JP6248309B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  A gaming machine is usually provided with operation means for receiving an operation by a player and outputting a predetermined signal. Such operation means are provided not only for the operation means indispensable for progressing the game but also for the purpose of obtaining predetermined game information or participating in a predetermined effect game.

For example, as operation means for advancing the game, if it is a pachinko machine, a launch handle for launching a game ball to the game board, and if it is a slot machine, a bet button and a reel for placing a credit medal into the game There are a start lever for starting the rotation of the reel and a stop button for stopping the rotation of the reel.
Further, as operation means for obtaining predetermined game information or participating in a predetermined effect game, game information such as past game history is displayed on a predetermined display device (for example, a liquid crystal display). There are a cross key switch for the purpose, an effect button for participating in a game effect in a reach state or the like performed in synchronization with the progress of the game in a predetermined display device (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-125449 A

The present invention has an object to provide a gaming machine that can represent like exit Starring in operation means.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine comprising display means capable of displaying information related to a game value being given, and control means for controlling the display means. The display means includes a first display means and a second display means provided above the first display means, and the first display means functions as an operation means operable by a player. The control means displays the specific effect information related to the specific effect on the first display means, and displays the specific effect information on the first display means, and then the specific effect information. Is displayed on the second display means to advance the specific effect, and the specific effect information is displayed on the second display means to advance the specific effect, and then the specific effect is displayed. Results information about the first It is constituted to be performed and a third display control to display on the display means.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the external appearance of a gaming machine. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the internal structure of a game machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of a gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the challenge game A performed using an effect button. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of the challenge game A. It is a flowchart which shows the starting lottery process of the challenge game A. (A) is a flowchart which shows the interruption process of the challenge game A, (b) is a flowchart which shows the interruption effect process of the challenge game A. It is a flowchart which shows the operation determination process of the challenge game A. 7 is a flowchart showing in-game processing of a challenge game A. It is a flowchart which shows the symbol lottery process of the challenge game A. It is a flowchart which shows the game value lottery process of the challenge game A. It is a flowchart which shows the lever operation process of the challenge game A. (A) is a lottery table 1 for determining symbols in the challenge game A by lottery, and (b) is a lottery table 2 for determining the game value (additional magnification) in the challenge game A by lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the challenge game B performed using a production | presentation button. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of the challenge game B. It is a flowchart which shows the starting lottery process of the challenge game B. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of the challenge game B. 4 is a flowchart showing in-game processing of a challenge game B. It is a flowchart which shows the lever operation process of the challenge game B. It is a winning combination lottery table for determining a winning combination by lottery in the challenge game B. It is the lottery table 3 for determining a symbol by lottery in the challenge game B. (A) is a lottery table 4 for determining point acquisition in the challenge game B by lottery, and (b) is a lottery table 5 for determining whether or not the number of operations is updated in the challenge game B by lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the challenge game C performed using an effect button. It is a flowchart which shows the main process (M: main control part) of the challenge game C. 10 is a flowchart showing a reel moving process of a challenge game C. It is a flowchart which shows the step rotation process of the challenge game C. It is a flowchart which shows the main process (S: sub control part) of the challenge game C. 10 is a flowchart showing a reel effect process 1 of a challenge game C. It is a flowchart which shows the reel production process 2 of the challenge game C. It is a flowchart which shows the reel production process 3 of the challenge game C. It is a flowchart which shows the reel production process 4 of the challenge game C. 10 is a flowchart showing effect processing of a challenge game C. It is a flowchart which shows the operation effect process of the challenge game C. It is the lottery table 6 for determining a symbol by lottery in the challenge game C.

A preferred embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
There are various types of gaming machines equipped with operating means that can move so as to accept the player's operation, such as slot machines, pachinko machines, and parrots. In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described. To do.

A slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a general revolving game machine that can acquire medals as game media by rotating a reel 4 on which a plurality of symbols composed of patterns, numbers, characters, and the like are rotated on an outer peripheral surface. In addition, by providing a predetermined display means on the operation means that can move so as to accept the player's operation, the display means can directly increase the expectation of the state of the gaming machine, the bonus, etc. You can express your production.
Further, the display means can variably display a plurality of symbols each having a different display mode, and can display one symbol from among the plurality of symbols so as to be identifiable before a bonus or the like is determined. In addition, the expected degree of winning per bonus or the like varies depending on the identifiable symbols.
Hereinafter, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 1 b and a front door 1 a that covers the front surface of the housing 1 b so that it can be opened and closed. The game can be started in accordance with the number of medals (for example, three) or the number of medals (for example, three) inserted from the internally stored credit medal in the signal format by pressing the bet button 2a. When the start lever 3 is operated in this state, the plurality of reels 4a to 4c start rotating, and when the stop buttons 5a to 5c corresponding to the respective reels 4a to 4c are pressed, the start is started. Each reel 4 is controlled to stop at a combination of symbols according to the lottery result of the lottery process performed at the operation timing of the lever 3, and whether or not a prize is won based on the stopped symbol combination Is determined, the determination that the medals from the medal payout device 7 are paid out according to the result, a feasible structure of ordinary slot machine game.

  Such a slot machine game is configured as a computer including a central processing unit such as a CPU, a ROM that stores programs and data related to the slot machine game, a RAM that temporarily stores data related to the progress of the game, and the like. The winning control is determined by the combination of the lottery process performed based on the operation of the start lever 3, the reel control process related to the control of the reel 4, and the stopped symbols. A plurality of processes such as processes are performed in the main control unit 10.

For example, the lottery process is a process of determining a winning target for each game by lottery. In this process, a plurality of types including a plurality of types of game values to which a game value is given and a plurality of loses to which no game value is given. The winning targets for each game are determined by lottery from among the lottery targets.
As shown in FIG. 20, the winning object for each game is a comparison between a winning value set for each lottery number (a numerical value corresponding to the lottery probability in the figure) and a random value acquired at the operation timing of the start lever 3. This is determined by collating the winning combination corresponding to the lottery number having the winning value that matches the random number value as the winning target of the current game.

The winning combination corresponding to the lottery number includes a small role (1 to 3) in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out as a game value to be given, a replay that enables the next game without inserting medals, and a high probability of a small role There is a bonus combination (BB, RB) that becomes a right combination to shift to the bonus game to be won. Note that replays, bonus combinations, and losers are not winning combinations but will be described as winning combinations for convenience.
Each of these winning combinations has a corresponding relationship with a combination of symbols when each reel 4 is stopped. For example, a small combination is a combination of bell symbols in which each reel 4 stops at a “bell” symbol. The replay corresponds to a combination of replay symbols in which each reel 4 stops at a “replay” symbol.
There are two types of bonus combinations: a big bonus combination (BB) and a regular bonus combination (RB). For example, the big bonus combination (BB) is a big bonus symbol in which each reel 4 stops at a “7” symbol. The combination, regular bonus combination (RB) corresponds to a combination of regular bonus symbols in which each reel 4 stops at the “BAR” symbol.

In the reel control process, rotation start of each reel 4 based on the operation of the start lever 3, stop control of each reel 4 based on the operation of the stop button 5, and the like are performed.
In stop control, stop control of each reel 4 is performed so that a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning object determined in the lottery process is performed. For example, when a small role is won in the lottery process, the reel 4 is represented on each reel 4. Each reel 4 is controlled so that the “bell” symbol stops on a predetermined pay line.
Similarly, when a big bonus combination or a regular bonus combination is won, each reel 4 is controlled so that the “7” symbol or the “BAR” symbol represented on each reel 4 stops on the winning line.

The winning determination process is a process for determining the presence / absence of a winning based on the combination of symbols shown on the reel 4 when the reel 4 is stopped. In this process, the combination of symbols stopped on a predetermined winning line is determined. Identify and determine whether or not to win according to the combination of symbols.
For example, when it stops with a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning combination to which game value is given, it is determined as winning, and when it is not stopped with a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning combination to which gaming value is given, it is determined to be lost. To do.

Depending on the determination result of the winning determination process, the subsequent operation differs. For example, when the combination of the bell symbols is stopped, the medal payout device 7 is driven and the medals stored in the device are stored. A predetermined number is paid out.
When the combination of replay symbols is stopped, the game is replayed so that the game can be started without inserting medals again in the next game. When the start lever 3 is operated in this state, the reel 4 starts to rotate. It will be.
When the combination of bonus symbols stops, the game shifts to a bonus game in which a small role is won with a high probability in the lottery process from the next game. Big bonus games that shift due to the stop of the combination of big bonus symbols are given more opportunities to win small roles than regular bonus games that shift due to the stop of the combination of regular bonus symbols. You can get more medals.

Further, in the slot machine 1, a predetermined performance operation is performed to excite the game while realizing the progress of the slot machine game as described above.
The production operation is performed through production means such as a liquid crystal display 8 that displays a predetermined image and a speaker 9 that outputs sound and the like.

Furthermore, the slot machine 1 includes an effect button 6 as another effect means.
The effect button 6 is provided with an operation unit 6a that is movable so as to accept a player's pressing operation, and a display unit 6b that performs a predetermined display.

