JP6481163B2 - Amusement stand - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine), a spinning cylinder game machine (slot machine), a sealed game machine, or a medalless slot machine.

  Conventionally, for example, a slot machine is known as one of game machines. Among such slot machines, there is one that cancels an effect that has been executed before when triggered by an operation by a player (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, since the slot machine shown in Patent Document 1 cancels the previously performed effect by such an operation, there is a possibility that the player who wants to see the effect cannot see the effect. .

  Further, as one of the conventional slot machines, there is a slot machine that is set to a state in which an operation by a player is not accepted (freeze state) and an effect that has been executed before that is not canceled (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  However, since the slot machine shown in Patent Document 2 does not accept an operation by the player in the frozen state, it has hindered the game.

JP 2009-142478 A JP 2011-193910 A

  As described above, in the conventional game stand, it was not possible to execute the production according to the player's preference.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game table capable of performing effects according to the player's preference.

A gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine provided with production means and production control means for controlling the production means , wherein the first operation unit is different from the first operation unit. with and operating unit, wherein the performance control unit, said first operation on the first operation portion, and either one of the operation of the second operation on the second operation portion is made based on a device to perform a first effect on the presentation means, the first operation portion, not the operation portion for advancing the game, effective at a first timing in accordance with the progress of the effect an operation portion which is of the second operation portion is an operation portion for advancing the game, and the progress of the presentation is an operation unit that is activated in unrelated second timing, the The second timing is a timing before the first timing. A gaming table, characterized in that there.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to execute an effect in accordance with the player's preference.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side). The circuit block diagram of a control part is shown. It is a figure which expand | deploys and shows planarly the arrangement | sequence of the symbol given to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112). (A) It is a figure which shows the kind of winning combination (including an operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination. (B) It is a figure which shows an example of an effective line. FIG. 3 is a transition diagram of the gaming state of the slot machine 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows the lottery table of the winning combination in each game state. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part main process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of bet number setting / start operation reception processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a winning combination internal lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of various game processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a possible state control process. (A) It is a flowchart of the main process which CPU404 of the 1st sub control part 400 performs. (B) It is a flowchart of the command reception interruption process of the 1st sub control part 400. FIG. (C) It is a flowchart of the timer interruption process of the 1st sub control part 400. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of production control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of internal lottery command reception. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of the 3rd stop command reception. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of medal insertion command reception. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of presentation button operation reception. (A) It is a flowchart of the main process which CPU504 of the 2nd sub control part 500 performs. (B) It is a flowchart of the command reception interruption process of the 2nd sub control part 500. FIG. (C) It is a flowchart of the timer interruption process of the 2nd sub control part 500. FIG. (D) It is a flowchart of the image control process of the 2nd sub control part 500. FIG. It is the figure which showed the relationship between a standby timer and an effect button effective timer in time series. It is a figure for demonstrating the concept of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the low-order concept of this invention. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from the front side (player side). It is the external view which looked at the pachinko machine from the back side.

  <Embodiment 1>

Hereinafter, the gaming machine (slot machine) according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Basic configuration>

  First, the basic configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side).

  A slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored and rotated inside the slot machine 100. It is configured to be able to. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

  In the present embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member. When viewed from the player, the symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are generally displayed three in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display device that displays a plurality of combinations of symbols in a variable manner. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display device. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  A backlight (not shown) for illuminating the individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 is disposed on the back of each of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating a winning line (valid line) 114 that is valid (the valid line will be described later with reference to FIG. 4B). The notification lamp 123 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been won internally in an internal lottery to be described later or that a bonus game is in progress. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal need not be inserted) when winning a replay which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. It is a lamp. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of 3 cards are inserted, 2 when the bet button 131 is pressed, and 3 when the bet button 132 is pressed. It has become so. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights up the number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a prescribed number of medals are inserted, the game start is informed that the game can be started. The lamp 121 is turned on.

  The medal slot 141 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 132, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141. is there. In the following description, insertion of medals by the bet buttons 130 to 132 may be collectively referred to as “BET button operation”, and insertion of medals from the medal insertion slot 141 may be referred to as “care operation”.

  Between the bet button (MAX bet button) 132 and the medal slot 141, an effect button 190 capable of executing various effects is disposed. In this example, the effect button 190 is configured as a push button, but the operation means used for the operation according to the present invention is not limited to this example, and for example, an operation means such as a touch panel or a lever is applied. May be. Further, the number of operation means is not limited to one, and a plurality of operation means may be provided.

  Further, the operation means may be configured by a plurality of operation units (for example, four buttons up / down / left / right and one determination button). In this case, all of the plurality of operation units (four buttons up / down / left / right and One determination button) may be defined as an operation means used for the operation according to the present invention, or at least one of a plurality of operation units (for example, two upper and lower buttons or one determination button). ) May be defined as an operation means used for the operation according to the present invention. The operation according to the present invention includes pushing, pulling, tilting up and down, tilting left and right, pushing in, twisting (rotating), hitting, and the like, and the operation mode is one operation, multiple operations ( For example, continuous hitting) or an operation for a predetermined time (for example, long press) may be used.

  The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various types of internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) as numerical values. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired medal number is inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation.

  In addition, reels that are stopped in response to these stop operations are sequentially referred to as a first stop reel, a second stop reel, and a third stop reel. Further, the order of stopping the stop buttons 137 to 139 in order to stop all the rotating reels 110 to 112 is referred to as an operation order or a pressing order. Further, an operation order in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the left reel 110 is referred to as “forward press operation order” or simply “forward press”, and the stop operation in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the right reel 112. , “Reverse pressing operation sequence” or simply “reverse pressing”. Note that a light emitter may be provided inside each stop button 137 to 139, and when the stop button 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitter may be turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The payment button 134 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

  Below the stop button unit 136 is provided a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and pasting various types of certificate. At the lower part of the title panel 162, a medal payout opening 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided.

  The sound hole 181 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for exciting games. An effect device 160 is disposed above the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 is provided above the effect device 160. The effect device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 including two right shutters 163a and a left shutter 163b that can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device 157 (effect image) disposed on the back side of the shutter 163. And a display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157 appears on the front side (player side) of the slot machine 100 when the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b are opened horizontally outward in front of the liquid crystal display device 157. It has become.

It should be noted that the display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, but may be any display device capable of displaying various effect images and various game information. For example, a multi-segment display (7-segment display), a dot matrix display, an organic EL display, a plasma display , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen. Further, the display screen has a rectangular shape and is configured so that the player can visually recognize the entire display screen. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. In addition, a decorative object (not shown) may be provided on the periphery of the display screen, and a part of the peripheral edge of the display screen may be hidden by the decorative object, so that the display screen looks irregular. In the present embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may be a curved surface.
<Control unit>

  Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

The control unit of the slot machine 100 can be broadly divided into main effects according to a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. And a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on a command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400.
<Main control unit>

  First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used in the internal lottery of a winning combination, and reel stop. ROM 306 for storing position, RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, counter timer 312 for measuring time, number of times, and the like WDT (watchdog timer) 314 is mounted. Note that other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500 described later.

  The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 315b as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312. The counter timer 312 sets the interrupt time based on the received frequency division data. An interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 at every interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 304 monitors each sensor and transmits a drive pulse. For example, when the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256 × 47 ÷ 8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

  The main control unit 300 operates based on a clock output from the crystal oscillator 315a, and when a power is turned on, a random number generation circuit 316 used as a hardware random number counter that changes a numerical value in a range of 0 to 65535, is turned on. An activation signal output circuit 338 that outputs an activation signal (reset signal) is provided, and the CPU 304 starts game control when the activation signal is input from the activation signal output circuit 338 (main control unit main described later) Start processing).

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 is inserted from various sensors 318 (a bet button 130 sensor, a bet button 131 sensor, a bet button 132 sensor, and a medal slot 141 at every interruption time. Medal reception sensor, start lever 135 sensor, stop button 137 sensor, stop button 138 sensor, stop button 139 sensor, checkout button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medals paid out from the medal payout device 180, index sensor for reel 110 , The index sensor of the reel 111, the index sensor of the reel 112, etc.).

  When the sensor circuit 320 detects the H level of the start lever sensor, a signal indicating this detection is output to the random number generation circuit 316. Receiving this signal, the random number generation circuit 316 latches the value at that timing and stores it in a register that stores the random value used for the lottery.

