JP6522333B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a predetermined winning according to a display result of a variable display unit capable of variably displaying plural types of identification information that can be identified.

  Generally, a slot machine is provided with a plurality of (usually three) reels in which a plurality of types of identification information as identification information is drawn on the outer circumference, and the bet number is first set by the player's BET operation, In the state where the bet number is set, the rotation of the reels is started by operating the start lever, and the rotation is stopped by operating the stop button provided corresponding to each reel. Then, when the rotation of all the reels is stopped, a combination of predetermined winning combination identification information (for example, 7-7-7, hereinafter referred to as combination of identification information is also referred to as a combination) on the pay line is achieved. Occurs. That is, the game is advanced by the operation of the player.

  Also, in this type of slot machine, it is general to control to rotate and stop the reel, but when the reference position of the reel is not detected for a predetermined period or more while the reel is rotating, it is judged as a reel rotation error There is one that is controlled to an error state that disables the game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2013-240536, A

  As in the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, whenever it is determined that a reel rotation error is determined to disable the game, the reel can be rotated normally only temporarily when the rotation of the reel is delayed. Even in the case, the game is disabled, and there is a problem in that the progress of the game is hindered.

  The present invention focuses on such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of smoothly progressing a game even when rotation abnormality occurs.

In order to solve the above problems, a slot machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is:
A variable display unit capable of performing variable display by rotating a reel on which a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified are arranged by a stepping motor driven by changing an excitation state;
In a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to a display result derived after variably displaying the variable display unit,
Derivation operation means operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation operation accepting means for accepting an operation of the derivation operation means when an activation condition is satisfied after rotation of the reel is started;
A rotation abnormality determination unit that determines that the rotation is abnormal when normal rotation is not detected regardless of whether the enabling condition is satisfied after the reel starts rotating;
Restart control means for performing restart control to change the excitation state according to a pattern at the start of rotation of the reel when it is determined that the rotation is abnormal;
Resuming means for resuming control of changing the excitation state from the excitation state when the power supply is stopped when the power supply is resumed after the power supply is stopped in a state where the enabling condition is satisfied;
Equipped with
The restart control means performs restart control also when it is determined that the rotation is abnormal after the control for changing the excitation state is resumed by the restart means.
The derivation operation acceptance means is
When it is determined that the rotation is abnormal in the state where the enabling condition is satisfied, the operation of the derivation operation means is performed in the period from when it is determined that the rotating is abnormal until the enabling condition is satisfied after restart control is performed. Not accepted
When the power supply is resumed after the power supply is stopped in a state where the enabling condition is satisfied, if the enabling condition is satisfied without being determined as the rotation abnormality, the power supply is resumed after the power supply is resumed. If restart operation is performed without the operation of the derivation operation means being accepted during the period until the stabilization condition is established and the activation condition is not established, restart of the power supply is resumed. Do not accept the operation of the derivation operation means in the period from when restart control is performed until the enabling condition is established
It is characterized by
A slot machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is the slot machine according to claim 1,
Delay control means for executing delay control for delaying activation of acceptance of the derivation operation means by the derivation operation acceptance means;
After executing the specific variation control for moving the reels so that the relative positional relationship between the reels corresponding to the plurality of variable display portions becomes the specific positional relationship in the execution period of the delay control, the relative movement between the reels is performed. Variation control means for executing adjustment control to move the reels so that the positional relationship becomes random.
Equipped with
When the power supply is stopped while the specific variation control is being executed, the slot machine executes adjustment control without performing the specific variation control after the power supply is resumed.
It is characterized by
The slot machine of means 1 of the present invention is
The reels (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) on which a plurality of types of identification information (patterns) that can be identified are respectively moved by stepping motors (reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R) driven by changing the excitation state Equipped with a variable display that can display
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) capable of winning a prize according to the display result derived after the variable display portion is variably displayed,
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation operation reception means (main control unit 41) for receiving an operation (stop operation) of the derivation operation means when activation conditions (constant speed rotation and detection of a reel reference position) are satisfied after rotation of the reel starts;
When normal rotation is not detected in the state where the activation condition is satisfied (the state where reception of the stop operation is activated) (step from the start of rotation or detection of the previous reel reference position without detecting the reel reference position) Rotation abnormality determining means (main control unit 41) that determines that the rotation is abnormal (reel rotation abnormality) when the number exceeds a predetermined number of steps);
Restart control means (main control unit 41) that performs restart control that changes the excitation state according to a pattern (starting pattern) at the start of reel rotation when it is determined that the rotation is abnormal;
After the power supply is stopped after the power supply is stopped in the state where the activation condition is satisfied (the state where acceptance of the stop operation is activated), the excitation state is changed from the state when the power supply is stopped. Resuming means (main control unit 41) for resuming control to be changed;
Equipped with
The restart control means performs restart control also when it is determined that rotation is abnormal (reel rotation abnormality) after control for changing the excitation state is resumed by the restart means.
The derivation operation acceptance means is
When it is determined that the rotation abnormality (reel rotation abnormality) is determined in the state where the activation condition is satisfied (the state in which the reception of the stop operation is activated), the restart control is performed from when the rotation abnormality is determined. During the period until the activation condition (constant speed rotation and detection of the reel reference position) is satisfied later, the operation (stop operation) of the derivation operation means is not accepted,
After the power supply is stopped after the power supply is stopped in the state where the activation condition is satisfied (the acceptance of the stop operation is activated), the normal rotation is detected from the time when the power supply is resumed. Period until the activation condition (constant speed rotation and detection of the reel reference position) is satisfied after it is determined that the rotation is abnormal (reel rotation abnormality) and the restart control is performed. Is characterized in that the operation of the derivation operation means (stop operation) is not accepted.
According to this feature, when it is determined that rotation is abnormal with rotation of the reel started and the activation condition is satisfied, restart control is performed to change the excitation state according to the pattern at the start of rotation of the reel. Since the progress of the game is not disabled every time it is determined that the rotation is abnormal, the game can be progressed smoothly. In addition, since the operation of the derivation operation means is not received in the period from when it is determined that the rotation is abnormal to the time when the enabling condition is satisfied after performing the restart control, the display result is derived in a non normal rotation condition Can be prevented.
In addition, when the power supply is resumed after the power supply is stopped in the state where the enabling condition is satisfied, the control for changing the excitation state is resumed from the state when the power supply is stopped, and then normal rotation When it is detected, it becomes possible to accept the operation of the derivation operation means from that time, so even if a momentary stoppage or the like occurs, it is possible to immediately proceed with the game if normal rotation is maintained. It becomes.
Also, after the power supply is stopped with the activation condition satisfied, when the power supply is resumed, the torque for rotating the reel is not enough, and the restart control is performed even if it is determined that the rotation is abnormal. Since the game is not performed and the progress of the game is not disabled, the game can be smoothly progressed. Also, in such a case, the operation of the derivation operation means is not accepted in the period from when the power supply is resumed to when the rotation control is judged to be abnormal and restart control is performed and the enabling condition is satisfied. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the display result from being derived in a situation where it is unclear whether the normal rotation is performed after the power supply restarts.

A slot machine according to means 2 of the present invention is the slot machine according to means 1;
A reference position detection unit (reel sensor 33L, 33C, 33R) for detecting a reference position of the reel;
The activation condition is characterized by the fact that the reel reaches a predetermined speed (constant speed rotation) and the reference position detection means (reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R) detect the reference position of the reel. .
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the display result from being derived by the operation of the derivation operation means even though the reel has not reached the predetermined speed.

The slot machine according to means 3 of the present invention is the slot machine according to means 1 or 2;
The restart control means performs restart control again when the activation condition (constant speed rotation and detection of the reel reference position) is not satisfied after the restart control.
The slot machine disables the game when the activation condition (constant speed rotation and detection of the reel reference position) is not satisfied even if the restart control unit performs restart control a predetermined number of times (three times). Error condition) is further provided.
According to this feature, when normal rotation is not achieved even by restart control, that is, in the case where restart control can not solve the problem, it is possible to disable the game.

A slot machine according to means 4 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 3,
The restart control means starts from the reel for which the rotation abnormality is determined, when the rotation abnormality is determined at different timings in a plurality of reels in a state where the activation condition is satisfied (a state where reception of the stop operation is activated). It is characterized in that restart control is performed sequentially.
According to this feature, even when rotation abnormalities are determined at different timings on a plurality of reels, each reel can be made normal rotation at the earliest possible stage.

The slot machine of means 5 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 3,
The restart control means determines the rotation abnormality at the earliest when the rotation abnormality is determined at different timings in a plurality of reels in the state where the activation condition is satisfied (the state in which the reception of the stop operation is activated). It is characterized in that the restart control of the reel is delayed until the restart control of the reel whose rotation abnormality has been determined the slowest.
According to this feature, when the rotation abnormality is determined at different timings in the plurality of reels, since the plurality of reels determined as the rotation abnormality are restarted at the same timing, the appearance at the time of restart becomes better.

A slot machine according to means 6 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 5,
Delay state control means (main control unit 41) for controlling in a delay state (freeze state) in which the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined period;
Special variation control means (main control unit 41) for performing special variation control (reel effect) for varying the reel in a special variation mode (symbol conversion) in the delay state;
Adjustment control (reel acceleration processing) for changing the plurality of variable display portions so that relative positional relationship between reels (reel 2L, 2C, 2R) becomes random positional relationship after special variation control (reel effect) Adjustment control means (main control unit 41) capable of
Delay state termination means (main control portion 41) for terminating the delay state (freeze state 2) after adjustment control (reel acceleration processing) is executed by the adjustment control means (main control portion 41);
Equipped with
When power supply is stopped during execution of special fluctuation control (reel effect), the slot machine performs adjustment control (reel acceleration processing) without executing specific fluctuation control (reel effect) after power supply is resumed. It is characterized by performing.
According to this feature, even when special fluctuation control is executed in the delay state and a certain regularity is generated in the relative positional relationship between the reels, the relative positional relationship between the reels is controlled by the subsequent adjustment control. Since the positional relationship is random, the playability of the slot machine in which the display result is derived by the technical intervention of the player is not impaired. Furthermore, when the power supply is stopped in a delayed state in which the relative positional relationship between the reels by the special variation control has a certain regularity, the special variation control is executed after the power supply is resumed. Because the adjustment control is executed, it is possible to reduce the processing load on the slot machine while preventing the gaming property of the slot machine from being impaired.

A slot machine according to means 7 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 6,
The reel includes a strip-like reel band (reel sheet 400) on which plural types of identification information (patterns) are drawn, and an annular reel frame (holding frames 401 and 402) capable of attaching the reel band to the outer periphery,
The slot machine includes an irradiation unit (reel LED 55) capable of irradiating light to the reel band (reel sheet 400) from the inside of the reel frame (holding frames 401 and 402),
The reel band has a surface on which a plurality of types of identification information (patterns) are drawn outside of the reel frame (holding frames 401 and 402), and of both ends of the reel band (reel sheet 400) in the longitudinal direction, It is attached to the reel frame (holding frames 401 and 402) by overlapping the other end (other end 613) on one end (remaining portion 608),
The plurality of types of identification information (patterns) include identification information (patterns having a transmitting portion 602) having different degrees of transmission for transmitting light from the irradiating means (reel LED 55),
At the other end (the other end 613), of the plurality of types of identification information, predetermined identification information (the “blue 7” symbol, “red 7” symbol) whose transmission degree is lower than the specific identification information (“red 7” symbol) It is characterized by the fact that "bell" design is drawn.
According to this feature, since the predetermined identification information whose degree of transmission is lower than the specific identification information is drawn on the other end superimposed on the one end, the specific identification information can be effectively viewed. Can.

  The present invention may have only the invention specific matters described in the claims of the present invention, and has the configuration other than the invention specific matters together with the invention specific matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be something.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the example to which the present invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement of a reel. It is a block diagram showing composition of a slot machine. It is a block diagram showing composition of a main control part. It is a figure for demonstrating the kind of special character, the symbol combination of a special character, and the technical matter relevant to a special character. It is a figure for demonstrating the kind of small playing combination, the symbol combination of a small playing combination, and the technical matter relevant to a small playing combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the kind of replay role, the symbol combination of replay role, and the technical matter relevant to replay role. It is a figure for demonstrating the technical combination relevant to the symbol combination of a transition appearance, and a transition appearance. It is a figure for explaining transition of a game state. It is a figure showing an outline of a game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object combination for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object combination for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object combination for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the combination in which a prize is permitted by the lottery object combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the combination in which a prize is permitted by the lottery object combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several small winning combination winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several replay player combination winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the fluctuation | variation aspect of the reel production accompanying a freeze state. It is a figure showing composition of a reel motor. It is a timing chart which shows the excitation pattern at the time of starting control of a reel motor. It is a timing chart which shows the excitation pattern at the time of stop control of a reel motor. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the game processing which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the reel rotation process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the interruption processing which a main control part performs. It is a timing chart for explaining the formation timing of stop operation activation conditions in reel rotation processing. It is a timing chart for explaining the formation timing of stop operation activation conditions in reel rotation processing. It is a timing chart for explaining the formation timing of the reel rotation error in reel rotation processing. It is a timing chart for explaining the formation timing of stop operation activation conditions in the reel rotation processing after power failure return. It is a figure for demonstrating a reel sheet | seat. It is a figure for demonstrating the location where the remainder part and the other end part of a reel sheet overlap. It is a perspective view showing a reel unit. It is a side sectional view showing a reel unit. It is a figure for demonstrating when a reel sheet | seat was wounded appropriately, and when not wounded appropriately. It is a figure for demonstrating the process for making light permeate | transmit. It is a figure for demonstrating an overlapping part.

  An embodiment for implementing a slot machine according to the present invention will be described below on the basis of an embodiment.

  First Embodiment A slot machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a case 1a having an open front and a case 1a of the case 1a. It is comprised from the front door 1b pivotally pivotally supported by the side end.

  Inside the housing 1a of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, reels 2L, 2C, 2R (hereinafter referred to as left reel, middle reel, right reel) in which plural kinds of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery ) Are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on these reels 2L, 2C, 2R are visible from the perspective window 3 provided on the front door 1b. It is arranged as.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the outer peripheral part of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, "red 7", "blue 7", "white 7", "BAR", "watermelon", "cherry a", "cherry" A plurality of kinds of mutually distinguishable symbols such as b "," bell "," replay a "," replay b ", and" plum "are drawn in a predetermined order, 21 each. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are displayed in three stages, upper, middle, lower, respectively, in a see-through window 3 provided substantially at the center of the front door 1b. In the following, “red 7”, “blue 7” and “white 7” may be collectively referred to as “7”, and “cherry a” and “cherry b” may be collectively referred to as “cherry”. is there. In the following, “replay a” and “replay b” may be simply collectively referred to as “replay” when it is not necessary to distinguish them in particular.

  The respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated by the corresponding reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 4) so that the symbols on the respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R are continuous with the perspective window 3 While being displayed changing while being displayed, by stopping the rotation of each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the transparent window 3 as a display result.

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R for detecting the reel reference positions respectively for the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and a reel LED 55 for irradiating the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the back side And are provided. Further, the reel LED 55 is composed of 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and can be irradiated with each symbol independently.

  A display area 51a of a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) is disposed at a position on the near side (player side) of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a liquid crystal panel having transparency in a state in which a voltage is not applied to the liquid crystal element, and through the transmissive region 51b and the transmissive window 3 corresponding to the transmissive window 3 of the display region 51a. Thus, each reel 2L, 2C, 2R can be visually recognized from the player side. A light guide plate (not shown) for irradiating the display area 51a from the back side is provided on the back side of the display area 51a, and the transmission area 51b of the display area 51a is excluded on the back side. A concealing member (not shown) for concealing the inside is provided in the area. The liquid crystal display 51 is a display device capable of changing the display mode by controlling the liquid crystal element to either the state in which the light emitted by the light guide plate passes or the state in which the light is not passed.

  On the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 1, a medal insertion portion 4 capable of inserting medals, a medal payout opening 9 for medals to be paid out, and a credit (the number of medals stored as gaming value owned by a player) The maximum number of bets out of the defined number of bets determined according to the game state within that range (3 is defined as the defined number of RTs 0 to 4 described later in this embodiment and 2 is defined as the defined number of RBs) The MAXBET switch 6 operated when setting the), the medals stored as credits, and the medals used for setting the number of bets are settled (the medals used for setting the credits and number of bets are returned ), The start switch 7 operated when starting the game, and the stops operated when stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. Pitch 8L, 8C, 8R are each provided so as to be operated by the player.

  In the present embodiment, among the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started to rotate, the reel that stops first is referred to as the first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as the first stop. Similarly, the second stopping reel is referred to as a second stopping reel, the stopping is referred to as a second stopping, the third stopping reel is referred to as a third stopping reel, and the stopping is referred to as a third stopping. Or it is called final stop.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, on the front door 1b, the credit display 11 displays the number of medals stored as credits, and indicates the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of winnings and the contents when an error occurs. An error code, a game assist indicator 12 that displays information that can identify the stop order of the reels by navigation notification described below, etc., 1 BET LED 14 that lights up to notify that 1 bet number is set, bet number 2 BET LED 15 to notify that 2 is set by lighting, 3 BET LED 16 to notify that 3 bet numbers are set by lighting, input request LED 17 to notify by light that a medal can be inserted, start switch 7 Start enable LED 18 that lights up to indicate that the game start operation by the operation is effective. In the wait LED 19 that lights up to indicate that it is waiting to start spinning the reels for a certain period of time since the start of the game, and it lights up to indicate that it is in a replay game to be described later A game display unit 13 provided with the LED 20 during replay is provided.

  Inside the MAX BET switch 6, a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 4) is provided to notify by lighting that the setting operation of the bet number by the operation of the MAX BET switch 6 is enabled, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, The left, middle, and right stop enable LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 4) are provided in the interior of 8R to notify that the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are effective to stop the reels. It is done.

  Inside the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 2, a reset switch 23 for detecting an error state to be described later and a reset operation for releasing a pause state to be described later by a predetermined key operation, change of setting values to be described later The setting value indicator 24 where the setting value at that time is displayed during confirmation of the setting value or during the progress of the game until a halt condition (reset operation is made) at a predetermined timing (for example, at the time of BB end described later) Stop switch 36a for selecting validity / invalidity of the stop function to be controlled to the controlled state), the player who performs automatic settlement processing (credits stored as credits) at a predetermined timing (for example, at the end of BB) Automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting the validity / invalidity of the automatic settlement function to control the settlement (returning) regardless of the operation of the case, the flow path of the medal inserted from Flow passage switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching to either the hopper tank 34a (see FIG. 2) side or the medal payout port 9 side provided in the inside of a. A medal selector 29 having an inserted medal sensor 31 for detecting medals flowing down to the tank 34a side, and a door open detection switch 25 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the open state of the front door 1b are provided.

  Inside the housing 1a, as shown in FIG. 2, the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 4) and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are respectively described. Reel unit 2 composed of detectable reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R (see FIG. 4), external output board 1000 (see FIG. 4) for outputting an external output signal, and medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are stored. Hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 4) for paying out the medals stored in the hopper tank 34a and the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout opening 9 and a payout sensor 34c for detecting medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b (see FIG. The hopper unit 34 and the power supply box 100 which consist of FIG. 4 are provided.

  At the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 is provided in which the medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a are stored. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a (see FIG. 4) is provided for detecting that the stored medals have reached a predetermined amount or more, that is, the overflow tank 35 is full.

  On the front of the power supply box 100, as shown in FIG. 2, it functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a suspension state under normal conditions. In the setting change state, the reset / setting switch 38 functions as a setting switch for changing the setting value of the winning probability (out-rolling rate) of the internal lottery described later, and the power supply operated when turning the power on / off A switch 39 is provided.

  The power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a, and the front door 1b is provided on the front of the power supply box 100 because it can be opened by a predetermined key operation possessed by a store clerk or the like. Only the store clerk or the like who holds the key can operate the set key switch 37, the reset / set switch 38, and the power switch 39 so that the player can not operate it. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires the key operation after opening the front door 1b by the key operation, among the salesclerk of the game arcade, only the clerk who holds the key for operating the setting key switch 37 Operation is possible.

  When playing a game in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, first, a medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or a bet number is set using a credit. In order to use the credits, the MAX BET switch 6 may be operated. When a prescribed number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set, the payline LN (see FIG. 1) becomes effective, and the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, that is, the state where the game can be started. Become. In the present embodiment, three bets are defined as the bet number of the prescribed number in RT 0 to 4 described later, and two bets are defined as the bet number of the prescribed number in RB described later. When the number of bets is set, the payline LN is activated. When the medal is inserted exceeding the maximum number among the prescribed numbers corresponding to the gaming state, that amount is added to the credit.

  The pay line is a line set to determine whether a combination of symbols displayed in the see-through window 3 of each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is a combination of pay symbols. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the payline LN set across the middle of the reel 2L, the middle of the reel 2C, and the middle of the reel 2R, that is, the symbols horizontally arranged in the middle is as a payline. It is fixed. Although only one pay line is applied in this embodiment, a plurality of pay lines may be applied.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in order to make it easy to recognize that the combination of the symbols constituting the winning combination is complete in the winning line LN, the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are set separately from the winning line LN. Ineffective lines LM1 to 4 are not determined to be winning by a combination of symbols aligned to these ineffective lines LM1 to IV, and when a combination of symbols constituting a specific winning is aligned on the payline LN, an invalid line The combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) which will be a prize when aligned to the payline LN in any one of the LM1 to 4 is made uniform, thereby forming a specific prize in the payline LN. This makes it easy to recognize that the combination is complete. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper line of the reel 2L, the upper line of the reel 2C, the upper line of the reel 2R, ie, the invalid line LM1 set across the symbols horizontally arranged in the upper line, the lower line of the reel 2L. , Lower line of reel 2C, lower line of reel 2R, ie invalid line LM2 set across symbols arranged horizontally in lower line, upper line of reel 2L, middle line of reel 2C, lower line of reel 2R, ie lower right 4 types of invalid line LM3 set across straddling symbols, lower stage of reel 2L, middle stage of reel 2C, upper stage of reel 2R, that is, 4 types of invalid line LM4 set across symbols lined up to the right are invalid line LM It is defined as

  In the present embodiment, as a winning combination, a combination of predetermined symbols (for example, “Bell-watermelon-cherry b” in FIG. 7 to be described later) determined as a combination on the winning line LN is won as well. And a combination of symbols serving as an indicator that is easier to recognize than the predetermined symbol combination in any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 by aligning the predetermined symbol combination (for example, "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon" in FIG. 7 described later) By combining the symbols, it is possible to include a part that can be made to look like winning by the combination of the symbols aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. In the following, a combination of symbols which is aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 when a predetermined combination of symbols is aligned with the pay line LN is referred to as a combination of symbols serving as an index, and constitutes a combination of symbols serving as an index. The symbol is called an index symbol.

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

  And one game is ended by stopping all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and a combination of symbols (hereinafter also referred to as a combination) determined in advance on the payline LN is displayed on each reel 2L, 2C, 2R When the game is stopped as a result, a winning occurs, and the number of medals determined according to the winning is awarded to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in the present embodiment), the medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). In addition, on the pay line LN, when the combination of symbols accompanied by the transition of the gaming state is stopped as the display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, it is shifted to the gaming state according to the combination of symbols .

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

  Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, or a configuration using four or more reels may be used. In a configuration using two or more reels, winning may be determined based on a combination of display results derived on all the two or more reels. Further, in the present embodiment, the variable display device is configured by physical reels, but the variable display device may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

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

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate 80 times in 1 minute, and change 80 x 21 (the number of symbol frames per reel) = 1680 frames, so they draw in a maximum of 4 symbols during 190 ms. It will be possible. That is, what can be selected as the stop symbol is the symbol displayed when the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated, the symbol from four frames ahead, and the symbol for five frames in total.

