JP6533038B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is provided with a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, each of which can be identified, and after displaying the variable display unit, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result.

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

  As types of winning combinations, there are types such as small roles, special roles, and re-play roles. Here, in the case of a small winning combination, the player can obtain a benefit that a predetermined number of medals are paid out for each type of small winning combination. In the special part winning, the player can gain the benefit of being transferred from the next game to the player's advantageous gaming state such as regular bonus and big bonus. In the case of winning the replay role, it is possible to obtain the advantage that the next game can be played without consuming new medals in setting the number of bets.

  As such a slot machine, a slot machine that controls an ART corresponding to an advantageous state advantageous to a player is known (for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 describes that the ART is continued until the number of granted games is consumed. In addition, in the ART addition lottery state corresponding to the specific effect state, it is described that it is determined whether or not to shift to the ART addition state in which the ART game number is added, and the counting of the ART game number is interrupted. .

JP, 2014-36725, A (paragraph 0072 etc.)

  However, if the counting of the number of ART games is interrupted as in the slot machine of Patent Document 1, the player is controlled to the ART-added lottery state which is advantageous to the player, while the player feels as if the ART itself is interrupted. It was not clearly transmitted that ART is advantageous. And by this, it was not possible to raise the interest of the game in ART by one more.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a slot machine capable of enhancing the interest of gaming in an advantageous state.

In order to solve the above problems, the slot machine of the present invention is
A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified respectively is provided, and after the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, In the slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) where winning can be generated according to the display result,
An advantageous amount giving unit (for example, a portion performing the processing of Sp5 in FIG. 17) for giving an advantageous amount (for example, the number of games in ART) advantageous for the player;
Advantage amount consumption means (for example, a portion that performs the processing of Sp6 in FIG. 17) that consumes an advantage amount when a predetermined condition (for example, that a game is played) is established by the progress of the game;
Advantaged state control means (e.g., a portion performing the process of Sp6 in FIG. 17) for controlling in an advantageous state (e.g., AT) until the advantageous amount applied by the advantageous amount applying means is consumed.
Specific control means (for example, processing of Sp 11 in FIG. 17) for controlling to a specific advantageous state in which a notification effect of notifying whether a privilege is given to the player is executed when the specific condition is satisfied in the advantageous state A part to do
The advantageous amount consumption means consumes the advantageous amount when the predetermined condition (for example, the game is played) is established while being controlled to the specific advantageous state (for example, processing of Sp6 in FIG. 17). Part to do),
The advantageous amount imparting means includes specific advantageous state control time advantageous dose imparting means for imparting at least a specific advantageous amount necessary until the control of the specific advantageous state ends with respect to the control of the specific advantageous state (for example, 18) Sb9 processing part),
The specified advantageous state control time advantageous amount giving means is
In the specific advantageous state, the notification effect that the benefit is provided by the notification effect is notified, and in the specific advantageous state, the notification effect is not notified that the benefit is provided. And in any case
As the specific advantageous amount, at least one of a first advantageous amount and a second advantageous amount different from the first advantageous amount can be provided,
The slot machine further includes an advantageous amount notifying unit (for example, a portion performing the process of Sd4 in FIG. 21) for notifying the specific advantageous amount when control of the specific advantageous state starts.
And wherein the proportion of the benefit is a bulletin that applied by the notification effect between when the second preferred amount and when the first preferred amount is applied as the specific preferred quantity is assigned different Do.
According to this configuration, it is possible to give the player a feeling that the advantage amount has increased while securing the amount of advantage necessary to control the advantage state until the control of the specific advantage state is finished. It is possible to clearly recognize that it is advantageous to the player during the advantageous state. Thereby, the interest of the game in the advantageous state can be enhanced.

Gaming medium detection means (for example, insertion medal sensor 31 in the second modification) for detecting inserted game media (for example, the medal in the second modification);
A gaming value (for example, a credit counter which is a value of a credit in the second modification) which can be used for setting the bet number according to the betting operation (for example, the operation to the MAX BET switch 6 in the second modification) is stored A game value storage unit (for example, a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 in the second modification);
Bet number storage means (for example, a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 in the second modification) for storing the number of bets set in one game (for example, the value of the BET counter in the second modification) ,
According to the detection result by the game medium detection means (for example, in the second modification, YES in S30 in FIGS. 29 to 31), the bet number stored in the bet number storage means and the game value storage means Game medium detection time updating means (for example, in the second modification, S33 to S35, and S40 in FIGS. 29 to 31) for updating any of the stored game values;
Use of gaming value by occurrence of re-game winnings (for example, Replay, first and second replays in the second modification) (for example, YES in S12 in FIGS. 29 to 31 in the second modification) Re-playing time updating means for updating the bet number stored in the bet number storage means so that the next game can be started without a delay (for example, in the second modification, S14 and S15 in FIGS. And B.).
According to this feature, it is possible to start the next game without using the game value by the occurrence of the re-game winning.