  Two medal acceptance sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141 and detect whether or not a medal has passed. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135 and detect a start operation by the player. The stop button 137 sensor, the stop button 138 sensor, and the stop button 139 are installed in each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

  The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed in each of the medal insertion buttons 130 to 132, and the medals stored electronically in the RAM 308 are inserted as inserted medals into the game. Detecting the input operation when The settlement button 134 sensor is provided on the settlement button 134. When the settlement button 134 is pressed once, the medals stored electronically are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting a medal paid out by the medal payout device 180. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

  The index sensor of the reel 110, the index sensor of the reel 111, and the index sensor of the reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions of the reels 110 to 112, and become L level each time a light shielding piece provided on the reel frame passes. Become. When detecting this signal, the CPU 304 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero.

  The main control unit 300 is provided in a drive circuit 322 for driving a stepping motor provided in the reel devices 110 to 112, a drive circuit 324 for driving a solenoid provided in a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a medal payout device 180. A driving circuit 326 for driving the motor, various lamps 336 (a winning line display lamp 120, a notification lamp 123, a game medal insertion possible lamp 124, a re-game lamp 122, a game medal insertion lamp 129, a game start lamp 121, and a stored number display. A driving circuit 328 for driving the device 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127).

  Further, an information output circuit 334 (external concentration terminal board 248) is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is connected to an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information (for example, game state) of the slot machine 100 is output to the information input circuit 652 provided.

  The main control unit 300 also includes a voltage monitoring circuit 330 that monitors the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power management unit (not shown) to the main control unit 300. The voltage monitoring circuit 330 is a voltage of the power source. When the value is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has decreased is output to the basic circuit 302.

In addition, the main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400 and enables communication with the first sub control unit 400. Note that information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit signals such as commands to the first sub control unit 400. However, the first sub-control unit 400 is configured not to transmit a signal such as a command to the main control unit 300.
<Sub control unit>

  Next, the first sub control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that receives the control command transmitted from the main control unit 300 via the input interface and controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on the control command. The basic circuit 402 includes a CPU 404, a RAM 408 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time and frequency. It is equipped with. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a backlight lighting pattern, data for controlling various displays, and the like.

  The CPU 404 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 406 to the counter timer 412 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 412 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency dividing data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 at each interrupt time. The CPU 404 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sound source IC 418, and the sound source IC 418 is provided with speakers 272 and 277 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls sound output from the amplifiers and speakers 272 and 277 in accordance with a command from the CPU 404. The sound source IC 418 is connected to an S-ROM (sound ROM) in which audio data is stored. The audio data acquired from the ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277.

  Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 422, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel 162 lamp, effect button 190) are connected to the drive circuit 422 via an input / output interface. Lamp, etc.) are connected. Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 424 for driving the motor of the shutter 163, and the drive circuit 424 is provided with a shutter 163 via an output interface. The drive circuit 424 outputs a drive signal to a stepping motor (not shown) provided in the shutter 163 in response to a command from the CPU 404.

  In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sensor circuit 426. The sensor circuit 426 has a shutter sensor 428 capable of detecting the position of the shutter 163 and an operation of pressing the effect button 190 via an input interface. An effect button sensor 429 capable of detecting the presence or absence is connected. The CPU 404 can detect the position of the shutter 160 by monitoring the state of the shutter sensor 428 at every interruption time, and can press the production button 190 by monitoring the state of the production button sensor 429 at every interruption time. The presence or absence of an operation can be detected.

  In addition, the CPU 404 transmits and receives signals to the second sub control unit 500 via the output interface. Second sub-control unit 500 performs various controls of effect device 160 including display control of effect image display device 157. Note that the second sub-control unit 500 is, for example, a control unit that controls display of the liquid crystal display device 157 and a control unit that controls various drive devices for presentation (for example, a control unit that controls motor driving of the shutter 163). For example, it may be configured by a plurality of control units.

  The second sub-control unit 500 receives a control command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400 via the input interface, and a basic circuit 502 that controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter for measuring time, frequency, and the like. Timer 512 is mounted. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The ROM 506 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub control unit 500, data for image display, and the like.

  The CPU 504 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 506 to the counter timer 512 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 512 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 at each interrupt time. The CPU 504 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

The second sub control unit 500 is provided with a VDP 516 (video display processor), and a ROM 506 and a VRAM 518 are connected to the VDP 516 via a bus. The VDP 516 reads out image data and the like stored in the ROM 506 based on a signal from the CPU 504, generates a display image using the work area of the VRAM 518, and displays the image on the effect image display device 157.
<Pattern arrangement>

  Next, the symbol arrangement applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 3 is a diagram in which the arrangement of symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) is developed in a plane.

In each reel 110 to 112, a plurality of types (9 types in the present embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the same figure are arranged in a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in the present embodiment). . Also, numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, “seven 1 symbol” is assigned to the number 1 frame of the left reel 110, “bell symbol” is assigned to the number 0 frame of the middle reel 111, and “replay” is assigned to the number 0 frame of the right reel 112. Each “design” is arranged.
<Type of winning prize>

  Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the types of winning combinations (including actuating combinations), symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination.

  The winning combination of the slot machine 100 includes a special combination, a re-playing combination, and a small combination 1 to a small combination 3. The types of winning combinations are not limited to these combinations and can be arbitrarily adopted. Among the winning combinations in the present embodiment, the special combination is a combination that shifts to a special gaming state in which a predetermined profit is given to the player. In addition, the re-playing role is a role that enables re-playing without newly inserting medals. These winning combinations may be referred to as “acting combinations”. In addition, “winning” in the present embodiment includes a case where a symbol combination of an operating combination not accompanied by a medal payout (without medal payout) is displayed on an active line. Includes winnings for gamers.

  The special combination is a combination (operating combination) that shifts to a special game state (details will be described later, hereinafter, this state may be referred to as “RT1”) by winning. However, medals will not be paid out for winning this role. In this example, the corresponding symbol combination is “Seven 2-Blank 1-Cherry”.

  When the special combination is won internally, a special combination internal winning flag corresponding to this combination is set to ON (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300). When this flag is set to ON, the main control unit 300 shifts the gaming state to the special combination internal winning state (details will be described later; hereinafter, this state may be referred to as “RT2”). This flag is kept on until winning the internal winning combination, and it becomes easy to win the internal winning combination in subsequent games. In other words, even if a special role is won internally, even if the special role is not won, it will be in the state where the special role is won internally in the next and subsequent games, and the combination of symbols corresponding to the special role will be easy to win. Become.

  The main control unit 300 shifts the gaming state to the special gaming state (RT1) based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination. Furthermore, in this special game state (RT1), if more than a predetermined number of medals are paid out (28 in this example), the re-game low probability state (details will be described later; this state is hereinafter referred to as RT0). There is).

  The re-gamer is a winning player (operator) who can play a game without inserting medals (game media) in the next game by winning, and no medals are paid out. In this example, the corresponding symbol combination is “replay-replay-replay”. The re-game player may be a player who can play the next game without inserting a medal. Therefore, for example, when a re-game player is won, a medal may be automatically inserted in the next game, or a medal inserted in a game that won a re-game player is carried over to the next game as it is. May be used.

A “small role (small role 1 to small role 3)” (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “small role 1”, “small role 2”, and “small role 3” respectively), a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning a prize. The winning part. In this example, the corresponding symbol combinations are “Cherry-ANY-ANY” for the small part 1, “Watermelon-Watermelon-Watermelon” for the small part 2, and “Bell-Bell-Bell” for the small part 3. Further, the corresponding payout number is as shown in FIG. In the case of “cherry-ANY-ANY”, the symbol of the left reel 110 may be “cherry”, and the symbol of the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 may be any symbol.
<Effective line>

  Next, the effective line will be described in detail. FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of an effective line.

  The effective line is used to determine whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination described with reference to FIG. 4A is displayed (whether or not they are aligned) among the above five winning lines 114. It is a line.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, in this example, the middle reel effective line L1 composed of the left reel middle symbol, middle reel middle symbol and right reel middle symbol, left reel upper symbol, middle reel middle symbol and right reel lower symbol. Lower right effective line L2 composed of symbols, left reel lower symbol, middle reel middle symbol and right reel upper symbol composed of right upward effective line L3, left reel upper symbol, middle reel upper symbol and right reel upper symbol Four effective lines of the lower effective line L4 to be configured are provided.

