JP6283647B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, in a slot machine (rotating type gaming machine) which is a kind of gaming machine, a reel to which a reel sheet on which a pattern is drawn is attached as in the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, for example. Some have a back lamp to illuminate. In the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, when the back lamp is turned off, the visibility of the symbols drawn on the reel and the reel is low, but when the back lamp is turned on, it is drawn on the reel and the reel. The visibility of the displayed symbols is increased.

JP 2009-285490 A

  By the way, in the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, various effects are performed using the lighting and extinguishing of the back lamp. When the variable game is started in a situation where the back lamp is extinguished, the reel is visually recognized. There is a possibility that the fluctuation game will be performed with low performance, and the interest of the player will be reduced.

  This invention was made paying attention to the problem which exists in such a prior art, and the objective is to provide the game machine which can suppress the fall of the interest of a player.

A gaming machine for solving the above problems includes a reel provided with a plurality of symbols, an operation means capable of an operation that triggers a variable game in which the reel rotates, and a detection means that detects an operation of the operation means. When the random number acquisition means for acquiring a random number, and the specified time measuring means for the random number acquisition means for measuring a specified time after acquiring a random number, after the elapse of the specified time, the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means And determining means for determining winning information in which a combination of symbols allowing winning in the variable game is determined, and reel control means for controlling the start of rotation of the reel after the determining means determines the winning information. When the performance apparatus for performing an effect, and a presentation control means for controlling the presentation apparatus, to the effect condition where the performance apparatus can take has a first effect state, the first Starring Anda second effect state high visibility of the reel than state, the random number acquisition means, when the first operating conditions the detection means detects the operation of the operation means has been established, it said The random number is acquired when a second operation condition in which the detection means detects the operation of the operation means is satisfied even when a specific time measured after the operation condition of 1 is satisfied. The effect control means starts the rotation of the reel by starting the control for operating the effect device in the second effect state when the first operation condition is satisfied. and gist of the effect device that causes the operation to said second effect state before being.

In the gaming machine, the specific time is preferably shorter than the specified time .

The gaming machine includes a specific effect executing means for performing a specific effect, and the specific effect executing means can execute the specific effect based on the winning information determined by the determining means , and the specific time It is preferable that the specific effect can be started after elapse of time, and the time from when the first operation condition is satisfied to when the specific effect can be started is constant or substantially constant .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest of the player.

The front view of a slot machine. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a slot machine. The flowchart which shows a game progress main process. The flowchart which shows a game progress main process. Explanatory drawing which shows production mode. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the display content of the production | presentation display apparatus at the time of the addition frequency notification production | presentation being performed. The flowchart which shows a change game start preparation process. Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the control content of main control CPU of a main control board, and the control content of sub control CPU of a sub control board. (A)-(d) is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display content of an effect display apparatus. The schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the movable body in another example.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a slot machine which is a kind of gaming machine will be described. The slot machine of this embodiment is a spinning-type game machine that is used for providing games at a game store or the like and is also called a so-called pachislot machine. In addition, in this specification, the upper, lower, left, right, front (front), rear (back) are the upper, lower, left, right, front (table), as viewed from the player, unless otherwise specified. The back (back) shall be indicated respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 10 includes a rectangular parallelepiped main body 11 having an opening on the front surface, and a front door 12 supported to be openable and closable with respect to the main body 11. On the front surface of the front door 12, there is provided an effect display device 14 as an effect device that performs display effects by displaying images. The effect display device 14 of the present embodiment is a transmissive display device, for example, a transmissive liquid crystal display.

  In the display area of the effect display device 14, there is a see-through area 16 in which a part of the drum unit 13 disposed inside the slot machine 10 can be seen through. The see-through region 16 is formed, for example, by providing a see-through window (opening) in a backlight unit (not shown) disposed on the back side of the effect display device 14. In the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, various display effects can be executed also in the perspective area 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14.

  The drum unit 13 has a plurality of reels. In the present embodiment, the plurality of reels include a left reel 13L, a middle reel 13C, and a right reel 13R. Each of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R is a member having a flat cylindrical shape and a hollow inside.

  Each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is provided with a plurality of types of identification symbols (hereinafter simply referred to as “symbols”) along the outer peripheral surface. Specifically, a belt-like reel sheet on which a plurality of types of symbols is printed is wound around each reel 13L, 13C, 13R. Inside the slot machine 10, the left reel 13L, the middle reel 13C, and the right reel 13R are arranged in this order from the left as viewed from the player.

  In the present embodiment, the effect display device 14 is disposed on the front side of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R. The see-through area 16 of the effect display device 14 is provided at a position where the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R disposed on the back side of the effect display device 14 can be seen through. Therefore, among the display areas of the effect display device 14, the fluoroscopic area 16 is a display area that overlaps the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R when viewed from the player. That is, the display area of the effect display device 14 includes a display area overlapping with the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R as viewed from the player.

  The effect states that the effect display device 14 of the present embodiment can take include a state in which no image is displayed in at least the fluoroscopic region 16 and an image displayed in at least the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14. Including the state. Among the display areas of the effect display device 14, when the image is not displayed at least in the fluoroscopic area 16, the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is higher than when the image is displayed at least in the fluoroscopic area 16. State. The state where an image is displayed at least in the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14 corresponds to the first effect state, and the state where no image is displayed in at least the fluoroscopic area 16 is the second state. This corresponds to the production state.

  “High visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R” corresponds to “high visibility of symbols provided on each reel 13L, 13C, 13R”. Further, “the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is high” means “of the symbols provided on the reels 13L, 13C, 13R, especially on the symbol stop line L (details will be described later). This also corresponds to “high visibility”. As described above, “the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is high” is not limited to the high visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R itself.

  In the present embodiment, 21 symbols are arranged on the left reel 13L. In addition, 21 symbols are arranged on the middle reel 13C and the right reel 13R, similarly to the left reel 13L. In addition, the arrangement | positioning of the symbol in each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is different, respectively.

  Each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is configured to rotate (cylinder) and stop independently by a stepping motor provided corresponding to each reel. Then, as the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R rotate, the symbols arranged on the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are vertically oriented from the top to the bottom in the display region of the symbols that can be seen through from the see-through region 16. The display is changed (scrolled). Further, the see-through area 16 has a size that allows seeing through three consecutive symbols on each reel. For this reason, when the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are stopped in the display area of the symbols that can be seen through from the see-through area 16, three consecutive symbols of the plurality of symbols stop at the upper, middle, and lower positions. Is displayed.

  The drum unit 13 includes a reel sensor SE1 (shown in FIG. 2) that detects the rotational position of the left reel 13L, a reel sensor SE2 (shown in FIG. 2) that detects the rotational position of the middle reel 13C, and a rotation of the right reel 13R. A reel sensor SE3 (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting the position is provided.

  In the drum unit 13, back lamps BL1, BL2, and BL3 as rendering devices are disposed inside the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R. The back lamp BL1 is configured to be able to execute an illumination effect that illuminates the left reel 13L by lighting of a light emitter (not shown). Similarly, the back lamp BL2 is configured to be able to execute an illumination effect that illuminates the middle reel 13C by turning on a light emitter (not shown). The back lamp BL3 is configured to turn on the right reel 13R by turning on a light emitter (not shown). It is configured to be able to execute an illumination effect to illuminate. That is, in this embodiment, each back lamp BL1-BL3 is corresponded to the illumination member which illuminates each reel 13L, 13C, 13R. In the following description, turning on or off the light emitters of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 may be simply indicated as turning on or off the back lamps BL1 to BL3.

  The production states that can be taken by the back lamps BL1 to BL3 of the present embodiment include a state where each of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 is turned on and a state where each of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 is turned off. In the present embodiment, the state where each of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 is lit is illuminated so that each of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R is easier to visually recognize than the state where each of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 is turned off. It is in a state. In the present embodiment, the state where each of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 is turned off, that is, the state where each of the reels 13L, 13C, 13R is not illuminated corresponds to a first effect state. Further, the state where each of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 is lit, that is, the state where each of the reels 13L, 13C, 13R is illuminated corresponds to a second effect state.

  In the slot machine 10, a symbol stop line L (two-dot chain line) that can determine whether or not the combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed is a symbol combination that gives a prize in the symbol display region that can be seen through from the perspective region 16. Is indicated). The symbol stop line L is a line connecting symbol stop positions located in the middle stages of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R.

  In other words, the symbol stop line L is effective as giving a prize according to the symbol combination when the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the symbol stop line L is a symbol combination mode that gives a prize. This is an effective line for determination (so-called winning line). In the following description, the symbol stop line L may be simply referred to as an “effective line”. In the following description, the symbols of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are stopped and displayed on the symbol stop line L, and the symbols of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are stopped and displayed on the symbol stop line L. In some cases, the combination of symbols is stopped and displayed simply as “derived display”.

  The slot machine 10 is provided with a decorative lamp LA that performs a light emission effect that turns on, turns off, and blinks a light emitter (not shown), and a speaker SP that performs a sound effect that outputs various sounds.