Derivation operation means (for example, stop switches 8L to 8R) operated when deriving a display result;
A derivation control unit capable of deriving one of a plurality of display results including a specific display result when the derivation operation unit is operated (for example, a portion that performs the process of S403 in FIG. 5) When,
Specific game determination means for determining the start timing of the specific game from which the specific display result can be derived by the derivation control means (for example, in S116 of FIG. 17 using the freeze game determination table of FIG. 19 to start the freeze game The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a portion for determining timing.
It is characterized by
According to such a configuration, since the start timing of the specific game from which the specific display result can be derived is determined, it is possible to smoothly control the game in an advantageous state, and it is possible to prevent lowering the interest of the game. .

The effect control means controls to a specific effect state that is advantageous for the application of the advantageous amount (for example, a portion that executes the processing of Sp13 in FIG. 17)
It is characterized by
According to this configuration, in addition to being controlled to the specific effect state, the advantageous amount is also imparted before being controlled to the specific effect state, so that the player can be satisfied.

A bonus giving unit (for example, a portion performing the processing of Sp12 in FIG. 17) for giving a bonus (for example, a simulated bonus) advantageous to the player;
The effect control means controls to a specific effect state in which an effect indicating the possibility that a benefit is given is performed (for example, a portion that executes the processing of Sd4 and Sd8 in FIG. 21)
It is characterized by
According to this configuration, if it is controlled to the specific effect state, it becomes advantageous by the provision of the advantageous amount even if the benefit is not given, so that the player can be satisfied.

The above-mentioned advantageous amount giving means selects one of a plurality of types of advantageous amounts as an additional advantageous amount and gives it (for example, a portion for performing the processing of Sb7 in FIG. 18 and the processing of Se4 in FIG. 22)
The slot machine is an advantage changing means (for example, the special feature by processing Sp13 of FIG. 17) which makes the special advantage state different or the special advantage state according to the size of the advantageous amount given as the extra advantageous amount. The turning zone is characterized by having a portion determined from a plurality of games and a portion where the probability of winning the simulated bonus lottery changes with the number of games as shown in FIG.
According to this configuration, since the sense of expectation as to whether or not the development will be advantageous changes in accordance with the size of the advantageous amount to be granted, it is possible to further enhance the interest of the game.

The above-mentioned advantageous amount giving means selects one of a plurality of types of advantageous amounts as the additional advantageous amount and gives it (for example, a portion for executing the processing of Se4 in FIG. 22),
In the slot machine, the advantage variation means (for example, the specialization zone by the processing of Sp13 of FIG. 17 is advantageous) which makes the special effect state or the special effect state more advantageous as the size of the advantage amount given as the additional advantage amount increases. It is characterized by having a part that becomes more advantageous as the number of games increases.
According to this configuration, when the size of the advantageous amount to be awarded is large, the sense of anticipation that the advantageous development will be made thereafter is enhanced, so that the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

The advantageous amount giving means selects one of a plurality of types of games as the additional advantageous amount and gives it (for example, a portion for performing the processing of Sb7 of FIG. 18 and the processing of Se4 of FIG. 22)
The slot machine changes the advantage during the specific effect state or after the specific effect state according to the size of the number of games given as the additional advantage amount (for example, the special feature by the processing of Sp13 of FIG. 17) The turning zone is characterized in that it has a portion that becomes more advantageous as the number of games increases, or a portion where the probability of winning the simulated bonus lottery changes with the number of games as shown in FIG.
According to this configuration, the degree of advantage varies according to the number of games until the control of the specific effect state ends, and furthermore, the number of games until the control of the specific effect state ends can be recognized in advance. Can be further enhanced.

