JP6377363B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  A slot machine generally includes a variable display device having a plurality of (usually three) reels having a plurality of types of symbols as identification information drawn on the outer periphery, and each reel has a start lever by a player. Rotation is started by operating, and when the player operates a stop button provided corresponding to each reel, the rotation is stopped within a range of a predetermined maximum delay time from the operation timing. . A winning is generated according to the display result derived when the rotation of all reels is stopped.

  The types of winning combinations include small roles, special roles, and replaying roles. Here, in the winning of a small role, the player can obtain a profit that a predetermined number of medals are paid out for each type of small role. In the special role winning, the player can obtain a profit that the next game is shifted to a gaming state advantageous to the player, such as a regular bonus or a big bonus. In the winning of the re-gamer, it is possible to obtain a profit that the next game can be performed without consuming new medals for setting the number of bets.

As such a slot machine, a code number is associated with a winning combination in advance, a code number corresponding to a winning combination won by internal lottery is identified, and a winning combination command (decision result information) based on the identified code number A slot machine is known in which the winning combination command is transmitted from the game control board (game control means) to the effect control board (effect control means) (for example, Patent Document 1). In this slot machine, a command directly associated with the winning winning combination is transmitted from the game control board to the effect control board as a winning determination command (winning result information) indicating whether or not a winning has occurred. ing. And, when the winning combination command and the winning determination command are created in the same form by making the winning combination command and the winning determination command different in this way, the internal winning command is analyzed from the winning determination command, It prevents the games that are not missed illegally from the analysis results.

Japanese Patent No. 5299738 (paragraphs 0264-0289, FIGS. 64-69, etc.)

  However, in the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, if the relationship and regularity between the winning combination command form and the winning determination command form are analyzed, the winning combination command is analyzed by analyzing the winning determination command. There is a risk of analysis.

The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine that can prevent analysis of decision result information from winning result information.

In order to solve the above problems, the slot machine of the present invention provides:
A variable display unit (for example, reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can each be identified is provided. A slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) capable of deriving a display result and generating a winning according to the display result,
Game control means for controlling the game (for example, main control unit 41),
Effect control means (for example, sub-control unit 91) for controlling the effect based on control information (for example, command) transmitted from the game control means ;
Derivation operation means operated when deriving a display result from the variable display unit ,
The game control means includes
A pre-determining means (for example, a portion for performing the process of Sd2 in FIG. 9) for determining whether or not the generation of a winning is permitted before deriving the display result;
Derivation control means (for example, a part for performing the processing of Sd3 in FIG. 9) for performing control for deriving a display result according to a determination result of the prior determination means when the derivation operation means is operated ;
When the first display result in which the specific winning is generated is derived, an abnormality determination is performed based on the determination result of the prior determination unit, and the second display result in which the specific winning is not generated and the game state is shifted is obtained. A game control determination unit that, when derived, does not perform an abnormality determination based on a determination result of the prior determination unit,
The game control means transmits the determination result information regarding the determination result of the prior determination means and the display result information regarding the derived display result to the effect control means, and does not transmit the winning result information regarding the winning result,
The production control means includes production control determination means for performing abnormality determination based on control information transmitted from the game control means when the second display result is derived,
The derivation control means derives either the first display result or the second display result according to an operation procedure of the derivation operation means when the determination result of the prior determination means becomes a specific result. It is possible.
According to this configuration, the winning control information is not transmitted from the game control means to the effect control means, and the effect control means determines whether or not a normal winning has occurred based on the display result information. It is possible to prevent the determination result information from being analyzed. In addition, since the effect control means independently determines whether or not the normal winning has occurred, the control according to the determination result of whether or not the normal winning has occurred can be executed only by the effect control means. .

A plurality of variable display portions (for example, reels 2L, 2C, 2R) are provided,
The display result information transmitting means transmits the display result information to the effect control means every time the variable display of each variable display section is stopped (for example, the part performing the processing of Sf11, Sf18, Sf23 in FIG. 10).
It is characterized by that.
According to this configuration, the variable display stops at each variable display unit, unlike when the display result information is transmitted to the effect control means when the variable display of all the variable display units is stopped and the display result is derived. Each time the display result is derived, the display result information can be divided and transmitted to the effect control means, so that a large amount of information is transmitted at a specific timing, thereby increasing the load on the effect control means. Can be prevented.

When the game control side winning determination means determines that the normal winning has not occurred, the game control means transmits illegal winning information (for example, an error start command) indicating that to the effect control means. Including a winning information transmitting means (for example, a part for performing the processing of Sk16 in FIG. 11),
The effect control means, when receiving the illegal prize information transmitted by the illegal prize information transmission means, performs error notification means (for example, the process of Sb3 in FIG. 33) regardless of the determination result of the effect control side prize determination means. Part).
According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling distrusted by performing notification different from the game control means side on the effect control means side.

The game control side winning determination means does not determine whether or not a display result (for example, a transition outcome) derived when the winning allowed by the predetermining means has not occurred has been derived (for example, FIG. 26). The bit value is not set in the 5th to 7th bits of the third address of No., and the winning judgment is not made for the transition outcome)
The effect control side winning determination means determines whether or not a display result derived when the winning allowed by the predetermining means has not occurred has been derived (for example, the part performing the processing of Sg5 in FIG. 32).
It is characterized by that.
According to this configuration, even when the game control means determines that no winning has occurred, the effect control means can specify that the display result derived when no winning has occurred is derived. Therefore, the production control means can perform control according to the display result.

  In addition, this invention may have only the invention specific matter described in the claim of this invention, and the structure other than this invention specific matter is included with the invention specific matter described in the claim of this invention. You may have.

It is a front view of the slot machine to which the present invention is applied. It is an internal structure figure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (main) which a main control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (main) which a main control part performs at the time of starting. It is a list of commands transmitted from the main control unit to the sub-control unit. It is a list of commands transmitted from the main control unit to the sub-control unit. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the game process which a main control part performs after a setting change process. It is a flowchart of the reel rotation process performed within a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which a main control part performs for every fixed interval. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which a main control part performs for every fixed interval. It is a figure for demonstrating the technical matter relevant to the kind of special combination (bonus), the symbol combination of a special combination, and a special combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the technical matter relevant to the kind of small combination, the symbol combination of a small combination, and a small combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the kind of replay, the symbol combination of replay, and the technical matter relevant to replay. It is a figure for demonstrating the technical matter relevant to the symbol combination of a transfer event, and a transfer event. It is a figure for demonstrating a game state and transition of RT. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object role for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object role for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object role for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object role for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object role for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the navigation object combination in AT. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several re-game player winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several small part winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the work content in the work | work of RAM of a main control part. It is a figure for demonstrating the work content in the work | work of RAM of a main control part. It is a figure for demonstrating the work content in the work | work of RAM of a main control part. It is a figure for demonstrating the work content in the work | work of RAM of a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (sub) which a sub control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (sub) which a sub control part performs for every fixed interval. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the winning determination process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the illegal winning error alerting | reporting process which a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process (sub).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

[Slot machine configuration example]
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 1a having an open front surface and a front door 1b pivotally supported on a side end of the housing 1a. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inside the casing 1a of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter referred to as a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery. As shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided from a see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b. Arranged to be visible.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R have “black 7”, “net 7 (shaded 7 in the figure)”, “white 7”, “BAR”, “replay”, A plurality of types of mutually distinguishable symbols such as “plum”, “watermelon”, “cherry”, “bell”, and “orange” are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided in the approximate center of the reel panel 1c of the front door 1b.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided in correspondence with each other and rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4), so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously formed in the see-through window 3. In addition to being displayed while changing, by stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3 as display results.

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect a reference position for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the back side. , Is provided. The reel LED 55 includes 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and can irradiate each symbol independently.

  At the position corresponding to each reel 2L, 2C, 2R on the front door 1b, a horizontally long rectangular see-through window 3 that allows the reels 2L, 2C, 2R to be seen through from the front side is provided. The reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be visually recognized from the player side.

  The front door 1b uses a medal insertion unit 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a player's own game value). MAXBET switch 6 that is operated when setting the maximum bet number (3 in any game state in this embodiment) out of a prescribed number of bets determined according to the game state, stored as credits Settlement switch 10 that is operated when the medal used for setting the number of medals and the bet is set (to return the medals used for setting the credit and the number of bets), start that is operated when starting the game Stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R operated when stopping the rotation of the switch 7, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and the effect switch for use in the effect. 56 are respectively provided so as to be operated by the player.

  In this embodiment, among the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started to rotate, the reel that stops first is referred to as a first stop reel, the stop is the first stop, and the stop operation is the first stop reel. This is referred to as one stop operation (or first stop). Similarly, the reel that stops second is referred to as a second stop reel, the stop is referred to as a second stop, and the stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation (or second stop). The reel that stops third is referred to as a third stop reel, the stop is referred to as a third stop or final stop, and the stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation (or third stop).

  The front door 1b also displays a credit indicator 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize, an error code indicating the contents when an error occurs, and the like. Game assist indicator 12, 1BETLED14 that notifies that the bet number is set by 1 by lighting, 2BETLED15 that notifies that the bet number is set by 2 and 2 that the bet number is set by 3 3BET LED 16 to notify, insertion request LED 17 to notify that a medal can be inserted by lighting, start effective LED 18 to notify that the game start operation by the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, wait (the previous game start) Waiting for the start of reel rotation because a certain period has not elapsed since Weight in LED19 for notifying by lighting a a is that during the game display section 13 in the replay LED20 is provided for informing is provided by lighting the effect that during replay game, which will be described later.

  Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 4) for notifying that the setting operation of the bet amount by the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is valid, and stop switches 8L, 8C, The left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 4) are provided inside the 8R to notify that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is valid by lighting. It has been.

  Further, below the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R on the front door 1b, a lower panel 1d on which a title of the slot machine 1 and a payout table 1 to be described later are printed is provided.

  Inside the front door 1b, there is a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for releasing an error state described later and a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation, while changing a set value and confirming a set value described later. The set value display 24 that displays the set value at that time, and the validity / invalidity of the stop function for controlling the stop state at the end of the BB, which will be described later (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) A check switch 36a for selecting the automatic settlement function that controls automatic settlement at the end of BB, which will be described later (processing to settle (return) medals stored as credits regardless of the player's operation). An automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting invalidity and a flow path of medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are provided in a hopper tank 34a (see FIG. 2) described later provided in the housing 1a. ) Side or the medal payout exit 9 side, a flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching, and a inserted medal sensor 31 for detecting a medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 and flowing down to the hopper tank 34a side. A medal selector (not shown) and a door open detection switch 25 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the open state of the front door 1b are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a reel sensor 33L capable of detecting the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R described above is provided inside the housing 1a. , 33C, 33R (see FIG. 4), an external output board 1000 for outputting an external output signal, a hopper tank 34a for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4, and a hopper tank 34a. A hopper unit 34 including a hopper motor 34b for paying out medals from the medal payout opening 9, a payout sensor 34c for detecting medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b, and a power supply box 100 are provided.

  On the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 is provided for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full sensor 35 a made up of a pair of electrically conductive members spaced apart from each other and provided at a height capable of detecting a predetermined amount of stored medals is provided. It is possible to detect that the medal storage amount stored in the inside when it is conductive by contacting through the medal stored in the inside exceeds a predetermined amount, that is, that the overflow tank is full. It has become.

  The front side of the power supply box 100 functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and functions as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in a normal state. There are provided a reset / setting switch 38 that functions as a setting switch for changing a setting value of a winning probability (outtake rate) of internal lottery to be described later, and a power switch 39 that is operated when the power is turned on / off. .

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, a medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or a bet number is set using a credit. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the state where the game can be started. Become. In the present embodiment, the winning line LN becomes valid when three cards are determined as the specified number of bets regardless of the gaming state and the specified number of bets are set. In addition, when a medal is inserted exceeding the maximum number out of the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line that is set to determine whether a combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a winning symbol combination. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the winning line LN set across the symbols arranged in the horizontal direction in the middle stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the middle stage of the reel 2R, that is, the middle stage, is the winning line. It is defined as. In the present embodiment, only one winning line is applied, but a plurality of winning lines may be applied.

  In the present embodiment, invalid lines LM1 to LM1-4 are set separately from the winning line LN in order to make it easier to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning line. The invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are not determined based on the combination of symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. When the combination of symbols constituting a specific prize is arranged on the winning line LN, the invalid line LM1 to LM4. When a combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) is awarded when the winning line LN is aligned with any of the LM1 to LM4, the symbols constituting the particular winning line LN It is easy to recognize that the combination is complete. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the invalid lines LM1 and 2L of the reel 2L, the upper stage of the reel 2C, the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1 and the reel 2L set across the symbols arranged in the horizontal direction on the upper stage. The lower stage, the lower stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the lower stage, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, lower right There are four types of invalid lines LM3 set across straddling symbols: invalid line LM3, lower stage of reel 2L, middle stage of reel 2C, upper stage of reel 2R, that is, invalid line LM4 set across straddling symbols. It is defined as LM.

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

  Then, when all the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are stopped, one game is finished, and a combination of symbols (hereinafter also referred to as a combination) predetermined on the winning line LN is a display result of each reel 2L, 2C and 2R. In the case of a stop, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in the present embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). In addition, when the combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R on the winning line LN, the gaming state is shifted according to the combination of symbols.

  In the present embodiment, the game starts when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in a state where the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and the game ends when all the reels are stopped. Further, one unit of control (game control) for executing a game starts when all the controls associated with the end of the previous game are completed, and when all the controls associated with the end of the game are completed. finish.

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

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

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

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The production according to the control is controlled, and the power supply board 101 generates the drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies them to each part.

  The power supply board 101 is supplied with AC100V power from the outside, and a DC voltage necessary for driving the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated from the AC100V power supply. The game control board 40 and the game control board 40 It is supplied to the production control board 90 connected through the. In addition, a command transmission line from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91, which will be described later, and a power supply line for supplying power from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 are connected via a single cable and connector. Are connected to each other, and all the connectors that connect these cables and the respective boards are connected to each other so that the respective parts on the side of the effect control board 90 can operate and receive commands from the main control part 41. Become. For this reason, unless the command transmission line for transmitting a command from the main control unit 41 is connected to the effect control board 90, power is not supplied to the effect control board 90, and only the effect control board 90 side operates. There is no end to it.

  Further, the above-described hopper motor 34b, payout sensor 34c, full sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

  On the game control board 40, the above-described MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, stop switch 36a, automatic settlement switch 36b, insertion medal sensor 31, door open The detection switch 25 and reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R are connected, and the above-described payout sensor 34c, full sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, and reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply board 101. Detection signals from these connected switches are input.

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

  The game control board 40 includes a main control unit 41, a random number generation circuit 42, a sampling circuit 43, a switch detection circuit 44, a motor drive circuit 45, a solenoid drive circuit 46, an LED drive circuit 47, a power interruption detection circuit 48, and a reset circuit 49. Is installed.

  The main control unit 41 is configured by a one-chip microcomputer and includes a main CPU 41a, a ROM 41b, a RAM 41c, and an I / O port 41d. The main control unit 41 executes a control program stored in the ROM 41b to perform processing related to the progress of the game, and directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40.

  The random number generation circuit 42 is configured by a counter that counts up and updates the value every time a predetermined number of pulses are generated, and the sampling circuit 43 acquires the numerical value counted by the random number generation circuit 42. The random number generation circuit 42 defines a range of numerical values to be counted for each type of random number, and in the present embodiment, 0 to 65535 is defined as the range. The main CPU 41a sends an instruction to the sampling circuit 43 according to the processing to acquire the numerical value indicated by the random number generation circuit 42 as a random value (hereinafter, this function is referred to as a hardware random number function). Random numbers for internal lottery, which will be described later, are processed by software instead of using the random numbers extracted by the hardware random number function as they are. The main CPU 41a also has a function of updating the value of a specific register by the above-described timer interrupt process (main) and acquiring the updated numerical value as a random number (this function is hereinafter referred to as a software random number function). .

  The switch detection circuit 44 takes in detection signals input from switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101 and transmits them to the main control unit 41. The motor drive circuit 45 transmits the motor drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. The solenoid drive circuit 46 transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30. The LED drive circuit transmits the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. The power interruption detection circuit 48 monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 and outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41 when a voltage drop is detected. The reset circuit 49 provides a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in a state where the power is unstable, such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off.

  The CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 executes processing for controlling the progress of the game in the slot machine 1 by executing the program read from the ROM.

  As described above, in the main control unit 41, the CPU 41a executes control according to the program stored in the ROM 41b, so that the main control unit 41 (or CPU 41a) executes (or performs processing) hereinafter. Specifically, the CPU 41a executes control according to a program. The same applies to microcomputers mounted on boards other than the game control board 40.

  The RAM 41c included in the main control unit 41 provides a work area for game control. Here, at least a part of the RAM 41c may be a backup RAM backed up by a backup power source. That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine is stopped, at least a part of the contents of the RAM 41c is stored for a predetermined period. In the present embodiment, all areas of the RAM 41c are backup RAMs, and all the contents of the RAM 41c are stored for a predetermined period even when the power supply to the slot machine is stopped.

  The ROM 41a included in the main control unit 41 stores various selection data and table data used for controlling the progress of the game. For example, the ROM 41b stores data constituting a plurality of determination tables, determination tables, setting tables and the like prepared for the CPU 41a to perform various determinations, determinations, and settings. The ROM 41b stores table data constituting a plurality of command tables used for the CPU 41a to transmit control signals serving as various control commands from the game control board 40.

  The RAM 41c included in the main control unit 41 is provided with a game control data holding area as an area for holding various data used for controlling the progress of the game in the slot machine 1 and the like. For example, a DRAM is used as the RAM 41c, and a refresh operation is required to maintain the stored data contents. The CPU 41a has a built-in refresh register for performing this refresh operation. For example, the refresh register consists of 8 bits, and the lower 7 bits are automatically incremented every time the CPU 41a fetches an instruction from the ROM 41b. Accordingly, the stored value in the refresh register is updated every execution time of one instruction in the CPU 41a.

  The main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91. A command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the sub control unit 91 toward the main control unit 41.

  The main control unit 41 receives the detection state of various switches connected to the game control board 40 from the input port. Then, the main control unit 41 executes basic processing that shifts in stages according to the detection states of various switches input from these input ports.

  Further, the main control unit 41 can execute an interrupt process by interrupting the basic process when an interrupt occurs. In the present embodiment, a timer interrupt process (main) described later is executed at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in the present embodiment). Note that the execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to a time longer than the sum of the time required to complete the repetition of the process depending on the control state in the basic process and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main) Therefore, the process that is repeated according to the control state between the current and next timer interrupt processes (main) is completed at least once.

  The main control unit 41 is set to prohibit other interrupts during the execution of the interrupt process, and when a plurality of interrupts occur at the same time, the main control unit 41 prioritizes according to a predetermined order. An interrupt to be executed is set. If another interrupt factor occurs during the execution of the interrupt process and the interrupt factor continues even after the interrupt process ends, a new interrupt occurs at that point. It will be.

  An effect switch 56 is connected to the effect control board 90, and a detection signal of the effect switch 56 is input.

  The effect control board 90 is connected to effect devices such as a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1), an effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 described above, which are arranged on the front door 1b of the slot machine 1. These effect devices are driven based on control by a later-described sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 performs output control of effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LEDs 52, speakers 53 and 54, and reel LEDs 55. However, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the effect device is mounted on the effect control board 90 or another board separately from the sub control part 91, and the sub control part 91 is based on a command from the main control part 41. The output pattern of the effect device may be determined and the output control unit may control the output of the effect device based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 91. In such a configuration, the sub control unit 91 and the output The output control of the effect device is performed by both of the control units.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED55 are illustrated as an effect device, an effect device is not restricted to these, For example, it drives mechanically. A display device or a mechanically driven item may be applied as the rendering device.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the effect control board 90 includes a sub CPU 91a, ROM 91b, RAM 91c, and a microcomputer provided with an I / O port 91d. The sub control unit 91 controls the effect, and the effect control board 90. A display control circuit 92 that performs display control of the liquid crystal display 51 connected to the LED, an LED driving circuit 93 that performs drive control of the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 that controls audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, When the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, a reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a and a detection signal input from the effect switch 56 connected to the effect control board 90 are detected. Switch detection circuit 96 outputs time information including date information and time information The clock device 97, the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 is monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a power drop detection circuit 98 that outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to the sub CPU 91a, and other circuits Etc., and the sub CPU 91a receives various commands sent from the game control board 40 to perform various controls for producing effects, and controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90. Control directly or indirectly.