  The operation unit 6a is composed of, for example, a push button switch, and is configured to be movable so as to be able to accept a pressing operation that acts downward along a substantially vertical direction (returns after the operation is released). Detection means (for example, a photo interrupter) capable of detecting vertical movement) is provided.

The display unit 6b includes display means such as an organic EL, LED (color LED, 7 segment LED, dot matrix LED, etc.), light bulb, liquid crystal display, etc., and the operation unit 6a itself can be configured as a display unit. It can also be configured in combination with the operation unit 6a.
The operation unit 6a itself can be realized as the display unit 6b by configuring the display surface (provided with a protective cover) as a pressing operation surface and moving the display unit 6b up and down with the pressing operation. To combine with the operation unit 6a, the operation unit 6a is formed of a colorless or colored transparent resin, thereby covering the display unit 6b and disposing the display unit 6b below the movable range of the operation unit 6a. Can be realized.

Such a display unit 6b is configured to be able to variably display a plurality of symbols having different display modes.
The display mode refers to a shape or color, and a symbol refers to an item identified using the shape or color. Since the display unit 6b only needs to be able to display a plurality of symbols having different display modes, a full-color LED whose emission color can be changed and a 7-segment LED whose emission form can be changed can be adopted as the display means. However, in the present embodiment, an organic EL is adopted. Note that symbols having different display modes include combinations of presence / absence (display / non-display) of symbols and blinking of light in different display modes.

The effect button 6, the liquid crystal display 8, and the speaker 9 are controlled by the sub-control unit 20 as shown in FIG.
Similar to the main control unit 10, the sub control unit 20 is configured as a computer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and a detection circuit that detects an operation signal from the operation unit 6a and an EL that controls the display unit 6b (organic EL). A control circuit, a liquid crystal display control circuit for controlling the liquid crystal display 8, and an audio control circuit for controlling the speaker 9 are provided.
For example, the EL control circuit and the liquid crystal display control circuit are composed of VDP, VRAM, image data ROM including symbol image data, a driver circuit, and the like, and the sound control circuit is composed of a sound source IC, a sound ROM, an amplifier, and the like. Yes.

The sub-control unit 20 configured as described above controls each effect unit based on a command (control signal) transmitted from the main control unit 10.
The commands include an operation command (for example, a bet button operation command, a start lever operation command, a stop button operation command, etc.) transmitted when the player operates the bet button 2a, the start lever 3, the stop button 5, etc. There are a lottery command indicating a lottery object won in the lottery process and a winning command indicating a winning combination stopped in the winning determination process.
Thereby, for example, when receiving a winning command indicating the start of a bonus game, the sub-control unit 20 displays a bonus start image via the display 8 and outputs a predetermined fanfare sound via the speaker 9. Can be made.

The production button 6 can be controlled not only by the sub-control unit 20 but also by the main control unit 10. In this case, the effect button 6 can be realized by connecting the main control unit 10 and providing the main control unit 10 with the detection circuit and the EL control circuit.
Furthermore, the configuration of the effect button 6 can be provided in the bet button 2a. In this case, the bet button 2a includes an operation unit 6a and a display unit 6b.

In the slot machine 1 configured as described above, the main control unit 10 makes a transition to a plurality of gaming states while cooperating with the sub-control unit 20.
In the present embodiment, for example, there are three game states of a normal game, a bonus game, and a bonus game.

  The normal game is a game state in which medals are thrown and consumed intermittently. In this normal game, the payout rate indicating the ratio of the number of winning medals including replays to the number of inserted medals is, for example, 50%. By being set, the gaming state is disadvantageous to a player who consumes medals intermittently (50% each).

As described above, the bonus game is a game state in which a bonus combination is won in the lottery process and a transition is made when the reel 4 is stopped by a combination of bonus symbols corresponding to the bonus combination (for example, “7/7/7”). It is.
This bonus game is in a gaming state with a high payout rate (for example, 300%) that wins a small role with a high probability in the internal lottery, and a bonus game by paying out a predetermined number (for example, 200) or more medals. End.
If the combination of bonus symbols is not stopped even though the bonus combination is won, the bonus combination is transferred to a bonus winning carry-over game that is carried over after the next game.

The privilege game is a game state advantageous to a player called RT, AT, ART game, and the like, and is activated by winning in an activation lottery process performed by the main control unit 10 or the sub control unit 20.
In such a bonus game, unlike the bonus game, the winning probability of the small role does not increase, but the ratio of spending medals is suppressed, and medals increase slowly over a longer game section than the bonus game, Even if a large number of medals are not acquired in a short time as in the bonus game, the gaming state is such that the opportunity for acquiring medals increases as the game section lasts longer.

For example, an RT game, which is an abbreviation for replay time, is a privilege game that increases the winning probability of a replay (replay) that can be played next time without inserting medals for a predetermined number of games. Since the ratio of spending medals is suppressed, the gaming state is advantageous for the player.
In addition, AT games, which is an abbreviation for assist time, inform the outside of the operation performed on the stop button when the reels are stopped in order to win a small role when they are won internally for a predetermined number of games. However, since it is a privilege game in which the winning rate is increased by an operation according to the operation content, and a direct medal payout by a small role winning can be obtained, it becomes a gaming state that works advantageously for the player. ing.
In addition, the ART game, which is an abbreviation for assist / replay time, is a privilege game in which the above-mentioned RT game and AT game are combined, and the characteristics of each game are synergistic, and the proportion of spending medals is reduced. However, a direct medal payout can also be obtained, which is a gaming state that is more advantageous to a player who has more opportunities to acquire medals than a single game of RT game or AT game.

Such a privilege game is normally determined to be activated by an internal lottery, and is executed over a predetermined number of games such as 30, 40, 50 games, etc. from a predetermined timing after the activation is determined. .
In addition, although this privilege game may end with a one-time single shot, it is generally set to run continuously. For example, when 50 games are set as one set and a continuous chain is determined by an internal continuous lottery performed at a predetermined timing, after the completion of one set, the bonus game is continued such as the second set and the third set. It comes to be activated.

Furthermore, it is possible to perform a so-called extra game in which the number of bonus games included in one set is increased by lottery.
The addition of the number of games is performed by adding the number of added games won in the extra lottery performed in one set of special game sections to the number of games of the special game, for example, 0, 10, 20 to 300 games. An additional lottery is performed for each game from a plurality of additional games, and the number of selected additional games is added to the award game being activated.
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, an ART game can be executed as a privilege game.

In the slot machine 1 configured as described above, the display unit 6b provided on the effect button 6 can be further operated while operating the effect button 6, so that an effect that increases the expectation of winning the bonus can be enjoyed. It has become.
Specifically, the display unit 6b variably displays a plurality of symbols each having a different display mode, and determines one symbol determined by a predetermined lottery from the plurality of symbols for winning a bonus winning etc. It is displayed so that it can be identified before.
Also, the degree of expectation given to a bonus or the like varies depending on the type of symbol displayed in an identifiable manner.
Such characteristic operations of the present invention are executed in three challenge games A to C performed during the slot machine game.
Hereinafter, each challenge game AC will be described.

[Challenge game A]
The challenge game A is a game that is executed by the sub-control unit 20 and operates the effect button 6 at least twice. The symbol is determined by the first operation, and the game value (for example, the number of added games) is determined by the second operation. It is a game that determines the success or failure or the type of game value.
Specifically, the game is such that symbols are determined by lottery at the first operation timing, and game values having different lottery probabilities for the selected symbols are determined by lottery at the second operation timing.

Here, the rough game flow of the challenge game A will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
In the challenge game A, first, a variable display in which a plurality of symbols are switched at predetermined timings is performed on the display unit 6b (AS1). In such a variable display state, it waits until the first operation is performed (AS2-No).
When the production button 6 is operated (AS2-Yes), at the operation timing, one symbol from symbols A to C (for example, a character indicating an animal or a person) is determined by lottery (AS3). .

The symbol lottery is executed in the symbol lottery process (see FIG. 10). In this process, the random number generated by the sub-control unit 20 is acquired at the first operation timing, and the acquired random number value and the symbols A to Each C is compared and collated with a predetermined winning value, and symbols A to C having a winning value that matches the random value are determined as winning symbols.
The winning value predetermined for each of the symbols A to C is a lottery table that is stored in the ROM of the sub-control unit 20 and is referred to in the symbol lottery process. 1 lottery table: appearance rate setting means).
In FIG. 13A, the appearance rate of each symbol is shown instead of the winning value. The symbols A to C are further subdivided by emission colors (blue, green, red) such as the background of the display unit 6b (or full color LEDs arranged around the EL), and each symbol is for each emission color. The appearance rate is different.
The symbols determined in such a symbol lottery process are stopped and displayed in an identifiable manner on the display unit 6b (AS4).

With the symbols stopped and displayed in this way, the system waits until the second operation is performed (AS5-No).
When the second operation is performed (AS5-Yes), at the operation timing, one game value to be given to the player is determined by lottery from a plurality of game values having different values (AS6).
The game value lottery is executed in the game value lottery process (see FIG. 11). In this process, as in the symbol lottery process, a random number generated by the sub-control unit 20 is acquired at the second operation timing. The acquired random number value is compared with a winning value predetermined for each game value, and a game value having a winning value that matches the random value is determined as the winning game value.