A display result (for example, viewed from the perspective window 3) including variable display units (for example, reels 2L to 2R) that can variably display plural types of identification information that can be identified respectively, and the variable display unit is variably displayed. In the slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) where winning can be generated according to the symbol that becomes possible,
Derivation operation means (for example, stop switches 8L to 8R) operated when deriving a display result;
Derivation control means capable of deriving one of a plurality of display results including a specific display result when the derivation operation means is operated;
A right granting means (sub control unit 91) for granting an advantageous right (for example, a right to control to a pseudo bonus) for the player;
Advantage state control means (sub control unit 91) that can be controlled to an advantageous state (for example, pseudo bonus) based on the grant of the right;
The start timing of the specific game (for example, the freeze game) from which the specific display result can be derived is determined by the derivation control means (for example, in S116 of FIG. 24, using the freeze game determination table of FIG. Specific game determination means (for example, the main control unit 41) that determines the start timing of
Predetermined effect executing means (sub control unit 91) for executing a predetermined effect (for example, an effect of displaying the character of "WIN" as shown in FIG. 27E) for notifying that the right has been granted Equipped with
In the specific game executed when the right is granted, the advantageous state control means derives the specific display result by the derivation control means, and the predetermined effect is executed by the predetermined effect execution means Control to the above-mentioned advantageous state (for example, as shown in FIG. 27, for example, when execution of freeze 5 is determined, the word “WIN” is displayed and further shown in FIG. 28 (h) Control the false bonus after deriving the advantageous display result).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to recognize that the player has been granted the right by executing the predetermined effect, and at the same time, the game characteristic that the specific display result for controlling in the advantageous state is derived. Can be secured. Therefore, the interest of the game can be improved. Furthermore, since the start timing of the specific game from which the specific display result can be derived is determined, it is possible to smoothly control the game to an advantageous state, and it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being reduced.

  Further, the display result and the specific display result include not only a normal display result but also a temporary display result. The temporary display result may be a result that does not advance the game by being derived, and is not a result of ending one game by being derived, for example. Further, the provisional display result may be a result of generating a winning when it is not in the delay period, or may be an out result of not generating a winning. If it is such, the provisional display result that can be derived in the delay period includes all aspects (for example, type, appearance, etc.) of the display result that can be derived when not in the delay period than the number of aspects of the display result Many aspects may be provided, and the same number of aspects may be provided as the aspect of the display result that can be derived when not in the delay period. In addition, all modes (for example, type, appearance, etc.) of temporary display results that can be derived in the delay period are included in display results (normal display results) that can be derived when the delay period is not, and modes of display results The number of modes may be smaller than the number. Thus, the temporary display result that can be derived in the delay period and the display result that can be derived when not in the delay period (a normal display result) may include a common result. Since both the temporary display result and the display result are derived from the variable display device, when the common result is derived, it can not be specified from the result whether it is the temporary display result or the display result. However, when the provisional display result is derived, the functions can be different in that the game does not progress as in the case where the display result is derived. In addition, the temporary display result that can be derived in the delay period and the display result that can be derived in the non-delay period are different results without including common results, and are each composed of unique results. May be In this case, while being a result derived on the same variable display device, it should be possible to specify whether it is a temporary display result or a display result from the aspect of the derived result (identifiable). Can. In addition, the modes (for example, the mode at the start of derivation control, the mode during derivation control, the mode at the time of derivation) until the temporary display result is derived in the delay period are until the display result is derived when the delay period is not It may be the same as or different from the aspect of.

Gaming medium detection means (for example, insertion medal sensor 31 in the second modification) for detecting inserted game media (for example, the medal in the second modification);
A gaming value (for example, a credit counter which is a value of a credit in the second modification) which can be used for setting the bet number according to the betting operation (for example, the operation to the MAX BET switch 6 in the second modification) is stored A game value storage unit (for example, a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 in the second modification);
Bet number storage means (for example, a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 in the second modification) for storing the number of bets set in one game (for example, the value of the BET counter in the second modification) ,
According to the detection result by the game medium detection means (for example, in the second modification, YES in S30 in FIGS. 29 to 31), the bet number stored in the bet number storage means and the game value storage means Game medium detection time updating means (for example, in the second modification, S33 to S35, and S40 in FIGS. 29 to 31) for updating any of the stored game values;
By deriving a replay game display result (for example, Replay, first and second replays in the second modification) (for example, in the second modification, YES in S12 in FIGS. 29 to 31 in the second modification), the game Replay-at-duration update means (for example, in the second modification, in FIGS. 29 to 31) for updating the bet number stored in the bet number storage means so that the next game can be started without using the value. S14, S15),
Delay control means for performing delay control to delay the timing at which the next game can be started until the release condition is satisfied after the re-game display result is derived (for example, in the second modification, as shown in FIGS. And S13) in the
The release condition is satisfied when the detection result by the game medium detection means becomes a release result (detected by a specific sensor) (for example, in the second modification, S91 in FIG. 32),
The game medium detection time updating means is
The upper limit number in which the bet number stored in the bet number storage unit is predetermined by the game medium detection unit detecting the game medium after the game is ended without the re-game display result being derived. The number of bets stored in the bet number storage means is updated when it is less than (3), and when the upper limit number is reached, the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means is updated. Game medium detection time updating means (for example, in the second modification, S33 to S35 in FIGS. 29 to 31);
After the re-game display result is derived, the number of bets stored in the bet number storage unit is updated by the re-game derivation time update unit, and the next game can be started, and the game medium detection unit is started. The second game medium detection time update means (for example, S40 in FIG. 30 in the second modification) which updates the game value stored in the game value storage means by the game medium being detected by In addition to the processing of S10 to S12, after the bet number setting is completed and after it is determined that credit is possible in S19, it is executed in S21 and later (see FIG. 33C)). Including.
According to this feature, even after the re-game display result is derived, the bet number is updated by the re-play derivation time update means and the next game can be started, even after the re-game display result is derived. By being the detected gaming media, it is possible to update the gaming value according to the gaming media. For this reason, it is possible to prevent updating of the game value after the re-game display result is derived from being performed earlier than setting of the bet number. As a result, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player after the re-game display result is derived, without giving a sense of discomfort. In addition, after the re-game display result is derived, the delay control is performed, the game medium is inserted, and the detection result by the game medium detection means becomes the release result, whereby the delay control is released. As a result, even when the bet number is updated as a result of the re-game display result being derived for the player, the next game can not be started unless the game medium is inserted, and the game medium is inserted. This can make it seem like the next game can be started.