The effective line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. In this example, when the number of inserted medals is less than 2, none of the active lines are valid, and when 3 medals are placed (3-game) or 2 (2-game) are bet All the activated lines L1 to L4 are activated, and the game can be started by operating the start lever 135. The number of effective lines is not limited to 4 lines. For example, three effective lines L1, right-down effective line L2, and right-up effective line L3 may be set as effective lines, or effective lines may be set according to the number of medals inserted.
<Type of gaming state>

  Next, the type and transition of the gaming state of the slot machine 100 will be described. FIG. 5 is a transition diagram of the gaming state of the slot machine 100.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the slot machine 100 is roughly divided into a replay low probability state (RT0), a replay high probability state (special role internal winning state) (RT2), and a special game state (RT1). There are three game states. In addition, the transition conditions of each gaming state are described in the same figure, and when the transition conditions described in each arrow are satisfied, the gaming state transitions in the direction of the arrow. The game state transition conditions in this example include winning a special combination, winning the special combination internally, and paying out a prescribed number of medals.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a lottery table for winning combinations in each gaming state. The horizontal axis represents the gaming state (RT0, RT1, RT2), and the vertical axis represents the winning combination lottery value in each gaming state. The internal winning probability of the winning combination described below can be calculated by dividing the lottery value associated with each winning combination by the numerical value range (for example, 65536) of the random value acquired at the time of the internal lottery. . For example, in the replay low probability state (RT0), since the lottery value of the small combination 1 is 1024, the internal winning probability of the small combination 1 is 1024/65536 × 100≈16%.

The lottery value is divided into several numerical ranges in advance, and each winning combination (including loser) is associated with each numerical range. In a winning combination internal lottery process (see FIG. 9), which will be described later, it is determined whether the acquired random number value is a lottery value corresponding to any winning combination, and an internal lottery combination is determined. As the lottery value, lottery values of setting 1 to setting 6 in which the winning probabilities of at least one winning combination are different are prepared, and an attendant of the game store can arbitrarily select and set any of the setting values. it can.
<Replay low probability state (RT0)>

  The re-gaming low probability state (RT0) is a gaming state in which the internal winning probability of re-gaming is the lowest (unfavorable for the player) among other gaming states (for example, gaming states other than the special gaming state). Sometimes referred to as a state. In the replay low probability state, a winning combination to be won internally is drawn by referring to the lottery table in the column “RT0” on the horizontal axis shown in FIG.

  Among the winning combinations that are won internally in the low reprobability state, there are a special combination, a replay combination, a small combination 1, a small combination 2, and a small combination 3 (9 payouts for 3). If the winning combination is not won, the game is lost, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed. The fact that the symbol combination related to winning in the winning line is not stopped may be referred to as “losing”. In addition, the fact that the winning combination has not been won may be expressed as “winning”.

Returning to FIG. 5, in the replay low probability state (RT0), when the special combination is won internally, the game shifts to the replay high probability state (RT2) described later, and the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination is displayed. In the case (when winning a special combination), the state shifts to a special gaming state (RT1) described later.
<Replay high probability state (RT2)>

  The re-game high probability state (RT2) is a game state in which the internal winning probability of the re-gamer is higher than that of the re-game low probability state (RT1). In the replay high probability state (RT2), a winning combination to be won internally is drawn by referring to the lottery table in the column “RT2” on the horizontal axis shown in FIG.

  Among the winning combinations that are won internally in the re-game high probability state (RT2), there are a re-playing combination, a small combination 1, a small combination 2, and a small combination 3 (three payouts of 9). If the winning combination is not won, the game is lost, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed.

  In the slot machine 100 of this example, stop control (so-called pull-in control) is performed to stop a symbol within a predetermined range on the upstream side in the rotation direction of the reel from a predetermined region in the symbol display window 113 in this predetermined region. It is possible. When “Pocket 1” is elected internally in the replay high probability state (RT2), when a stop operation is performed at a timing when the cherry symbols constituting “Pocket 1” are within the drawable range from the active line, The reels 110 to 112 are rotationally controlled so that the symbol combination corresponding to the small role 1 (in this example, the symbol combination “Cherry-ANY-ANY”) is displayed on the active line.

  In addition, when “small role 2” is elected internally in the replay high probability state (RT2), when a stop operation is performed at a timing when the watermelon symbols constituting “small role 2” are within the drawable range from the active line The reels 110 to 112 are controlled to rotate so that the symbol combination corresponding to the small combination 2 (in this example, the symbol combination “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”) is displayed on the active line.

  In the slot machine 100 of this example, the stop buttons 137 to 139 have a plurality of operation orders (for example, left, middle, right, and right) depending on the combination of the first stop operation, the second stop operation, and the third stop operation described above. Left / right / middle, middle / left / right, middle right / left, right / left middle, right / middle left, 6 types) In the replay high probability state (RT2), when “Small 3” is won internally, when the stop operation is performed according to the operation order (correct answer operation order) determined in the lottery, the symbol combination ( In this example, when the symbol combination “bell-bell-bell” is displayed on the active line and a stop operation other than the correct operation sequence is performed, the symbol combination corresponding to the small role 3 (“bell-bell-”) is displayed. The reels 110 to 112 are controlled to rotate so that the symbol combination “bell” is not displayed on the active line.

  Note that a winning combination in which the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is determined by the operation order, such as “small combination 3”, may be referred to as “pressing combination”. The control method of the operation order (push order) of such “push order combination” is not limited to this example, and the operation order (push order) may be determined by a winning combination for control.

In the re-gaming high probability state (RT2), when the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination is displayed (when the special combination is won), the state shifts to a special gaming state (RT1) described later.
<Special gaming state (RT1)>

  The special game state (RT1) is a game state that is more advantageous to the player than the low replay probability state (RT0) and the high replay probability state (RT2). In the special game state (RT1), the winning combination to be won internally is drawn by referring to the lottery table in the column “RT1” on the horizontal axis shown in FIG.

In the special game state (RT1), the winning combination that is won internally includes a small combination 3 (two payouts for two). If the winning combination is not won, the game is lost, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed. In the special game state (RT1), when a prescribed number of medals are paid out (in this example, when 2 double payout games are played 15 times (more than 28 medals were paid out) In the case of)), a transition is made to the replay low probability state (RT0).
<Main control unit main processing>

Next, main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the main process of the main control unit.
As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this activation signal has been input executes a main control unit main process in accordance with a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306 after being reset by a reset interrupt.

  When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are made in step S101. In this initial setting, setting of a stack initial value to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, setting of interrupt prohibition, initial setting of the I / O 310, initial setting of various variables stored in the RAM 308, operation permission to the WDT 314, and initial setting Set the value. In step S102, a bet number setting / start operation acceptance process is executed. Although details will be described later, in this betting number setting / start operation accepting process, processing such as checking whether the start lever 135 has been operated or checking whether the betting number has reached a specified number is performed.

  In step S103, the number of inserted medals is determined and a valid winning line is determined. In the next step S104, a random value generated by the random number generation circuit 316 is acquired. In step S105, a winning combination internal lottery process is performed. Although details will be described later, in the winning combination internal lottery process, the lottery table using the winning combination shown in FIG. 6 and the random number acquired in step S104 (winning combination internal lottery), A lottery or AT game number is added and processing related to the lottery is performed.

  In step S106, reel stop data is selected based on the winning combination internal lottery processing result (internal lottery result) in step S105. In step S107, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started. In step S108, the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be received. When any one of the stop buttons is pressed, the reel stop control in which one of the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop button is selected in step S106. Stop based on data.

  In step S108, the first stop command is received when the first stop operation is received, the second stop command is received when the second stop operation is received, and the first stop command is received when the third stop operation is received. Preparation for transmitting the three stop commands to the first sub-control unit 400 is performed. The first to third stop commands include at least information indicating the position of the stopped symbol, and the third stop command further includes information indicating whether or not the waiting timer lottery is won, Information indicating the value of the standby timer selected in the standby timer lottery is included. When all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S109.

  In step S109, a winning determination process is performed. In this winning determination process, when a symbol combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the winning combination is won. In step S110, a medal grant process is performed. In this medal granting process, when a winning combination having a payout is won, a process of paying out the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination in accordance with the number of winning lines is performed.

  In step S111, game state control processing is performed. In this game state control process, a process related to the transition of the game state is performed, and the game state is shifted when the start condition and the end condition are satisfied. Further, in this step S111, when the AT initial hit flag stored in the RAM 308 is on, the AT state is set on, and then the AT initial flag is set off. Also, it is determined whether the AT state is on or off. If the AT state is on, the value of the number of remaining AT games stored in the RAM 308 is subtracted by one for each game, and the remaining AT game after subtraction is subtracted. When the number reaches 0, the AT state is set to OFF and the normal state is entered.