A winning value predetermined for each game value is a lottery table stored in the ROM of the sub-control unit 20 and referred to in the game value lottery process. The lottery table 2 (second) shown in FIG. (Lottery table: appearance rate setting means).
In FIG. 13B, a lottery probability of winning with each symbol is shown instead of the winning value. What is characteristic here is that these lottery probabilities are determined in advance for each game value, but not only that, but also the symbols that are displayed in a distinguishable manner, that is, the winning symbols that were won in the symbol lottery process. This is a point determined for each symbol.
That is, the game value lottery in the game value lottery process is characterized in that it is determined based on the lottery probability determined for each symbol displayed in an identifiable manner.
From such characteristics, the following can be said.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the lottery probability of each game value (additional multiplication factor) is determined for each winning symbol including a difference in button colors (meaning that different symbols are treated as different symbols even if the colors are the same). Both are set to different values for each winning symbol including the difference in button color.
For example, in the button color “blue”, the symbol A is set with the highest probability of winning the game value (additional magnification “× 2”) corresponding to the lottery probability (“128/256”). The probability of winning the game value corresponding to the probability (“128/256”) (addition rate “× 3”) is set to be the highest, and in the symbol C, the game value corresponding to the lottery probability (“128/256”) ( The probability of winning the extra magnification “× 5”) is set to be the highest.
For this reason, in the button color “blue”, when the symbol A is displayed in an identifiable manner, the probability of winning the game value (addition magnification “× 2”) is high, and the symbol B is displayed in an identifiable manner. The probability of winning the game value (additional magnification “× 3”) is high, and if the symbol C is displayed in an identifiable manner, the probability of winning the game value (additional magnification “× 5”) is high.
In other words, because the easily displayed game value (addition rate) differs depending on the identifiable displayed symbols, the game value expected to be given differs from symbol to symbol when the symbol is displayed identifiable. Therefore, the expectation level to which the game value is given changes for each symbol displayed in an identifiable manner.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13B, the game value (additional magnification) increases as the numerical value in the figure increases (for example, “× 4” is higher than the additional magnification “× 3”). ), Since the gaming value is high, the symbol (B) that is displayed in an identifiable manner is higher than the symbol A, and the symbol C is more likely to be given a higher gaming value than the symbol B. Become.

On the other hand, the appearance rate of each symbol is set to be lower as the symbol is expected to be given higher game value, contrary to the increase in expectation.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13A, in the symbols A to C of the button color “blue”, the appearance rate of the symbol C (“14/256”) is the appearance rate of the symbol B (“47 / The appearance rate of the symbol B (“47/256”) is set lower than the appearance rate of the symbol A (“99/256”), and a high game value is expected to be given. It can be seen that the appearance rate is set lower as the symbol is displayed.
As a result, when a symbol having a low appearance rate is displayed in an identifiable manner, a high game value may be given, so that the expectation (degree) of giving a high game value is increased. Become.

The game value determined by such lottery processing is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 (AS7), and for example, a character or the like (for example, the additional magnification “× 2”) that can identify the selected additional magnification is displayed. The
In the challenge game A, a game in which the first operation and the second operation on the effect button 6 are set as one set is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, three times) (AS8-No), and the predetermined set is set. When a number of games (for example, 3 sets) are finished (AS8-Yes), the total number of game values determined in each set is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8. In this embodiment, the extra magnification won in each set is won. The total number of additional games calculated from the above is displayed (AS9).
For example, in the first set, if you win the extra magnification “× 2”, in the second set you win the extra magnification “× 3”, and in the third set you win the extra magnification “× 5”. “30” (= 2 × 3 × 5), which is the total number of game values (the number of added games), is displayed.

The challenge game A having such characteristics is managed in the sub-control unit 20, for example, executed during an ART game with 50 games as a set, and the added game value is added to the 50 games. The number of additional games.
Such a challenge game A is realized based on a plurality of processes executed by the sub-control unit 20. In the following, the processing that is executed in realizing the challenge game A will be described in sequence with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

The main process A shown in FIG. 5 is a process that is performed repeatedly until the challenge game A is completed while controlling the entire challenge game A, and manages the progress of the game based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 10. It is supposed to be.
For example, when a command is acquired (AS10), whether the acquired command is an operation command related to a start lever operation, a stop button operation or the like (AS11), or is a winning command related to a winning determination determined based on a combination of stop symbols? If (AS13) is determined and it is an operation command (AS11-Yes), the lever operation process A (AS12) is executed, and if it is a winning command (AS13-Yes), the activation lottery process A (AS14) is executed. It has become. Furthermore, regardless of command acquisition, an operation determination process (AS15) for monitoring the presence or absence of a player's operation on the effect button 6, and an A-game process for performing symbol lottery or game value lottery according to the operation on the effect button 6 ( AS16) is executed. Further, the operation flag indicating the presence / absence of the operation on the effect button 6 is cleared (“OFF”) (AS 17), and other processing (for example, processing for controlling the liquid crystal display 8, processing for controlling the speaker 9) is executed. (AS18).
The other processing in the following description refers to processing for controlling presentation means such as the liquid crystal display 8 and the speaker 9 regardless of whether or not the player is involved in the game.

The activation lottery process A shown in FIG. 6 is a process for determining whether or not to activate the challenge game A by lottery and setting an initial value for a flag or the like used during the game by winning the activation. It is executed when the winning command (AS13) acquired in A indicates an activated lottery role related to the activated lottery.
For example, even if the winning command (AS13) is the trigger lottery, it is determined to be executed only during the ART game (AS20), and if the ART game is being played (AS20-Yes), Trigger lottery for challenge game A is performed (AS21). As in the case of the symbol lottery and game value lottery described above, the activation lottery is performed, for example, by comparing and collating the random value acquired at the command reception timing with the winning value related to the activation lottery (AS22- Yes), the following initial settings are made.

  In the initial setting (AS23), for example, the initial value (“OFF” (not drawn)) of the symbol lottery flag indicating whether or not the symbol lottery process has been performed. 3 sets of games are performed, and symbol lottery is also performed three times accordingly. Therefore, the initial value of the symbol lottery number (“3”) indicating the number of times, and the initial value of the extra magnification that is the game value ("1") is set.

  As another initial setting, in order to display the symbols A to C in a variable manner on the display unit 6b of the effect button 6, for example, after one symbol is displayed for 100 ms, the display is switched to another symbol. Since the switching display is performed, an initial value (“0”) is set in the display switching timer indicating the display time of one symbol and the time for managing the switching timing (AS24). These initial values are stored in work storage means such as a RAM and referred to during the game.

Furthermore, by the activation winning (AS22-Yes), the display unit 6b displays the initial symbol of the change start and the initial button color (AS25), and notifies the liquid crystal display 8 of the start of the challenge game A. An effect start display is displayed (AS26).
Further, other processes are executed (AS27) regardless of whether the ART game is not being played (AS20-No) and whether the challenge game A is activated (AS22-No).

The interrupt process shown in FIG. 7 (a) is a process for constantly monitoring command reception so as to prioritize the command from the main control unit 10. The received command is monitored (AS30). (AS30-Yes), the command is stored in the RAM or the like (AS31).
In addition, this interruption process is a process periodically executed at a fixed cycle, and includes an effect interruption process (AS32) for updating the display switching timer regardless of whether or not a command is received, and other processes. Execute (AS33).
The effect interruption process shown in FIG. 7B is a process related to timer update, and updates the display switching timer by -1 (AS34) and updates other timers (AS35).

The operation determination process illustrated in FIG. 8 is a process of determining whether or not the player has pressed the effect button 6.
The operation unit 6a of the effect button 6 is movable so as to be able to accept a pressing operation acting downward along a substantially vertical direction (returns after being released), and detection means (for example, a vertical movement) that can detect this operation (vertical movement). Since it is provided with a photo interrupter, it is determined from the detection state of the detection means whether the effect button 6 is pressed (a state positioned below) or not pressed (a state positioned above). I can do it. Therefore, the sub-control unit 20 acquires the position of the effect button 6 from the detection signal input from the detection means and stores it in the storage means such as the RAM, and from the change in the position, the sub-control unit 20 is pushed from top to bottom. Whether or not there is an operation on the effect button 6 is determined by identifying whether the effect has returned from the bottom to the top.

For example, in the operation determination process, the button position stored in the RAM and the presence / absence of the detection signal (monitoring of the corresponding input port) are respectively acquired (AS40), and it is determined whether or not the position has changed (AS40). AS41).
If there is a change in position (AS41-Yes), it is further determined from the detection signal whether the effect button 6 is positioned downward (AS42).
When there is a change in the button position and the effect button 6 is in the lower position (AS42-Yes), it is nothing but the change from the upper position to the lower position. Is pressed, and the operation flag is set to “ON” (operation present) (AS43).
When the button position is changed (AS41-Yes), the button position stored in the RAM is updated regardless of the position of the effect button 6 (AS44).
By such an operation determination process, it is possible to reliably determine whether or not the player has pressed the effect button 6.

The process during the A game shown in FIG. 9 is a process of determining either the first operation or the second operation on the effect button 6 and performing either symbol lottery or game value lottery.
For example, first, in order to determine whether or not a three-set game in which the first operation and the second operation on the effect button 6 are set as one set, the number of symbol lotteries stored in the RAM is referred to (AS50).
If the symbol lottery number is other than “0” (AS50-No), it is determined that three sets of games are being played, and the following processing is executed.