  The upper limit number may be a predetermined number, may be one, or may be a number determined according to the controlled gaming state. Further, the upper limit number may be the same as the predetermined number that allows the game to be started, or may be a number larger than the predetermined number.

  The gaming media for which the gaming value can be updated after the re-game display result is derived, the bet number stored in the bet number storage means is updated by the re-play time derivation means, and the next game is displayed. It may be any game medium detected after it can be started, for example, the bet number stored in the bet number storage means is updated by the re-play derivation time updating means and the next game can be started It may be a game medium detected after a predetermined condition (predetermined period has elapsed, predetermined processing end, etc.) is satisfied after the game becomes (on the timing of [Allowance of insertion / settlement after replay winning in variation 2 See column (b)).

  The detection result of the game medium detection means (hereinafter, also referred to as update result) for updating any one of the bet number and the game value by the game medium detection time update means, and the cancellation result for establishing the cancellation condition If it is the detection result of the detection means for detecting the game media, it may be the detection result of the same detection means, and the cancellation result is the same as the detection means for determining whether or not the update result is obtained. The detection result of the detection means of the above, or the detection result of the detection means (specific sensor) of a part of the plurality of detection means (plurality of sensors) for determining whether or not the result for update The detection result of the detection means (special sensor not involved in the update result) or the like different from the detection means for determining whether or not it may be used.

Gaming medium detection means (for example, insertion medal sensor 31 in the second modification) for detecting inserted game media (for example, the medal in the second modification);
The game value (for example, in the second modification, the value of the credit can be used to set the bet number according to the betting operation (for example, operation to the one sheet BET switch 5, MAX BET switch 6 in the second modification) Gaming value storage means (for example, a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 in the second modification) for storing the credit counter);
Bet number storage means (for example, a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 in the second modification) for storing the number of bets set in one game (for example, the value of the BET counter in the second modification) ,
According to the detection result by the game medium detection means (for example, in the second modification, YES in S30 in FIGS. 29 to 31), the bet number stored in the bet number storage means and the game value storage means Game medium detection time updating means (for example, in the second modification, S33 to S35, and S40 in FIGS. 29 to 31) for updating any of the stored game values;
Replay game display results (for example, Replay, first and second replays) are derived (for example, in the second modification, YES in S12 in FIGS. 29 to 31), without using the gaming value Updating means for updating the number of bets stored in the bet number storage means so that the next game can be started (for example, in the second modification, S14 and S15 in FIGS. 29 to 31) ,
Delay control means for performing delay control to delay the timing at which the next game can be started until the release condition is satisfied after the re-game display result is derived (for example, in the second modification, as shown in FIGS. And S13) in the
The release condition is satisfied when the detection result by the game medium detection means becomes a release result (detected by a specific sensor) (for example, in the second modification, S91 in FIG. 32),
The game medium detection time updating means is
The upper limit number in which the bet number stored in the bet number storage unit is predetermined by the game medium detection unit detecting the game medium after the game is ended without the re-game display result being derived. The number of bets stored in the bet number storage means is updated when it is less than (3), and when the upper limit number is reached, the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means is updated. Game medium detection time updating means (for example, in the second modification, S33 to S35 in FIGS. 29 to 31);
After the re-game display result is derived, updating of the bet number stored in the bet number storage means is started by the re-play derivation time updating means, and then the game medium is detected by the game medium detection means Thus, the second game medium detection time updating means for updating the game value stored in the game value storage means (for example, in the second modification, see FIG. 34, [the insertion and settlement after the replay winning is permitted Refer to the timing section))).
According to this feature, even after the re-game display result is derived, the inserted game medium is a game medium detected after the renewal of the bet number by the re-play time derivation updating means is started. Thus, the gaming value can be updated according to the gaming medium. For this reason, it is possible to prevent updating of the game value after the re-game display result is derived from being performed earlier than setting of the bet number. As a result, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player after the re-game display result is derived, without giving a sense of discomfort. In addition, after the re-game display result is derived, the delay control is performed, the game medium is inserted, and the detection result by the game medium detection means becomes the release result, whereby the delay control is released. As a result, even when the bet number is updated as a result of the re-game display result being derived for the player, the next game can not be started unless the game medium is inserted, and the game medium is inserted. This can make it seem like the next game can be started.