  The reset circuit 95 has a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 that gives the system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. When the power is turned on, the sub control unit 91 It starts at an earlier stage than the unit 41. On the other hand, the power interruption detection circuit 98 has a voltage that outputs a voltage drop signal lower than the power interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. The sub control unit 91 detects a power failure at a later stage than the main control unit 41, and performs a power interruption process (sub) described later.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 has an interrupt function, generates an interrupt when receiving a command from the main control unit 41, and acquires a command transmitted from the main control unit 41. Execute command reception interrupt processing to be stored in the buffer. Further, the sub control unit 91 executes an interrupt process (sub), which will be described later, by generating an interrupt every time the number of input system clocks reaches a certain number, that is, every certain interval.

  Also, unlike the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 interrupts the process even when the timer interrupt process (sub) is being executed when an interrupt is generated based on the reception of the command. The command reception interrupt process is executed at the same time, and the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority even if interrupts that trigger the timer interrupt process (sub) occur at the same time.

  The sub-control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power at the time of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 91c is held while the backup power is supplied. That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine is stopped, at least a part of the contents of the RAM 91c is stored for a predetermined period. In the present embodiment, all areas of the RAM 91c are backup RAMs, and all the contents of the RAM 91c are stored for a predetermined period even when the power supply to the slot machine is stopped. In the present embodiment, all areas of the RAM 91c are backup RAMs, and all the contents of the RAM 91c are stored for a predetermined period even when the power supply to the slot machine is stopped.

[Settings]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. Specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using a winning probability corresponding to a set value in an internal lottery described later. The set value is composed of 6 levels of 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest payout rate and the payout rate being lower as the value is decreased in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and as the value decreases in order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the advantage decreases stepwise.

  In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting value read from the RAM 41c is displayed as a display value on the setting value display 24, and the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38. Transition to the setting change state. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated one by one (when further operation is performed from the setting 6, the display returns to the setting 1). . When the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is determined as the set value. When the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the determined display value (setting value) is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and the state shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

  In order to check the set value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on in a state where the bet amount is not set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read out from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24, thereby shifting to a setting confirmation state in which the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the game cannot be progressed, and by setting the setting key switch 37 to the off state, the setting confirmation state is ended and the state in which the game can proceed is returned.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not a voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 48 is detected every time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed. When a power failure determination process is performed and it is determined that a voltage drop signal is detected in the power failure determination process, a power interruption process (main) is executed. In the power interruption process (main), the RAM 41c stores destructive diagnosis data (5AH in the present embodiment) in which any bit is 1, that is, specific data other than 0 is stored, and all areas of the RAM 41c are stored. The RAM parity adjustment data is calculated so that the RAM parity based on the stored data becomes 0, and stored in the RAM 41c. Note that the RAM parity is a value calculated as an exclusive OR of values stored in each bit of the corresponding area (all areas in the present embodiment) of the RAM 41c. Therefore, if the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c is 0, the RAM parity adjustment data is 0, and the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c is 1. In this case, the RAM parity adjustment data is 1.

  The main control unit 41 calculates the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c at the time of activation regardless of whether the system reset or the user reset, and the value of the data for destructive diagnosis And the processing state of the main control unit 41 is restored to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c on the condition that the RAM parity is 0 and the value of the data for destructive diagnosis is also correct. However, if the RAM parity is not 0 (in the case of 1) or the value of the destruction diagnosis data is not correct, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM abnormal error code is set in the register to control the RAM abnormal error state. However, the progress of the game is disabled. Unlike the normal error state, the RAM abnormal error state is not canceled even if the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, and a new set value is set in the setting change state described above. It will not be released until

  In the present embodiment, all data stored in the RAM 41c is retained by the backup power source even during a power failure, and the main control unit 41 determines that the data in the RAM 41c is normal when the power is turned on. In this case, the control state is restored to the control state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c, but only the data necessary for the return of the control state in the event of a power failure is backed up among the data stored in the RAM 41c. It may be configured to return to the control state before power interruption based on the data backed up at the time of input.

  In addition, when returning to the control state before the power interruption when the power is turned on, it is not necessary to return all the control states to the control state before the power interruption, and the minimum control state that does not disadvantage the player For example, it is not necessary to restore the state of all input ports to the state before power interruption.

[About initialization]
Next, initialization of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 will be described. The storage area of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is divided into an important work, a non-saved work, a general work, a special work, an unused area, and a stack area.

  Important work items include various indicators, LED display data, I / O input / output data, game time counters, and other data that can be inconvenient to initialize, as well as the RT flag and RT remaining game count described below. Work to be done. The unsaved work is a work that holds the state of various switches, and a value is always set regardless of whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed at the time of activation. The general work is a work that stores data that can be initialized at the end of the BB, such as a stop control table, a stop symbol, the number of medals paid out, the total number of medals paid out in the BB, and a game state flag described later. The special work is a work that stores data such as various software random numbers that are initialized only before the setting is started. The unused area is an unused area in the storage area of the RAM 41c, and is initialized if any one of a plurality of initialization conditions described later is satisfied. The stack area is an area in which data saved from the register of the main control unit 41 is stored, and the unused stack area is one of a plurality of initialization conditions to be described later, like the unused area. However, if it is established, it will be initialized, but the in-use stack area is not initialized because the program continues.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 stores the data in the RAM 41c at startup when the setting key switch 37 is on, when a RAM error occurs, at the end of the BB, and at startup when the setting key switch 37 is off. When is not destroyed, when the five initialization conditions at the end of one game are satisfied, four types of initializations that are initialized in accordance with each initialization condition are performed.

  Initialization 1 is an initialization performed when the setting key switch 37 is turned on at the time of startup and transitions to a setting change state, or initialization performed when a RAM abnormality error occurs. In the storage area of the RAM 41c, all areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) except the important work and the used stack area, that is, the area from the unsaved work to the unused stack area are initialized. The Initialization 2 is an initialization performed at the end of the BB. In the initialization 2, there are general work, unused area, and unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41c, that is, areas from the general work to the unused stack area. It is initialized. Initialization 3 is initialization that is performed when the setting key switch 37 is off at the time of startup and the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed. In initialization 3, non-saved work, unused areas, and The used stack area is initialized. Initialization 4 is initialization performed at the end of one game. In initialization 4, an unused area and an unused stack area are initialized in the storage area of the RAM 41c.

  In this embodiment, initialization 1 is performed before the transition to the setting change state. However, the initialization 1 is performed at the end of the setting change state, or both before the transition to the setting change state and at the end of the setting change state. May be.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when a RAM abnormality error occurs at the time of power-on or the like, initialization 1 is executed, and the control state before that is initialized. The RT flag and the RT remaining game number assigned to the work are held without being initialized. On the other hand, the gaming state flag assigned to the general work is initialized as initialization 1 is executed.

[About internal lottery]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the prescribed number of bets that can be set is determined according to the gaming state (usually inside, BB (RB)), and is determined according to the gaming state. The game can be started on condition that the specified number of bets is set. In the present embodiment, the winning line LN is activated when a prescribed number of bets corresponding to the gaming state is set.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, the winning line LN that is activated (hereinafter, the activated winning line LN is simply referred to as the winning line LN). A winning combination will be awarded when a combination of symbols called “comb” is complete. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols. The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be roughly divided into a small role with payout of medals and a replay that can start the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There are a game combination (hereinafter also referred to as “replay”) and a special combination (hereinafter also referred to as “bonus”) accompanied by a transition to a game state advantageous to the player. Below, a small role and a re-playing role are collectively called a general role. In order to win each winning combination determined according to the gaming state, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later and set a winning flag for the winning combination in the RAM. Note that, hereinafter, “replaying combination” and “replay” collectively refer to various replays shown in FIG. 15 and FIG.

  Of the winning flags for each of these roles, the winning flags for the small role and the replaying role are valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and are invalid in the next game. It is valid until a combination of combinations permitted by the flag is completed, and is invalid in a game having a combination of combinations permitted. In other words, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination of the combinations permitted by the flag cannot be made, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  In the internal lottery, it is determined whether or not the above winning combination is permitted before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived and displayed (actually, when the start switch 7 is detected). To do. In the internal lottery, first, a random value for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired when the start switch 7 is detected. Specifically, the value of the random number value storage work assigned to the RAM 41c is set to the lottery work assigned to the RAM 41c. Then, for each combination determined according to the gaming state and whether or not the special combination is carried over, the numerical data stored in the lottery work, the value of the gaming state flag for specifying the gaming state, and the RT described later are specified. The determination is made according to the number of determination values of each combination determined according to the value of the RT flag, the number of bets, and the set value. Note that the special role carryover means that if the special role is not won in the internal lottery game and the special role is not won, the special role will be carried over from the next game until the special role is won. It is to maintain the winning state.

  In the internal lottery, an internal lottery target, the current gaming state flag value, the RT flag value, and the number of determination values determined corresponding to the set value are stored in a random number for internal lottery (a lottery work). When the result of addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For this reason, a winning combination will be won with a probability (number of determination values / 65536) according to the number of determination values.

  If a winning combination of any combination is determined, a winning flag corresponding to the combination determined to be winning is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the RAM 41c. The internal winning flag storage work consists of a 2-byte storage area, of which the upper byte is assigned as the special role storing work in which the winning flag for the special role is set, and the lower byte is the winning of the general role It is assigned as a general role storage work for which a flag is set. Specifically, when a special combination is won, a special combination winning flag indicating that the special combination is won is set in the special combination storing work, and the winning flag set in the general combination storing work is cleared. When a general combination is won, a winning flag for the general combination indicating that the general combination is won is set in the general combination storing work. If no winning combination or winning combination is won, only the general winning combination work is cleared.

[Reel stop control]
Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R executed in the reel rotation process in Sd3 of FIG. 9 will be described.

  The main control unit 41 refers to the table index and the table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the reel starts rotating and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating still remains. A stop control table is created for each reel that is rotating. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to and the slip of the referred stop control table is referred to. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  In the table index, an index that indicates the start address of the area in which the data for table creation is stored, from the reference address when referring to the table index, according to the setting state of the winning flag by internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as the internal winning state) Differences up to the address where the data is stored are registered. As a result, a difference corresponding to the internal winning state is acquired, and the corresponding index data can be acquired by adding the difference to the reference address. Even if the winning status of the combination is different, when the same control is applied, the same address is stored as the index data. In such a case, the same table creation data is referred to. Thus, a stop control table is created.

  The table creation data includes a stop control table indicating the number of sliding frames according to the stop operation position, and an address of the stop control table to be referred to according to the reel stop status.

  The stop control table referred to according to the reel stop status is whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, It may vary depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, the middle and right reels are stopped, and if any reel is stopped, stop Since there may be differences depending on the stop position of the reels already completed, the address of the stop control table to be referenced for each situation is registered for each rotating reel, and based on the top address of the table creation data, It is possible to specify the address of the stop control table that should be referred to according to the status of each, and it is necessary according to each status from this specified address. And to be able to identify the stop control table. Even when the stop status of the reels and the stop position of the stopped reels are different, when the same stop control table is applied, the same address may be registered as the address of the stop control table. In such a case, the same stop control table is referred to.

  The stop control table is data that can specify the number of sliding frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. In the present embodiment, stepping motors that make one turn at a cycle of 168 steps (0 to 167) are used for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. That is, when the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are driven for 168 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R make one round. Then, 21 areas (frames) divided every 16 steps (the number of steps that one symbol moves) are defined for one reel, and these areas are areas 0 to 20 from the reel reference position. A number is assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is 21, and symbol numbers 0 to 20 from the reel reference position are assigned to symbols on each reel, so symbols 0 to 20 are assigned to each reel. , Area numbers 0 to 20 are assigned in order. In the stop control table, the number of sliding symbols for each area number is compressed and stored according to a predetermined rule, and the number of sliding symbols for each area number can be acquired by expanding the stop control table. Yes.

  As described above, the stop control table created by referring to the table index and the table creation data corresponds to the area number, and the area corresponding to each area number has a stop reference position (in this embodiment, a perspective window). 3 when the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected at the timing (the timing in which the number of steps from the reel reference position is included in the range of the number of steps). This is a table in which the number of frames is set.

  Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Specifically, the table index is first referred to, index data corresponding to the internal winning state is obtained, table creation data is identified based on the obtained index data, and all reels are identified from the identified table creation data. The address of the stop control table for each reel corresponding to the state of rotation is acquired, and the stop control table for each reel stored at the acquired address is expanded to generate a stop control table for all reels.

  Further, when any one reel stops or any two reels stop, the index data acquired at the start of reel rotation, that is, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game The table creation data is identified based on the obtained table creation data, and the address of the stop control table for the unreacted reel corresponding to the stop reel and the area number of the stop position of the reel is obtained from the identified table creation data. The stop control table for each stored reel is expanded to create a stop control table for the unstopped reels.

  Next, when the main control unit 41 effectively detects any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel, the control when the display result is derived to the corresponding reel is described. To explain, when any operation corresponding to the rotating reel is detected effectively among the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the stop operation position is based on the number of steps from the reel reference position when the stop operation is detected. The number of sliding symbols corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired by referring to the stop control table of the reel where the stop operation is detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired sliding frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of sliding frames to the stop is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. Thus, the region corresponding to the region number that is the stop position ahead of the number of sliding frames from the region corresponding to the region number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected is the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the fluoroscopic window 3 The lower symbol area).

  In the table index of the present embodiment, only one address is stored as index data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state, and one table creation data includes one reel. Only one address is stored as the address of the storage area of the stop control table corresponding to the stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). That is, the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state and the stop control table corresponding to the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are uniquely determined. The stop control table created with reference to is unique for one internal winning state in one gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). Therefore, when all of the gaming state, the internal winning state, and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are the same, the reel is based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. The stop control is performed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is determined as the number of sliding frames, and it is possible to stop the reel by drawing a maximum of 4 frames after detecting a stop operation. In other words, the stop position of the symbol can be designated from a range of a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation. The symbol stop position can be designated from a range of up to five symbols including the operation position.

  In the present embodiment, when any of the winning combinations is won, the winning combination is drawn into the winning line LN to the maximum in the range of 4 frames, and the winning combination is drawn so that it does not align with the winning line LN. Create a stop control table with the number of sliding symbols and perform reel stop control. On the other hand, if you do not win any of the roles, stop control with the number of sliding symbols that does not match any of the roles Create a table and perform reel stop control. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, if the winning combination can be stopped in the winning line LN within the drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames, the control is performed so that the winning combination is stopped. The combination that has not been performed will be controlled to be stopped in a drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames.

  If a special role and a small role are elected at the same time, such as when a special role is elected while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, the elected small role will be placed in the winning line LN within 4 frames. The number of sliding symbols is set so as to be pulled in as much as possible, and for the stop operation position where the selected small role cannot be drawn into the winning line LN within the range of up to 4 frames, the winning special role is set to 4 in the winning line LN. A stop control table in which the number of sliding frames is determined so as to be pulled in as much as possible within the range of frames is created, and reel stop control is performed. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, if it is possible to stop all the small roles that have been selected in the winning line LN within a drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames, the control is performed so that the winning combination is stopped. If it is not possible to withdraw a small role that has been won in the draw range of up to 4 frames to the line LN, if the special role that has been won in the draw range of up to 4 frames can be aligned and stopped on the winning line LN, A control is performed to stop them in a uniform manner, and a winning combination that has not been won will be controlled to be stopped within a 4-frame pull-in range. That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control for aligning the small role with the winning line LN over the special role, and the special role can be won only when the small role cannot be drawn. When a special combination and a small combination can be drawn at the same time, only the small combination is drawn and the small combination is not aligned with the winning line LN at the same time as the special combination.

  In this embodiment, when a special role is elected while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, or when a special role and a small role are won simultaneously, the special role and the small role are won simultaneously. If the winning combination is prioritized over the winning special role, the special role is controlled to align with the winning line LN only when the winning combination cannot be drawn. When the two are simultaneously elected, the control for aligning the special role with the winning line LN has priority over the small role, and the control for aligning the small role with the winning line LN may be performed only when the special role cannot be drawn. .

  When a special role and replay are won at the same time, such as when a re-playing role is won in a state where the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, when the stop operation is performed, the maximum is shown in the winning line LN. Control is performed so that the symbols of the re-gamer are aligned and stopped within the 4-frame pull-in range. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-gamer or the symbols constituting the re-gamer elected at the same time are arranged within 5 symbols for each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, that is, at intervals of 4 frames or less. Since it can always be stopped at any position within the 4-frame pull-in range, if the special combination and the re-playing combination are elected at the same time, the timing of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player Without fail, the re-playing role will always be won. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the re-games with the winning line LN has priority over the special game, and the re-games will always win. In the case where the special combination and the re-playing combination can be withdrawn at the same time, only the re-playing combination is drawn in and the special combination is not aligned with the winning line LN simultaneously with the re-playing combination.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 rotates the reels for which the stop operation has not yet been detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected after the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started. And the control for stopping the display result on the corresponding reel is performed on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected. Even if the reel rotation temporarily stops due to the occurrence of a reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected after the reel rotation is restarted. Control is performed to stop the display result of the corresponding reels on the condition that the rotation of the reels that have not been continued is continued and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected.

  In the present embodiment, the control for stopping the display result on the corresponding reel is performed on the condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, but the rotation of the reel is started. Then, when a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed, even if the reel stop operation is not performed, it is assumed that the stop operation has been performed, and automatic stop control is performed to automatically stop each reel. Anyway. In this case, since the reels are stopped without the player's operation, for example, even when any winning combination is won, it is preferable to derive a display result that does not constitute any winning combination.

  Next, various control contents executed by the main control unit 41 in the present embodiment will be described.

[Startup processing (main)]
When the system reset signal is input from the reset circuit 49, the main control unit 41 performs a startup process (main) shown in the flowcharts of FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the main control unit 41 first initializes the built-in device, peripheral IC, interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. (Sa2), and then initializes the values of the I register and IY register. (Sa3). By initialization of the I register and the IY register, an interrupt table address to be referred to when an interrupt occurs is set in the I register, and a reference address for referring to the storage area of the RAM 41c is set in the IY register. . These values are fixed values and are always initialized at startup.

  Next, access to the RAM 41c is permitted (Sa4), and RAM parities of all storage areas (including unused areas and unused stack areas) of the RAM 41c are calculated (Sa5).

  In step Sa6, it is determined whether or not the RAM parity calculated in step Sa5 is zero. If the power interruption interrupt processing (main) is normally performed, the RAM parity should be 0. If the RAM parity is not 0 in the step of Sa6, the data stored in the RAM 41c is not normal. In this case, after executing the initialization 1 for initializing all the storage areas except the used stack area and the important work among the storage areas of the RAM 41c (Sa22), whether or not the setting key switch 37 is turned on. If the setting key switch 37 is on, a setting change start command indicating that the setting is being changed is generated (Sa19), and the generated setting change start command is stored in the command buffer. (Sa20), a timer interrupt process (measuring) executed by the main control unit 41 described in FIGS. 11 and 12 at regular intervals (interval of 0.56 ms). Allow the interruption of the emission) (Sa21), the setting change processing for such change of winning probability of winning, that is, the transition to the setting change state. Then, when the setting change process ends, the process proceeds to the game process shown in FIG.

  If the setting key switch 37 is off in step Sa23, an error code indicating a RAM abnormality is set in the register (Sa24), an error start command indicating a RAM abnormality is generated (Sa25), and the generated error start command is used as a command. The data is stored in the buffer (Sa26), and the interrupt of the timer interrupt process (main) executed by the main control unit 41 described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 at a constant interval (0.56 ms interval) is permitted (Sa27). , Error processing, that is, shifts to a RAM abnormal error state. Then, for example, when the RAM abnormal error state is canceled by operating the reset / setting switch 38 by a game store clerk, the process proceeds to the game process shown in FIG.