Thus, one game is completed. Thereafter, returning to step S102 and repeating the above-described processing, the game proceeds.
<Betting number setting / start operation acceptance processing>

Next, the bet number setting / start operation accepting process (step S102) in the main process of the main control unit will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the betting number setting / start operation accepting process.
In step S201, it is determined whether the standby flag stored in the RAM 308 is on or off. If it is on, the process proceeds to step S202. If it is off, the process proceeds to step S205. As will be described in detail later, the “standby flag” is a flag for starting the standby timer, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied (in this example, in the winning combination internal lottery process (see FIG. 9), the AT extra lottery And a value other than 0 is selected as the value of the standby timer by the standby timer lottery process).

  In step S202, the value selected by the waiting timer lottery process described later is set in the waiting timer stored in the RAM 308. In this example, a value smaller than the effect button valid timer described later is set as the value of the standby timer, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  In step S203, the standby flag is set to OFF and the process proceeds to step S204. In step S204, it is determined whether or not the value of the standby timer has become 0. If the value of the standby timer has become 0, the process proceeds to step S205. If not, the process waits in the determination process in step S204. Wait until the timer reaches zero.

  In step S <b> 205, “input possible state” is set as the interrupt control state stored in the RAM 308. In this example, in the betting number setting / start operation accepting process, the “injectable state” is set as the interrupt control state, but other processes of the main control unit main process (for example, the gaming state in step S111) In the update process, the “controllable state” may be set as the interrupt control state.

  Note that while the standby timer is being activated (during counting), since the “injectable state” is not set in the interrupt control state, the injectable state control process is performed in various game processes (see FIG. 11) described later. It is not executed, and the acceptance of the BET button operation or the care operation becomes invalid. In this example, when a maintenance operation is performed while the standby timer is activated, control for storing the game medium in the storage device is executed.

In step S206, it is determined whether or not the operation of the start lever 135 has been received. If the operation has been received, the process proceeds to step S207. If not, the operation of the start lever 135 is performed in the determination process of step S206. Wait until it is accepted. In step S207, it is determined whether or not the value of the betting number stored in the RAM 308 has reached a specified number (two in the case of a two-ply game, three in the case of a three-ply game), When the specified number is reached, the betting number setting / start operation accepting process is terminated, and when the specified number is not reached, the process waits until the value of the bet number reaches the specified number in the determination process of step S207.
<Internal winning lottery process>

Next, the winning combination internal lottery process (step S105) in the main control unit main process described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the winning combination internal lottery process.
In step S301, as a result of the lottery using the prize winning lottery table and the random value, it is determined whether or not the small winning combination 1 or the small winning combination 2 has been won internally. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S302. In step S302, it is determined whether or not the state is the AT state. If the state is the AT state, the process proceeds to step S306. If the state is not the AT state, the process proceeds to step S303.

  In step S303, an AT initial winning lottery process is performed. In step S304, it is determined whether or not the AT initial winning lottery is won. If the AT initial winning lottery is won (in the case of AT right winning), step S305 is performed. If the AT initial winning flag is set to ON and the AT initial winning lottery is not won, the winning combination internal lottery process is terminated. As described above, by setting the AT initial hit flag to ON, the AT state is set to ON in the gaming state control process, and AT is started from the next game.

  In step S306, an AT game number extra lottery process is performed. In step S307, it is determined whether or not an AT game number extra lottery is won. If not won, the winning combination internal lottery process is terminated, If so, the process proceeds to step S308.

  In step S308, a standby timer lottery process is performed. In this standby timer lottery process, a process of selecting a value to be set in the standby timer by lottery from a plurality of types of values. In the next step S309, it is determined whether or not the value of the standby timer selected by the execution of the standby timer lottery process is 0, and when the value of the standby timer is 0 (when the standby timer lottery is not won). Ends the winning combination internal lottery process, and if the value of the standby timer is other than 0 (when the waiting timer lottery is won), the process proceeds to step S310 and the waiting flag internal lottery process is set. Exit.

  Although not shown in the drawing, in the internal winning lottery process, when any winning combination is won internally, an internal lottery command including at least information indicating the internal winning winning combination and the number of games added to the AT is first Preparation for transmission toward the sub-control unit 400 is performed.

In this example, one of the conditions for executing the standby timer lottery process (conditions for starting the standby timer) is “the game state is AT state and the AT is added and the lottery is won”. For example, after a bonus winning game, a few games after winning the bonus, an ART winning game, a number of games after the ART winning game, an AT winning game, a number of games after the AT winning game, after an additional winning game One or more after several games have passed may be used as a condition for executing the standby timer lottery process (a condition for starting the standby timer). Further, the present invention can also be applied to a game machine that does not have an AT game function.
<Main control unit timer interrupt processing>

  Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of main controller timer interrupt processing.

  The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms), and the main control unit timer interrupt is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. The process is started at a predetermined cycle.

  In step S401, a timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving each register value of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed. In step S402, the WDT 314 is periodically changed to the initial value (32.8 ms in the present embodiment) so that no WDT interruption occurs (so as not to detect processing abnormality). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the period of the main control unit timer interrupt.

  In step S403, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port state update process, various sensors 318 (a bet button 130 sensor, a bet button 131 sensor, a bet button 132 sensor, and a medal acceptance sensor for medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 141 via the input port of the I / O 310. , Start lever 135 sensor, stop button 137 sensor, stop button 138 sensor, stop button 139 sensor, checkout button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medals paid out from the medal payout device 180, index sensor for reel 110, index sensor for reel 111 The detection signal of the sensor circuit 320 of the reel 112, the index sensor, etc.) is input to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signal, and is stored in a signal state storage area provided for each of the various sensors 318 in the RAM 308.

  In step S404, various game processes are performed. Although details will be described later, in these various game processes, a process according to the interrupt control state is performed. In step S405, timer update processing is performed. In this timer update process, various timers including the above-described standby timer are updated (subtracted or added) in respective time units (for example, about every 2 ms or about every 4 ms).

  In step S406, command setting transmission processing is performed. In this command setting transmission process, various commands prepared for transmission in other processes are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. Note that the output schedule information transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in this embodiment, and bit 15 is strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bit 11 to 14 are command types, and bits 0 to 10 are command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command types).

  The command type and command data of this example include a basic command, a start lever reception command, an internal lottery command including information indicating an internal winning winning combination and the number of AT added games, an effect command accompanying the effect lottery process, and reels 110 to 112 Rotation start command associated with the start of rotation, stop button acceptance command associated with acceptance of the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139, first to third stop commands associated with the stop processing of the reels 110 to 112, payout number command associated with the medal payout processing And a payout end command, a command indicating a gaming state, and the like.

  In the first sub-control unit 400, it is possible to determine the production control according to the change of the game control in the main control unit 300 by the command type included in the received output schedule information, and it is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, it is possible to determine the contents of effect control.

  In step S407, external signal setting processing is performed. In the external signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 652 that is separate from the slot machine 100 via the information output circuit 334.

  In step S408, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in step S403 are read, and the presence or absence of errors relating to medal insertion abnormality and medal payout abnormality is monitored. Error processing (not shown) is executed. Further, according to the current gaming state, the medal selector 170 (medal blocker in which the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 338, various 7-segment (SEG) indicators and the like are set.

  In step S409, it is monitored whether the low voltage signal is on. Then, if the low voltage signal is on (when power supply shutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S411. If the low voltage signal is off (power supply shutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S410.

In step S410, a timer interrupt end process is performed. In this timer interrupt end process, after performing the process of setting the value of each register temporarily saved in step S401 to each original register, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit. On the other hand, in step S411, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the power-off state at the time of power recovery is saved as a return data in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and power-off processing such as initialization of input / output ports is performed. After performing, the process returns to the main control unit main process.
<Various game processing>

  Next, various game processes (step S404) in the above-described main control unit timer interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of various game processes.

  In step S501, it is determined whether or not the interrupt control state is an input enable state. If the input is possible, the process proceeds to step S502. If not, the process proceeds to step S503. In step S502, a possible state control process is executed. As will be described in detail later, in this insertable state control process, a process of updating the number of medals bet and the number of stored medals is performed.

On the other hand, in step S503, states other than the insertable state (for example, basic processing state, medal selector processing state, medal payout acceptance processing state, reel control state (acceleration control state, constant speed control state, brake control state, stop control state) ) Etc.) is performed.
<Possible state control processing>

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the thrown-in state control process (step S502) in the above-described various game processes will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the ready state control process.

  In step S601, it is determined whether or not the sum of the betting number and the storage number stored in the RAM 308 matches a predetermined number (53 in this example). If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S603 and matches. In the case, the process proceeds to step S602. Here, the “betting number” is the number of medals betted to start a new game. In this example, when a re-game player is won in the previous game, the same number of medals as the bet number in the previous game is automatically set as the new game bet number. Further, the “reserved number” is the number of medals (credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100 by the BET button operation or the care operation.