  Further, the slot machine 10 is provided with various information display units 17 for displaying various information related to the variable game. The various information display unit 17 includes, for example, a throw-in display lamp, a replay display lamp, a weight display lamp, a status lamp, a bet number display unit, a stored number display unit, and a prize number display unit. Yes.

  The insertable display lamp is turned on when a medal as a game medium can be betted and when the inserted medal can be stored as credit (stored data) inside the slot machine 10. The throwable display lamp is turned off when the variable game is being executed. The thrown-in display lamp is turned off when the maximum number of medals that can be bet in one changeable game is bet and the credit has reached the upper limit. In the following description, the number of medals bet in a variable game is referred to as “bet number (bet number)”, and the maximum number of medals allowed to bet in a single game is referred to as “maximum bet number (maximum bet number)”. ". As will be described later, the maximum bet number in the present embodiment is also a “specified bet number (specified bet number)” required for starting a variable game.

  The replay display lamp is turned on when a replay combination as a replay combination is won in a variable game. The weight display lamp is turned on when a start operation is detected before the wait time elapses, and is turned off after the wait time elapses. The wait time is the shortest game time that is set so that the number of executions per unit time of the variable game does not exceed the predetermined number of times, and if a start operation is detected during this wait time, The reel is set to start rotating. The status lamp is turned on / off in accordance with the progress of the variable game.

  Further, the bet number display unit is composed of three light emitting units, and the lamp is turned on according to the bet number of the variable game. One lamp is lit for one bet, two lamps are lit for two bets, and all lamps are lit for three bets. The stored number display section displays the number of credits stored in the machine. The award number display section displays information regarding the number of medals to be paid out based on the winning when a winning occurs during the variable game. At this time, the information regarding the number of medals to be paid out may be the remaining number of medals to be paid out, or may display the number of medals paid out based on the current winning.

  On the front surface of the front door 12, a medal slot 18 is disposed at the lower right of the effect display device 14. A BET button 19 is disposed below the various information display unit 17 on the front surface of the front door 12. The BET button 19 is a button operated when betting one medal from the credit stored in the inside of the slot machine 10. Further, a MAXBET button 20 is disposed on the front side of the front door 12 to the right of the various information display units 17. The MAXBET button 20 is a button that is operated when betting a medal amount up to the maximum bet number from the credit stored in the slot machine 10. A settlement switch 21 is disposed on the front side of the front door 12 to the right of the BET button 19. The settlement switch 21 is a switch operated when paying back a bet medal or a credit stored in the machine.

  On the right side of the settlement switch 21, a start lever 22 is disposed as an operation means capable of a start operation that triggers the start of a variable game. Further, the slot machine 10 includes a lever sensor SE5 (shown in FIG. 2) as detection means for detecting the operation of the start lever 22.

  A first stop button 23L, a second stop button 23C, and a third stop button 23R are disposed on the right side of the start lever 22. In the slot machine 10, the first stop button 23L, the second stop button 23C, and the third stop button 23R are arranged in this order from the left as viewed from the player.

  The first stop button 23L is associated with the left reel 13L, and a stop operation can be performed as an opportunity to stop the rotation of the left reel 13L. The second stop button 23C is associated with the middle reel 13C, and a stop operation can be performed as an opportunity to stop the rotation of the middle reel 13C. The third stop button 23R is associated with the right reel 13R, and a stop operation can be performed as an opportunity to stop the rotation of the right reel 13R. Thus, each stop button 23L, 23C, 23R is associated with each reel 13L, 13C, 13R separately.

  A medal discharge port 24 is provided in the lower center of the front surface of the front door 12. In addition, a tray 25 for receiving medals discharged from the medal discharge port 24 is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the front door 12.

  As shown by a broken line in FIG. 1, a medal selector 26 is disposed on the back surface of the front door 12 so that a medal inserted from the medal slot 18 can be received. The medal selector 26 is provided with a medal sensor SE4 that detects a medal received from the medal slot 18 (shown in FIG. 2). Further, a guide passage 28 for guiding a medal received from the medal selector 26 to the hopper 27 is provided in the back of the medal insertion slot 18. The hopper 27 is configured to store medals. The hopper 27 is configured to be able to pay out stored medals. The medals paid out from the hopper 27 are discharged from the medal discharge port 24.

Next, in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, an example of a prize predetermined for a combination (combination) of symbols will be described.
The symbol combination includes a symbol combination (small role, payout role) for paying out a predetermined number of medals as a prize. The small role (payout role) includes, for example, a bell role and a spilling role. In addition, the symbol combination includes a symbol combination (replay role, replay role) that defines a replay game (replay game) as a prize. The replay role includes, for example, a normal replay role and a promoted replay role. The replay game is a game in which the next variable game is played by automatically setting the number of bets inside the machine without the player betting medals. In a replay game, a player can play a variable game without consuming medals, but medals are not paid out.

  The slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment is equipped with a replay time function (re-game role probability changing function) for changing the replay role determination probability (winning probability) in the internal lottery triggered by the start operation from a low probability to a high probability. ing. In the following description, the replay time may be indicated as “RT”. The gaming state in which the RT function is activated (hereinafter referred to as RT1 state) has a higher probability of winning the replay role than the gaming state in which the RT function is not activated (hereinafter referred to as RT0 state). Therefore, consumption of medals is suppressed. Therefore, the RT1 state is a gaming state that is more advantageous for the player than the RT0 state.

  In the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, the gaming state is controlled to the RT1 state in response to winning the promoted replay role in the RT0 state variable game. In the slot machine 10, the gaming state is controlled to the RT0 state when the winning game is won in the RT1 state changing game.

Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 10 is provided with a main control board 40 as a first control unit. The main control board 40 performs various processes related to the progress of the game and outputs a control signal (control command) according to the processing result. The slot machine 10 is provided with a sub control board 41 as a second control unit. The sub control board 41 can receive a control signal from the main control board 40. Then, the sub control board 41 performs processing related to the execution of the effect based on the control signal input from the main control board 40. That is, the sub control board 41 controls the display effect by the effect display device 14, the light effect by the decoration lamp LA, the sound effect by the speaker SP, and the illumination effect by the back lamps BL1 to BL3.

First, the main control board 40 will be described in detail.
The main control board 40 includes a main control CPU 40a, a main control ROM 40b, and a main control RAM 40c. The main control CPU 40a mainly executes processing related to the progress of the game based on the main control program.

  Reel sensors SE1 to SE3, medal sensor SE4, and lever sensor SE5 are connected to the main control CPU 40a. Also, various information display section 17, BET button 19, MAXBET button 20, check switch 21, stop buttons 23L, 23C, 23R, and hopper 27 are connected to main control CPU 40a. . The main control CPU 40a is connected to an actuator (not shown) that drives the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R.

  A first position signal is input from the reel sensor SE1 to the main control CPU 40a according to the rotational position of the left reel 13L. Further, a second position signal is input from the reel sensor SE2 to the main control CPU 40a according to the rotational position of the middle reel 13C. A third position signal is input to the main control CPU 40a from the reel sensor SE3 according to the rotational position of the right reel 13R. Then, the main control CPU 40a controls the rotation and stop of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R based on the first to third position signals.

  Each time the medal sensor SE4 detects a medal, a medal detection signal indicating that the medal sensor SE4 has detected a medal is input to the main control CPU 40a. When the BET button 19 and the MAXBET button 20 are operated, various operation signals indicating that each button has been operated are input to the main control CPU 40a. When the settlement switch 21 is operated, an operation signal indicating that the settlement switch 21 has been operated is input to the main control CPU 40a.

  In addition, when the lever sensor SE5 detects the operation of the start lever 22, an operation signal indicating that the start lever 22 has been operated is input to the main control CPU 40a. Further, when the first stop button 23L is operated, an operation signal indicating that the first stop button 23L is operated is input to the main control CPU 40a. Similarly, when the second stop button 23C is operated, an operation signal indicating that the second stop button 23C is operated is input to the main control CPU 40a, and when the third stop button 23R is operated. An operation signal indicating that the third stop button 23R has been operated is input.

  The main control ROM 40b stores a main control program, a lottery table used for a lottery process for making a decision regarding the progress of the game, and the like. Further, the main control RAM 40c can store various information rewritten during the operation of the slot machine 10, such as the credit described above. Information stored in the main control RAM 40c is, for example, a flag, a counter, and a timer.

  The main control board 40 is configured to be able to generate a random number used for a predetermined lottery process. For example, the random number may be generated as a hardware random number by a random number generation circuit that updates a value every time a clock signal is input. In addition to or instead of this, the random number may be generated as a software random number by executing, for example, a random number update process in which the main control CPU 40a updates a value every predetermined control cycle.

  Next, among the lottery tables stored in the main control ROM 40b, a winning information lottery table used for internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as a winning information lottery) for determining winning information from a plurality of types of winning information. The winning information will be described in detail.