  For this reason, for example, when any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated, based on the symbol displayed on the lower side of the reel corresponding to the stop switch, the symbol from the symbol to the four frames ahead Since the symbol can be displayed in the lower part, the symbol displayed on the middle of the reel corresponding to the stop switch when any one of the stop switches 8L and 8R is operated on each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R The symbols arranged within 5 frames including can be displayed on the pay line.

  Hereinafter, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R may be simply referred to as reels unless there is a need to distinguish them. Further, the reel 2L may be referred to as a left reel, the reel 2C may be referred to as a middle reel, and the reel 2R may be referred to as a right reel. Further, the operation of stopping the reels 2L, 2C, 2R by the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R may be referred to as a stop operation.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. In the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 4, a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101 are provided, the gaming state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The effect according to is controlled, and the power supply substrate 101 generates drive power of electric components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies it to each part.

  The power supply substrate 101 is externally supplied with AC 100 V power, and the AC 100 V power supply generates a DC voltage necessary to drive the electric components that make up the slot machine 1. The game control board 40 and the game control board 40 , And is supplied to the effect control board 90 connected thereto. The power supply line for supplying power to the effect control board is directly connected from the power supply board 101 to the effect control board 90 without passing through the game control board 40, and the power supply board 101 directly supplies power to the effect control board 90. May be supplied.

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

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

  In addition, the gaming control board 40, the aforementioned credit indicator 11, gaming assistance indicator 12, 1-3 BETLED 14-16, closing request LED17, start effective LED18, weight in progress LED19, replay in progress LED20, BET switch effective LED21, left While the right stop effective LED 22L, 22C, 22R, the setting value display 24, the flow path switching solenoid 30, the reel motor 32L, 32C, 32R are connected, the hopper motor 34b described above via the power supply board 101 The electric components are connected and driven under the control of a main control unit 41 described later mounted on the game control board 40.

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

  The main control unit 41 directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40 as well as performing processing relating to the progress of the game.

  The control clock generation circuit 42 generates a control clock CCLK that is an oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency outside the main control unit 41. The control clock CCLK generated by the control clock generation circuit 42 is supplied to the clock circuit 502 shown in FIG. The random number clock generation circuit 43 generates a random number clock RCLK outside the main control unit 41, which is an oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency different from the oscillation frequency of the control clock CCLK. The random number clock RCLK generated by the random number clock generation circuit 43 is supplied to the random number circuits 508 a and 508 b shown in FIG. 5.

  The switch detection circuit 44 takes in detection signals input from switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101, and transmits the detection signals to the main control unit 41. The motor drive circuit 45 transmits the motor drive signal (phase signal of the stepping motor) output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R. The solenoid drive circuit 46 transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30. The LED drive circuit 47 transmits the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. The power failure detection circuit 48 monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1, and when detecting a voltage drop, outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41. The reset circuit 49 gives a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 when the power is unstable, such as when the power is turned on or off.

  FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40. The main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 5 is a one-chip microcomputer, and has an external bus interface 501, a clock circuit 502, a check block 503, a unique information storage circuit 504, an arithmetic circuit 505, and a reset / interruption. A controller 506, a central processing unit (CPU) 41a, a read only memory (ROM) 41b, a random access memory (RAM) 41c, a free run counter circuit 507, random number circuits 508a and 508b, and a timer circuit 509; An interrupt controller 510, a parallel input port 511, a serial communication circuit 512, a parallel output port 513, and an address decode circuit 514 are provided.

  The reset / interrupt controller 506 is for controlling various resets and interrupt requests generated inside and outside the main control unit 41.

  The reset / interrupt controller 506 includes an out-of-designated area running inhibition (IAT) circuit 506a and a watchdog timer (WDT) 506b. The IAT circuit 506a is a circuit that monitors whether or not the user program is correctly executed in the designated area, and has a function of outputting an IAT generation signal when detecting that the user program is executed outside the designated area. In addition, the watchdog timer 506 b has a function of generating a time-out signal every set period.

  The external bus interface 501 is a bus interface having an interface function between an external bus of a chip constituting the main control unit 41 and an internal bus, an address bus, a data bus, and a direction control function of each control signal.

  The clock circuit 502 is a circuit that generates an internal system clock SCLK by dividing the control clock CCLK by two.

  The collation block 503 is connected to an external collation machine and has a function of collating chips. The unique information storage circuit 504 is a circuit for storing a plurality of types of unique information serving as internal information of the main control unit 41. The arithmetic circuit 505 is a circuit that performs multiplication and division.

  The CPU 41a is a control CPU that executes game control in the slot machine 1 by executing a user program (game control processing program for game control) based on the control code read from the ROM 41b. When such game control is executed, the CPU 41a reads out fixed data from the ROM 41b, the fixed data read operation where the CPU 41a writes various fluctuation data to the RAM 41c and temporarily stores them, and the CPU 41a is temporarily stored in the RAM 41c Fluctuation data read operation to read out various fluctuation data, reception operation to receive input of various signals from the outside of the main control unit 41 through the external bus interface 501, parallel input port 511, serial communication circuit 512, etc., CPU 41a Also, a transmission operation of outputting various signals to the outside of the main control unit 41 via the external bus interface 501, the serial communication circuit 512, the parallel output port 513 and the like is also performed.

  The ROM 41 b stores a control code indicating a user program (game control processing program for game control), fixed data, and the like.

  The RAM 41c provides a work area for game control. Here, at least a part of the RAM 41c may be a backup RAM backed up by a backup power supply. That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the content of at least a part of the RAM 41c is stored for a predetermined period.

  As a free run counter circuit 507, four channels of 8-bit free run counters are provided.

  The random number circuits 508a and 508b are circuits that generate numerical data such as an 8-bit random number or a 16-bit random number, which is a random number having a predetermined update range. In this embodiment, hardware random numbers generated by the 16-bit random number circuit 508b among the random number circuits 508a and 508b are used as random numbers for internal lottery described later.

  The timer circuit 509 is an 8-bit programmable timer, and the main control unit 41 includes three 8-bit counters as the timer circuit 509. In this embodiment, it is possible to perform real-time interrupt request and time measurement by setting by the user program using the timer circuit 509.

  The interrupt controller 510 is a circuit that controls an external interrupt request from the PI5 / XINT terminal and an interrupt request from the built-in peripheral circuit (for example, the serial communication circuit 512, the random number circuits 508a and 508b, and the timer circuit 509). is there.

  The parallel input port 511 incorporates an 8-bit wide input dedicated port (PIP). Further, the parallel output port 513 included in the main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 5 incorporates an 11-bit output dedicated port (POP).

  The serial communication circuit 512 is a circuit that performs asynchronous serial communication at input / output to / from the outside. The main control unit 41 includes, as the serial communication circuit 512, a circuit of one channel for transmission and reception and a circuit of three channels for transmission only.

  The address decode circuit 514 is a circuit for decoding each functional block in the main control unit 41 and decoding a chip select signal which is a decode signal for an external device. By the chip select signal, the internal circuit of the main control unit 41 or an external device serving as a peripheral device is selectively enabled to allow access from the CPU 41a.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513. The command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in one direction only, and the command is not sent from the sub control unit 91 to the main control unit 41. In the present embodiment, the command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513, that is, the command is transmitted as a parallel signal, but via the serial communication circuit 512. The command may be transmitted to the sub control unit 91, that is, the command may be transmitted as a serial signal.

  The main control unit 41 also receives, from the parallel input port 511, detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40. Then, the main control unit 41 executes basic processing to shift in stages according to the detection state of various switches input from the parallel input port 511.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 can interrupt the basic process to execute the interrupt process when the interrupt occurs. In this embodiment, a timer interrupt process (main) to be described later is executed at every occurrence of a time-out in the timer circuit 509, that is, at predetermined time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment).

  Further, the main control unit 41 is set to prohibit other interrupts during execution of the interrupt processing, and when a plurality of interrupts occur simultaneously, priority is given according to a predetermined order. The interrupt to be executed is set. It should be noted that another interrupt factor is generated during execution of the interrupt process, and if the interrupt factor continues even if the interrupt process is completed, a new interrupt is generated at that time. It will be.

  The main control unit 41 repeatedly loops the process according to the control state until the detection states of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 change as the basic process, and the main control unit 41 responds to the change in the detection states of the various switches Execute the process of migrating in stages. Further, the main control unit 41 executes timer interrupt processing (main) at predetermined time intervals (about 0.56 ms in the present embodiment). The execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to a time longer than the combined time of the process to be repeated depending on the control state in the basic process and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main). Therefore, at least the processing repeated according to the control state is always performed between the current and the next timer interrupt processing (main).

  The rendering control substrate 90 is connected to rendering devices such as a liquid crystal display 51, a rendering effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, a reel LED 55, etc. These rendering devices are mounted on the rendering control substrate 90 as described later. It is driven based on the control by the unit 91.

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

  In addition, although the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 are illustrated as the effect device in the present embodiment, the effect device is not limited to these, for example, a display driven mechanically A device or a mechanically driven combination may be applied as the rendering device.

  The effect control board 90 is constituted by a microcomputer having a sub CPU 91a, a ROM 91b, a RAM 91c, and an I / O port 91d, and a sub control unit 91 for controlling effects and a liquid crystal display connected to the effect control board 90 A display control circuit 92 for controlling the display 51, an effect LED 52, an LED drive circuit 93 for controlling the drive of the reel LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 for controlling audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, power on or sub CPU 91a The reset circuit 95 which gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the initialization command is not inputted for a predetermined time, the switch detection circuit 96 which detects a detection signal inputted from switches connected to the effect control board 90, date information and time Clock device 97 that outputs time information including information, slot machine 1 It is equipped with a power failure detection circuit 98 that monitors the supplied power supply voltage and outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to sub CPU 91a when a voltage drop is detected, and other circuits. The CPU 91a receives commands transmitted from the game control board 40, performs various controls for effecting, and directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90.

  The reset circuit 95 has a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 which gives the system control signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40, and the sub control unit 91 performs main control when the power is turned on. It is started earlier than the unit 41. On the other hand, the voltage detection circuit 98 has a lower voltage for outputting the voltage reduction signal than the power failure detection circuit 48 which outputs the voltage reduction signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40, and In this case, the sub-control unit 91 detects a power failure at a later stage than the main control unit 41, and performs a power-off process (sub) described later.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 has an interrupt function, generates an interrupt when receiving a command from the main control unit 41, and acquires a command transmitted from the main control unit 41. Execute command reception interrupt processing to be stored in the buffer. Further, the sub control unit 91 generates an interrupt each time the number of inputs of the system clock reaches a predetermined number, that is, every predetermined time interval (about 2 ms), and executes timer interrupt processing (sub) described later.

  Also, unlike the main control unit 41, when an interrupt occurs based on the reception of a command, the sub control unit 91 interrupts the process even while timer interrupt processing (sub) is being executed. The command reception interrupt process is executed, and the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority even if an interrupt that triggers the timer interrupt process (sub) simultaneously occurs.

  The sub control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power at the time of a power failure, and while the backup power is supplied, data stored in the RAM 91 c is held.

  In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the payout rate of medals changes in accordance with the set value. In more detail, the payout rate of medals is changed by using the probability of winning according to the set value in the lottery that affects the player's degree of advantage to the player such as an internal lottery, a navistock lottery, and an additional lottery. The set value is composed of six steps of 1 to 6, and the payout rate is the highest at 6 and the payout rate decreases as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the degree of advantage is the highest for the player, and the degree of advantage decreases stepwise as the values decrease in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

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

  When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting change state may be transitioned on condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 25. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting change from being made illegally in a state where the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration to shift to the setting change state on condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected, the opening of the front door 1b is not detected by the door opening detection switch 25 after shifting to the setting change state. Also, it is preferable to maintain the setting change state, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting change, the setting change is not necessary, and the setting change is not required. The operation is not complicated. Further, after transitioning to the setting change state, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off after the start switch 7 is operated and the setting value is determined, the door opening detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b. Under such conditions, the setting change state may be ended and the game may proceed to a progressing state. Even in such a configuration, the setting change may be illegal without the front door 1b being opened. It can prevent being done.

  Further, in order to confirm the setting value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on in a state where the bet number is not set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read from the RAM 41 c is displayed on the setting value display 24 to shift to a setting confirmation state where the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the game can not be progressed, and by setting the setting key switch 37 to the off state, the setting confirmation state is ended, and the game can be returned to the state where it can be progressed.

  After the game is over, when the setting key switch 37 is turned on in a state where the bet number is not set, setting is made on the condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 25. It may be configured to shift to the confirmation state, and with such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting value from being checked illegally in a state where the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration to shift to the setting confirmation state on condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected, the opening of the front door 1b is not detected by the door opening detection switch 25 after shifting to the setting confirmation state. Also, it is preferable to maintain the setting confirmation state, whereby even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting confirmation, the setting confirmation state is not required again, and the setting confirmation The operation is not complicated. Further, after transitioning to the setting confirmation state, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off after the start switch 7 is operated and the setting value is decided, the door opening detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b. Under such conditions, the setting confirmation state may be ended to return to a state in which the game can be progressed, and even in such a configuration, the setting value is improperly set when the front door 1b is not opened. It can prevent that it is confirmed.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs a power cut to determine whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power failure detection circuit 48 is detected each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed. Perform the power-off process (main) to set the data to determine whether the data in the RAM 41c is normal or not at the time of the next return when the determination process is performed and it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected in the power failure determination process. Run.

  Then, the main control unit 41 restores the processing state of the main control unit 41 to the state before power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41 c on condition that the data of the RAM 41 c is normal at the time of startup. However, when the RAM 41c data is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM abnormal error code is set in the register to control to the RAM abnormal error state to disable the progress of the game.

  Further, the sub control unit 91 also determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power failure detection circuit 98 is detected in the timer interrupt process (sub), and determines that the voltage drop signal is detected, A power interruption process (sub) is performed to set data for determining whether the data in the RAM 91c is normal or not at the next return.

  Then, the sub control unit 91 restores the processing state of the sub control unit 91 to the state before the power failure based on the data stored in the RAM 91 c on condition that the data in the RAM 91 c is normal at the time of activation. However, when the data in the RAM 91c is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal and the RAM 91c is initialized. In this case, unlike the main control unit 41, the execution of the effect is not disabled only by initializing the RAM 91c.

  Further, even when it is determined that the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of activation, the sub control unit 91 is activated when receiving a setting command described later indicating that the setting change state has been entered from the main control unit 41. The RAM 91 c is initialized also when neither a return command nor a setting command, which indicates that the control state of the main control unit 41 has returned, is received even after a predetermined time has passed. Also in this case, the execution of the effect is not disabled only by initializing the RAM 91 c.

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

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 generates RAM abnormal error, starts with setting key switch 37 is on, ends BB when starting with setting key switch 37 is off. When the game is not destroyed, when five initialization conditions at the end of one game are satisfied, four kinds of initialization with different areas to be initialized according to each initialization condition are performed.

  The initialization 1 is a state in which the setting key switch 37 is in the on state at the time of startup, and the initialization is performed prior to the transition to the setting change state, or when the RAM error occurs The areas other than the important work and the special work in the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized. The initialization 2 is an initialization performed at the end of the BB. In the initialization 2, the general work, the unused area and the unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41 c are initialized. The initialization 3 is an initialization performed when the setting key switch 37 is off at startup and the data in the RAM 41 c is not destroyed. In the initialization 3, non-saved work, unused area and unused area The used stack area is initialized. The initialization 4 is performed at the end of one game. In the initialization 4, the unused area and the unused stack area of the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized.

  In this embodiment, although initialization 1 is performed before the transition of the setting change state, it is performed at the end of the setting change state, or is performed before the transition of the setting change state and at the end of the setting change state. You may

  In addition, the special work includes a gaming state storing work in which a gaming state flag indicating a gaming state is stored and an internal winning flag storing work in which an internal winning flag is stored, and also in the case of shifting to the setting change state as described above. Since the special work is not initialized, even when the setting is changed, the gaming state before the setting change and the internal winning flag are maintained.

  In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, a prescribed number of bets (in this embodiment, 3 in RT0 to 4 and 2 in RB) is set according to the gaming state (RT0 to RT4, RB). It is possible to start the game on condition that the specified number of bets has been set according to the gaming state. In the present embodiment, the pay line LN is activated when the specified number of bets is set according to the game state.

  And, in the present embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R stop, activated pay lines (in the case of the present embodiment, all pay lines are always activated. It becomes a prize when the combination of the symbols called a combination is aligned on the converted pay line is simply called the pay line). The role may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

  The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but can be roughly divided into a small combination with payout of medals and the need to set the number of bets, and the next game can be started again There are a play role and a special role accompanied by transition to a play state advantageous to the player. In the following, the small part and the re-play part are collectively referred to as a general part.

  In order to generate a winning of each combination determined in accordance with the gaming state, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later, and the winning flag of the combination must be set in the RAM 41c.

  Of the winning flags for each of these winning combinations, the winning flags for the small winning combination and the re-playing combination are only valid in the game for which the flag is set and are invalid in the next game, but the special winning combination is The combination is valid until the combination of the combination accepted by the flag is complete, and the combination is invalidated in the game. That is, once the winning combination of the special part is won, even if the combination of the combinations permitted by the flag can not be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated but is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery of the present embodiment will be described. In the internal lottery, before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are derived (specifically, the start switch 7), whether or not the main control unit 41 permits winning in each of the above-described combinations. (At the time of detection of In the internal lottery, first, a random number value (an integer of 0 to 65535) for the internal lottery is acquired when the start switch 7 is detected. Specifically, the value generated by the random number circuit 508 b and stored in the random number value register of the random number circuit 508 b is set as the lottery work assigned to the RAM 41 c. Then, for each combination determined according to the gaming state (RT0 to 4, RB), each combination determined according to the numerical data stored in the lottery work, the current gaming state, the number of bets, and the set value According to the number of judgment values, it is judged whether or not the winning is permitted.

  In the internal lottery, the role to be the object of the internal lottery, the number of judgment values determined corresponding to the current gaming state and the set value is sequentially set to the random value for the internal lottery (numeric data stored in the lottery work) The addition is performed, and when the result of the addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. Therefore, the winning combination is won with the probability (number of judgment values / 65536) according to the magnitude of the number of judgment values.

  When it is determined that one of the winning combinations has been won, the winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the RAM 41c. The internal winning flag storage work is configured by a 2-byte storage area, the upper byte of which is assigned as a special role storage work in which the special winning flag is set, and the lower byte is a general winning The flag is assigned as a general role storing work to be set. Specifically, when a special combination is won, a special combination winning flag indicating that the special combination has been selected is set in the special combination storing work, and the winning flag set in the general combination storing work is cleared. When a general combination is won, a winning combination flag indicating that the general combination has been selected is set in the general combination storing work. If neither combination nor combination of winning combinations is won, only the general combination storing work is cleared.

  Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described.

  The main control unit 41 refers to the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the rotation of the reel starts, and when the reel is stopped and the reel which is still rotating remains. Create a stop control table for each spinning reel. Then, when one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to and the slip of the reference stop control table is referred to. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  In the table index, index data indicating the start address of the area where the data for table creation is stored from the reference address when referring to the table index according to the setting state of the winning flag by internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as internal winning state) The difference up to the address where is stored is registered. As a result, it is possible to acquire the corresponding index data by acquiring the difference corresponding to the internal winning state and adding the difference to the reference address. In the case where the same control is applied, the same address is stored as index data even when the winning situation of the winning combination is different, and in such a case, the same table creation data is referred to. Thus, the stop control table is created.

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

  The stop control table referred to according to the stop condition of the reels is all reels rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, left, It may differ depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, or the middle and right reels are stopped. Furthermore, in the situation where one of the reels is stopped, it is stopped. Because there are also cases where it differs depending on the stop position of the completed reel, for each situation, the address of the stop control table to be referred to is registered for each rotating reel, and based on the top address of the table creation data, The address of the stop control table that should be referred to can be identified according to the situation of And to be able to identify the Do stop control table. Even when the stop condition of the reel and the stop position of the stopped reel are different, when the same stop control table is applied, the same address may be registered as the address of the stop control table. In such a case, the same stop control table is referred to.

  The stop control table is data that can specify the number of sliding symbols at each timing when the stop operation is performed. In this embodiment, a stepping motor which makes one revolution in a cycle of 336 steps (0 to 335) is used for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. That is, by driving the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R in 336 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R make one turn. Then, 21 areas (pieces) divided in every 16 steps (the number of steps in which one symbol moves) per reel is defined, and in these areas, an area of 0 to 20 from the reel reference position is defined. The number is assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged in one reel is also 21 and symbol numbers of 0 to 20 from the reel reference position are assigned to the symbols of each reel, therefore, 0 to 20 symbols The area numbers of 0 to 20 are assigned in order. The number of sliding symbols for each area number is compressed and stored according to a predetermined rule in the stop control table, and the number of sliding symbols for each area number can be acquired by expanding the stop control table. There is.

  As described above, in the stop control table created with reference to the table index and the data for table creation, the area corresponding to each area number corresponds to the area number and the stop reference position (in the present embodiment, the perspective window 3 The sliding coma when the operation of the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is detected at the timing (the timing at which the number of steps from the reel reference position falls within the range of the number of steps of each region number) It is a table in which the number is set.

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

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

  Next, when the main control unit 41 effectively detects any operation corresponding to the rotating reel among the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the control when causing the corresponding reel to derive the display result To explain, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop operation position based on the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time of detecting the stop operation. The area number is identified, and the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the area number of the identified stop operation position is acquired with reference to the stop control table of the reel in which the stop operation is detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the acquired number of sliding symbols. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time of detecting the stop operation, the acquired number of sliding symbols and the number of steps until stopping are calculated, and the reel is rotated by the calculated number of steps and stopped. Take control. Thus, the area corresponding to the area number corresponding to the area number corresponding to the area number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected from the area number corresponding to the number of sliding frames is the stop reference position (in the present embodiment, It will stop in the area of the lower design).

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

  Further, in the present embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding symbols, and it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of 4 symbols after detecting the stopping operation. That is, it is possible to designate the stop position of the symbol from the range of maximum 5 frames including the stop operation position at which the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the symbol by one symbol, it is possible to pull in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation and stop the reel, and the stop having detected the stop operation It will be possible to specify the stop position of the symbol from the range of maximum 5 symbols including the operation position.

  In this embodiment, when one of the winning combinations is won, it is possible to align and stop the winning combinations in the draw-in range of up to 4 frames on the pay line when the stop operation is performed. If possible, control to align and stop these is performed, and to a combination that has not been won, control is performed to stop without aligning in the lead-in range of up to four frames.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the special combination and the small combination are simultaneously elected, such as when the small combination is elected while the special combination is carried over from before the previous game, the stop operation is performed. If it is possible to align and stop the small winning combination in the draw-in range of up to 4 pieces on the pay line, control to align and stop this is performed, and the draw-in range of up to 4 pieces on the pay line When it is not possible to pull in the winning combination, if it is possible to align and stop the special combination winning in the lead-in range of up to 4 pieces on the pay line, control is performed to align and stop this. The player who has not won is controlled to be stopped without being aligned within the lead-in range of four frames. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the small winning combination on the pay line has priority over the special winning combination, and it becomes possible to win the special winning combination only when the small winning combination can not be drawn. When the special role and the small role can be drawn simultaneously, only the small role is drawn in, and the small role and the special role are not aligned on the pay line.