  The upper limit number may be a predetermined number, may be one, or may be a number determined according to the controlled gaming state. Further, the upper limit number may be the same as the predetermined number that allows the game to be started, or may be a number larger than the predetermined number.

  The game media for which the game value can be updated after the re-game display result is derived, are updated after the bet number stored in the bet number storage unit is started by the re-game derivation update unit. It may be any game medium detected, and for example, after updating of the bet number stored in the bet number storage means is started by the replaying time updating means, a predetermined condition (predetermined period has elapsed, predetermined processing ends) Or the like may be detected (for example, in the second modification, see FIG. 34, [Regarding Allowable Timing of Insertion / Settlement after Replay Winning] column).

  The detection result of the game medium detection means (hereinafter, also referred to as update result) for updating any one of the bet number and the game value by the game medium detection time update means, and the cancellation result for establishing the cancellation condition If it is the detection result of the detection means for detecting the game media, it may be the detection result of the same detection means, and the cancellation result is the same as the detection means for determining whether or not the update result is obtained. The detection result of the detection means of the above, or the detection result of the detection means (specific sensor) of a part of the plurality of detection means (plurality of sensors) for determining whether or not the result for update The detection result of the detection means (special sensor not involved in the update result) or the like different from the detection means for determining whether or not it may be used.

  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 figure for demonstrating the flowchart of a game control processing. It is a block diagram showing composition of a main control part. 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 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 replay player combination winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several small winning combination winning. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (sub) which a sub control part performs for every fixed interval. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the pseudo | simulation bonus lottery process which a sub control part performs in timer interruption processing (sub). It is explanatory drawing of the lottery table used by a pseudo | simulation bonus lottery. It is a flow chart which shows the contents of control of a sign production execution processing which a sub control part performs in timer interruption processing (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the battle production | presentation execution process which a sub control part performs in timer interruption process (sub). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the additional specialization zone lottery process which a sub control part performs in timer interruption processing (sub). It is explanatory drawing of the specific example of a present Example. FIG. 17 is a diagram for describing a flowchart of freeze related processing in the first modification; FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an outline of each type of freeze in the first modification. FIG. 18 is a diagram for describing a freeze determination table in the first modification. FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the flow of a battle effect and a freeze game in the first modification. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an execution state of freeze in the first modification. In modification 2, it is a flow chart which shows control contents of BET processing which a main control part performs. In modification 2, it is a flow chart which shows control contents of BET processing which a main control part performs. In modification 2, it is a flow chart which shows control contents of BET processing which a main control part performs. In modification 2, it is a flow chart which shows the contents of control of the lip freeze processing which a main control part performs. FIG. 18 is a diagram for describing timings at which insertion of medals or settlement of accounts is permitted after the end of the game in the second modification example. FIG. 18 is a diagram for describing timings at which insertion of medals or settlement of accounts is permitted after the end of the game in the second modification example.

[Slot machine configuration]
An embodiment for implementing a slot machine according to the present invention will be described below on the basis of an embodiment. An embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a case 1a having an open front and a side of the case 1a. It is comprised from the front door 1b pivotally pivotally supported by the 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, "black 7", "net 7 (shaded in the figure 7)", "white 7", "black BAR", "white BAR" A plurality of kinds of mutually distinguishable symbols such as “Replay”, “Plum”, “Watermelon”, “Cherry”, and “Bell” are drawn 21 at predetermined intervals in a predetermined order. The predetermined interval means an interval when 21 symbols are arranged on the outer periphery of one reel. Basically, the symbols drawn on the outer circumferences of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are in the see-through window 3 provided substantially at the center of the reel panel 1c of the front door 1b, which is a predetermined position corresponding to each reel The display is stopped at three lower positions (3 steps). On the other hand, as described later, during freezing, the symbol can be temporarily displayed not only at a predetermined position in the see-through window 3 but also at a specific position different from the predetermined position.