  In step S602, the current medal blocker state is acquired, and when the medal blocker state is the accepting state, the medal blocker is set to the non-accepting state. Thereby, BET button operation and care operation are prohibited. On the other hand, in step S603, the current medal blocker state is acquired, and when the medal blocker state is the non-accepting state, the medal blocker is set to the accepting state. Thereby, BET button operation and care operation are permitted.

  In this example, even if the player has won a re-game player in the previous game, the maintenance operation is possible. Also, in this example, the re-gamer's internal winning and the extra lottery due to winning will not be executed, so if the player wins the re-gamer in the previous game, the extra game will not be executed in the next game. Although it is configured as described above, it may be configured such that an extra effect can be executed even when a re-game player is won in the previous game. Further, in this case, when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, the extra effect is not executed, the total number of bets and the number of storage is less than a predetermined number (53 in this example), and a maintenance operation is performed) Only in the case of), it may be configured to execute the additional effect.

  In addition, in the case of a configuration in which an extra effect is performed in the next game when winning the re-gamer in the previous game, the bet buttons 130 to 132 are not activated, so the start lever 135 is not operated without operating the effect button 190. When the operation is performed, the configuration may be such that the extra presentation may not be executed, or the extra presentation may be executed when the start lever 135 is operated.

  In step S604, it is determined whether or not a BET button operation or a care operation has been accepted. If any operation is accepted, the process proceeds to step S605. The process ends. In step S605, the betting number and the storage number are updated.

  Here, when the bet number is less than the specified number, the bet number is updated (added) until the bet number reaches the specified number, the bet number is the specified number, and the reserved number is 49 (in this example, 49 ) If the number is below, update (addition) of the stored number is performed. Further, when the bet button 130 (1 BET button) is operated in a state where the stored number is 1 or more, 1 is added to the bet number, and the bet button 131 (2 BET button) is operated in a state where the stored number is 2 or more. If it is, the process of adding 2 to the bet number is performed.

  Note that when the number of reserves is 0, the bet number 130 is not updated (added) even if the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated. Since the number of bets does not become the specified number even if the operations of through 132 are performed, a maintenance operation is required. Note that the prescribed number in this example is set to 2 only in the special gaming state and 3 in the other gaming states, but other values may be used.

In step S606, after preparing to send a medal insertion command, the insertion ready state control process ends.
<Processing of First Sub-Control Unit 400>

  Next, processing of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described using FIG. FIG. 5A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 5B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 5C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400.

  In step S701 in FIG. 6A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S701. In this initialization processing, initialization of input / output ports, initialization processing of a storage area in the RAM 408, and the like are performed.

  In step S702, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S703. In step S703, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

  In step S704, command processing is performed. In this command processing, the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 determines whether or not a command has been received from the main control unit 300. In step S705, an effect control process is performed. In this effect control process, for example, when there is a new command in step S704, a process corresponding to this command is performed. This process includes, for example, performing a process such as reading effect data from the ROM 406 and performing an effect data update process when the effect data needs to be updated.

  In step S706, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S705. For example, if there is a command to the sound source IC 418 in the effect data read in step S705, this command is output to the sound source IC 418. In step S707, lamp control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S705. For example, if there is a command to the various lamps 420 in the effect data read in step S705, this command is output to the drive circuit 422.

  In step S708, shutter control processing is performed based on the processing result in step S705. For example, if there is a command to the shutter 163 in the effect data read in step S705, this command is output to the drive circuit 424. In step S709, information output processing is performed for setting to transmit a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 based on the processing result of step S705. For example, if there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read in step S705, the control command is set to be output, and the process returns to step S702.

  Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output from the main control unit 300. In step S801 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the main control unit 300 is stored in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408 as an unprocessed command.

  Next, the first sub control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is performed by using the timer interrupt as a trigger. Execute in the cycle.

In step S901, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S702 in the first sub-control unit main process, and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S702, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10). In step S902, various update processes are performed. In the various update processes, a process for updating (subtracting or adding) the values of various timers including an effect button valid timer described later, a transmission of a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 set in step S709, and an effect Perform random number update processing. When the effect button valid timer becomes 0 as a result of the subtraction, the subtraction is stopped and the value of the effect button valid timer is held at 0.
<Production control processing>

  Next, the effect control process (step S705) in the first sub control unit main process described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of the effect control process.

  In step S1001, it is determined whether or not an internal lottery command has been accepted. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S1002 to execute internal lottery command reception processing (details will be described later), and then proceeds to step S1008. In step S1003, the process proceeds to step S1003.

  In step S1003, it is determined whether or not a third stop command has been received. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S1004 to execute third stop command reception processing (details will be described later), and then proceeds to step S1008. If not, the process proceeds to step S1005.

  In step S1005, it is determined whether or not a medal insertion command has been received. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S1006 to execute a medal insertion command reception process (details will be described later), and then proceeds to step S1008. In step S1007, the process proceeds to step S1007.

In step S1007, other command reception processing is executed. In the next step S1008, it is determined whether or not the operation of the effect button 190 has been received. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S1009 and processing of the effect button operation is received. After executing (details will be described later), the effect control process is terminated. If not applicable, the effect control process is terminated.
<Internal lottery command reception process>

  Next, an internal lottery command reception process (step S1002) in the above-described effect control process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of the internal lottery command reception process.

This internal lottery command reception process is a process executed when an internal lottery command received from the main control unit 300 is received. In step S1101 of the internal lottery command reception process, information indicating the number of AT extra games included in the internal lottery command is referred to, and whether or not the AT extra game number is larger than 0, that is, there is no AT extra game. If there is an AT added game, the process proceeds to step S1102, and if not, the internal winning command reception process is terminated. In step S1102, after the additional flag stored in the RAM 408 is set to ON, the internal winning command reception process is terminated.
<Process when third stop command is accepted>

  Next, the third stop command reception process (step S1004) in the above-described effect control process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of the third stop command reception process.

  The third stop command reception process is a process executed when a third stop command received from the main control unit 300 is received. In step S1201 of the third stop command reception process, it is determined whether the addition flag is on or off. If the addition flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1202, and if not, the third stop command reception process is performed. Exit.

  In step S1202, in order to execute the second effect (in this example, the sign effect of the extra effect), the effect data for executing the second effect is set, and in step S1203, the effect standby stored in the RAM 408 is performed. Set the flag on. In step S1204, an effect button valid timer stored in the RAM 408 is set.

  In this example, the value corresponds to the same time as the maximum effect time of the second effect (in this example, the sign effect of the extra effect), and a value larger than the value set in the standby timer described above, Set as the value of the effect button valid timer. Regardless of the value set in the standby timer, a value corresponding to the same time as the maximum effect time of the second effect may be set as the value of the effect button valid timer. Also, a value corresponding to a time longer than the maximum effect time of the second effect may be set as the value of the effect button valid timer.

Further, in step S1205, after the addition flag is set to OFF, the third stop command reception process is terminated.
<Process when receiving medal insertion command>

  Next, with reference to FIG. 17, the medal insertion command reception process (step S1006) in the above-described effect control process will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when a medal insertion command is received.

  This medal insertion command reception process is a process executed when a medal insertion command received from the main control unit 300 is received. In step S1301 of the medal insertion command reception process, it is determined whether or not the second effect (in this example, the sign effect of the extra effect) is being executed. If it is being executed, the process advances to step S1302.

  In step S1302, it is determined whether the production standby flag is on or off. If the production standby flag is off, the medal insertion command reception process is terminated. If the production standby flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1303. . In step S1303, in order to execute the first effect (in this example, an additional effect), effect data for executing the first effect is set. Although illustration is omitted, here, the information indicating the number of added games included in the start lever reception command is referred to, and the effect data for executing the first effect is set based on the number of added games.

In step S1304, the effect standby flag is set to OFF, and in step S1305, the effect button valid timer is deleted, and then the medal insertion command reception process ends. By deleting (deleting) the effect button valid timer in step S1305, the acceptance of the effect button 190 that was valid becomes invalid. If a medal insertion command is received before the effect button valid timer is set in the above third stop command acceptance process (that is, before the effect button 190 is validated), in step S1305. By deleting (deleting) the production button valid timer, the acceptance of the production button 190 is not validated and remains invalid.
<Processing when production button operation is accepted>

  Next, with reference to FIG. 18, the effect button operation acceptance process (step S1009) in the effect control process described above will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing at the time of effect button operation acceptance.