  In addition, when the special role and the small role are winning at the same time, priority is given to the control to align the special role on the pay line over the small role, and the small role is put on the pay line only when the special role can not be withdrawn. You may perform control to align.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the stop operation is performed when the special combination and the re-play combination are simultaneously won, such as when the re-play combination is won with the special combination carried over from before the previous game. At the time of winning, control is performed to align and stop the symbols of the replay role on the pay line in the lead-in range of up to 4 pieces. In this case, the symbols making up the re-playing combination or the symbols making up the simultaneously playing re-playing combination are arranged within 5 symbols for any of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, within 4 frames. Because it can always be stopped at any position within the four-frame pull-in range, when the special combination and the re-play combination are simultaneously won, regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player. Instead, you will be rewarded with a complete remake. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the re-play combination on the pay line has priority over the special combination, and the re-play combination will always be won. When the special combination and the re-play combination can be drawn simultaneously, only the re-play combination is drawn in, and the special combination is not arranged on the pay line at the same time as the re-play combination.

  In this embodiment, the stop control of the reel is performed using the stop control table capable of specifying the number of sliding symbols at each timing when the stop operation is performed, but the stop position where the stoppable position can be specified The stop position is specified from the table, and the stop control is performed to stop the reel at the specified stop position. Without using the stop control table or the stop position table, the stop position which can be stopped at the stop operation is searched. A configuration for performing stop control to specify and stop the reel at the specified stop position, stop control using the stop control table, stop control using the stop position table, stop without using the stop control table or the stop position table A configuration that combines stop control by searching and specifying the stop position, and a configuration that performs stop control by partially changing the stop control table and the stop position table It may be.

  In the present embodiment, after the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started, the main control unit 41 rotates the reels whose stop operation has not yet been detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected. Continuing, control is performed to stop the display result on the corresponding reel on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected. Even when the reel rotation is temporarily stopped due to the occurrence of the reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected until the operation of the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is detected after the reel rotation is resumed. The rotation of the unreeled reel is continued, and control is performed to stop the display result on the corresponding reel on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected.

  In this embodiment, on the condition that the operation of the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is detected, the control for stopping the display result on the corresponding reel is performed, but the rotation of the reel starts. After that, when a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed, even if the stop operation of the reels is not performed, automatic stop control is performed to automatically stop each reel, assuming that the stop operation has been performed. It is good. In this case, since the reel is stopped without the operation of the player, it is preferable to derive a display result which does not constitute any combination even if any combination is won.

  In the present embodiment, after starting the game, every time the rotation of the reel is started, the main control unit 41 counts the game time which is the time elapsed from the time when the rotation of the reel is started. After the end of one game, when the specified number of bets is set by inserting a medal, etc. and the game start operation is performed with the game start operation enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game is started. If the game time at which time counting is started from the time point is longer than the specified time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment), that is, if the specified time has elapsed from the reel rotation start time of the previous game, no weight is generated. At that time, the rotation of the reel for the game in the game is started.

  On the other hand, after the end of one game, when the specified number of bets is set by the insertion of medals, etc. and the game start operation is performed with the game start operation enabled, the reel rotation start of the previous game is started. If the game time at which time counting was started from the time is less than the specified time, that is, if the specified time has not elapsed from the reel rotation start time of the previous game, a weight is generated and the reel rotation is started at that time Instead, the game waits for the specified time to reach the specified time from the start of reel rotation of the previous game, and starts the reel rotation when the specified time is reached.

  Next, commands that the main control unit 41 transmits to the sub control unit 91 will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 instructs the sub control unit 91 to insert an insertion number command, a credit command, a gaming state command, an ART state command, an internal winning command, a stop order command, a freeze command, an ART lottery result command, Reel acceleration information 1 command, Reel acceleration information 2 command, Stop operation command, Sliding frame number command, Stop command, Game end command, Winning number command, Payout start command, Payout end command, Wait command, Stop command, Error command , Send a plurality of commands including a return command, a setting command, a setting confirmation command, a door command, and an operation detection command.

  These commands are composed of 1-byte type data indicating the type of command and 1-byte extension data indicating the contents of the command, and the sub control unit 91 can determine the type of command from the type data.

  The insertion number command is a command that can specify the number of medals inserted, that is, the number of medals used for setting the number of bets, and is the state from the end of the game (after the setting change) to the start of the game. Or, when the specified number of bets is not set, a medal is inserted, or the MAX bet switch 6 is operated to transmit when the number of bets is set. Further, since the inserted number command is transmitted when the bet number setting operation is performed, it is possible to specify that the bet number setting operation is performed by receiving the inserted number command.

  The credit command is a command capable of specifying the number of medals stored as a credit, and is in a state from the end of the game (after the change of setting) to the start of the game, and in a state where the specified number of bets is set, Sent when medals are inserted and credits are added.

  The game state command is a command capable of specifying the game state (RT0 to 4, RB) of the game, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game.

  The ART state command is a command capable of specifying the number of remaining games until reaching a predetermined number of games, whether it is in AT, in the ART, or not, the number of remaining games in the precursor period, and the number of remaining ART games. , It is transmitted after the game state command, when the game starts.

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the internal lottery result, and is transmitted when the game is started after the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started. The internal winning command is sent when the game starts and after the ART status command.

  Since the gaming state command, ART state command, and internal winning command are transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started, the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started by receiving these commands. Can be identified.

  Also, although it is possible to specify that one of the push bells described later has won, it is possible to identify which type (left bell, middle bell, right bell) is won, that is, when the push bell is won. It is impossible to specify the stop order to win the middle bell. In addition, although it is possible to specify that any of the below-mentioned replays GR1 to 6 has won, it is possible to identify which type of internal winning command was won, that is, the stop order for winning promotion replays when replays GR1 to 6 are won. Can not be identified. In addition, although it is possible to specify that one of the replays GR11 to 13 described below has won the internal winning command, which type of replays GR11 to 13 is won, that is, when replays GR11 to 13 are won, it is special It is impossible to specify the stop order for winning a replay, and the stop order for avoiding a fall fall replay. In addition, although it is possible to specify that one of the replays GR 21 to 26 described later has won the internal winning command, which type of replays GR 21 to 26 is won, that is, red when replays GR 21 to 26 are won, It is not possible to specify the stop order for winning 7 Replays or Blue 7 Replays, and the stop order for avoiding a fall Replay prize.

  The stop order command is a stop order in which the middle bell at the push order bell is won, a stop order in which the promotion replay at the replay GR1 to 6 is win, a special replay at the win of the replay GR11 to 13 and a fall fall replay Stop order to avoid winnings, Red 7 Replay or Replay in Blue 7 when winning a Replay GR 21 to 26, win a Stop order to avoid a Fall Replay, or a middle Replay, and avoid a Fall Replay. Is a command that can be identified, and is transmitted after the transmission of the internal winning command when the game is started and the navigation notification to be described later is performed.

  The freeze command is a command to determine whether or not the game is controlled to freeze for a predetermined period in the game, or to control the type to be controlled if the game is controlled to freeze, and when the game starts And transmitted after the transmission of the internal winning command.

  The ART lottery result command is a command capable of specifying whether or not an ART lottery described later has been won, and is transmitted after the transmission of the internal winning command in the game in which the ART lottery has been performed, when the game is started. .

  The reel acceleration information 1 command is a command capable of specifying that the rotation of the reel starts with the progress of the game, and is transmitted when the rotation of the reel starts with the progress of the game. In addition, since it is also transmitted when starting the rotation of the reel with the end of the freeze state, after the start of the freeze state is specified by the freeze command, the game is progressed by receiving the reel acceleration information 1 command. Along with this, not only the fact that the rotation of the reel starts but also the end of the freeze state can be specified.

  The reel acceleration information 2 command is a command capable of specifying the start of the reel effect performed in the freeze state, and is transmitted when the variation of the reel accompanying the reel effect is started in the freeze state. Since the reel acceleration information 2 command is transmitted when fluctuation of the reel accompanying the reel effect is started in the freeze state, it is specified that the reel effect in the freeze state is started by receiving the reel acceleration information 2 command. It is possible.

  The stop operation command is a command capable of specifying whether the reel to be stopped is a left reel, a middle reel, or a right reel, or the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel. It is transmitted each time the accompanying stop control is performed.

  The command for the number of sliding symbols is a command that can specify the number of sliding symbols to move from when the reel to be stopped is any of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel, or after the corresponding reel is stopped. Each time the stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel is performed, the corresponding stop operation command is transmitted after being transmitted.

  The stop command is a command that can specify which of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel the reel to be stopped is and the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel, and the stop control accompanying the stop operation of each reel Is sent after the corresponding slide number command is sent.

  The stop operation command, the sliding number command, and the stop command can specify whether the reel to be stopped is any of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel and can be specified along with the stop operation of each reel. Since it is transmitted each time the stop control is performed, it is possible to specify that one of the reels has been stopped and the reels to be stopped by receiving these commands.

  The game end command is a command capable of specifying that the game has been ended, and is transmitted when the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel and releases the stop switch.

  The winning number command is a command capable of specifying the combination of symbols arranged in the winning line LN, the presence or absence of winning, the type of winning, and the number of medals paid out at the time of winning, and for the player to stop the third stop reel. When the stop switch is depressed and the stop switch is released, it is transmitted after the transmission of the game end command.

  The game end command and the winning number command are both transmitted when the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel and releases the stop switch, so these commands are received. It is possible to specify that all operations necessary to advance one game have ended.

  The payout start command is a command for notifying start of medal payout, and is transmitted when payout of medals is started by winning or winning a credit (including medals used for setting the number of bets). The payout end command is a command for notifying the medal payout end, and is transmitted when the payout of the medal due to the winning and the settlement of credits is ended.

  The standby command is a command indicating transition to the standby state, and when one game is ended, the credit is entered when the estimated end time (60 seconds in this embodiment) elapses without setting the number of bets, and then the credit is entered. It is sent after the payout of the medals by the settlement of the payment (including the medal used for setting the number of bets) is completed and the payout end command is sent.

  The suspension command is a command indicating the occurrence or cancellation of the suspension state, and when the ending effect waiting time elapses after the BB is completed, the suspension command indicating the occurrence of the suspension state is transmitted, and the reset operation is performed. When the suspension state is released, a suspension command indicating release of the suspension state is transmitted.

  An error command is a command that indicates the occurrence or cancellation of an error condition or a type of error condition, and when an error is determined and controlled to an error condition, an error command indicating the occurrence of an error condition and its type is transmitted, and reset. When the operation is performed and the error state is released, an error command indicating the release of the error state is sent.

  The return command is a command indicating that the main control unit 41 has returned to the control state before power interruption, and is transmitted when the main control unit 41 starts up and returns to the control state before power interruption.

  The setting command is a command indicating the start or end of the setting change state, and the setting value after the setting change, and the setting command indicating the start of the setting change state is transmitted at the time of transition to the setting change state. A setting command indicating the end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change is transmitted. Further, since the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized along with the transition to the setting change state, it can be specified that the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized by the setting command indicating the start of setting. .

  The setting confirmation command is a command indicating the start or end of the setting confirmation state, and when transitioning to the setting confirmation state, a setting confirmation command indicating the start of the setting confirmation is transmitted, and the setting confirmation end is indicated when the setting confirmation state is ended. A confirmation command is sent.

  The door command is a command indicating the detection state of the door open detection switch 25, that is, on (open state) / off (closed state), and when the power is turned on, one game is over (the number of bets for the next game after the game is over) Of the door opening detection switch 25 when the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 changes (on to off, off to on).

  The operation detection command is a command indicating the detection state (on / off) of the operation switches (MAX BET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R), and is transmitted at regular intervals.

  Among these commands, commands other than the door command and the operation detection command are generated in the basic processing, temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41 c, and transmitted in the command transmission processing of the timer interrupt processing (main) thereafter. Ru.

  On the other hand, the door command is generated in the door monitoring process of the timer interrupt process (main), temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41 c, and transmitted in the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) thereafter. Be done.

  The operation detection command is generated based on the detection state of the switch every time the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) is executed ten times, and is temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c. , It is transmitted in the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) after that.

  In the present embodiment, after starting the game, every time the rotation of the reel is started, the main control unit 41 counts the game time which is the time elapsed from the time when the rotation of the reel is started. After the end of one game, when the specified number of bets is set by inserting a medal, etc. and the game start operation is performed with the game start operation enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game is started. If the game time at which time counting is started from the time point is longer than the specified time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment), that is, if the specified time has elapsed from the reel rotation start time of the previous game, no weight is generated. At that time, start the reel rotation.

  On the other hand, after the end of one game, when the specified number of bets is set by the insertion of medals, etc. and the game start operation is performed with the game start operation enabled, the reel rotation start of the previous game is started. If the game time at which time counting was started from the time is less than the specified time, that is, if the specified time has not elapsed from the reel rotation start time of the previous game, a weight is generated and the reel rotation is started at that time Instead, the game waits for the specified time to reach the specified time from the start of reel rotation of the previous game, and starts the reel rotation when the specified time is reached.

  The main control unit 41 can perform a reel effect using a reel during the freeze state, when controlling to the freeze state to delay the progress of the game for a predetermined period when the start switch 7 is operated. . In the reel effect, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be subjected to a special variation mode (symbol conversion in this embodiment) which is not performed in a normal game, and the reels are changed in these special variation modes. By fluctuating, it is possible to suggest an advantageous situation (for example, winning possibility of ART) for the player.

  Next, control of an effect performed by the sub control unit 91 based on a command that the main control unit 41 transmits to the effect control board 90 will be described.

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

  The reception buffer is provided with an area capable of storing up to 16 commands, and can store a plurality of commands.

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

  The control pattern table includes display patterns of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to command types, lighting modes of the rendering effect LEDs 52, output modes of the speakers 53 and 54, lighting modes of the reel LEDs 55, and the like for each of a plurality of types of effect patterns. The control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and when the sub-control unit 91 receives a command, the control patterns of the control pattern table are registered in correspondence with the effect patterns set in the RAM 91 c in the game. Among them, the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to, and the output control of the rendering device is performed based on the control pattern. As a result, an effect corresponding to the effect pattern and the progress of the game is performed.

  When the sub-control unit 91 newly receives a command during execution of an effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 91 cancels the effect based on the control pattern being executed, and the newly received command is An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is performed. That is, even when the effect is not finished to the end, when a new command is received, the effect being executed except for the case where the received new command is not a command that triggers a new effect is canceled and a new An effect based on a command will be executed.

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

  6 to 8 are diagrams for explaining types of symbols, symbol combinations, and technical items related to the symbols in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram for describing the symbol combination of the transition appearance in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment and the technical items related to the transition appearance. Further, FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state controlled by the main control unit 41, and FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an outline of the gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the slot machine 1 in this embodiment is controlled to any one of RT0 to 4 and RB (including RB in BB).

  First, referring to FIG. 6, the special part of the winning combinations includes two types of bonus: big bonus (hereinafter referred to as big bonus as BB) and regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as regular bonus as RB). Be

  The BB wins when the combination of “red 7-red 7-red 7” is aligned with the payline LN at RT0 to RT4. When a BB is won, it shifts to a big bonus in which each game is controlled to a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB”) described later. Then, the big bonus ends on condition that 316 or more medals have been paid out.

  RB is awarded when combinations of “BAR-BAR-BAR” are aligned on the pay line LN at RT0 to RT4. When winning in RB, it is transferred to a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as RB). Then, the regular bonus ends on the condition that one of the winning combinations has won six times or 12 games have been completed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the game is controlled by RT 4 until one of the BB and RB wins, and after the big bonus or regular bonus (collectively referred to as a bonus) is ended, it is controlled by RT 3. The Rukoto.

  The symbol ("Red 7" of each reel) and the symbol ("BAR" of each reel) constituting RB in any of the reels are not disposed within 5 frames, so the internals described later Even if one of BB and RB is won in the lottery, if the stop operation is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning BB and RB will not be won.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the small part of the winning combinations will be described. Among the winning combinations, the top bell 1, the top bell 2, the top bell 3, the top bell 4, the top bell 5, the top bell 6, the top bell 7, the top bell 8, the middle bell, the right down bell, the middle watermelon Falling to the right, watermelon, middle cherries, horned cherries included.

  Hereinafter, the upper bell 1, the upper bell 2, the upper bell 3, the upper bell 4, the upper bell 5, the upper bell 6, the upper bell 7, and the upper bell 8 are simply referred to as the upper bell when it is not necessary to distinguish them. .

  The upper bell 1 is “Replay a-Cherry a-Cherry a”, “Replay a-Cherry a-White 7”, “Replay a-Cherry a-BAR”, “Replay a” on the pay line LN in any game state. -Cherry b-Cherry a "," Replay a-Cherry b-White 7 "," Replay a-Cherry b-BAR "became a winning combination when the combination, the upper bell 1 was winning in any of the gaming state Sometimes eight medals are paid out. "Replay a" of the left reel that constitutes the upper bell 1 is disposed one position below the "bell", and the middle reels "Cherry a" and "Cherry b" are one of the "bells". Since "Cherry a", "White 7", and "BAR" on the right reel are arranged one below the "Bell", they are arranged below the "Replay a-Cherry a-" on the payline LN. Cherry a "," Replay a-Cherry a-White 7 "," Replay a-Cherry a-BAR "," Replay a-Cherry b-Cherry a "," Replay a-Cherry b-White 7 "," Replay a When the combination of “cherry b-BAR” is aligned, the “bell-bell-bell” combination is aligned to the upper end of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1. In addition, the symbol of "Replay a" of the left reel constituting the upper bell 1, the symbol of any one of "Cherry a" and "Cherry b" of the middle reel, "Cherry a", "White 7" and "BAR" of the right reel Because there is a part that is not arranged within 5 frames in any one of the symbols in "," it is appropriate to stop the left reel, middle reel and right reel even if the upper bell 1 is won in the internal lottery described later If it does not happen at a proper timing, it will not win a prize on the winning upper bell 1.

  The upper bell 2 is a prize when the combination of “Replay a-Cherry a-Plum” and “Replay a-Cherry b-Plum” is arranged in the pay line LN in any gaming state, and in any gaming state When the upper bell 2 wins, eight medals are paid out. "Replay a" of the left reel that constitutes the upper bell 2 is disposed one position below the "bell", and the middle reels "Cherry a" and "Cherry b" are one of the "bells". Since it is arranged below and "Plum" on the right reel is arranged one lower than "Bell", "Replay a-Cherry a-Plum", "Replay a-Cherry b-" on the payline LN. When the combination of "Plum" is aligned, the combination of "bell-bell-bell" is aligned to the upper stage of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1. In addition, “Replay a” on the left reel, “Cherry a” on the middle reel and “Cherry a” on the middle reel 2 and “Plum” on the right reel constituting the upper bell 2 are disposed within 5 frames. Since there is no part, even if the upper bell 2 is won in the internal lottery described later, if the left reel, middle reel and right reel are not stopped at the appropriate timing, the upper bell 2 wins. There is nothing to do.

  The upper bell 3 is a combination of "Replay a-Plum-Cherry a", "Replay a-Plum-White 7" and "Replay a-Plum-BAR" in the pay line LN in any game state. When the upper bell 3 wins in any game state, eight medals are paid out. "Replay a" of the left reel that composes the upper bell 3 is located one position below the "bell", and the middle reel "plum" is located one lower than the "bell" Since "Cherry a", "White 7" and "BAR" on the right reel are arranged one below "Bell", "Replay a-Plum-Cherry a" and "Replay a" on the payline LN. -When the combination of "Plum-White 7" and "Replay a-Plum-BAR" is completed, the combination of "Bell-Bell-Bell" is aligned with the upper row of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1. Become. In addition, the symbol of “Replay a” on the left reel, “Plum” on the middle reel, and “Cherry a” on the right reel, “White 7” and “BAR”, which make up the upper bell 3, is within 5 frames. Because there is a point that is not placed in the upper stage bell 3 even if winning the upper bell 3 in the internal lottery described later, if you do not perform the stop operation of the left reel, middle reel, right reel at appropriate timing, the winning upper stage There is no chance to win Bell 3.

  The upper bell 4 is a prize when the combination of “Replay a-Plum-Plum” is aligned with the pay line LN in any gaming state, and eight medals when the upper bell 4 is won in any gaming state Will be paid out. "Replay a" of the left reel that composes the upper bell 4 is located one position below the "bell", and the middle reel "plum" is located one position below the "bell" Since "Plum" on the right reel is arranged one lower than "Bell", when the combination of "Replay a-Plum-Plum" is aligned with the pay line LN, "Bell-Bell-Bell" The combination is aligned with the upper end of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1. In addition, the upper reel "Replay a" of the upper bell 4, "Plum" of the middle reel, and "Plum" of the right reel are not arranged within 5 frames, so the upper row in the internal lottery described later Even if the bell 4 is won, if the stop operation of the left reel, the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning upper bell 4 will not be won.

  The upper bell 5 is “Replay b-Cherry a-Cherry a”, “Replay b-Cherry a-White 7”, “Replay b-Cherry a-BAR”, “Replay b” on the pay line LN in any game state. -Cherry b-Cherry a "," Replay b-Cherry b-White 7 "," Replay b-Cherry b-BAR "get a winning combination, the upper bell 5 wins in any gaming state Sometimes eight medals are paid out. "Replay b" on the left reel that constitutes the upper bell 5 is located one position below the "bell", and "Cherry a" and "Cherry b" on the middle reels are one of the "bells" Since "Cherry a", "White 7" and "BAR" on the right reel are arranged one below the "Bell", they are arranged below the "Replay b-Cherry a-" on the payline LN. Cherry a "," Replay b-Cherry a-White 7 "," Replay b-Cherry a-BAR "," Replay b-Cherry b-Cherry a "," Replay b-Cherry b-White 7 "," Replay b " When the combination of “cherry b-BAR” is aligned, the “bell-bell-bell” combination is aligned to the upper end of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1. In addition, the symbol "Replay b" of the left reel constituting the upper bell 5, the symbol of any one of "Cherry a" and "Cherry b" of the middle reel, "Cherry a", "White 7" and "BAR" of the right reel Because one of the symbols in “1” is not placed within 5 frames, even if the upper bell 5 is won in the internal lottery described later, it is appropriate to stop the left reel, the middle reel and the right reel If it does not take place at a proper timing, the upper bell 5, which has won, will not be won.

  The upper bell 6 is a prize when the combination of “Replay b-Cherry a-Plum” and “Replay b-Cherry b-Plum” is aligned on the pay line LN in any gaming state, and in any gaming state When the upper bell 6 wins, eight medals are paid out. The "Replay b" on the left reel that constitutes the upper bell 6 is disposed one position below the "bell", and the "Cherry a" and "Cherry b" on the middle reels are one of the "bells". Since it is arranged below and "Plum" on the right reel is arranged one lower than "Bell", "Replay b-Cherry a-Plum", "Replay b-Cherry b-" on payline LN When the combination of "Plum" is aligned, the combination of "bell-bell-bell" is aligned to the upper stage of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1. In addition, “Replay b” on the left reel, “Cherry a” on the middle reel, and “Cherry a” on the middle reel 6 and “Plum” on the right reel are arranged within 5 frames. Since there is no part, even if the upper bell 6 is won in the internal lottery described later, if the stop operation of the left reel, middle reel and right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning upper bell 6 is won There is nothing to do.

  The upper bell 7 is a combination of "Replay b-Plum-Cherry a", "Replay b-Plum-White 7" and "Replay b-Plum-BAR" in the pay line LN in any game state. When the upper bell 7 wins in any game state, eight medals are paid out. "Replay b" on the left reel that constitutes the upper bell 7 is located one position below the "bell", and the middle reel "plum" is located one position below the "bell" Since "Cherry a", "White 7" and "BAR" on the right reel are arranged one below "Bell", "Replay b-Plum-Cherry a" and "Replay b" on the payline LN. -When the combination of "Plum-White 7" and "Replay b-Plum-BAR" is completed, the combination of "Bell-Bell-Bell" is aligned with the upper row of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1. Become. In addition, the symbol of “Replay b” on the left reel, “Plum” on the middle reel, and “Cherry a”, “White 7” and “BAR” on the right reel, which constitute the upper bell 7, is within 5 frames. The upper reel 7 is won if the operation to stop the left reel, the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing even if the upper bell 7 is won in the internal lottery described later because there is a portion not arranged in There is no chance to win Bell 7.