  The respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R are respectively provided correspondingly and rotated by the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 4) so that the symbols of the respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R are continuously transmitted to the see-through window 3 While changing and being displayed, by stopping the rotation of each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, it is possible to derive a symbol as a display result at a predetermined position of the see-through window 3. On the other hand, as will be described later, during freezing, the operation of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped and control is made to vibrate up and down, so that the symbol is provisionally displayed at the predetermined position and the specific position of the see-through window 3. As a display result, temporary derivation (hereinafter, also referred to as “temporary stop” or simply “stop”) is performed.

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R for detecting the reference position respectively for the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and a reel LED 55 for irradiating the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the back side , Is provided. Further, the reel LED 55 is made up of nine LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and each symbol can be irradiated independently.

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

  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 among the specified number of bets determined according to the game state within that range using the 1-BET switch 5 operated when setting the number of bets to 1 and credits In the example, the MAX BET switch 6 operated when setting 3) in any gaming state, the medals stored as credits and the medals used for setting the number of bets are settled (for setting the number of credits and the number of bets) Stop the operation of the adjustment switch 10, which is operated when returning the medals of the previous game, the start switch 7 which is operated when starting the game, and stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. Stop switch 8L is operated to, 8C, 8R, Produce switch 56 for use in the effect are provided operable by the player.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the single BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are provided on the front surface of the operation panel 1c constituting the front door 1b, that is, on the same surface.

  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. Of the three reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the first stop for the left reel 2L is a first stop, the first stop for the middle reel 2C is a first stop, and the right reel 2R is a first stop. Is called the right first stop. Further, in the present embodiment, the forward pressing refers to an operation procedure for causing the middle reel 2C to secondly stop after the left reel 2L is first stopped. In addition, the forward pinching pressing refers to an operation procedure for causing the right reel 2R to secondly stop after the left reel 2L is first stopped. Middle left pushing means an operation procedure for making the left reel 2L second stop after making the middle reel 2C first stop. Middle right pressing means an operation procedure for causing the right reel 2R to stop second after the middle reel 2C is stopped for the first time. The reverse pinching operation refers to an operation procedure for causing the left reel 2L to second stop after the first reel 2R is first stopped. The reverse pressing refers to an operation procedure for causing the middle reel 2C to secondly stop after the first right reel 2R is stopped.

  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. Error code etc. is displayed, game auxiliary indicator 12, 1 bet LED 14 to notify that the bet number is set by lighting, 2 BET LED 15 to notify by light that 2 bet numbers are set, 3 bet number is set 3 BET LED 16 notifying that it is lit by lighting, insertion request LED 17 notifying by light that the medal can be inserted, start effective LED 18 notifying that the game start operation by the operation of the start switch 7 is effective , Weight (The reel starts rotating because a certain period of time has not passed since the game started Waiting to have state) in wait for notifying by lighting the effect that in LED 19, a game display section 13 in the replay LED20 is provided for informing it is provided by lighting the effect that during replay game, which will be described later.

  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. Further, a stop LED 57a for effecting the operation of the one-bed BET switch 5 is provided in the inside of the one-bed BET switch 5 so as to prompt the operation of the one-bed BET switch 5 in the freeze state described later. In addition to the above-described left stop effective LED 22L, effect stop LEDs 57b to 57d for urging the operation of each of the stop switches 8L to 8R by lighting in a freeze state described later are provided.

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

  Inside the front door 1b, a reset switch 23 for detecting an error state to be described later and a reset operation for releasing a suspension state to be described later by a predetermined key operation, changing setting values to be described later and checking setting values Control to display a setting value indicator at which the setting value at that time is displayed, stop at a predetermined timing (for example, at the end of RT2 described later) (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) The stop switch 36a for selecting the enable / disable of the stop function, the automatic settlement process (for example, the medal stored as the credit is settled regardless of the operation of the player at a predetermined timing (for example, at the end of RT2 described later) Automatic balance switch 36b for selecting the validity / invalidity of the automatic settlement function to be controlled to return)), the flow path of the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, and the inside of the housing 1a The channel switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching to either the hopper tank 34a (see FIG. 2) side or the medal payout port 9 side, which is described later, is inserted from the medal insertion section 4 and the hopper tank 34a side A medal selector (not shown) having an inserted medal sensor 31 for detecting a medal that has flowed down is provided, and a door open detection switch 25 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the open state of the front door 1b.