  If the RAM parity is 0 in step Sa6, it is further determined whether or not the destructive diagnosis data is normal (Sa7). If the power interruption process (main) is performed normally, the data for destruction diagnosis should be set, and if the data for destruction diagnosis is not normal in step Sa7 (the data for destruction diagnosis is stored when power is interrupted) In the case other than 5A (H), the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, so the process proceeds to step Sa22 to execute initialization 1, and then the setting key switch 37 is turned on in step Sa23. For example, the processing of Sa19 to Sa21 described above is performed, and the setting change processing, that is, the setting change state is entered. If the setting key switch 37 is off in the step of Sa27, the above-described processing of Sa24 to Sa27 is performed, and the process proceeds to error processing, that is, a RAM abnormal error state. Then, when the RAM abnormal error state is canceled, the game process shown in FIG. 9 is performed.

  If it is determined in step Sa7 that the destructive diagnosis data is normal, the data in the RAM 41c is normal. Therefore, the destructive diagnosis data is cleared (Sa8), and the unsaved work, unused area, and unreserved area in the RAM 41c After performing initialization 3 to initialize the used stack area (Sa9), it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is on (Sa10). If the setting key switch 37 is on, initialization 1 is executed. (Sa15), the processing of Sa19 to Sa21 described above is performed, and the process shifts to the setting change process, that is, the setting change state. Then, when the setting change process ends, the process proceeds to the game process shown in FIG.

  If the setting key switch 37 is OFF in the step of Sa10, each register is restored to the state before power interruption, that is, stored in the stack (Sa11), and the power interruption return 1 command (see FIG. 8) is generated. And stored in the command buffer (Sa12). Next, a power interruption return 2 command (see FIG. 8) is generated and stored in the command buffer (Sa13). Next, the power interruption recovery 3 command (see FIG. 8) is generated and stored in the command buffer (Sa14). Next, the power interruption return 4 command (see FIG. 8) is generated and stored in the command buffer (Sa15). Next, a hot start command (see FIG. 8) is generated and stored in the command buffer (Sa16). Then, the main control unit 41 described in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 permits the interruption of the timer interruption process (main) executed at regular intervals (interval of 0.56 ms) (Sa17), and the last before power interruption Return to the process that was being executed. If any of the processes in the game process shown in FIG. 9 has been performed before the power interruption, the process of Sd1 to Sd6 of the game process is performed based on the value of the program counter (PC) returned in Sa11. Returning to the processing that was performed before the power interruption. Also, for example, if any of the timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 was performed before power interruption, based on the value of the program counter (PC) returned in Sa11, Of the processes of the timer interrupt process Sk1 to Sk26, the process returns to the process performed before power interruption.

  [About various commands]

  7 and 8 show the contents of commands that the main control unit 41 transmits to the sub-control unit 91. FIG. These commands are composed of 1-byte mode data indicating the command type and 1-byte EXT data indicating the command contents. The sub-control unit 91 determines the command type from the mode data, and determines the command type from the EXT data. Determine the contents.

  “Name” indicates the name of the command. “Transmission time” indicates a command transmission time (transmission timing). When the sub-control unit 91 receives a command from the main control unit 41, the sub-control unit 91 displays the image displayed from the liquid crystal display 51, the sound output from the speakers 53 and 54, and the front door according to the type of the received command. Control of the lamp etc. provided in 1b is performed.

  The commands shown in the figure are temporarily stored in a command transmission buffer provided in a special work in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and executed in the timer interrupt process (main) shown in FIGS. It is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 in the transmission process (Sk16).

  The command 80 ** is a setting change start command indicating that the setting change has been started. The setting change start command is transmitted at the start of setting change. In the EXT data, a value indicating that the setting change has been started is set.

  The command 81 ** is a setting change end command indicating that the setting change has been completed and a setting value selected by the setting change. In the EXT data, any one of six types of setting values selected by changing the setting is set. The setting change end command is transmitted when the setting change ends.

  The command 82 ** is an error start command indicating that an error has occurred. One of eight types of errors is set in the EXT data. The error start command is transmitted at the start of error processing. The eight types of errors include overflow tank overflow error indicating that the medal in the overflow tank 35 is full, no payout medal error indicating that there are no medals in the hopper tank 34a, and the payout medal is the hopper tank. 34a, a payout medal clogging error indicating that it is clogged, a medal selector abnormal error indicating that a medal detection error has occurred, a reel rotation error error indicating that the reel is not rotating normally, An illegal winning error indicating that the winning prediction flag expected to win based on the result of the internal lottery and the actual winning result does not coincide with each other, and an RWM content error indicating RAM abnormality are set.

  The command 83 ** is an error cancel command indicating that the error has been cancelled. The error cancel command is sent when error processing is cancelled. In the EXT data, a value indicating that the error has been canceled is set.

  The command 84 ** is a settlement start command indicating that the medal settlement has started. In the EXT data, either data indicating that the inserted medal has been settled or data indicating that the credited medal has been settled is set. The checkout start command is transmitted at the start of the checkout process.

  The command 85 ** is a settlement end command indicating that the settlement of medals has been completed. The settlement end command is transmitted at the end of the settlement process. In the EXT data, a value indicating that the settlement has been completed is set.

  The command 86 ** is a medal insertion command indicating that a medal has been inserted. The medal insertion command is transmitted when a medal is inserted without credit addition. In the EXT data, a value indicating the number of inserted medals (one to three) is set.

  Commands 87 ** are credit increase commands indicating that the number of credited medals has increased. The credit increase command is transmitted when a medal with credit addition is inserted. In the EXT data, a value indicating that the credit has increased is set.

  The command 88 ** is a game counter 1 command indicating a count value of 0 to 127 that is counted each time a game is played. The game counter 1 command is transmitted when the operation of the start switch is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating any one of the count values from 0 to 127 is set.

  Commands 89 ** are reel acceleration information commands indicating that the rotation of the reel has started. The reel acceleration information command is transmitted when the start switch operation is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating one of nine types of reel rotation start patterns is set.

  Commands 8A ** are internal winning commands indicating whether or not BB has been won and the state of RT. The internal winning command is transmitted when the start switch operation is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating whether or not BB is won and a state of RT is set.

  The command 8B ** is a winning number command indicating the result of the internal lottery. The winning number command is transmitted when the start switch operation is accepted. A value indicating the result of the internal lottery is set in the EXT data.

  The command 8C ** is a BB insertion number 1 command indicating the number of medals inserted in the BB game. The BB inserted number 1 command is transmitted at the start of reel rotation. A value indicating the number of inserted medals is set in the EXT data.

  Commands 8D ** are reel stop acceptance 1 commands indicating that the first stop has been performed. The reel stop acceptance 1 command is transmitted when a stop switch operation is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating the reception state of each stop switch (that is, whether or not it has been operated) and the lighting state of the LED incorporated in each stop switch (whether or not it is lit) are set.

  The command 8E ** is a reel sliding frame number 1 command indicating the number of frames until the reel stops when the first stop is performed. The reel sliding frame number 1 command is transmitted when a stop switch operation is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating the number of frames (0 to 4 frames) until the reel stops is set.

  The command 8F ** is a reel stop position 1 command indicating a position where the reel stops when the first stop is performed. The reel stop position 1 command is transmitted when a stop switch operation is accepted. A value indicating the reel stop position (frame number 0 to 20) is set in the EXT data.

  The command 90 ** is a reel stop acceptance 2 command indicating that the second stop has been performed. The reel stop acceptance 2 command is transmitted when a stop switch operation is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating the reception state of each stop switch (that is, whether or not it has been operated) and the lighting state of the LED incorporated in each stop switch (whether or not it is lit) are set.

  The command 91 ** is a reel sliding frame number 2 command indicating the number of frames until the reel stops when the second stop is performed. The reel sliding frame number 2 command is transmitted when the operation of the stop switch is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating the number of frames (0 to 4 frames) until the reel stops is set.

  The command 92 ** is a reel stop position 2 command indicating a position where the reel stops when the second stop is performed. The reel stop position 2 command is transmitted when a stop switch operation is accepted. A value indicating the reel stop position (frame number 0 to 20) is set in the EXT data.

  The commands 93 ** are reel stop acceptance 3 commands indicating that the third stop has been performed. The reel stop acceptance 3 command is transmitted when a stop switch operation is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating the reception state of each stop switch (that is, whether or not it has been operated) and the lighting state of the LED incorporated in each stop switch (whether or not it is lit) are set.

  The command 94 ** is a reel sliding frame number 3 command indicating the number of frames until the reel stops when the third stop is performed. The reel sliding frame number 3 command is transmitted when the operation of the stop switch is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating the number of frames (0 to 4 frames) until the reel stops is set.

  The command 95 ** is a reel stop position 3 command indicating a position where the reel stops when the third stop is performed. The reel stop position 3 command is transmitted when a stop switch operation is accepted. A value indicating the reel stop position (frame number 0 to 20) is set in the EXT data.

  The commands 96 ** are game counter 2 commands indicating a count value of 0 to 127 that is counted each time a game is played. The game counter 2 command is transmitted after all reels are stopped. In the EXT data, a value indicating any one of the count values from 0 to 127 is set.

  Commands 97 ** are RT information 2 commands indicating whether or not BB is won and the state of RT. The RT information 2 command is transmitted when the start switch operation is accepted. In the EXT data, a value indicating whether or not BB is won and a state of RT is set.

  The command 98 ** is a winning number 1 command indicating the type of winning. The winning number 1 command is transmitted at the start of the medal payout process. In the EXT data, a value indicating the operating state of the BB (whether or not BB is in progress) and the type of winning is set.

  The command 99 ** is a winning number 2 command indicating the type of winning. The winning number 1 command is transmitted at the start of the medal payout process. In the EXT data, a value indicating the operating state of the BB (whether or not BB is in progress) and the type of winning is set.

  Commands 9A ** are winning number commands indicating the number of medals to be paid out by winning. The winning number command is transmitted at the start of the medal payout process. A value indicating the number of medals paid out is set in the EXT data.

  The commands 9B ** are BB payout number 1 commands indicating the payout number of medals during BB. The BB payout number 1 command is transmitted at the start of the medal payout process during BB. In the EXT data, a value (upper 7 bits) indicating a payout number of medals in BB is set.

  The commands 9C ** are BB payout number 2 commands indicating the payout number of medals during BB. The BB payout number 2 command is transmitted at the start of the medal payout process during BB. In the EXT data, a value (lower 7 bits) indicating the number of medals paid out in BB is set.

  The commands 9D ** are BB end wait commands indicating that BB end is waiting. The BB end wait command is transmitted when the BB ends. In the EXT data, a value indicating the type of BB waiting for termination (one type in this embodiment) is set.

  The command 9E ** is a BB end command indicating that the BB is ended. The BB end command is transmitted at the end of BB, at the start of automatic checkout, and at the start of stop processing. In the EXT data, a value indicating the type of BB to be terminated (one type in the present embodiment) is set.

  The command 9F ** is an RT information 1 command indicating the RT state. The RT information 1 command is transmitted at the end of the game. A value indicating the state of RT is set in the EXT data.

  Command A0 ** is a BB operation type command indicating whether or not BB is in progress. The BB operation type command is transmitted at the end of the game. In the EXT data, a value indicating whether or not BB is in progress is set.

  The command A1 ** is a game end command indicating a game state (BB, RB, replay winning) when the game is ended. The game end command is transmitted at the end of the game. In the EXT data, a value indicating a gaming state (BB, RB, replay winning) when the game is finished is set.

  The command C1 ** is a door command whether or not the front door 1b is opened. The door command is transmitted when the power is turned on, when the setting change starts, when the RWM content error starts, when the game ends, or when the door is opened or closed. In the EXT data, a value indicating the door open state (whether open or closed) is set.

  The command A6 ** is a power interruption return 1 command indicating a count value of 0 to 127 that is counted every time the game is played. The power interruption return 1 command is transmitted when the backup is normal after the power is turned on. In the EXT data, a value indicating any one of the count values from 0 to 127 is set.

  The command A7 ** is transmitted when the backup is normal after the power is turned on, which is a power failure recovery 2 command indicating whether or not BB has been won and the state of RT. In the EXT data, a value indicating whether or not BB is won and a state of RT is set.

  The command A8 ** is transmitted when the backup is normal after the power is turned on, which is a power failure recovery 3 command indicating whether or not BB is in progress and the number of inserted medals. In the EXT data, a value indicating whether the BB is in progress and the number of inserted medals is set.

  The command A9 ** is a power interruption return 4 command indicating a gaming state (BB, RB, replay winning) when the game is finished. The power interruption recovery 4 command is transmitted when the backup is normal after the power is turned on. In the EXT data, a value indicating a gaming state (BB, RB, replay winning) when the game is finished is set.

  The commands AA ** are hot start commands indicating that restart is performed without turning off the power. The hot start command is transmitted when the backup is normal after the power is turned on. In the EXT data, a value indicating that restart is performed without turning off the power is set.

[Game processing]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the game process executed by the main control unit 41.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the game process, a BET process (Sd1), an internal lottery process (Sd2), a reel rotation process (Sd3), a winning determination process (Sd4), a payout process (Sd5), and a game end process (Sd6). ) Are executed in order, and when the game end process is completed, the process returns to the BET process again.

  In the BET process in the step of Sd1, the process waits in a state where a bet number can be set, and a process for starting a game when a specified number of bets is set according to the gaming state and the start switch 7 is operated is executed. .

  In the internal lottery process in the step of Sd2, whether or not winning is awarded to each of the above-described winning combinations based on the internal lottery random value latched simultaneously with the start of the game by the detection of the start switch 7 in the step of Sd1 (ie, display) A process for determining whether or not to permit the derivation of the result is performed. In this internal lottery process, a winning flag is set in the RAM 41c based on the respective lottery results. When a special combination (BB or RB) is won by internal lottery, a special combination carry-over flag is set. Then, as described above, the presence / absence of the special role carry-over flag is determined to determine whether or not the special role is carried over. Determination processing is performed.

  In the reel rotation process in the step Sd3, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated in response to the operation of the stop switch 7, the result of the internal lottery in the step Sd2, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R by the player Processing for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is executed in response to the detected operation.

  In the winning determination process in the step Sd4, when it is determined in the step Sd3 that the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, the winning is determined according to the display result derived for each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R. A process of determining whether or not it has occurred is executed. If the special combination wins, the special combination carry-over flag is cleared in this process.

  In the payout process in step Sd5, when it is determined that a prize is generated in step Sd4, processing such as addition of credits and payout of medals is performed based on the number of payouts according to the win.

  In the game end process in the step of Sd6, a process of setting a gaming state in preparation for the next game is executed.

  In the game process, a command is generated according to the progress control of the game, set in the command buffer, and transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

[Reel rotation processing]
As shown in FIG. 10, in the reel rotation process, first, it is determined whether or not a wait time (for example, about 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game (Sf1). If not, it waits until the wait time elapses. If the wait time has elapsed, the timing of the wait time is newly started (Sf2).

  Next, a work initialization code at the start of reel motor rotation is set in the register, and reel rotation is started (Sf3). Here, a reel acceleration information command is generated, and the generated reel acceleration information command is stored in the command buffer (Sf4). Then, with reference to the table index, the table creation data is identified, and based on the identified table creation data, a stop control table corresponding to the game state of the game, the internal winning situation, and the other reels stop situation is created. Then, it is created for each reel being rotated (Sf6), and the work initialization code at the time of completion of stop preparation is set in the register (Sf7). Thereby, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes effective.

  Next, it is detected whether or not the first stop is detected (Sf7). When the first stop is detected, the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time (the step that becomes the stop operation position) in the reel motor (32L, 32C, or 32R) corresponding to the operated stop switch. Number) is acquired and set to the work corresponding to the stop reel (Sf8). Then, a reel stop acceptance 1 command is generated, and the generated reel stop acceptance 1 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf9). In addition, a reel sliding frame number 1 command is generated, and the generated reel sliding frame number 1 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf10). Further, a reel stop position 1 command is generated, and the generated reel stop position 1 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf11). And it waits until rotation of the reel (2L, 2C, or 2R) corresponding to the operated stop switch stops (Sf12).

  When the rotation of the reel (2L, 2C, 2R) corresponding to the operated stop switch stops, it is determined whether all of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R have stopped (Sf13), and all the reels 2L If the rotation of 2C and 2R is not stopped, the process returns to Sf5. If the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, the reel rotation process is terminated.

  When the first stop is not detected in Sf7, it is determined whether or not the second stop is detected (Sf14). When the second stop is detected, the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time (step that becomes the stop operation position) in the reel motor (32L, 32C, or 32R) corresponding to the operated stop switch. Number) is acquired and set to the work corresponding to the stop reel (Sf15). Then, a reel stop acceptance 2 command is generated, and the generated reel stop acceptance 2 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf16). Also, a reel sliding frame number 2 command is generated, and the generated reel sliding frame number 2 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf17). Further, a reel stop position 2 command is generated, and the generated reel stop position 2 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf18). And it waits until rotation of the reel (2L, 2C, or 2R) corresponding to the operated stop switch stops (Sf12).

  When the rotation of the reel (2L, 2C, 2R) corresponding to the operated stop switch stops, it is determined whether all of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R have stopped (Sf13), and all the reels 2L If the rotation of 2C and 2R is not stopped, the process returns to Sf5. If the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, the reel rotation process is terminated.

  If the second stop is not detected in Sf14, it is determined whether a third stop is detected (Sf19). When the third stop is detected, the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time (the step that becomes the stop operation position) in the reel motor (32L, 32C, or 32R) corresponding to the operated stop switch. Number) is acquired and set to the work corresponding to the stop reel (Sf20). Then, a reel stop acceptance 3 command is generated, and the generated reel stop acceptance 3 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf21). Further, a reel sliding frame number 3 command is generated, and the generated reel sliding frame number 3 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf22). Further, a reel stop position 3 command is generated, and the generated reel stop position 3 command is stored in the command buffer (Sf23). And it waits until rotation of the reel (2L, 2C, or 2R) corresponding to the operated stop switch stops (Sf12).

  When the rotation of the reel (2L, 2C, 2R) corresponding to the operated stop switch stops, it is determined whether all of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R have stopped (Sf13), and all the reels 2L If the rotation of 2C and 2R is not stopped, the process returns to Sf5. If the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, the reel rotation process is terminated. If the third stop is not detected in Sf19, the process returns to Sf7.

  As described above, since each reel is stopped and divided, the reel stop position 1 to 3 commands are transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. Therefore, when all reels are stopped, the reel stop position 1 to 3 commands are transmitted. Unlike the case, a large amount of information is transmitted at a specific timing, thereby preventing an increase in the load on the sub-control unit 91.

[Timer interrupt processing (main)]
FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the timer interrupt process (main) executed by the main control unit 41 by interrupting and executing the activation process and the game process at regular intervals (0.56 ms interval). Note that other interrupts are automatically prohibited during the execution period of the timer interrupt process (main).

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in the timer interrupt process (main), first, the register in use is saved in the stack area (Sk1).

  Next, a power failure determination process is performed (Sk2). In the power failure determination process, it is determined whether or not a voltage drop signal is input from the power failure detection circuit 48. If a voltage drop signal is input, whether or not the voltage drop signal is input in the previous power failure determination process as well. If a voltage drop signal has been input in the previous power failure determination process, it is determined that a power failure has occurred, and a power interruption flag indicating that is set.

  After the power failure determination process in the step of Sk2, it is determined whether or not the power interruption flag is set (Sk3). If the power interruption flag is not set, the process proceeds to Sk4 and the power interruption flag is set In this case, the process proceeds to a power interruption process (main).

  In step Sk4, port input processing for inputting detection data of various switches from the input port is performed.