  The symbol lottery flag indicating whether or not the symbol lottery processing has been executed is referred to (AS51), the symbol lottery flag is “OFF” (not lottery: AS51-Yes), that is, the first operation on the effect button 6 is still performed. If not, the symbol lottery process is executed (AS52), while the symbol lottery flag is not “OFF” (ON) (lottery completed: AS51-No), that is, the first operation on the effect button 6 has already been performed. If it is, game value lottery processing is executed (AS53). Further, other processing is executed regardless of whether or not the three-set game is being played (AS54).

The symbol lottery process shown in FIG. 10 is a process of performing symbol lottery by pressing the effect button 6 and controlling the switching of symbols displayed on the display unit 6b.
For example, referring to the operation flag (AS60), when it is not “ON” (with operation) (AS60-No), that is, when the effect button 6 is not operated, the display switching timer is further referred to (AS61). .
Subsequently, only when the display switching timer is “0” (AS61-Yes), it is determined that the display time (100 ms) of the symbol has expired, and the display symbol is switched (AS62). For example, when the symbol A is displayed and the time is up, the display area of the display unit 6b is once cleared and then the symbol B is displayed. Thereafter, an initial value (100 ms) is set in the display switching timer (AS63).

  On the other hand, when the operation flag is “ON” (operation is present) (AS60-Yes), the winning is based on comparison / collation between the random value acquired at the operation timing and the winning value (appearance rate) set in the lottery table 1 A symbol lottery for determining a symbol is performed (AS64), and “ON” (lottery completed) is set in the symbol lottery flag (AS65). Further, the determined symbols (A to C and button color) are displayed on the display unit 6b (AS66).

The game value lottery process shown in FIG. 11 is a process in which a game value lottery is performed by pressing the effect button 6.
For example, referring to the operation flag (AS70), the following processing is performed only when “ON” (operation is present) (AS70-Yes).
First of all, an additional multiplication factor for determining a winning game value (additional multiplication factor) based on a comparison / collation between a random value acquired at the operation timing and a winning value (lottery probability) corresponding to the winning symbol set in the lottery table 2 A lottery is performed (AS71), and the determined game value (addition magnification) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 (AS72). Thereafter, the number of added games is calculated (the progress is calculated by multiplying the magnification) (AS73), and “OFF” (not drawn) is set in the symbol lottery flag (AS74). This is because the first operation can be accepted because the second operation has been performed. Further, assuming that one set of games has been completed, the symbol lottery count is updated by -1 (AS75).

The lever operation process shown in FIG. 12 is a process for ending the challenge game based on the operation of the start lever 3.
The challenge game A of the present embodiment is a game in which the effect button 6 is operated between the reception of the winning command, that is, the reel 4 is stopped and the next game is started, that is, the start lever 3 is operated. Therefore, when the start lever 3 is operated, a process for forcibly ending the game is performed regardless of whether or not the challenge game A is in progress.
For example, when a start lever operation command is received (AS80-Yes), the process is executed as follows.

First, it is determined whether or not three sets of games are being played with reference to the number of symbol lotteries (AS81). When the number of symbol lotteries is not “0” (AS81-No), since three sets of games are still in progress, it is further determined whether or not the symbol lottery flag is “OFF” (AS82).
When the symbol lottery flag is “OFF” (not lottery) (AS82-Yes), since the first operation has not been performed yet, the symbol lottery is performed (AS83). When the symbol lottery flag is not “OFF” (AS82-No), since the first operation has already been performed, a lottery for the extra magnification is performed without performing symbol lottery (AS84).
In any case, the number of extra games is calculated halfway (AS85), and the symbol lottery count is updated by -1 (AS86). Such processing (AS83-86) is performed so that the symbol lottery count is “0”. Repeat (AS87-No).
After that (AS87-Yes) or when the number of symbol lotteries is “0” (AS81-Yes), that is, when the production button 6 is operated a predetermined number of times (a total of 6 times) according to the set number of times (it is considered) An end process for ending the game A is performed.
For example, the number of added games acquired in the challenge game A is added to the number of ART games in the current game (AS88), and the addition result is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 (AS89). Further, the display unit 6b clears (turns off) the symbol display (AS90), and initializes a RAM area corresponding to the symbol lottery flag, the number of added games acquired, and the like (AS91). Also, other processing is executed regardless of whether or not the start lever operation command is received (AS92).

  When the sub-control unit 20 executes a plurality of processes as described above, the symbol is determined by the first operation on the effect button 6, and the type of the number of added games (addition magnification) is determined by the second operation. The displayed symbols A to C (including button colors) are determined by lottery based on the lottery table 1 in which the appearance rate is determined for each symbol. Since the different number of extra games (addition rate) is determined by lottery based on the lottery table 2 determined for each of the symbols A to C on which the respective lottery probabilities are displayed, the symbol A displayed before the lottery result is displayed. By ~ C, the expectation level of the number of added games to be given can be changed.

[Challenge game B]
Like the challenge game A, the challenge game B is a game executed by the sub-control unit 20.
In this game, a symbol corresponding to the result of a lottery process that is executed in the main control unit 10 and includes a bonus combination as a lottery target is temporarily displayed, but the displayed symbol is displayed by operating the effect button 6. It is a game that can be changed. The change of the symbol is realized by accumulating a predetermined number of points that can be obtained for each operation of the effect button 6, and further, the game increases the expectation of winning the bonus every time the symbol is changed.

Here, the rough game flow of the challenge game B will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The challenge game B is executed as follows on the assumption that a lottery process is performed in the main control unit 10 and a lottery command indicating the lottery object (the lottery number described later) has been received.

  First, on the display unit 6b, a change display is performed in which a plurality of symbols D to H (for example, a sword, a gun, a tank, a fighter, a character indicating the shape of a robot, etc.) are switched at predetermined timings (BS1). In such a variable display state, a symbol to be stopped and displayed in an identifiable manner is determined by lottery from symbols D to H at a predetermined timing (for example, operation timing of the effect button 6) (BS2).

The symbol lottery is executed in the symbol lottery (BS34). In this process, a random number generated by the sub-control unit 20 is acquired at a predetermined timing, and is determined in advance for each of the acquired random value and symbols D to H. The symbols D to H having a winning value that matches the random value are determined as winning symbols by comparing and collating with the winning values.
The winning value predetermined for each of the symbols D to H is a lottery table stored in the ROM of the sub-control unit 20 and referred to in the symbol lottery. The lottery table 3 (third lottery table: (Appearance rate setting means).
In FIG. 21, the appearance rate of each symbol is shown instead of the winning value. Further, the lottery numbers shown in FIG. 21 correspond to the lottery numbers in FIG.
What is characteristic here is that, of course, these appearance rates are predetermined for each symbol, but not only that, but also the game value to be given, that is, in the lottery process executed by the main control unit 10. This is a point determined for each winning game value.
That is, the symbols D to H to be drawn in the symbol lottery process are determined based on the appearance rate determined for each game value such as the small combination (1 to 3), replay, bonus combination (BB, RB), and lose. It has the characteristic that
From such characteristics, the following can be said.

As shown in FIG. 21, the appearance rate of each symbol is set for each lottery number.
Here, for example, when the symbols D and F are displayed so as to be identifiable, the expected rate of winning the bonus combination which is the most expected winning combination of the player is represented by the appearance rate set in FIG. Try to calculate from.
The lottery numbers 1, 2, and 8 to 15 include bonus combinations (BB and RB) that are not included in the lottery numbers 3 to 7 (see FIG. 20).
The bonus winning expectation degree when each symbol is displayed in an identifiable manner is calculated based on the appearance ratio in the bonus winning combination in the appearance of the entire symbol in each symbol.
For example, the bonus winning expectation degree of symbol D is calculated as 5% (= 6 × 10 / (6 × 10 + 230 × 5)), and the bonus winning expectation degree of symbol F is 98.5% (= 200 × 10 / (200 × 10 + 6 × 5)).
Thus, it can be said that the symbol F is displayed in an identifiable manner, and the possibility of winning a bonus is higher than the symbol D is displayed in an identifiable manner.
In other words, the ease of hitting the game value (bonus determination) differs depending on the symbol displayed in a distinguishable manner, and therefore, the expectation of the game value being changed for each symbol displayed in a distinguishable manner. .