  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 respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R are respectively detected. Unit 2 composed of possible reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R (see FIG. 4), an external output board 1000 (see FIG. 4) for outputting an external output signal, and storing medals inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 A hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 4) for discharging the medals stored in the hopper tank 34a and the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout port 9 (see FIG. 4), and a payout sensor 34 for detecting medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 4) and a power supply box 100 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 which is provided at a height capable of detecting a predetermined amount of stored medals and is formed of a pair of conductive members spaced apart to the left and right. When the member conducts electricity by contact through the medal stored in the overflow tank 35, the medal storage amount stored inside becomes equal to or more than a predetermined amount, that is, the overflow tank becomes full. Can be detected.

  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 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. The setting key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 can be operated only by a person in charge such as a store clerk who holds the key, and can not be operated by the player. 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, one bet switch 5 or 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, the payline LN is activated when three cards are determined as the specified number of bets regardless of the gaming state and the specified number of bets is set. 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 with the payline LN in any of the LM1 to 4 is made uniform, thereby forming a particular 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, ie, invalid line LM4 set straddling symbols lined up to the right are invalid lines It is defined as LM.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, 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 winning 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, a 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.

  Therefore, for example, when based on the symbol displayed on the lower side of the reel corresponding to the stop switch when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated, 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.

[Example of functional configuration of slot machine]
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, and 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 one-piece BET switch 5, 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, closing The medal sensor 31, the door opening detection switch 25, 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, and 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. 6.

  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 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.

[Game control process]
Next, a game control process executed by the main control unit 41 for each game will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the game control process. When the processing of one game starts, first, the bet number is set by operating the MAX BET switch 6 or by inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 4, and by operating the start switch 7, the game is substantially performed. A BET process is performed to instruct the start (step S401). If a replay game has been won in the previous game, the same bet number (3 in this embodiment) as the previous game is automatically set by the replay game flag (the replay game flag is erased at this stage) ). In the present embodiment, in the BET processing, freeze related processing described later with reference to FIG. 6 is also executed.

  The bet number is set by the BET process, and when the start switch 7 is operated, random numbers for internal lottery are extracted, and the winning of each winning combination determined according to the gaming state is permitted based on the value of the extracted random numbers A lottery process is performed to determine whether or not to do (step S402). In the lottery process, a win situation notification command indicating the setting situation of the win flag in the RAM 41 c is transmitted to the effect control board 90.

  When the lottery process is completed, a reel rotation process is performed (step S403). In the reel rotation process, the reels 2L, 2L, 2C, and 2R are reeled on condition that a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed from the start of rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in the previous game. Either 2C or 2R can be stopped. When a predetermined condition is established from the start of rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R (after the rotational speed reaches a constant speed, the reference position is detected by the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R), the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R Make the operation effective. Thereafter, the player operates the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to stop the driving of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R and stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. A reel rotation command and a reel stop command are sent to the effect control board 90, respectively, when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R start and stop rotating. Of the three reels 2L to 2R that have started to rotate, the first reel to stop is referred to as a first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as a 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.

  When the driving of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, a winning determination process is performed to determine whether any of the above-mentioned combination symbols is derived and displayed on the payline in the display result at the time of the stop (step S404) ). When it is determined in this winning determination processing that one of the winning combinations has been won, various types of processing corresponding to the winning occurring on the game control board 40 are performed. Here, a winning information command indicating the determination result of winning is sent to the effect control board 90. When it is determined in the winning determination process that one of the bonuses has been won, the bonus is shifted to the bonus corresponding to the winning bonus.

  When the winning determination process is completed, a payout process is performed (step S405). In the payout process, medals are paid out or credits are added by the planned number of payouts set in the prize determination process. However, when the number of credits stored as data reaches 50, the hopper motor 34 is driven to pay out the medals of the excess number from the medal payout opening 9.

  In addition, various processes not related to winning (for example, processing related to end control of big bonus, deletion of a winning flag without carryover (single bonus, winning flag for small bonus, etc.), etc.) are also performed. That is, among the winning flags of the respective roles, the winning flags of the small winning combination and the replay role are made effective only in the game in which the flag is set, and are erased when the game is ended. On the other hand, the bonus winning flag of the special role is carried over until the winning bonus is won, and is erased in the game in which the bonus winning has occurred.