  First, the winning information will be described in detail. In the present embodiment, the winning information is control information that defines a combination of one or a plurality of symbols as a combination of symbols that can be derived and displayed in a variable game, that is, a symbol combination that allows winning.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of winning information including winning information t1 to t41 is set as winning information. For example, the winning information t1 is associated with a promoted replay combination and a normal replay combination. If the stop operation is performed in the order of pressing the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R recommended for winning the promoted replay role, the winning information t1 is awarded to the promoted replay role, but other than the above-mentioned push order. This is winning information for stopping each reel 13L, 13C, 13R so that a normal replay combination is won when a stop operation is performed in the order of pressing.

  In the winning information t1, the recommended order of pressing each of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R for winning the promoted replay role is, for example, pressing the second stop button 23C → the first stop button 23L → the third stop button 23R. In order. Therefore, when the winning information t1 is determined, when a stop operation is performed in the order of pressing the second stop button 23C → the first stop button 23L → the third stop button 23R, a combination of symbols defining the promoted replay role is derived and displayed. On the other hand, when a stop operation is performed in a pressing order other than the above-described pressing order, a combination of symbols defining a normal replay combination is derived and displayed.

  For example, the winning information t2 to t7 is associated with a bell role and a spilling role. The winning information t2 to t7 is winning information that is different in the pressing order of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R recommended for winning the bell combination. Then, the winning information t2 to t7, when the stop operation is performed in the pressing order of each stop button 23L, 23C, 23R recommended for winning the bell role, while winning the bell role, This is winning information for stopping the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R so as to win a winning combination when a stop operation is performed in a pressing order other than.

  For example, in the winning information t2, the recommended pressing order of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R for winning the bell role is the pressing order of the first stop button 23L → second stop button 23C → third stop button 23R. It is. Therefore, when the winning information t2 is determined, if the stop operation is performed in the order of pressing the first stop button 23L → the second stop button 23C → the third stop button 23R, a combination of symbols defining the bell role is derived and displayed. On the other hand, when the stop operation is performed in a pressing order other than the above-described pressing order, a combination of symbols defining the spilling combination is derived and displayed. Note that the winning information t3 to t7 is different from the winning information t2 in that only the push order of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R recommended for winning the bell role is different, and the description thereof is omitted. To do.

  Hereinafter, in the description of the pressing order, the first stop button 23L (left reel 13L) is “left”, the second stop button 23C (middle reel 13C) is “middle”, and the third stop button 23R (right reel 13R) is “ "Right" may be indicated. For example, if the pressing order of the first stop button 23L → the second stop button 23C → the third stop button 23R is indicated, the pressing order is “left middle right”.

Next, the winning information lottery table will be described.
In the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, a plurality of winning information lottery tables including winning information lottery tables T0 and T1 are prepared. Each winning information lottery table T0, T1 is used by the main control CPU 40a according to the internal state. For example, the winning information lottery table T0 is used when the player is in the RT0 state. The winning information lottery table T1 is used when the RT1 state is set.

  In each of the winning information lottery tables T0 and T1, for a plurality of winning information to be determined (lottery), the random number for determining the winning information is a predetermined number (within the range of random numbers) among the numerical values that the random number can take. Based on the number). In other words, the determination probability (winning probability) of each winning information is defined in each winning information lottery table T0, T1.

  The winning information lottery table T1 for the RT1 state has a higher probability of adding the determination probability (winning probability) of the winning information for which the replay role is determined, compared to the winning information lottery table T0 for the RT0 state. Random numbers for determining winning information are distributed. Thereby, in the RT1 state, the determination probability of the replay combination is changed with a higher probability than in the RT0 state.

  In addition, in the winning information lottery table T0 for the RT0 state, any winning information can be determined from a plurality of winning information including the winning information t1 associated with the promoted replay role and the normal replay role. In addition, the value of the random number for determining the winning information is distributed. On the other hand, in the winning information lottery table T1 for the RT1 state, any winning information can be determined from a plurality of winning information including winning information t2 to t7 associated with a bell role and a spilling role. In addition, the value of the random number for determining the winning information is distributed.

Next, the sub control board 41 will be described in detail.
The sub control board 41 includes a sub control CPU 41a, a sub control ROM 41b, and a sub control RAM 41c. The sub control CPU 41a executes a process related to the effect based on the sub control program. The effect display device 14, the decorative lamp LA, the speaker SP, and the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are connected to the sub control CPU 41a.

  The sub control ROM 41b stores a sub control program and the like. The sub-control ROM 41b stores a display effect pattern that can specify the mode (contents) of the display effect in the effect display device 14, and display effect data used to execute the display effect. The sub-control ROM 41b stores a sound effect pattern that can specify a sound effect mode (contents) in the speaker SP and sound effect data used for executing the sound effect. The sub-control ROM 41b stores a light-emitting effect pattern that can specify the mode (contents) of the light-emitting effect in the decorative lamp LA, and light-emitting effect data used to execute the light-emitting effect. The sub-control ROM 41b stores an illumination effect pattern that can specify the mode (contents) of the illumination effect in each of the back lamps BL1 to BL3, and illumination effect data used for executing the illumination effect.

  The sub-control RAM 41c stores various types of information that can be appropriately rewritten during the operation of the slot machine 10. Information stored in the sub control RAM 41c is, for example, a flag, a counter, a timer, and the like.

Hereinafter, based on FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the game progress main process which the main control CPU 40a executes based on the main control program will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the game progress main process, the main control CPU 40a starts accepting bets for medals (step S11). Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not it is a re-game operation (step S12). If the determination result of step S12 is negative (not when re-playing is activated), the main control CPU 40a performs a medal management process for setting the number of bets in the current variable game (step S13).

  In step S13, when the medal detection signal is input from the medal sensor SE4, the main control CPU 40a adds 1 to the bet number stored in the main control RAM 40c. In step S13, when the operation signal is input from the BET button 19, the main control CPU 40a adds 1 to the number of bets stored in the main control RAM 40c, and the credit stored in the main control RAM 40c. Subtract 1 In step S13, when an operation signal is input from the MAXBET button 20, the main control CPU 40a adds the bet number stored in the main control RAM 40c so as to be the maximum bet number, and performs the main control by the added amount. The credit stored in the RAM 40c is subtracted.

  When the determination result of step S12 is affirmative and when step S13 is completed, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the number of bets in the current variation game matches the prescribed number of bets that can start the variation game. Determination is made (step S14). If the determination result in step S12 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a sets the bet number in the previous variable game again in the main control RAM 40c as the bet number in the current variable game.

  When the determination result of step S14 is negative, the main control CPU 40a proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, if the determination result of step S14 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not an operation of the start lever 22 has been detected (step S15). In step S15, the main control CPU 40a makes an affirmative determination when an operation signal indicating that the start lever 22 has been operated is input from the lever sensor SE5, while confirming that the start lever 22 has been operated from the lever sensor SE5. A negative determination is made when the indicated operation signal is not input. If the determination result in step S15 is negative, the main control CPU 40a inputs an operation signal indicating that the start lever 22 has been operated from the lever sensor SE5 until the determination result in step S15 becomes affirmative. Wait until.

  On the other hand, if the determination result of step S15 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a generates a first start command as specific information and stores it in the output buffer (step S16). As will be described in detail later, the first start command controls the sub-control CPU 41a to end display of an image in at least the perspective area 16 of the display area of the effect display device 14, and the back lamps BL1 to BL3. This is a control signal (command) for instructing control to be lit. In this embodiment, the command stored in the output buffer is output to the sub-control board 41 (sub-control CPU 41a) in the interrupt process performed every predetermined control cycle. The command is output to the sub-control board 41 in the interrupt process performed after the command is stored in the output buffer.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the lever sensor SE5 detects the operation of the start lever 22, the main control board 40 (main control CPU 40a) is first with respect to the sub control board 41 (sub control CPU 41a). Control to output the start command. In the present embodiment, step S16 corresponds to specific output control for outputting specific information. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs step S16, thereby realizing output control means for performing control for outputting information.

  When step S16 is completed, the main control CPU 40a sets the first standby time (step S17). In step S17, the main control CPU 40a causes the main control RAM 40c to store a first standby time (for example, 2.9782 ms) as a timer. Then, the main control CPU 40a updates the timer value stored in the main control RAM 40c by subtracting the time corresponding to the control cycle for each control cycle. Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the first standby time has elapsed after storing the first standby time as a timer in the main control RAM 40c in step S17 (step S18). The main control CPU 40a waits until the determination result in step S18 becomes affirmative, that is, until the first standby time elapses after the first standby time is set.

  As described above, when the lever sensor SE5 detects the operation of the start lever 22, the main control board 40 (main control CPU 40a) measures the first standby time by the processing of step S17 and step S18. In the present embodiment, the first standby time corresponds to the standby time, and steps S17 and S18 correspond to the standby time measurement control. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs step S17 and step S18, thereby realizing a standby time measuring unit.

