is not in operation in S242 (when S242 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs CB operation processing (S243). In this process, the main CPU 51 operates “CB” corresponding to “MB” being operated. Specifically, the main CPU 51 operates “CBA” during the MBA operation, and operates “CBB” during the MBB operation. Then, after the process of S243, the main CPU 51 ends the bonus operation check process and moves the process to S2 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

  When S241 is NO, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the bonus game is a win (S244). In S244, when the main CPU 51 determines that the bonus game is not a winning game (when S244 is NO), the main CPU 51 performs a process of S248 described later.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S244 that the bonus game is a win (when S244 is YES), the main CPU 51 determines the winning bonus game based on the bonus operation time table (see FIG. 10). A corresponding bonus activation process is performed (S245). In this embodiment, in this process, the main CPU 51 refers to the bonus operating time table (see FIG. 10), sets “1” to the corresponding bit in the gaming state flag storage area (see FIG. 36), The value of the bonus end number counter is set to a predetermined value (“12” for “MBA”, “1” for “MBB1” to “MBB8”). Further, in this process, the CB operation process described in S243 is also performed.

  Next, the main CPU 51 clears the value of the carryover combination storage area (S246). Next, the main CPU 51 performs a bonus start command transmission process (S247). In this process, the main CPU 51 transmits a bonus start command to the sub-control circuit 42. The bonus start command includes information indicating that the bonus game has started. After S247, the main CPU 51 ends the bonus operation check process and moves the process to S2 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

  When S244 is NO, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not “Replay” (“Replay 1” to “Replay 12”) is a win (S248). In S248, when the main CPU 51 determines that “Replay” is not a win (when S248 is NO), the main CPU 51 ends the bonus operation check process, and the process proceeds to S2 of the main flow (see FIG. 43). Move.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines that “Replay” is a win in S248 (when S248 is YES), the main CPU 51 requests automatic insertion of medals (S249). That is, the main CPU 51 copies the insertion number counter to the automatic insertion number counter. Then, after the process of S249, the main CPU 51 ends the bonus operation check process, and moves the process to S2 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

[Interrupt processing under the control of the main CPU (1.1173 msec)]
Next, with reference to FIG. 61, the interrupt process by the control of the main CPU 51 performed in S9 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 saves a register (S251). Next, the main CPU 51 performs an input port check process (S252). In this process, signals input from various switches such as the stop switch 17S are checked.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a reel control process (S253). In this process, the main CPU 51 starts rotation of the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R when the start of rotation of all the reels is requested, and thereafter, each reel rotates at a constant speed. The three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R are driven and controlled. When the number of sliding symbols is determined, the main CPU 51 updates the symbol counter of the corresponding reel by the number of sliding symbols. Then, the main CPU 51 waits for the updated symbol counter to match the value corresponding to the scheduled stop position (the symbol at the scheduled stop position reaches the area on the active line (winning determination line) of the display window). The corresponding stepping motor is driven and controlled so that the rotation of the corresponding reel is decelerated and stopped.

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs a lamp and 7-segment driving process (S254). In this process, the main CPU 51 controls the 7-segment display 6 to display the number of payouts and the number of credits. Next, the main CPU 51 performs a register restoration process (S255). After that, the main CPU 51 ends the interrupt process.

<Description of operation of sub-control circuit>
Next, the contents of various processes (tasks) executed by the sub CPU 81 of the sub control circuit 42 using a program will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Main board communication task]
First, the main board communication task performed by the sub CPU 81 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the sub CPU 81 performs reception check of the command transmitted from the main control circuit 41 (S261). Next, when receiving a command, the sub CPU 81 extracts the type of the received command (S262).

  Next, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not a command different from the previous one has been received (S263). When the sub CPU 81 determines in S263 that the command different from the previous command has not been received (when S263 is NO), the sub CPU 81 returns the process to S261 and repeats the processes after S261.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S263 that the sub CPU 81 has received a command different from the previous command (when S 263 is YES), the sub CPU 81 stores a message in the message queue based on the received command (S264). ). The message queue is a mechanism for exchanging information between processes. After the process of S264, the sub CPU 81 returns the process to S261 and repeats the processes after S261.

[Direction registration task]
Next, an effect registration task performed by the sub CPU 81 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the sub CPU 81 extracts a message from the message queue (S271). Next, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not there is a message in the message queue (S272). In S272, when the sub CPU 81 determines that there is no message in the message queue (when S272 is NO), the sub CPU 81 performs the process of S275 described later.

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines in S272 that there is a message in the message queue (when S272 is YES), the sub CPU 81 copies the game information from the message (S273). In this process, for example, various data such as an internal winning combination, a type of reel that has stopped rotating, a display combination, and a game state flag specified by parameters are copied to a storage area (not shown) provided in the sub RAM 83. The

  Next, the sub CPU 81 performs effect content determination processing (S274). In this process, the sub CPU 81 determines the contents of the effect, registers the effect data, and the like according to the type of the received command. Details of the effect content determination process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the sub CPU 81 registers animation data (S275). Next, the sub CPU 81 registers sound data (S276). Next, the sub CPU 81 registers lamp data (S277). These registration processes are performed based on the effect data registered in the effect content determination process of S274. Then, after S277, the sub CPU 81 returns the process to S271 and repeats the processes after S271.

[Production content decision processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 64, the effect content determination process performed in S274 in the flowchart of the effect registration task (see FIG. 63) will be described. In the present embodiment, the effect content determination process described below is executed by the sub-control circuit 42. That is, in the present embodiment, the sub control circuit 42 also serves as a means for executing the effect content determination process (effect content determination means).

  First, the sub CPU 81 determines whether a start command is received (S281).

  When the sub CPU 81 determines in S281 that the start command is being received (S281 is YES), the sub CPU 81 performs a start command receiving process (S282). In this process, the sub CPU 81 extracts a random number for production, determines the production number by lottery based on the internal winning combination and the like and registers it. Here, the production number is data for designating the content of the production to be executed this time. The details of the start command reception process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the sub CPU 81 registers the effect data at the start according to the registered effect number (S283). The effect data is data that designates animation data, sound data, and lamp data. Therefore, when the effect data is registered, the corresponding animation data and the like are determined, and effects such as display of video are executed. In this process, when a lighting flag (not shown: hereinafter referred to as a dedicated lamp lighting flag) of a dedicated lamp (for example, a WIN lamp) used to suggest a player to put one medal is on, The sub CPU 81 turns on the dedicated lamp. The suggestion that one medal is performed here is notification information for causing the gaming state to be between the MBB flags. After the process of S283, the sub CPU 81 ends the effect content determination process, and moves the process to S275 of the effect registration task (see FIG. 63).

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines in S281 that the start command is not received (S281 is NO), the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the reel stop command is received (S284).

When the sub CPU 81 determines in S284 that it is time to receive a reel stop command (when S284 is YES), the sub CPU 81 performs processing for receiving a reel stop command (S285). Details of the reel stop command reception process will be described later with reference to FIG. 66 described later. Next, the sub CPU 81 registers the production data at the time of stop according to the registered production number and the type of the operation stop button (S286).
Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 ends the effect content determination process, and moves the process to S275 of the effect registration task (see FIG. 63).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S284 that the sub CPU 81 is not receiving the reel stop command (NO in S284), the sub CPU 81 determines whether it is receiving the display command (S287).

  When the sub CPU 81 determines in S287 that the display command is being received (when S287 is YES), the sub CPU 81 registers the display effect data according to the registered effect number and display combination. (S288). Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 ends the effect content determination process, and moves the process to S275 of the effect registration task (see FIG. 63).

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines in S287 that the display command is not received (S287 is NO), the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not it is a bonus start command reception (S289).

  When the sub CPU 81 determines in S289 that the bonus start command is being received (YES in S289), the sub CPU 81 registers bonus start effect data (S290). Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 ends the effect content determination process, and moves the process to S275 of the effect registration task (see FIG. 63).

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines in S289 that the bonus start command is not received (when S289 is NO), the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the bonus end command is received (S291). When the sub CPU 81 determines in S291 that the bonus end command is not received (when S291 is NO), the sub CPU 81 ends the effect content determination process, and the process of the effect registration task (see FIG. 63). Move to S275.

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines in S291 that the bonus end command is being received (when S291 is YES), the sub CPU 81 performs a bonus end command receiving process (S292). Details of the bonus end command reception process will be described later with reference to FIG. 67 described later.

  Next, the sub CPU 81 registers effect data for bonus end (S293). In this process, when a dedicated lamp lighting flag of a dedicated lamp (for example, a WIN lamp) used to suggest a player to hang one sheet is on, the sub CPU 81 turns on the dedicated lamp. Then, after the process of S293, the sub CPU 81 ends the effect content determination process, and moves the process to S275 of the effect registration task (see FIG. 63).

[Start command reception processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 65, the start command reception process performed in S282 in the flowchart of the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64) will be described.

  First, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not a dedicated lamp lighting flag of a dedicated lamp (for example, a WIN lamp or the like) used to suggest a player to put one medal on is on (S301). In S301, when the sub CPU 81 determines that the dedicated lamp lighting flag is not on (when S301 is NO), the sub CPU 81 performs a process of S304 described later.

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines in S301 that the dedicated lamp lighting flag is on (when S301 is YES), the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not “MB” has been won (S302). In S302, when the sub CPU 81 determines that “MB” is not won (when S302 is NO), the sub CPU 81 performs a process of S304 described later. On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines that “MB” has been won in S302 (when S302 is YES), the sub CPU 81 turns off the dedicated lamp lighting flag (S303).

  Next, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the AT counter is “1” or more (S304). In S304, when the sub CPU 81 determines that the AT counter is not equal to or greater than “1” (when S304 is NO), the sub CPU 81 ends the start command reception process, and performs the effect content determination process (FIG. 64). (See) S283.

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines that the AT counter is “1” or more in S304 (when S304 is NO), the sub CPU 81 refers to the navigation table (see FIG. 42) and determines the internal winning combination. A navigation effect number corresponding to (small role / replay data pointer) is set (S305).

  Next, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the gaming state is between MBB flags (S306). When the sub CPU 81 determines that it is not between the MBB flags in S306 (when S306 is NO), the sub CPU 81 ends the process at the time of receiving the start command, and the process is S283 of the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64). Move to.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S306 that the sub CPU 81 is between the MBB flags (YES in S306), the sub CPU 81 subtracts 1 from the value of the AT counter (S307). Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 ends the start command reception process, and moves the process to S283 of the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64).

[Reel stop command reception processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 66, the reel stop command reception process performed in S285 in the flowchart of the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64) will be described.

  First, in the sub CPU 81, the AT counter is “0”, between the MBA flags, the first stop is the left reel 3L, and the third stop is an OFF edge (the stop button at the third stop is It is determined whether or not (S311). When the sub CPU 81 determines in S311 that the above condition is not satisfied (when S311 is NO), the sub CPU 81 ends the reel stop command reception process, and the process is an effect content determination process (see FIG. 64). ) To S286.

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines in S311 that the above conditions are satisfied (when S311 is YES), the sub CPU 81 performs AT lottery processing with reference to the AT lottery table (see FIG. 41). (S312).

  Next, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not it is AT winning (S313). In S313, when the sub CPU 81 determines that it is not AT winning (when S313 is NO), the sub CPU 81 ends the reel stop command reception process, and the process is S286 of the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64). Move to.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S313 that the sub CPU 81 is the AT winning (when S313 is YES), the sub CPU 81 sets the numerical value of the AT counter to “100” (S314). Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 ends the reel stop command reception process, and moves the process to S286 of the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64).

[Process when receiving bonus end command]
Next, with reference to FIG. 67, a bonus end command reception process performed in S292 in the flowchart of the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64) will be described.

  First, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the AT counter is “1” or more and the end of “MBA” (S321). When the sub CPU 81 determines in S321 that this condition is not satisfied (in the case where S321 is NO), the sub CPU 81 ends the bonus end command reception process, and performs the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64). ) To S293.