  Next, the branch counter for identifying the timer interrupt to be executed in the timer interrupt process (main) is advanced by 1 from the four types of timer interrupts 1 to 4 (Sk5). In this embodiment, the timer interrupt 1 is a branch process during a timer interrupt that controls the motor to control the start of the reel. Specifically, the processes from Sk9 to Sk11, such as a reel start process described later. Is done. Timer interrupt 2 is branch processing during timer interrupt that performs LED display control, time counter update, door open / close status monitoring, control signal output control, command and external output signal update, etc. Specifically, the processes of Sk12 to Sk17 such as the LED dynamic display process described later are performed. The timer interrupt 3 is a branching process during timer interrupt that detects the origin passage of the reel, monitors the switch input, and reads out the random number value. Processing of Sk20 to Sk22 such as time processing is performed. The timer interrupt 4 is a branching process during a timer interrupt that detects the input of a stop switch and performs reel stop control. Specifically, the processes of Sk23 to Sk25, such as a stop switch process described later. Is done. In the step of Sk5, 1 is added when the branch counter value is 0 to 2, and is updated to 0 when the counter value is 3. That is, the branch counter value loops in the order of 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 0... Each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed.

  Next, the branch counter value is referenced to determine whether it is 2 or 3, that is, timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 (Sk6). If it is not timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4, that is, timer interrupt In the case of 1 or timer interrupt 2, it is checked whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or whether they are rotating at a constant speed, and whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or are rotating at a constant speed. For example, the motor phase signal output process for outputting the phase signal data changed in the motor step process of Sk10 described later and the phase signal data changed in the final stop process of Sk24 described later is executed (Sk7).

  Next, referring to the counter value for branching, it is determined whether or not it is 1, that is, timer interrupt 2 (Sk8). If it is not timer interrupt 2, that is, timer interrupt 1, the reel motor Reel starting process (Sk9) for controlling the step time interval when starting 32L, 32C, 32R, motor step process (Sk10) for changing phase signal data of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, reel motors 32L, 32C After the stop of 32R, motor phase signal standby processing (Sk11) for changing the phase signal to one-phase excitation after a predetermined time has been sequentially executed, and then the process proceeds to step Sk25.

  In the case of timer interrupt 2 in the step of Sk8, LED dynamic display processing (Sk12) for dynamically lighting various indicators, and output processing of control signals and the like for outputting data such as lighting signals of various LEDs to the output port (Sk13), a time counter update process (Sk14) for updating various time counters, a door monitoring process (Sk15) for monitoring the detection state of the door open detection switch 25, a door command transmission request, etc., set in the command buffer A command transmission process (Sk16) for transmitting various commands such as a setting change command, a return command, and an error command to the sub-control unit 91 and an external output signal update process (Sk17) for updating the external output signal are sequentially executed, and then Sk25. Go to the step.

  If it is timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 in the step of Sk6, it is further determined by referring to the counter value for branching whether it is 3, that is, timer interrupt 4 (Sk18). If it is not interrupt 4, that is, if it is timer interrupt 3, the passing of the origin of the rotating reels 2L, 2C, 2R (pass of the reel reference position) is checked, and the occurrence of a reel rotation error is detected and stopped. Check if the preparation is complete (whether the stop preparation completion code is set). If the stop preparation is complete and the motor is rotating at a constant speed, operate the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel. Whether or not there has been a change in the detection state of switches such as pass-through origin processing (Sk20) to be validated, MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R First, switch input determination processing (Sk21) for making a transmission request for an operation detection command, etc., and random number reading processing (Sk22) for reading numerical data from the random value register R1D and storing it in the random value storage work are sequentially executed. Go to the step.

  If the timer interrupt is 4 in the step of Sk18, the stop stored in the work on the stop reel is stored when the stop operation position is stored in the work on the stop reel in accordance with the detection of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. The stop position is determined from the operation position, the stop switch process (Sk23) for calculating the number of steps after which the stop should be performed, and the number of steps until the stop calculated in the stop switch process is counted. A stop process (Sk24) for starting braking by two-phase excitation and a final stop process (Sk25) for three-phase excitation after a certain time from the start of braking in the stop process are sequentially executed, and then the process proceeds to step Sk26.

  In the step of Sk26, the register saved in the stack area in Sk1 is restored, and the processing before the interruption is returned.

[About the types of winning combinations and combinations of winning combinations]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a predetermined symbol combination is aligned on the winning line LN, a winning is achieved. The types of winning combinations are determined according to the gaming status, but can be broadly divided into bonuses that shift to big bonuses and regular bonuses, small roles that involve paying out medals, and betting numbers. There is a re-player who can start the next game without needing it.

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

  FIG. 13 to FIG. 16 are diagrams for explaining the types of winning combinations, symbol combinations of winning combinations, and technical matters related to winning combinations. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the gaming state controlled by the main control unit 41 and the transition of RT.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the slot machine according to the present embodiment is controlled to any one of the normal gaming state, the inside 1, 2, RB, and BB (RB), and the normal gaming state (hereinafter referred to as the normal gaming state). In general, it is controlled to any one of RT0 to RT4.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the bonuses of the winning combination include two types of bonuses: a big bonus (hereinafter, each big bonus is referred to as BB) and a regular bonus (hereinafter, each regular bonus is referred to as RB). included.

  BB is awarded when the combination of “white 7-white 7-white 7” is aligned on the winning line LN. RB is awarded when the combination of “Black 7-Black 7-BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN.

  When BB wins, the game shifts to a big bonus that is controlled every game for a regular bonus during BB (hereinafter referred to as BBRB). The big bonus ends on condition that 316 or more medals have been paid out.

  When the RB wins, a transition is made to a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as RB). The regular bonus ends on the condition that any winning combination has won 6 times or 12 games have been consumed.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the internal control is controlled to 1 · RT0 until the BB is won after the internal winning, and the internal control is controlled to 2 · RT0 until the RB is won after the internal winning. In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, after the big bonus or regular bonus (collectively referred to as a bonus) is completed, the control is performed to normal / RT4.

  Even if either BB or RB is won in an internal lottery to be described later, if the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is not operated at an appropriate timing to make it possible to win these roles, they will win these roles. There is nothing. The symbols (“Black 7”, “White 7”, “Net 7”) that make up BB and RB are not arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, middle reel 2C, and right reel 2R. It is.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 14, the small combination among the winning combinations will be described. Among the winning roles, there are middle bells, lower right bells, upper bells 1-8, middle watermelons, right lower watermelons, upper watermelons, lower cherries, middle cherries, one role, right-up bells, right-up bevels, Includes a rising rivet.

  The middle bell is awarded when the combination of “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN, and eight medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the bells are arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a middle bell is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that a winning can be made regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  A downward-sloping bell is when any combination of “Replay-Bell-Replay”, “Replay-Bell-Plum”, “Plum-Bell-Replay”, and “Plum-Bell-Plum” is aligned on the winning line LN. Wins and 8 medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the replay and plum of the left reel 2L are arranged at a position one below the bell, and the replay and plum of the right reel 2R are arranged at a position one above the bell. Therefore, when any combination of “Replay-Bell-Replay”, “Replay-Bell-Plum”, “Plum-Bell-Replay”, and “Plum-Bell-Plum” is prepared, “Bell-Bell-Bell” ”Are lowered to the right, that is, aligned with the invalid line LM3.

  Further, either the plum or the replay is arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L and the right reel 2R, and the bell is arranged within 5 frames in the middle reel 2C. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a right-down bell is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that a winning can be made regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  Next, the upper bells 1 to 8 will be described. The upper bell 1 is awarded when the combination of “Replay-Orange-Orange” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 2 is awarded when the combination of “Replay-Orange-BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 3 is awarded when the combination of “Replay-BAR-Orange” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 4 is awarded when the combination of “Replay-BAR-BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 5 is awarded when a combination of “plum-orange-orange” is arranged on the winning line LN. The upper bell 6 is awarded when the combination of “Plum-Orange-BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 7 is awarded when a combination of “Plum-BAR-Orange” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 8 is awarded when the combination of “Plum-BAR-BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the replay and plum of the left reel 2L, the BAR and orange of the middle reel, and the BAR and orange of the right reel 2R are arranged at positions one level below the bell. “Orange-Orange”, “Replay-Orange-BAR”, “Replay-BAR-Orange”, “Replay-BAR-BAR”, “Plum-Orange-Orange”, “Plum-Orange-BAR”, “Plum-BAR-” When any combination of “Orange” and “Plum-BAR-BAR” is aligned, the “Bell-Bell-Bell” combination is aligned to the upper stage, that is, the invalid line LM1.

  In the left reel 2L, replays and plums are not arranged within 5 frames, and orange and BAR are not arranged within 5 frames for each of the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R. Therefore, even if one of the upper bells 1 to 8 is won in the internal lottery to be described later, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the winning upper bell configuration symbols must be operated at an appropriate timing. For example, you won't win the winning top bell.

  The middle stage watermelon is awarded when a combination of “Black 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “White 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “Watermelon-Watermelon-Watermelon” is aligned on the winning line LN. When the middle watermelon wins, 5 medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, in the left reel 2L, any one of black 7, white 7, and watermelon is arranged within 5 frames, but for each of the middle reel 2C and right reel 2R, It is not placed within 5 frames. For this reason, even if the middle stage watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later, the middle stage watermelon will not be won if the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are not operated at an appropriate timing. .

  The right-down watermelon is awarded when a combination of “Bell-Watermelon-Black 7” and “Bell-Watermelon-White 7” is aligned on the winning line LN. When a watermelon with a downward right wins, 5 medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is disposed at a position below one of black 7, white 7, and watermelon, and black 7 and white 7 of the right reel 2R are watermelon. Therefore, when any combination of “Bell-Watermelon-Black 7” and “Bell-Watermelon-White 7” is prepared, “Black 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “White The combination of “7-watermelon-watermelon” and “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” is lowered to the right, that is, aligned with the invalid line LM3.

  In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, but the watermelon of the middle reel 2C and the black 7 and white 7 of the right reel 2R are not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if the right-down watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later, if the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are not operated at an appropriate timing, the right-down watermelon will be won. There is no.

  The upper watermelon is awarded when the combination of “Bell-Black 7-Replay” and “Bell-White 7-Replay” is aligned on the winning line LN. When the upper watermelon wins, 5 medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position below one of black 7, white 7 and watermelon, and black 7 and white 7 of the middle reel 2C are watermelon. Since the replay of the right reel 2R is located one position below the watermelon, “Bell-Black 7-Replay” and “Bell-White 7-Replay” are arranged. When any of the combinations is completed, the combinations of “black 7-watermelon-watermelon”, “white 7-watermelon-watermelon”, and “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” are aligned in the upper stage, that is, the invalid line LM1.

  Further, in the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, but the black 7 and white 7 of the middle reel 2C and the replay of the right reel 2R are not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if the upper watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later, the upper watermelon will not be won if the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are not operated at an appropriate timing. .

  The lower cherries are awarded when the combination of “BAR-Orange-ANY (ANY can be any symbol)”, “BAR-BAR-ANY”, “BAR-Bell-ANY” on the winning line LN. . When the lower cherries win, two medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, since the BAR of the left reel 2L is arranged one position above the cherry, “BAR-orange-ANY (ANY can be any symbol)”, “BAR- When any combination of “BAR-ANY” and “BAR-Bell-ANY” is prepared, “Cherry” on the left reel stops at the lower stage, and the combination of “Cherry-ANY-ANY” moves up and down to the right, That is, the invalid lines LM2 and LM4 are aligned.

  In the middle reel 2C, any one of orange, BAR, and bell is arranged within 5 frames, but in the left reel 2L, BAR is not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if the lower cherries are won in an internal lottery to be described later, the lower cherries will not be won if the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel 2L is not operated at an appropriate timing.

  The middle cherries are awarded when the combination of “cherry-ANY-ANY” is arranged on the winning line LN. When the middle cherries win, a medal is paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, cherries are not arranged within 5 frames in the left reel 2L. For this reason, even if the middle cherries are won in an internal lottery to be described later, the middle cherries will not be won if the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel 2L is not operated at an appropriate timing.

  One winning combination is awarded when the combination of “Black 7-Cherry-Net 7” is aligned on the winning line LN. When one winning combination wins, one medal is paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the black 7 of the left reel 2L, the cherry of the middle reel, and the net 7 of the right reel are not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if one winning combination is won in an internal lottery to be described later, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R are not operated at an appropriate timing. I won't win a prize.

  The bells that go up to the right are "Black 7-Bell-Orange", "White 7-Bell-Orange", "Watermelon Bell-Orange", "Black 7-Bell-BAR", and "White 7-Bell-" on the winning line LN. When any combination of “BAR” and “Watermelon Bell-BAR” is completed, a prize is awarded and 10 medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, black 7, white 7 and watermelon of the left reel 2L are arranged one position above the bell, and orange and BAR of the right reel 2R are one position below the bell. "Black 7-Bell-Orange", "White 7-Bell-Orange", "Watermelon Bell-Orange", "Black 7-Bell-BAR", "White 7-Bell-BAR" When any combination of “watermelon-bell-BAR” is aligned, the combination of “bell-bell-bell” goes up to the right, that is, aligns with the invalid line LM4.

  In the left reel 2L, one of black 7, white 7, and watermelon is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel 2C, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, orange, BAR One of these is arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a right-up bell is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that, as a rule, it can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  A bevel that goes up to the right is awarded when any combination of “Black 7-Bell-Bell”, “White 7-Bell-Bell”, and “Watermelon Bell-Bell” is placed on the winning line LN. Medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the black 7, white 7 and watermelon of the left reel 2L are arranged one position above the bell, and the bell of the right reel 2R is one below the replay or plum. When the combination of “Black 7-Bell-Bell”, “White 7-Bell-Bell” and “Watermelon Bell-Bell” is prepared, “Bell-Bell-Replay”, “ The combination of “bell-bell-plum” rises to the right, that is, aligns with the invalid line LM4.

  In the left reel 2L, one of black 7, white 7, and watermelon is arranged within 5 frames, and in the middle reel 2C and right reel 2R, the bell is arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a right-up bevel is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that, as a rule, it can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  Ribbe, which goes up to the right, wins when a combination of “Bell-Bell-Orange” and “Bell-Bell-BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN, and 10 medals are paid out.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position one above the replay or plum, and the orange and BAR of the right reel 2R are arranged at a position one below the bell. Therefore, when any combination of “Bell-Bell-Orange” and “Bell-Bell-BAR” is prepared, the combination of “Replay-Bell-Bell” and “Plum-Bell-Bell” is raised to the right, that is, invalid. It will be aligned with the line LM4.

  In the left reel 2L and the middle reel 2C, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, one of orange and BAR is arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when an upward lottery is won in an internal lottery to be described later, a winning combination can be made regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 15, the re-game player among the winning combinations will be described. Among the winning combinations, the replaying role includes normal replay, lower stage replay, fall replay, promotion replays 1 and 2, special replay, and SP (special) replay.

  The normal replay is awarded when a combination of “Replay-Replay-Replay”, “Replay-Replay-Plum”, “Plum-Replay-Replay”, and “Plum-Replay-Plum” is arranged on the winning line LN. Replays and plums are arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, middle reel 2C, and right reel 2R. Therefore, as a general rule, it can be said that the normal replay is a role that can be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R if the winning is made.

  The lower replay includes “Bell-Orange-Orange”, “Belle-Orange-Cherry”, “Belle-Orange-Watermelon”, “Belle-Orange-Black 7”, “Belle-Orange-Net 7”, "Bell-Orange-White 7", "Bell-BAR-Orange", "Bell-BAR-Cherry", "Bell-BAR-Watermelon", "Bell-BAR-Black 7", "Bell-BAR-Net 7" , “BELL-BAR-WHITE 7” combination is awarded.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position one above the replay or plum, and the orange and BAR of the middle reel 2C are arranged at a position one above the replay. "Bell-orange-orange", "bell-orange-cherry", "bell-orange-watermelon", "bell-orange-black 7", "bell-orange-net 7", "bell-orange-" "White 7", "Bell-BAR-Orange", "Bell-BAR-Cherry", "Bell-BAR-Watermelon", "Bell-BAR-Black 7", "Bell-BAR-Net 7", "Bell-BAR" When any combination of “White 7” is prepared, “Replay-Replay-Watermelon / Replay / Plum / Cherry / Net 7 / White 7”, “Replay-Plum-Replay-Replay-Watermelon / Replay / Plum / Chi Lee / Net 7 / White 7 ”,“ Plum-Replay-Replay-Replay-Watermelon / Replay / Plum / Cherry / Net 7 / White 7 ”,“ Plum-Plum-Replay-Replay-Watermelon / Replay / Plum / Cherry / The combination of “net 7 / white 7” is aligned at the lower stage, that is, the invalid line LM2.

  Further, in the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel, orange and BAR are arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, orange, cherry, watermelon, black 7, net 7 , One of white 7 is arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when the lower stage replay is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that the prize can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  The tumble replay is awarded when the combination of “bell-replay-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN.

  Referring now to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is located one position above the replay or plum, and the bell of the right reel 2R is located one position below the replay. So, when the combination of “bell-replay-bell” is complete, the combination of “replay-replay-replay”, “replay-replay-plum”, “plum-replay-replay”, “plum-replay-plum” goes up to the right. That is, they are aligned with the invalid line LM4.

  In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel, the replay is arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, the bell is arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a fall replay is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that a prize can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  As shown in FIG. 17, after winning the fall replay in normal / RT0, it is controlled to RT1.

  The promotion replay 1 is awarded when a combination of “replay-replay-bell” and “plum-replay-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN. In the left reel 2L, one of the replays and plums is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel 2C, the replay is arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, the bell is arranged within 5 frames. ing. Therefore, it can be said that, as a general rule, the promotion replay 1 can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R if it is won.

  Promotion Replay 2 is when any combination of “Bell-Orange-Replay”, “Bell-Orange-Plum”, “Bell-BAR-Replay”, and “Bell-BAR-Plum” is arranged on the winning line LN. Winning a prize.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position one above the replay or plum, and the orange and BAR of the middle reel 2C are arranged at a position one above the replay. Since the replay and plum of the right reel 2R are arranged one position above the bell, “bell-orange-replay”, “bell-orange-plum”, “bell-BAR-replay”, “ When the combination of “bell-BAR-plum” is arranged, the combination of “replay-replay-bell” and “plum-replay-bell” is arranged in the lower stage, that is, the invalid line LM2.

  In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel, orange and BAR are arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, replay and plum are arranged within 5 frames. ing. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when the promotion replay 2 is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that, as a rule, it can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  As shown in FIG. 17, after winning a promotion replay (promotion replay 1 or promotion replay 2) in normal / RT1, the control is made to normal / RT0. As will be described later, the promotion replay is set not to win independently in the internal lottery in normal / RT2, normal / RT3, and normal / RT4. Further, when the special combination and the promotion replay are won at the same time in the internal lottery in the normal / RT2, the normal / RT3, and the normal / RT4, it is controlled to the internal 1 / RT0 or the internal 2 / RT0 at that time. For this reason, no promotion replay is won in normal / RT2, normal / RT3, or normal / RT4. As a result, it is configured not to be controlled from normal / RT2, normal / RT3, normal / RT4 to normal / RT0, and only when it is normal / RT1 is promoted replay, and only from normal / RT1 is normal / RT0. It is comprised so that it may be controlled.

  The special replay is awarded when a combination of “bell-replay-replay” and “bell-replay-plum” is arranged on the winning line LN. In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel 2C, the replay is arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, one of the replays and plums is arranged within 5 frames. ing. Therefore, as a general rule, special replays can be said to be a role that can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R if they are elected.

  As shown in FIG. 17, after winning the special replay in normal / RT1 and normal / RT3, control is performed to normal / RT2. In addition, after winning the special replay in normal / RT2, control is performed to normal / RT1. As will be described later, the special replay is set so as not to be won independently in the internal lottery in the normal / RT1 and normal / RT4. Further, when the special combination and special replay are won at the same time in the internal / RT1 or normal / RT4 internal lottery, the internal 1 / RT0 or the internal 2 / RT0 is controlled at that time. Therefore, the special replay is not won in normal / RT1 and normal / RT4. As a result, it is configured not to be controlled from normal / RT1, normal / RT4 to normal / RT2, and a special replay is awarded only in normal / RT0, normal / RT3, and from normal / RT0 / normal / RT3. Only normal and RT2 are controlled.