  When the determination result of step S18 is affirmative (when the first waiting time has elapsed), the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the operation of the start lever 22 has been detected (step S19). In step S19, as in step S15, the main control CPU 40a detects the operation of the start lever 22 based on whether or not an operation signal indicating that the start lever 22 has been operated is input from the lever sensor SE5. It is determined whether or not.

  In step S19, it is determined that the operation of the start lever 22 has been detected. Since start control (steps S20 to S29 to be described later) for starting the variable game is performed thereafter, the trigger for starting the variable game is performed. It can also be grasped as having accepted the start operation. Further, in step S19, determining that the operation of the start lever 22 has not been detected means that the start operation for starting the variable game is not performed thereafter, and therefore the start operation is not accepted. I can grasp.

  In the present embodiment, the first waiting time (for example, 2.9782 ms) measured from when the operation of the start lever 22 is detected in step S15 until the operation of the start lever 22 is detected again in step S19 is: The time is so short that it is practically impossible for the player to operate the start lever 22 a plurality of times. Therefore, in step S19 of the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a continues to operate the start lever 22 until the first standby time elapses after detecting the operation of the start lever 22 in step S15. If it is determined to be affirmative. That is, in this embodiment, continuously operating the start lever 22 until the first standby time elapses corresponds to the start operation.

  If the determination result of step S19 is negative, the main control CPU 40a proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if the determination result of step S19 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a ends the medal bet reception (step S20). Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a controls the display of the various information display unit 17 (step S21). In step S21, the main control CPU 40a turns off the status lamps of the various information display units 17.

  Then, the main control CPU 40a acquires the winning information determination random number generated in the main control board 40 (step S22). In step S22, the main control CPU 40a stores the acquired winning information determination random number in the main control RAM 40c. In the present embodiment, step S22 corresponds to random number acquisition control for acquiring a random number. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs step S22, thereby realizing a random number acquisition unit that acquires random numbers.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a acquires the winning information determination random number when the lever sensor SE5 detects the operation of the start lever 22. More specifically, the main control CPU 40a acquires the winning information determination random number on the condition that the lever sensor SE5 detects the operation of the start lever 22 even when the first standby time has elapsed. That is, the main control CPU 40a acquires the winning information determination random number after the first waiting time has elapsed.

  When step S22 is completed, the main control CPU 40a sets a second waiting time (step S23). In step S23, the main control CPU 40a causes the main control RAM 40c to store a second standby time (for example, 150.3991 ms) as a timer. In the present embodiment, the second waiting time is longer than the first waiting time. Then, the main control CPU 40a updates the timer value stored in the main control RAM 40c by subtracting the time corresponding to the control cycle for each control cycle. Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the second standby time has elapsed after storing the second standby time as a timer in the main control RAM 40c in step S23 (step S24). The main control CPU 40a waits until the determination result in step S24 becomes affirmative, that is, until the second standby time elapses after the second standby time is set.

  As described above, the main control board 40 (the main control CPU 40a) measures the second standby time by performing steps S23 and S24 after acquiring the random number in step S22. In the present embodiment, the second standby time corresponds to the specified time, and steps S23 and S24 correspond to the specified time measurement control. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs step S23 and step S24, thereby realizing the specified time measuring means.

  When the determination result of step S24 is affirmative (when the second standby time has elapsed), the main control CPU 40a generates a second start command and stores it in the output buffer (step S25). In the present embodiment, the second start command is a command that can specify the gaming state of the slot machine 10, for example.

  When step S25 is completed, the main control CPU 40a performs a winning information lottery for determining winning information as the internal lottery described above (step S26). In step S26, the main control CPU 40a performs the winning information lottery using the winning information determination random number acquired in the processing of step S22 and stored in the main control RAM 40c.

  Specifically, the main control CPU 40a specifies whether the current gaming state is the RT0 state or the RT1 state by referring to the value of the gaming state flag stored in the main control RAM 40c. The main control CPU 40a selects a winning information lottery table determined for the specified gaming state. Then, the main control CPU 40a refers to the selected winning information lottery table based on the winning information determining random number acquired in step S22, and distributes the acquired winning information determining random number value. Determine the winning information. As described above, in this embodiment, the winning information includes a combination (combination) of symbols that can be derived and displayed in the variable game. Therefore, the winning information lottery process corresponds to a so-called role lottery.

  In step S26, the main control CPU 40a sets a winning information flag stored in the main control RAM 40c to a value (information) that can specify the winning information determined by the winning information lottery. The main control CPU 40a can identify the determined winning information by referring to the winning information flag. In step S26, the main control CPU 40a generates a winning information lottery result command capable of specifying the lottery result of the winning information lottery and stores it in the output buffer. In the present embodiment, step S26 corresponds to determination control for determining winning information. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs step S26, thereby realizing a determination unit that determines the winning information. As described above, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs the winning information lottery after the second standby time has elapsed.

  When step S26 is completed, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the wait time has elapsed (step S27). When the determination result of step S27 is negative, the process waits until the determination result of step S27 becomes affirmative, that is, until the wait time elapses.

  If the determination result in step S27 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a sets a wait time (step S28). That is, in step S28, the main control CPU 40a sets the wait time to be determined in step S27 when performing control related to the next variable game.

  Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a controls the stepping motors corresponding to the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R to start rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R (step S29). In the present embodiment, step S29 corresponds to rotation start control for starting the rotation of the reel. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs step S29, thereby realizing a reel control unit that performs control for starting the rotation of the reel. As described above, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs control to start rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R after acquiring the winning information determination random number.

  In the present embodiment, the start of rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R in step S29 corresponds to the start of a variable game. In the present embodiment, steps S20 to S29 correspond to start control for starting the variable game. In the present embodiment, the start control includes determination control for determining winning information (step S26) and rotation start control for starting reel rotation (step S29). Thus, in the present embodiment, the start control means is realized by the main control CPU 40a performing steps S20 to S29.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs start control (steps S20 to S29) after the first standby time has elapsed. In particular, the main control CPU 40a starts on the condition that the determination result in step S19 is affirmative, that is, the lever sensor SE5 detects the operation of the start lever 22 even when the first standby time has elapsed. Control (step S20 to step S29) is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, after starting the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, 13R in step S29, the main control CPU 40a has reached the constant rotation speed of all the reels 13L, 13C, 13R. Is determined (step S30). If the determination result in step S30 is negative, the main control CPU 40a waits until the determination result in step S30 becomes affirmative, that is, until the rotation speeds of all the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R become constant speeds.

  If the determination result in step S30 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not a stop operation by the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R has been received (step S31). In step S31, when the operation signal from the stop button associated with the reel being rotated is input, the main control CPU 40a determines that the stop operation by the stop button has been accepted. On the other hand, in step S31, the main control CPU 40a stops when the operation signal from the stop button is not input, or when the operation signal is input from the stop button associated with the already stopped reel. It is determined that the stop operation by the button is not accepted.

  If the determination result of step S31 is negative, the main control CPU 40a proceeds to step S33. On the other hand, when the determination result of step S31 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a performs rotation stop processing (step S32). In the rotation stop process, the main control CPU 40a controls the stepping motor that drives the reel so as to stop the reel associated with the operated stop button.

  In step S32, the main control CPU 40a stops the symbol at the middle symbol stop position from the predetermined pull-in range based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery and the operation mode of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, 23R. The reel is stopped so that the determined symbol stops at the symbol stop position in the middle stage. Here, the predetermined pull-in range is, for example, a range from a symbol passing through the middle symbol stop position to a plurality of symbols (four frames in this embodiment) displayed after the symbol. is there. For this reason, each reel does not necessarily stop at the operation timing of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R, and there are cases where the operation timing does not coincide with the timing at which each reel stops (so-called slip).

  When the determination result of step S31 is negative and when step S32 is completed, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not all the reels 13L, 13C, 13R are stopped (step S33). When the determination result of step S33 is negative, the main control CPU 40a proceeds to step S31.

  On the other hand, if the determination result of step S33 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a performs display result determination (step S34). In the display result determination, the main control CPU 40a determines whether the symbol combination (combination) for which a prize is determined on the symbol stop line L is stopped, or the symbol combination (combination) for which a prize is determined on the symbol stop line L. When is stopped, the combination type of the symbol is determined.

  Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not to pay out medals (step S35). In step S35, the main control CPU 40a determines affirmative when winning a payout combination, and determines negative when not winning a payout combination. If the determination result in step S35 is affirmative, the main control CPU 40a controls the hopper 27 to pay out medals (step S36). At this time, the main control CPU 40a controls the prize number display section of the various information display sections 17 so as to display information related to the number of medals to be paid out when a winning occurs.

  When the determination result of step S35 is negative and when step S36 is completed, the main control CPU 40a performs a process of ending one variation game (step S37). In the present embodiment, the end of step S37 corresponds to the end of the variable game. In step S37, the main control CPU 40a generates a variable game end command for instructing the end of the variable game and stores it in the output buffer. The variable game end command can specify the presence / absence of a winning combination and the combination (combination) of winning symbols. The change game end command is not output until the combination of symbols is derived.