  On the other hand, when the sub CPU 81 determines in S321 that the above condition is satisfied (when S321 is YES), the sub CPU 81 uses a dedicated lamp (indicating a player to play one medal). A dedicated lamp lighting flag such as a WIN lamp is turned on (S322). Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 ends the process at the time of receiving the bonus end command, and moves the process to S293 of the effect content determination process (see FIG. 64).

  In the pachi-slot 1 of this embodiment, main operations are performed according to the various processing procedures described with reference to FIGS.

<Symbol combination stop display operation>
Next, the stop display operation of the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination in the pachi-slot 1 of the present embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the combination of symbols is stopped (displayed) during a game period in which the bonus game is not carried over (hereinafter referred to as non-flagged) and a game period in which “MBA” is carried over (hereinafter referred to as between MBA flags). The control is different from the stop (display) control of the symbol combination in the game period in which “MBB” is in the carryover state (hereinafter referred to as between MBB flags).

[Game flow]
Here, a game flow in the pachislot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 68 is a diagram showing a transition flow between the states of the respective games between the non-flags P1 and P3, the MBA flag P2 and the MBB flag P4 performed in the pachislot 1 of the present embodiment.
In the game flow described below, operations related to “AT” are controlled by the sub CPU 81 of the sub control circuit 42, and other main operations of the game are controlled by the main CPU 51 of the main control circuit 41.
Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, when “AT” is activated, the pachislot 1 provides information for enabling the player to intentionally stop and display the determined internal winning combination on the winning determination line. Inform. Therefore, normally, the player operates the “AT” which is advantageous to the player and plays a game with the intention of receiving a lot of medals. Therefore, normally, as shown by a solid arrow in FIG. 68, the state of the game changes in the order of non-flagged P1, MBA flag-to-P2, MBA, non-flagged P3, MBB-flagged P4, and MBB. In the present embodiment, in a game state in which a plurality of game start possible numbers are specified, the number of inserted games that enables transition of the game state indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. 68 or enables this transition relatively easily Is an advantageous number. In addition, in the same game state, an inserted number in which the expected value of the number of medals that can be obtained is relatively high is an advantageous inserted number.

  First, in the non-flagged P1 in which “AT” is not won, the player aims to win the MBA in the internal lottery process (see FIG. 46) in order to transition the gaming state to the MBA flag P2. And play a game. In order to win MBA in the internal lottery process, it is necessary to refer to the internal lottery table for the general gaming state shown in FIG. 12 in the internal lottery process (see FIGS. 12 and 13). Therefore, in the non-flag period P1, the number of inserted medals (multiplier) advantageous to the player is three, and the player plays the game by inserting three medals. In the present embodiment, the pachislot 1 (main CPU 51) indicates that it is advantageous that the number of inserted medals is 3 before the medals are inserted by the player in the unit game of the non-flag P1. (Refer to FIG. 45). Specifically, in the present embodiment, the main CPU 51 causes the MAX bet lamp 122 to emit light and notifies the player that “it is advantageous to set the number of inserted medals to three”.

  Then, in the non-flagged P1, stop (display) control of the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination is performed according to the correspondence table of the internal winning combination and reel stop order (stop button pressing order) shown in FIG. Done. The specific stop (display) control of the symbol combination of the internal winning combination in the non-flag interval P1 will be described in detail later.

  Next, when “MBA” is won internally in the non-flag interval P1, a predetermined small combination is also won (see FIG. 12). In this case, in the present embodiment, the predetermined small combination won internally is stopped and displayed over “MBA”, so that “MBA” is in the carryover state. As a result, the state transitions from P1 between non-flags to P2 between MBA flags.

  Next, in the P2 between MBA flags, the player plays a game with the aim of performing AT lottery (see FIG. 66) and winning the AT before the gaming state transitions to MBA. In order to win the AT, as shown in the AT lottery table (see FIG. 41), the small / replay data pointers acquired in the internal lottery process (see FIG. 46) are “2”, “13” to “16”. It is necessary to be either. That is, in the internal lottery process, it is necessary to refer to the general lottery state internal lottery table (see FIG. 12) (see FIGS. 12 and 13). Therefore, in the non-flag period P2, the number of inserted medals (multiplier) advantageous to the player is three, and the player plays the game by inserting three medals. In this embodiment, the pachislot 1 (main CPU 51) indicates that it is advantageous that the number of inserted medals is three before the medals are inserted by the player in each game between the MBA flags P2. (Refer to FIG. 45). Specifically, in the present embodiment, the main CPU 51 causes the MAX bet lamp 122 to emit light and notifies the player that “it is advantageous to set the number of inserted medals to three”.

  Further, in the P2 between MBA flags, stop (display) control of the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination is performed according to the correspondence table of the internal winning combination and the reel stop order shown in FIG. At this time, according to the type of stop (display) control defined in the correspondence table, either “MBA” won internally or a predetermined small combination is selectively stopped and displayed. In this embodiment, the stop (display) control of the symbol combination of the internal winning combination in the MBA flag interval P2 is the same as that in the non-flag interval P1, and the stop (display) control will be described in detail later.

  When “AT” is won in the P2 between MBA flags, the sub CPU 81 reports information suggesting a method of stopping the symbol combination corresponding to “MBA”. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the pachi-slot 1 (sub CPU 81) uses a dedicated lamp (for example, a WIN lamp) to “reversely press (in order of pressing“ right middle left ”)” the symbol “red 7”. Information to the effect of “aiming” is notified to the player (effect number “6”: see FIG. 42).

  Then, according to this navigation, when the player stops and displays the symbol combination corresponding to “MBA” (“red 7”-“red 7”-“red 7”), “MBA” is activated. In the “MBA” operation period (CBA gaming state), the number of games that can be started is “2” as described above, and the maximum value of the inserted number is set to “2” (see FIG. 45). Therefore, the number of inserted medals (multiplier) is two, and the internal lottery process is performed using the CBA internal lottery table (see FIG. 14). In the CBA gaming state in which the number of inserted medals (multiplier) is two, as shown in the symbol combination table (see FIGS. 8 and 9), even if the small role wins (stop display), the medals are paid out. The number is two and medals do not increase.

  Next, in the “MBA” operation period, when the number of paid-out medals exceeds the bonus end number (12 in this embodiment: see FIG. 10), that is, when “MBA” is consumed, “MBA” ends. Then, the game state transitions to P3 between non-flags. Note that the game state at this time is the above-described state “after MBA is finished and before MBB is won”. In this game state, it is necessary to determine the MBB as an internal winning combination in order to change the game state between the MBB flag P4 in which “AT” operates. In an internal lottery table that is referred to in the internal lottery process in a game in which the number of inserted medals is one, “MBB” is internally won with high probability (see the winning number “4” in FIG. 13). Therefore, in this game state, it is advantageous for the player to play a single game, and the player plays a game by inserting one medal. In the present embodiment, the pachislot 1 (the main CPU 51 and the sub CPU 81) indicates that it is advantageous that the number of inserted medals is one before the medals are inserted by the player in the unit game between the non-flag P3. Then, the player is notified (see the inserted number setting process in FIG. 45 and the bonus end command reception process in FIG. 66). Specifically, in this embodiment, the main CPU 51 causes the 1BET lamp 142 to emit light, and the sub CPU 81 lights the WIN lamp (turns on the dedicated lamp lighting flag), The player is informed that it is advantageous to use one card. Hereinafter, the above notification may be referred to as a “1 BET instruction”.

  In the non-flag period P3, when the player plays a game by setting the number of inserted medals to 1 according to the “1 BET instruction”, an internal lottery table for one general game (see FIG. 13) as an internal lottery table. Is used. In this case, as described above, “MBB” and a predetermined small role overlap with high probability and win internally (winning number “4” in FIG. 13).

  In addition, when “MBB” and a predetermined small combination are overlapped in the non-flag period P3, the predetermined small combination is displayed in a stopped state in preference to “MBB”, so that “MBB” becomes a carryover state. As a result, the state transitions from P3 between non-flags to P4 between MBB flags.

  Next, at P4 between MBB flags, “AT” is activated, and the push order of the stop buttons is navigated (see FIG. 42). That is, in the inter-MBB flag P4, the player can play a game (hereinafter referred to as “AT game”) while using “AT”. In this gaming state, in order to receive a lot of medals, a general gaming state internal that allows internal winning of a small role (in this embodiment, “CD” bell: see FIG. 8) in which the number of medals to be paid out increases. The internal lottery process is preferably performed using a lottery table (see FIG. 12). That is, in this game state, a game in which the number of inserted games is three (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a three-game) is advantageous for the player. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the pachi-slot 1 (main CPU 51) instructs the player that “it is advantageous to set the number of inserted medals to 3” before the player inserts medals in the unit game. Notification is made (see the inserted number setting process in FIG. 45). Specifically, in the present embodiment, the main CPU 51 turns on the MAX bet lamp 122 and causes the MAX bet button 12 to emit light, and informs the player that it is advantageous that the number of inserted medals is three. Inform. In this case, if a small role (in this embodiment, “CD” bell: see FIG. 8) in which the number of medals to be paid out is won internally, the player can reliably stop and display the symbol combination of the small role according to the navigation. Can do.

  Further, in the inter-MBB flag interval P4, stop (display) control of the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination is performed according to the correspondence table of the internal winning combination and the reel stop order (stop button pressing order) shown in FIG. Done. In addition, the stop (display) control of the symbol combination of the internal winning combination in the MBB flag interval P4 will be described in detail later.

  Next, when the number of games “AT” is exhausted in P4 between MBB flags, the navigation is terminated. After that, if the symbol combination of the internal winning combination according to the pressing order of the stop button is not stopped and displayed (when a predetermined small combination is missed), it corresponds to “MBB” (any of “MBB1” to “MBB8”) The symbol combination to be displayed is stopped. As a result, the state of P4 between MBB flags ends, and “MBB” operates. In the “MBB” operating period (CBB gaming state), the number of games that can be started is set to “1” as described above, and the maximum value of the inserted number is set to “1” (see FIG. 45). Therefore, the number of medals inserted (multiplier) is one, and the internal lottery process is performed using the CBB internal lottery table (see FIG. 15). In the CBB gaming state in which the number of inserted medals (multiplier) is 1, as shown in the symbol combination table (see FIGS. 8 and 9), even if a small role wins (stop display), the medals are paid out. The number is one and medals do not increase.

  Next, in the “MBB” operation period, when the number of paid-out medals exceeds the bonus end number (1 in this embodiment: see FIG. 10), that is, when “MBB” is consumed, “MBB” is ended. The state transits to P1 between non-flags (returns). In the present embodiment, the state of the game period transitions as described above.

  In the non-flag P1, the internal lottery process is performed using the general gaming state internal lottery table (see FIG. 12). In this case, “MBB” and a predetermined small combination are duplicated with a low probability. (Winning number “18” in FIG. 12). In this case, since the predetermined small role won internally is stopped and displayed in preference to “MBB”, “MBB” becomes the carryover state, and the state is not flagged as shown by the broken line arrow in FIG. Transition from P1 to P4 between MBB flags. In this case, since “AT” is not won, a game is performed in the inter-MBB flag P4 while “AT” is inactive.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a plurality of game start possible numbers are defined (one or three). In the non-flag P1, MBA flag P2, and non-flag P3 in the general gaming state, FIG. A game number indicated by a solid line arrow in the game flow of FIG. 6 is an advantageous number of games that can be changed or that can be made relatively easily. In addition, in the inter-MBB flag P4 that is a general gaming state in which a plurality of game startable numbers are defined, an inserted number that has a relatively high expected value of the number of medals that can be obtained is an advantageous inserted number.

[Stop (display) control of symbol combinations between non-flags and between MBA flags]
Next, with reference to FIG. 69, the stop display operation of the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination in the non-flag P1 and P3 and the MBA flag P2 (in the state where “MBB” is not internally won). explain. FIG. 69 defines the correspondence between the combination of the internal winning combination (pocket / replay data pointer) won between each flag and the stop order of the reels, and the stop (display) control performed by that combination. It is a table.