  The SP replay includes “Replay-Orange-Black 7”, “Replay-Orange-Net 7”, “Replay-Orange-White 7”, “Replay-Orange-Plum”, “Replay-BAR-Black 7” on the winning line LN. ”,“ Replay-BAR-Net 7 ”,“ Replay-BAR-White 7 ”,“ Replay-BAR-Plum ”,“ Plum-Orange-Black 7 ”,“ Plum-Orange-Net 7 ”,“ Plum-Orange ” -White 7 "," Plum-Orange-Plum "," Plum-BAR-Black 7 "," Plum-BAR-Net 7 "," Plum-BAR-White 7 "," Plum-BAR-Plum " The winning combination will be awarded when the combination is complete.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the replay and plum of the left reel 2L are arranged at a position one above the orange and BAR, and the black 7, net 7, white 7 and plum of the right reel 2R are orange. , Because it is located one position below the BAR, "Orange-Orange-Orange", "Orange-Orange-BAR", "Orange-BAR-BAR", "BAR-Orange-Orange", "BAR-Orange" The combination of “−BAR” and “BAR-BAR-BAR” rises to the right, that is, aligns with the invalid line LM4.

  In the left reel 2L, replay and plum are arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel orange and BAR are arranged in 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, black 7, net 7, white 7, The plum is arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when SP replay is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that the winning can be made regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  As shown in FIG. 17, after winning the SP replay in normal / RT2, control is performed in normal / RT3. As will be described later, the SP replay is set not to win independently in the internal lottery in the normal / RT0, normal / RT1, and normal / RT4. Further, when the special combination and SP replay are won at the same time in the internal lottery in the normal / RT0, normal / RT1, and normal / RT4, the internal one / RT0 or the internal two / RT0 is controlled at that time. Therefore, the SP replay is not won in the normal / RT0, normal / RT1, and normal / RT4. As a result, normal / RT0, normal / RT1, and normal / RT4 are not controlled to normal / RT3, and SP replay is awarded only when normal / RT2 and normal / RT3 only from normal / RT2. It is comprised so that it may be controlled. If the special replay is won in the normal / RT3, the normal / RT3 is maintained.

  Next, the transition outcome will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 16, the transition items are “Replay-Orange-Bell”, “Replay-BAR-Bell”, “Plum-Orange-Bell”, “Plum-BAR-Bell”, “Replay-Bell-Orange”. ”,“ Replay-Bell-BAR ”,“ Plum-Bell-Orange ”,“ Plum-Bell-BAR ”,“ Black 7-Orange-Orange ”,“ Black 7-Orange-BAR ”,“ Black 7-BAR- ” "Orange", "Black 7-BAR-BAR", "White 7-Orange-Orange", "White 7-Orange-BAR", "White 7-BAR-Orange", "White 7-BAR-BAR", "Watermelon -Orange-orange "," Watermelon-orange-BAR "," Watermelon-BAR-orange "," Watermelon-BAR-BAR ". In the present embodiment, left bells 1 to 4, middle bells 1 to 4, and right bells 1 to 4, which will be described later, are elected, and the reels other than the reels that serve as winning conditions for the middle bell are set as the first stop and are elected. When the bell is missed, the above-mentioned transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 17, normal / RT0, normal / RT2, normal / RT3, and normal / RT4 are controlled to normal / RT1 after the transition points are aligned with the winning line LN. In addition, when the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN in the normal / RT1, the normal / RT1 is maintained.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 18-22, the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object role for each gaming state will be described. In this embodiment, the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the inside one (BB1, BB3, RB2 is elected) or the inside 2 (BB2, BB4, RB1 is won) State), BB (RB), or RB, and the winning combination and the winning probability for the internal lottery are different. Furthermore, if the gaming state is the normal gaming state, at least one of the re-game player and the winning probability to be subject to the internal lottery differs depending on the types of RT0 to RT4. As will be described later as a lottery target combination, a plurality of winning combinations can be read out simultaneously and can be won in duplicate. In FIGS. 57 to 61, “+” is written between winning combinations to indicate that they are simultaneously read out as a lottery target combination in the internal lottery.

  In FIG. 18 to FIG. 22, the lottery target combination is shown in the vertical column, and the gaming state is shown in the horizontal column. In the column where the gaming state intersects with the lottery target, a circle indicates that the lottery target is read out in the gaming state, and a cross indicates the lottery target when in the gaming state. This indicates that the combination is not read.

  18 shows combinations of special combinations that are read out as lottery targets for each gaming state, and FIGS. 19 and 20 show combinations of small roles that are read out as lottery targets for each gaming state. FIG. 22 shows a combination of re-playing combinations that are read out as lottery targets for each gaming state. FIG. 23 shows combinations of the combinations that constitute the simultaneous winning combinations shown in FIGS.

  18 to 22 also show winning number commands associated with each winning combination.

  Normal / RT0, when BB, BB + weak watermelon, BB + strong watermelon, BB + weak cherry, BB + strong cherry, BB + middle stage cherry, BB + 1 single-player, BB + normal replay, BB + tumble replay, BB + promoted replay, BB + special replay, BB + SP Replay, RB, RB + strong watermelon, RB + weak cherry, RB + strong cherry, RB + 1 sheet, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, Middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherry, single role, replay GR11, replay GR12, replay GR13, replay GR14 , Replay GR15, replay GR16, replay GR21, replay GR22, replay GR23, lip Lee GR24, becomes replay GR25 is the subject role of internal lottery.

  In addition, a weak watermelon is an upper stage watermelon + right-down watermelon. That is, when the upper watermelon wins, it can be recognized that it is a weak watermelon. A strong watermelon is a middle-stage watermelon + right-down watermelon. That is, when the middle stage watermelon wins, it can be recognized that it is a strong watermelon. A weak cherry is a lower cherry alone, and a strong cherry is a lower cherry plus one piece. In the weak cherries, the combination of “BAR-BAR-BAR” in the middle tier can be recognized as weak cherries, while the cherry stops at the lower tier of the left reel 2L and the BAR-BAR in the middle tier. It can be recognized that it is a strong cherry when the combination of “−BAR” is prepared.

  The promotion replay is promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2. The bell is a middle bell + a downward-sloping bell. Left bell 1 is right falling bell 5 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 8, left bell 2 is right falling bell + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7, and left bell 3 is right falling bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3, left bell 4 is right falling bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 4. The left bells 1 to 4 are also simply called left bells. The middle bell 1 is the middle bell + the upper bell 2 + the upper bell 5, the middle bell 2 is the middle bell + the upper bell 1 + the upper bell 6, and the middle bell 3 is the middle bell + the upper bell 4 + the upper bell. 7 and the middle bell 4 is the middle bell + the upper bell 3 + the upper bell 8. The middle bells 1 to 4 are also simply called middle bells. The right bell 1 is the middle bell + the upper bell 3 + the upper bell 5, the right bell 2 is the middle bell + the upper bell 1 + the upper bell 7, and the right bell 3 is the middle bell + the upper bell 4 + the upper bell. 6 and the right bell 4 is the middle bell + the upper bell 2 + the upper bell 8. The right bells 1 to 4 are also simply called right bells. The left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4, and the right bells 1 to 4 are simply referred to as push order bells.

  Replay GR11 is a fall replay + promotion replay 2, replay GR12 is a fall replay + promotion replay 2 + normal replay, replay GR13 is a fall replay + promotion replay 1, and replay GR14 is a fall Replay + promotion replay 1 + normal replay, replay GR15 is fall replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2, and replay GR16 is fall replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2 + normal replay.

  Replay GR21 is tumble replay + special replay, replay GR22 is tumble replay + special replay + normal replay, replay GR23 is tumble replay + special replay + lower replay, and replay GR24 is Tumble replay + special replay + normal replay + lower replay. Replay GR25 is tumble replay + special replay + promotion replay 1.

  The winning number command corresponding to BB is “8B00”, the winning number command corresponding to BB + weak watermelon is “8B01”, the winning number command corresponding to BB + strong watermelon is “8B02”, and the winning number corresponding to BB + weak cherry. The command is “8B03”, the winning number command corresponding to BB + strong cherry is “8B04”, the winning number command corresponding to BB + middle cherries is “8B05”, the winning number command corresponding to BB + 1 double is “8B06”, BB + normal The winning number command corresponding to replay is “8B07”, the winning number command corresponding to BB + falling replay is “8B08”, the winning number command corresponding to BB + promotion replay is “8B09”, and the winning number command corresponding to BB + special replay is “8B0A”, corresponding to BB + SP replay Number command is “8B0B”, winning number command corresponding to RB is “8B0C”, winning number command corresponding to RB + strong watermelon is “8B0D”, winning number command corresponding to RB + weak cherry is “8B0E”, RB + strong cherry The winning number command corresponding to RB + 1 is “8B10”, the winning number command corresponding to the bell is “8B10”, the winning number command corresponding to the bell is “8B11”, and the winning number command corresponding to the left bell 1 is “8B12”. The winning number command corresponding to the left bell 2 is “8B13”, the winning number command corresponding to the left bell 3 is “8B14”, the winning number command corresponding to the left bell 4 is “8B15”, and the winning number command corresponding to the middle bell 1 is The number command is “8B16” and the winning number command corresponding to the middle bell 2 is “8B17” and corresponds to the middle bell 3 The selection number command is “8B18”, the winning number command corresponding to the middle bell 4 is “8B19”, the winning number command corresponding to the right bell 1 is “8B1A”, the winning number command corresponding to the right bell 2 is “8B1B”, The winning number command corresponding to right bell 3 is “8B1C”, the winning number command corresponding to right bell 4 is “8B1D”, the winning number command corresponding to weak watermelon is “8B1E”, and the winning number command corresponding to strong watermelon is “8B1F”, the winning number command corresponding to the weak cherry is “8B20”, the winning number command corresponding to the strong cherry is “8B21”, the winning number command corresponding to the middle cherries is “8B22”, and the winning corresponding to the single player Number command is “8B23”, winning number command corresponding to replay GR11 is “8B30”, corresponding to replay GR12 The winning number command to be played is “8B31”, the winning number command corresponding to replay GR13 is “8B32”, the winning number command corresponding to replay GR14 is “8B33”, the winning number command corresponding to replay GR15 is “8B34”, and replay GR16 The winning number command corresponding to is “8B35”, the winning number command corresponding to replay GR21 is “8B36”, the winning number command corresponding to replay GR22 is “8B37”, the winning number command corresponding to replay GR23 is “8B38”, The winning number command corresponding to the replay GR24 is “8B39”, and the winning number command corresponding to the replay GR25 is “8B3A”.

  When it is normal / RT1, BB, BB + weak watermelon, BB + strong watermelon, BB + weak cherry, BB + strong cherry, BB + middle tier cherry, BB + 1 sheet, BB + normal replay, BB + tumble replay, BB + promotion replay, BB + special replay, BB + SP Replay, RB, RB + strong watermelon, RB + weak cherry, RB + strong cherry, RB + 1 sheet, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, Middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, single role, normal replay, replay GR1, replay GR2, replay GR3 The replay GR4, the replay GR5, and the replay GR6 are subject to internal lottery.

  Replay GR1 is normal replay + promotion replay 1, replay GR2 is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2, replay GR3 is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + lower replay, and replay GR4. Is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2 + lower replay, replay GR5 is normal replay + promotion replay 2, and replay GR6 is normal replay + promotion replay 2 + lower replay.

  The winning number command corresponding to the normal replay is “8B28”, the winning number command corresponding to the replay GR1 is “8B2A”, the winning number command corresponding to the replay GR2 is “8B2B”, and the winning number command corresponding to the replay GR3 is "8B2C", the winning number command corresponding to replay GR4 is "8B2C", the winning number command corresponding to replay GR4 is "8B2D", the winning number command corresponding to replay GR5 is "8B2E", the winning number corresponding to replay GR6 The command is “8B2F”.

  Normal / RT2: BB, BB + weak watermelon, BB + strong watermelon, BB + weak cherry, BB + strong cherry, BB + middle cherries, BB + 1 single-player, BB + normal replay, BB + tumble replay, BB + promotion replay, BB + special replay, BB + SP Replay, RB, RB + strong watermelon, RB + weak cherry, RB + strong cherry, RB + 1 sheet, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, Middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, single role, normal replay, replay GR31, replay GR32, replay GR33 The replay GR34, the replay GR35, and the replay GR36 are subject to internal lottery.

  Replay GR31 is special replay + SP replay + normal replay, replay GR32 is special replay + SP replay + normal replay + falling replay, and replay GR33 is special replay + SP replay + lower replay, and replay GR34. Is special replay + SP replay + lower replay + falling replay, replay GR35 is special replay + SP replay + normal replay + lower replay, and replay GR36 is special replay + SP replay + normal replay + lower replay + It is a fall replay.

  The winning number command corresponding to the replay GR31 is “8B3B”, the winning number command corresponding to the replay GR32 is “8B3C”, the winning number command corresponding to the replay GR33 is “8B3D”, and the winning number command corresponding to the replay GR34 is The winning number command corresponding to “8B3E”, the replay GR35 is “8B3F”, and the winning number command corresponding to the replay GR36 is “8B40”.

  Normal / RT3: BB, BB + weak watermelon, BB + strong watermelon, BB + weak cherry, BB + strong cherry, BB + middle cherries, BB + 1 sheet, BB + normal replay, BB + tumble replay, BB + promotion replay, BB + special replay, BB + SP Replay, RB, RB + strong watermelon, RB + weak cherry, RB + strong cherry, RB + 1 sheet, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, Middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, one piece, replay GR31, replay GR32, replay GR33, replay GR34 The replay GR35, the replay GR36, and the SP replay are targeted for internal lottery.

  The winning number command corresponding to the SP replay is “8B41”.

  When it is normal RT4, BB, BB + weak watermelon, BB + strong watermelon, BB + weak cherry, BB + strong cherry, BB + middle tier cherry, BB + 1 sheet, BB + normal replay, BB + tumble replay, BB + promotion replay, BB + special replay, BB + SP Replay, RB, RB + strong watermelon, RB + weak cherry, RB + strong cherry, RB + 1 sheet, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, The middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3, right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle tier cherry, one-piece combination, and normal replay are subject to internal lottery.

  When internal center 1 · RT0, internal center 2 · RT0, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, center bell 1, center bell 2, center bell 3, center bell 4, right Bell 1, Right bell 2, Right bell 3, Right bell 4, Weak watermelon, Strong watermelon, Weak cherry, Strong cherry, Middle cherry, Single role, Normal replay, Lower replay, SP replay, Tumble replay, Promotion replay, Special Replay is the target for internal lottery.

  The winning number command corresponding to the fall replay is “8B42”, the winning number command corresponding to the promotion replay is “8B43”, and the winning number command corresponding to the special replay is “8B44”.

  When it is BBRB · RT0, the weak cherry and all roles are subject to internal lottery, and when it is RB · RT0, all roles, RB bell 1, RB bell 2, and RB bell 3 are subject to internal lottery.

  All roles are all small roles other than right-up bevel, ie middle bell + right-down bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3 + upper bell 4 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7 + upper bell 8 + middle watermelon + Lower right watermelon + upper watermelon + lower cherry + middle cherries + 1 piece + right rising bell + right rising rivet.

  The RB bell 1 is a right-up bell + right-up bevel, the RB bell 2 is a right-up bell + right-up bevel + right-up beryl, and the RB bell 3 is all small roles, that is, the middle stage bell. + Downward bell + Upper bell 1 + Upper bell 2 + Upper bell 3 + Upper bell 4 + Upper bell 5 + Upper bell 6 + Upper bell 7 + Upper bell 8 + Middle watermelon + Lower watermelon + Upper watermelon + Lower cherry + Middle cherry + Single role + Upright Bell + bevel up to the right + bevel up to the right.

  The winning number command corresponding to all roles is “8B24”, the winning number command corresponding to RB bell 1 is “8B25”, the winning number command corresponding to RB bell 2 is “8B26”, and the winning number command corresponding to RB bell 3 The number command is “8B27”.

  Also, in normal / RT0-4, etc., weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, one piece, normal replay, fall replay, promotion replay, SP replay that can be won simultaneously with either BB or RB The number of judgment values is 1 for internal / RT0 and 2 for internal / RT0, which are read separately from the special role, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherry, single role, normal replay, falling Since it is added to replay, promotion replay, and SP replay, the winning probability for each of the strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, single-player, normal replay, fall replay, promotion replay, and SP replay is constant. Is secured.

  In this way, the internal lottery role varies depending on whether the gaming state is the normal gaming state, 1 or 2 inside, BB (RB), or RB, and BB (RB) In RB, the internal lottery is performed using a lottery table in which the winning probability of the small role is set higher than in the normal gaming state and inside.

  Also, when the game state is 1 or 2 in the inside, the subject of the internal lottery does not change depending on whether it is 1 in the inside or 2 in the inside, but it is 1 in the inside or inside The internal lottery is performed using a lottery table in which the winning probabilities of the target re-gamer are different.

  In addition, when the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the re-game player to be subject to the internal lottery differs depending on whether it is RT0-4, and depending on whether it is RT0-4 An internal lottery is performed using a lottery table with different re-game players and their winning probabilities.

  As will be described in detail later, in the present embodiment, when a plurality of types of small roles (bells) and a plurality of types of re-playing roles are simultaneously won, the types of the selected small roles and re-playing roles and the stop Control is performed so that the symbol combination of the small combination and the combination of the re-playing combination determined according to the pressing order of the switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are aligned and stopped on the winning line LN within a drawing range of up to four frames. 23 to 25, the types of the small combination and re-playing combination to be won at the same time will be specifically described. FIG. 23 shows a list of small combinations and re-playing combination to be won at the same time. FIG. 24 shows reel control when a plurality of replays are won simultaneously, and FIG. 25 shows reel control when a plurality of small roles are won simultaneously.

  As shown in FIG. 24, when the replay GR1 (normal replay + promotion replay 1) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of left middle right, the combination of the promotion replay 1 among the selected re-playing players is won. Control to stop in line with the line LN is performed, and when stop operation is performed in an order other than left center right, control to stop the combination of normal replays in line with the winning line LN is performed.

  When replay GR2 (normal replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of left and right, the combination of promotion replay 1 among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN Control to stop is performed, and when stop operation is performed in an order other than left and right middle, control is performed to align the combination of normal replays to the winning line LN and stop.

  If Replay GR3 (Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Lower Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the middle left or right order, the combination of Promotion Replay 1 among the selected replay players will be aligned to the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed in an order other than middle left and right, control is performed so that the combination of normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  If Replay GR4 (Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Promotion Replay 2 + Lower Replay) is won and a stop operation is performed in the middle right / left order, the combination of Promotion Replay 1 among the selected replaying players is placed on the winning line LN When the stop operation is performed in an order other than middle right and left, the control is performed so that the combination of the normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  When replay GR5 (normal replay + promotion replay 2) is won and stop operation is performed in the order of the middle left and right, the combination of the promotion replay 2 among the selected replay players is stopped in line with the winning line LN When the stop operation is performed in an order other than the middle right and left, control is performed so that the combination of normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  When Replay GR6 (Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 2 + Lower Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of middle right and left, the combination of Promotion Replay 2 of the selected replaying players is aligned with the winning line LN Control to stop is performed, and when stop operations are performed in an order other than right center left, control is performed to align the normal replay combination with the winning line LN and stop.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the promoted replay 1, the promoted replay 2, and the normal replay are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R, so that the stop The reel control is performed so that the promotion replay 1, the promotion replay 2 or the normal replay always wins regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R according to the operation order.

  In this way, different operation modes are set as the operation modes for allowing the replays GR1 to 6 to win the promoted replays 1 and 2.

  Therefore, in the normal / RT1 where the replays GR1 to 6 are the targets of the internal lottery, if any of the replays GR1 to GR6 is elected, the promoted replay wins with a probability of 1/6, and the normal / RT0 Will be migrated.

  When replay GR11 (falling replay + promotion replay 2) is won and a stop operation is performed in the order of middle left and right, the combination of promotion replay 2 among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the control is performed and the stop operation is performed in an order other than the left middle right, the stop replay combination is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  If Replay GR12 (Tumble Replay + Promotion Replay 2 + Normal Replay) is won and stop operation is performed in the order of left and right, the combination of Promotion Replay 2 among the selected replay players will be aligned to the winning line LN and stopped When the stop operation is performed in an order other than left and right, the control for stopping the combination of falling replays on the winning line LN is performed.