  In step S37, the main control CPU 40a performs a process of shifting the gaming state in accordance with the combination (combination) of symbols determined to be winning. For example, when the main control CPU 40a wins the promotion replay combination in the RT0 state, the main control CPU 40a sets a value (information) that can be specified to control the RT1 state in the gaming state flag stored in the main control RAM 40c. . When the main control CPU 40a wins a spilled combination in the RT1 state, the main control CPU 40a sets a value (information) that can be specified to be controlled to the RT0 state in the gaming state flag stored in the main control RAM 40c.

Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a ends the game progress main process related to the execution of one variation game, and again proceeds to step S11.
Next, processing performed by the sub control CPU 41a of the sub control board 41 will be described.

  The sub-control CPU 41a performs display of various effects based on various commands input from the main control CPU 40a, the display content of the effect display device 14, the sound output mode of the speaker SP, the light emission mode of the decoration lamp LA, and the back The illumination mode of the lamps BL1 to BL3 is controlled. In the present embodiment, the sub control CPU 41a corresponds to an effect control means for controlling the effect device.

Further, the sub control CPU 41a can control the mode effect.
Here, the mode effect in this embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. The mode effect is performed by executing any one of a plurality of types of effect modes according to the gaming state.

  The presentation modes of the present embodiment include, for example, a normal mode M1, a standby mode M2, and an advantageous mode M3. Each mode M1-M3 is performed by the aspect which displays the background image and character image which differ for every production mode as the mode identification information which makes it possible to identify the production mode which is staying on the production display device 14, for example. Therefore, the player can recognize in which effect mode he / she is staying based on the display content of the effect display device 14.

  The normal mode M1 is an effect mode in which an effect of navigating (notifying) so that the player can identify the operation mode of the recommended stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R is not executed in a variable game (so-called non-assist Time state). In the following description, the effect of navigating so that the recommended operation mode of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R can be identified by the player is indicated as “navigation effect”. In the following description, the assist time may be indicated as “AT”. The normal mode M1 is an effect mode for staying in a variable game in the RT0 state in principle.

  Since the navigation effect is not executed in the normal mode M1, each stop button 23L, 23C for winning the promotion replay combination even if the promotion replay combination and the winning information in which the normal replay combination is determined are determined. The operation mode of 23R is not navigated. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the normal mode M1 can be grasped as an effect mode in which it is difficult to win a promotion replay combination.

  The standby mode M2 and the advantageous mode M3 are effect modes (so-called AT state) in which a navigation effect is executed in a variable game. The standby mode M2 is an effect mode for staying in a variable game in the RT0 state. The standby mode M2 is an advantageous mode preparation (standby) screen immediately before the transition to the advantageous mode M3. The advantageous mode M3 is an effect mode for staying in a variable game in the RT1 state in principle.

  In the navigation effect of the present embodiment, the recommended operation mode (for example, the pressing order) of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, 23R is navigated in the effect display device 14. In the navigation effect, the pressing order of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R for winning a specific winning combination is notified based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery. Here, the specific combination is, for example, an promoted replay combination or a bell combination. For this reason, for example, when the winning information t1 is determined, the pressing order of “middle left and right”, which is the pressing order for winning the promoted replay combination, is notified. Further, for example, when the winning information t7 is determined, the pressing order of “left middle right” which is the pressing order for winning the bell role is notified.

  In the present embodiment, the navigation effect corresponds to a specific effect performed based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery. Further, the effect display device 14 that executes the navigation effect corresponds to a specific effect executing means. The navigation effect may be executed using the speaker SP, the back lamps BL1 to BL3, or the like instead of or in addition to the effect display device 14.

Next, the control performed by the sub control CPU 41a regarding the mode effect will be described.
First, the control performed by the sub control CPU 41a during the normal mode M1 will be described. In the normal mode M1, the sub control CPU 41a shifts the effect state to the standby mode M2 when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied (in this embodiment, an AT transition lottery described later is won). At this time, the sub control CPU 41a stores the AT transition information in the sub control RAM 41c. Further, the sub-control CPU 41a erases the AT transition information in the sub-control RAM 41c when the advantageous mode M3 ends and shifts to the normal mode M1.

  Next, the control performed by the sub control CPU 41a during the standby mode M2 will be described. The sub-control CPU 41a is in the advantageous mode when the predetermined transition condition is satisfied during the standby mode M2 (in this embodiment, a variable game end command that can specify that the promotion replay role has been won is input). Move to M3. In addition, the sub-control CPU 41a wins the promoted replay role when the winning information result command that can specify that the winning information in which the promoted replay role and the normal replay role are determined is input during the standby mode M2. The effect display device 14 is controlled so as to execute a navigation effect that informs the pressing order for that.

  For example, when the sub-control CPU 41a inputs a winning information result command that can specify that the winning information t1 has been determined in the standby mode M2, the “middle left / right” that is the push order for winning the promoted replay role is displayed. The effect display device 14 is controlled so as to execute a navigation effect informing the push order. Therefore, the player can win the promoted replay combination by operating each stop button 23L, 23C, 23R according to the navigation effect during the standby mode M2, and can shift to the RT1 state.

  Next, the control performed by the sub control CPU 41a during the advantageous mode M3 will be described. In the advantageous mode M3, the sub-control CPU 41a receives a winning information result command that can specify that the winning information for which the bell role and the spilling role have been determined is entered, and then presses the pushing order for winning the bell role. The effect display device 14 is controlled so as to execute the notified navigation effect. For example, when the sub-control CPU 41a inputs a winning information result command that can specify that the winning information t2 has been determined in the advantageous mode M3, the sub-control CPU 41a has the “left middle right” that is the push order for winning the bell role. The effect display device 14 is controlled so as to execute a navigation effect informing the push order. For this reason, the player can avoid the spilling prize by winning the bell role by operating the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R according to the navigation effect during the advantageous mode M3, and entering the RT0 state. Migration can be avoided.

  Further, the sub-control CPU 41a counts the number of times that the variable game has been performed in the advantageous mode M3 during the advantageous mode M3. When the sub-control CPU 41a shifts from the standby mode M2 to the advantageous mode M3, the sub-control CPU 41a sets the number of continuations, which is the number of times the AT state is continued, in the sub-control RAM 41c. The sub-control CPU 41a performs a game number subtraction process in which the number of continuations is subtracted (−1) each time a variable game is played in the advantageous mode M3 and updated until “0 (zero)”. Then, the sub-control CPU 41a shifts the effect mode from the advantageous mode M3 to the normal mode M1 when the number of continuous times becomes “0 (zero)” as a result of subtracting the number of continuous times during the advantageous mode M3. Thus, in the present embodiment, the number of continuations can be grasped as the number of continuations in which the advantageous mode M3 is continued.

  In the present embodiment, during the advantageous mode M3, control for increasing the number of continuations of the advantageous mode M3, so-called “addition” may be performed. In the following description, increasing the number of continuations is indicated as “addition”, and the amount (period) for increasing the continuation count, that is, the number of additions to the continuation count is indicated as “addition count”.

  In the present embodiment, when the addition is performed, the effect display device 14 performs an addition frequency notification effect that notifies the number of additions. In the present embodiment, the extra number notification effect is executed after the end of the variable game.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the image Ga is displayed on the effect display device 14 in the extra number notification effect of the present embodiment. The image Ga includes an image Ga1 indicating that the addition is performed and an image Ga2 indicating the number of additions. The image Ga displayed in the extra number notification effect is displayed in a display region including at least the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display region of the effect display device 14. That is, the effect display device 14 of the present embodiment is in the first effect state by performing the extra number notification effect.

Hereinafter, control regarding execution of the extra number notification effect will be described.
In the advantageous mode M3, the sub-control CPU 41a performs the extra lottery when the lottery condition for the extra lottery for determining whether or not to add the extra lot is satisfied. Then, when it is determined that an extra lottery is to be performed in the extra lottery, the sub control CPU 41a determines the number of extra times and adds the determined extra number to the number of continuations set in the sub control RAM 41c.

  The lottery condition for the extra lottery may be configured to be established when the display of some symbol combinations among the symbol combinations that can be stopped and displayed on the symbol stop line L is permitted, You may comprise so that it may be materialized on the occasion that the combination of some symbols was derived and displayed. In addition, the lottery condition for the extra lottery may be configured so as to be triggered when a predetermined number of variable games are played, or a predetermined event (for example, a combination of predetermined symbols is derived and displayed). You may comprise so that it may be materialized when the generation | occurrence | production number of times reaches a predetermined number of times.

  Then, when adding, the sub-control CPU 41a controls the display content of the effect display device 14 so as to display the image Ga when the variable game end command is input, and executes the additional number notification effect. . At this time, the image Ga2 included in the image Ga is an image indicating all or part of the number of times of addition determined in performing the addition.