  The upper bell 8 is a prize when the combination of “Replay a-Plum-Plum” is aligned with the pay line LN in any gaming state, and eight medals when the upper bell 8 is won in any gaming state Will be paid out. "Replay b" on the left reel that constitutes the upper bell 8 is located one position below the "bell", and the middle reel "plum" is located one below the "bell" Since "Plum" on the right reel is arranged one lower than "Bell", when the combination of "Replay b-Plum-Plum" is aligned with the payline LN, "Bell-Bell-Bell" The combination is aligned with the upper end of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1. In addition, the upper reel "Replay b", the middle reel "Plum", and the right reel "Plum", which constitute the upper bell 8, have portions not disposed within 5 frames, so the upper row in the internal lottery described later Even if the bell 8 is won, if the stop operation of the left reel, the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning upper bell 8 will not be won.

  The middle bell is a prize when the combination of “bell-bell-bell” is aligned with the payline LN in any gaming state, and eight medals are paid out when the middle bell is won in any gaming state . Since the "bell" on the left reel, the "bell" on the middle reel, and the "bell" on the right reel constituting the middle bell are arranged within 5 frames, when the middle bell is won in the internal lottery described later, In principle, it can be said that it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

  The right-down bell is "Replay a-Bell-Red 7", "Replay a-Bell-Replay a", "Replay b-Bell-Red 7", and "Replay b-Bell" on the payline LN in any game state. When the combination of “Replay a” is complete, the game becomes a prize, and in any of the game states, eight medals are paid out when the bell falling to the right is won. "Replay a" and "Replay b" on the left reel that make up the downward sling bell are arranged one position below "bell", and "Red 7" and "Replay a" on the right reel Since it is arranged at a position one position above the bell, the pay line LN has “Replay a-Bell-Red 7”, “Replay a-Bell-Replay a”, “Replay b-Bell-Red 7”, “Replay a When the combination of "replay b-bell-replay a" is aligned, the combination "bell-bell-bell" is aligned downward to the right, that is, aligned with the invalid line LM3. In addition, the symbol of "Replay a" or "Replay b" on the left reel, which constitutes the down-down bell, "Bell" on the middle reel, or "Red 7" on the right reel, or "Replay a" on the right. Since the symbol of is arranged within 5 frames, it can be said that, in principle, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation when the player has won the down-down bell in the internal lottery described later.

  The middle watermelon becomes a prize when the combination of "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon" or "watermelon-watermelon-blue 7" is complete in the payline LN in any gaming state, and the middle watermelon is a prize in any gaming state When it happens, five medals are paid out. The symbol of “watermelon” on the left reel, “watermelon” on the middle reel, “watermelon” on the right reel, or “blue 7”, which constitutes middle-stage watermelon, is not placed within 5 frames. Even if the middle watermelon has been won in the internal lottery described later, the middle watermelon having won will not be won if the left reel, middle reel and right reel are not stopped at an appropriate timing.

  Falling down watermelons will win when the combination of “Bell-Watermelon-Cherry b” or “Bell-Watermelon-White 7” is aligned with the payline LN in any gaming state, and will fall to the right in any gaming state When the watermelon wins, five medals are paid out. "Bellel" of the left reel that constitutes the falling right watermelon is located one position below "watermelon" or "blue 7", and "Cherry b" of the right reel that constitutes the falling right watermelon. Since "White 7" is arranged at a position one position above "Watermelon", when the combination of "Bell-Watermelon-Cherry b" or "Bell-Watermelon-White 7" is aligned with the payline LN, "Watermelon" The combination of “watermelon-watermelon” or “blue 7-watermelon-watermelon” will be downward to the right, ie, aligned with the invalid line LM3. In addition, the left reel "Bell" that composes the right falling watermelon is placed within 5 frames, but the middle reel "Watermelon" that composes the right falling watermelon, "Cherry b" on the right reel, "White 7" Because there is a place where the symbol of any 1 is not placed within 5 frames, the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is performed at an appropriate timing even if winning watermelon falling downward in the internal lottery described later If you don't, you won't win the winning falling watermelon.

  The middle row cherries get a prize when the combination of “Cherry a-bell-replay a” is aligned on the pay line LN in any gaming state, and in any of the gaming states, when the middle row cherry has won, one medal is awarded. Be paid out. The middle reel "Bell" and the right reel "Replay a" that make up the middle cherry are arranged within 5 frames, while the left reel "Cherry a" that makes up the middle cherry is arranged within 5 frames Because there is no part, even if the middle row cherry has been won in the internal lottery described later, if the stop operation of the left reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, it will not win the middle row cherry that has been won.

  Corner Cherry is a prize when the combination of "Red 7-Bell-Replay a" and "BAR-Bell-Replay a" is complete in the payline LN in any gaming state, and in any gaming state Corner Cherry When one wins, one medal is paid out. "Red 7" and "BAR" of the left reel constituting Kaku Chery are arranged on one of "Cherry", so "Red 7-Bell-Replay a" and "BAR-Bell" on the payline LN. When the combination of “Replay a” is aligned, the combination of “Cherry a-any-any (any is any symbol)” is aligned in the lower row and to the right, that is, aligned with the ineffective lines LM2 and LM4. In addition, “Bell” of the middle reel that composes the corner cherry and “Replay a” of the right reel are disposed within 5 frames, but any of “red 7” and “BAR” of the left reel that configures the corner cherry Because there is a place where the symbol of 1 is not placed within 5 frames, even if you have won the square cherry in the internal lottery described later, if the stop operation of the left reel is not performed at the appropriate timing, you win There is no chance to win a corner horn cherry.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8, among the winning combinations, the re-playing combination will be described. Among the winning combinations, the replay role includes middle replay, right upward replay, promotion replay, special replay, fall replay, red 7 replay and blue 7 replay.

  In the middle replay, the combination of "Replay a-Replay a-Replay a" and "Replay b-Replay a-Replay a" on the payline LN in RT0 to RT4 is a prize, and the replay game (replay) is played. Granted. Because the symbols for “Replay a” and “Replay b” on the left reel that make up the middle replay, the “Replay a” for the middle reel and the “Replay a” for the right reel are arranged within 5 frames, When winning in middle replay in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that, in principle, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

  Up-to-right replay is awarded when a combination of “Bell-Replay a-Red 7” or “Bell-Replay a-Bell” is complete on the payline LN in RT1 to RT4, and a replay game (replay) is awarded. Ru. "Bell" on the left reel that constitutes an upward right replay is located one position above "Replay a" and "Replay b", and "Red 7" and "Bell" on the right reel are "Replay". Since it is arranged at a position one position below “a”, when the combination of “BELL-REPLAY a-RED7” or “BELL-REPLAY a-BELL” is aligned with the pay line LN, it goes up to the right, that is, the invalid line LM4. The combination of "Replay a-Replay a-Replay a" and "Replay b-Replay a-Replay a" is completed. In addition, since the symbol of “Bell” on the left reel, “Replay a” on the middle reel, “Red 7” on the right reel, or “Bell” constituting the upward-scrambled replay is disposed within 5 frames. If, in an internal lottery to be described later, the player has won an upward right replay, it can be said that, in principle, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

  The promotion replay is a prize when the combination of “Bell-Replay a-Replay a” is complete in the pay line LN in RT1 and a replay game (replay) is awarded. In addition, the game state shifts to RT0 due to the prize of promotion replay. In addition, “Bell” on the left reel, “Replay a” on the middle reel, and “Replay a” on the right reel, which make up the promotion replay, are placed within 5 frames, so the promotion replay is won in the internal lottery described later. In principle, it can be said that it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

  The special replay is a prize when the combination of “replay a-replay a-bell” and “replay b-replay a-bell” is complete in the pay line LN at RT0, and a replay game (replay) is awarded. In addition, the game state is shifted to RT2 by the special replay winning. In addition, because the symbols of "Replay a" and "Replay b" on the left reel that constitute Special Replay, and the symbol "Replay a" on the middle reel and "Bell" on the right reel are arranged within 5 frames. When the special replay is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that in principle, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

  The fall down replays are “Bell-Red 7-Cherry a”, “Bell-Red 7-watermelon”, “Bell-Red 7-Plum”, “Bell-Watermelon-Cherry a”, Awarded when the combination of Bell-watermelon-watermelon, Bell-watermelon-plum, Bell-Cherry a-Cherry a, Bell-Cherry a-watermelon and Bell-Cherry a-Plum is ready As a result, a replay game (replay) is given. In addition, the game state shifts to RT1 due to the winning of the fall replay. The “Bell” on the left reel that constitutes the fall fall replay is disposed at a position one position higher than “Replay a” and “Replay b”, and the middle reels “Red 7”, “Watermelon” and “Cherry a” Is placed one position above "Replay a" and the right reel "Cherry a", "Watermelon", "Plum" is one position above "Replay a" or "Blue 7" Because it is arranged in the winning line LN "Bell-Red 7-Cherry a", "Bell-Red 7-Watermelon", "Bell-Red 7-Plum", "Bell-Watermelon-Cherry a", "Bell -Watermelon-Watermelon, Bell-Watermelon-Plum, Bell-Cherry a-Cherry a, Bell-Cherry a-Watermelon, Bell-Cherry a-Plum "Replay a-Replay a-Replay on invalid line LM2 a "," Replay a- replay a- blue 7 "," Replay b- replay a- replay a ", so that the combination of" Replay b- replay a- Blue 7 "are aligned. In addition, “Bell” on the left reel, “red 7” on the middle reel, “watermelon”, and “Cherry a”, which constitute the fall replay, one of the symbols on the right reel, “watermelon”, “plum”, and “cherry” The symbol of any one of “a” is arranged within 5 frames, so when winning the fall replay in the internal lottery described later, in principle, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation It can be said.

  Red 7 Replays are "Replay a-Blue 7-Replay a", "Replay a-Watermelon-Replay a", "Replay a-Cherry a-Replay a", "Replay b-Blue 7-" on the payline LN at RT2. When a combination of "Replay a", "Replay b-Watermelon-Replay a" and "Replay b-Cherry a-Replay a" is completed, a prize is awarded and a replay game (Replay) is awarded. In particular, “Replay b” on the left reel, which constitutes Red 7 Replay, is located one position above “Red 7”, and “Blue 7” on the middle reel is one above “Red 7”. Of the "Replay b-Blue 7-Replay a" on the payline LN, since the "Replay a" of the right reel is located one position above the "Red 7". When the combinations are aligned, the combination of “red 7-red 7-red 7” can be aligned in the lower stage, that is, the invalid line LM2. Red 7 “Replay a” and “Replay b” symbols 1 on left reel, and “Blue 7” on middle reel, “watermelon” and “Cherry a” symbols 1 and right reel Since “Replay a” is arranged within 5 frames, it can be said that, in principle, when “Red 7 Replay” is won in the internal lottery described later, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

  Blue 7 Replay is "Cherry a-Blue 7-Replay a", "Cherry a-Watermelon-Replay a", "Cherry a-Cherry a-Replay a", "Bell-Blue 7-Replay" on the payline LN at RT2. When a combination of “a”, “bell-watermelon-replay a” or “bell-cherry a-replay a” is completed, a prize is awarded and a replay game (replay) is awarded. In particular, “Cherry a” on the left reel that constitutes Blue 7 Replay is arranged at a position one position above “Blue 7”, and “Replay a” on the right reel is one position below “Blue 7”. When the combination of "Cherry a-Blue 7-Replay a" is aligned with the winning line LN, the combination goes up to the right, that is, the combination of "Blue 7-Blue 7-Blue 7" on the invalid line LM4. It can be aligned. Blue 7 Replay consists of the left reel "Cherry a", "Bell" one of the symbols, the middle reel "Blue 7", "Watermelon", "Cherry a" one of the symbols, right reel Since “Replay a” is arranged within 5 frames, it can be said that, in principle, when “Replay a” is won in Blue 7 Replay in an internal lottery described later, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the transition image will be described. The transition results are “Replay a-Cherry a-Bell”, “Replay a-Cherry b-Bell”, “Replay a-Plum-Bell”, “Replay b-Cherry a-Bell”, “Replay b-Cherry b -Bell "," Replay b-Plum-Bell "," Replay a-Bell-Cherry a "," Replay a-Bell-White 7 "," Replay a-Bell-BAR "," Replay b-Bell-Cherry a " “Replay b-Bell-White 7”, “Replay b-Bell-BAR”, “Bell-Cherry a-Cherry a”, “Bell-Cherry a-White 7”, “Bell-Cherry a-BAR”, "Bell-Cherry b-Cherry a", "Bell-Cherry b-White 7", "Bell-Cherry b-BAR", "Bell-Plum-Cherry a", "Bell-Plum-White 7", "Bell- "Plum-BAR" combination , RT0, RT2, migration outcomes in RT3 is shifted to align and RT1 to the winning line LN. In the present embodiment, the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 are won, and the upper bell, which is the first stop except for the reel serving as the prize condition for the middle bell, is missed. If so, the transition outcome is aligned with the payline LN.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 12 to 16, combinations of lottery target combinations read as lottery target combinations in each gaming state will be described. In the present embodiment, the role to be the object of the internal lottery or the game condition depending on whether the gaming state is RT1, RT2, RT3, RT4, or RB (including RB in BB). At least one of the winning probabilities is different. In addition, as described later as a lottery target combination, a plurality of winning combinations may be simultaneously read out, and may be won in duplicate. In FIG. 12 to FIG. 16, “+” is written between winning combinations, which indicates that the winning combination is simultaneously read as a lottery target combination.

  In FIG. 12 to FIG. 14, the vertical column shows the lottery target role, and the horizontal column shows the gaming state. In addition, a circle mark in the column where the gaming state intersects with the lottery target role indicates that it becomes the lottery target role in the gaming state, and the x mark does not become the lottery target role in the gaming state It shows that.

  Further, numerical values shown below the circle marks indicate the number of judgment values of predetermined setting values (common to the present embodiment regardless of the setting values). An internal lottery is performed using the number of judgment values. The denominator of the judgment value number is set to “65536” in correspondence with the random number for the internal lottery (an integer of 0 to 65535). Therefore, for example, the winning probability of the lottery target combination for which "300" is set as the number of determination values is 300/65536.

  Further, FIG. 12 shows a combination of special roles read as a lottery target for each gaming state, and FIGS. 13 and 14 show a combination of small roles read as a lottery target for each gaming state, and FIG. , Shows a combination of re-play combination that is read as a lottery target combination.

  When the gaming state is RT0, BB, BB + strong cherry, BB + weak cherry, BB + watermelon, RB, RB + weak cherry, RB + watermelon, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, Inside Bell 2, Inside Bell 3, Inside Bell 4, Right Bell 1, Right Bell 2, Right Bell 3, Right Bell 4, Strong Cherry, Weak Cherry, Watermelon, Common Bell, Replay GR11, Replay GR12, Replay GR13, Internal Draw It becomes an object role of.

  When the gaming state is RT1, BB, BB + strong cherry, BB + weak cherry, BB + watermelon, RB, RB + weak cherry, RB + watermelon, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, Inside Bell 2, Inside Bell 3, Inside Bell 4, Right Bell 1, Right Bell 2, Right Bell 3, Right Bell 4, Strong Cherry, Weak Cherry, Watermelon, Common Bell, Normal Replay, Replay GR1, Replay GR2, Replay GR3 , Replay GR4, Replay GR5, and Replay GR6 are the target roles of the internal lottery.

  When the gaming state is RT2, BB, BB + strong cherries, BB + weak cherries, BB + watermelons, RB, RB + weak cherries, RB + watermelons, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, Inside Bell 2, Inside Bell 3, Inside Bell 4, Right Bell 1, Right Bell 2, Right Bell 3, Right Bell 4, Strong Cherry, Weak Cherry, Watermelon, Common Bell, Normal Replay, Replay GR21, Replay GR22, Replay GR23 , Replay GR 24, Replay GR 25, and Replay GR 26 are the target roles for the internal lottery.

  When the gaming state is RT3, BB, BB + strong cherry, BB + weak cherry, BB + watermelon, RB, RB + weak cherry, RB + watermelon, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, Inside bell 2, inside bell 3, inside bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3, right bell 4, strong cherries, weak cherries, watermelons, common bells, and regular replays are the subject of the internal lottery.

  When the gaming state is RT4, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3, right bell 4, strong cherries, weak cherries, watermelons, common bells, and regular replays are the subject of the internal lottery.

  When the gaming state is RB, strong cherries, weak cherries, watermelons, and a common bell are the target roles for the internal lottery.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the left bell 1 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 8, and the left bell 2 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 7. Is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 3 + upper bell 6, and left bell 4 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 5.

  The middle bell 1 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 6, middle bell 2 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 5, and middle bell 3 is a middle bell It is a combination of + upper bell 3 + upper bell 8, and middle bell 4 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 7.

  The right bell 1 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 7, the right bell 2 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 8, and the right bell 3 is a middle bell It is a combination of + upper bell 3 + upper bell 5, and right bell 4 is a combination of middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 6.

  In the following, when it is not necessary to distinguish in particular, when the left bells 1 to 4 are simply referred to as the left bell, the middle bells 1 to 4 are simply referred to as the middle bell, and the right bells 1 to 4 are simply referred to as the right bell There is. Moreover, when it is not necessary to distinguish any of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4, they may be simply referred to as pushing order bells.

  The common bell is a combination of a middle bell and a lower right bell. Strong cherries are a combination of horned cherries + middle cherries, and weak cherries are a single winner of horned cherries. Watermelon is a combination of middle watermelon + right falling watermelon.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the normal replay is a combination of middle replay and right upward replay. Also, Replay GR1 is a combination of Middle Replay + Promotion Replay, Replay GR2 is a combination of Middle Replay + Promotion Replay + Right Up Replay, and Replay GR 3 is Middle Replay + Promotion Replay + Red 7 Replay Replay GR4 is a combination of middle replay + promotion replay + red 7 replay + right upward replay, and replay GR5 is a combination of middle replay + promotion replay + fall replay and replay GR6 Middle Replay + Promotion Replay + Fall Replay + Rise Up Right Replay. Replay GR11 is a combination of middle replay + fall replay, Replay GR12 is a combination of middle replay + fall replay + right upward replay, and Replay GR13 is a middle replay + fall replay + middle replay It is a combination. Also, Replay GR21 is a combination of Middle Replay + Red 7 Replay + Fall Replay, Replay GR 22 is a combination of Middle Replay + Red 7 Replay + Fall Replay + Right Up Replay, and Replay GR 23 is the middle It is a combination of Replay + Red 7 Replay + Fall Replay + Right Up Replay + Promotion Replay, and Replay GR 24 is a combination of Middle Replay + Blue 7 Replay + Fall Replay, and Replay GR 25 is Middle Replay + Blue 7 Replay This is a combination of + fall fall replay + right upward replay, and the replay GR 26 is a combination of middle replay + blue 7 replay + fall fall replay + right upward replay + promotion replay.

  In this embodiment, when the pushing order bell is won, as shown in FIG. 17, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the kind of pushing order bell and the stopping order.

  For example, when the left bell 1 (middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 8) is won and the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is made the first stop, the combination of middle bells is stopped at the payline LN. If the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel is at the first stop or in the stop order in which the right reel is at the first stop, either the combination of the upper bell 1 or the upper bell 4 or the transition result is Stop on the payline LN.

  The same applies to the left bell 2 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4, and as shown in FIG. 17, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type of pushing order bell and the stopping order.

  As described above, when any of the left bell, the middle bell, and the right bell, that is, the pushing order bell is won, the middle bell is always winning by performing the stopping operation in the stopping order according to the pushing order bell type. On the other hand, by performing the stop operation in the stop order other than the stop order according to the push order bell type, the upper bell wins at a certain rate, but the upper bell does not align and the transition outcome may stop. is there.

  Therefore, when the push order bell is won, the expected value of the number of medals to be paid out can be changed depending on whether or not the operation is performed in the stop order according to the push order bell type. That is, even if one of the push order bells wins, the stop order according to the type can not be selected intentionally without knowing the type, and if the stop order matches, the middle bell is surely won By doing this, although the medals can be surely acquired, the medals can be acquired only at a certain rate if the stop order does not match. Further, particularly in RT0 and RT2, since the transition outcome is stopped when the stop order does not match, if the stop order does not match, the transition to RT1 occurs at a constant rate.

  In the present embodiment, even when the stop operation is performed in any stop order, since the middle bell is won at an equal ratio and eight medals can be obtained, the player performs the stop operation in any stop order. Can also be prevented from becoming extremely disadvantageous.

  In the present embodiment, when the common bell is won in any of the gaming states, the middle bell or the lower right bell is won. On the other hand, when the push order bell is won, the downhill bell does not win a prize. For this reason, the player can recognize that the common bell has been won by the lower right bell winning.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the weak cherry is won in any of the game states, the left reel is operated at a timing at which it is possible to stop "Cherry a" on the left reel in the middle or lower stage, "Cherry a" of the lower stop in the lower stage, when the strong cherry is elected, when the stop operation is performed at a timing that can be stopped in the middle or lower stage of "Cherry a" of the left reel, The left reel "Cherry a" stops in the middle. For this reason, as a result of performing the stop operation at a timing at which it is possible to stop "Cherry a" on the left reel in the middle or lower, as a result of the "Cherry a" on the left reel stopping in the middle, the player It can recognize that strong cherry has been won.

  In the present embodiment, when the replays GR1 to GR6 are won, as shown in FIG. 18, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type and the stop order.

  For example, when the replay GR1 (middle replay + promotion replay) is won and the stopping operation is performed in the left middle right stopping order, the combination of the promotion replays is stopped at the pay line LN, and the stopping order other than left middle right When the stop operation is performed at step S2, the combination of middle replays is stopped at the pay line LN.

  The same applies to the replays GR2 to GR6, and as shown in FIG. 18, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type and the stopping order.

  As described above, when any one of the replays GR1 to GR6 to be drawn by the lottery is won in the RT1, by performing the stop operation in the stop order according to the type, the promotion replay is won and it shifts to RT0 By performing the stop operation in the stop order other than the stop order according to the type, the middle replay is won and RT1 is maintained.

  Therefore, when winning replays GR1 to 6 in RT1, the promotion replay is won by being operated in the stopping order according to the type, but if the type is unknown, the stopping order according to the type is intentionally selected. If the stop order matches, it is possible to shift to RT0 by winning a promotion replay, but if the stop order does not match, RT1 will be maintained.

  In this embodiment, even when the stopping operation is performed in any stopping order, the promotion replay is won at an equal ratio and the transition to RT0 is made. Therefore, the player performs the stopping operation in any stopping order, even if the stopping operation is extreme. Can be prevented from being

  In the present embodiment, when the replays GR11 to GR13 are won, as shown in FIG. 18, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type and the stop order.

  For example, when the replay GR 11 (special replay + fall replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is set to the first stop, the special replay combination is stopped at the payline LN, and the middle reel or When the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the right reel is set to the first stop, the combination of the fall and fall replay is stopped at the pay line LN.

  The same applies to the replays GR12 and GR13, and as shown in FIG. 18, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type and the stop order.

  As described above, when one of the replay targets GR11 to 13 selected for the lottery is won at RT0, the special replay is won by shifting operation to RT2 by performing the stopping operation in the stopping order according to the type. By performing the stop operation in the stop order other than the stop order according to the type, the fall fall replay is won and it shifts to RT1.