(1) “CD (Crossdown) Bell” Stop (Display) Control In this embodiment, the small role / replay data pointer is “3” or “ 4 ”and the first stop of the stop button is the left stop button 17L, the symbol combination of“ CD bell ”(15 payouts) (“ bell ”-“ bell ”-“ bell ”) is awarded. Reel stop control is performed so that the stop line is displayed on the determination line. In addition, between the non-flag P1, P3 and the MBA flag P2, the small role / replay data pointer is “5” or “6” and the stop button is pressed in the order of “middle left and right”. In this case, the reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination “CD bell” is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line.

  In addition, in the non-flag P1 and P3 and the MBA flag P2, the small role / replay data pointer is “7” or “8” and the stop button is pressed in the order of “middle right left”. In this case, the reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination “CD bell” is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. In addition, between the non-flag P1, P3 and the MBA flag P2, the small role / replay data pointer is “9” or “10” and the stop button is pressed in the order of “middle right”. In this case, the reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination “CD bell” is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. Furthermore, in this embodiment, in the non-flag P1 and P3 and the MBA flag P2, the small role / replay data pointer is “11” or “12” and the stop button is “right middle left”. The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of “CD bell” is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line even when pressed in this order.

  FIG. 70 shows a stop display example of the symbol combination of “CD bell” in the stop (display) control of “CD bell” in FIG. FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a display form of symbols in the display window 4.

  In the present embodiment, the winning determination line (effective line) is a line connecting the upper area of the left reel 3L, the middle area of the middle reel 3C, and the lower area of the right reel 3R. Therefore, when the symbol combination “CD Bell” is stopped on the winning determination line in the non-flag P1 and P3 and the MBA flag P2, the upper area of the left reel 3L and the middle area of the middle reel 3C , And the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed in the lower area of the right reel 3R.

  In the present embodiment, in the symbol arrangement of each reel (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “bells” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding frames (4 frames). Therefore, in the above-described stop (display) control of various combinations of the small role / replay data pointer and the stop button pressing order, the symbol combination of “CD bell” is always stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. That is, in the “CD bell” stop (display) control in FIG. 69, the probability that the symbol combination of “CD bell” is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line (hereinafter referred to as a pull-in rate) is 100%.

(2) Stop (display) control of “* 1A” In the present embodiment, the small role / replay data pointer is any of “5” to “12” between the non-flag P1 and P3 and the MBA flag P2. And when the first stop of the stop button is the left stop button 17L ("* 1A" in FIG. 69), any one of "upper bell"("upper bell AA1" to "upper bell BB4") : The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of the payout number 2) is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line.

  FIG. 71A shows a stop display example of the symbol combination “upper bell” in the stop (display) control of “* 1A” in FIG. 69. FIG. 71A is a diagram showing a display form of symbols in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 1A”, as shown in FIG. 71A, first, the left stop button 17L is first stopped, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. At this point, it is impossible to stop and display the symbol combination of “CU bell” and “lower bell” that are won internally. Thereafter, in the second and third stops, the symbol “◯” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. The symbol “○” is a symbol “Red 7”, “Watermelon”, “BAR”, or “Blank”, and the symbol “Δ” is a symbol “Lip 1”, “Lip 2”, The symbol is either “Lip 3” or “Lip 4”.

  In this embodiment, the symbols “red 7”, “watermelon”, “BAR”, and “blank” are within the maximum number of sliding frames (4 frames) in the symbol arrangement of the middle reel 3C (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). It is arranged at intervals that can be stopped within. In addition, symbols “Lip 1”, “Lip 2”, “Lip 3” and “Lip 4” are within the maximum number of sliding frames (4 frames) in the symbol arrangement of the right reel 3R (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). It is arranged at intervals that can be stopped within. However, in the stop (display) control of “* 1A”, not all types of “upper bells” are won regardless of the small role / replay data pointer, but every small role / replay data pointer is won. The type of “upper bell” is different. Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “* 1A”, the pull-in rate of the symbol combination of “upper bell” is less than 100%.

  The reason for this will be described in detail, taking as an example the case where the data pointer for the small role / replay is “5” and the pressing order of the stop button is “left middle right”. When the small role / replay data pointer is “5”, the “upper bell” that is won internally becomes “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell AA4” and “upper bell BB1” to “upper bell BB4”. In this case, the symbol combinations are "bell (left reel upper stage)"-"red 7 (middle reel middle stage)"-"lip 1 (right reel lower stage)" (upper bell AA1), "bell"-"red 7"- "Lip 2" (upper bell AA2), "Bell"-"watermelon"-"Lip 1" (upper bell AA3), "Bell"-"Watermelon"-"Lip 2" (upper bell AA4), "Bell"- "BAR"-"Lip 3" (upper bell BB1), "Bell"-"BAR"-"Lip 4" (upper bell BB2), "Bell"-"Blank"-"Lip 3" (upper bell BB3), And it becomes eight kinds of "bell"-"blank"-"lip 4" (upper bell BB4) (refer FIGS. 17-19).

  In this case, when the left reel 3L is stopped for the first time and “bell” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L, and then the middle reel 3C is stopped for the second time, the symbol “red 7” is displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. , “Watermelon”, “BAR”, and “Blank” are displayed in a stopped state at a pull-in rate of 100%. For example, when the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C in the second stop, in order to win the “upper bell”, in the third stage, in the lower stage of the right reel 3R, Of the symbols “Δ”, the symbol “Lip 1” (upper bell AA1) or “Lip 2” (upper bell AA2) must be stopped.

  However, in the present embodiment, in order to stop (draw) the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” on the lower stage of the right reel 3R, the symbol position range of numbers “18” to “9” (13 frames) It is necessary to press the stop button of the right reel 3R in the symbol range) (see symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). When the stop button of the right reel 3R is pressed at other timings of pressing (symbol position), the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” cannot be stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. That is, in the third stop, the probability that the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” can be stopped (retracted) in the lower stage of the right reel 3R is 13/21 (13 frames / total number of frames). Therefore, for example, after the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C in the second stop, the symbols “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” are displayed in the lower stage of the right reel 3R in the third stop. Is stopped (drawn), and the probability (drawing rate) that the “upper bell” wins is also 13/21 (about 62%).

  In addition, in the stop (display) control of “* 1A” other than when the small role / replay data pointer is “5” and the stop button stop order is “left middle right”, the above reason For the same reason, the winning probability (withdrawal rate) of the symbol combination “upper bell” is less than 100%.

(3) Stop (display) control of “* 1B” In this embodiment, the small role / replay data pointers are “3”, “4”, and “N” between the non-flag P1 and P3 and the MBA flag P2. 7 ”to“ 12 ”and when the stop button is pressed in the order of“ middle left and right ”(“ * 1B ”in FIG. 69),“ CU bell ”(“ CU bell AA1 ”to“ The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of “CU Bell BB4”: 2 payouts) is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. Further, in the non-flag interval P1, P3 and the MBA flag interval P2, the small role / replay data pointer is any of “3” to “6” and “9” to “12”, and the stop button Are pressed in the order of “middle right left” so that the symbol combination of “CU bell” (any one of “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”) is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. Reel stop control is performed.

  FIG. 71B shows a stop display example of the symbol combination of “CU bell” in the stop (display) control of “* 1B” in FIG. FIG. 71 (b) is a diagram showing a symbol display form in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 1B”, as shown in FIG. 71B, first, the middle stop button 17C is first stopped, and “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. At this time, the symbol combination stop display of “upper bell” and “lower bell” (only the “lower bell” when the small role / replay data pointer is “3” or “4”) It becomes impossible. Thereafter, in the second and third stops, the symbol “□” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped on the lower stage of the right reel 3R.

  The symbol “□” is a symbol “Cheri”, “Lip 1”, “Lip 3”, or “Lip 4”. In this embodiment, the symbols “Cheri”, “Lip 1”, “Lip 3”, and “Lip 4” have the maximum number of sliding symbols (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7) of the left reel 3L. (4 frames) are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the range. However, in the stop (display) control of “* 1B”, not all types of “CU bell” are won regardless of the small role / replay data pointer, but every small role / replay data pointer is won. The type of “CU Bell” is different. Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “* 1B”, the drawing rate of the symbol combination of “CU bell” is less than 100%.

  The reason for this will be described in detail, taking as an example the case where the data pointer for small role / replay is “3” and the pressing order of the stop button is “middle left and right”. When the small role / replay data pointer is “3”, the “CU bell” to be won internally becomes “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell AA4” and “CU bell BB1” to “CU bell BB4”. In this case, the symbol combinations are “Cheri (left reel upper stage)”-“Bell (middle reel middle stage)”-“Lip 1 (right reel lower stage)” (CU bell AA1), “Cheri”-“Bell”-“Rip 2 ”(CU Bell AA2),“ Lip 1 ”—“ Bell ”—“ Lip 1 ”(CU Bell AA3),“ Lip 1 ”—“ Bell ”—“ Lip 2 ”(CU Bell AA4),“ Lip 3 ” -"Bell"-"lip 3" (CU bell BB1), "lip 3"-"bell"-"lip 4" (CU bell BB2), "lip 4"-"bell"-"lip 3" (CU bell BB3) and “Lip 4” − “Bell” − “Lip 4” (CU Bell BB4) (see FIGS. 17 to 19).

  In this case, after the middle reel 3C is stopped first and “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C, and the left reel 3L is stopped for the second time, the symbols “cherry” and “lip” are placed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. The symbol “□” of any one of “1”, “Lip 3” and “Lip 4” is stopped and displayed at a pull-in rate of 100%. For example, when the symbol “Cheri” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L in the second stop, in order to win the “CU bell”, the symbol is displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R in the third stop. Of “Δ”, the symbol “Lip 1” (CU Bell AA1) or “Lip 2” (CU Bell AA4) needs to be stopped.

  However, in this embodiment, in order to stop (draw) the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” on the lower stage of the right reel 3R, as in the above-described stop (display) control of “* 1A”, It is necessary to press the stop button of the right reel 3R within the range of symbol positions of numbers “18” to “9” (13 symbol ranges) (see the symbol arrangement table of FIG. 7). If the stop button of the right reel 3R is pressed at other timings (symbol positions), the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” cannot be stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. That is, in the third stop, the probability that the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” can be stopped and displayed (retracted) on the lower stage of the right reel 3R is 13/21. Therefore, for example, after the symbol “Cheri” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L in the second stop, the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” is displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R in the third stop. The probability that the “CU Bell” wins will be 13/21 (approximately 62%) after being stopped (displayed).

  The same reason as described above applies to the stop (display) control of “* 1B” other than when the small role / replay data pointer is “3” and the pressing order of the stop button is “middle left / right”. For this reason, the winning probability (withdrawal rate) of the symbol combination of “CU Bell” is less than 100%.

(4) Stop display of “* 1C” In the present embodiment, the small role / replay data pointers are “3” to “8”, “11”, and non-flag P1 and P3 and MBA flag P2. When the stop button is pressed in the order of “middle right and left” (“* 1C” in FIG. 69), “lower bell” (“lower bell AA1” to “lower bell”) The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination “any of BB4”: 2 payouts) is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. In addition, in the non-flag interval P1, P3 and the MBA flag interval P2, the small role / replay data pointer is any of “3” to “10”, and the stop button is in the order of “right middle left”. The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of “lower bell” (any one of “lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4”) is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line even when the button is pressed. Is called.

  FIG. 71 (c) shows a stop display example of the symbol combination of “lower bell” in the stop (display) control of “* 1C” in FIG. 69. FIG. 71 (c) is a diagram showing a symbol display form in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 1C”, as shown in FIG. 71C, first, the right stop button 17R is first stopped, and “bell” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. At this time, the stop display of the symbol combination of “upper bell” and “CU bell” (only “CU bell” when the small role / replay data pointer is “3” or “4”), It becomes impossible. Thereafter, at the second and third stops, the symbol “□” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C.