In the present embodiment, the sub control CPU 41a performs the variable game start preparation process based on the control signal input from the main control CPU 40a.
Hereinafter, the variable game start preparation process will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the variable game start preparation process, the sub control CPU 41a determines whether or not a first start command has been input (step S101). When the determination result of step S101 is negative, the sub control CPU 41a ends the variable game start preparation process.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S101 is affirmative, the sub-control CPU 41a controls the effect display device 14 so as to finish displaying the image at least on the front surfaces of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R, that is, at least the fluoroscopic region 16. (Step S102). Here, ending the display of an image means that when an image is displayed, in addition to ending the display of the image, the state where the image is not displayed is maintained when the image is not displayed. Including doing. That is, the sub-control CPU 41a can control to end the display of the image at least in the fluoroscopic region 16 when the first start command is input. In the present embodiment, step S102 corresponds to specific state control in which the state of the effect display device 14 is at least a state in which no image is displayed in the fluoroscopic region 16, that is, the second effect state.

  Subsequently, the sub control CPU 41a turns on the back lamps BL1 to BL3 (step S103). Here, the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are turned on, in addition to controlling the back lamps BL1 to BL3 to be turned on when the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are turned off. Includes maintaining the lighting of the back lamps BL1 to BL3. That is, the sub-control CPU 41a can perform control to turn on the back lamps BL1 to BL3 when the first start command is input. In the present embodiment, step S103 is a specific state control in which the state of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 is illuminated so that each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is easily visible, that is, the second effect state. It corresponds to.

  Thereafter, the sub control CPU 41a determines whether or not the second start command and the winning information lottery result command have been input (step S104). The sub-control CPU 41a waits until the determination result in step S104 becomes affirmative, that is, until the second start command and the winning information lottery result command are input.

  If the determination result in step S104 is affirmative, the sub-control CPU 41a ends the variation game start preparation process, and proceeds to a process related to the variation game to be started. The process related to the starting variable game is performed based on the input second start command and winning information lottery result command. The process related to the starting variable game is based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery and the like, the display mode of the effect display device 14, the light emission mode of the decoration lamp LA, the audio output mode of the speaker SP, and the illumination of the back lamps BL1 to BL3 For example, a process for controlling an aspect. Note that the above-described processing related to the navigation effect is also included in the processing related to the changing game to be started.

  Further, the sub-control CPU 41a turns off the back lamps BL1 to BL3 when a variable game end command is input. That is, the back lamps BL <b> 1 to BL <b> 3 are in the first effect state every time the variable game is ended.

  Next, the relationship between the control contents of the main control CPU 40a of the main control board 40 and the control contents of the sub control CPU 41a of the sub control board 41 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the widths of the first standby time, the second standby time, and various processes in FIG. 8 do not indicate the length of the actual processing time.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are stopped at the time (timing tm0) when the variable game is finished. Moreover, at the time of the end of the variable game, the effect display device 14 displays an image at least in the fluoroscopic region 16, and the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are turned off. That is, the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are in the first effect state in which the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are difficult to visually recognize.

  Thereafter, when the operation signal indicating that the operation of the start lever 22 is detected from the lever sensor SE5 (timing tm1), the main control CPU 40a outputs a first start command to the sub control CPU 41a. (Step S16) is performed. When the first start command is input, the sub control CPU 41a turns on the back lamps BL1 to BL3, and the process of ending the display of the image in at least the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display region of the effect display device 14 (step S102). Processing (step S103) is performed.

  The main control CPU 40a measures the first standby time tA after performing the process for outputting the first start command, and inputs the operation signal from the lever sensor SE5 even when the first standby time has elapsed. On the condition that it is playing, start control for starting the variable game is performed (timing tm2).

  In the present embodiment, during the first standby time tA, the sub-control CPU 41a actually starts the process of ending the display of the image in at least the fluoroscopic area 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14, and then actually in the fluoroscopic area 16. This is a time longer than the time tB until the image display is finished. In the present embodiment, the first standby time tA is from time tC until the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are actually turned on after the sub-control CPU 41a starts the process of turning on the back lamps BL1 to BL3. Even a long time. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 40a performs the start control after the image display is finished in at least the perspective region 16 of the display region of the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are turned on. It has become.

  Specifically, first, the main control CPU 40a performs various processes such as a process of terminating the medal bet reception (step S20) and a process of turning off the status lamps of the various information display units 17 (step S21). Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a acquires a winning information determination random number (timing tm3, step S22).

  Subsequently, the main control CPU 40a measures the second standby time (timing tm4, step S23). Then, when the second standby time has elapsed (timing tm5), the main control CPU 40a performs a process (step S25) for outputting a second start command to the sub control CPU 41a. Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a performs a winning information lottery (step S26) and, when the corresponding selection information lottery ends (timing tm6), performs a process for outputting a winning information lottery result command to the sub control CPU 41a. Do. When the sub control CPU 41a inputs the second start command and the winning information lottery result command, the sub control CPU 41a performs a process related to the starting variable game. As described above, the process related to the variable game to be started is a process for controlling the effect display device 14, the decoration lamp LA, the speaker SP, and the back lamps BL1 to BL3 based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery.

  On the other hand, the main control CPU 40a performs processing for outputting the winning information lottery result command and then waits until the wait time elapses (step S27), and after the wait time elapses (timing tm7), Control is performed to start the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R (step S29). If the wait time has already elapsed since the wait time was set when starting the previous variable game, the main control CPU 40a performed a process for outputting a winning information lottery result command. Thereafter, control for starting rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R is performed.

  As described above, when the first start command is input from the main control CPU 40a to the sub control CPU 41a, the effect display device 14 of the present embodiment is controlled to end the display of the image at least in the fluoroscopic region 16. The On the other hand, for each reel 13L, 13C, 13R, after the first start command is output from the main control CPU 40a to the sub control CPU 41a, measurement of the first standby time and second standby time, acquisition of random numbers, winning information lottery, etc. After the above process is performed, the rotation is controlled to start. As a result, the effect display device 14 of the present embodiment starts variable game start control (steps S20 to S29) until the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R start rotating (timing tm7). By the timing (timing tm2) to be performed, an operation is performed so as to end the display of the image at least in the fluoroscopic region 16.

  Further, the back lamps BL1 to BL3 of the present embodiment are controlled so as to light up when a first start command is input from the main control CPU 40a to the sub control CPU 41a. As a result, the back lamps BL1 to BL3 of the present embodiment perform variable game start control (steps S20 to S29) until the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R start to rotate (timing tm7). It operates so as to be lit up by the start timing (timing tm2).

  Next, using FIG. 9, the display contents of the effect display device 14 when the extra number notification effect is executed and the effect display device from when the extra number notification effect is executed until the next variable game is started. 14 will be described.

  FIG. 9A shows a state where all the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are stopped. At this time, the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are stopped so that nine symbols can be visually recognized through the see-through region 16 of the effect display device 14.

  And as shown in FIG.9 (b), when the variable game is complete | finished, the image Ga is displayed on the production | presentation display apparatus 14, and the additional number notification effect is started. At this time, the image Ga is displayed in a display area including at least the fluoroscopic area 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14. Further, the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are turned off with the end of the variable game.

  Thereafter, when the start lever 22 is operated, the display of the image Ga in at least the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display region of the effect display device 14 is terminated, and the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are turned on. At this time, in the present embodiment, not only the display of the image Ga in the fluoroscopic area 16 but also the display of the image Ga in the display area other than the fluoroscopic area 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14 is terminated. At this time, the main control CPU 40a starts measuring the first standby time.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 9C, the display of the image in at least the perspective area 16 of the display area of the effect display device 14 is completed before the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started. Thereby, the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is improved. In addition, the visibility of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R is improved by turning on the back lamps BL1 to BL3 before the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R is started.

  After that, when the start lever 22 is operated even when the first waiting time has elapsed, that is, when a start operation that triggers the start of the variable game is received, the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R start to rotate. The

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 9D, the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R start to rotate with the visibility of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R improved. When the rotational speeds of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R reach a constant speed, the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R can be stopped again by operating the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R.

The slot machine 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above has the following effects.
(1) By the time the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R start to rotate, the effect state of the effect devices (the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) is higher than that of the first effect state. It was comprised so that it might become the 2nd production state with high visibility of 13R. Thereby, it can suppress that rotation of a reel is started in the state with low visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R, and can suppress the fall of a player's interest.

  (2) In particular, in the present embodiment, the first standby time is measured before the start control (step S20 to step S29) for starting the variable game is performed, so that the effect device (effect display device 14). And the time for the production state of the back lamps BL1 to BL3) to become the second production state is secured. The start control includes control for starting rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R. For this reason, in this embodiment, until the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started, the effect state of the effect device is changed to the second effect state where the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is high. Easy to do.

  (3) Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the operation of the start lever 22 is detected by the lever sensor SE5, the effect state of the effect device (the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) is the second effect. It becomes a state. On the other hand, even when the operation of the start lever 22 is detected by the lever sensor SE5, when the operation of the start lever 22 is not detected by the lever sensor SE5 when the first waiting time measured thereafter is elapsed. The start control for starting the variable game is not performed. For this reason, in this embodiment, it is possible to easily change the effect state of the effect device to the second effect state in which the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R have high visibility before the start of the variable game.