On the other hand, the appearance rates of the symbols D and F taking into account the lottery probability for determining whether or not the bonus is won will be compared.
For example, the lottery probabilities of lottery numbers 1, 2, 8 to 15 including a bonus combination (BB, RB) as a winning combination and lottery numbers 3 to 7 including a bonus combination and not including a bonus combination are, for example, 1/100 ( (Combination probability) and 99/100 (= 1- [1/100]).
The appearance rate of each symbol is calculated by the sum of the appearance rate when lottery numbers 1, 2, 8 to 15 are drawn and the appearance rate when lottery numbers 3 to 7 are drawn.
For example, the appearance rate of the symbol D is 89.0% (= [1/100] × [6 × 10/2560 (= sum of the appearance rates of the symbols D to H in the lottery numbers 1, 2, and 8 to 15))] + [99/100] × [230 × 5/1280 (= sum of the appearance rates of symbols D to H in the lottery numbers 3 to 7)]), whereas the appearance rate of the symbol F is 3. 1% (= [1/100] × [200 × 10/2560 (= sum of appearance rates of symbols D to H in lottery numbers 1, 2, 8 to 15)] + [99/100] × [6 × 5 / 1280 (= sum of the appearance rates of symbols D to H in the lottery numbers 3 to 7)]).
Accordingly, since the appearance rate of the symbol F is lower than that of the symbol D, it can be said that a symbol having a lower appearance rate has a higher expectation.
In other words, when “symbol D” having a high appearance rate is displayed in an identifiable manner, it is highly likely that lottery numbers 3 to 7 including a loss are won, but “symbol F” having a lower appearance rate is more likely to be won. When displayed in an identifiable manner, there is a high possibility that the lottery numbers 1, 2, and 8 to 15 including the bonus combination are won. Therefore, the game value is given as the symbols having a low appearance rate are identified and displayed. Expectation is high.

The symbol determined by the symbol lottery is stopped and displayed on the display unit 6b in an identifiable manner (BS3).
Next, in the challenge game B, when a predetermined number of points are accumulated, a “point acquisition game” is executed in which a symbol identifiable on the display unit 6b can be changed to a higher symbol.
In the point acquisition game, a point acquisition lottery that can be acquired by one point for each operation of the effect button 6 is performed. For example, when 10 points are accumulated, the symbol displayed on the display unit 6b is changed to one higher symbol.
However, the number of times that the effect button 6 can be operated is limited, and when the predetermined (upper limit) number of operations (for example, 10 times) is reached, not only the point acquisition game but also the challenge game B itself ends. . For example, an “update relief game” is provided in which the number of operations is updated by +1 so as to become a predetermined (upper limit) number of operations unless points are acquired.
Hereinafter, the point acquisition game and the update relief game will be described.

First, it waits until the operation of the effect button 6 is performed so that the point acquisition game can be executed (BS4-No).
When the production button 6 is operated (BS4-Yes), a point acquisition lottery is performed at the operation timing (BS5).
The point acquisition lottery is executed in the point acquisition lottery (BS54). In this process, the random number generated by the sub-control unit 20 is acquired at the operation timing, and the acquired random number value and the display unit 6b can be identified at the present time. Each symbol D to G (excluding the highest symbol H) displayed and each lottery number are compared and verified with a predetermined winning value, and 1 point is obtained when the winning value matches the random value. As come to be determined.

The winning value predetermined for each of the symbols D to G and the lottery number is a lottery table which is stored in the ROM of the sub-control unit 20 and is referred to in the point acquisition lottery. The lottery shown in FIG. It is preset in Table 4 (fourth lottery table: appearance rate setting means).
In FIG. 22A, instead of the winning value, a point acquisition rate (%) indicating the ease of acquiring points in each symbol is represented.
This point acquisition rate (%) is set higher for the symbols of the lottery numbers 1, 2, and 8-15 than the symbols of the lottery numbers 3 to 7 (for example, in the symbol D, the lottery numbers 1, 2, and 8). ~ 15 for "~ 15" and "80 for lottery numbers 3-7", the lottery number that includes the bonus combination in the winning combination is easier to move to the higher symbol than the lottery number that does not include the bonus combination in the winning combination. Is set.

  In the point acquisition lottery, when (1) points are acquired by winning (BS6-Yes), the acquired (1) points are added (total) (BS7). It is determined whether or not the added total number of points has reached a predetermined number (for example, 10 points) (BS8), and when it reaches (BS8-Yes), it is displayed on the display unit 6b so as to be identifiable at the present time. The symbol is changed to an upper symbol (BS9).

For example, when the symbol D is currently displayed on the display unit 6b, the symbol E is displayed instead of the symbol D, and when the symbol E is displayed, the symbol F is displayed instead of the symbol E. Thus, as the symbols shown in FIG. 21 progress from the left to the right, the symbols can be changed from the lower order to the upper order symbol H up to the uppermost symbol H. When reaching the highest level, the symbol finally displayed in an identifiable manner is the symbol H, and the process proceeds to the BS 14.
On the other hand, when the total number of points is less than the predetermined number (BS8-No), the effect button 6 can be operated again without changing the display symbol (BS4).
In addition, when the point acquisition lottery is out of the point acquisition lottery (BS6-No), an update relief game is played.

In the update relief game, it is determined by lottery whether the number of operations is updated by +1 so as to become a predetermined (upper limit) number of operations, or whether the number of operations is not updated, that is, whether or not the number of operations is updated (BS10).
The operation number update lottery is executed in the operation number update lottery (BS69). In this process, the random number generated by the sub-control unit 20 is acquired at the same operation timing as the point acquisition lottery, The symbol D to G (excluding the most significant symbol H) displayed at the present time so as to be identifiable is compared and collated with a winning value predetermined for each lottery number, and matches the random value. The decision not to be updated is made when the winning value is held.

The winning value predetermined for each symbol D to G and for each lottery number is a lottery table that is stored in the ROM of the sub-control unit 20 and referred to in the operation count update lottery, and is shown in FIG. It is set in advance in the lottery table 5 (fifth lottery table: appearance rate setting means).
In FIG. 22B, instead of the winning value, an operation frequency non-update rate (%) indicating a rate of not updating in each symbol is shown.
This operation frequency non-update rate (%) is set higher for the symbols of lottery numbers 1, 2, and 8-15 than for the symbols of lottery numbers 3-7 (for example, in the symbol D, the lottery numbers 1, 2). 8 to 15 is “90”, and lottery numbers 3 to 7 are “80”), and the lottery number including the bonus combination in the winning combination is not updated more than the lottery number not including the bonus combination in the winning combination. By setting it high (it is difficult to reach the maximum number of operations), it is set so that it is easy to shift to a higher symbol.
It should be noted that an operation frequency update rate indicating an update rate may be employed instead of the operation frequency non-update rate indicating the rate of not updating. In this case, the operation frequency update rate can be calculated by subtracting each operation frequency non-update rate from “100” in FIG.

In the operation number update lottery, when it is decided not to update (BS11-No), that is, when relief from +1 update is made, the effect button 6 can be operated again (BS4).
On the other hand, when it is determined to update (BS11-Yes), the number of operations is updated by +1 (BS12), and it is determined whether the updated number of operations is a predetermined (upper limit) number of operations (BS13).
When the predetermined (upper limit) number of operations has been reached (BS13-Yes), the challenge game B ends, and when the predetermined (upper limit) number of operations has not been reached (BS13-No), the effect button 6 can be operated again. (BS4).
That is, as long as the number of operations on the effect button 6 does not reach the predetermined (upper limit) number of operations, the symbol displayed in an identifiable manner is changed to a higher-order symbol or even the highest-order symbol while continuing the operation on the effect button 6. However, when the predetermined (upper limit) number of operations is reached, the symbol at that time is determined as a symbol that can be identified.

Then, by such a challenge game B, a confirmed symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8, and a game effect (for example, a battle effect) with this symbol as a subject (for example, a weapon) is developed, and the game The result of the effect (win / lose of the battle effect) is displayed as the lottery result of the lottery process including the bonus combination executed in the main control unit 10 as a lottery target (bonus combination success / failure) (BS14).
Also, the higher the determined symbol, the higher the probability of winning the bonus. For example, as shown in FIG. 21, symbols G and H do not appear in lottery numbers 3 to 7 (appearance rate). = 0), since it appears only in the lottery numbers 1, 2, and 8-15 including at least a bonus combination as a winning combination, the bonus winning is guaranteed when these symbols G and H appear. .

The challenge game B having such characteristics is executed in the sub-control unit 20, and the given game value includes replays, small roles, bonus combinations, etc. won in the lottery process performed in the main control unit 10. It is a lottery target (including loses).
Such a challenge game B is realized based on a plurality of processes executed by the sub-control unit 20. In the following, the processing that is executed in realizing the challenge game B will be described in sequence with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The main process B shown in FIG. 15 is a process that is performed repeatedly until the challenge game B is completed, and the progress of the game is managed based on a command transmitted from the main control unit 10. It is supposed to be.

  For example, when a command is acquired (BS20), whether the acquired command is an operation command related to a start lever operation, a stop button operation, etc. (BS21), a lottery command indicating a lottery object selected in the lottery process (BS23), or stopped It is determined whether the winning command (BS25) related to the winning determination determined based on the combination of symbols is an operation command (BS21-Yes), the lever operation processing B is executed (BS22), and if it is a lottery command (BS23) -Yes), the activation lottery process B is executed (BS24), and if it is a winning command (BS25-Yes), the setting process (BS26) is executed.

In addition, during the B game in which an operation determination process (BS27) for monitoring presence / absence of a player's operation on the effect button 6 regardless of command acquisition, a point acquisition lottery or an operation count update lottery based on the operation on the effect button 6 The process (BS28) is executed. Further, the operation flag indicating the presence / absence of the operation of the effect button 6 is cleared (“OFF”) (BS29), and other processing (for example, processing for controlling the liquid crystal display 8, processing for controlling the speaker 9) is executed. (BS30).
The other processing in the following description refers to processing for controlling presentation means such as the liquid crystal display 8 and the speaker 9 regardless of whether or not the player is involved in the game.
The operation determination process (BS27) is the same process as the operation determination process of the challenge game A.
Although not specifically shown, like the challenge game A, an interrupt process for constantly monitoring command input can be executed in order to give priority to a command from the main control unit 10.