  When the replay GR13 (falling replay + promotion replay 1) is won and a stop operation is performed in the middle left and right order, the control of stopping the combination of the promotion replay 1 among the selected replay players in the winning line LN If the stop operation is performed in an order other than middle left and right, control is performed to stop the combination of falling replays on the winning line LN.

  If Replay GR14 (Tumble Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Normal Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the middle right-left order, the combination of Promotion Replay 1 among the selected replay players will be aligned to the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed in an order other than the middle right and left, the control is performed to stop the combination of the fall replays aligned with the winning line LN.

  When Replay GR15 (Tumble Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Promotion Replay 2) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of the middle left and right, the combination of Promotion Replay 2 of the selected re-players is aligned with the winning line LN. If the stop operation is performed in an order other than the middle right and left, control is performed to stop the combination of falling replays aligned with the winning line LN.

  If Replay GR16 (Tumble Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Promotion Replay 2 + Normal Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of middle right and left, the combination of Promotion Replay 2 among the selected re-playing players will be the winning line LN When the stop operation is performed in an order other than the right middle left, the control is performed to stop the combination of the fall replays on the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the promotion replay 1, the promotion replay 2, and the fall replay are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. The reel control is performed so that the promotion replay 1, the promotion replay 2 or the fall replay always wins regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R according to the operation order.

  As described above, different operation modes are set as the operation modes in order to allow the replays GR11 to 16 to win the promoted replays 1 and 2 and to avoid the fall replay.

  Therefore, in the normal / RT0 where the replay GRs 11-16 are subject to internal lottery, if any of the replays GR11-16 is elected, the promoted replay wins with a probability of 1/6 and the normal / RT0 is maintained. On the other hand, the fall replay wins with a probability of 5/6 and shifts to normal RT1.

  When the replay GR21 (falling replay + special replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of left middle, right, and right, the combination of the special replays among the replaying players who have won is controlled to stop at the winning line LN. If the stop operation is performed in an order other than the left middle right, control is performed to stop the combination of the fall replays aligned with the winning line LN.

  When replay GR22 (falling replay + special replay + normal replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of left and right, the combination of special replays among the selected replay players is stopped in line with the winning line LN. When the control is performed and the stop operation is performed in an order other than right and left, the control is performed to stop the combination of the fall replays on the winning line LN.

  When replay GR23 (falling replay + special replay + lower replay) is won and a stop operation is performed in the middle / left / right order, the combination of special replays among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the control is performed and the stop operation is performed in an order other than the middle left and right, the control is performed so that the combination of falling replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  When Replay GR24 (Tumble Replay + Special Replay + Normal Replay + Lower Replay) is won and the stop operation is made in the middle right-left order, the combination of special replays among the selected replay players is aligned to the winning line LN If the stop operation is performed in an order other than middle right and left, the combination of falling replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  If Replay GR25 (Tumble Replay + Special Replay + Promotion Replay 1) is elected and right-pressed, that is, if a stop operation is performed in an operation mode in which the right reel 2R is first stopped, the special replay among the replayed players selected When the stop operation is performed in the operation mode in which the combination of the above is aligned with the pay line LN and left-pressed, that is, in the operation mode in which the left reel 2L is first stopped or in the middle mode, that is, in the operation mode in which the middle reel 2C is first stopped. In this case, a control is performed to stop the combination of falling replays in line with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, since the symbols constituting the special replay and the fall replay are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less in all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R, Regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R, the reel control is performed so that the special replay or the fall replay is always won.

  In this way, different operation modes are set as the operation modes in order to win special replays and avoid falling replays with the replays GR21 to GR25.

  For this reason, if one of the replays GR21 to 25 is elected in the normal / RT0 in which the replays GR21 to 25 are the targets of the internal lottery, the special replay wins with a probability of 1/5 and shifts to the normal / RT2. On the other hand, the fall replay wins with a probability of 4/5 and shifts to normal RT1.

  When replay GR31 (special replay + SP replay + normal replay) is won and a stop operation is performed in the order of left, middle and right, the combination of SP replays among the selected replay players is stopped in line with the winning line LN. If the stop operation is performed in the order of left and right, control is performed so that the combination of normal replays among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN, and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle or right button. In the case where it has been made, a control for stopping the combination of special replays in alignment with the winning line LN is performed.

  When replay GR32 (special replay + SP replay + normal replay + fall replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of left and right, the combination of SP replays among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN When the stop operation is performed in the order of left, middle and right, control is performed so that the combination of the normal replays among the selected re-playing players is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When a stop operation is performed, control is performed so that the combination of special replays is stopped on the winning line LN.

  When replay GR33 (special replay + SP replay + lower stage replay) is won, and stop operation is performed in the middle left and right order, the control for stopping the combination of SP replays in the winning replay combination in line with the winning line LN If the stop operation is performed in the order of middle right and left, control is performed so that the combination of the normal replays among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN, and the stop operation is performed by pressing left or right. In the case where it has been made, a control for stopping the combination of special replays in alignment with the winning line LN is performed.

  When Replay GR34 (Special Replay + SP Replay + Lower Replay + Falling Replay) is won and the stop operation is made in the middle right / left order, the combination of SP replays among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN. If stop operation is performed in the order of middle left and right, control is performed so that the combination of normal replays among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped, and left or right press When a stop operation is performed, control is performed so that the combination of special replays is stopped on the winning line LN.

  When Replay GR35 (Special Replay + SP Replay + Normal Replay + Lower Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of left and right, the combination of SP replays among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN When the stop operation is performed in the order of right middle, left, and right, the combination of normal replays among the selected re-playing players is controlled to stop at the winning line LN. When a stop operation is performed, control is performed so that the combination of special replays is stopped on the winning line LN.

  If Replay GR36 (Special Replay + SP Replay + Normal Replay + Lower Replay + Falling Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of middle right and left, the combination of SP Replay among the selected replayers will be the winning line When the stop operation is performed in the order of right and left, when the stop operation is performed in the order of right and left, control is performed so that the combination of the normal replays among the selected replay players is stopped in alignment with the winning line LN. Alternatively, when a stop operation is performed by middle pressing, control is performed so that the combination of special replays is aligned with the pay line LN and stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the SP replay, special replay, and normal replay are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less in all of the left reel 2L, middle reel 2C, and right reel 2R. Accordingly, the reel control is performed so that the SP replay, special replay, or normal replay always wins regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  In this way, different operation modes are set as operation modes for winning SP replays with the replay GRs 31 to 36, and different operations are performed as operation modes for winning SP replays or normal replays and avoiding special replays. A mode is set.

  Therefore, in the normal / RT2 where the replay GRs 31 to 36 are the targets of the internal lottery, if any of the replay GRs 31 to 36 is won, the SP replay is won with a probability of 1/6 and the process proceeds to the normal / RT3. On the other hand, the normal replay or special replay is won with a probability of 5/6 and the normal / RT2 is maintained. In addition, when SP replay wins as will be described later, one or more navigation stocks that are advantageous to the player will always be given, so if one of the replay GRs 31 to 36 is won in normal / RT2 One or more SP replays are won with a probability of 1/6, and one or more navigation stocks are given, and it is easy to win SP replays, that is, it is possible to shift to normal RT3 where there is a high possibility that navigation stocks will be given.

  In addition, in normal / RT3 where the replay GRs 31 to 36 are the targets of the internal lottery, if one of the replays GR31 to 36 is won, the SP replay wins with a probability of 1/6 and one navigation stock described later On the other hand, the normal replay wins with a probability of 1/6 and normal RT3 is maintained, and the special replay wins with a probability of 4/6 and shifts to normal RT2.

  As shown in FIG. 25, when the left bell 1 (lower right bell + upper bell 5 + upper bell 8) is won and the stop operation is performed by pressing the left button, the combination of the right lowering bell among the selected small roles is selected. The stop control is performed in line with the winning line LN, and when the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle or right side, any combination of the upper bell 5, the upper bell 8 or the transitional outcome is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. To control.

  If left bell 2 (lower right bell + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7) wins and the stop operation is performed by left-pressing, the combination of right-down bells of the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 6, the upper bell 7, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  If left bell 3 (lower right bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the left button, the right falling bell combination of the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed such that any combination of the upper bell 2, the upper bell 3, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  If left bell 4 (lower right bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 4) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the left button, the combination of the right falling bells of the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 2, the upper bell 4, or the transitional outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbol of the right-down bell is arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the left bells 1 to 4 are elected, a stop operation is performed by pushing left. In this case, regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed so that the right lowering bell is aligned with the winning line LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are at intervals of 5 frames or more on all reels. Even if the left bells 1 to 4 are elected because there are places that are arranged, if the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle or right, it becomes the drawing range of the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8 If the stop operation is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, the control is performed so that the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When middle bell 1 (middle bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 5) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the control of stopping the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles with the winning line LN is stopped. If a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or right-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 2, the upper bell 5, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When middle bell 2 (middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 6) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the control of stopping the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles with the winning line LN is stopped. If the stop operation is performed by pressing left or right, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 1, the upper bell 6, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When middle bell 3 (middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 7) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the control of stopping the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles on the winning line LN is stopped. If a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or right-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 4, the upper bell 7, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When middle bell 4 (middle bell + upper bell 3 + upper bell 8) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the control of stopping the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles on the winning line LN is stopped. If a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or right-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 3, the upper bell 8, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbols of the middle bell are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the middle bell 1 to 4 is elected, when the stop operation is performed by middle push Regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed so that the middle bell is aligned with the winning line LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or more on all reels. Even if the middle bells 1 to 4 are elected, if the stop operation is performed by pressing left or right, an appropriate range that will be drawn in the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8 will be used. If the stop operation is not performed at the timing, the selected upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, control is performed so that the shift outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When right bell 1 (middle bell + upper bell 1 upper bell 7) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pushing right, the combination of middle bells among the selected small roles is stopped in alignment with the winning line LN. When a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 1, the upper bell 7, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When right bell 2 (middle bell + upper bell 3 + upper bell 5) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 3, the upper bell 5, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  When right bell 3 (middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 6) is elected and a stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of middle bells among the selected small roles is stopped in alignment with winning line LN. When a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 4, the upper bell 6, or the transitional outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When right bell 4 (middle bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 8) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of middle bells of the selected small roles is stopped in alignment with winning line LN. When a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 2, the upper bell 8, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbols of the middle bell are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the right bell 1 to 4 is elected, when the stop operation is performed by pushing right However, regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed so that the middle bell is aligned with the winning line LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or more on all reels. Therefore, even if the right bells 1 to 4 are elected, if the stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, an appropriate drawing range of the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8 is appropriate. If the stop operation is not performed at the timing, the selected upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, control is performed so that the shift outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when any of the left bell, middle bell, right bell, that is, the push order bell is won, the stop operation is performed in a specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination. While the right-down bell or middle bell always wins, if the stop operation is performed in an operation mode other than the specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination, the upper bell is aligned at 1/4, but 3/4 In some cases, the upper bells are not aligned and the transition outcomes are aligned.

  For this reason, at the time of winning the push order bell, the expected value of the number of medals to be paid out can be changed depending on whether or not it is operated in a specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination. In other words, even if one of the push order bells is won, it is impossible to intentionally select a specific operation mode unless the type is known. Although a medal can be surely obtained by winning a prize, the upper bell can be won only by 1/4 at a ratio of 2/3, and a medal cannot be surely obtained.

  When RB bell 1 (Right-up bell + Right-up Rivebe) is elected and a stop operation is performed by left-pressing, control is performed so that the combination of right-up bells among the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. If a stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed to align the combination of rising right ribs on the winning line LN and stop.

  If RB Bell 2 (Rising Right Bell + Right Rising Bevel + Right Rising Berri) is won and stopped by pressing the middle, the combination of the right rising bells of the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. If the stop operation is performed by pressing the button to the left, the control is performed to stop the right-up bevel combination in alignment with the winning line LN. If the stop operation is performed by pressing the button to the right, Control is performed to stop the combination in line with the winning line LN.

  RB bell 3 (middle bell + lower right bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 3 + upper bell 4 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7 + upper bell 8 + middle watermelon + lower watermelon + upper watermelon + lower cherry + middle cherry +1 sheet role + right-up bell + right-up bevel + right-up bevel), and if the stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of right-up bells in the selected small role is aligned with the winning line LN Control to stop is performed, and when a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed to stop the right-beveled bevel combination aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbols of the right-up bell, the right-up bevel, and the right-up bevel are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the RB bells 1 to 4 are won, Regardless of the timing of the stop operation, any combination of right-up bell, right-up ribebe and right-up bevel will be aligned on the winning line LN and 10 medals will be paid out, but at a rate of 1/3 Only "bell-bell-bell" combinations will be aligned to the right.

  Although not particularly illustrated, when a bell (middle bell + lower right bell) is won, a combination of “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN regardless of the stop order of the reels and the operation timing. To be controlled.

  Also, all roles (middle bell + lower right bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3 + upper bell 4 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7 + upper bell 8 + middle watermelon + right lower watermelon + upper watermelon + lower cherry + middle (Cherry + 1 hand + right-up bell + right-up rivebe) is selected, the “bell-bell-bell” combination is controlled to rise to the right regardless of the reel stop order and operation timing. The

[Game flow]
As shown in FIG. 17, in the present embodiment, the normal gaming state, the inside 1, the inside 2, RB, and BB (RB) are controlled, and in the normal gaming state, any of RT 0 to 4 is controlled. It is controlled.

  As described above, the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is allocated with an area for storing a gaming state flag that can specify a gaming state and an area for storing an RT flag that can specify an RT type. Yes.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as the lottery table in which the number of determination values of the target combination is determined, the lottery table for internal one, the lottery table for internal two, the lottery table for RB, and for BB (RB) Each has a lottery table and a lottery table for the normal gaming state. Further, as a lottery table for the normal gaming state, a lottery table for RT0, a lottery table for RT1, a lottery table for RT2, and a lottery table for RT3 And RT4 lottery tables.

  Then, in the internal lottery process, referring to the value of the gaming state flag and the value of the RT flag stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, the gaming state and the RT type are specified, and the lottery table is selected accordingly. By performing the lottery using the selected lottery table, the lottery subject according to the gaming state and the RT type is selected with the winning probability according to the gaming state and the RT type.

  Specifically, referring to the value of the gaming state flag stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, whether the current gaming state is BB (RB), whether it is RB, whether it is 1 in the inside, It is determined whether or not it is 2 in the inside, and if the current gaming state is in BB (RB), for the BB (RB) in which the target combination of the internal lottery in BB (RB) and the number of determination values thereof are stored The lottery table is selected and the lottery is performed. If it is during the RB, the lottery table for the RB in which the target part of the internal lottery in RB and the number of determination values thereof are stored is selected and the lottery is performed. If it is 2 in the internal lottery, the lottery table for the internal 1 is selected and the lottery table for the internal 1 is stored. Inside the target role and the number of judgment values If the current gaming state is neither BB (RB), RB, nor internal 1 or 2, i.e., the normal gaming state, the lottery table is selected in the RAM 41c. Refers to the stored RT flag value, selects the lottery table for normal use in which the target combination of internal lottery and the number of judgment values are stored according to the RT type specified from the value, and draws Thus, the lottery of the target combination corresponding to each gaming state and the type of RT is performed with a winning probability corresponding to each gaming state and the type of RT.

  Normal / RT0 is normal / RT1 when a promotion replay wins (when either one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is elected and a stop operation is performed in the order in which the promotion replay wins), normal / RT1 or normal / RT2 Shifts when the game is completed due to the consumption of the specified number of games. Regardless of the number of games after the transition to normal / RT0, the normal / RT0 shifts to the normal / RT1 by winning the fall replay or stopping the transition, or to the normal / RT2 by winning the special replay It ends when the special role is elected and moves to the inside 1 or inside 2 inside.

  Normal / RT1 is transitioned when normal / RT0, normal / RT2, normal / RT3, normal / RT4 stops, or normal / RT0 falls down, or normal / RT2 moves when special replay wins To do. The normal RT1 is such that the RT remaining game count is subtracted for each game, and the RT remaining game count becomes 0 after digesting the specified game count (1000G in the present embodiment). The process ends when the transition is made to normal / RT0 or the special role is won and the transition is made to internal 1 or internal 2.

  Normal / RT2 shifts when a special replay wins in normal / RT0 or normal / RT3. In normal / RT2, the number of remaining RT games is subtracted for each game, and when the prescribed number of games (30G in the present embodiment) is consumed, the number of remaining RT games becomes zero. Transition to normal / RT0, SP replay wins and transition to normal / RT3, transitional event stops and transition to normal / RT1, or special role is won and internal 1 or internal 2 It ends by moving to.

  Normal / RT3 shifts when SP replay wins in normal / RT2. Regardless of the number of games since the transition to normal / RT3, whether or not the normal / RT3 shifts to the normal / RT2 with the special replay winning, or the transition outcome stops and shifts to the normal / RT1 When the special role is elected and moves to the inside 1 or the inside 2, it ends.

  Normal / RT4 shifts to the end of BB (RB) and RB. Regardless of the number of games since the transition to the normal / RT4, the normal / RT4 stops the transition and moves to the RT1, or the special role is elected and moves to the internal 1 or the internal 2 To finish.

  The inside 1 shifts when the BB among special roles is won in the normal gaming state. Then, regardless of the number of games since the transition to the inside, the inside 1 finishes when the special role that triggered the transition to the inside 1 wins and shifts to BB (RB) or RB. .

  The inside 2 shifts when the RB wins the special combination in the normal gaming state. Then, inside 2 ends regardless of the number of games since the transition to the inside, when the special combination that triggered the transition to the inside 2 wins and shifts to BB (RB) or RB. .

  RB shifts when RB wins in 1 and 2 inside. And RB is complete | finished by digesting 12 games or winning 6 times.

  BB (RB) shifts when BB wins inside. Then, BB (RB) ends when the total number of medals paid out to BB (RB) exceeds the prescribed number, regardless of the number of games since the transition to BB (RB).

  In addition, the slot machine in the present embodiment can execute a navigation effect informing the sub-control unit 91 of information that can specify the push order for winning the navigation target role when winning the navigation target role. The effect state can be controlled during an assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) that is a notification period.

  Here, the gaming state and the RT transition status of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 17, when RB or BB (RB) ends, the routine shifts to normal RT4.

  In normal / RT4, when the transition is stopped, the transition is made to RT1, and when the special role is elected, the transition is made to internal 1 or internal 2 according to the type of the special role won.

  In normal / RT4, if any of the left bells 1-4, middle bells 1-4, right bells 1-4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome will stop. Therefore, any of the left bell 1-4, the middle bell 1-4, the right bell 1-4 can be won and the small role can be won in the normal RT 4 which has been shifted to after the end of RB or BB (RB) If not, the process moves to normal RT1.

  Normally, in RT1, the special role is not won, the promotion replay is not won, the specified number of games (1000G) is consumed, or the promotion replay wins, and the normal role is transferred to RT0, and the special role is won Depending on the type of the special role that has been won, the game moves to the inside 1 or 2 inside.

  Usually ・ Replay GR1-6 wins in RT1, and the promotion replay wins when the stop order is correct. Therefore, in normal ・ RT1, replay GR1-6 wins and corrects in the order of stop. It will shift to RT0.

  In normal / RT0, if the fall replay wins, or if the transition is stopped, it moves to normal / RT1, and if the special replay wins, it moves to normal / RT2, and the special role is won. Depending on the type of the special role, it shifts to 1 inside or 2 inside.

  Usually, the replays GR11 to 16 are won at RT0, the promotion replay wins when the stopping order is correct, and the fall replay wins when the answer is incorrect. In addition, when the replays GR21 to 25 are elected in normal / RT0 and the stop order is correct, the special replay is won, and if the answer is incorrect, the fall replay is won. In addition, in the case of normal / RT0, when any one of the left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4 and the right bells 1 to 4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome stops. Therefore, in normal / RT0, the replay GRs 21 to 25 are elected and the stop order is correct, so that the transition is made to normal / RT2 and the replay GRs 11 to 16 are elected and the stop order is incorrect or the left bell 1 -4, middle bell 1 to 4, right bell 1 to 4 are elected, and if it is not possible to win a small role, it will shift to normal · RT1.