  (4) The effect display device 14 ends the display of the image in at least the fluoroscopic region 16 of the display region until the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started. For this reason, in the present embodiment, rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, 13R is started in a state where an image is not displayed at least in the perspective area 16 of the display area of the effect display device 14, and thus the reels 13L, 13L, It is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest of the player due to a decrease in the visibility of 13C and 13R.

  (5) In the present embodiment, standby times (first standby time and second standby time) for the production state of the production device (the production display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) to become the second production state are secured. In addition, after the standby time has elapsed, the navigation effect can be started based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery. For this reason, in this embodiment, it can suppress that a navigation effect is performed with the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R being low. Therefore, it is possible to effectively entertain a navigation effect while suppressing a decrease in the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R.

  (6) The main control CPU 40a outputs a first start command to the sub control CPU 41a, and then performs start control. When the first start command is input from the main control CPU 40a, the sub control CPU 41a controls the effect state of the effect devices (the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) to be the second effect state. For this reason, even when the start control and the control of the effect device are realized by the control of CPUs provided on different boards, the effect device is in the second effect state until the reel starts rotating. It is easy to become.

  (7) The back lamps BL1 to BL3 are turned on before the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R is started. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R start to rotate while the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are illuminated by the back lamps BL1 to BL3 so that the reels are easily visible. A decrease in the interest of the player can be suppressed.

  (8) The main control CPU 40a measures the first standby time before acquiring the winning information determination random number, so that the effect state of the effect devices (the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) is the first. While securing the time required to achieve the stage 2 effect state, the control for starting the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, 13R is performed after the winning information determination random number is acquired. For this reason, in this embodiment, until the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started, the effect state of the effect device is changed to the second effect state where the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is high. Easy to do.

  (9) In the present embodiment, when the operation of the start lever 22 is detected by the lever sensor SE5, the effect state of the effect device (the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) becomes the second effect state. On the other hand, even when the operation of the start lever 22 is detected by the lever sensor SE5, when the operation of the start lever 22 is not detected by the lever sensor SE5 when the first waiting time measured thereafter is elapsed. The random number for determining winning information is not acquired. The rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started after the winning information determination random number is acquired. For this reason, in this embodiment, until the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started, the effect state of the effect device is changed to the second effect state where the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is high. Easy to do.

  (10) The main control CPU 40a measures the second standby time before performing the winning information lottery so that the effect state of the effect devices (the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) is the second effect. While securing the time for entering the state, control is performed to start the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R after the winning information lottery is performed. For this reason, in this embodiment, before the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started, the effect state of the effect display device 14 can be easily set to a state where the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is high. .

  (11) In the present embodiment, the first waiting time is measured before the winning information determination random number is acquired, and the second waiting time is measured after the winning information determination random number is acquired. According to this, even if the production state of the production device (the production display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) does not become the second production state when the first standby time has elapsed, the second standby time. By measuring the time, it is possible to secure time for the effect state of the effect device to become the second effect state. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the production state of the production device is more easily changed to the second production state in which the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is high before the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started. it can.

  (12) In this embodiment, the first waiting time measured before the acquisition of the winning information determination random number is made shorter than the second waiting time measured after the acquisition of the winning information determination random number. Thereby, in the present embodiment, the effect state of the effect device (the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) becomes the second effect state while reducing the influence on the acquired winning information determination random number. Time can be secured.

In addition, the said embodiment can be actualized in another embodiment (another example) as follows.
As shown in FIG. 10, the slot machine 10 may include a movable body KD as a displaceable effect device. The movable body KD can be displaced to a predetermined initial position P1 and an effect position P2 at which the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are more difficult to visually recognize than the initial position P1. The initial position P1 is, for example, a position that does not overlap with the see-through area 16 of the effect display device 14 when viewed from the player, and the effect position P2 is, for example, a position that overlaps with the see-through area 16 of the effect display device 14 when viewed from the player. It is. Then, the sub-control CPU 41a may control the movable body KD to be in the initial position P1 when the first start command is input in the variable game start preparation process. Here, “controlling the movable body KD to be in the initial position P1” means that the movable body KD is in the initial position P1 in addition to being displaced from the effect position P2 to the initial position P1. Including maintaining.

  In this example, the state in which the movable body KD is located at the effect position P2 corresponds to the first effect state, and the state located at the initial position P1 is more than the state located at the effect position P2. This also corresponds to the second effect state in which the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are easily visible. According to this example, the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R start rotating in the second effect state where the movable body KD is positioned at a position where the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are easily visible. A decrease in the interest of the player can be suppressed.

  As the effect device, in addition to the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3, the movable body KD and other effect devices may be provided, or any one of the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3 is provided. It may be omitted. Further, when the movable body KD and other effect devices are provided, both the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3 may be omitted. That is, in the present embodiment, it is only necessary to include at least one effect device that is in the second effect state in which the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R start rotating before the reels are highly visible.

  The effect display device 14 may not be a transmissive display device. In this case, it is preferable that the display area of the effect display device 14 is not provided in the region of the fluoroscopic region 16 in the effect display device 14 of the above-described embodiment, that is, the region where the fluoroscopic window is formed, and the image is not displayed.

  In place of or in addition to the back lamps BL1 to BL3, a lamp that is provided outside the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R and illuminates the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R may be provided. That is, if it is an effect device that can take a plurality of effect states including the first effect state and the second effect state in which the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R have higher visibility than the first effect state. Good.

  -You may change suitably the length of 1st waiting time and 2nd waiting time. For example, the first waiting time may be longer than the second waiting time, or may be the same length of time. Further, for example, the first standby time and the second standby time are longer than the time required for the sub-control CPU 41a to change the effect state of the effect device (the effect display device 14 and the back lamps BL1 to BL3) to the second effect state. It may be a short time. In this case, if the total time of the first standby time and the second standby time is longer than the time required to set the effect state of the effect device to the second effect state, the sub-control CPU 41a The production state of the production device can be set to the second production state before the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started.

  Further, as in the above-described embodiment, when the first standby time is longer than the time required to change the effect state of the effect device to the second effect state, the second wait time may be omitted. Good. Further, as in the above-described embodiment, when the second standby time is longer than the time required to change the effect state of the effect device to the second effect state, the first wait time may be omitted. Good. When the first waiting time is omitted, there is no waiting time from when the start lever 22 is operated until the winning information determining random number is acquired, so that the influence on the winning information determining random number to be acquired is further suppressed. Is done. As described above, the length of the first standby time and the second standby time can make the effect state of the effect device the second effect state before the rotation of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is started. Any length is acceptable.

  -You may change suitably the timing which measures 2nd waiting time. For example, the second waiting time may be measured after the winning information lottery. However, in order to make it easier to change the effect state of the effect device to the second effect state before the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R starts, the rotation is performed before the start of the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R. It is preferable to measure the second waiting time before the winning information lottery.

  The production device only needs to be in the second production state before the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R is started. For example, when the first standby time elapses or when the second standby time elapses However, it is not necessary to be in the second effect state.

  When the sub-control CPU 41a ends the display of the image Ga in the fluoroscopic area 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14 in response to the input of the first start command, the display of the image Ga in the display area other than the fluoroscopic area 16 On the other hand, the display of the background image and the character image displayed in the display area other than the fluoroscopic area 16 may be continued. Further, when the sub-control CPU 41a ends the display of the image Ga in the fluoroscopic area 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14 in response to the input of the first start command, the sub-control CPU 41a The display may be continued. That is, the sub-control CPU 41a may end the image display in at least the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display region of the effect display device 14 in response to the input of the first start command. In this case, the display of the image Ga in the display area other than the fluoroscopic area 16 may be terminated when a control signal different from the first start command is input, such as an input of the second start command.

  The second effect state in the effect display device 14 may be an effect state in which the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is higher than that in the first effect state. For example, the second effect state may be an effect state in which the display area in which the image is displayed in the fluoroscopic region 16 is smaller than the first effect state. Further, for example, the second effect state may be an effect state in which an image is displayed lighter (lighter) in the fluoroscopic region 16 than the first effect state.

  -The second effect state in the effect display device 14 is more visible than the first effect state, among the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R, especially on the symbol stop line L as viewed from the player. The production state may be high. For example, the second effect state is set as an effect state in which no image is displayed in the display region overlapping the symbol stop line L as seen from the player in the perspective region 16 of the effect display device 14. The state may be an effect state in which an image is displayed in a display area overlapping the symbol stop line L.

  The second effect state in the back lamps BL1 to BL3 may be an effect state in which the visibility of each reel 13L, 13C, 13R is higher than that in the first effect state. For example, as for the first effect state and the second effect state, both of the effect states in which the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are lit and the illumination modes for illuminating the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R are different. Also good. In this case, in the second effect state, for example, compared to the first effect state, the number of light emitters to be lit is increased, the number of reels to be illuminated is increased, or the brightness of the light emitter to be emitted is increased. As a result, the visibility of each of the reels 13L, 13C, 13R can be improved as compared with the first performance state.