  The activation lottery process B shown in FIG. 16 causes the display section 6b to first display the symbols in the symbols D to H so that they can be identified by the activation lottery for determining whether or not the challenge game B is activated by lottery and the activation winning. This is a process of performing symbol lottery for determining symbols.

For example, the activation lottery process B is first determined as to whether or not other effects are being executed (BS31), and only when no other effects are being performed (BS31-No), is executed as follows. The
When the lottery command is received, first, the challenge game B is activated and drawn (BS32). The activation lottery is performed, for example, by comparing and collating the random value acquired at the reception timing of the lottery command with the winning value related to the activation lottery, and the above-mentioned symbol lottery is performed only for the activation winning (BS33-Yes) ( BS34).
In the symbol lottery, for example, the winning symbols D to H are determined based on the comparison / collation between the random value acquired at the lottery command reception timing and the winning value (appearance rate) set in the lottery table 3, and the symbol lottery flag Is set to “ON” (lottery completed) (BS35).
Further, other processing is executed regardless of whether or not other effects are being executed (BS36).

The setting process shown in FIG. 17 is a process that starts from the winning command reception timing, and is a process that sets initial values for performing the point acquisition game and the update relief game.
First, the symbol lottery flag is referred to (BS40), and only when the symbol lottery flag is “ON” (BS40-Yes), that is, only when the symbol that can be identified first is already determined. The following processing is performed.

The point acquisition rate (lottery table 4) corresponding to the winning symbols D to G for performing the point acquisition lottery is set (BS41), and the operation times corresponding to the winning symbols D to G for performing the operation number updating lottery are not updated. A rate (lottery table 5) is set (BS42).
Further, an initial value “10” is set as the number of operations (BS43), and an initial value “0” is set as the point (BS44).
Further, an effect start display indicating the start of the challenge game B is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 (BS45), and the winning symbols D to G determined in the symbol lottery are displayed on the display unit 6b so as to be identifiable (BS46).
Further, other processing is executed regardless of the symbol lottery flags “ON” and “OFF” (BS47).

The process during B game shown in FIG. 18 is a process for performing a point acquisition game and an update relief game.
In the following processing, when the symbol lottery flag is “ON” (lottery completed) (BS50-Yes), the number of operations is not “0” (BS51-No), and the operation flag is “ON” (operation (Yes) (BS52-Yes).
First, in order to play the point acquisition game, a roaring effect is displayed in which a message such as “Strike the effect button!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 8 (BS53). Next, a point acquisition lottery is performed at the timing when the operation flag is “ON”, that is, the operation timing of the effect button (BS54).
In the point acquisition lottery, random numbers acquired at the operation timing, symbols D to G (excluding the highest symbol H) that are set in the lottery table 4 and are displayed so as to be identifiable at the present time, and lottery numbers Whether or not to acquire points is determined based on a predetermined point acquisition rate for each. When the player is out of the point acquisition lottery (BS55-No), the operation number update lottery is performed (BS69: described later) in order to play the renewal relief game. In the case of the point acquisition winning (BS55-Yes), the following processing is performed. I do.

First, the point is updated by +1 (BS56), and the display effect indicating the point-up is performed on the liquid crystal display unit 8 (BS57). It is determined whether or not the updated number of points has reached a predetermined (upper limit) number of points “10” (BS58). When the predetermined (upper limit) number of points is reached (BS58-Yes), the transition to the upper symbol is determined (BS59), and instead of the symbol that is currently displayed on the display unit 6b so as to be identifiable, it is one higher Is displayed (BS60). It is determined whether or not the transferred symbol is the highest symbol (BS61). If it is the highest symbol (BS61-Yes), the liquid crystal display unit 8 performs the highest symbol acquisition effect (BS62), and the challenge game B In order to finish the operation, “0” is set as the number of operations (BS63).
On the other hand, when the symbol is not the highest symbol (BS61-No), the point acquisition rate (lottery table 4) and the operation frequency non-update rate (lottery table 5) corresponding to the transferred higher symbol are set. (BS65) Furthermore, initial values “10” and (BS66) are set as the number of operations, and initial value “0” is set as the point (BS67).
When the predetermined (upper limit) number of points is not reached (BS58-No), the total points are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 8 (BS68).

In addition, when the player is out of the point acquisition lottery (BS55-No), an operation frequency update lottery is performed in which the number of operations is “updated” or “not updated” is determined by lottery in order to play the update relief game (BS69). . When “not update” is determined (BS70-No), the number of operations is not updated. On the other hand, when “update” is determined (BS70-Yes), the number of operations is updated by −1 (BS71). As a result, when the number of operations becomes “0”, the processing after BS82 in the lever operation processing described later is performed. Execute.
Further, regardless of the values of the symbol lottery flag and the operation flag “ON” / “OFF” and the number of operations, other processes are executed (BS72).
Note that after the process in the B game is completed, the operation flag is set to “OFF” in the flow of the main process B (BS29), and the main process B is repeatedly executed again. Accordingly, every time the effect button 6 is operated, the operation flag “ON” / “OFF” is repeated, and at least the number of operations becomes “0” or until the transition to the highest symbol is performed. The challenge game B can be executed.

The lever operation process B shown in FIG. 19 is a process for ending the challenge game based on the operation of the start lever 3.
The challenge game B of the present embodiment is a game in which the effect button 6 is operated between the reception of the winning command, that is, the stop of the reel 4 and the start of the next game, that is, the operation of the start lever 3. Therefore, when the start lever 3 is operated, a process for forcibly terminating the game is performed regardless of whether or not the challenge game B is in progress.

For example, when a start lever operation command is received (AS80-Yes), the process is executed as follows.
First, with reference to the symbol lottery flag, if the symbol lottery flag is “ON” (lottery completed) (BS81-Yes), that is, whether or not the transition to the upper symbol is performed can be identified. As long as the symbol to be displayed is determined, the symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8, and a game effect start display (for example, a battle effect is started) is displayed with this symbol as a subject (for example, a weapon). (BS82).
Thereafter, not only when the symbol lottery flag is “ON”, the symbol on the display unit 6b is turned off, and the symbol lottery flag is set to “OFF” (BS83).
Next, an effect determination display (a result of winning or losing a battle effect, such as winning of a bonus effect is determined) is performed on the liquid crystal display 8 with a symbol as a subject (for example, a weapon). (BS84), other processing is performed (BS85).

When the sub-control unit 20 executes a plurality of processes as described above, it is a lottery process executed in the main control unit 10 according to the result of the lottery process including a bonus combination as a lottery target (winning combination). Although the symbol is displayed once, the challenge game B can be performed in which the displayed symbol can be changed by the points accumulated in the point acquisition game for operating the effect button 6.
The symbols D to H displayed in an identifiable manner are lottery tables in which the appearance rate is determined for each lottery object (winning combination) having a different value regardless of the symbol that is displayed first and the higher-level symbol that subsequently moves. Since it is determined by lottery based on 3, the expectation of the lottery object (winning part) to be given is changed by symbols D to H displayed before the effect determination display (BS84: result of battle effect win / loss) Can be made.

[Challenge game C]
Unlike the challenge games A and B, the challenge game C is a game that is executed under the management of the main control unit 10.
In this game, for example, a lottery is performed as to whether or not an ART game that is performed with a predetermined number of games, such as 50 games, as a set, and the lottery result is changed to the operation of the effect button 6 and the operation of the bet button 2a. It is a game notified via.
The activation of the challenge game C and the success / failure of the continuous game are determined in a predetermined lottery process of the main control unit 10, and based on the lottery result, the symbols are displayed in an identifiable manner on the display unit provided in the bet button 2a. The game is such that the success or failure of the continuous change is notified by the reel 4 (variable display means) that operates according to the operation of the bet button 2a.
In the challenge game C, the operation unit (6a) provided on the bet button 2a is controlled by the main control unit 10, and the display unit (6b) provided on the bet button 2a is controlled by the sub-control unit 20, so that the identification can be made. The symbols to be displayed are determined by symbol lottery executed by the sub-control unit 20 as in the challenge games A and B.

Here, the rough game flow of the challenge game C will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the challenge game C is performed during the ART game, the main control unit 10 performs a lottery lottery to determine whether the ART game is to be chained, and has already received an effect start command indicating the result of the success or failure. It is executed as follows.

  First, on the display unit of the bet button 2a, a variable display is performed in which a plurality of symbols J to M (for example, characters indicating the shape of an angel or goddess) are switched at predetermined timings (CS1). In such a variable display state, a symbol to be stopped and displayed in an identifiable manner is determined by lottery from symbols J to M at a predetermined timing (for example, a reel rotation start command reception timing described later) (CS2).