  Therefore, when winning replays GR11 to 13 in RT0, the special replay wins by being operated in the stopping order according to the type, but if the type is not known, the stopping order according to the type is intentionally selected If the stop order matches, it is possible to shift to RT2 by winning a special replay, but if the stop order does not match, it will shift to RT1.

  In the present embodiment, even when the stop operation is performed in any stop order, the special replay is won at an equal ratio and shifts to RT2, so the player performs the stop operation in any stop order, even if the stop operation is extreme. Can be prevented from being

  In the present embodiment, when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won, as shown in FIG. 18, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type and the stop order.

  For example, when the replay GR21 (middle replay + red 7 replay + fall fall replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is made the first stop, the combination of middle replays is stopped at the payline LN. When the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel is set to the first stop, in the case where the combination of the fall fall replay is stopped on the payline LN and the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the right reel is set to the first stop. , The combination of red 7 replay stops on the payline LN.

  The same applies to the replays GR22 and GR23, and as shown in FIG. 18, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type and the stop order.

  As described above, when any of the replay targets GR21 to 23 selected for the lottery is won in RT2, the middle replay or the red 7 replay is won by performing the stop operation in the stop order according to the type. By performing the stop operation in the stop order other than the stop order according to the type, the fall replay wins and shifts to RT1.

  Therefore, when the replays GR21 to 23 are won in RT2, middle replay or red 7 replay is won by being operated in the stop order according to the kind, but if the kind is not known, it is intentionally according to the kind The stop order can not be selected, and if the stop order matches, RT2 can be maintained by winning middle middle replay or red 7 replay, but if the stop order does not match, it shifts to RT1 It will be.

  In this embodiment, even if the stop operation is performed in any stop order, the middle replay or red 7 replay is won at an equal ratio and the RT2 is maintained, so the player can perform the stop operation in any stop order. Even if it goes, it can prevent becoming extremely disadvantageous.

  In the present embodiment, when the replays GR 24 to 26 are won, as shown in FIG. 18, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type and the stopping order.

  For example, when the replay GR24 (middle replay + blue 7 replay + fall fall replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is made the first stop, the combination of middle replays is stopped at the payline LN. When the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel is set to the first stop, in the case where the combination of the fall fall replay is stopped on the payline LN and the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the right reel is set to the first stop. , The combination of Blue 7 Replay stops on the payline LN.

  The same applies to the replays GR 25 and 26, and as shown in FIG. 18, the combination of symbols to be stopped differs depending on the type and the stop order.

  As described above, when any of the replays GR 24 to 26 to be drawn in RT2 wins, the middle replay or the blue 7 replay wins by performing the stop operation in the stop order according to the type. By performing the stop operation in the stop order other than the stop order according to the type, the fall replay wins and shifts to RT1.

  For this reason, when the replays GR24 to 26 are won in RT2, middle replay or blue 7 replay is won by being operated in the stopping order according to the kind, but if the kind is not known, it is intentionally according to the kind The order of stopping can not be selected, and if the order of stopping matches, RT2 can be maintained by winning middle middle replay or blue 7 replay, but if the order of stopping does not match, it shifts to RT1 It will be.

  In this embodiment, even if the stop operation is performed in any stop order, the middle replay or the blue 7 replay is won at an equal ratio and the RT2 is maintained, so the player can perform the stop operation in any stop order. Even if it goes, it can prevent becoming extremely disadvantageous.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, control is made to any one of RT 0 to 4 and a bonus (RB, RB in BB).

  RT0 is shifted by the promotion replay winning at RT1. Then, regardless of the number of games since the transition to RT0, RT0 transitions to RT1 by stopping a downturn replay or transition stop, or transitions to RT2 by a special replay win, or a special part is won It ends by moving to RT4. The winning probability of the special part at RT0 is usually (about 1 / 346.8), the winning probability of the replay player is high (about 1 / 2.8), and the winning probability of the small part is usually (about 1 / 3.8) ), And the payout rate of medals per game is less than 100%. Further, at RT0, only replays GR11 to GR13 among replay players are subject to internal lottery.

  The RT1 shifts by RT0, RT2, and RT3 due to the fall replay play or the stop of the transition appearance. Then, regardless of the number of games after the transition to RT1, the RT1 ends by transitioning to RT0 by winning of the promotion replay or transition to RT4 by winning of the special part. The winning probability of the special character in RT1 is usually the same as RT0 (about 1 / 346.8), the winning probability of the replay player is lower than RT0, the normal probability (about 1 / 7.3), and the winning probability of the minor is RT0. It is also normal (about 1/3. 8), and the payout rate of medals per game is less than 100%. Further, in RT1, only the normal replay and replays GR1 to GR6 among the replay roles are targets of the internal lottery.

  RT2 is shifted by a special replay prize at RT0. Then, regardless of the number of games after the transition to RT2, the RT2 ends the transition to the RT1 by stopping the winning of the fall replay or the transition appearance, or the transition to the RT4 by the winning of the special part. The winning probability of special character in RT2 is usually the same as RT0 (about 1 / 346.8), the winning probability of replay player is higher than RT0 and the high probability (about 1 / 1.5), the winning probability of small character is about This is the same as RT0 (about 1 / 3.8), and the payout rate of medals per game is over 100%. Further, in RT2, only normal replay and replay GR21 to 26 among replay players are subject to internal lottery.

  RT3 transitions at the end of the bonus (BB, RB). Then, regardless of the number of games after the shift to RT3, the shift RT3 is ended by shifting to RT1 by stopping the transition number or shifting to RT4 by winning the special part. The winning probability of the special character in RT3 is usually (about 1 / 346.8), the winning probability of the replay player is lower than RT0, usually (about 1 / 7.3), and the winning probability of the minor is the same as in RT0 ( About 1 / 3.8), and the payout rate of medals per game is less than 100%. Further, in RT3, only normal replay among the replay roles is subject to the internal lottery.

  The RT4 is shifted by winning the special roles (BB, RB) at RT0 to RT3. Then, the RT 4 ends with the special part that triggered the transition to the RT 4 wins and shifts to the bonus (BB or RB) regardless of the number of games after the transition to the RT 4. In RT4, the special part is not eligible for the internal lottery, and the winning probability of the replay player is lower than RT2, but it is higher than RT0, RT1 and RT3 (about 1 / 2.3), the small part is elected The probability is usually (about 1/3. 8), and the payout rate of medals per game is less than 100%. Further, in RT4, only normal replay among the replay roles is subject to the internal lottery.

  RB shifts by winning of RB in RT4. Then, the RB ends when 12 games are consumed or won six times. In RB, special roles and re-play roles are not eligible for internal lottery, and the winning probability of small role is higher probability than RT0-5 (approximately 1 / 1.1), and the medal per game is The payout rate is over 100%.

  BB shifts by winning of BB in RT4. Then, the BB ends when the total number of medals paid out to the BB exceeds the prescribed number (316 in the present embodiment) regardless of the number of games after the transition to the BB. In BB, since the special role and the replay role are excluded from the internal lottery because they are always controlled by the above-mentioned RB, the winning probability of the small role is higher than RT0 to 5 (high probability (about 1 / 1.1). 1), and the payout rate of medals per game is 100% or more.

  Among RT0 to 4 and RB and BB (RB), RB and BB have the highest medal payout rate per game, and are the most advantageous gaming state. Also, among RT0-4, RT0, 2, 4 have high probability of winning the replay player combination, and the payout rate of medals per game is higher than RT1, 3 in particular, RT0 to RT2 It can be said that the player is more advantageous than RTs 1 and 3 in that they can be transferred. Further, among RT0, RT2 and RT4, RT2 can be said to be more advantageous for the player than RT0 and RT4 in that the payout rate of medals per game is higher than RT0 and RT4.

  Further, in the slot machine according to the present embodiment, when the gaming state is RT0 to 2, the main control unit 41 can execute navigation notification to notify the stop order that is advantageous for the player according to the internal lottery result. Control is possible at an assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) which is a notification period.

  Here, the transition state of the gaming state of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, when RB or BB ends, the process shifts to RT3.

  At RT3, the transition to RT1 occurs by stopping the transition, and the special role is elected to shift to RT4. When the push order bell is won in RT3, the shift appearance can be stopped, so that the push order bell is won in RT3 shifted after the end of RB or BB, and the shift is made to RT1 when the shift appearance stops. It becomes.

  At RT1, the player moves to RT0 by the promotion replay winning, and moves to RT4 by winning the special part. Since the replays GR1 to 6 are won in RT1 and the promotion replay is won when the stop order is correct, in RT1 the replays GR1 to 6 are won, and when they are correct in the stop order, transition to RT0 and Become.

  At RT0, the transition to RT1 occurs when the fall replay is stopped or the transition is stopped, the transition to RT2 occurs when the special replay is won, and the transition to RT4 occurs when the special part is won. Replays GR11 to 13 are won at RT0, and the special replay is won when the stop order is correct, and the fall replay is won when the stop order is incorrect. Therefore, at RT0, the replay GR11 to 13 is performed. Is won, and when it is correct in the stop order, it shifts to RT2, and when it does not correct the stop order, it shifts to RT1.

  In addition, since the push order bell is won in RT0 and the transition order can be stopped by the stop order being incorrect, in RT0, the push order bell is elected and it moves to RT1 when it is not correct in the stop order. It will be done.

  At RT2, the transition to RT1 is made by stopping of the fall replay or the transition appearance, and the transition to RT4 is made by winning the special part. Since replays GR21 to 26 are won in RT2 and the stop order is incorrect, the fall fall replay is to be won, so in RT2, if replays GR21 to 26 are won and the answer in the stop order is not correct, to RT1 It will be migrated.

  In addition, since the push order bell is won in RT0 and the transition order can be stopped by the stop order being incorrect, in RT0, the push order bell is elected and it moves to RT1 when it is not correct in the stop order. It will be done.

  RT4 shifts to RB or BB when the special role that triggered the shift to RT4 wins.

  When the main control unit 41 is controlled to the AT, the main control unit 41 executes navigation notification by winning a navigation target combination according to the gaming state, and transmits a push order command to the sub control unit 91. The navigation effect is executed by The navigation object combination according to the game state is replays GR1 to 6 when RT1 is, replays GR11 to 13 when RT0, and replays GR21 to 26 when RT2. Also, in any of RT0 to RT2, the push order bell is a common navigation target role. Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 executes navigation notification by satisfying certain conditions even in the normal state (RT1 and non-AT state) in which neither AT nor ART is controlled. It is possible to execute navigation effects.

  In the navigation notification of the present embodiment, by changing the lighting mode of the game assist indicator 12, notification is made in a discriminable stop order that is advantageous for the player.

  The navigation notification mode is not limited to such a mode, and may be any mode as long as the player can distinguish according to the winning situation. Further, the navigation alert is not limited to the game assist indicator 12, that is, the indicator used for the alert other than the navigation alert, and may be executed using a dedicated indicator.

  In the navigation effect of this embodiment, the stop order advantageous to the player notified by the navigation notification is notified by the display of the navigation image from the liquid crystal display 51 and the output of the navigation voice from the speakers 53 and 54.

  For example, in the case of notifying the stop order of the left middle, the right, “123” (the left reel indicates the first stop, the middle reel indicates the second stop, and the right reel indicates the third stop) 8L. A stop order image showing the stop order of 8C and 8R is displayed. Also, as a navigation voice, for example, a voice indicating the stop order of stop switches such as “left middle right!” (The left reel indicates the first stop, the middle reel indicates the second stop, and the right reel indicates the third stop). Output

  In addition, when notifying the stop order of making the left reel the first stop, it indicates the stop order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R such as "1--" (indicating that the left reel is the first stop). Display stop order images. Also, as a navigation voice, for example, a voice indicating the stop order of stop switches such as “left!” (Indicating that the left reel is in the first stop) (indicating that the left reel is in the first stop) is output Do. In addition, in addition to the above-described stop order images, red 7 and blue 7 are added to each reel when notifying the stop order in which the replay GR 21 to 26 are won and the red 7 replay or the blue 7 replay wins in RT2. An image prompting for a stop operation at a target timing is also displayed, and a stop operation at that timing is prompted.

  In the navigation notification and the navigation effect, when any one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is won in the RT1, the stop notification in which the promotion replay is won is notified in a distinguishable manner. When one of the replays GR11 to GR13 is won in RT0, the stop order in which the special replay wins is notified in a distinguishable manner. Further, when any one of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won in RT2, the stop order in which the middle replay or the red 7 replay wins is notified distinguishably. Further, when any one of the replays GR24 to 26 is won in RT2, the stop order in which the middle replay or the blue 7 replay wins is notified distinguishably.

  The mode of the navi effect is not limited to such a mode, and may be any mode as long as the player can distinguish according to the winning situation. Further, the navigation effect is not limited to those using the liquid crystal display 51 and the speakers 53 and 54, but may be performed using the effect effect LED 52, the reel LED 55, and the like.

  As described above, in the navigation notification and the navigation effect, the stop order that is advantageous to the player is notified in an identifiable manner. For this reason, the player can intentionally cause the promotion replay to be won in RT1, and can win the middle bell, and the special replay in RT0 by performing the stop operation in the stop order according to the navigation effect. It is possible to win the middle bell, to avoid the fall replay, to avoid stopping the transition appearance, to win the middle bell at RT2, to avoid the fall replay, to shift It is possible to avoid eye stoppages.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs a lottery to determine whether or not to control to ART (a state controlled by AT at RT2) when the lottery condition is satisfied. Further, the main control unit 41 selects the specified game number from the plurality of games at the end of ART, BB or RB, and continues to any of ART, BB, RB from the end of ART, BB or RB. Count the number of uncontrolled games.

  Then, the main control unit 41 wins the ART lottery, and the number of games which are not continuously controlled in any of ART, BB, and RB from the end of ART, BB, or RB is defined. Control to ART by reaching numbers.

  In the present embodiment, the number of games from the end of ART, BB or RB is counted, and control is made to ART by reaching the prescribed number of games, however, ART, BB or RB ends. The number of games from any one of the above may be counted, and the ART may be controlled by reaching the prescribed number of games. In addition, it is assumed that AT ends when ART ends, but after AT ends, the pushing order bell is dropped and the transition outcome stops, or the fall replay wins, that is, the game triggered by the end of RT2 It may be configured to start counting the number.

  When controlling to ART, first to AT. After starting control of AT, the state until it transfers to RT2 is also called a preparation state.

  The main control unit 41 executes navigation notification when the target combination is won in the preparation state. Under the present circumstances, in RT1 the navigation notification is targeted when the replays GR1 to GR6 are won, and the navigation notification of the stop order for winning the promotion replays when the replays GR1 to 6 are won is notified by the navigation notification. By performing the operation, it is possible to win the promotion replay and shift from RT1 to RT0. In addition, after transition to the preparation state, the stop order for winning the middle bell is notified at the time of winning the push bell regardless of any game state of RT0 to 2, so perform stop operation according to the notified stop order. Thus, it becomes possible to obtain eight medals reliably.

  After the promotion replay is won in RT1 and it shifts to RT0, the navigation notification will be targeted when the replays GR11 to 13 are won, and the stop notification for winning special replays when the replays GR11 to 13 are won will be notified by the navigation alert. By performing the stop operation according to the notified stop order, it is possible to make a special replay be won and shift from RT0 to RT2, and it is possible to avoid a win for falling fall replay and avoid shifting to RT1. In addition, since the stop order for winning the middle bell is notified at the time of winning the push order bell as described above, eight medals can be reliably acquired by performing the stop operation in accordance with the informed stop order. As a result, it is possible to avoid stopping the transition, and to avoid transitioning to RT1.

  When special replay is won in RT0 and it shifts to RT2, it is the navi that announces the stop order to win red 7 replays when the first replay GR21-23 is won or when the first replay GR24-26 is won. Notification or navigation notification to notify stop order to win Blue 7 Replay is executed, and by performing stop operation according to the notified stop order, Red 7 Replay or Blue 7 Replay is awarded and falls It is possible to avoid replay winnings and avoid shifting to RT1. In addition, since the stop order for winning the middle bell is notified at the time of winning the push order bell as described above, eight medals can be reliably acquired by performing the stop operation in accordance with the informed stop order. As a result, it is possible to avoid stopping the transition, and to avoid transitioning to RT1.

  The main control unit 41 ends the preparation state when the red 7 replay or the blue 7 replay wins, and starts control of the ART. Along with this, the main control unit 41 performs ART game number lottery to determine the number of ART games, sets the number of games won by the ART game number lottery as the number of remaining ART games allocated to the RAM 91 c, Start counting the number of remaining games.

  After ART starts, the stop order for winning the middle bell is notified at the time of winning the push order bell, so that it is possible to surely obtain eight medals by performing the stop operation according to the notified stop order. As a result, it is possible to avoid stopping the transition and stop transitioning to RT1. In addition, since the stop order for winning middle stage replay is notified when the replays GR 21 to 26 are won, by performing the stop operation in accordance with the notified stop order, the win of the fall fall replay is avoided and the process shifts to RT1. Can be avoided.

  In addition, during ART, an addition lottery is performed to determine whether or not to add the number of ART games when the drawing condition is satisfied. When the winning lottery is won, the number of ART games is randomly determined to determine the number of ART games in the same manner as when the ART is started, and the number of ART games selected by the number of ART games is the remaining number of ARTs allocated to the RAM 91c. Add to the number of games.

  Also, after ART starts, the number of remaining games is decremented by 1 each time one game is consumed, and if the special combination is won before the number of remaining games reaches 0, ART is interrupted by the end of RT2, Also, counting of the number of ART games is suspended. After that, control is made to the corresponding bonus after winning the special part that has won, and at RT3 transitioning after the end of the bonus, the transition outcome is stopped and the AT control is resumed when it shifts to RT1. To resume the ART by transitioning to RT2 again, and also resume counting the number of ART remaining games.

  Further, after the start of ART, when the number of remaining games becomes 0, the control of the AT is ended. As a result, the navigation notification is not executed, so it is impossible to avoid stopping the transition when the push order bell is won, and it is impossible to avoid the fall replay prize when the replay GRs 21 to 26 are won, By shifting to RT1 by stopping or falling replay, the control of a series of AT and ART is ended.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the replays GR 21 to 26 during ART are won, the main control unit 41 is notified by navigation notification of the stop order in which the middle replay takes a prize except for the first time, and the informed stop When the stop operation is performed ignoring the order, there are cases where Red 7 Replay or Blue 7 Replay is won and RT2 is maintained, but there is also a case where Fall Replay is won and it shifts to RT1. Therefore, when the replays GR 21 to 26 are won, it is possible to urge the stop operation in the stop sequence for winning the middle replays notified by the navi notification, and it is meaningless to prevent the red 7 replay or the blue 7 replay from winning It can be done.

  In the present embodiment, when the target combination of ART lottery is won in the internal lottery, the main control unit 41 performs freeze lottery to determine whether to control to the above-mentioned freeze state, and controls to freeze state by the freeze lottery When it is determined that the game is to be played, the reel effect is controlled so that the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are changed in a manner different from that of the normal game.

  Further, the main control unit 41 performs the ART lottery when the target combination of the ART lottery is won in the internal lottery. In the ART lottery, the probability of winning the ART is set higher in the case where the target combination of the ART lottery is won and controlled to the freeze state than when the target combination of the ART lottery is simply won. As a result, it is suggested that the possibility of being controlled by the ART is high when the reel effect is performed while being controlled to the freeze state.

  The reel effect to be executed along with the control to the freeze state by the main control unit 41 will be described based on FIG.

  When the main control unit 41 operates the start switch 7 to win the freeze lottery and decides to control the freeze state, as shown in FIG. 19, the freeze state is shown as an example of the reel effect accompanying the freeze state. The number of steps calculated from the current stop position to a specific symbol (for example, "red 7") for each reel 2L, 2C, 2R based on the stop position of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is calculated A symbol conversion is performed to change the respective reels in the reverse direction by a minute, and symbol conversion control is performed to align a specific symbol combination (for example, "red 7-red 7-red 7") on the pay line LN. After that, as described later, a reel acceleration process is performed in which the relative positional relationship between the reels is set to a random positional relationship, and each reel is started to rotate in the forward direction at random timing. Accelerate to Then, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate at a constant speed, the freeze state is ended, the stop operation of the reels is activated, and the game is shifted to the normal game.

  Next, a reel acceleration process will be described which is executed when the main control unit 41 ends the reel effect due to the freeze state and starts the rotation of the reel before shifting from the reel effect to the normal game. .

  In the reel acceleration process, first, the left delay random number value, the middle delay random number value, and the right delay random number value are respectively extracted from the random number counter provided in each reel and updated within a predetermined range, and these extracted randomness values are extracted. The delay timer counter value corresponding to the delay time of the left reel, the middle reel and the right reel is calculated based on the numerical value, and is set for each of the left reel, the middle reel and the right reel. After that, each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed a fixed number of times, the delay timer counter value is decremented by one, and the delay timer counter value becomes 0, that is, the delay time based on the random number value elapses. Then, the rotation of the corresponding reel is started.

  In this embodiment, the delay timer counter value corresponding to each reel is decremented by one every 60 times of the timer interrupt process (main) which is executed every about 0.56 ms. The time of (timer value × 0.56 × 60) ms is counted by the delay timer counter. Also, since the delay timer counter value is a value in the range of 0 to 20 and it takes about 33.6 ms for the reel to move one symbol in this embodiment, it is possible to use 0 to 1 reel after the pseudo game. The rotation of each reel starts at a timing that changes at random within the range of rotation.

  For this reason, in this embodiment, after starting the normal game after executing the reel effect accompanied by being controlled to the freeze state, the above-mentioned reel acceleration processing is executed, so that 0 after all the reels are stopped. 0 When the left reel delay time (left reel timer value x 0.56 x 60 ms) that fluctuates in the range of 1 revolution of the reel has elapsed, rotation of the left reel is started, and after all reels have stopped, 0 0 When the middle reel delay time (mid reel timer value x 0.56 x 60 ms) that fluctuates in the range of 1 revolution of the reel has elapsed, rotation of the middle reel is started, and after all reels have stopped, 0 After the right reel delay time (the right reel timer value x 0.56 x 60 ms) which fluctuates in the range of 1 to 1 revolution, the middle reel starts to rotate and all reels rotate at a constant speed. At the time of each reel Stop operation becomes effective.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when starting the normal game after the reel effect, the time until each reel rotates changes for each reel, so that the normal game is performed after the reel effect. The relative positional relationship between the three reels is changed before the stop operation at is activated, and a reel effect is performed in which a specific symbol is aligned on a straight line. Even if such a reel effect is not performed, the difficulty level of the stop operation of the reel does not change after the stop operation becomes effective in the normal game thereafter. That is, even when the reel effect is performed, the regularity which does not occur when the reel effect is not performed is not generated, and the display result is derived by the technical intervention by the player by performing the reel effect. The playability of the slot machine is never lost.

  Further, in this embodiment, when starting the normal game after the reel effect, the time until each reel rotates is determined using a random number, and after the reel effect, the normal time is determined. Before the stop operation in the game is activated, the relative positional relationship of the three reels can be randomly changed.

  In this embodiment, when starting a normal game after reel effect, the relative positional relationship between the three reels is changed by changing the time until each reel rotates for each reel. However, after the rotation of the reel (first start reel) to start rotation is first started, the rotation of the reel (second start reel) to start rotation second is started. The relative position of the three reels by changing the time from the start of the rotation of the second start reel to the time to the start of the rotation of the reel (the third start reel) that starts the third rotation. The relationship may be different, or after the first start reel has been rotated at a constant speed, the second start reel has been rotated at a constant speed for a period of time until the rotation of the second start reel is started. Start 3 By changing the time until starting the rotation of the Le, it may be configured to vary the relative positions of the three reels.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when starting the normal game after the reel effect, the time until each reel rotates is determined using a random number, so that the stop operation in the normal game is performed after the reel effect. Although the relative positional relationship between the three reels is changed at random before the effect is activated, the relative positional relationship between the three reels before the start of the reel effect is stored, and After that, when starting the normal game, the positional relationship of the three reels may be made different by returning the relative positional relationship of the three reels to the stored relative positional relationship. Even in the above configuration, even when the reel effect is performed, a certain regularity that does not occur when the reel effect is not performed is not generated, and the reel effect is performed. Never game of the slot machine is impaired as to derive the displayed results by techniques intervention by the player I.