  Normally, in RT2, the special role is not won, SP replay is not won, and the regular game number (30G) is used to move to normal RT0, and SP replay is won to move to normal RT3, When the special role is elected, it shifts to 1 inside or 2 inside depending on the kind of the special role won.

  In normal / RT2, the replay GRs 31 to 36 are won, and the SP replay wins when the stop order is correct. Further, in the normal / RT2, when any of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4 and the right bell 1 to 4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome stops. For this reason, in normal / RT2, the replays GR31 to 36 are elected, and when the stopping order is correct, the routine proceeds to normal / RT3, and any of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 Will be transferred to normal / RT1 if the winning combination is not successful.

  In normal / RT3, when the special replay wins, it moves to RT2, and when the transition roll stops, it moves to normal / RT1, and the special role is elected. Transition to Medium 1 or Internal 2

  In normal / RT3, the replay GRs 31 to 36 are elected, the SP replay or the normal replay is won when the stop order is correct, and the special replay is won if the answer is incorrect. Further, in the normal / RT3, when any one of the left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4 and the right bells 1 to 4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome is stopped. For this reason, in normal / RT3, the replay GRs 31 to 36 are elected, and the stop order becomes incorrect, so the routine proceeds to normal / RT2, and the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, the right bell 1 to 4 If either of them wins and the small combination cannot be won, the routine will shift to RT1.

  In the inside 1 and 2, the special role that triggers the transition to the inside wins a transition to RB or BB (RB).

[Contents of work in RAM 41c work]
Next, the work contents of the work in the RAM 41c will be described with reference to FIGS. The “symbol name” in the figure indicates an arbitrary name given to the workpiece. “XX” corresponds to the winning number command work, “ΔΔΔ” corresponds to the winning prediction work, and “xxx” corresponds to the winning work. “Content” indicates the work content. The value indicates a value used in connection with the work.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the winning number command work indicated by the symbol name “XXX” is the result of the internal lottery when the internal lottery is performed in the lottery work by the internal lottery process of Sd2 in FIG. A winning number command corresponding to 69 (corresponding to 69 winning number commands shown in FIGS. 18 to 22) is selected.

  The winning prediction work and the winning work shown in FIGS. 26 to 29 are used when the winning determination process of Sd4 in FIG. 9 is executed, and used to determine whether or not a normal winning has occurred. . In the winning prediction work, the type of winning that can be generated according to the result of the internal lottery is specified by the bit value as decision result information based on the result of the internal lottery. In the work for winning, the display result information indicating the winning that can be generated according to the derived display result is the winning result that can be generated based on the stop position of the reel (that is, the combination of symbols on the winning line LN). The type is specified by the bit value.

  In each bit, the bit value is set to “1” when winning can be generated. If no win can be generated, the bit value is set to “0”. Note that bits whose bit value is set to “0” in advance are unused bits. In the drawing, each reel is separated by “·”. In addition, when there are a plurality of symbols that can be stopped by one reel, they are separated by “/”, and a winning can be generated even if any of the symbols separated by “/” is stopped.

  First, in the winning prediction work shown in FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, at the top address, the combination that allows the middle bell to be generated, that is, the combination of “bell-bell-bell” in the winning line LN is the seventh bit. It is associated. Since the 0th to 6th bits are not used, each of these bits is set to “0”.

  In the subsequent second address, the combinations that allow the right-down bell winning are generated, that is, “Replay-Bell-Replay”, “Replay-Bell-Plum”, “Plum-Bell-Replay”, “ The “plum-bell-plum” combination is associated with the 0th bit. Since the seventh bit is not used, it is set to “0”.

  Further, in the second address, the combination that allows the winning of the upper bell 1, that is, the combination of “Replay-Orange-Orange” in the winning line LN is associated with the first bit.

  In the second address, a combination that can generate the upper bell 2 winning, that is, a combination of “Replay-Orange-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the second bit.

  In the second address, the combination that allows the winning of the upper bell 3, that is, the combination of “Replay-BAR-Orange” in the winning line LN is associated with the third bit.

  Further, in the second address, the combination that allows the winning of the upper bell 4, that is, the combination of “Replay-BAR-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the fourth bit.

  In the second address, a combination that can generate a winning of the upper bell 5, that is, a combination of “plum-orange-orange” in the winning line LN is associated with the fifth bit.

  In the second address, a combination that can generate a winning of the upper bell 6, that is, a combination of “Plum-Orange-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the sixth bit.

  In the third address, a combination that can generate a winning of the upper bell 7, that is, a combination of “Plum-BAR-Orange” in the winning line LN is associated with the 0th bit. The fifth to seventh bits are not used and are set to “0”.

  Further, in the third address, a combination that allows the winning of the upper bell 8, that is, a combination of “Plum-BAR-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the first bit.

  Further, in the third address, a combination that allows a right-up bell winning, that is, “black 7-bell-orange”, “white 7-bell-orange”, “watermelon-bell-orange” in the winning line LN. ”,“ Black 7-Bell-BAR ”,“ White 7-Bell-BAR ”, and“ Watermelon-Bell-BAR ”are associated with the second bit.

  Further, in the third address, a combination that allows a right-up bevel prize to be generated, that is, “black 7-bell-bell”, “white 7-bell-bell”, “watermelon-bell-bell” in the prize line LN. "Is associated with the third bit.

  Further, in the third address, a combination that allows a rightward rising bevel to be generated, that is, a combination of “bell-bell-orange” and “bell-bell-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the fourth bit. Has been.

  Further, in the fourth address, combinations that allow the middle stage watermelon to be awarded, that is, “Black 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “White 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “Watermelon-Watermelon-Watermelon” in the winning line LN. Are associated with the fifth bit. The 0th to 4th bits are not used and are set to “0”.

  In the fourth address, a combination that allows a right-down watermelon winning, that is, a combination of “Bell-Watermelon-Black 7” and “Bell-Watermelon-White 7” in the winning line LN is the sixth bit. It is associated.

  In the fourth address, a combination that allows winning of the upper watermelon, that is, a combination of “bell-black 7-replay” and “bell-white 7-replay” in the winning line LN corresponds to the seventh bit. It is attached.

  Further, in the fifth address, a combination that allows winning of the lower cherry, that is, “BAR-Orange-ANY (ANY can be any pattern)”, “BAR-BAR-ANY” in the winning line LN, A combination of “BAR-Bell-ANY” is associated with the fifth bit. The 0th to 4th bits are not used and are set to “0”.

  In the fifth address, a combination that allows the middle stage cherry to be awarded, that is, a combination of “cherry-ANY-ANY” in the winning line LN is associated with the sixth bit.

  In the fifth address, a combination capable of generating a single winning combination, that is, a combination of “black 7-cherry-net 7” in the winning line LN is associated with the seventh bit.

  Further, at the sixth address, a combination in which a normal replay winning can be generated, that is, “replay-replay-replay”, “replay-replay-plum”, “plum-replay-replay”, “plum-replay-replay”, “ The combination of “Plum-Replay-Plum” is associated with the first bit. The 0th bit is not used and is set to “0”.

  Further, at the sixth address, a combination that allows a lower replay winning, that is, “Bell-Orange-Orange”, “Bell-Orange-Cherry”, “Bell-Orange-Watermelon”, “ "Bell-Orange-Black 7", "Bell-Orange-Net 7", "Bell-Orange-White 7", "Bell-BAR-Orange", "Bell-BAR-Cherry", "Bell-BAR-Watermelon", A combination of “bell-BAR-black 7”, “bell-BAR-net 7”, and “bell-BAR-white 7” is associated with the second bit.

  In the sixth address, a combination that allows a fall replay winning, that is, a combination of “bell-replay-bell” in the winning line LN, is associated with the third bit.

  In the sixth address, a combination that allows the promotion Replay 1 to be awarded, that is, a combination of “Replay-Replay-Bell” and “Plum-Replay-Bell” in the winning line LN is associated with the fourth bit. Has been.

  Further, at the sixth address, a combination that allows the promotion Replay 2 to be awarded, that is, “Bell-Orange-Replay”, “Bell-Orange-Plum”, “Bell-BAR-Replay” in the winning line LN, A combination of “bell-BAR-plum” is associated with the fifth bit.

  Further, in the sixth address, a combination capable of generating a special replay winning, that is, a combination of “bell-replay-replay” and “bell-replay-plum” in the winning line LN is associated with the sixth bit. ing.

  Further, at the sixth address, combinations that allow SP replay winning, ie, “Replay-Orange-Black 7”, “Replay-Orange-Net 7”, “Replay-Orange-White 7” in the winning line LN. "," Replay-Orange-Plum "," Replay-BAR-Black 7 "," Replay-BAR-Net 7 "," Replay-BAR-White 7 "," Replay-BAR-Plum "," Plum-Orange- " “Black 7”, “Plum-Orange-Net 7”, “Plum-Orange-White 7”, “Plum-Orange-Plum”, “Plum-BAR-Black 7”, “Plum-BAR-Net 7”, “Plum” The combination of “−BAR−white 7” and “plum-BAR-plum” is associated with the seventh bit.

  In the seventh address, a combination that allows BB winning, that is, a combination of “white 7-white 7-white 7” in the winning line LN is associated with the sixth bit. The 0th to 5th bits are not used and are set to “0”.

  In the seventh address, a combination that enables RB winning, that is, a combination of “black 7-black 7-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the seventh bit.

  Next, in the winning work shown in FIG. 28 and FIG. 29, at the top address, the combination that can generate the middle bell winning, that is, the combination of “bell-bell-bell” in the winning line LN is the seventh bit. It is associated. Since the 0th to 6th bits are not used, each of these bits is set to “0”.

  In the subsequent second address, the combinations that allow the right-down bell winning are generated, that is, “Replay-Bell-Replay”, “Replay-Bell-Plum”, “Plum-Bell-Replay”, “ The “plum-bell-plum” combination is associated with the 0th bit. Since the seventh bit is not used, it is set to “0”.

  Further, in the second address, the combination that allows the winning of the upper bell 1, that is, the combination of “Replay-Orange-Orange” in the winning line LN is associated with the first bit.

  In the second address, a combination that can generate the upper bell 2 winning, that is, a combination of “Replay-Orange-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the second bit.

  In the second address, the combination that allows the winning of the upper bell 3, that is, the combination of “Replay-BAR-Orange” in the winning line LN is associated with the third bit.

  Further, in the second address, the combination that allows the winning of the upper bell 4, that is, the combination of “Replay-BAR-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the fourth bit.

  In the second address, a combination that can generate a winning of the upper bell 5, that is, a combination of “plum-orange-orange” in the winning line LN is associated with the fifth bit.

  In the second address, a combination that can generate a winning of the upper bell 6, that is, a combination of “Plum-Orange-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the sixth bit.

  In the third address, a combination that can generate a winning of the upper bell 7, that is, a combination of “Plum-BAR-Orange” in the winning line LN is associated with the 0th bit.

  Further, in the third address, a combination that allows the winning of the upper bell 8, that is, a combination of “Plum-BAR-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the first bit.

  Further, in the third address, a combination that allows a right-up bell winning, that is, “black 7-bell-orange”, “white 7-bell-orange”, “watermelon-bell-orange” in the winning line LN. ”,“ Black 7-Bell-BAR ”,“ White 7-Bell-BAR ”, and“ Watermelon-Bell-BAR ”are associated with the second bit.

  Further, in the third address, a combination that allows a right-up bevel prize to be generated, that is, “black 7-bell-bell”, “white 7-bell-bell”, “watermelon-bell-bell” in the prize line LN. "Is associated with the third bit.

  Further, in the third address, a combination that allows a rightward rising bevel to be generated, that is, a combination of “bell-bell-orange” and “bell-bell-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the fourth bit. Has been.

  Further, at the third address, a combination in which the transition outcome can be stopped, that is, “Replay-Orange-Bell”, “Replay-BAR-Bell”, “Plum-Orange-Bell”, “Plum” in the winning line LN. The combination of “-BAR-Bell” is associated with the fifth bit.

  Further, at the third address, a combination in which the transfer outcome can be stopped, that is, “Replay-Bell-Orange”, “Replay-Bell-BAR”, “Plum-Bell-Orange”, “Plum” in the winning line LN. -Bell-BAR "is associated with the sixth bit.

  Further, at the third address, a combination that can stop the transition outcome, that is, “black 7-orange-orange”, “black 7-orange-BAR”, “black 7-BAR-orange” in the winning line LN. , “Black 7-BAR-BAR”, “White 7-Orange-Orange”, “White 7-Orange-BAR”, “White 7-BAR-Orange”, “White 7-BAR-BAR”, “Watermelon-Orange” -Orange "," Watermelon-Orange-BAR "," Watermelon-BAR-Orange ", and" Watermelon-BAR-BAR "are associated with the seventh bit.

  Further, in the fourth address, combinations that allow the middle stage watermelon to be awarded, that is, “Black 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “White 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “Watermelon-Watermelon-Watermelon” in the winning line LN. Are associated with the fifth bit. The 0th to 4th bits are not used and are set to “0”.

  In the fourth address, a combination that allows a right-down watermelon winning, that is, a combination of “Bell-Watermelon-Black 7” and “Bell-Watermelon-White 7” in the winning line LN is the sixth bit. It is associated.

  In the fourth address, a combination that allows winning of the upper watermelon, that is, a combination of “bell-black 7-replay” and “bell-white 7-replay” in the winning line LN corresponds to the seventh bit. It is attached.

  Further, in the fifth address, a combination that allows winning of the lower cherry, that is, “BAR-Orange-ANY (ANY can be any pattern)”, “BAR-BAR-ANY” in the winning line LN, A combination of “BAR-Bell-ANY” is associated with the fifth bit. The 0th to 4th bits are not used and are set to “0”.

  In the fifth address, a combination that allows the middle stage cherry to be awarded, that is, a combination of “cherry-ANY-ANY” in the winning line LN is associated with the sixth bit.

  In the fifth address, a combination capable of generating a single winning combination, that is, a combination of “black 7-cherry-net 7” in the winning line LN is associated with the seventh bit.

  Further, at the sixth address, a combination in which a normal replay winning can be generated, that is, “replay-replay-replay”, “replay-replay-plum”, “plum-replay-replay”, “plum-replay-replay”, “ The combination of “Plum-Replay-Plum” is associated with the first bit. The 0th bit is not used and is set to “0”.

  Further, at the sixth address, a combination that allows a lower replay winning, that is, “Bell-Orange-Orange”, “Bell-Orange-Cherry”, “Bell-Orange-Watermelon”, “ "Bell-Orange-Black 7", "Bell-Orange-Net 7", "Bell-Orange-White 7", "Bell-BAR-Orange", "Bell-BAR-Cherry", "Bell-BAR-Watermelon", A combination of “bell-BAR-black 7”, “bell-BAR-net 7”, and “bell-BAR-white 7” is associated with the second bit.

  In the sixth address, a combination that allows a fall replay winning, that is, a combination of “bell-replay-bell” in the winning line LN, is associated with the third bit.

  In the sixth address, a combination that allows the promotion Replay 1 to be awarded, that is, a combination of “Replay-Replay-Bell” and “Plum-Replay-Bell” in the winning line LN is associated with the fourth bit. Has been.

  Further, at the sixth address, a combination that allows the promotion Replay 2 to be awarded, that is, “Bell-Orange-Replay”, “Bell-Orange-Plum”, “Bell-BAR-Replay” in the winning line LN, A combination of “bell-BAR-plum” is associated with the fifth bit.

  Further, in the sixth address, a combination capable of generating a special replay winning, that is, a combination of “bell-replay-replay” and “bell-replay-plum” in the winning line LN is associated with the sixth bit. ing.

  Further, at the sixth address, combinations that allow SP replay winning, ie, “Replay-Orange-Black 7”, “Replay-Orange-Net 7”, “Replay-Orange-White 7” in the winning line LN. "," Replay-Orange-Plum "," Replay-BAR-Black 7 "," Replay-BAR-Net 7 "," Replay-BAR-White 7 "," Replay-BAR-Plum "," Plum-Orange- " “Black 7”, “Plum-Orange-Net 7”, “Plum-Orange-White 7”, “Plum-Orange-Plum”, “Plum-BAR-Black 7”, “Plum-BAR-Net 7”, “Plum” The combination of “−BAR−white 7” and “plum-BAR-plum” is associated with the seventh bit.

  In the seventh address, a combination that allows BB winning, that is, a combination of “white 7-white 7-white 7” in the winning line LN is associated with the sixth bit. The 0th to 5th bits are not used and are set to “0”.

  In the seventh address, a combination that enables RB winning, that is, a combination of “black 7-black 7-BAR” in the winning line LN is associated with the seventh bit.

  As described above, it is determined whether or not a normal winning has occurred by configuring the winning prediction work and the winning work.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 25, when the left bell 1 is won, winning of the right-down bell, the upper bell 5, and the upper bell 8 can be generated. Therefore, when the internal lottery is performed, in the winning prediction work, the bit value “1” is set to the 0th bit of the second address shown in FIG. Also, a bit value “1” is set to the fifth bit of the second address shown in FIG. 26 which is the bit corresponding to the upper bell 5. A bit value “1” is set to the first bit of the third address shown in FIG. 26 which is the bit corresponding to the upper bell 8. At this time, the bit value “0” is set to the other bits.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 25, when a stop operation is performed by left-pressing, stop control is performed so that the combination of right-down bells is aligned with the pay line LN. A bit value “1” is set to the 0th bit of the second address shown in FIG. At this time, the bit value “0” is set to the other bits.

  In addition, when the stop operation is performed by middle press or right press, the stop control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 5 or the upper bell 8 or the transition outcome is aligned with the pay line LN. In the work, the bit value “1” is set to the fifth bit of the second address shown in FIG. 28 which is the bit corresponding to the upper bell 5 and the third bit shown in FIG. A bit value “1” is set to the first bit of the address, and a bit value “1” is set to the fifth to seventh bits of the third address shown in FIG. At this time, the bit value “0” is set to the other bits.

  In the winning work, as a result of the stop operation for all the reels, the bit value “1” is set only for the bit corresponding to the combination to be finally stopped, and the bit value “0” is set for the other bits. Is set.

  The type of winning corresponding to the bit having the bit value “1” in the winning work matches the type of winning corresponding to the bit having the bit value “1” in the winning prediction work. If so, it is determined that the winning is normal, and if it does not match, it is determined that the winning is abnormal.

  When it is determined that an abnormal winning that is not normal has occurred, the main control unit 41 generates an error start command containing an illegal winning error, stores it in the command buffer, and starts error processing. Then, in response to the error cancel operation being performed, the error processing is canceled, and an error cancel command is generated and stored in the command buffer.

  In the winning prediction work, a bit corresponding to the transition outcome is not provided. For this reason, in the winning work, when the bit value “1” is set to the bit corresponding to the transition outcome, the comparison with the bit value of the winning prediction work is not performed. That is, when the transitional outcome stops, the winning determination is not performed, and it is identified that the transitional outcome stops based on the bit value of the winning work.

  The winning determination is similarly made for small plays other than the left bell 1, replays, and bonuses. If the bit value is “1” in the winning prediction work, but the bit value is “0” in the winning work bit corresponding to this bit, it is identified that a miss has occurred. Is done.

[About the production control of the sub-control unit]
Next, the control of the effect performed by the sub-control unit 91 based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  When the sub control unit 91 receives a command from the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 executes a command reception interrupt process. In the command reception interrupt process, the command acquired from the command transmission line is stored in the reception buffer provided in the RAM 91c.

  The reception buffer is provided with an area capable of storing a maximum of 16 commands so that a plurality of commands can be accumulated.

  In the timer interrupt process (sub), the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer. If an unprocessed command is stored, the sub-control unit 91 is the earliest. The control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to based on the command received in the stage, and the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53, 54, reel LED 55, etc. are controlled based on the control contents registered in the control pattern table. Performs output control of various rendering devices.

  In the control pattern table, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the lighting effect LED 52, the output mode of the speakers 53 and 54, the lighting mode of the reel LED, etc. Control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and when the sub-control unit 91 receives a command, the sub-control unit 91 stores the control patterns registered corresponding to the effect patterns set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table. Among these, the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to, and the output control of the rendering device is performed based on the control pattern. Thereby, the production according to the production pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

  If the sub-control unit 91 receives a new command during the execution of an effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 91 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed and sets the newly received command. An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. In other words, even if the production is not finished to the end, when a new command is received, the production that was being executed is canceled and a new command is received unless the received new command is not a command that triggers a new production. An effect based on the command is executed.