The symbol lottery is executed in the symbol lottery (CS70). In this process, a random number generated by the sub-control unit 20 is acquired at a predetermined timing (for example, a reel rotation start command reception timing), and the acquired random value Then, the symbols J to M are compared and collated with a predetermined winning value for each symbol J to M, and the symbols J to M having a winning value that matches the random value are determined as winning symbols.
The winning value predetermined for each of the symbols J to M is a lottery table stored in the ROM of the sub-control unit 20 and referred to in the symbol lottery. The lottery table 6 (sixth lottery table: (Appearance rate setting means).
In FIG. 34, the appearance rate of each symbol is shown instead of the winning value.
What is characteristic here is that these appearance rates are determined for each symbol in advance, but not only that, but are also determined for each game value to be given, that is, for each success or failure of the ART game. It is a point.
That is, the symbols J to M that are drawn in the symbol lottery process indicate whether or not the consecutive chans are successful, that is, after the ART game is finished, the game value ( It has a feature that it is determined based on the appearance rate determined for each consecutive channel.
From such characteristics, the following can be said.

As shown in FIG. 34, the appearance rate of each symbol is set to a different value for each game value.
For example, when the symbol J and the symbol K are displayed so as to be identifiable, the respective expectations for winning the consecutive games in the ART game are calculated.
When each symbol is displayed so as to be identifiable, the expected success rate of consecutive-chan wins is calculated based on the appearance ratio in the consecutive-chan winning of each symbol.
For example, the consecutive-chan winning expectation of symbol J is calculated as 12.6% (= 26 / (180 + 26)), and the consecutive-chan winning expectation of symbol K is calculated as 72% (= 180 / (180 + 70)). Is done.
Thus, it can be said that the symbol K is displayed in an identifiable manner more likely than the symbol J is displayed in an identifiable manner.
In other words, since the game value (the success / failure of consecutive changs) differs depending on the identifiable displayed symbols, the expectation of the game value being given changes for each identifiable displayed symbol.

On the other hand, the appearance rates of the symbol J and the symbol K considering the lottery probability for determining success / failure of the continuous change will be compared.
In the consecutive-chan lottery process executed by the main control unit 10, for example, the winning probability of consecutive-chan is set to 1/50, and the probability of winning (losing) is 49/50 (= 1− [1/50. )).
The appearance rate of each symbol is calculated by the sum of the appearance rate when the consecutive winning is drawn and the appearance rate when the winning pear is drawn.
For example, the appearance rate of the symbol J is calculated as 69.1% (= [1/50] × [26 / (26 + 180 + 50)] + [49/50] × [180 / (180 + 70 + 6)]). The appearance rate of the symbol K is calculated as 28.2% (= [1/50] × [180 / (26 + 180 + 50)] + [49/50] × [70 / (180 + 70 + 6)]).
Thus, since the appearance rate of the symbol K is lower than that of the symbol J, it can be said that a symbol having a lower appearance rate has a higher expectation.
In other words, if “symbol J” with a high appearance rate is displayed in an identifiable manner, there is a high possibility that the symbol will not be continuously connected. However, if “symbol K” with a lower appearance rate is displayed in a identifiable manner, the ART game Since there is a high possibility that the symbols will continue to be played, the more the symbols with a lower appearance rate are identified and displayed, the higher the degree of expectation that game value will be given.

The symbol determined by the symbol lottery process is stopped and displayed on the display unit of the bet button 2a in an identifiable manner (CS3).
Next, in the challenge game C, the success or failure of the continuous change is notified by the reel 4 that operates according to the operation of the bet button 2a.
Specifically, the reel 4 is gradually rotated in accordance with the operation of the bet button 2a, and the success / failure of the continuous change is notified according to whether or not “7, 7, 7” is aligned on a predetermined pay line. Play a complete game.
For example, in the reach state in which two of the three reels 4a, 4b, 4c are stopped and are stopped side by side with “7”, the bet button 2a is operated (CS4), The remaining reel 4b is alternately rotated forward and backward, and an operation effect is performed until the number of operations on the bet button 2a reaches a predetermined number of times (CS5-No). By the number of operations (CS5-Yes), if 7 is finally aligned, “Continuous winning” is confirmed. (CS6).

The challenge game C having such characteristics is realized by cooperative control of the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20, and the game value to be given is performed by the main control unit 10. It is a continuous chain of ART games won in the predetermined lottery process.
In the following, the processes executed when the challenge game C is realized will be sequentially described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The main process C (M) shown in FIG. 24 is a process executed in the main control unit 10 and is a process for managing the progress of the entire challenge game C. The success / failure lottery, the success / failure succession transmission to the sub-control unit 20, the reel 4 control, the reel 4 control status command transmission to the sub-control unit 20, and the like.

  Specifically, first, a lottery for determining whether to start the challenge game C by lottery is performed at an operation timing of the stop button 5 (for example, an operation release timing of the last operated stop button 5 or the like). (CS10) This is performed by comparing and collating the random value acquired at this timing with the winning value related to the activation lottery, and the following processing is performed only for the activation winning (CS11-Yes).

First, whether or not to stop the reel 4 at “7, 7, 7”, that is, a lottery (seven-lot lottery) of success / failure of the consecutive Chang is performed (CS12). This lottery is the same process as the activation lottery, and it is preferable to draw using a different random number acquired at the same timing as the activation lottery.
In this lottery, a winning line with “7, 7, 7” can be determined by lottery.
In the case of consecutive winning (CS12-Yes), an effect start command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 20 (CS13) informing that the reels 4 are aligned with “7” (in advance) (CS13). (CS12-No), an effect start command is sent to the sub-control unit 20 to inform (in advance) that the reels 4 are not aligned at "7" (not aligned) (CS14).
Subsequently, an effect timer is set (CS15), and the process waits until the set effect timer becomes “0” (CS16-No). During this time, the so-called freeze state in which the rotation of the reel 4 is stopped is set, and the sub-control unit 20 stands by as if the effect control related to the activation effect of the challenge game C is being performed. Further, although not particularly illustrated, in the same manner as the challenge game A, the effect interruption process is executed in parallel with the main process C (M), and the set effect timer is regularly updated by -1. (Refer FIG.7 (b)).

When the effect timer reaches “0” (CS16-Yes), information indicating the current stop position of the reel 4 is stored in the RAM or the like (CS17). Further, a reel moving process is executed in order to move each reel 4 to seven game start positions (CS18). In this reel moving process, the reels 4a and 4c are brought into a reach state, and the reel 4b is stopped in a state where “7” of the reel 4b is positioned a predetermined number of frames behind the reach line (on the winning line). 4 is rotated.
Next, a reel rotation start command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 20 to inform the start of the operation of bringing “7” of the reel 4b closer to the reach line (start of the 7-match game) (CS19).
Subsequently, a reel control process for gradually bringing “7” of the reel 4b closer to the reach line, and a step rotation process for controlling the number of steps of a pulse to be sent to the reel motor (stepping motor) to be rotated is executed. (CS20) After that, a reel rotation stop command for informing the rotation stop of the reel 4 is transmitted to the sub-control unit 20 (CS21). Finally, in order to return the reel 4 to the original position, the reel moving process is executed while referring to the information indicating the current stop position of the reel 4 stored in the RAM or the like (CS22) and the challenge game C is ended. The reel production end command to be notified is transmitted to the sub-control unit 20 and the process ends (CS23).

  The reel moving process shown in FIG. 25 is executed at the start of the challenge game C in order to move the reels 4 together to the game start position, and at the end of the challenge game C, to return the reel 4 to the original position. For example, the reel motor is driven to rotate the reel 4 (CS30), and then the reel is stopped at a set position (seven game start position or original position) (CS31).

The step rotation process shown in FIG. 26 is a reel control process for gradually bringing “7” of the reel 4b closer to the reach line, and a pulse sent to the reel motor (stepping motor) in accordance with the operation of the bet button 2a. This is a process for controlling the number of steps.
For example, first, an initial value (“20”) is set for the number of (upper limit) operations on the bet button 2a. Next, it is determined whether the operation flag indicating whether or not the bet button 2a is operated is “ON” (with operation) or not (without operation) (CS41), and waits until the operation is performed (CS41-No). When the operation flag is “ON”, an operation command notifying that the bet button 2a has been operated is transmitted to the sub-control unit 20 (CS42).
Subsequently, the reel 4b is rotated forward by two steps (CS43), rotated backward by one step (CS44: substantially forward forward by one step), and (upper limit) the number of operations is updated by -1 (CS45).
Such reel control is repeated until the (upper limit) number of operations becomes “0” (CS46-No), and when the (upper limit) number of operations becomes “0” (CS46-Yes), seven lotteries are selected. If the result is a winning of 7 matches, that is, a continuous winning (CS47-Yes), the reel 4b is rotated to the reach line by rotating “7” of the reel 4b to stop the reel 4 at “7/7/7” (CS48), If the winning is not complete, that is, the winning combination (CS47-No), the reel 4b is stopped in a lost manner (CS49) without rotating "7" of the reel 4b to the reach line.