  Also, if a power failure occurs during the execution of the reel effect accompanying the freeze state, the relative position of each reel is not executed continuously at the time of power failure, but rather the reel performance is continuously performed at the time of power failure. Reel acceleration processing to approach constant speed rotation while making the relationship a random positional relationship is executed, and even if a certain regularity is created in the relative positional relationship between the reels due to the reel effect accompanying the freeze state Since the relative positional relationship between the reels becomes a random positional relationship due to the reel acceleration processing after the power failure return, the playability of the slot machine in which the display result is derived by the technical intervention of the player is impaired. There is no Furthermore, if interruption occurs in a state where a certain regularity is created in the relative positional relationship between reels in the reel effect accompanying the freeze state, the reel effect will be continued when returning from the interruption. Instead, since the reel acceleration processing is executed, the processing load on the slot machine can be reduced while preventing the gaming property of the slot machine from being impaired.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, when power failure occurs during execution of symbol conversion control for changing the position of the reel to a specific position after grasping the current position of the reel, symbol conversion control is performed again. Since the reel acceleration processing is executed and the game is shifted to the normal game, the control of re-detecting the position of the reel and resetting the number of steps for symbol conversion control etc. Since it is not necessary, it is possible to simplify reel control at the time of recovery from power failure.

  FIG. 20 is a view showing the configuration of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R mounted on the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment. The reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are hybrid stepping motors, and include a stator 32b and a rotor 32a opposed thereto. The rotor 32a has a large number of gear-like salient poles (not shown), and a permanent magnet magnetized in the same direction as the rotation axis is incorporated therein.

  The main control unit 41 performs processing for updating the excitation states of the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 of the respective reel motors in the timer interrupt processing (main) described above, and the phase signal is output from the motor drive circuit 45 accordingly. The reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R receive this phase signal, and each excitation phase φ1 to φ4 of the stator 32b is excited according to a predetermined procedure, thereby receiving a predetermined pulse each time it receives one pulse. The rotor 32a is rotated by an angle (one step = about 1.07 (360/336) degrees).

  FIG. 21 is a timing chart showing an excitation pattern of the reel motor when accelerating the reel at the start of rotation of the reel.

  One step is a unit to which one excitation pattern is applied, and during constant speed rotation, the rotor 32a rotates by the above-described predetermined angle (about 1.07 (360/336) degrees) for each step. Therefore, in the stepping motor of this embodiment, as described above, the reel is made to make one rotation in a cycle of 336 steps, and 21 symbols are arranged on the reel, so 1 in every 16 steps. It will move the design. The excitation pattern is updated by the timer interrupt process (main) performed by the main control unit 41, and the count number is the number of times of the timer interrupt process (main) until the excitation pattern is updated next time. The (count number) × 0.56 ms (interval of timer interrupt process (main)) is the excitation time (step rate) in which the excitation pattern of the relevant step continues. Also, the number of steps indicates the number of times the corresponding excitation time is applied continuously. Further, φ1 to φ4 in the figure indicate the respective excitation phases, “ON” indicates the excitation state, and “OFF” indicates the demagnetization state.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the main control unit 41 rotates in the direction of rotation by the 1-2 phase excitation method described later from the state where the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 are demagnetized when starting the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R. Start excitation. Specifically, (φ1, φ2) is set to the excitation state in the first step, and (φ1, φ2), (φ2), (φ2, φ3), (φ3), (φ3, φ4), (φ3, φ4) are set for each step. In the order of φ4), (φ4, φ1), (φ1)..., the excitation patterns are updated alternately with one phase, two phases, one phase and two phases φ1 to φ4.

  Also, the step rate of each step is shortened so as to gradually approach the step rate (2.24 ms) of constant speed rotation. At this time, instead of uniformly reducing the step rate, the reel is smoothly accelerated by intermingling a long step rate and a short step rate and gradually increasing the short step rate. .

  After shifting to the constant speed state, as shown in FIG. 21, the excitation pattern of constant speed rotation (hereinafter referred to as constant speed rotation pattern) which updates the excitation pattern of the 1-2 phase excitation system at a step rate of 2.24 ms. Thus, the reel motor is driven to rotate the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. Specifically, (φ1, φ2), (φ2), (φ2, φ3), (φ3), (φ3, φ4), (φ4), (φ4, φ1), (φ1) along the rotation direction of the rotor 32a. ..., (φ 1, φ 2)... In order of two phases, one phase, two phases, one phase, two phases and one step alternately updating the excitation pattern of φ 1 to φ 4 and rotating the rotor 32 a Thus, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated.

  When stop control of the reel is performed, as shown in FIG. 22, after the stop conditions such as the stop operation are satisfied, the step rate of constant speed rotation (2. 24 ms), apply a step rate (3.36 ms) longer than the step rate (2.24 ms) for constant speed rotation when the brake start position is reached, apply a brake and decelerate the rotor 32a. In the next step (a step before four steps), all-phase excitation to excite all the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 is started. As a result, the rotor 32a is stopped at the stop position as a result of overshooting (step out) as the rotor 32a is suddenly braked.

  In this embodiment, after performing stop excitation for all phases, it overshoots and slips for 5 steps. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 22, the brake is applied in a step 6 steps before the stop position in the rotational direction. It will start and all phase excitation will be started 5 steps before the stop position. Then, after the reels stop at the stop position, all-phase excitation is released, and while the respective excitation phases are in the OFF state, the process stands by until the next reel rotation start.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by changing the output state of the phase signal, the excitation states of the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 change, and thereby the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are driven. Thereby, the reel can be rotated and stopped. That is, when the output state of the phase signal changes, the reel operates, and when the output state of the phase signal does not change, the reel stops.

  Next, processing executed by the main control unit 41 in accordance with the user program will be described based on FIGS. The main control unit 41 executes a start process (main) at the time of start-up with power on or at the time of restart with the input of a reset signal.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the contents of the activation process (main) executed by the main control unit 41. In the startup process (main), first, the interrupt is set to be inhibited (Sa1), the parallel output port 513 is initialized (Sa2), and the built-in register is initialized (Sa3). Then, it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power failure detection circuit 48 is detected, that is, whether the voltage is in an unstable state (Sa4), and the voltage drop is detected if the voltage drop signal is detected. Wait until no signal is detected.

  If a voltage drop signal is not detected in the step Sa4, the address of the program to be executed when an interrupt occurs is set in the I register (Sa5), access to the RAM 41c is permitted (Sa6), and the stack pointer is set Do (Sa7).

  Next, the RAM parity of all the storage areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) of the RAM 41c is calculated (Sa8), and it is determined whether the RAM parity is 0 or not (Sa9). As described later, since the RAM parity should be 0 if the power interruption process (main) is normally performed at the previous power shutoff, the RAM 41 c is not the RAM parity in step Sa 9, The data stored in is not normal, and in this case, it proceeds to the step of Sa13.

  On the other hand, if the RAM parity is 0 in the step of Sa9, it is further determined whether or not the data for destruction diagnosis is normal (Sa10). As described later, if the power interruption process (main) is normally performed at the previous power shutoff, the data for destructive diagnosis should be set, and the data for destructive diagnosis is not normal in the step of Sa10. In the case (other than 5A (H) where destruction diagnostic data is stored at power-off), the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, and the process proceeds to step Sa13.

  If it is determined in the step of Sa10 that the destruction diagnostic data is normal, the data in the RAM 41c is normal, so the destruction diagnostic data is cleared (Sa11) and the RAM 41c indicates that the data is normal. The normal flag is set in the RAM 41c (Sa12), and the process proceeds to the step of Sa13.

  In the step of Sa13, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is on. If the setting key switch 37 is on, initialization is performed to initialize all the storage areas of the RAM 41c except the stack area in use. Implementation 1 is executed (Sa14). After that, the interruption is permitted (Sa15), and the setting shifts to a setting changing state where the setting can be changed (Sa16), and the setting changing is completed by newly setting the setting. After that, it shifts to game processing.

  If the setting key switch 37 is off in the step of Sa13, it is judged whether the data of the RAM 41c is normal or not based on the setting of the RAM normal flag (Sa17) and it is judged that the data of the RAM 41c is not normal. In step S14, the same initialization 1 as in the step of Sa14 is executed to initialize all the storage areas of the RAM 41c except the stack area in use (Sa18), and the interrupt is permitted (Sa19). Then, an error code indicating a RAM abnormality is set (Sa20), and the process shifts to an error process, that is, a RAM abnormality error state. Unlike a normal error, the RAM abnormal error does not return to the state where the game can be progressed until the setting value is newly set.

  If it is determined in step Sa17 that the data in the RAM 41c is normal, initialization 3 is performed to initialize the non-saved work, the unused area, and the unused stack area of the RAM 41c (Sa21). Thereafter, the stack pointer is restored to the state before power interruption (Sa22), and the input buffer in which the input state of the detection signal of various switches input to the parallel input port 511 is stored is initialized (Sa23).

  Next, it is determined based on the data of the RAM 41c whether or not the stop operation is effective in the state before power interruption (Sa24). If it is determined in the step of Sa24 that the stop operation is effective in the state before power interruption, an invalidation flag for temporarily invalidating the stop operation is set in the RAM 41c (Sa25), and the power interruption is detected. The reception of the stop operation which has been valid in the previous state is invalidated (Sa26).

  Then, after the acceptance of the stop operation is invalidated in the step of Sa26, and when it is determined that the stop operation is not effective in the state before the power interruption in the step of Sa24, the output state of the parallel output port 513 is It returns to the control state before disconnection (Sa27), restores each register to the state before power interruption, that is, the state saved in the stack (Sa28), permits interrupt (Sa29), It returns to the processing in the game processing which has been executed at the end. At this time, when the control for driving the reel motor is performed before the power interruption, the control for driving the reel motor is restarted from the excitation pattern at the time of power interruption and the excitation state at the time of power interruption.

  As described above, in the boot process (main), when the slot machine 1 is powered on, if the control state before power interruption can be restored, the control state before power interruption is restored. In particular, when the control for driving the reel motor is performed before the power interruption, the control for driving the reel motor is resumed from the excitation pattern at the time of power interruption and the excitation state at the time of power interruption. On the other hand, whether or not the stop operation was effective in the control state before power interruption was specified, and when the stop operation was effective in the control state before power interruption, it was effective in the control state before power interruption By setting the invalidation flag for temporarily invalidating the stop operation, acceptance of the stop operation for which the stop operation was effective in the control state before power interruption is invalidated.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the contents of the game processing executed by the main control unit 41.

  In the game processing, BET processing (Sd1), internal lottery processing (Sd2), reel rotation processing (Sd3), winning determination processing (Sd4), payout processing (Sd5), and game end processing (Sd6) are sequentially executed. When the end processing is completed, the BET processing is executed again in order.

  In the BET processing in the step Sd1, a wait number can be set in a settable wait state, a specified number of bets is set according to the gaming state, and the game is started when the start switch 7 is operated. .

  In the internal lottery process in step Sd2, a process is performed to determine whether or not to permit each winning combination described above based on the random value for internal lottery latched when the start switch 7 is detected in step Sd1. In this internal lottery process, a winning flag is set in the RAM 41 c based on the respective lottery results.

  In the reel rotation process in the step of Sd3, the process of rotating the respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R and the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R in response to the detection of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player. Execute processing to stop the rotation.

  In the prize determination process in the step of Sd4, when it is determined that the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R has stopped in the step of Sd3, a prize is awarded according to the display result derived to each reel 2L, 2C, 2R. Execute processing to determine whether or not it has occurred.

  In the payout process at step Sd5, when the occurrence of a winning is determined at step Sd4, processing such as addition of credits and payout of medals is performed based on the number of payouts corresponding to the winning.

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

  Next, the control contents of the reel rotation process executed by the main control unit 41 in the step of Sd3 of the above-mentioned game process will be described based on FIG.

  In the reel rotation process, first, it is determined whether or not a wait time (about 4.1 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed from the start of reel rotation of the previous game (Si1), and the wait time must have elapsed. For example, wait until the wait time has elapsed.

  Then, if the wait time has elapsed in the step of Si1, the wait time is newly set (Si2), and table setting processing is performed to set the stop control table for all reels (Si3).

  After the table setting process in step Si3 is completed, the setting at the start of rotation of each reel motor is performed, and each reel motor is excited in the above-described pattern at the time of reel start to start rotation of each reel (Si4).

  Then, the reel reference position is detected for all the reels in rotation, and transition to constant speed rotation is waited or standby is performed until rotation abnormality of the reels is detected (Si5 to Si8, Si10 to Si11).

  In the step of Si5, it is determined whether or not the reel reference position is detected based on the outputs of the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R for the rotating reel, and the reel reference position of any of the reels is detected. The reel restart counter, which counts the number of times the control for restarting the reel has been performed, is initialized and returned to 0 (Si6). After the step of Si6, it is determined whether or not the reel in which the reel reference position has been detected has been shifted to constant speed rotation (Si7). It is determined whether the number of steps from the start of reel rotation is greater than or equal to the number of steps necessary to shift to constant speed rotation.

  If it is determined in the step of Si7 that the rotational speed has shifted to constant speed, it is determined whether or not the reel reference position has been detected for all reels in rotation (Si8), and the reel reference positions are detected for all reels in rotation. If not, the process returns to the step of Si5, and if the reel reference position is detected for all rotating reels, ie, the reel reference position is detected for all rotating reels, and transition to constant speed rotation is performed. If yes, the reception of the stop operation is validated (Si9).

  If the reel reference position is not detected in the step of Si5, the number of steps from when the rotation start or the previous reel reference position is detected for each rotating reel is a predetermined number of steps (in this embodiment, 400) And it is set to a value larger than the 336 steps required to make one revolution of the reel.) It is determined whether or not it is less (Si10), and the reel reference position is not detected for any of the reels, and rotation starts Alternatively, if the number of steps since the last detection of the reel reference position exceeds the predetermined number of steps, it is determined that the reel restart counter of the corresponding reel is less than 3 as a reel rotation abnormality (Si11) .

  In the step of Si11, when the reel restart counter is less than 3, the reel whose number of steps since the start of rotation or the last detection of the reel reference position exceeded the predetermined number of steps without detecting the reel reference position For the reel motor, by once clearing the excitation pattern at that time and newly setting the excitation pattern at the reel start, the excitation state of the reel motor with the excitation pattern at the reel start as in the step of Si4. The reel is changed and restarted (Si12), and 1 is added to the reel restart counter of the reel, and the process returns to the step of Si5. Thereafter, when the restarted reel is normally rotated, the reel reference position is detected at Si5.

  Further, in the step of Si5, when a plurality of reels are rotating, it is determined whether or not the reel reference position is detected for each reel, and for the reel in which the reel reference position is not detected in the step of Si10, It is determined whether or not the number of steps is less than or equal to a predetermined number of steps, and if the number of steps after the start of rotation or the last detection of a reel reference position exceeds a predetermined number of steps, the reel reference position for other reels is determined. Regardless of whether or not the number of steps from when the rotation start or the last reel reference position is detected without being detected exceeds a predetermined number of steps, the reel motor with the excitation pattern at the time of reel start from the relevant reel in the step of Si12. Control of restart is performed by changing the excitation state of. On the other hand, when the reel restarted in the step of Si12 is not rotated normally, the reel reference position is not detected in Si5, and the control (Si12) for restarting the reel and the reel re The control (Si13) of adding 1 to the start counter is repeated. Then, when the reel restart counter becomes 3 or more in the step of Si11, that is, although the control for restarting the reels for the same reel is repeatedly performed three times, the reels are not rotated normally, The rotation of all reels is stopped (Si 25), a code indicating a reel rotation error is set (Si 26), and control is made to an error state which disables the game from proceeding (Si 32). Thereafter, when the error state is released by a predetermined clear operation, the process returns to the step of Si4 again, and the rotation of the reel is resumed.

  When acceptance of the stop operation is activated in the step of Si9, the process waits until the stop operation is detected for the reel being rotated or the rotation abnormality of the reel is detected (Si14 to 16, Si19 to Si20, Si23 , Si 24).

  When the stop operation of the rotating reel is not detected in the step of Si14, it is determined whether or not the reel reference position is detected for the rotating reel (Si15), and one of the rotating reels is selected. If the reel reference position is not detected, it is determined whether or not the number of steps since the last detection of the reel reference position is equal to or less than a predetermined number of steps (Si23), and the reel reference position is not detected. If the number of steps after the detection of the reel reference position last time exceeds the predetermined number of steps, acceptance of the stop operation of all reels in rotation is invalidated (Si24), and the process returns to the step of Si12. Restart the reels.

  Also, in the step of Si15, when a plurality of reels are rotating, it is determined whether or not the reel reference position is detected for each reel, and for the reels in which the reel reference position is not detected in the step of Si23, It is determined whether or not the number of steps is equal to or less than a predetermined number of steps, and if the number of steps after the last detection of the reel reference position exceeds the predetermined number of steps, the reel reference position is detected for other reels. Regardless of whether or not the number of steps since the last detection of the reel reference position exceeded the predetermined number of steps, the excitation state of the reel motor is changed sequentially with the excitation pattern when starting the reel in the step of Si12. Control the restart.

  Thereafter, when the reel reference position is detected for all rotating reels and transition to constant speed rotation is made, when the reception of the stop operation is validated, the stop operation is performed again for the rotating reels. It waits until it detects or rotation abnormality etc. of a reel are detected (Si14-16, Si19-Si20, Si23, Si24). On the other hand, when the control to restart the reel is repeatedly executed three times but the reel is not rotated normally, the rotation of all the reels is stopped (Si 25), and a code indicating a reel rotation error is set. (Si26), control to an error state (Si32). Thereafter, when the error state is released by a predetermined clear operation, the process returns to the step of Si4 again, and the rotation of the reel is resumed.

In the step of Si19 , it is determined whether or not the rotation insertion error (error determined when the insertion of the medal is detected during the reel rotation, that is, the period other than the period during which the insertion of the medal is permitted) occurs. In the step of Si20 , it is determined whether or not a payout error during rotation (error determined when the payout of the medal is detected during the reel rotation, ie, a period other than the period during which the payout of the medal is permitted) has occurred, If the occurrence of any error is not determined in the steps of Si19 and Si20, the process returns to the step of Si14.

  If it is determined in the step of Si19 that the occurrence of the rotation insertion error is determined, or if it is determined in the step of Si20, the rotation of the reel is temporarily stopped (Si21), and the reel rotation insertion is performed. Set an error code indicating a dispensing error in the register (Si22), and control the error state (Si32). Thereafter, when the error state is released by a predetermined clear operation, the process returns to the step of Si4 again, and the rotation of the reel is resumed.

  When the reel reference position of any of the reels is detected in the step of Si15, it is determined whether or not the invalidation flag is set by the above-described start processing (main) with reference to the RAM 41c (Si16) If the invalidation flag is set, the controller waits until the reel reference position is detected for all reels in rotation or the reel rotation abnormality is detected (Si15 to Si17, Si23), and When the reel reference position is detected for all the reels rotating in the step, the stop operation corresponding to the reels being rotated is validated (Si18), and the above-mentioned invalidation flag is cleared.

  On the other hand, when the reel reference position of any of the rotating reels is not detected in the step of Si15, it is determined whether or not the number of steps since the last detection of the reel reference position is equal to or less than a predetermined number of steps. (Si23), when the reel reference position is not detected and the number of steps after the previous detection of the reel reference position exceeds a predetermined number of steps, the reception of the stop operation of all reels in rotation is invalidated. (Si24), return to the step of Si12 and restart the reel. Thereafter, when the reel reference position is detected for all the rotating reels, and transition to constant speed rotation is made and reception of the stop operation is validated, the stop operation is detected again for the rotating reels, It waits until the rotation abnormality of a reel etc. is detected (Si14-16, Si19-Si20, Si23, Si24). On the other hand, when the control to restart the reel is repeatedly executed three times but the reel is not rotated normally, the rotation of all the reels is stopped (Si 25), and a code indicating a reel rotation error is set. (Si26), control to an error state (Si32). Thereafter, when the error state is released by a predetermined clear operation, the process returns to the step of Si4 again, and the rotation of the reel is resumed.

  When a stop operation of any of the reels is detected in the step of Si14, the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time in the reel motor of the reel corresponding to the stop operation (step to be the stop operation position Number) is set, the stop operation position is set in the RAM 41c (Si 27), the reception of the stop operation of the reel is invalidated (Si 28), and standby is performed until the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop operation is stopped (Si 29) .

  Then, when the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop operation is stopped, it is determined whether or not all the reels have stopped (Si30). If all the reels have not been stopped, the table setting process is executed to rotate. After setting the stop control table again for each reel (Si31), the process returns to the step of Si14, and if all reels are stopped, the reel rotation process is ended and control of the game process (flowchart of FIG. 20) Return to

  As described above, in the reel rotation process of the present embodiment, the reel reference position is detected for all the reels after starting the rotation of the reels, and transition to constant speed rotation is effective to receive the stop operation of the reels. Turn On the other hand, before the acceptance of the stop operation is validated, the number of steps after the start of rotation or the detection of the last reel reference position is detected without the reel reference position being detected for any of the reels exceeds the predetermined number of steps. In this case, restart control is performed to restart the reel by changing the excitation state of the reel motor again according to the excitation pattern at the reel start for the relevant reel, and rotation start is started even if restart control is performed three times. When the reel reference position is not detected within the predetermined step number, the rotation of the reel is stopped, and an error state is controlled to disable the progress of the game.

  In addition, after the acceptance of the stop operation is validated, the reel reference position is not detected for any of the reels, and the number of steps after the detection of the reel reference position last time exceeds the predetermined number of steps. , And cancel the acceptance of the stop operation of all the reels, and perform restart control to restart the reels, and as a result, the reel reference position is detected for the reels, and the reels are stopped by shifting to constant speed rotation. Activate the reception of the operation. On the other hand, even if the restart control is performed three times, if the number of steps from the start of rotation is within the predetermined number of steps and the reel reference position is not detected, the rotation of the reel is stopped and the game is controlled to an error state Disable the progression of

  In addition, when reception of the stop operation is activated, when power is turned off and returned, the process waits until the reel reference positions of all the reels are detected, and when the reel reference positions of all the reels are detected. Activate the acceptance of the stop operation. In addition, when the reel reference position is not detected for any of the reels and the number of steps after the detection of the reel reference position last time exceeds a predetermined number of steps, the reception of the stop operation for all the reels is invalidated. And restart control is performed to restart the reel, and as a result, the reel reference position is detected for the reel, and transition to constant speed rotation is enabled to enable reception of the reel stop operation. On the other hand, even if the restart control is performed three times, if the number of steps from the start of rotation is within the predetermined number of steps and the reel reference position is not detected, the rotation of the reel is stopped and the game is controlled to an error state Disable the progression of

  In addition, in a state in which a plurality of reels are rotating, when the number of steps from when the rotation start or the last reel reference position is detected for any of the reels exceeds a predetermined number of steps, the reel reference is used for the other reels. Regardless of whether or not the number of steps since the last detection of the reel reference position exceeded the predetermined number of steps without detecting the position, the excitation state of the reel motor is changed sequentially with the excitation pattern when starting the reel from the relevant reel. It is made to start rotating the reel.