  -It is not necessary to turn off the back lamps BL1 to BL3 every time the variable game ends. For example, the back lamps BL <b> 1 to BL <b> 3 are extinguished with the end of the variable game only when a display effect (for example, an additional number notification effect) is performed in at least the perspective area 16 of the display area of the effect display device 14. You may comprise. Further, for example, even when a display effect (for example, an extra number notification effect) is performed in at least the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14, the back lamps BL1 to BL3 are turned on. Also good.

  -The execution timing of the extra number notification effect may be changed as appropriate. For example, it may be configured such that during the execution of the variable game, the extra number notification effect is performed after all the stop buttons 23L, 23C, and 23R are operated.

  In place of or in addition to the extra number notification effect, an effect executed in at least the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display area of the effect display device 14 may be provided. Further, the extra number notification effect may be omitted.

  The navigation effect may be configured to be executed by the speaker SP or the decorative lamp LA instead of or in addition to the effect display device 14. Further, a light emitter may be built in each stop button 23L, 23C, 23R, and a navigation effect may be executed by turning on, blinking, and turning off the light emitter.

  The slot machine 10 may further include an effect performed based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery instead of or in addition to the navigation effect. For example, in the winning information lottery, a notification effect may be provided for notifying the degree of expectation that predetermined winning information has been determined. In this case, the effect performed based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery may be performed only in the fluoroscopic region 16 in the display region of the effect display device 14 or performed only in the display region other than the fluoroscopic region 16. Alternatively, it may be performed in both the transparent region 16 and the display region other than the transparent region 16. Further, the effect performed based on the lottery result of the winning information lottery may be performed by a device other than the effect display device 14, such as a decorative lamp LA.

  -In this embodiment, you may comprise so that control regarding presentation mode may be performed by CPU40a for main control. In this case, the main control CPU 40a controls any one of the plurality of types of effect modes. Specifically, the main control CPU 40a performs control related to the effect mode in the game progress main process. The control related to the effect mode is, for example, the above-described AT transition lottery, extra lottery, game number subtraction processing, and the like. Then, the main control CPU 40a may perform a process of displaying instruction information regarding the operation mode of each of the stop buttons 23L, 23C, 23R in a predetermined instruction information display unit. The instruction information may be, for example, information indicating an operation mode of each stop button 23L, 23C, 23R, or information indicating an instruction number determined for each operation mode of each stop button 23L, 23C, 23R. Also good. As the instruction information display unit, for example, the bet number display unit and the stored number display unit of the various information display unit 17 may be used together, or the display unit may be a display unit different from other display units. A display unit dedicated to display may be used. In this case, the slot machine 10 can execute both the display of the instruction information on the instruction information display unit controlled by the main control CPU 40a and the navigation effect on the effect display device 14 controlled by the sub control CPU 41a. It may be configured, or only one of them may be configured to be executable.

  When both the display of the instruction information on the instruction information display unit and the navigation effect on the effect display device 14 are executed, the main control CPU 40a can execute a command or a command that can specify the effect mode being controlled in the game progress main process. When the current effect state is the AT state, a process for outputting a command or the like for instructing an execution mode of the navigation effect is performed. Then, the sub-control CPU 41a may perform a process related to the effect mode, that is, a process of displaying an image corresponding to the effect mode, a process of executing a navigation effect, and the like based on the command input from the main control CPU 40a. .

  In the present embodiment, it is only necessary that the effect state of the effect device can be set to the second effect state before the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, and 13R is started after the start lever 22 is operated. The rendering state of the rendering device may not be the second rendering state after the lever 22 is operated and before the rotation of the reels 13L, 13C, 13R is started.

  When the operation signal indicating that the operation of the start lever 22 is detected from the lever sensor SE5, the main control CPU 40a determines whether the operation signal is input from the lever sensor SE5 when the first standby time has elapsed. Without starting, you may perform start control for starting a variable game. That is, the main control CPU 40a may execute the start control on condition that the first waiting time has elapsed since the start lever 22 was operated.

• The number of RT states can be changed as appropriate. Further, the present invention may be embodied in a slot machine that does not have an RT function.
-The number of winning information and the type of combination (role) of symbols determined in the winning information can be changed as appropriate. For example, instead of or in addition to the winning information t1, it is winning information in which a promotion replay role and a normal replay role are defined, and the operation mode of each stop button 23L, 23C, 23R for winning the promotion replay role ( The winning information may be different from the winning information t1. Further, for example, it may be configured to include winning information defining a bonus combination, and to give a bonus game when the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the symbol stop line L.

・ The maximum bet number (specified bet number) can be changed as appropriate. Further, the main control CPU 40a may change the maximum bet number (specified bet number) according to the gaming state.
In place of or in addition to the symbol stop line L, a symbol stop line that can determine that a combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed as a prize may be newly provided. Moreover, you may provide the symbol stop line (what is called irregular line) set by the some symbol stop position which does not line up on a straight line seeing from a player.

  The various information display unit 17 may also be used as the effect display device 14. That is, a part of the display area of the effect display device 14 may display information regarding the number of credits stored inside the machine, the number of medals to be paid out when a winning occurs during a variable game, and the like.

  -As a production | presentation apparatus, you may employ | adopt the apparatus which CPU40a for main control controls. In this case, the main control CPU 40a does not need to generate a control signal such as a first start command when setting the effect state of the effect device to the second effect state.

  The function of the sub control board 41 may be realized by dividing it into a plurality of boards. For example, a display board that specially controls the effect display device 14, a lamp board that specially controls the decorative lamp LA, and an audio board that specially controls the speaker SP may be provided. An integrated board may be further provided. The sub control CPU 41a may be composed of a plurality of CPUs mounted on a single substrate. Further, a single substrate having the function of the main control board 40 and the function of the sub control board 41 may be provided.

-You may embody in the slot machine using game media other than a medal. For example, the present invention may be embodied in a slot machine that uses game balls (pachinko balls) as game media.
In the following, technical ideas that can be understood from the above embodiment and other examples will be added.

  (A) an output control means for performing control for outputting information, and an effect control means for controlling the effect device, wherein the output control means detects the operation of the operation means; Specific output control for outputting specific information to the effect control means is performed, and the effect control means is triggered by the input of the specific information. It is preferable that control can be performed to set the second performance state.

  (B) The effect device includes a movable body, and the second effect state is an effect state in which the movable body is located at a position where the reel can be visually recognized more easily than the first effect state. preferable.

  (C) The effect device includes an illumination member that illuminates the reel, and the second effect state is illuminated such that the reel is easier to visually recognize than the first effect state. The state is preferable.

  (D) When the detecting means detects an operation of the operating means, the detecting means includes a waiting time measuring means for measuring a waiting time, and the random number acquiring means is configured so that the detecting means It is preferable to obtain a random number on condition that the operation is detected.

  BL1 to BL3: Back lamp (production device, lighting member), SE5: Lever sensor (detection means), 10: Slot machine, 13L: Left reel, 13C: Middle reel, 13R: Right reel, 14: Production display device (production) Device, display device, specific effect execution means), 22 ... start lever (operation means), 40 ... main control board (first control unit), 40a ... main control CPU (standby time measurement means, start control means, output control) Means, random number acquisition means, reel control means, determination means, specified time measurement means), 40b ... main control ROM, 40c ... main control RAM, 41 ... sub-control board (second control unit), 41a ... sub-control CPU (production control means), 41b ... sub-control ROM, 41c ... sub-control RAM.

Claims (3)

A reel provided with a plurality of symbols;
An operation means capable of performing an operation as a trigger for a variable game in which the reel rotates;
Detecting means for detecting an operation of the operating means;
A random number acquisition means for acquiring a random number,
A specified time measuring means for measuring a specified time after the random number acquiring means acquires a random number;
A determination means for determining winning information that defines a combination of symbols that allows winning in the variable game, using the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means after the lapse of the specified time;
Reel control means for performing control to start rotation of the reel after the determination means determines the winning information;
A directing device for directing;
Production control means for controlling the production device ,
The production states that the production device can take include a first production state and a second production state in which the visibility of the reel is higher than that of the first production state.
When the first operation condition for the detection means to detect the operation of the operation means is satisfied, the random number acquisition means is configured to detect the detection means even when a specific time measured after the first operation condition is satisfied. Is configured to acquire the random number triggered by the establishment of a second operation condition for detecting the operation of the operation means,
The production control means starts the rotation of the reel by starting control for operating the production device in the second production state when the first operation condition is established. gaming machine, characterized in that make operation of the presentation device to said second effect state. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the specific time is shorter than the specified time . A specific performance execution means for performing a specific performance is provided.
The specific effect executing means can execute the specific effect based on the winning information determined by the determining means , and can start the specific effect after the specific time has elapsed.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a time from when the first operation condition is satisfied to when the specific effect can be started is constant or substantially constant .

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