  This effect button operation reception process is a process executed when an operation of the effect button 190 is received. In step S1401 of the effect button operation accepting process, it is determined whether or not the second effect (in this example, the sign effect of the added effect) is being executed. If it is being executed, the process proceeds to step S1402.

  In step S1402, it is determined whether the production standby flag is on or off. If the production standby flag is off, the production button operation acceptance processing is terminated, and if the production standby flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1403. . In step S1403, it is determined whether or not the effect button valid timer is 0. If the effect button valid timer is other than 0, the effect button operation acceptance process is terminated, and if the effect button valid timer is 0, The process proceeds to step S1404.

In step S1404, in order to execute the first effect (in this example, an additional effect), effect data for executing the first effect is set. Here, with reference to information indicating the number of added games included in the start lever reception command, effect data for executing the first effect is set based on the number of added games. In step S1405, the production standby flag is set to OFF, and in step S1406, the production button operation time process is terminated after the production button valid timer is deleted. By deleting (deleting) the effect button valid timer in step S1406, the acceptance of the effect button 190 that was valid becomes invalid.
<Processing of Second Sub-Control Unit 500>

  Next, processing of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 19B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 19C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 19D is a flowchart of the image control process of the second sub control unit 500.

  First, in step S1501, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step SF01. In this initialization process, input / output port initialization, storage area initialization in the RAM 508, and the like are performed.

  In step S1502, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S1503. In step S1503, 0 is assigned to the timer variable. In step S1504, command processing is performed. In this command processing, the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 determines whether a command has been received from the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400.

  In step S1505, effect control processing is performed. In this effect control process, for example, when there is a new command in step S1504, a process corresponding to this command is performed. This process includes, for example, performing a process such as reading effect data from the ROM 506 and performing an effect data update process when the effect data needs to be updated.

  In step S1506, image control processing is performed based on the processing result in step S1505. For example, if there is an image control command in the effect data read in step S1505, image control corresponding to this command is performed (details will be described later), and the flow returns to step S1502.

  Next, the command reception interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub control unit 500 detects the strobe signal output from the first sub control unit 400. In step S1601 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the first sub-control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in a command storage area provided in the RAM 508.

  Next, the second sub control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms). Execute in the cycle.

  In step S1701, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step S1502 in the second sub-control unit main process, and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Accordingly, in step S1502, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10). In step S1702, an effect random number update process is performed.

  Next, the image control process in step S1506 in the main process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S1801, an instruction to transfer image data is issued. Here, the CPU 504 first swaps the designation of the display areas A and B in the VRAM 518. As a result, an image of one frame stored in the display area not designated as the drawing area is displayed on the effect image display device 157.

  Next, the CPU 504 sets ROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of the VRAM 518), and the like in the attribute register of the VDP 516 based on the position information table, and then the image from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518. Set an instruction to start data transfer. The VDP 516 transfers the image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518 based on the command set in the attribute register. Thereafter, the VDP 516 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

  In step S1802, it is determined whether or not a transfer end interrupt signal from VDP 516 is input. If a transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S1803. If not, a transfer end interrupt signal is input. Wait for it. In step S1804, parameters are set based on the production scenario configuration table and attribute data.

  Here, in order to form a display image in the display area A or B of the VRAM 518 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 518 in step S1801, the CPU 504 includes information on the image data constituting the display image (the coordinate axis and image size of the VRAM 518). , VRAM coordinates (arrangement coordinates, etc.) are instructed to the VDP 516. The VDP 516 performs parameter setting according to the attribute based on the instruction stored in the attribute register.

  In step S1804, a drawing instruction is performed. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 516 to start drawing an image. The VDP 516 starts image drawing in the frame buffer in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 504.

In step S1805, it is determined whether a generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 based on the end of image drawing is input. If a generation end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S1806. If not, the generation end interrupt signal is determined. Wait for input. In step S1806, a scene display counter that is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scene images have been generated is incremented (+1), and the process ends.
<Example>

Next, the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the relationship between the standby timer and the effect button valid timer in time series.
<Example / second production (precursor production of extra production)>

  As described above, the first sub-control unit 400 executes the third stop command reception process when the third stop command received from the main control unit 300 is received, and when the additional flag is on (the number of added games is In the case of being larger than 0), in step S1202, in order to execute the second effect (in this example, the sign effect of the extra effect), effect data for executing the second effect is set.

  In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 performs processing such as reading effect data for execution of the second effect from the ROM 406 in the effect control processing and the like, and uses the speakers 272 and 277 based on the read effect data. Sound control processing, and lamp control processing using various lamps 420 are started. In addition, the second sub control unit 500 that has received the control command from the first sub control unit 400 starts image control using the effect image display device 157 in image control processing or the like. Thereby, for example, the second effect (a sign effect of the extra effect) as shown in FIG.

The timing indicated by reference numeral T1 in FIG. 20 is the timing at which the second effect (a sign effect of the additional effect) is started in response to the third stop operation, and the display indicated by reference character (a) in FIG. It is an example of an effect (a sign effect of an extra effect). In addition, the display indicated by the symbol (b) in the same figure is an example of the display at the end of the second effect (a sign effect of the extra effect), and in this example, indicates an operation by the operating means (the effect button 190). Yes (prompt operation) image is displayed.
<Example / Standby timer>

  As described above, the main control unit 300 executes the standby timer lottery process when the gaming state is the AT state and the AT extra lottery is won in the winning combination internal lottery process, and the standby timer lottery is won. In the betting number setting / start operation accepting process, the value selected in the lottery is set in the standby timer. Further, the main control unit 300 starts the standby timer by starting update (subtraction) of the standby timer in the timer update process of the main control unit timer interrupt process.

In FIG. 20, the timing indicated by reference numeral T2 is the timing when update (subtraction) of the standby timer is started, and the period indicated by reference numeral t1 in FIG. 20 is the period during which the standby timer is updated (subtraction). The timing indicated by reference numeral T3 in the figure is the timing when the standby timer becomes zero.
<Example / Production button valid timer>

  Further, the first sub control unit 400 executes the third stop command reception process when the third stop command received from the main control unit 300 is received, and when the additional flag is on (the number of added games is 0 If it is also larger), an effect button valid timer is set in step S1204. In addition, the first sub control unit 400 starts the effect button effective timer by starting to update (subtract) the effect button effective timer in various update processes of the first sub control unit timer interrupt process.

  The timing indicated by reference numeral T1 in FIG. 20 is the timing when the effect button effective timer is set with the third stop operation as a trigger, and the update (subtraction) of the effect button effective timer is started, and the period indicated by reference numeral t2 in FIG. This is a period during which the effect button effective timer is updated (subtracted), and the timing indicated by reference numeral T4 in FIG.

In this example, since a value larger than the value set in the standby timer is set as the value of the effect button effective timer, timing T4 when the effect button effective timer becomes 0 is timing T3 when the standby timer becomes 0. It will be later.
<Example / first production (addition production)>

  The first sub-control unit 400 executes the medal insertion command reception process when receiving the medal insertion command received from the main control unit 300, and is executing the second effect (a sign effect of the extra effect) If the effect standby flag is on, in step S1303, the effect data for executing the first effect is set in order to execute the first effect (in this example, an extra effect).

  In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 performs processing such as reading the production data for executing the first production from the ROM 406 in the production control processing or the like, and uses the speakers 272 and 277 based on the read production data. Sound control processing, and lamp control processing using various lamps 420 are started. In addition, the second sub control unit 500 that has received the control command from the first sub control unit 400 starts image control using the effect image display device 157 in image control processing or the like. Thereby, the first effect (addition effect) is started.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 300 after the start of the standby timer can transmit a medal insertion command to the first sub-control unit 400 because the standby timer becomes 0 and the interrupt control state becomes the input enable state. It is after becoming. For this reason, after the timing indicated by the symbol T3 in FIG. 20 (the timing at which the standby timer becomes 0) has elapsed, the player operates the BET button to perform the second operation shown in FIG. It is possible to switch the effect (a sign effect of the extra effect) to the first effect (addition effect).

  Further, the first sub-control unit 400 executes the process of receiving the effect button operation when the operation of the effect button 190 is received, and the effect standby flag is turned on during the execution of the second effect (a prelude effect of the additional effect). If the effect button valid timer is 0, in step S1404, effect data for executing the first effect is set in order to execute the first effect (addition effect).

  Therefore, if the timing indicated by reference numeral T4 in FIG. 20 (the timing at which the effect button valid timer becomes 0) has elapsed, the player performs an operation with the effect button 190, and as shown in FIG. It is possible to switch the second effect (a sign effect of the extra effect) to the first effect (an extra effect).