  In the present embodiment, the symbols “Δ” (“Lip 1”, “Lip 2”, “Lip 3”, and “Lip 4”) are in the symbol arrangement of the middle reel 3C (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). These are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding frames (4 frames). However, in the stop (display) control of “* 1C”, not all types of “lower bell” are won regardless of the small role / replay data pointer, but every small role / replay data pointer is won. The type of “lower bell” is different. Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “* 1C”, the pull-in rate of the symbol combination of “lower bell” is less than 100%.

  The reason for this will be described in detail, taking as an example the case where the data pointer for the small role / replay is “3” and the pressing order of the stop button is “middle right”. When the small role / replay data pointer is “3”, the “lower bell” to be won internally becomes “lower bell AA1” to “lower bell AA4” and “lower bell BB1” to “lower bell BB4”. In this case, the symbol combinations are “Cheri (upper left reel)” − “Rip 1 (middle reel middle)” — “Bell (lower reel lower)” (lower bell AA1), “Cheri” — “Lip 2” — "Bell" (lower bell AA2), "Lip 1"-"Lip 1"-"Bell" (lower bell AA3), "Lip 1"-"Lip 2"-"Bell" (lower bell AA4), "Lip 3" -"Lip 3"-"Bell" (lower bell BB1), "Lip 3"-"Lip 4"-"Bell" (lower bell BB2), "Lip 4"-"Lip 3"-"Bell" (lower bell BB3) and “Lip 4” − “Lip 4” − “Bell” (lower bell BB4) (see FIGS. 17 to 19).

  In this case, when the right reel 3R is stopped for the first time and “bell” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R, and then the left reel 3L is stopped for the second time, the symbols “cherry” and “lip” are displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. The symbol “□” of any one of “1”, “Lip 3” and “Lip 4” is stopped and displayed at a pull-in rate of 100%. For example, when the symbol “Cheri” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L in the second stop, in order to win the “lower bell”, the symbol is displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C in the third stop. Of “Δ”, the symbol “Lip 1” (lower bell AA1) or “Lip 2” (lower bell AA2) needs to be stopped and displayed.

  However, in the present embodiment, in order to stop (draw) the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C, the symbol position range of “14” to “5” (13 frames) It is necessary to press the stop button of the middle reel 3C in the symbol range) (see symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). When the stop button of the middle reel 3C is pressed at other timings (design positions), the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” cannot be stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. That is, in the third stop, the probability that the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” can be stopped (retracted) in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C is 13/21. Therefore, for example, after the symbol “Cheri” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L in the second stop, the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” is displayed on the lower stage of the middle reel 3C in the third stop. The probability that the “lower bell” wins will be 13/21 (about 62%) after being stopped (displayed).

  The same reason as described above applies to the stop (display) control of “* 1C” except when the small role / replay data pointer is “3” and the pressing order of the top button is “middle right”. For this reason, the winning probability (withdrawal rate) of the symbol combination “lower bell” is less than 100%.

  In the above-described stop (display) control of “CD bell”, “* 1A” to “* 1C” in FIG. 69, the symbol “bell” must be placed in the predetermined area of the corresponding reel at the time of the first stop. Stopped display. Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “CD bell”, “* 1A” to “* 1C”, even if “MBA” is won internally (when P2 between MBA flags), At the time of 1 stop, since the symbol “red 7” constituting “MBA” is not stopped and displayed, there is no possibility that the symbol combination corresponding to “MBA” is stopped and displayed (always “MBA” )

(5) Stop (display) control of “* 2” (MBA internal winning) In the stop (display) control of “* 2” in FIG. 68, the small role / replay data pointer is “13” to “16”. Since the stop (display) control is performed when the first stop of the stop button is the left stop button 17L, the stop in the state where “MBA” is won internally (P2 between MBA flags) (Display) control. In the stop (display) control of “* 2”, the pull-in priority order table of FIG. 27 is referred to, so “upper bell” (any one of “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4”: two payouts) The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination (1) is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line.

  FIG. 72A shows a stop display example (stop (display) control example of “* 2”) of the symbol combination of “upper bell” in P2 between MBA flags (MBA internal winning). FIG. 72A is a diagram showing a display form of symbols in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 2”, as shown in FIG. 72A, first, the left stop button 17L is first stopped, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. At this time, the symbols “bells” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames) in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 3L (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). Stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the reel 3L. That is, in the stop (display) control of “* 2”, the symbol “red 7” constituting the symbol combination of “MBA” is not stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L at the time of the first stop. , There is no possibility that the symbol combination of “MBA” (“Red 7” − “Red 7” − “Red 7”) is stopped and displayed. Thereby, in the stop (display) control of “* 2”, the stop display (“MBA” winning) of the symbol combination of “MBA” (“red 7”-“red 7”-“red 7”) is avoided. be able to. Also, at this time, the symbol combination of “CU bell”, “lower bell”, and “special role” that is won internally cannot be stopped. Thereafter, in the second and third stops, the symbol “◯” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped on the lower stage of the right reel 3R.

  At this time, in the stop (display) control of “* 2”, not all types of “upper bell” are won regardless of the small role / replay data pointer, but every small role / replay data pointer is won. The type of “upper bell” is different. Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “* 2”, the pull-in rate of the symbol combination of “upper bell” is less than 100%.

  The reason for this will be described in detail, taking as an example the case where the data pointer for the small role / replay is “13” and the pressing order of the stop buttons is “left middle right”. When the small role / replay data pointer is “13”, the “upper bell” to be won internally becomes “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell AA4”. In this case, the symbol combinations are "bell (left reel upper stage)"-"red 7 (middle reel middle stage)"-"lip 1 (right reel lower stage)" (upper bell AA1), "bell"-"red 7"- "Lip 2" (upper bell AA2), "Bell"-"Watermelon"-"Lip 1" (upper bell AA3), and "Bell"-"Watermelon"-"Lip 2" (upper bell AA4) (See FIGS. 17 to 19).

  In this case, the left reel 3L is stopped for the first time, the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L, and then the middle reel 3C is stopped for the second time. At this time, in order to win the “upper bell”, it is necessary to stop and display the symbol “red 7” or “watermelon” among the symbols “O” in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C in the second stop.

  However, in this embodiment, in order to stop (draw) the symbol “red 7” or “watermelon” on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C, the symbol position range of numbers “12” to “3” (13 symbols) Range), the stop button of the middle reel 3C must be pressed (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). When the stop button of the middle reel 3C is pressed at other timings (design positions), the symbol “red 7” or “watermelon” cannot be stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. That is, in the second stop, the probability that the symbol “red 7” or “watermelon” can be stopped (retracted) in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C is 13/21.

  Next, in the second stop, after the symbol “red 7” or “watermelon” is stopped and displayed, the right reel 3R is stopped for the third time and the symbol combination “upper bell” is stopped and displayed. At this time, for example, when the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C in the second stop, in order to win the “upper bell”, the right reel 3R is in the third stop. Of the symbols “Δ”, the symbol “Lip 1” (upper bell AA1) or “Lip 2” (upper bell AA2) must be stopped and displayed on the lower row.

  However, in the present embodiment, in order to stop (draw) the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” on the lower stage of the right reel 3R, the symbol position range of numbers “18” to “9” (13 frames) It is necessary to press the stop button of the right reel 3R in the symbol range) (see symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). If the stop button of the right reel 3R is pressed at other timings (symbol positions), the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” cannot be stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. That is, in the third stop, the probability that the symbol “Lip 1” or “Lip 2” can be stopped and displayed (retracted) on the lower stage of the right reel 3R is 13/21. From the above, in the stop (display) control example of “* 2”, the probability that the “upper bell” wins through the second and third stops (the pull-in rate) is finally 13/21 × 13. / 21 (about 38%).

  In the stop (display) control of “* 2” other than when the small role / replay data pointer is “13” and the stop button is pressed in the “left middle right” order, For the same reason, the winning probability (withdrawal rate) of the symbol combination “upper bell” is less than 100%.

(6) Stop (display) control of “CU (cross-up) bell” (MBA internal winning) In the stop (display) control of “CU bell” in FIG. 69, the small role / replay data pointer is “13”. To “16” and the stop (display) control when the first stop of the stop button is the middle stop button 17C, is similar to the stop (display) control of “* 2”. This is a stop (display) control in a state where “MBA” is won internally (P2 between MBA flags). In the stop (display) control of “CU bell”, the pull-in priority order table of FIG. 28 is referred to, so “CU bell” (any one of “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”: two paid-out sheets) The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination (1) is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line.

  FIG. 72B shows a stop display example of “CU bell” symbol combination in P2 between MBA flags (stop (display) control example of “CU bell” in FIG. 69). FIG. 72B is a diagram showing a symbol display form in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “CU bell” in FIG. 69, first, the middle stop button 17C is first stopped, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. That is, in the “CU bell” stop (display) control, the symbol “red 7” constituting the symbol combination “MBA” is not stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C at the time of the first stop. , There is no possibility that the symbol combination of “MBA” (“Red 7” − “Red 7” − “Red 7”) is stopped and displayed. Thereby, in the stop (display) control of “CU bell”, stop display of “MBA” symbol combination (winning of “MBA”) can be avoided. Further, at this time, it is impossible to stop and display the symbol combination of “upper bell” and “lower bell” which is won internally. Thereafter, in the second and third stops, the symbol “□” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. In this stop (display) control, it is impossible to stop and display the symbol combination of the “special role” that is won internally at the time of the second stop.

  In the stop (display) control of “CU bell” in FIG. 69, all types of “CU bell” (“CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”) are internal winnings regardless of the small role / replay data pointer. Therefore (see FIGS. 17 to 19), the drawing rate of the symbol combination of “CU bell” is 100%.

(7) Stop (display) control of “* 3” (MBA internal winning) In the stop (display) control of “* 3” in FIG. 69, the small role / replay data pointer is “13” to “16”. Since the stop (display) control when the first stop of the stop button is the right stop button 17R, “MBA” is set in the same manner as the stop (display) control of “* 2”. This is the stop (display) control of the internal winning state (P2 between MBA flags). In the stop (display) control of “* 3”, the drawing priority order table of FIG. 29 is referred to, so “special role” (any of “special role 1” to “special role 3”: two payouts) The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination (1) is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line.

  However, in the symbol arrangement (see FIG. 7) of the right reel 3R, the symbol “red 7” corresponding to “special combination” is not arranged at an interval that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames). Therefore, when the right stop button 17R is pressed at a symbol position other than the numbers “17” to “0” during the first stop of the right reel 3R, the symbol “red 7” cannot be stopped and displayed. In this case, as shown in the drawing priority order table of FIG. 29, “lower bell” (“lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4”) having the second highest priority after “special role”: the number of payouts The reel stop control is performed so that the two symbol combinations are preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line.

  First, in FIG. 73A, in the stop (display) control of “* 3”, the right stop button 17R is pressed at a symbol position other than the numbers “17” to “0” when the right reel 3R is stopped for the first time. In this case, a stop display example of the symbol combination of “lower bell” is shown. FIG. 73A is a diagram showing a display form of symbols in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 3”, when the right stop button 17R is pressed at a symbol position other than the numbers “17” to “0” at the first stop of the right reel 3R, the right reel 3R The symbol “bell” is always stopped and displayed in the lower row. That is, in the stop (display) control of “* 3”, when the right stop button 17R is pressed at a symbol position other than the numbers “17” to “0” at the first stop of the right reel 3R, the first stop At this time, the symbol “red 7” constituting “MBA” is not stopped and displayed, so there is no possibility that the symbol combination corresponding to “MBA” is stopped and displayed.

  Thereafter, at the second and third stops, the symbol “□” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. In “* 3” stop (display) control, all types of “lower bell” (“lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4”) are internally won regardless of the small role / replay data pointer. (See FIGS. 17 to 19), the drawing rate of the symbol combination of “CU bell” is 100%.

  On the other hand, in the stop (display) control of “* 3”, when the right stop button 17R is pressed at the symbol positions “17” to “0” when the right reel 3R is stopped for the first time, ”(Any one of“ special combination 1 ”to“ special combination 3 ”) is preferentially stopped and displayed, so that the symbol“ red 7 ”is always stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. An example of the stop display is shown in FIG.