The main process C (S) shown in FIG. 27 is a process executed in the sub-control unit 20 and is a process that performs an effect in accordance with the control state of the reel 4 in accordance with a command received from the main control unit 10.
Specifically, when a command from the main control unit 10 is acquired (CS50), processing to be executed is divided depending on the command. For example, the acquired command is an operation command (a command that informs that the bet button 2a has been operated). If it is (CS51-Yes), the operation effect process (CS52), if it is a reel start command (7-alignment or 7-misalignment) that tells 7 or 7 irregularities (CS53-Yes), reel effect process 1 (CS54), 7 If it is a reel rotation start command for informing the start of a uniform game (CS55-Yes), reel production processing 2 (CS56), and if it is a reel rotation stop command for informing the reel rotation stop (CS57-Yes), reel production processing 3 (CS58). ), If it is a reel production end command informing the end of the challenge game C (CS59- es), to run the reel effect process 4 (CS60).
In addition, when the symbol lottery is not yet performed, the effect process (CS61) for performing switching display of the plurality of symbols J to M is executed.

The reel effect process 1 shown in FIG. 28 is a process that is executed upon reception of a reel effect start command and performs the start effect and preparation for starting the challenge game C.
In this process, for example, the success / failure result of the continuous chain included in the reel (7-match or 7-mismatch) effect start command is stored in the RAM or the like (CS65), and the reel effect preparation display indicating the start of the challenge game C on the liquid crystal display 8 is performed. (CS66), initial symbol display (CS67) on the display part of the bet button 2a, initial value (“100 ms”) setting of the switching timer indicating the switching time of the symbol display (CS68), symbol lottery undrawn / lotted Each processing such as initial value (ON) (not lottery) setting (CS69) of the symbol lottery flag shown is executed.

The reel effect process 2 shown in FIG. 29 is a process that is executed upon reception of a reel rotation start command, and performs symbol lottery, winning symbol display, and the like.
In this process, for example, symbol lottery (CS70), winning symbol display on the display portion of the bet button 2a (CS71), “OFF” (lottery completed) setting for the symbol lottery flag (CS72), and 7 on the liquid crystal display 8. Reel effect start display (CS73) informing the start of the matching game (step rotation by the bet button 2a), initial value (“ON” (during effect)) setting of the reel effect flag indicating whether the reel effect is being performed (CS74), Etc. are executed.
In the symbol lottery (CS70), a winning symbol is determined based on a comparison / collation between a random number acquired at the reception timing of the reel rotation start command and a winning value (appearance rate) set in the lottery table 6.

The reel effect processing 3 shown in FIG. 30 is executed upon receipt of a reel rotation stop command (executed in synchronization with the reel rotation stop), and the result of the reel stop state (7 aligned, 7 not aligned) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8. It is a process to make.
For example, referring to the success / failure result of the continuous channel stored in the RAM or the like (CS75), if it is the consecutive channel winning (CS75-Yes), the 7 display effects are displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 (CS76). If it is (CS75-No), 7 irregular effects are displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 (CS77).
Further, the symbols J to M displayed on the display unit of the bet button 2a are turned off (CS78), and the reel effect flag is set to “OFF” (not being produced) (CS79).

The reel effect process 4 shown in FIG. 31 is executed upon reception of the reel effect end command, and performs a process according to whether or not the continuous change is successful.
Referring to the success / failure result of the continuous channel stored in the RAM or the like (CS80), if it is the continuous channel winning (CS80-Yes), an additional set number lottery is performed to determine the number of consecutive channels to be determined by lottery (CS81) The number of consecutive chunks is determined based on the comparison and collation between the random number acquired at the reception timing of the reel production end command and the winning value (appearance rate) for each consecutive number of consecutive chunks. Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 (CS82).
Further, on the liquid crystal display 8, regardless of success or failure of the consecutive game, the effect in the challenge game C is ended and returned to the predetermined effect in the ART game (CS83).

The effect process shown in FIG. 32 is a process of switching and displaying a plurality of symbols J to M when the symbol lottery has not yet been performed and the reel 4 has not yet stopped in the reach state.
For example, only when the symbol lottery flag is “ON” (not drawn) (CS85-Yes) and the reel rotation start command is not received (CS86-Yes), it is determined whether or not the switching timer is “0”. (CS87) If the switching timer is “0” (CS87-Yes), the symbol displayed on the display unit of the bet button 2a is switched to another symbol, and an initial value (“100 ms”) is set in the switching timer. (CS88). On the other hand, when the switching timer is not “0” (CS87-No), although the process is ended, the effect interruption process similar to the challenge game A is executed in parallel with the main process C (S) (FIG. 7B). The set switching timer is periodically updated by −1.

The effect process shown in FIG. 33 is a process in which an effect synchronized with the operation of the bet button 2a is performed during the seven-match game.
The received operation command is determined (CS90). When the received operation command is an operation command related to the bet button 2a (CS90-Yes), it is further determined whether or not the reel effect flag is “ON” (in effect). (CS91).
When the reel effect flag set in the reel effect process 2 is “ON” (during effect) (CS91-Yes), since the reel 4 is considered to be step-rotating (step rotation process), the bet button 2a is operated. A synchronized step rotation effect (swing effect) such as “Strike the bet button!” Is performed on the liquid crystal display 8 (CS92).
Further, other effects are executed regardless of whether or not the received operation command is an operation command related to the bet button 2a (CS93).
This effect process is executed every time the bet button 2a is operated while the reel 4 is rotating stepwise.

Based on the lottery result indicating the success or failure of the continuous chain determined in the lottery process of the main control unit 10 by the main control unit 10 and the sub-control unit 20 executing a plurality of processes as described above in cooperation. A challenge game C in which symbols are displayed in an identifiable manner on the display unit provided on the bet button 2a and the success or failure of the continuous change is notified by the reel 4 that operates according to the operation of the bet button 2a. it can.
The symbols J to M displayed in an identifiable manner are determined by lottery based on a lottery table 6 in which the appearance rates of the symbols J to M are determined for each of a plurality of game values having different values, such as consecutive winning and winning. The degree of expectation of the game value to be given can be changed by the symbols J to M displayed before the reels 4 are stopped in any stop mode of whether or not the reels 4 are seven.

As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the production buttons 6 and the bet buttons 2a themselves can produce an effect that directly increases the expectation of winning a bonus, an extra game in an ART game, or the like. .
In the present embodiment, the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 operate as appearance rate setting means and game value lottery means.
On the other hand, in the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, the operation means advances the game by exhibiting the function of being operated by the player, or participates in the production game. As a result, although the display mode of the display means such as the reel and the display device is changed, the operation means itself does not directly represent the state of the gaming machine.
In addition, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, although an effect that increases the expectation of a big hit is performed through operation of the operation means such as an effect button through the display means such as a display device, such an effect is operated by the operation means. A gaming machine that can be expressed by itself has not been proposed yet.
The present invention can solve such problems of conventional gaming machines, and by providing display means in the operating means, the operating means itself is expected to directly hit the state or big hit of the gaming machine. It is possible to express effects such as

  The preferred embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention has been described above, but the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

For example, in the present embodiment, the effect of changing the expectation of winning is performed using symbols that are displayed in an identifiable manner, but the gaming state of the slot machine 1 can also be displayed.
For example, when the bonus winning is confirmed, a message such as “Bonus confirmed” or the like can be displayed on the display unit (6b).
Further, in the slot machine 1, any one of the challenge games A to C can be executed, or three games can be executed in parallel in different gaming states (game timings). The game can be switched and executed in the same gaming state (game timing).

1 Slot machine 2 Medal slot 2a Bet button (operating means)
3 Start lever 4 (4a, 4b, 4c) Reel (variable display means)
5 (5a, 5b, 5c) Stop button 6 Production button (operation means)
6a Operation part 6b Display part (display means)
7 medal payout device 8 liquid crystal display 9 speaker 10 main control unit (game value lottery means, appearance rate setting means)
20 sub-control unit (game value lottery means, appearance rate setting means)

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine comprising: display means capable of displaying information related to a game value being given; and control means for controlling the display means.
The display means includes first display means and second display means provided above the first display means,
The first display means functions as an operation means operable by a player,
The control means includes
First display control for causing the first display means to display specific effect information related to the specific effect;
A second display control for displaying the specific effect information on the first display means and then displaying the specific effect information on the second display means to advance the specific effect;
Third display control for displaying result information on the specific effect on the second display means after the specific effect information is displayed on the second display means and the specific effect is advanced can be executed. A gaming machine characterized by that. In a gaming machine comprising: display means controlled in a display mode related to a game value being given; and control means for controlling the display means.
The display means includes first display means and second display means provided at a position different from the first display means,
The first display means functions as an operation means operable by a player,
The control means includes
Controlling the first display means to a first display mode among a plurality of display modes related to the degree of expectation that the game value is given,
Controlling the first display means from the first display mode to a second display mode having a higher expectation level than the first display mode based on a player's operation;
Gaming machine, characterized in that to display an image, wherein the first display means is thus displayed to be controlled in the second display mode to the second display means. In a gaming machine comprising: display means controlled in a display mode related to a game value being given; and control means for controlling the display means.
The display means includes first display means and second display means provided at a position different from the first display means,
The first display means functions as an operation means operable by a player,
The control means includes
The first display means is controlled to a specific type of display mode among a plurality of types of display modes related to the degree of expectation to which the game value is given, and an image displayed by the specific type of display mode is the second display A gaming machine, characterized in that a specific effect is displayed on a means.

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