In other words, during the period from the timing T3 when the standby timer becomes 0 to the timing T4 when the effect button valid timer becomes 0, the player can perform the second effect (a prelude effect of the additional effect) only by operating the BET button. Can be switched to the first effect (additional effect), and after the timing T4 when the effect button valid timer becomes 0, the player can perform either the BET button operation or the operation by the effect button 190. It is possible to switch the second effect (a sign effect of the extra effect) shown in FIG.
<Examples / other examples>

  Note that the first effect according to the present invention is not limited to the extra effect, and for example, a privilege (in this example, the number of extra games) to be given to the player as shown in FIG. It may be a notification effect, a bonus notification effect, an assist time right acquisition effect, or the like.

  In addition, the start timing of the second effect is the timing at which the most recent player operation is completed as in the third stop operation of this example (the timing at which the player releases his / her hand from the operation means after finishing the operation by the operation means) ) Is not limited to this, and may be the timing at which the most recent player operation is executed (the timing at which the operation by the operating means is started), or a predetermined timing irrespective of the player's operation timing. It may be.

  In the above embodiment, one of the operations for executing the first effect is an operation for progressing the game (BET button operation). However, all the operations for executing the first effect are the progress of the game. The operation for executing the first effect may not be an operation for proceeding with the game. When there are a plurality of operations for executing the first performance, the operation means that becomes effective first may be the operation for proceeding with the game. It is good also as operation for. As in this example, when there are a plurality of operations for executing the first performance, if at least one operation is an operation for progressing the game, it is easy to execute the performance according to the operation reception. it can.

  In addition, in this example, the second effect is executed before the first effect, and the second effect is switched to the first effect in response to the operation, but the effect is performed until the operation is performed. You may comprise so that it may not be performed at all. Further, the first and second effects are not limited to effects using the liquid crystal display device, and may be effects only by sound output means (for example, a speaker) or light emitting means (for example, LED, lamp). Good.

  In addition, as described above, the operation unit may be configured by a plurality of operation units (for example, four buttons on the upper, lower, left, and right sides and one determination button). The four buttons and one determination button) may be defined as operation means used for the operation according to the present invention, or at least one of a plurality of operation units (for example, two buttons above and below, or One determination button) may be defined as an operation means used for the operation according to the present invention. The operation includes pushing, pulling, tilting up and down, tilting left and right, pushing in, twisting (rotating), hitting, etc. The operation mode is one operation, multiple operations (for example, repeated hits). Any of operations over a predetermined time (for example, long press) may be used.

  Therefore, for example, the first operation according to the present invention is a long press operation by the first operation unit among the plurality of operation units, and the second operation according to the present invention is performed among the plurality of operation units. The continuous operation by the 1st operation part may be sufficient, and the 1st operation concerning the present invention is a long press operation by the 1st operation part among a plurality of operation parts, and the 2nd operation concerning the present invention The operation may be repeated by a second operation unit among the plurality of operation units.

  In addition, in this example, as shown in FIG. 20B, an example is shown in which an image that suggests an operation by the operating means (the effect button 190) is displayed (prompt operation) in the sign effect of the extra effect. The image may not be displayed. In addition, as shown in this example, if an image that suggests an operation by the operating means is displayed (encouraging the operation) in the extra effect, the player who wants to see the effect can fully enjoy the effect and enjoyed the effect. After that, the operation by the operation means can be performed smoothly.

As described above, the gaming machine according to the present example (for example, the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 and the pachinko machine 1100 shown in FIG. 23) has the effect means (for example, the effect image display device 157, the speakers 272, 277, various types). And a first operation unit (e.g., first sub-control unit 400 or second sub-control unit 500) . A production button 190) and a second operation unit (for example, a BET button) different from the first operation unit, and the production control means performs a first operation (for example, the first operation unit) . , operation by performance button 190), and said second operation on the second operation portion (for example, based on either one of the operation of the BET button operation) is performed, first in the representation section Out (e.g., plus effect) is a means for executing the first operation portion, not the operation portion for advancing the game, first, according to the timing of the progression of the effect (e.g., reference numerals in FIG. 20 indicated by T4, and an operation section performance button effective timer is activated at the timing) becomes 0, the second operation portion is an operation portion for advancing the game, regardless of the progress of the presentation The operation unit is enabled at a second timing (for example, the timing indicated by T3 in FIG. 20 at which the standby timer becomes 0), and the second timing is a timing before the first timing. It is a game stand characterized by being.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the concept of the present invention. In the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 20, the timing T <b> 3 during execution of the precursor effect of the extra effect has been described as an example of the second timing according to the present invention, but the second timing according to the present invention is the effect The timing may be any timing that is not related to the progress of the first timing and before the first timing. Therefore, the interval between the second timing and the first timing indicated by the symbol A in FIG.

  Further, in the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 20, the timing T4 at which the precursor effect of the extra effect ends is described as an example of the first timing according to the present invention, but the first timing according to the present invention is as follows. The timing may be in accordance with the progress of the production and may be any timing after the second timing.

According to the gaming table according to the present example, the first operation unit unrelated to the game progress and the second operation unit different from the first operation unit for proceeding with the game are provided, and the first effect is provided. because of the duration of the first operation portion is enabled to be a trigger for starting, a period in which the second operation unit as a trigger for starting the same first effect is activated, can be different, more The same effect can be started at the timing according to the operation according to the player's preference and the operation by the operation unit according to the player's preference among the types of operation units , and the satisfaction of the player can be increased.
The effect control means is a means for causing the effect means to execute a second effect (for example, a sign effect of an additional effect), and the second effect is a third effect before the second timing. The first operation unit is an operation unit that is activated at the first timing in accordance with the progress of the second production. The second operation unit may be an operation unit that is activated at the second timing unrelated to the progress of the second performance. Further, the effect control means is a means for causing the effect means to execute a third effect that prompts the first operation, and the third effect is an effect started from the first timing. Also good.

  In addition, since the player who wants to enjoy the production should execute the first production after the first timing in the progression of the production, the first operation is performed along the progression of the production, While the player can enjoy the production, a player other than the player who wants to enjoy the production may see the first production after the second timing earlier than the first timing, while ignoring the progress of the production. it can. For this reason, it is possible to execute the first effect at a timing according to the preference of the player who places importance on the production and the player who places importance on the progress speed of the game.

  Further, the effect control means is a means for causing the effect means to execute a second effect (for example, a prelude effect of an additional effect), and the second effect is a third timing (for example, a sign in FIG. 20). It may be an effect that starts at the timing of the third stop operation indicated by T1 and continues at least until the first timing.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to make it easier for a player who places importance on performance to grasp the first timing.

  The third timing may be a timing before the second timing. With such a configuration, it is possible to show a second effect to a player who has never played a game table having the configuration among the players who place importance on the progress speed of the game. In addition, among the players who place importance on the progress speed of the game, a player who has never played with this gaming machine cancels the effect even if the first or second operation is executed before the second timing. Because it is not possible, at least in the first game, the second performance can be shown firmly without being canceled.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a subordinate concept of the present invention. As shown in the figure, by making the start timing of the second effect before the second timing (validation timing of the second operation), it is possible to execute the effect according to the level of the player Become. More specifically, a player who lacks knowledge of the slot machine does not know that the production can be canceled. Therefore, the player must perform the second production until the first timing, and then perform the first operation on the player. Can show.

  Also, a player who does not know about this control (the player who plays this model for the first time) thinks that the second effect can be canceled by performing an operation like a conventional game stand. The second operation is executed between the third timing and the second timing. However, before the second timing, the second operation has not yet been activated, so the second stage is considered to be a stage that cannot be canceled. The player can execute the first operation, and the first effect can be shown to the player.

  In addition, since the player who knows about the effect control (the player who is used to this model) knows that the second effect can be canceled if the second timing is passed, When the second operation is executed during the timing, the second effect can be canceled and the first effect can be shown.

  In the above-described embodiment, the second effect starts at the third timing and then ends at the first timing. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be executed continuously after one timing, and the second effect may be switched to the first effect in response to the first operation or the second operation.

  In the above embodiment, whether or not to provide an invalid period during which both the first operation and the second operation are not accepted is determined by lottery, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the previous time A period during which the payout according to the game result is executed may be an invalid period. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which can receive 2nd operation from a 3rd timing, without providing an invalid period.

  The interval between the third timing and the second timing may be variable.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to show a second effect to a player who has never played a game table having the configuration among the players who place importance on the progress speed of the game.