  After that, at the second and third stops, “BAR (upper left reel)”-“Red 7 (middle reel middle)”-“Red 7 (lower reel lower)” (special role 1), “Watermelon”-“Bell "-" Red 7 "(special combination 2) and" Watermelon "-" Cheri "-" Red 7 "(special combination 3) any combination of symbols is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. As described above, the reel stop control is performed. These symbol combinations are determined according to the order of the second and third stops, and the position where the stop button is pressed during the second stop.

  First, at the time of the first stop of the right reel 3R, the right stop button 17R is pressed at the symbol positions of numbers “17” to “0”, and the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. Consider a case where the left reel 3L is stopped by two stops and the middle reel 3C is stopped by a third stop. FIG. 73 (a) shows an example of symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed in this case. FIG. 73A is a diagram showing a display form of symbols in the display window 4.

  In this case, a symbol combination of “watermelon”-“bell”-“red 7” (special role 2) or “watermelon”-“cherry”-“red 7” (special role 3) is displayed on the winning determination line. The symbol combination is displayed. In the present embodiment, the symbols “watermelon” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames) in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 3L (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). . In addition, the symbols “bell” and “cherry” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames) in the symbol arrangement of the middle reel 3C (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “* 3”, when the right reel 3R is stopped for the first time, the right stop button 17R is pressed at the symbol positions of the numbers “17” to “0” to lower the right reel 3R. When the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed, the symbol combination “special role 2” or “special role 3” is stopped and displayed at a pull-in rate of 100%. In this case, one of “special combination 2” and “special combination 3” is selected according to the pressed position of the middle stop button 17C.

  Next, after the right reel 3R is stopped for the first time, after the right stop button 17R is pressed at the symbol positions of numbers “17” to “0” and the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R, Consider a case in which the middle reel 3C is stopped by the second stop and the left reel 3L is stopped by the third stop. At this time, the winning combination also changes according to the pressed position of the middle stop button 17C at the time of the second stop.

  FIG. 74B shows a symbol display example when the middle stop button 17C is pressed at a symbol position other than the numbers “17” to “0” when the middle reel 3C is stopped for the second time. In this case, since the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C, the symbol combination “watermelon”-“bell”-“red 7” (special role 2) is displayed on the winning determination line. Is stopped. In the symbol arrangement of the middle reel 3C (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “bells” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the range of the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames). In the display) control, the drawing rate of the symbol combination “special role 2” is 100%.

  On the other hand, examples of symbol combination stop display when the middle stop button 17C is pressed at the symbol positions of the numbers “17” to “0” during the second stop of the middle reel 3C are shown in FIGS. 75 (a) and 75 (b). Will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the middle stop button 17C is pressed at the symbol positions of numbers “17” to “0” when the middle reel 3C is stopped for the second time, as shown in FIG. “Red 7” is always stopped and displayed. In this case, as shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 75 (b), when the symbol “BAR” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L at the third stop of the left reel 3L, “special combination 1” is won. . However, in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 3L (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbol “BAR” is not arranged at an interval that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (four frames). In the display) control, the drawing rate of the symbol combination of “special role 1” is not 100%, and “special role 1” may be missed.

  When “special combination 1” is missed, in this embodiment, reel stop control is performed so that “MBA” wins. That is, as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 75B, the reel stop control is performed so that the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. However, in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 3L (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbol “red 7” is not arranged at an interval that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (four frames). In the (display) control, the drawing rate of the symbol combination “MBA” is not 100%, and “MBA” may be missed.

  When “special combination 1” and “MBA” are missed, the display combination is “lost”. That is, in the symbol combination stop (display) control shown in FIGS. 75 (a) and 75 (b), the symbol combination corresponding to any of “special combination 1”, “MBA”, and “losing” is on the winning determination line. Is stopped.

[Symbol combination stop (display) control between MBB flags]
Next, with reference to FIG. 76, the stop display operation of the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination in the MBB flag interval P4 (MBB internal winning) will be described. FIG. 76 shows the correspondence between the combination of the internal winning combination (pocket / replay data pointer) acquired at P4 between MBB flags and the stop order of reels, and the stop (display) control performed by that combination. It is a table to prescribe.

(1) Stop (display) control of “CD bell” As is clear from a comparison between FIG. 69 and FIG. 76, the symbol combination of “CD bell” is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line in the P4 between MBB flags. The combination of the combination / replay data pointer (internal winning combination) and the reel stop order (stop button pressing order) is the same as that between the non-flag P1 and P3 and the MBA flag P2.

  That is, the stop (display) control of the symbol combination of “CD bell” in the inter-MBB flag P4 is the stop (display) control of the symbol combination of “CD bell” in the non-flag P1, P3 and the MBA flag P2. (See FIG. 70). Also in the inter-MBB flag interval P4, the drawing rate of the symbol combination of “CD bell” in the stop (display) control of “CD bell” in FIG. 76 is 100%.

(2) Stop (display) control of “* 4A” In this embodiment, in the inter-MBB flag P4, the small role / replay data pointer is any of “5” to “12” and the stop button When the pressing order is “left middle right” (“* 4A” in FIG. 75), the symbol combination of “upper bell” (any one of “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4”: two payouts)) The reel stop control is performed so that is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. However, in the stop (display) control of “* 4A”, when the “upper bell” is missed, the symbol combination “MBB” (any one of “MBB1” to “MBB4”) stops on the winning determination line. As shown, reel stop control is performed.

  FIG. 77 (a) shows an example of symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed by the stop (display) control of “* 4A”. FIG. 77A is a diagram showing a display form of symbols in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 4A”, first, the left reel 3L is stopped for the first time, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. At this point, it is impossible to stop and display the symbol combination of “CU bell” and “lower bell” that are won internally. Next, the middle reel 3C is stopped for the second time, and the symbol “◯” (any one of symbols “red 7”, “watermelon”, “BAR”, and “blank”) is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. . Thereafter, the right reel 3R is stopped for the third time, and a predetermined symbol “Δ” (“Rip 1”, “Rip 1”, The reel stop control is performed so that “Lip 2”, “Lip 3”, or “Lip 4”) is stopped and displayed.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 4A”, as in the stop (display) control (see FIG. 69) of “* 1A” described above, the “upper bell” is controlled regardless of the small character / replay data pointer. Not all types are won, and the type of “upper bell” to be won is different for each small role / replay data pointer. Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “* 4A”, the pull-in rate of the symbol combination of “upper bell” is less than 100%, similarly to the stop (display) control of “* 1A”.

  If the “upper bell” is missed by the stop (display) control of “* 4A”, the stop display of the symbol combination of “CU bell” and “lower bell” becomes impossible at the first stop as described above. Therefore, the reel is controlled to stop so that the symbol combination “MBB” is stopped and displayed (so that the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R). In the symbol arrangement of the right reel 3R (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “bells” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the range of the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames). In the third stop, the symbol “bell” is always stopped and displayed. Therefore, when the “upper bell” is missed by the stop (display) control of “* 4A”, any symbol combination of “MBB1” to “MBB4” is always stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. .

  That is, when the stop (display) control of “* 4A” is performed in P4 between MBB flags, “upper bell” (any one of “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4”), and “ Any one of “MBB” (any one of “MBB1” to “MBB4”) always wins.

(3) Stop (display) control of “* 4B” In this embodiment, in the inter-MBB flag P4, the small role / replay data pointer is any one of “5” to “12” and the stop button When the pressing order is “middle left and right” (“* 4B” in FIG. 76), the symbol combination of “upper bell” (any one of “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4”: the number of payouts 2) is Reel stop control is performed so that priority is given to stop display on the winning determination line. However, if the “upper bell” is missed in the stop (display) control of “* 4B”, the symbol combination of “MBB” (any one of “MBB5” to “MBB8”) stops on the winning determination line. As shown, reel stop control is performed.

  FIG. 77 (b) shows an example of symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed by the stop (display) control of “* 4B”. FIG. 77 (b) is a diagram showing a symbol display form in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 4B”, the left reel 3L is first stopped, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. At this point, it is impossible to stop and display the symbol combination of “CU bell” and “lower bell” that are won internally. Next, the right reel 3R is stopped for the second time, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. Thereafter, the middle reel 3C is stopped for the third time, and a predetermined symbol “◯” is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C according to the type of the symbol “△” that is stopped and displayed in the lower stage of the right reel 3R. The reel stop control is performed.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 4B”, as in the stop (display) control of “* 1A” described above (see FIG. 68), the “upper bell” is controlled regardless of the small character / replay data pointer. Not all types are won, and the type of “upper bell” to be won is different for each small role / replay data pointer. Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “* 4B”, the pull-in rate of the symbol combination of “upper bell” is less than 100%, similarly to the stop (display) control of “* 1A”.

  If the “upper bell” is missed by the stop (display) control of “* 4B”, the stop display of the symbol combination of “CU bell” and “lower bell” becomes impossible at the first stop as described above. Therefore, the reels are controlled to stop so that the symbol combination “MBB” is stopped and displayed (so that the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the middle reel 3C). In the symbol arrangement of the middle reel 3C (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “bells” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (four frames). In the third stop, the symbol “bell” is always stopped and displayed. Therefore, when the “upper bell” is missed in the stop (display) control of “* 4B”, any symbol combination of “MBB5” to “MBB8” is always stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. .

  That is, when the stop (display) control of “* 4B” is performed in P4 between MBB flags, “upper bell” (any one of “upper bell AA1” to “upper bell BB4”), and “ Either “MBB” (any one of “MBB5” to “MBB8”) always wins.

(4) Stop (display) control of “* 4C” In the present embodiment, in the inter-MBB flag P4, the small role / replay data pointer is any one of “3” to “6” and “9” to “12”. And the order of pressing the stop button is “middle right left” (“* 4C” in FIG. 76), “CU bell” (“CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”: payout) The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of 2) is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. However, in the stop (display) control of “* 4C”, when “CU Bell” is missed, the symbol combination of “MBB” (any of “MBB5” to “MBB8”) stops on the winning determination line. As shown, reel stop control is performed.

  FIG. 77 (c) shows an example of symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed by the stop (display) control of “* 4C”. FIG. 77 (c) is a diagram showing a display form of symbols in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 4C”, the middle reel 3C is first stopped, and the symbol “bell” is displayed in the middle of the middle reel 3C. At this time, the symbol combination stop display of “upper bell” and “lower bell” (only the “lower bell” when the small role / replay data pointer is “3” or “4”) It becomes impossible. Next, the right reel 3R is stopped for the second time, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. Then, the left reel 3L is stopped for the third time, and a predetermined symbol “□” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L according to the type of the symbol “△” that is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. Thus, reel stop control is performed.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 4C”, as in the stop (display) control of “* 1B” (see FIG. 68), the “CU Bell” Not all types are won, and the type of “CU bell” to be won is different for each small role / replay data pointer. Therefore, in the “* 4C” stop (display) control, the pull-in rate of the “CU bell” symbol combination is less than 100%, as in the “* 1B” stop (display) control.

  If the “CU Bell” is missed by the stop (display) control of “* 4C”, the stop display of the symbol combination of “upper bell” and “lower bell” becomes impossible at the first stop as described above. Therefore, the reel is controlled to stop so that the symbol combination “MBB” is stopped and displayed (so that the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L). In the symbol arrangement of the left reel 3L (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “bells” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the range of the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames). In the third stop, the symbol “bell” is always stopped and displayed. Therefore, when the “CU Bell” is missed in the stop (display) control of “* 4C”, any symbol combination of “MBB5” to “MBB8” is always stopped and displayed on the winning determination line. .

  That is, when the stop (display) control of “* 4C” is performed in the P4 between MBB flags, “CU bell” (any one of “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”), and “ Either “MBB” (any one of “MBB5” to “MBB8”) always wins.