  When the winning number command is received, the effect pattern is selected at a selection rate corresponding to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the winning number command, and is set in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b, and when the sub control unit 91 receives the winning number command, the sub control unit 91 stores the effect pattern in the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the winning number command. With reference to the registered selection rate, one of the effect patterns is selected from a plurality of types of effect patterns according to the selection rate, and the selected effect pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the effect pattern of the game. Even if the same command is received, different control patterns are selected depending on the effect pattern selected when the winning number command is received, and as a result, different effects may be performed depending on the effect pattern.

  Next, various control contents executed by the sub-control unit 91 in the present embodiment will be described below.

[Startup processing (sub)]
First, the control contents of the startup process (sub) executed by the sub-control unit 91 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 30, when the system reset signal is input from the reset circuit 95, the sub control unit 91 performs a startup process (sub).

  First, the sub-control unit 91 initializes the built-in device, peripheral IC, interrupt mode, stack pointer, and the like (Sn1), and then permits access to the RAM 91c (Sn2). Next, the power interruption recovery command 1, power interruption recovery command 2, power interruption recovery command 3, power interruption recovery command 4, and hot start command generated in Sa12 to Sa16 of the startup process (main) of FIGS. It is determined whether or not it has been received from the control unit 41 (Sn3). If these commands have not been received, it is determined whether or not the setting change start command generated in Sa16 of the startup process (main) in FIGS. 5 and 6 has been received from the main control unit 41 (Sn4). . When a setting change start command is received, a setting change start command flag indicating that the setting change start command has been received is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c (Sn5).

  When the power interruption return command 1, the power interruption recovery command 2, the power interruption recovery command 3, the power interruption recovery command 4, the hot start command are received, and when the setting change start command is received, is there backup data in the RAM 91c? It is determined whether or not. Whether or not there is backup data in the RAM 91c is confirmed by, for example, whether or not there is a backup flag set in the RAM 91c in the power interruption process described later (Sn6). If the backup flag is not set in the step of Sn6, initialization of the RAM 91c is executed (Sn13). On the other hand, if it is determined in Sn6 that the backup flag is set, the data in the RAM is normal and the backup flag is cleared (Sn7).

  When the backup flag is cleared in step Sn7, the RAM parity of all storage areas of the RAM 91c is calculated (Sn8). In the Sn9 step, it is determined whether or not the RAM parity calculated in the Sn8 step is zero. If the RAM parity is not 0 in the step of Sn9, initialization of the RAM 91c is executed (Sn13).

  In the step of Sn9, if the RAM parity is 0, it is determined whether or not the setting change command reception flag is stored in the RAM 91c (Sn10).

  If the setting change start command reception flag is stored in the RAM 91c, the RAM 91c is initialized (Sn13). When the setting change start command reception flag is not stored in the RAM 91c, the return process is executed based on the backed up data (Sn11). Then, the sub-control unit 91 described in FIG. 31 permits timer interrupt processing (sub) interrupts to be executed at regular intervals (intervals of 1.12 ms), and executes timer interrupt processing according to timer interrupts To do. If it is determined in step Sn4 that the setting change start command has not been received, has the error start command generated in Sa22 of the startup process (main) in FIG. 5 been received from the main control unit 41? It is determined whether or not (Sn14). If it is determined that an error start command has been received, the process proceeds to step Sn15, initialization of the RAM 91c is executed, and error processing is performed (Sn16). In the error process, an error notification is made. For example, when the error state is canceled by operating the reset / setting switch 38 by a game clerk, the error notification is terminated and the original state is restored. If it is determined that the error start command has not been received, that is, if the setting change start command, the return command, and the error start command have not been received, initialization of the RAM 91c is executed (Sn13). Then, the sub-control unit 91 described in FIG. 31 permits timer interrupt processing (sub) interrupts to be executed at regular intervals (intervals of 1.12 ms), and executes timer interrupt processing according to timer interrupts To do.

[Timer interrupt processing (sub)]
Next, timer interrupt processing (sub) executed by the sub control unit 91 (CPU 91c) at intervals of 1.12 seconds based on the count value of the internal clock will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 31, in the timer interrupt process (sub), the sub control unit 91 first saves the register in use to the stack area (Sp1). Next, a power failure determination process is performed (Sp2). In the power failure determination process, it is determined whether or not a voltage drop signal is input from the power failure detection circuit 48. If a voltage drop signal is input, whether or not the voltage drop signal is input in the previous power failure determination process as well. If a voltage drop signal has been input in the previous power failure determination process, it is determined that a power failure has occurred, and a power interruption flag indicating that is set.

  After the power failure determination process in the step of Sp2, it is determined whether or not the power interruption flag is set (Sp3). If the power interruption flag is set, the process proceeds to a power interruption process (sub). In the power interruption process (sub), the backup flag used in the determination of Sn6 in the startup process (sub) shown in FIG. 17 is set after the backup data is created, or used in the determination of Sn9 in the startup process (sub) shown in FIG. The checksum is calculated by calculating the exclusive OR of the backup data.

  If the power interruption flag is not set, command analysis processing is executed (Sp4). In the command analysis process, it is determined whether or not a command is stored in the command buffer. If the command is stored in the command buffer, the command is acquired from the command buffer. And the process according to the acquired command is performed.

  Next, the sub control unit 91 executes a winning determination process based on the winning number command and the reel stop position commands 1 to 3 from the main control unit 41 (Sp5).

  Next, the sub-control unit 91 executes an illegal winning error notification process for notifying an illegal winning error indicating that an abnormal winning has occurred (Sp6).

  In addition to the above, the sub-control unit 91 performs an AT lottery when an AT (assist time) lottery condition is satisfied (winning a cherry (weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherry) that is a lottery subject to internal lottery). And an AT lottery process (not shown) for determining whether or not to control the effect state in the AT.

  The sub-control unit 91 controls the AT by setting an AT flag when the AT lottery is won and executing an AT control process (not shown) when it is normal RT1-4.

  Specifically, the sub-control unit 91 controls to the AT when the AT flag is specified from the AT flag in normal / RT4 or normal / RT1. During the period from normal / RT1 to normal / RT0, the AT is controlled without counting the number of games at the AT, and the navigation effect can be executed.

  When it is controlled by the AT and when it is controlled from normal / RT1 to normal / RT0, the start condition to ART (assist replay time) is satisfied. Then, during a predetermined number of games (50 games in the present embodiment), control is performed to the normal RT0, RT2, RT3 AT (that is, ART) in which the winning probability of the re-gamer is high. The sub-control unit 91 clears the AT flag and controls to non-AT when the number of remaining games becomes 0 in ART.

  When it is controlled to non-AT, the navigation effect is not executed. As a result, when normal / RT0 or normal / RT2 or normal / RT3, the possibility of matching the transition outcomes increases, and the possibility of being controlled to normal / RT1 increases.

  In the AT control process, the sub-control unit 91 executes the navigation effect by winning the navigation target combination corresponding to the gaming state when the AT flag specifies the AT. The navigation target combination corresponding to the game state is replay GR1-6 when normal RT1, normal replay GR11-16, replay GR21-25 when normal RT0, normal RT2 or normal RT3 In some cases, it is replay GR31-36. Further, in normal / RT0 to RT3, the push order bell is a common navigation target combination.

  As a navigation effect when winning the replays GR1 to GR6, a push order for winning the promoted replay according to the winning situation is notified. For example, a message such as “left middle right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR1. In addition, as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR2, a message such as “middle left and right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR3 is won, a message such as “middle left and right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 4 is won, a message such as “middle right left!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR5, a message such as “middle right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 6 is won, a message such as “Right Middle Left!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

  As a navigation effect when the replays GR11 to 16 are won, a push order for winning the promoted replay according to the winning situation is notified. For example, a message such as “left middle right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR11. Further, as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR 12, a message such as “Middle right and left!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR 13, a message such as “middle left and right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR 14, a message such as “middle right left!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 15 is won, a message such as “middle right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 16 is won, a message such as “right middle left!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

  As a navigation effect when winning replays GR21 to GR25, a push order for winning a special replay according to the winning situation is notified. For example, a message “left middle right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR 21. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 22 is won, a message such as “middle left and right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. In addition, a message such as “middle left and right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a navigation effect when the replay GR 23 is won. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 24 is won, a message such as “middle right left!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 25 is won, a message such as “Right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

  As a navigation effect (excluding RT3) when the replays GR31 to 36 are won, the push order for winning the SP replay according to the winning situation is notified. For example, a message such as “left middle right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a navigation effect when the replay GR 31 is won. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 32 is won, a message such as “middle left and right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 33 is won, a message such as “middle left and right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Further, as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR 34, a message such as “middle right left!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. In addition, as a navigation effect when winning the replay GR 35, a message such as “middle right!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. In addition, as a navigation effect when the replay GR 36 is won, a message such as “right middle left!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

  Further, as a navigation effect when one of the push order bells is won, a push order for reliably winning the right-down bell or the middle bell is notified. For example, when winning the left bell, the left reel is stopped as the first stop reel, so that the right falling bell can be reliably won, so “left!” For stopping the left reel as the first stop reel. Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. In addition, when the middle bell is won, the middle bell can be surely won by stopping the middle reel as the first stop reel, so “medium!” For stopping the middle reel as the first stop reel. A message is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Also, when the right bell is won, the middle bell can be reliably won by stopping the right reel as the first stop reel, so “right!” For stopping the right reel as the first stop reel. A message is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

  As described above, in the navigation effect in the present embodiment, a message reminiscent of an operation mode advantageous to the player is notified in the same mode regardless of the type of the navigation target role. For this reason, the player can operate in an operation mode that is advantageous to the player without being conscious of the type of the winning navigation target combination.

  The mode of the navigation effect is not limited to such a mode, and any mode may be used as long as the player can distinguish according to the winning situation. In addition, the navigation effect is not limited to what is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and may be executed using the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, and the like.

  Then, by executing the navigation effect, it is possible to make the promotion replay winning, the special replay winning, the SP replay winning, the bell winning selected intentionally, and avoid the falling replay winning.

[Winning determination process]
Next, the winning determination process (Sp5) executed in the timer interruption process (sub) will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 32, in the winning determination process, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not a winning number command has been received from the main control unit 41 (Sg1). If the winning number command has not been received, the process ends.

  When the winning number command is received, it is determined whether or not the reel stop position 1 command is received from the main control unit 41 (Sg2). If the reel stop position 1 command has not been received, the process ends.

  When the reel stop position 2 command is received, it is determined whether or not the reel stop position 2 command is received from the main control unit 41 (Sg3). If the reel stop position 2 command has not been received, the process ends.

  When the reel stop position 2 command is received, it is determined whether or not the reel stop position 3 command is received from the main control unit 41 (Sg4). If the reel stop position 3 command has not been received, the process ends.

  When the reel stop position 3 command is received, a winning determination is performed to determine whether or not a normal winning has occurred (Sg5). When winning determination is performed, the sub-control unit 91 performs control according to the winning determination result. In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 performs an illegal winning error notification indicating that an abnormal winning that is not a normal winning has occurred, and interrupts the control of the AT if it is during the AT.

  The winning determination is performed by the winning prediction work and the winning work set in the RAM 91c in the same manner as the winning determination performed by the main control unit 41. The winning prediction work and the winning work are configured in the same manner as in FIGS. Then, the internal lottery result is identified based on the winning number command, and a bit value is set for each bit of the winning prediction work according to the internal lottery result by the same method as described with reference to FIGS.

  In addition, the reel stop position is identified based on the reel stop position 1 to 3 commands, and a bit value is set for each bit of the winning work. Then, it is determined whether or not the bit for which the bit value “1” is set for the winning work matches the bit for which the bit value “1” is set for the winning prediction work. As a result of the determination, if they match, it is determined that the winning is normal, and if they do not match, it is determined that the winning is abnormal.

  Note that in the winning determination performed by the main control unit 41, it was not determined whether or not the transfer outcome stopped normally, but in the winning determination performed by the sub-control unit 91 in Sg3, the transition outcome stopped normally. A determination is also made as to whether or not. That is, when the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 are elected, a bit value “1” is set to the bit corresponding to the transition outcome of the winning prediction work (for example, FIG. 26). Is a work for predicting winnings in the RAM 91c, bits 5 to 7 of the third address). Then, the bit value “1” is set to the bit corresponding to the shift result of the winning work (for example, when FIG. 27 is the winning prediction work of the RAM 91c, the third address bits 5 to 7). In this case, it is determined whether or not the bit value “1” matches the set bit in the winning prediction work. As a result of the determination, if they match, it is determined that the transfer event has stopped normally, and if they do not match, it is determined that the transfer event has not stopped normally. In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the transition outcome has stopped, the sub-control unit 91 performs an effect suggesting that the RT transitions.

  In this way, the main control unit 41 does not transmit to the sub-control unit 91 winning information indicating a winning that can be generated according to the reel stop position, and the sub-control unit 91 is based on the reel stop position 1 to 3 commands. Since it is determined whether or not a normal winning has occurred, the result of the internal lottery can be prevented from being analyzed by analyzing the winning information. Further, since the sub-control unit 91 independently determines whether or not a normal winning has occurred, only the sub-control unit 91 executes control according to the determination result of whether or not a normal winning has occurred. Can do.

  Further, in the winning determination of the sub-control unit 91, since it is determined whether or not the transition event that the main control unit 41 does not perform in the winning determination is displayed, the main control unit 41 determines that no winning has occurred. Even when the sub-control unit 91 is made, it becomes possible to specify that the transition outcome derived when no winning has occurred, so the sub-control unit 91 performs control according to the transition outcome. It can be carried out.

[Unauthorized winning error notification process]
Next, the illegal winning error notification process (Sp6) executed in the timer interrupt process (sub) will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 33, in the unauthorized prize error notification process, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not an error start command has been received from the main control unit 41 (Sb1). If no error start command has been received, the process ends. If an error start command is received, it is determined whether or not the content of the error start command is an illegal winning error (Sb2). If it is not an illegal winning error, the process is terminated. In the case of an illegal winning error, an illegal winning error notification indicating that there is an abnormal winning is executed regardless of the result of the winning determination of Sg5 in FIG. 32 (Sb3). The illegal winning error notification is executed by, for example, display on the liquid crystal display 51, lighting of a lamp, output of sound, or the like.

  As described above, when an abnormal winning occurs on the main control unit 41 side, an illegal winning error notification is performed regardless of the winning determination result of the sub control unit 91, and therefore, the sub control unit 91 side differs from the main control unit 41 side. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling distrustful by giving notification.

[Effect of the above embodiment]
In the above embodiment, the main control unit 41 does not transmit winning information indicating winnings that can be generated in accordance with the reel stop position to the sub-control unit 91, but transmits a winning number command and a reel stop position 1-3 command. (In this example, the part that performs the processing of Sk16 in FIG. 11).
Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can determine whether or not a normal winning has occurred based on the reel stop position 1 to 3 commands, and the result of the internal lottery is obtained by analyzing the winning information. It can be prevented from being analyzed.
Further, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not a normal winning has occurred based on the winning number command and the reel stop position 1 to 3 commands (in this example, a part for performing the processing of Sg5 in FIG. 32). .
Therefore, since the sub-control unit 91 independently determines whether or not a normal winning has occurred, only the sub-control unit 91 executes control according to the determination result of whether or not a normal winning has occurred. Can do.

In the above embodiment, each reel is stopped and divided, and the reel stop position 1 to 3 commands are transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 (in this example, the part performing the processes of Sf11, Sf18, and Sf23 in FIG. 10).
Therefore, unlike when the reel stop position 1 to 3 commands are transmitted when all reels are stopped, a large amount of information is transmitted at a specific timing, thereby preventing the load on the sub-control unit 91 from increasing. it can.

In the above embodiment, when an abnormal winning occurs on the main control unit 41 side, an illegal winning error notification is performed regardless of the winning determination result of the sub-control unit 91 (in this example, the part that performs the process of Sb3 in FIG. 33). ).
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling distrustful by performing notification different from the main control unit 41 side on the sub control unit 91 side.

Further, in the above embodiment, in the winning determination of the sub-control unit 91, it is determined whether or not a transition item that the main control unit 41 does not perform in the winning determination is displayed (in this example, the process of Sg5 in FIG. 32). Part to do).
Therefore, even when the main control unit 41 determines that no winning has occurred, the sub-control unit 91 can specify that the transition outcome derived when no winning has occurred is derived. Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can perform control according to the transition point.

  [Modification of the above embodiment]

[About decision result information]
In the above embodiment, the bit value is taken as an example of the decision result information used for winning determination, and the winning number command is taken as an example of the decision result information transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. However, these decision result information is the same. Aspect information may be used.

[About winning prediction work and winning work]
In the above embodiment, when there are a plurality of symbol combinations constituting the winning combination, a plurality of symbol combinations are associated with the same bit, but each of the plurality of symbol combinations may be assigned to a different bit.

[Reel stop position command]
In the above embodiment, an example is given in which the reel stop position command is generated by specifying the reel stop position from the number of sliding slips of the reel when the stop switch is operated, but the actual stop position of the reel is detected. A reel stop position command may be generated.

  In the above embodiment, the reel stop position command is transmitted every time the reel stops. However, the reel stop position command may be transmitted when all reels stop.

[Unauthorized winning error notification]
In the above embodiment, when the main control unit 41 makes an illegal winning determination, the sub-control unit 91 performs an illegal winning error notification regardless of the determination result of the winning determination, but the sub-control unit 91 performs an independent winning determination. An unauthorized winning error notification may be performed only when it is determined that the winning is abnormal.

[About the transition outcome]
In the above embodiment, the main control unit 41 does not determine whether or not the transfer outcome has stopped normally. However, the main control unit 41 also determines whether or not the transfer outcome has stopped normally in the winning determination. Such a determination may be made.

[About slot machines]
In the above embodiment, the slot machine that sets the bet number using medals and credits has been described as an example. The invention according to claim 1 is realized by applying the configuration shown in the above embodiment to a slot machine for setting a bet number or a fully credit type slot machine for setting a bet number using only credits. It is possible. When game balls are used as game media, for example, when one medal corresponds to five game balls, and 3 is set as the bet number in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. This is equivalent to setting the number of bets using.

  Further, in addition to the medal insertion mechanism such as the flow path switching solenoid 30 and the insertion medal sensor 31, a ball take-in device that takes in a game ball, and a take-in ball that detects a game ball taken in by the ball take-in device In addition to a medal payout mechanism, such as a hopper motor 34b and a payout sensor 34c, a ball payout device for paying out game balls and a payout ball detection switch for detecting game balls payed out by the ball payout device It is possible to play a game by setting the number of bets using both medals and game balls, and the medals and game balls are paid out when winning is shown in the above embodiment. By applying the configuration, the invention according to claim 1 can be realized.

1 slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 start switch 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch 41 main controller 41a CPU
41b ROM
41c RAM
91 Sub-control unit 91a CPU
91b ROM
91c RAM

Claims (1)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable, and after variably displaying the variable display unit, deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, It is a slot machine that can generate a prize according to the display result,
Game control means for controlling the game;
Production control means for controlling production based on the control information transmitted from the game control means ,
Derivation operation means operated when deriving a display result from the variable display unit ,
The game control means includes
Pre-determining means for deciding whether or not to allow winnings before deriving display results;
Derivation control means for performing control for deriving a display result according to a determination result of the prior determination means when the derivation operation means is operated ;
When the first display result in which the specific winning is generated is derived, an abnormality determination is performed based on the determination result of the prior determination unit, and the second display result in which the specific winning is not generated and the game state is shifted is obtained. A game control determination unit that, when derived, does not perform an abnormality determination based on a determination result of the prior determination unit,
The game control means transmits the determination result information regarding the determination result of the prior determination means and the display result information regarding the derived display result to the effect control means, and does not transmit the winning result information regarding the winning result,
The production control means includes production control determination means for performing abnormality determination based on control information transmitted from the game control means when the second display result is derived,
The derivation control means derives either the first display result or the second display result according to an operation procedure of the derivation operation means when the determination result of the prior determination means becomes a specific result. A slot machine characterized by being capable .

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