  Next, control contents of the power interruption process (main) executed by the main control unit 41 will be described based on FIG.

  The main control unit 41 executes game processing described later after the above-described activation processing (main) is executed, and detects power interruption in timer interrupt processing (main) while executing the game processing. Execute the power-off process (main) according to what has been done.

  In the power-off process (main), first, all the registers that may be used are saved in the stack area (Sm1).

  Next, destruction diagnostic data (5A (H) in this embodiment) is set (Sm2), and the parallel output port 513 is initialized (Sm3). Next, the RAM parity adjustment data is calculated and set in the RAM 41 c (Sm 4) so that the exclusive OR of all the storage areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) of the RAM 41 c becomes 0 (Sm 4). Prohibit access (Sm5) and enter loop processing.

  In the loop processing, the process stands by while monitoring the output condition of the voltage drop signal (Sm6). In this state, when the voltage drop signal is not input, it is determined that the voltage is restored, and the program is started from the start process (main). On the other hand, if the voltage drops while the voltage drop signal is input, the operation is internally stopped.

  When the power supply of AC 100 V is stopped by the above processing, the power-off process (main) is executed, the register before power-off is saved in the stack area, and the content of the RAM 41 c is also held. In the startup process (main) executed when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is resumed, it is possible to return to the control state before power interruption. Furthermore, it is possible to specify whether or not the stop operation was effective in the control state before power interruption.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27A, by changing the excitation state of each reel motor in the stopped state according to the excitation pattern at the time of starting the reels, the rotation of each reel is started, and the reels become normal. When it is rotating, the reel reference position is detected by at least one rotation. Then, the reel reference position is detected for all the reels in rotation, and the constant-speed rotation pattern is shifted, whereby the condition for activating the stop operation of the reels in rotation is satisfied. In response to the establishment of the activation condition, the reception of the stop operation of the rotating reel is activated, and in this state, the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated, whereby the stop operation is effectively accepted. Stop control of the reels to be performed is performed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 27 (b), after starting the rotation of each of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32 in the stopped state, the reel reference position is not detected for at least one of the reels. If the number of steps after the start of rotation or the previous detection of the reel reference position exceeds a predetermined number of steps exceeding one turn of the reel, it is determined that the reel is in an abnormal rotation state, and the relevant reel is determined as follows: Again, restart control is performed so as to restart the rotation of the reel by changing the excitation state of the reel motor in the excitation pattern at the start of the reel. Then, the reel reference position is detected within a predetermined number of steps after the change in the excitation state of the reel motor is started in the excitation pattern at the reel start again, and the reel reference position is detected for all reels. And, by shifting to constant speed rotation, the activation condition of the stop operation of the rotating reel is satisfied, and reception of the stop operation is activated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 28, in the state where reception of the stop operation is activated, the reels do not rotate normally, and the reel reference position is not detected for the reel being rotated, and the previous reel reference position is detected. If the number of steps after being executed exceeds the predetermined number of steps, it is determined that the reel is in the abnormal rotation state, the acceptance of the stop operation is invalidated for all the reels, and the reel reference position is not detected. With regard to the reel, the rotation of the reel is restarted by changing the excitation state of the reel motor again from the excitation pattern at the start of the reel. Then, the reel reference position is detected within a predetermined number of steps after the change of the excitation state of the reel motor is started again by the excitation pattern at the reel start, the reel reference position is detected for all reels, and constant speed rotation By transitioning to the above, the activation condition of the stop operation of the rotating reel is satisfied, and the reception of the rotating reel is activated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 29, in the state in which the reception of the stop operation is activated, the reel does not rotate normally, and the reel reference position of the reel is not detected, and the excitation state of the reel motor of the reel is detected. If the number of steps of changing the number of steps exceeds the predetermined number of steps, it is determined that the reel is in the abnormal rotation state, reception of the stop operation is invalidated for all reels, and the reel reference position is not detected. By changing the excitation state of the reel motor according to the excitation pattern at the start of the reel again, the rotation of the reel is restarted. When the reel reference position is not detected within the predetermined number of steps despite the fact that the reels have been restarted up to three times consecutively, all reels in rotation are stopped and an error occurs. Start control and disable game progress.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 30 (a), when returning from the power interruption that occurred in the state where reception of the stopping operation is valid, it is the excitation pattern at the time of power interruption, and return from the excitation state at the power interruption. However, from the time of power failure recovery, acceptance of the stop operation becomes invalid. Thereafter, the reel is normally rotated, and the reel reference position is detected within a predetermined number of steps since the last reel reference position is detected for all the reels being rotated. An activation condition is met. In response to the establishment of the activation condition, the reception of the stop operation of the rotating reel is activated, and in this state, the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated, whereby the stop operation is effectively accepted. Stop control of the reels to be performed is performed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 30B, when the torque of the reel motor is insufficient and the reels do not rotate normally, the reel reference position is detected without detecting the reel reference position for any of the reels. If the number of steps after being executed exceeds the predetermined number of steps, it is determined that the reel is in an abnormal rotation state, and the reel is excited again with the excitation pattern at the time of starting the reel for the corresponding reel. By being changed, the rotation of the reel is restarted. Then, the reel reference position is detected for all the reels, and by shifting to constant speed rotation, the activation condition for stopping the rotating reel is satisfied, and reception of the rotating reel is activated. The Rukoto.

  In addition, in a state in which a plurality of reels are rotating, when the number of steps from when the rotation start or the last reel reference position is detected for any of the reels exceeds a predetermined number of steps, the reel reference is used for the other reels. Regardless of whether or not the number of steps from the previous detection of the reel reference position without detecting the position exceeds a predetermined number of steps, the reels are sequentially restarted from the relevant reel, for example, Even if a reel rotation abnormality occurs at different timings with respect to a plurality of reels, the reels whose rotation abnormality has been determined may be restarted sequentially, without waiting for the restart of the reels for which the rotation abnormality has been determined later. It becomes.

  When the main control unit 41 of this embodiment detects the reel reference position and the constant-speed rotation for all reels in rotation after the rotation of the reels is started, the condition for activating the stop operation is satisfied. The stop operation of accepting the stop operation of the reel being rotated by the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes effective, but after the reel rotation is started, the reel reference position is not detected, and the rotation start is started. Alternatively, when the number of steps after the detection of the reel reference position last time exceeds a predetermined number of steps exceeding one turn, it is determined that the rotation of the reel is abnormal.

  In such a configuration, when the reel rotation abnormality occurs even once, if it is determined that the reel rotation is abnormal and the progress of the game is disabled as an error state, the reel rotation is temporarily delayed. Even in a situation where it is possible to rotate normally only after that, the progress of the game will be disabled, and there is a problem that the smooth progress of the game is hindered.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, after the rotation of the reels is started, the reel reference position is detected for all the rotating reels, and transition to constant speed rotation is made, and the activation condition of the stop operation is In the established condition, when it is determined that the reel rotation is abnormal, restart control is performed to restart the reel by changing the excitation state of the reel motor again according to the excitation pattern at the start of the reel. Every time the game is played, the game can be smoothly progressed without the progress of the game being disabled.

  In addition, since the reception of the stop operation is invalidated in the period from when it is judged that the rotation is abnormal and until the activation condition of the stop operation is satisfied after the restart control is performed, the reel is not in normal rotation. Can be prevented from being executed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, control is performed prior to power interruption when power supply is resumed and power is restored after power supply is stopped after power interruption occurs in a state in which the activation condition of the stop operation is satisfied. Although control to change the excitation state of the reel motor is restarted from the state, when normal rotation is specified by detecting the reel reference position thereafter, the reception of the stop operation is validated from that point on. Therefore, even if a momentary stoppage or the like occurs, if normal rotation of the rotating reel is maintained, the power supply can be resumed and the game can be progressed immediately.

  In addition, when the power supply is stopped after the power supply is stopped after the condition for enabling the stop operation is satisfied, the torque for rotating the reel is not sufficient and the reel does not rotate, and thus the rotation abnormality occurs. Even if it is determined, restart control is performed on the reel, and the progress of the game is not immediately disabled, so the game can be smoothly progressed.

  Also, in such a case, the reel reference position is detected for all the rotating reels after it is determined that the rotation of the reel is abnormal and restart control is performed from the time when the power supply is resumed. Since the acceptance of the stop operation is invalidated in the period until the activation condition is established by shifting to the constant speed rotation, the reels are in a situation where it is unclear whether the reels are normal rotation after the power supply is resumed. Can be prevented from being executed.

  Further, in this embodiment, it is determined that the stop operation activation condition is satisfied by detecting the reel reference position and the rotation of the reel shifting to constant speed rotation, and the reel is at constant speed. It is possible to prevent the stop control of the rotating reel from being executed by the stop operation although the rotation has not reached.

  Further, in the present embodiment, after the restart control for changing the excitation state of the reel motor with the excitation pattern at the start, the restart control is performed when the reel reference position is not detected and the activation condition of the stop operation is not satisfied. If the condition for activating the stop operation is not satisfied even if the restart control is performed a predetermined number of times (three times in this embodiment), the game is controlled to an error state to disable the game. If the reels do not rotate normally even by the restart control, that is, the restart control can disable the game if the situation can not be solved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when rotation abnormality is determined at different timings in a plurality of reels in a state where the stop operation activation condition is satisfied, restart control is sequentially performed from the reels determined to have the rotation abnormality. Even when rotation abnormalities are determined at different timings in a plurality of reels, each reel can be normally rotated as early as possible.

  In the present embodiment, when rotation abnormality is determined at different timings in a plurality of reels in a state where the activation condition of the stop operation is satisfied, the main control unit 41 sequentially reorders from the reels in which the rotation abnormality is determined. Although the start control is performed, for example, when a rotation abnormality of any of the reels is determined, the period of time in which the rotation abnormality of the remaining reels can be determined (a period for a predetermined number of steps) has elapsed. The configuration for delaying the start control, that is, the restart control of the reel in which the rotation abnormality is determined earliest, when the rotation abnormality is determined at different timings in a plurality of reels in a state where the stop operation activation condition is satisfied. The configuration may be made to delay until the restart control of the reel whose rotation abnormality has been determined the slowest. By adopting such a configuration, different timings may be generated for a plurality of reels. If the rotation abnormality is judged by grayed also, it is possible to restart the plurality of reels rotation abnormality is judged at the same timing, the better is restarted when the appearance.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the reel reference position is not detected, the number of steps after the start of rotation or the previous detection of the reel reference position exceeds a predetermined number of steps (400 steps) exceeding one reel. And the reel rotation abnormality is specified, but the predetermined number of steps is a value larger than the number of steps required for one rotation of the reel, that is, the reel reference position is detected when the reel is normally rotated. It may be a value larger than the number of steps required to be performed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, control is made to restart the reel when the number of steps after the start of rotation or the detection of the last reel reference position exceeds the predetermined number of steps without detecting the reel reference position. If the activation condition of the stop operation is not satisfied even after a predetermined number of times (three times in this embodiment), it is determined that the reel rotation is abnormal and the game is disabled, but the activation condition of the stop operation is satisfied In the case where the control for restarting the reel is performed at least once or more when not being performed, it is possible to prevent the game from being disabled frequently.

  Further, in the present embodiment, although the reel reference position is detected after the start of rotation and transition to constant speed rotation is made to accept reception of the stop operation, at least the reel reference position is detected. The configuration may be any configuration as long as reception of the stop operation is activated.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not transition to constant speed rotation is made based on whether or not the number of steps from the start of reel rotation is equal to or more than the number of steps necessary to shift to constant speed rotation. Although it is determined whether or not it has shifted to constant speed by determining whether the constant speed is satisfied based on the number of steps or time until the reel reference position is detected and the next reel reference position is detected. It is good also as composition of judging.

  In the reels 2L, 2C, 2R of the present embodiment, a plurality of types of mutually distinguishable belt-shaped reel sheets 400 having a plurality of types of symbols arranged in a predetermined order are attached to each outer peripheral portion. Twenty-one symbols are drawn in a predetermined order. Hereinafter, the reel sheet 400 of the present embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 31 to 37. FIG. The configurations of the reel sheet 400L for the left reel 2L and the reel sheets 400C and 400R for the other reels 2C and 2R are the same.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 31, the reel sheet 400 is formed by bonding a strip-like graphic sheet printed with a design along a longitudinal direction to a strip-like transparent member which can be bent in a ring shape. Be done. The symbol on the reel sheet 400 is printed with colored ink or the like (for example, in the case of a bell symbol, printed in yellow), and the portion other than the symbol is printed with a predetermined color (white in this embodiment) or the like ing. That is, a reel sheet 400 is formed with a white background and a pattern drawn at predetermined intervals.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the transmitting portion 602 is provided in the “7” symbol (red 7, blue 7, white 7). The transmission part 602 of the present embodiment has a star shape. The transmission portion 602 is subjected to processing to increase the transmittance (the degree of transmission) as compared with the portions other than the transmission portion 602 (see FIG. 35). Therefore, the amount of light transmitted by the light emitted from the reel LED 55 is greater in the transmission portion 602 than in the portion other than the transmission portion 602. Therefore, when the “7” symbol is irradiated, it is possible for the player to visually recognize that the transmitting portion 602 is shining.

  Furthermore, the transmitting portion 602 is formed by shrink printing. Shrinking printing is a printing method that causes irregular reflection of light by generating wrinkles on the surface of a pattern. Therefore, when the light is irradiated from the reel LED 55 to the transmitting portion 602, the light is irregularly reflected, and the transmitting portion 602 can be made to shine (that is, the star becomes glittering) to be recognized by the player. The transmission portion 602 only needs to have a higher transmittance than the portions other than the transmission portion 602, and the contraction printing may not be performed.

  Among the both ends of the reel sheet 400L, the end on the symbol ("watermelon" symbol) side of the symbol number "2" is "one end 605" and the end on the symbol ("bell" symbol) side of the symbol number "1" And “other end 604”. Further, the entire area of the reel sheet 400 includes the entire symbol area 612 and the excess area 608X. The whole design area 612 is an area within the range in which the design is printed. The remaining area 608 </ b> X is an area on one end 605 side of the entire area of the reel sheet 400. In the present embodiment, the surplus area 608X is an area where the design is not printed.

  Next, the symbol area of each symbol will be described. The symbol area is a virtual area (that is, invisible to the player or the like) in which each symbol is drawn. The symbol region is a rectangular region divided by the total number of symbols (21 in the present embodiment) in the longitudinal direction of the entire symbol region 612, and all the symbol regions have the same shape. The length of the horizontal side of the symbol region is the width of the reel sheet 400, and the length of the vertical side of the symbol region is the length obtained by dividing the length in the longitudinal direction of the entire symbol region 612 by the total number of symbols. By forming each symbol at the center of each symbol area of the symbol sheet, it is possible to print each symbol evenly (that is, the distance between adjacent symbols is the same).

  As shown in FIG. 31, for example, the symbol area of the bell symbol of symbol No. 1 is a symbol area 613X. Further, in the reel sheet 400, a portion having a surplus area 608X is referred to as "remaining portion 608", and a part having a symbol area 613X is referred to as "other end 613". The line indicating the lower side of the symbol area 613X is described in order to easily identify the symbol area 613X, and no line is drawn in practice.

  Next, details of the surplus area 608X will be described. The surplus area 608X includes a colored area 608C provided on the other end 604 side and a transparent area 608D provided on the one end 605 side. The colored area 608C is an area to which the same decoration as the decoration in the entire design area 612 is applied, that is, the same color as the color (white) of the area other than the area where the design itself is formed Area. In addition, the transparent region 608D is not colored (decorated) and is transparent. The transparent area 608D is a part of the transparent member. In addition, the area where the design of the design sheet is printed corresponds to the entire design area 612 and the colored area 608C. That is, since the length in the longitudinal direction of the pattern sheet can be made shorter than the length in the longitudinal direction of the transparent member, the cost of the pattern sheet can be reduced. Moreover, the length in the longitudinal direction of the transparent member may be equal to or longer than the length in the longitudinal direction of the symbol sheet.

  Further, a boundary between the entire design area 612 and the colored region 608C is referred to as a "first line 608A", and a boundary between the colored region 608C and the transparent region 608D is referred to as a "second line 608B". The first line 608A and the second line 608B are described to facilitate identification of the colored area 608C and the transparent area 608D, and the first line 608A and the second line 608B are actually drawn. Not.

  In addition, a decorative symbol 606 different from the symbol is printed on the side between the symbols adjacent to each other (for example, on the matching sides in the adjacent symbol region) and on the side of the reel sheet 400L. In the example of FIG. 31, the decorative pattern 606 is a rhombus painted black. Further, on the other end 604 of the reel sheet 400L, a first decorative pattern 606a which is the lower half of the decorative pattern 606 is printed. The first decorative pattern 606 a is triangular because it is the lower half of the decorative pattern 606. In the example of FIG. 31, the first decorative pattern 606 a is printed such that one side of the triangle is located on the side of the other end 604. In the colored area 608C, a second decorative pattern 606b which is the upper half of the decorative pattern is printed. The first decorative pattern 606 a is triangular because it is the lower half of the decorative pattern 606. In the example of FIG. 31, the second decorative symbol 606b is printed such that one side of the triangle is located on the second line 608B.

  Next, how to wind the reel sheet 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The winding of the reel sheet 400 may be manually performed by a worker or may be automatically performed by a winding device. In the present embodiment, an example in which the operator manually winds the reel sheet 400 will be described. Further, along the longitudinal direction of the reel sheet 400, adhesive portions are provided at positions on both sides of the reel sheet 400 to be adhered to the holding frames 401 and 402. Here, the bonding portion is an adhesive, a double-sided tape, or the like.

  Next, the flow of the winding process of the reel sheet 400 will be described. First, the reel sheet 400 is spread and placed on the work table so that the surface of the entire design area 612 is directed downward. Then, the mark 401d (see FIG. 32) added to the annular portion 401b of the holding frame 401 and the one end 605 coincide with each other, and one side of the reel sheet 400 and the outer peripheral portion of the annular portion 401b The operator rolls the holding frame 401 in the stretching direction of the reel sheet 400 so as to be bonded by the above. In addition, since the holding frame 402 also integrally rolls by rolling the holding frame 401, the other side of the reel sheet 400 and the holding portion are held by the adhesive portion provided on the other side of the reel sheet 400. It is also glued to the annular part of the frame 402.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 32, the other end 613 and the remainder 608 are overlapped so that the other end 613 is outside (upper side) than the remainder 608, and the reel sheet 400L is wound. That is, the reel sheet 400 is annularly wound on the reel frame so that the design drawn in the design area is directed outward. The bell symbol drawn in the symbol area of the other end 613 comes to the outside. In addition, of the both sides of the excess portion 608, the side facing the other end 613 (the side of the excess area 608X), and the other side of the other end 613 opposite to the side on which the bell symbol is drawn An adhesive portion is provided on at least one of the faces. In the present embodiment, an adhesive portion is formed in the transparent region 608D, and the symbol region 613X is adhered to the excess region 608X by the adhesive portion, and the reel sheet 400 is wound around the holding frames 401 and 402.

  Next, the inspection method of the positional deviation of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R will be described. 33 and 34 are side views and perspective views of the reel sheet 400 and the holding frame 401 and 402 in which the reel sheet 400 is wound in an annular shape. As shown in FIG. 33, a seam 400a and an overlapping portion 422 are formed on the reel sheet 400 by overlapping the remainder 608 and the other end 613 of the reel sheet 400.

  Further, the reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the joint 400a is at a specific position. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 33, the holding frame 401 is attached to the reel mounting plate 405 so as not to be able to rotate relative to it, and the reel mounting plate 405 is further mounted to the rotor 32d of the reel motor 32L so as to be unable to rotate relative to it. When the reel 2L is in a reference state in which the reel sensor 33L detects a specific portion (notched portion 408) of the reel 2L in the assembled state of the reel box 351, the see-through formed on the front door 1b The reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the joint 400 a can be seen through the window 3.

  The same applies to the reel 2C. The holding frame 401 is attached to the reel mounting plate 405 so as not to allow relative rotation, and the reel attachment plate 405 is attached to the rotor 32d of the reel motor 32C so as to prevent relative rotation. The perspective window 3 formed on the front door 1b when the reel 2C is in the reference state in which the reel sensor 33C detects a specific portion (notched portion 408) of the reel 2L in a state assembled to the reel box 351. The reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the joint 400a is visible.

  The same applies to the reel 2R. The holding frame 401 is attached to the reel mounting board 405 so as not to allow relative rotation, and the reel mounting board 405 is attached to the rotor 32d of the reel motor 32R so as to prevent relative rotation. The perspective window 3 formed on the front door 1b when the reel 2R is in a reference state in which the reel sensor 33R detects a specific portion (notched portion 408) of the reel 2R in a state of being assembled to the reel box 351. The reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the joint 400a is visible.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 34, when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are in the reference state, it is possible to view the joint 400a of each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R without being covered by the reel box 351. Position where the reel unit 2 is attached to the housing 1a and the open surface is closed by the front door 1b, the position can be seen through the transparent window 3 formed in the front door 1b It is supposed to line up in a straight line.

  Next, an inspection method for finding positional deviation of the reel sheet 400 will be described. In the case where the positional deviation between the reel sheet 400 and the holding frames 401 and 402 is inspected before the reel unit 2 is attached to the housing 1 a in the manufacturing process of the slot machine 1, the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are assembled to the reel box 351 In this state, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R and the notch 408 of the reel mounting board 405 are made to coincide with each other. That is, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are moved so that the joint 400a of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is at a specific position. At this time, drive signals are input to the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R until the notch portions 408 are detected by the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R, so that the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R, and the reel mounting board 405 The notch 408 can be matched.

  Then, the above-mentioned reel unit 2 is disposed at a prescribed position, and the laser line is irradiated. At this time, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R assembled to the reel unit 2 align the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R with the cutouts 408 of the reel mounting board 405, the laser line is a joint 400a. If the position of the joint 400a is not coincident with the position irradiated by the laser line, the reel sheet 400 and the holding frame 401, 402 are not coincident with each other. It can be found that there is a misalignment with the

  Next, the first line 608A and the second line 608B will be described. In the present embodiment, it has been described that the reel sheets of the respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R are wound around the holding frames 401, 402 by the manual work of the worker. Therefore, the reel sheet 400 may not be wound properly depending on the skill of the worker. FIG. 35 (A) shows the vicinity of the joint 400a when the reel sheet 400 is properly wound, and FIG. 35 (B) shows the vicinity of the joint 400a when the reel sheet 400 is not properly wound. FIG.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 35A, a suitable winding method of the reel sheet 400 is such that the other end 604 of the reel sheet and the first line 608A coincide with each other. With such proper winding, it is possible to make the intervals between adjacent patterns all equal. However, some workers with low work levels may not wind properly (may wind improperly). For example, the reel sheet 400 may be wound without the other end 604 of the reel sheet and the first line 608A coinciding with each other. For example, as the reel sheet 400, as the improper winding method, the other end 604 and the second line 608B may be wound in unison. Thus, even when the winding is improper, as shown in FIG. 35 (B), the colored area 608C, which is colored in the same color as the entire design area 612, is exposed. The seat 400 can be prevented from appearing unnatural.

  When the other end 604 and the second line 608B coincide and the reel sheet 400 is wound, the distance between the bell symbol of symbol No. 1 and the watermelon symbol of symbol No. 2 and the other symbol numbers The distance between adjacent symbols will be different. However, when the other end 604 and the second line 608B coincide with each other and the reel sheet 400 is wound, the first decorative pattern 606a and the second decorative pattern 606b are combined to form the decorative pattern 606. Be done. Therefore, even if the winding is improper, it is possible to reduce the unnaturalness caused by such different distance events.