(5) Stop (display) control of “* 5” The stop (display) control corresponding to “* 5” in FIG. 76 is the same as the corresponding stop (display) control (“* 1B” and “*” in FIG. 69). 1C "), detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 5”, when the middle reel 3C is stopped for the first time, as in the stop (display) control of “* 1B” (see FIG. 71 (b)), the second At the time of the stop, the symbol “□” (any one of the symbols “Cheri”, “Lip 1”, “Lip 3” and “Lip 4”) is always stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. That is, in the stop (display) control of “* 5”, when the middle reel 3C is stopped for the first time, at the time of the second stop, the symbol “bell” constituting the symbol combination of “MBB” is changed to the left reel 3L. There is no possibility that the symbol combination corresponding to “MBB” is stopped and displayed (be sure to miss “MBB”).

  Further, in the stop (display) control of “* 5”, when the right reel 3R is stopped for the first time and the left reel 3L is stopped for the second time, the stop (display) control of “* 1C” (FIG. 71). Similarly to (c), at the time of the second stop, the upper part of the left reel 3L has a symbol “□” (design “Cheri”, “Lip 1”, “Lip 3” and “Lip 4”). Is always displayed. On the other hand, in the stop (display) control of “* 5”, when the right reel 3R is stopped for the first time and the middle reel 3C is stopped for the second time, the middle reel 3C is moved to the middle stage at the time of the second stop. The symbol “Δ” (any one of the symbols “Lip 1”, “Lip 2”, “Lip 3”, and “Lip 4”) is always stopped and displayed. That is, in the stop (display) control of “* 5”, when the right reel 3R is stopped for the first time, at the time of the second stop, the symbols “BAR” and “Watermelon” that constitute the symbol combination of “MBB” Since neither “blank” nor “bell” is displayed in a stopped state, there is no possibility that the symbol combination corresponding to “MBB” is displayed in a stopped state (be sure to miss “MBB”).

(6) Stop (display) control of “* 6” In the stop (display) control of “* 6” in FIG. 76, the small character / replay data pointer is “13” to “16” in P4 between MBB flags. This is stop (display) control when the first stop of the stop button is the left stop button 17L. In the stop (display) control of “* 6”, the pull-in priority table in FIG. 30 is referred to. Therefore, in the stop (display) control of “* 6”, “CU bell” (any one of “CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”: two payouts) or “lower bell” (“lower bell”) The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of any of “Bell AA1” to “Lower Bell BB4” is preferentially stopped and displayed on the winning determination line.

  FIG. 78 (a) shows a stop display example (stop (display) control example of “* 6”) of the symbol combination of “CU bell” or “lower bell” in P4 between MBB flags (MBB internal winning). FIG. 78A is a diagram showing a display form of symbols in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “* 6”, first, the left reel 3L is stopped for the first time, and the symbols “□” (“Cherry”, “Lip 1”, “Lip 3” and “Lip 3” are displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L. 4 ”) is stopped and displayed. At this time, the symbols “□” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the range of the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames) in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 3L (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7). Stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the reel 3L. That is, in the stop (display) control of “* 6”, since the symbol “bell” constituting the symbol combination of “MBB” is not stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L at the time of the first stop. There is no possibility that the symbol combination corresponding to “MBB” is stopped and displayed. Thereby, in the stop (display) control of “* 6”, the stop display of the symbol combination of “MBB” (winning of “MBB”) can be avoided. Further, at this time, it is impossible to stop and display the symbol combination of “upper bell” and “special role” that are won internally. Next, at the second and third stops, the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3R, or the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. The symbol “Δ” is stopped and displayed, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed at the lower stage of the right reel 3R.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 78 (a), in the former case, the symbol combination of “CU bell” is stopped and displayed on the winning determination line, and in the latter case, the symbol combination of “lower bell” is displayed. Stopped on the winning determination line. At this time, in the symbol arrangement of the middle reel 3C and the right reel 3R (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), both the symbols “Bell” and “△” can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (4 frames). In the stop (display) control of “* 6”, the drawing rate of the symbol combination of “CU bell” and the drawing rate of the symbol combination of “lower bell” are both 100%. In the stop (display) control of “* 6”, which of the symbol combination of “CU bell” and the symbol combination of “lower bell” is stopped and displayed is determined by pressing the stop button of the second stop. Determined by.

(7) Stop (display) control of “CU bell” In the stop (display) control of “CU bell” in FIG. 76, the small role / replay data pointer is “13” to “16” in P4 between MBB flags. This is stop (display) control when the first stop of the stop button is the middle stop button 17C. In the “CU bell” stop (display) control, the pull-in priority table in FIG. 28 is referred to, as in the “CU bell” stop (display) control in FIG. 69 described above. Therefore, in this stop (display) control, the symbol combination of “CU bell” (“CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”: two payouts) is given priority and displayed on the winning determination line. As described above, reel stop control is performed.

  FIG. 78 (b) shows a stop display example of “CU bell” symbol combination (stop (display) control example of “CU bell” in FIG. 76) in P4 between MBB flags (MBB internal winning). FIG. 78 (b) is a diagram showing a symbol display form in the display window 4.

  In the stop (display) control of “CU bell” in FIG. 76, first, the middle stop button 17C is first stopped, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 3C. At this point, it is impossible to stop and display the symbol combination of “upper bell” and “lower bell” that are won internally. Thereafter, in the second and third stops, the symbol “□” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped on the lower stage of the right reel 3R. In this stop (display) control, it is impossible to stop and display the symbol combination of the “special role” that is won internally at the time of the second stop.

  At this time, in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 3L (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “□” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (four frames). In the symbol arrangement of the right reel 3R (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “Δ” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (four frames). Further, in the stop (display) control of “CU bell” in FIG. 76, all types of “CU bell” (“CU bell AA1” to “CU bell BB4”) are set regardless of the small role / replay data pointer. Internal winning is performed (see FIGS. 17 to 19). Therefore, the drawing rate of the symbol combination of “CU bell” in the stop (display) control of “CU bell” in FIG. 76 is 100%.

(8) Stop (display) control of “lower bell” In the stop (display) control of “lower bell” in FIG. 76, the small role / replay data pointer is “13” to “16” in P4 between MBB flags. And stop (display) control when the first stop of the stop button is the right stop button 17R. In the “lower bell” stop (display) control, the pull-in priority table in FIG. 31 is referred to. Therefore, in this stop (display) control, the symbol combination of “lower bell” (“lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4”: two payout numbers) is given priority and stopped on the winning determination line. As described above, reel stop control is performed.

  FIG. 78 (c) shows a stop display example (example of stop (display) control of “lower bell” in FIG. 75) of the symbol combination of “lower bell” in P4 between MBB flags (MBB internal winning). In addition, FIG.78 (c) is a figure which shows the display form of the symbol in the display window 4. FIG.

  In the stop (display) control of “lower bell” in FIG. 76, first, the right stop button 17R is first stopped, and the symbol “bell” is displayed on the lower stage of the right reel 3C. At this point, it is impossible to stop the symbol combination of “upper bell”, “CU bell”, and “special role” that is won internally. Thereafter, in the second and third stops, the symbol “□” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 3L, and the symbol “Δ” is stopped on the lower stage of the middle reel 3C.

  At this time, in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 3L (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “□” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (four frames). Further, in the symbol arrangement of the middle reel 3C (see the symbol arrangement table in FIG. 7), the symbols “Δ” are arranged at intervals that can be stopped within the maximum number of sliding symbols (four frames). Further, in the stop (display) control of “lower bell” in FIG. 76, all types of “lower bell” (“lower bell AA1” to “lower bell BB4”) are used regardless of the small role / replay data pointer. Internal winning is performed (see FIGS. 17 to 19). Therefore, the pull-in rate of the symbol combination of “lower bell” in the stop (display) control of “lower bell” in FIG. 76 is 100%.

  In the stop (display) control of the “lower bell”, when the left reel 3L is stopped for the second time, the symbol “□” (the symbols “Ceri”, “Rip 1”, “Rip 1”, “ "Lip 3" or "Lip 4") is always stopped and displayed. Further, in the stop (display) control of the “lower bell”, when the middle reel 3C is stopped for the second time, the symbol “Δ” (the symbols “Lip 1”, “Lip 2”, "Lip 3" or "Lip 4") is always stopped and displayed. That is, in the stop (display) control of the “lower bell”, at the time of the second stop, all of the symbols “BAR”, “Watermelon”, “Blank”, and “Bell” that constitute the symbol combination of “MBB” Since there is no stop display, there is no possibility that the symbol combination corresponding to “MBB” is stopped and displayed (be sure to miss “MBB”).

<Effects of Pachislot in First Embodiment>
Next, the effect of the pachislot 1 in 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.
In the pachislot 1, the main CPU 51 when the non-flagged P1, the MBA flag P2 and the MBB flag P4 in the gaming flow of FIG. 68, that is, the gaming state is the general gaming state and is not “MBB winning after MBA end”. Turns on the MAX bet lamp 122. In addition, when the non-flag P3 in the game flow of FIG. 68, that is, when the game state is the general game state and “MBB winning before MBB winning”, the main CPU 51 turns on the 1BET lamp 142. For this reason, in each of the above gaming states, the pachislot 1 turns on the MAX bet lamp 122 to light up the MAX bet button 12, or turns on the 1BET bet lamp to light up the 1BET button 14. It is possible to inform the player of the number of inserted sheets that is advantageous to the player.

  Therefore, it is possible to notify a player who has not watched the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 10 at the time of inserting medals, the number of advantageous medals inserted. That is, it is possible to more effectively notify the number of advantageous medals inserted.

  In this embodiment, the aspect in which the MAX bet lamp 122 and the 1BET lamp 142 are provided has been described, but only one of these lamps 122 and 142 may be provided. For example, when only the 1 BET lamp 142 is provided, the player can grasp that the number of shots advantageous to the player is 1 when the 1 BET lamp 142 emits light, and the 1 BET lamp 142 emits light. When it is not, it can be grasped that the number of inserted cards advantageous to the player is three.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a pachi-slot showing a second embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a cover portion is further provided as a configuration for notifying the player of an advantageous number of inserted sheets. In addition, about the structure same as the pachislot 1 of 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

<Pachislot structure>
First, with reference to FIG. 79, the structure of the pachislot in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 79 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the pachislot machine of this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 79, a MAX bet button 200 and a 1BET button 300 are arranged near the left and right ends of the upper surface of the operation unit 5 of the pachislot machine according to this embodiment toward the front door 1b.

  The MAX bet button main body 201 is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the operation unit 5 toward the front door 1b, and is formed into a hollow substantially cylindrical shape by a translucent member, and the MAX bet button main body. A MAX bet lamp 202 (see FIG. 80) provided inside 201, a left recessed portion 203 recessed downward, and a MAX bet cover portion 204 are provided.

The MAX bet button body 201 is disposed at the bottom of the left recess 203. The MAX bet cover portion 204 is provided on the upper portion of the left recess 203 and is movable in the left-right direction, covers the MAX bet button main body 201 disposed at the bottom of the left recess 203 by closing the opening of the left recess 203, and playing A cover state (see FIG. 79A) that disables the player's operation, and a non-cover state (see FIG. 79B) that allows the player to operate by opening the left recess 203 and exposing the MAX bet button body 201. , Can be set. On the upper surface of the MAX bet cover portion 204, an “x” mark is marked.

  The 1BET button is provided on the right side of the upper surface of the operation unit 5 toward the front door 1b, and is formed of a light-transmitting member into a hollow, substantially cylindrical shape, and the inside of the 1BET button body 301. 1BET lamp 302 (see FIG. 80), a right recessed portion 303 recessed downward, and a 1BET cover portion 304.

The 1BET button body 301 is disposed at the bottom of the right recess 303. The 1BET cover 304 is provided at the top of the right recess 303 and is movable in the left-right direction. The 1BET cover 304 covers the 1BET button body 301 disposed at the bottom of the right recess 303 by closing the opening of the right recess 303. A cover state (see FIG. 79B) that disables the operation and a non-cover state (see FIG. 79A) that allows the player to operate by opening the opening of the right recess 303 and exposing the 1BET button body 301 are set. Is possible. On the upper surface of the 1BET cover part 304, an “x” mark is marked.