  In the above embodiment, one standby timer value is selected by lottery from a plurality of types of standby timer values, and the value of the standby timer is set as a variable value, so that the interval between the third timing and the second timing. The interval between the third timing and the second timing may be a fixed interval determined in advance, or even if it can be changed, the interval is determined by a method other than lottery May be.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the 1st production and the 2nd production had only one kind, this invention is not restricted to this, While having multiple 1st productions and the 2nd production, It may have a plurality of patterns of intervals from the third timing to the second timing for each type. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to show each effect at least once to the player who plays the game for the first time among the players who place importance on the progress speed of the game.

  The second operation may be an operation (for example, a BET button operation) for advancing the game. With such a configuration, it is possible to easily show the first effect to a player who places importance on the progress speed of the game.

  Note that the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the slot machine 100 according to the above-described embodiment, and can be applied to a pachinko machine 1100 described below.

  FIG. 23 is an external perspective view of the pachinko machine 1100 viewed from the front side (player side). This pachinko machine 1100 includes an outer frame 1102, a main body 1104, a front frame door 1106, a door with a ball storage tray 1108, a launching device 1110, and a game board 1200 as external structures. The outer frame 1102 is a wooden frame member having a vertical rectangular shape for fixing to an installation location (island facilities or the like) provided in a gaming machine installation sales shop. The main body 1104 is referred to as an inner frame, and is a member that is provided inside the outer frame 1102 and serves as a longitudinal rectangular gaming machine base shaft that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 1102 via a hinge portion 1112. The main body 1104 is formed in a frame shape and has a space 1114 inside. In addition, when the main body 1104 is opened, an inner frame opening sensor (not shown) that detects opening of the main body 1104 is provided.

  The front frame door 1106 is attached to the front surface of the main body 1104 on the front side of the pachinko machine 1100 so as to be openable and closable with a lock function, and is configured in a frame shape so that the inside Is a door member having an opening. The front frame door 1106 is provided with a transparent plate member 1118 made of glass or resin at the opening, and a speaker 1120 and a frame lamp 1122 are attached to the front side. A game area 1124 is defined by the rear surface of the front frame door 1106 and the front surface of the game board 1200. Further, when the front frame door 1106 is opened, a front frame door open sensor (not shown) that detects opening of the front frame door 1106 is provided.

  The door 1108 with a ball storage tray is a door member attached to the lower surface of the main body 1104 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1100 so as to have a lock function and be openable and closable. The door 1108 with a ball storage tray is capable of storing a plurality of game balls (hereinafter simply referred to as “balls”), and an upper plate 1126 provided with a passage for guiding the game balls to the launching device 1110. A lower plate 1128 for storing game balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 1126, a ball removal button 1130 for discharging the game balls stored in the upper plate 1126 to the lower plate 1128 by the player's operation, A ball discharge lever 1132 for discharging game balls stored in the lower plate 1128 to a game ball collecting container (common name, dollar box) by operation, and a game ball guided to the launching device 1110 by operation of the player A ball launching handle 1134 for launching into the gaming area 1124 of 1200, a chance button 1136 for changing the presentation mode of various presentation devices 1206 by the player's operation, Chance button lamp 1138 that causes the sbutton 1136 to emit light, a ball lending operation button 1140 that gives a ball lending instruction to a card unit (CR unit) installed in the game store, and an instruction to return the player's balance to the card unit A return operation button 1142 and a ball rental display unit 1144 for displaying the player's balance and the state of the card unit. In addition, a lower plate full tank sensor (not shown) that detects that the lower plate 1128 is full is provided.

  The launching device 1110 is attached below the main body 1104, and a launching rod 1146 that rotates when the ball launching handle 1134 is operated by the player, and a launching rod 1148 that hits the game ball at the tip of the launching rod 1146, . The game board 1200 has a game area 1124 on the front surface, and is detachably attached to the main body 1104 using a predetermined fixing member so as to face the space 1114 of the main body 1104. The game area 1124 can be observed from the opening after the game board 1200 is mounted on the main body 1104.

  FIG. 24 is an external view of the pachinko machine 1100 viewed from the back side. The upper part of the back surface of the pachinko machine 1100 has an opening that opens upward, a ball tank 1150 for temporarily storing game balls, and a lower part of the ball tank 1150, A tank rail 1154 is provided for guiding a ball passing through the formed communication hole and dropping to a dispensing device 1152 located on the right side of the back surface.

  The payout device 1152 is formed of a cylindrical member, and includes a payout motor, a sprocket, and a payout sensor (not shown) inside. The sprocket is configured to be rotatable by a payout motor. The sprocket that temporarily passes through the tank rail 1154 and flows down into the payout device 1152 is temporarily retained, and the payout motor is driven to rotate by a predetermined angle. Thus, the game balls that are temporarily retained are sent out one by one downward to the payout device 1152.

  The payout sensor is a sensor for detecting the passage of the game ball sent out by the sprocket. When the game ball is passing, either a high signal or a low signal is passed. Either the high signal or the low signal is output to the payout control unit 1600. The game ball that has passed through the payout sensor passes through a ball rail (not shown) and reaches an upper plate 1126 disposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 1100. The pachinko machine 1100 has this configuration. To pay out the ball to the player.

  On the left side of the payout device 1152 in the figure, a main board case 1158 that houses the main board 1156 that constitutes the main control section 1300 that performs control processing for the entire game, and control related to effects based on the processing information generated by the main control section 1300 The first sub-board case 1162 that houses the first sub-board 1160 constituting the first sub-control unit 1400 that performs processing, and the second sub-board that performs control processing related to effects based on the processing information generated by the first sub-control unit 1400 An error release switch that constitutes a second sub-board case 1166 that houses the second sub-board 1164 constituting the control unit 1500, a payout control unit 1600 that performs control processing related to payout of game balls, and that releases an error by the operation of a game clerk A payout board case 1172 for storing a payout board 1170 including 1168, and a control process relating to the launch of a game ball. A launch board case 1176 that houses a launch board 1174 that constitutes the firing control section 1630, a power supply control section 1660 that supplies power to various electric gaming machines, and a power switch 1178 that turns on and off the power by operation of a game shop clerk and a power source A power supply board case 1184 that houses a power supply board 1182 including an RWM clear switch 1180 that outputs an RWM clear signal to the main control unit 1300 when operated at the time of input, and transmission / reception of signals between the payout control unit 1600 and the card unit A CR interface unit 1186 is provided.

  If the present invention is applied to such a pachinko machine 1100, a period during which the first operation that is the start trigger of the first effect is activated and a second operation that is the start trigger of the same first effect are performed. Since the period of activation can be made different, the production can be started at a timing according to the player's preference, and the satisfaction of the player can be increased.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention can be applied to an enclosed gaming machine. Here, the “enclosed game machine” is one that circulates and uses game balls enclosed in the game machine. In addition, the main control unit, the first sub control unit, and the second sub control unit may be configured as a single chip, or the main control unit and the first sub control unit may be configured to allow bidirectional communication. Good. Moreover, while enabling bidirectional communication between the main control unit and the first sub control unit, communication from the first sub control unit to the second sub control unit may be one-way communication.

  Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what was done. In addition, in some cases, the content described in one configuration among a plurality of configurations described in the embodiments may be applied to other configurations to further widen the game.

  The game machine according to the present invention can be applied to game machines represented by a spinning machine (slot machine) and a ball game machine (pachinko machine).

100 slot machine 130 to 132 bet button 135 start lever 137 to 139 stop button 190 effect button 300 main control unit 400 first sub control unit 500 second sub control unit 1000 pachinko machine

Claims (3)

Directing means;
A game machine comprising a production control means for controlling the production means,
A first operation unit;
A second operation unit different from the first operation unit,
The production control means includes
The first operation on the first operation portion, and based on the fact that either the operation of the second operation on the second operation portion is made, perform the first effect to the presentation means Means to
It said first operation unit is not a manipulation unit for advancing a game, an operation unit that is activated in the first timing in accordance with the progress of the presentation,
The second operation unit is an operation unit for advancing a game, and is an operation unit that is activated at a second timing unrelated to the progress of the production,
The game table, wherein the second timing is a timing before the first timing. The game stand according to claim 1,
The effect control means is means for causing the effect means to execute a second effect,
The second effect is the than the second timing is started before the third timing, Ri effect der at least until the first timing,
The first operation unit is an operation unit that is activated at the first timing according to the progress of the second performance,
The gaming table, wherein the second operation unit is an operation unit that is activated at the second timing unrelated to the progress of the second performance . The game stand according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The effect control means is a means for causing the effect means to execute a third effect that prompts the first operation,
The gaming machine characterized in that the third effect is an effect that starts from the first timing .