  As shown in FIG. 35A, when the reel sheet 400 is appropriately wound, only the second decorative pattern 606b is not exposed, and only the first decorative pattern 606a is exposed. The player usually pays attention to the symbols on the reels and not the decorative symbols 606. Therefore, even if the reel sheet 400 is appropriately wound and only the second decorative pattern 606b is not exposed and only the first decorative pattern 606a is exposed, it is possible to prevent the reel sheet 400 from appearing unnaturally.

  In addition, even if the reel sheet 400 is wound such that the other end 604 does not match the first line 608A and the other end 604 is positioned in the colored area 608C, the other line 604 starts from the first line 608A. Since the colored area up to the point is exposed, it is possible to prevent the reel sheet 400 from appearing unnaturally.

  Next, processing for transmitting light emitted from the reel LED 55 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 31 (A) is a view of the “7” pattern having the transmission part 602 as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 36 (B) is a view of the “bell” pattern which is a design without the transmission part 602 FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 36A, the frame 650 is not applied to the area of the transmission part 602 in the entire area where the “7” pattern is drawn, but the frame is not applied to the area other than the transmission part 602. 650 is applied. The frame 650 is a member that reduces the transmittance of light from the reel LED 55. Therefore, in the region of the transmission portion 602, the light transmittance can be improved more than the region other than the transmission portion 602. In addition, since the transmission printing is performed for the transmission part 602, the light emitted from the reel LED 55 can be irregularly reflected in the transmission part 602, and the transmission part 602 can be made to brighten for visual recognition by the player. it can. On the other hand, since the symbol (in the example of FIG. 36 (B), the bell symbol) other than the “7” symbol does not have the transmitting portion 602, the frame 650 is applied in all the regions.

  In addition, about how to apply the frame 650, first, after printing the design on the entire design area 612 of the design sheet, the design sheet is reversed and the frame 650 in which the outline of each design is shaped is the same as the design. You may make it print on a coordinate (cover the back side of each pattern with a frame). Also, the printing of the design and the printing of the frame may be performed simultaneously (that is, double-sided printing of the design and the frame). In addition, after printing the design on the entire design area 612 of the design sheet, a worker or the like manually attaches a frame 650 in which the outline of each design is shaped (the back side of each design is covered with the frame) You may do so. Moreover, although the example using the flame | frame 650 which shaped the outline of each symbol in the example of FIG. 36 is demonstrated, you may make it coat | cover all the symbols by one flame | frame, for example.

  The 1 frame is, for example, a frame having the same shape as the entire design area 612. In addition, a symbol sheet may be pasted by using a transparent member as a frame. Even in these configurations, the transmission portion 602 may be formed by hollowing out the frame.

  Further, although it has been described in the present embodiment that the light transmittance is reduced by forming a frame, a frame that improves the light transmittance may be formed.

  Next, the relationship between the symbol area 613X and the surplus area 608X in the overlapping portion 422 of the reel sheet 400 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 37, thick lines indicate overlapping portions 422 of the reel sheet 400. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37A, the area of the symbol region 613X and the area of the surplus region 608X are designed to be equal. Further, in the present embodiment, the adhesion portion is formed on the entire area of the surplus area 608X, and the surplus part 608 is adhered to the other end 613 by the adhesion part.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 32, the reel sheet 400 is held on the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the other end 613 (the symbol area 613X) overlaps the remainder 608 (the remainder area 608X). It is rolled. The overlapping portion 422 of the annularly wound reel sheet 400 has a double structure of the remainder portion 608 and the other end portion 613 and thus is different from the overlapping portion 422 (a non-overlapping portion). Light transmittance is lower than that. Therefore, in the present embodiment, at the other end 613 (symbol region 613X) forming the overlapping portion 422, a bell symbol 610 which is a symbol not having the transmitting portion 602 is drawn. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the loss of the effect when light is emitted from the reel LED 55.

  In addition, a symbol (“7” symbol) having a transmitting portion 602 is drawn at a predetermined position of a portion other than the overlapping portion 422 (that is, a portion having a higher transmittance than the overlapping portion 422). Therefore, when light is irradiated from the reel LED 55 to the pattern having the transmitting portion 602, the light can be transmitted from the transmitting portion 602 at a high transmittance, so the "7" pattern is beautifully made for the player. The light from the reel LED 55 can be effectively used. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the transparent portion 602 is printed by shrink printing. Therefore, the transmissive portion 602 can be brightened and visually recognized.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37A, the area of the symbol area 613X and the area of the surplus area 608X are designed to be equal, and the adhesion part is formed in the entire area of the surplus area. Therefore, the other end 613 of the reel sheet 400 and the surplus portion 608 can be firmly fixed.

  In the present embodiment, the area of the area where the “7” symbol having the transmitting portion 602 is drawn (that is, the size of the “7” symbol) is the symbol having no transmitting portion 602 (other than the “7” symbol) It is larger than the area of the area where the symbol is drawn (that is, the size of the symbol other than the "7" symbol). Therefore, the player who has the transparent portion 602 can be made more noticeable to the player than the symbol which does not have the transparent portion 602, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  The area where the symbol is drawn may be an area of the symbol itself. The region of the symbol itself is the region of the contour shape of the symbol. For example, the region of the bell symbol itself is the region of the contour shape of the bell.

  In the present embodiment, the reel sheet 400 is wound in an annular manner, with one end 605 of the reel sheet 400 aligned with the mark 401 d. Therefore, for example, when the reel sheet winding process is performed manually by the operator, the operator can easily recognize the winding start position of the reel sheet 400, so the burden on the reel sheet winding process is reduced. can do.

  Further, the reel sheet 400 is wound in an annular shape with one end 605 of the reel sheet 400 aligned with the mark 401 d, whereby each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is in the reference state. The joint 400a can be viewed in a straight line. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the reliability of the result of the misalignment inspection method.

  The remaining area 608X of this embodiment includes a colored area 608C and a transparent area 608D. Therefore, even if the reel sheet 400 can not be wound properly (even if the other end 604 and the second line 608B are wound so as to match), the colored area 608C can be exposed. You can prevent it from appearing naturally. Further, even if the reel sheet 400 can not be wound properly, it is preferable that the joint 400a be designed to be visible when the reel is in the reference state.

  Further, in the excess area 608X, the colored area 608C is decorated while the transparent area 608D is not decorated. Therefore, the decoration cost can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, when the respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R are in the reference state, the joint 400a of the respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R is on a straight line (see FIG. 33) and can be viewed from the display window 3. Therefore, the positional deviation between the reel sheet 400 and the holding frames 401 and 402 can be easily found by comparing the joint 400a in the straight line with the normal position specified by the laser line.

  In the present embodiment, it has been described that a difference in the degree of transmission is provided depending on the presence or absence of the transmission portion 602 in a plurality of types of symbols. In the following, a pattern having a high degree of transmission is referred to as "a pattern having a high degree of transmission", and a pattern having a low degree of transmission is referred to as a "pattern having a low transmission degree". Also, a symbol drawn in the symbol area 613X is referred to as a "specific symbol". In this example, it is assumed that the high transmittance pattern is the "7" symbol, the low transmittance symbol is the symbol other than the "7" symbol, and the specific symbol is a predetermined symbol from among the low transmittance symbols. In the embodiment, it has been described that the symbol number 20 ("bell" symbol) is used. However, the following method may be used as a method of providing a difference in the degree of transmission in a plurality of types of symbols.

  As a first method, a difference in the degree of transmission may be provided by the transmittance of the entire pattern. For example, the high transmittance pattern may be a symbol whose transmittance is generally high in the symbol, and the low transmittance symbol may be a symbol whose transmittance in the entire symbol is low. For example, the high transmittance pattern may be printed with a predetermined ink that increases the transmittance, and the amount (thickness) of the frame formed on the back of the pattern may be reduced. In addition, the low transmittance pattern may be printed with a predetermined ink that lowers the transmittance, and the amount (thickness) of the frame formed on the back of the pattern may be increased. That is, when the first method is used, a pattern with low transmittance (low transmittance) is drawn on the other end 613, and a pattern with high transmittance as a whole (high transmittance) Is drawn in the entire symbol area other than the symbol area 613X.

  In addition, the height of the transmittance may be determined based on whether the transmittance is higher than a predetermined transmittance, and the transmittance of one symbol is compared with the transmittance of the other symbol to determine whether it is high. You may do so. In addition, the judgment as to whether the transmittance is high may be made by irradiating light to the pattern by the reel LED 55 and visually judging by the inspector, and the irradiated light is measured and the measurement result It may be determined from.

  The low transmittance pattern may be a symbol whose transmittance is 0% (that is, a symbol through which light from the reel LED 55 is not transmitted at all). Further, the high transmittance pattern may be a symbol whose transmittance is 100% (that is, a symbol through which all the light from the reel LED 55 is transmitted).

  As a second method, a difference in the degree of transmission may be provided by the total area of the transmission portions. For example, the transmission degree high design is a design with a large total area of transmission parts, and the transmission low design is a design with a small total area of transmission parts. That is, when the second method is used, a symbol (a transmittance low symbol) having a small total area of the transmitting portions is drawn on the other end 613, and a symbol having a large total area of the transmitting portions (a high transmittance pattern) Is drawn in the entire symbol area other than the symbol area 613X.

  As a third method, a difference in the degree of transmission may be provided depending on the number of transmission parts. For example, the high transmission design is a design with a large number of transmission parts, and the low transmission design is a drawing with a small number of transmission parts. That is, when the third method is used, a symbol having a small number of transmitting parts (a low transmittance pattern) is drawn on the other end 613 and a symbol having a large number of transmitting parts (a high transmittance pattern) is , It is drawn in the whole design area other than the design area 613X.

  In addition, the low transmittance pattern and the high transmittance pattern are obtained by combining at least two of the first to third methods and the method determined by the "presence or absence of the transmission part" described in the present embodiment. It may be determined. In this case, the inspector or the like may determine the degree of transmission of light by visual observation or the like to determine the low transmittance pattern and the high transmittance pattern.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the specific symbol (the symbol drawn on the other end 613) has been described as a symbol having a low degree of transmission (in the present embodiment, a symbol not having the transmitting portion 602). However, the specific symbol may be a symbol not subjected to shrink printing regardless of the degree of transparency. For example, in the case where a plurality of kinds of symbols include a symbol having a transmitting part and having a shrink printing, and a symbol having a transmitting part but not having a shrink printing, the specific symbol has a transmitting portion. It is also possible to have a design that has no shrink printing. Even when the specific symbol has a transmitting portion but is not subjected to shrink printing, the effect of irradiating light from the reel LED 55 can be maintained.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the high permeability pattern is the "7" symbol. However, the high transparency pattern may be another symbol (e.g., "7" symbol). Furthermore, it is preferable that the high transparency pattern is a symbol that is derived to provide advantageous benefits for the player. Here, the benefit is a game value (the number of medals betted) used to play a game, such as transition to a bonus state in which the probability of winning a predetermined combination (such as a small combination) is improved, such as navigation stock The game ball) may have a value directly affecting the rate of the game value to be provided to the player (the payout rate of the medal or the game ball). Another benefit may be a value that is beneficial to the player in the progress of the game. For example, notification or notification of information for specifying whether or not the so-called AT latent condition which is in non-AT but has already acquired the number of AT games and is determined to be controlled by the AT It is also possible to report information to be executed so as to actually be in the AT latent state with a predetermined reliability when it is performed (that is, latent indication information that suggests the AT latent state).

  In addition, as the benefit, execution of the effect production (such as the appearance of special characters), execution of the setting value suggestion effect for suggesting the set value that has been set, in the gaming shop where the gaming machine was installed by collecting a certain number For example, it may be a point grant exchangeable with a defined service, a display of a QR code (registered trademark) capable of downloading privilege video and privilege information at a predetermined website, and the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37A, the area of the remainder area 608X and the area of the symbol area 613X are the same, and the remainder 608 and the other end 613 are overlapped. did. However, the present invention is not limited to FIG. 37 (A), and may be overlapping as shown in FIG. 37 (B) or (C). The thick line indicates the overlapping portion 422.

  FIG. 37B is a diagram showing a case where the area of the surplus area 608X is smaller than the area of the symbol area 613X. As shown in FIG. 37 (B), when the remainder 608 and the other end 613 are overlapped, one end 605 is present under the bell pattern 610 (back side). By the overlapping method as shown in FIG. 37B, the surplus portion 608 can be made smaller than in the case of FIG. 32A, and the cost of the reel sheet 400 can be reduced.

  FIG. 37C shows a case where the area of the surplus area is made larger than the area of the symbol area 613X. By the overlapping method as shown in FIG. 32B, the area of the overlapping portion 422 can be increased as compared with the case of FIG. 37A, and fixation can be performed more firmly.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the other end portion 613 forming the overlapping portion 422 draws a pattern with a low degree of transmission. However, a pattern having a high degree of transparency may be drawn on the other end 613 forming the overlapping portion 422. In this case, in the other end portion 613 forming the overlapping portion 422, a portion having a high degree of transmission (for example, the transmitting portion 602) is not drawn in the pattern having a high degree of transmission, and a portion having a low degree of transmission is drawn. You should do it. Specifically, when the bell symbol 610 shown in FIG. 37B has a transmitting portion, the transmitting portion is not drawn in the overlapping portion, but drawn in a portion different from the overlapping portion (non-overlapping portion) Let's do it. With such a configuration, the effect of irradiating light from the reel LED 55 can be prevented from being impaired, and the degree of freedom of arrangement of symbols can be enhanced.

  In addition, when a portion with a high degree of transmission (for example, the transmitting portion 602) is drawn on the overlapping portion 422, post-processing that increases the transmittance with respect to the overlapping portion 422 on the back side of the portion with a high degree of transmission. May be performed. The post-processing is, for example, a process of hollowing out the overlapping part 422 on the back side of the part having a high degree of transmission. By performing such post-processing, the effect of irradiating light from the reel LED 55 can be prevented from being impaired, and the degree of freedom of arrangement of the symbols can be enhanced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the remainder portion 608 and the other end portion 613 are overlapped as the winding method of the reel sheet 400. However, the reel sheet 400 may be wound without such duplication. Specifically, the surplus portion 608 is not provided. That is, one end of the reel sheet 400 is 608A, not 605. When the reel sheet 400 is wound, the adhesive 608 is provided on the back side of the reel sheet 400 so that the other end 604 abuts and the contact is maintained. Specifically, the bonding portion is a bonding member (for example, a rectangular adhesive tape or the like) extending in a predetermined direction. Specifically, the adhesive member is adhered so as to straddle the abutting point (that is, the joint 400a). Thus, the reel sheet 400 can be wound annularly without providing the surplus portion 608, and the cost of the reel sheet 400 can be reduced.

  In addition, when such an adhesive member is used, although the overlapping portion 422 is not formed, a double structure is formed by the adhesive member and the reel sheet 400 at a portion where the adhesive member is provided. Therefore, it is preferable not to draw a pattern having a high degree of transmission or not to draw a portion having a high degree of transmission at the portion of the double structure (that is, the portion where the adhesive member is applied). As a result, the effect when light is emitted from the reel LED 55 can be maintained without providing the surplus portion 608.

  In the case where a pattern with a high degree of transmission or a portion with a high degree of transmission is drawn at a location where a double structure is formed by the adhesive member and the reel sheet 400, the degree of transmission is high as a post-process. It is sufficient to carry out a process of hollowing out a portion of a double structure on the back side of a pattern or a portion with high transparency.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the overlapping part 422 is formed by providing the bonding part in the entire area of the surplus area 608X and bonding the surplus part 608 and the other end 613. However, the area where the adhesion portion of the excess area 508X is provided may be a partial area of the excess area 608X. For example, a bonding portion may be provided on the edge of the excess area 608X on the side of one end 605, and the excess part 608 and the other end 613 may be bonded. According to such a configuration, the cost of the bonding portion can be reduced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the decorative symbol is described as being a rhombus. However, the shape of the decorative symbol is not limited to the rhombus, and may be another shape (for example, a triangular shape). Also, although the decorative symbols are described as being drawn between adjacent symbols, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to draw a decorative pattern every predetermined number of (for example, 2) patterns, or to draw a pattern corresponding to a predetermined pattern. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol is described as being drawn on one side of the reel sheet 400, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the decorative symbol may be drawn on both sides of the reel sheet 400 Also good.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it is described that the transparent region 608D is formed because the design sheet having a length shorter than the length in the longitudinal direction of the transparent member is adhered to the transparent member. However, the target to which the graphic sheet is adhered may be any member other than a transparent member as long as it is a band-shaped member that can be curved in an annular shape. For example, a member containing a pattern (hereinafter, referred to as a “pattern member”) may be used. When the pattern sheet is adhered to such a pattern member, the portion of the transparent area 608D is an area where the pattern of the pattern member is drawn. As described above, since the target to which the design sheet is adhered is not limited to the transparent member, the degree of freedom of the manufacturing process of the reel sheet can be enhanced. In addition, even if the patterned region 608D is provided using the pattern member, the colored region 608C is formed, so even if the reel sheet 400 can not be wound properly, the colored region 608C is exposed. As a result, the reel sheet 400 can be prevented from appearing unnatural. Moreover, even if it uses a pattern member, since a pattern sheet can be shortened, the cost of a pattern sheet and a decoration cost can be reduced.

  Further, it has been described that the symbol is not drawn in the remainder portion 608 of this embodiment. However, a symbol may be drawn on the remainder portion 608. Since the remainder 608 is superimposed on the other end 613, the pattern is not exposed. Therefore, even if a pattern is drawn on the surplus portion 608, there is no problem in the process of winding the reel sheet.

  Moreover, in the present embodiment, the symbol of symbol number 2 is described as a watermelon symbol having a low degree of transmission. However, the symbol of symbol number 2 may draw a symbol having a high degree of transparency.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the reel on which the reel sheet 400 is wound is used as a reel for making a player recognize that a predetermined combination has been won. However, the reel may be used as, for example, a reel (so-called sub-reel) used for an effect instead of a reel for causing a player to recognize that the player has won a predetermined combination.

  Further, in the present embodiment, “a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified” is described as a symbol. However, the identification information may be other information, such as symbols, numbers, letters, characters, and the like. Even when the identification information is other than the symbol, predetermined identification information whose degree of transparency is lower than that of the specific identification information is drawn in the symbol region 613X, thereby achieving the same effect as the present embodiment.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the shape of the reel sheet 400 is described as being strip-shaped and rectangular, but the present invention is not limited to this. The shape of the reel sheet 400 may be any shape as long as it is band-shaped and wound in an annular shape. In the present embodiment, one end 605 and the other end 604 are described as being linear, but at least one of the one end 605 and the other end 604 may be a curve.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the respective reels are rotated so that the rotation axis is in the width direction of the slot machine 1 (that is, the player looks as if the symbol fluctuates from the top to the bottom) . However, the rotation axis is not limited to being in the width direction, but may be in the height direction (that is, to the player, the symbol may appear to fluctuate from right to left or from left to right) good. Further, the rotational axis of the reel is not limited to being in the width direction or height direction of the slot machine 1, but may be in other directions.

  Also, in the present embodiment, the reel has been described as having a single structure. However, the reel may have a double structure or a triple structure. For example, a dual structure of reels is a structure with an outer reel and an inner reel smaller than the diameter of the outer reel. Thus, the idea of the present embodiment can be applied to at least one of the dual structure reels.

  Also, the mark 401 d as information for identifying the location where the one end 605 of the reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 of the present embodiment has been described as being triangular. However, the mark 401 d may be other information (not only a symbol but also a character) as long as a worker or the like who performs a work of winding the reel sheet 400 can specify the winding start position.

  Further, the mark 401 d of the present embodiment has been described as the one end 605 of the reel sheet 400 matches. However, the mark 401d may be coincident with another portion of the reel sheet. Moreover, it is preferable that the said other location is a location which can be easily identified by the worker. For example, another portion may be set as the "second line 608B". The second line 408B is a boundary between the colored area 608C and the transparent area 608D, so it can be easily identified by the worker. Further, the mark 401d may be a place where the symbols of a specific symbol number (for example, 0) coincide with each other. As described above, even if the mark 401 d is coincident with another portion, the joint 400 a is visually recognized when the reel is in the reference state on condition that the reel sheet 400 is properly wound. It is preferable to have such a positional relationship.

  Also, the location of the mark 401d may be another shape. For example, the mark 401d may have a convex shape. In this case, the portion of the reel sheet 400 that coincides with the mark 401 d may be used as a notch. According to such a configuration, the worker can easily align the reel sheet 400 with the holding frames 401 and 402 by engaging the mark 401 d with the notch.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the members for holding the reel sheet 400 have been described as holding frames 401 and 402. However, the shape of the holding frame is not limited to this shape. For example, the holding frame may have a substantially cylindrical shape, and the reel sheet 400 may be wound around the cylindrical outer periphery. Further, depending on the shape of the holding frames 401 and 402, the reel sheet 400 may not be wound around the outer periphery. Further, the reel sheet 400 may be wound in an annular shape, and may be sandwiched by a circular member so that the design is exposed.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and any changes or additions can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

  Although in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which the bet number is set using medals and credits as gaming value, the slot for setting the bet number using a game ball as gaming value The present invention may be applied to a machine or a full credit slot machine in which bets are set using only credits as gaming value. When using game balls as game values, for example, one medal can be made to correspond to five game balls, and when setting 3 as the number of bets in the first embodiment, 15 game balls can be used. It corresponds to what sets a bet number using.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to using only one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and, for example, can be used together with a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls It may be That is, it is possible to play a game by setting the number of bets regardless of any of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls due to the occurrence of winnings. You may apply the slot machine which can pay out any value.

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R Reel 6 MAX BET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 41 Main control unit 91 Sub control unit

Claims (2)

A plurality of variable display, variable display portion by rotating the identification information of the plurality of types each of the identifiable by a stepping motor driven by changing the excitation state is arranged reel,
In a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to a display result derived after variably displaying the variable display unit,
Derivation operation means operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation operation accepting means for accepting an operation of the derivation operation means when an activation condition is satisfied after rotation of the reel is started;
A rotation abnormality determination unit that determines that the rotation is abnormal when normal rotation is not detected regardless of whether the enabling condition is satisfied after the reel starts rotating ;
Restart control means for performing restart control to change the excitation state according to a pattern at the start of rotation of the reel when it is determined that the rotation is abnormal;
Resuming means for resuming control of changing the excitation state from the excitation state when the power supply is stopped when the power supply is resumed after the power supply is stopped in a state where the enabling condition is satisfied;
Equipped with
Said restart control means, after the control for changing the excitation state is resumed by the resume means performs restart control even when it is determined that the abnormal rotation,
The derivation operation acceptance means is
When it is determined that the rotation is abnormal in the state where the enabling condition is satisfied, the operation of the derivation operation means is performed in the period from when it is determined that the rotating is abnormal until the enabling condition is satisfied after restart control is performed. Not accepted
When the power supply is resumed after the power supply is stopped in a state where the enabling condition is satisfied, if the enabling condition is satisfied without being determined as the rotation abnormality , the power supply is resumed after the power supply is resumed. If restart operation is performed without the operation of the derivation operation means being accepted during the period until the stabilization condition is established and the activation condition is not established, restart of the power supply is resumed. A slot machine which does not receive an operation of the derivation operation means in a period until restart condition is established after restart control is performed .   Delay control means for executing delay control for delaying activation of acceptance of the derivation operation means by the derivation operation acceptance means;
  After executing the specific variation control for moving the reels so that the relative positional relationship between the reels corresponding to the plurality of variable display portions becomes the specific positional relationship in the execution period of the delay control, the relative movement between the reels is performed. Variation control means for executing adjustment control to move the reels so that the positional relationship becomes random.
  Equipped with
  The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein, when the power supply is stopped while the specific fluctuation control is being executed, the slot machine executes the adjustment control without executing the specific fluctuation control after the power supply is resumed. Slot machine.

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