  As a configuration for moving the MAX bet cover portion 204 and the 1BET cover portion 304, a rack is formed in each cover portion, and a pinion meshing with the rack is rotationally driven by a cover drive portion 67 (see FIG. 80) described later. Alternatively, other configurations such as a configuration using a reciprocating slider crank mechanism may be adopted.

<Configuration of circuits provided in pachislot>
Next, with reference to FIG. 80, a configuration of a circuit included in the pachislot in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 80 is a block configuration diagram of the entire circuit included in the pachislot machine of the present embodiment.

  The cover driving unit 67 is connected to the main control circuit 41. The main CPU 51 in the microcomputer 50 of the main control circuit 41 controls the drive of the cover driving unit 67 in the insertion number setting process described later, and moves each cover unit in the left-right direction. That is, the main CPU 51 sets each cover part to a cover state or a non-cover state. The cover drive unit 67 is made of, for example, a motor, and the drive shaft of the motor is connected to a pinion that meshes with the rack of each cover unit.

<Patch slot input number setting process>
Next, with reference to FIG. 81, the insertion number setting process performed by the main CPU 51 of the main control circuit 41 in S24 during the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44) will be described. Note that the other processes executed by the pachislot main CPU 51 and the processes executed by the sub CPU 81 of this embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Also in the present embodiment, the inserted number setting process is executed by the main CPU 51 of the main control circuit 41. That is, also in the present embodiment, the main CPU 51 constitutes an insertion number determination unit and an insertion number notification unit.

  First, the main CPU 51 refers to the game state flag storage area (see FIG. 36), and determines whether or not the game state (game state) is CBA (MBA) (S331). When the main CPU 51 determines that the gaming state is CBA (MBA) in S331 (when S331 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “2” (S332), and this process And the process returns to S25 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S331 that the gaming state is not CBA (MBA) (when S331 is NO), the main CPU 51 shifts the processing to S333.

  In S333, the main CPU 51 refers to the gaming state flag storage area (see FIG. 36) and determines whether or not the gaming state is CBB (MBB). When the main CPU 51 determines that the gaming state is CBB (MBB) (when S333 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “1” (S334), and ends this process. The process returns to S25 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S333 that the gaming state is not CBB (MBB) (when S333 is NO), the main CPU 51 shifts the processing to S335.

In S335, the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “3”.
Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1” (S336). Specifically, the main CPU 51 refers to the above-mentioned MBA end flag storage area, and when the MBA end flag is on, that is, when the gaming state is the general gaming state and “MBB winning before MBB winning” It is determined that the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1”. On the other hand, when the MBA end flag is in the off state, that is, when the gaming state is the general gaming state and is not “MBB winning after MBA is finished”, the main CPU 51 determines that the inserted number advantageous to the player is not “1”. . At this time, as described above, the number of games that can be started in the general gaming state is “1” or “3”, and therefore, the number of cards that is advantageous to the player is “3”. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the main CPU 51 constitutes an insertion number determination means for determining whether the insertion number advantageous to the player is “3” or “1”, which is the maximum number of insertions. Note that the number of cards that is advantageous to the player is “1” when the gaming state is the general gaming state and “before MBB winning after MBA”, and the gaming state is the general gaming state and “before MBB winning before MBB winning”. When it is not “”, “3” is the same as in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  In S336, when the main CPU 51 determines that the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1” (when S336 is YES), the main CPU 51 transmits a signal indicating lighting (light emission) to the 1BET lamp 302. Then, the 1BET lamp 302 is turned on (emitted) (S337). Then, the main CPU 51 drives the cover driving unit 67 to set the 1BET cover unit 304 to the non-covered state and set the MAX bet cover unit 204 to the covered state as shown in FIG. 79A (S338). . Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the inserted number setting process and returns the process to S25 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S336 that the inserted number advantageous to the player is not "1" (when S336 is NO), the main CPU 51 sends a signal indicating lighting (light emission) to the MAX bet lamp 202. And the MAX bet lamp 202 is turned on (emits light) (S339). Then, the main CPU 51 drives the cover driving unit 67 to set the MAX bet cover unit 204 to the non-covered state and set the 1BET cover unit 304 to the covered state as shown in FIG. 79B (S340). . Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the inserted number setting process and returns the process to S25 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 44).

<Effect of Pachislot in Second Embodiment>
Next, the effect of the pachislot machine in the second embodiment will be described.
In the pachislot in the second embodiment, P1 between non-flags, P2 between MBA flags and P4 between MBB flags in the game flow of FIG. 68, that is, the gaming state is a general gaming state and not “MBB winning after MBA is finished”. At this time, the main CPU 51 sets the 1BET cover unit 304 to the cover state. Then, the MAX bet cover unit 204 is set to the non-covered state, and the MAX bet lamp 202 is turned on. In addition, when the non-flag P3 in the game flow of FIG. 68, that is, when the game state is the general game state and “MBB winning after MBA is finished”, the main CPU 51 sets the MAX bet cover unit 204 to the cover state. To do. Then, the 1 BET cover 304 is set to the non-covered state, and the 1 BET lamp 302 is turned on. For this reason, in each of the above gaming states, the pachislot sets one bet cover portion to the cover state and the other cover portion to the non-cover state, and exposes the exposed MAX bet button 200 or 1 BET. By turning on the button 300, it is possible to notify the player of an advantageous number of inserted sheets.

  Therefore, it is possible to notify a player who has not watched the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 10 at the time of inserting medals, the number of advantageous medals inserted.

  In the present embodiment, the aspect in which the MAX bet cover portion 204 and the 1BET cover portion 304 are provided separately has been described. However, the MAX bet cover portion 204 and the 1BET cover portion 304 may be integrally provided using a single flat plate member. In this case, the left recess 203 and the right recess 303 are connected. Then, by moving the flat plate member in the left-right direction, one of the MAX bet button main body 201 or the 1BET button main body 301 is covered and the other is exposed. Therefore, the left side of the flat plate member constitutes the MAX bet cover portion 204, and the right side of the flat plate member constitutes the 1BET cover portion 304.

  In the present embodiment, the mode in which the MAX bet lamp 202 is turned on when the MAX bet button 200 is exposed and the 1BET lamp 302 is turned on when the 1BET button 300 is exposed has been described. However, lighting of these lamps 202 and 302 may be omitted.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the cover portions 204 and 304 that are movable in the left-right direction are provided has been described. However, the form of the cover portions 204 and 304 is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 82, a MAX bet cover portion 205 and a 1BET cover portion 305 are made up of flat upper surface portions 206 and 306, and side surface portions 207 and 307 extending downward from the periphery of the upper surface portions 206 and 306. You may form in the box shape which has. Each of the cover portions 205 and 305 has an end on the gaming machine side of each cover portion 205 and 305 that is pivotally supported on the upper surface of the operation unit 5, so that the end on the player side of each cover portion 205 and 305 is It is provided so as to be rotatable so that it can move in the vertical direction. When the lower end portions of the side surface portions 207 and 307 of the cover portions 205 and 305 come into contact with the upper surface of the operation portion 5, the button main bodies 201 and 301 are accommodated inside the cover portions 205 and 305. When the cover portions 205 and 305 are rotated so that the player-side ends of the cover portions 205 and 305 move upward, the lower ends of the side surface portions 207 and 307 are separated from the upper surface of the operation unit 5, and each cover portion The button bodies 201 and 301 housed in the 205 and 305 are exposed. Therefore, the cover portions 205 and 305 can be operated by the player by covering the button bodies 201 and 301 by rotation and disabling the player's operation, and exposing the button bodies 201 and 301 by rotation. The non-covered state can be set. As a configuration for rotating each of the cover portions 205 and 305, for example, a gear tooth that meshes with a gear that rotates by driving of the cover driving portion 67 (see FIG. 80) may be formed in each of the cover portions 205 and 305. As shown in FIG. 82, when the cover portions 205 and 305 are employed, the left concave portion 203 and the right concave portion 303 can be omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the aspect in which the MAX bet cover portion 205 and the 1BET cover portion 305 are provided has been described. However, only one of the cover portions 205 and 305 may be provided. For example, when only the 1 BET cover part 305 is provided, the player can grasp that when the 1 BET cover part 305 is set to the cover state, the number of inserted coins that is advantageous to the player is 3, and 1 BET When the cover portion 305 is set to the non-covered state, it can be understood that the number of inserted sheets that is advantageous to the player is one.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a pachislot machine showing a third embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 83 and 84. FIG. The third embodiment is that the main CPU 51 performs notification of the number of inserted coins advantageous to the player by releasing the game lock in accordance with the pressing operation of the 1BET button 14 or the MAX bet button 12 by the player. Different from the first embodiment. Here, the game lock is to invalidate or delay various operations including pressing operation of the MAX bet button 12 and the 1BET button 14 by a player for a predetermined period. In addition, about the structure same as the pachislot of 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

[1BET unlock flag]
Although not shown, the main RAM 53 of this embodiment is provided with a 1-BET lock release flag storage area for storing a 1-bit 1-BET lock release flag. The initial value of the 1BET lock release flag is in the off state, that is, “0”, and when it is determined in the insertion number setting process described later (see FIG. 84) that the number of insertions advantageous to the player is one. , Is set to the on state (ie, “1” is set). Thereafter, when it is determined that the 1BET button 14 has been operated in a medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 83), which will be described later, the off state is set.

[MAX bet lock release flag]
Although not shown, the main RAM 53 of the present embodiment is provided with a MAX bet lock release flag storage area for storing a 1-bit MAX bet lock release flag. The initial value of the MAX bet lock release flag is in the off state, that is, “0”, and in the insertion number setting process (see FIG. 84) described later, the number of insertions advantageous to the player is not one (that is, three). If it is determined that there is, it is set to the on state (that is, “1” is set). Thereafter, when it is determined in the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 83) described later that the MAX bet button 12 has been operated, the off state is set.

[Medal reception / start check processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 83, the medal acceptance / start check process performed in S3 in the main flow (see FIG. 43) will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not there is an automatic insertion request (S421). The presence / absence of the automatic insertion request is determined by determining whether or not the automatic insertion counter is “0”. That is, the main CPU 51 determines that there is no automatic input request when the automatic input counter is “0”, and determines that there is an automatic input request when the automatic input counter is “1” or more.

  When the main CPU 51 determines in S421 that there is an automatic loading request (when S421 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs an automatic loading process (S422). In this process, the value of the automatic insertion counter is copied to the insertion number counter, and then the value of the automatic insertion counter is cleared. Thereafter, the main CPU 51 performs a process of S435 described later.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S421 that there is no automatic insertion request (when S421 is NO), the main CPU 51 permits medal acceptance (S423).

  Next, the main CPU 51 performs the inserted number setting process, sets the maximum value of the inserted number according to the state of the game, and turns on (generates) the game lock. (S424). Details of the inserted number setting process in this embodiment will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the medal acceptance is permitted (S425). Specifically, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed since the occurrence of the game lock in S449 of the inserted number setting process described later. When determining that the predetermined period has not elapsed, the main CPU 51 determines that the medal acceptance is not permitted. If the main CPU 51 determines that the predetermined period has elapsed, it determines that the medal acceptance is permitted.

  When determining in S425 that the medal acceptance is permitted (when S425 is YES), the main CPU 51 shifts the processing to S432.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S425 that the medal acceptance is not permitted (NO in S425), the main CPU 51 refers to the 1BET lock release flag storage area and determines whether the 1BET lock release flag is on. It is determined whether or not (S426). When it is determined that the 1BET unlock flag is not on (when S426 is NO), the main CPU 51 shifts the process to S429.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S426 that the 1BET lock release flag is in the ON state (YES in S426), the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the 1BET button 14 has been pressed (S427). When determining that the 1BET button 14 has not been pressed (when S427 is NO), the main CPU 51 shifts the process to S425.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S427 that the 1BET button 14 has been pressed (S427 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the 1BET lock release flag to the off state (S429), and the process proceeds to S431. .

  When it is determined in S426 that the 1BET lock release flag is not on (in this case, the MAX bet release flag is set to on as described later), the main CPU 51 operates the MAX bet button 12 to perform a pressing operation. It is determined whether or not it has been done (S429). When it is determined that the MAX bet button 12 has not been pressed (when S429 is NO), the main CPU 51 proceeds to S425.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S429 that the MAX bet button 12 has been pressed (YES in S429), the main CPU 51 sets the MAX bet lock release flag to an off state (S430), and the process proceeds to S431. Transition.

  In S431, the main CPU 51 releases the game lock. Next, in S432, the main CPU 51 performs medal insertion check processing. In this process, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not a medal is inserted, and adds “1” to the inserted number counter when a medal is inserted.

  Next, the main CPU 51 transmits a medal insertion command to the sub control circuit 42 (S433). The medal insertion command includes a parameter for specifying the number of inserted coins.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the inserted number is a game start possible number (S434). In S434, when the main CPU 51 determines that the inserted number is not the game start possible number (when S434 is NO), the main CPU 51 returns the process to S425 and repeats the processes after S425. On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S434 that the inserted number is the game start possible number (when S434 is YES), the main CPU 51 shifts the process to S435. Note that the number of games that can be started according to the state of each game in the present embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether or not the start switch is on (S435). In S435, when the main CPU 51 determines that the start switch is not on (when S435 is NO), the main CPU 51 returns the process to S425 and repeats the processes after S425.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S435 that the start switch is on (in the case where S435 is YES), the main CPU 51 performs a medal acceptance prohibition process (S436). By this process, the solenoid of the selector 35 (see FIG. 3) is not driven, and the inserted medal is discharged from the medal payout opening 18. When this process ends, the main CPU 51 ends the medal acceptance / start check process, and moves the process to S4 of the main flow (see FIG. 43).

[Number of inserts setting process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 84, the inserted number setting process performed in S424 in the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 83) of the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the main CPU 51 refers to the game state flag storage area (see FIG. 36), and determines whether or not the game state (game state) is CBA (MBA) (S441). When the main CPU 51 determines that the gaming state is CBA (MBA) in S441 (when S441 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “2” (S442), and this process And the process returns to S425 in the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 83).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S441 that the gaming state is not CBA (MBA) (when S441 is NO), the main CPU 51 shifts the processing to S443.

  In S443, the main CPU 51 refers to the gaming state flag storage area (see FIG. 36) and determines whether or not the gaming state is CBB (MBB) (S443). In S443, when the main CPU 51 determines that the gaming state is CBB (MBB) (when S443 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “1” (S444). And the process returns to S425 in the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 83).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 51 determines in S443 that the gaming state is not CBB (MBB) (when S443 is NO), the main CPU 51 shifts the processing to S445.

In S445, the main CPU 51 sets the maximum number of inserted sheets to “3”.
Next, the main CPU 51 determines whether the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1” (S446). Specifically, the main CPU 51 refers to the above-mentioned MBA end flag storage area, and when the MBA end flag is on, that is, when the gaming state is the general gaming state and “MBB winning before MBB winning” It is determined that the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1”. On the other hand, when the MBA end flag is in the off state, that is, when the gaming state is the general gaming state and is not “MBB winning after MBA is finished”, the main CPU 51 determines that the inserted number advantageous to the player is not “1”. . At this time, as described above, the number of games that can be started in the general gaming state is “1” or “3”, and therefore, the number of cards that is advantageous to the player is “3”. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the main CPU 51 constitutes an insertion number determination means for determining whether the insertion number advantageous to the player is “3” or “1”, which is the maximum number of insertions. Note that the number of cards that is advantageous to the player is “1” when the gaming state is the general gaming state and “before MBB winning after MBA”, and the gaming state is the general gaming state and “before MBB winning before MBB winning”. When it is not “”, “3” is the same as in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  In S446, when the main CPU 51 determines that the inserted number advantageous to the player is “1” (when S446 is YES), the main CPU 51 sets the 1BET lock release flag in the 1BET lock release flag storage area. The on state is set (S447). Then, the main CPU 51 shifts the process to S449.

  When the main CPU 51 determines in S446 that the inserted number advantageous to the player is not "1" (when S446 is NO), the main CPU 51 determines the MAX bet lock release flag in the MAX bet lock release flag storage area. Is set to the ON state (S448). Then, the main CPU 51 shifts the process to S449.

  In S449, the main CPU 51 generates a game lock (turns it on). Thereafter, the main CPU 51 ends the inserted number setting process and returns the process to S425 of the medal acceptance / start check process (see FIG. 83).

<Operational effect of pachislot in the third embodiment>
Next, the effect of the pachislot machine in the third embodiment will be described.
In the pachi-slot in the third embodiment, the unit game starts when the non-flag P1, MBA flag P2, MBB flag P4, and non-flag P3 in the game flow of FIG. 68, that is, the game state is the general game state. Sometimes, the main CPU 51 generates a game lock (see S449 in FIG. 84). Further, when the 1BET button 14 is pressed by the player when the non-flag P3 in the game flow of FIG. 68, that is, the game state is the general game state and “MBB after winning MBB”, The main CPU 51 releases the game lock (see S431 in FIG. 83). Thereby, the pachi-slot of this embodiment notifies that the number of advantageous medals inserted is one. 68. When the non-flag P1, MBA flag P2, and MBB flag P4 in the game flow of FIG. 68, that is, the game state is the general game state and “MBB winning before MBA end” When the MAX bet button 12 is pressed by the player, the main CPU 51 releases the game lock (see S431 in FIG. 83). Thereby, the pachi-slot of this embodiment notifies that the number of advantageous medals inserted is the maximum number of three.

  Therefore, it is possible to notify a player who has not watched the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 10 at the time of inserting medals, the number of advantageous medals inserted. That is, it is possible to more effectively notify the number of advantageous medals inserted.

  In the present embodiment, when the 1BET button 14 is pressed when the number of insertions advantageous to the player is 1, the game lock is released, and the number of insertions advantageous to the player is the maximum number 3. A mode has been described in which the game lock is released when the MAX bet button 12 is pressed at the time of the sheet. However, only one of the game lock release by pressing the 1BET button 14 or the game lock release by pressing the MAX bet button 12 may be performed. For example, when only releasing the game lock by pressing the 1 BET button 14, the player can throw in a game that is advantageous to the player when the game lock is released by pressing the 1 BET button 14 after the game lock is generated. It can be grasped that the number is one, and when the game lock is not released, it can be grasped that the inserted number advantageous to the player is three.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments, in a game state in which a plurality of game start possible numbers are prescribed, it is possible to change the game state in the game flow shown in FIG. The number of sheets that can be easily made is described as an advantageous number of sheets. In addition, in the same game state, the insertion number that increases the expected value of the number of medals that can be obtained has been described as an advantageous insertion number. However, the game state to be transitioned and the advantageous number of inserted games in each game state can be arbitrarily set as long as the expected value of the number of medals that can be finally obtained by the player can be increased.

In the first and second embodiments, the main CPU 51 of the main control circuit 41 controls the light emission of the MAX bet lamp 122 and the 1BET lamp 142, the light emission control of the MAX bet cover unit 204, and the drive of the 1BET cover unit 304. A mode of directly performing the control has been described. However, the main CPU 51 may control the lamps 122 and 142 and the cover portions 204 and 304 via the sub control circuit 42. In this case, the main CPU 51 transmits control signals for the lamps 122 and 142 and the cover portions 204 and 304 to the sub CPU 81 of the sub control circuit 42, and the lamps 122 and 142 according to the control signal received by the sub CPU 81. And each cover part 204,304 is controlled.
The sub CPU 81 of the sub control circuit 42 may directly control the light emission of the MAX bet lamp 122 and the 1BET lamp 142 and the drive of the MAX bet cover unit 204 and the 1BET cover unit 304. In this case, the main CPU 51 transmits a signal indicating a game state to the sub CPU 81, and the sub CPU 81 determines an advantageous number of inserted sheets based on the received signal, and based on the determination result, the lamps 122 and 142 emit light. And the drive of each cover unit 204, 304 are controlled.

  In the first to third embodiments, an example in which one winning determination line (effective line) is provided has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of winning determination lines and the form of each line. Can be set arbitrarily. Further, the arrangement and combination of symbols and the symbol combination of the internal winning combination can be arbitrarily set as long as the same stop display operation as in the above embodiment is possible.

  In the first to third embodiments, an example in which only one type of “MBA” is provided has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of types of “MBA” may be provided. In this case, the number of games until the end of “MBA” may be changed by changing the bonus end number counter for each type of “MBA”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachislot (game machine), 3L ... Left reel, 3C ... Middle reel, 3R ... Right reel, 4 ... Display window, 12,200 ... MAX bet button, 13S ... Bet switch, 14,300 ... 1BET button, 17L ... Left stop button, 17C ... middle stop button, 17R ... right stop button, 35 ... selector, 35S ... medal sensor 41 ... main control circuit, 42 ... sub control circuit, 51 ... main CPU, 53 ... main RAM, 81 ... sub CPU 121, 301 ... MAX bet button body, 122, 202 ... MAX bet lamp, 141, 301 ... 1BET button body, 142, 302 ... 1BET lamp, 203 ... Left recess, 204 ... MAX bet cover, 303 ... Right recess, 304 ... 1 BET cover

Claims (2)

Multiple reels with multiple designs,
A symbol display area for displaying a part of a plurality of symbols drawn on each reel;
And the maximum value determination means the player is to determine the maximum value of Yu skill value that can be turned on in the unit game,
Storage means for storing the gaming value ;
Is operated by a player, a first storage value dosing means for introducing 1 game value of said game value stored in said storing means,
Is operated by a player, and a second storage value dosing means for introducing the game value of the maximum value of the maximum value determination means has determined one of said game value stored in said storing means,
Start operation detecting means for detecting a start operation by the player;
On condition that the number of projecting input reaches a predetermined number, to enable the start operation by the player, by rotating the reel symbol variation starting means for starting the variation of the symbols displayed on the symbol display area When,
A winning combination determining means for determining an internal winning combination on the condition of detection of the starting operation performed by the starting operation detecting means;
A stop operation detecting means provided corresponding to each of the reels for detecting a stop operation for stopping the reel;
Based on the internal winning combination determined by the winning combination determining means and the timing when the stop operation is detected by the stop operation detecting means, the symbol displayed in the symbol display area by stopping the rotation of the reel. Stop control means for stopping fluctuations of
The combination of symbols corresponding to the internal symbol combination determined by the symbol combination determination unit is a combination of symbols stopped on the effective line provided in the symbol display area by the stop control unit. A winning determination means for determining that a winning is achieved when
Game state storage means for storing a game state;
Based on the state of the game stored in the gaming state storage means, the insertion number determination means for determining whether the number of insertions advantageous to the player is the maximum value determined by the maximum value determination means or 1;
The number-of-insertions notifying means for notifying the number of inputs advantageous to the player determined by the number-of-insertions determination means,
A lock that generates a lock that invalidates the operation of the first storage value input means and the second storage value input means by the player for a predetermined period based on the game state stored in the game state storage means Means, and
When the number of inputs advantageous to the player determined by the input number determination unit is 1, the player stores the first stored value input unit by the player when the locking unit generates a lock and the number of inputs advantageous to the player is 1. When operated, the player releases the lock, causes the lock to generate a lock, and when the number of insertions advantageous to the player determined by the insertion number determination unit is the maximum value, When the stored value input means is operated, the lock is released. A gaming machine that can be played using the gaming value,
Storage means for storing the gaming value;
First bet means for betting the minimum number of game values that can be played from the game value stored in the storage means;
Second bet means for betting the maximum number of game values that can be betted from the game value stored in the storage means;
Game state storage means for storing a game state;
Determination means for determining the number of bets advantageous to the player based on the state of the game;
Bet number notifying means for notifying the advantageous bet number;
Invalidating means for invalidating the operation of the first betting means and the second betting means by the player for a predetermined period based on the state of the game ,
The bet number informing means cancels the invalidation when the first bet means is operated when the invalidation occurs and the bet number advantageous to the player is a minimum number that can be played. When the second bet means is operated when the invalidation occurs and the bet number advantageous to the player is the maximum betable number, the invalidation is canceled.
A gaming machine characterized by that.

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