  In the payout process, the big bonus and regular bonus winning flags stored in the RAM 41 c are not erased. As a result, the big bonus and regular bonus winning flags are carried over to the next game. At the end of the payout process, that is, at the end of one game, a game state command indicating the game state of the next game is sent to the effect control board 90. Then, the processing for one game is finished, and the processing for the next one game is started.

  In the narrow sense, "game" in the slot machine 1 refers to the period from when the start switch 7 is operated to when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R stop, but when playing a game, the start switch Since the setting of the number of bets before the operation of 7, the payout of medals and the transition of the gaming state are also performed after the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, these additional processes are also included in the “game” in a broad sense I assume.

[Example of Functional Configuration of Main Control Unit 41]
FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40. The main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 6 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 / interrupt controller. 506, central processing unit (CPU) 41a, read only memory (ROM) 41b, random access memory (RAM) 41c, free run counter circuit 507, random number circuits 508a and 508b, timer circuit 509, interrupt The controller 510, the parallel input port 511, the serial communication circuit 512, the parallel output port 513, and the address decoding circuit 514 are configured.

  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 the 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 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 A transmission operation is also performed in which various signals are output 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.

  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 external interrupt requests from the PI5 / XINT terminal and interrupt requests from the built-in peripheral circuits (for example, the serial communication circuit 512, the random number circuits 508a and 508b, and the timer circuit 509).

  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. 6 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 effect control board 90 is connected to the effect switch 56, and a detection signal of the effect switch 56 is input. The effect control board 90 includes the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) disposed on the front door 1b of the slot machine 1, the effect LED 52, the effect stop LEDs 57a to 57d, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 described above. A rendering device is connected, and these rendering devices are driven based on control by a sub control unit 91 described later mounted on the rendering control board 90.

  In the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 outputs the effects of the effect device such as the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the effect stop LEDs 57a to 57d, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55. Although the configuration is such that control is performed, an output control unit that directly performs output control of the rendering device separately from the sub control unit 91 is mounted on the effect control substrate 90 or another substrate, and the sub control unit 91 is the main control unit The output pattern of the rendering device may be determined based on the command from 41, and the output control unit may perform output control of the rendering device based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 91. In such a configuration, Output control of the rendering device is performed by both the sub control unit 91 and the output control unit.

  In addition, although the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the effect stop LEDs 57a to 57d, 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 thereto. A mechanically driven display device or a mechanically driven combination object 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 the detection signal inputted from the presentation switch 56 connected to the presentation control board 90, date information Device 97 that outputs time information including time information and clock information A power failure detection circuit 98 that monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the machine 1 and outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the sub CPU 91a when a voltage drop is detected, and other circuits are mounted. The sub CPU 91a receives various commands from the game control board 40 to perform various controls for effecting, and directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90. Control.

  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.

[Setting value]
In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the payout rate of medals changes in accordance with the set value. Specifically, the payout rate of medals is changed by using the winning probability corresponding to the set value in an internal lottery, AT lottery, etc. described later. 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 6 is further operated, the setting is returned to the setting 1) . 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.

  Further, in order to confirm the setting value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on in the 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.

  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.

[Initialize]
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 this embodiment, the main control unit 41 generates RAM abnormal error, starts with setting key switch 37 is on, ends RT2 when starting setting key switch 37 is off, and the data of RAM 41 c is 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 0 is an initialization performed at the time of a RAM abnormal error. In the initialization 0, all areas of the RAM 41 c are initialized. 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. In the initialization 1, important work in the storage area of the RAM 41c And areas other than special work are initialized. The initialization 2 is an initialization performed at the end of RT2, and in the initialization 2, a general work, an unused area and an unused stack area among the storage areas of the RAM 41c 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, a non-saved work, an unused area and an unused area The used stack area is initialized. The initialization 4 is performed at the end of one game. In the initialization 4, an unused area and an unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41 c 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

  The main control unit 41 executes the game processing after the setting change processing. In the game processing, BET processing, internal lottery processing, reel rotation processing, winning determination processing, payout processing, and game end processing are sequentially executed, and when the game end processing ends, the processing returns to the BET processing again.

  In the bet process, the bet number is set in a standby state, the bet number is set according to the gaming state, and the game is started when the start switch 7 is operated. Further, in the BET processing, as processing for starting the game, an output command for instructing the output of the medal IN signal for the number of medals used for the set number of bets is set in the RAM when the start switch 7 is operated. Do.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the specified number of bets (3 in the present embodiment, regardless of the game status) is set according to the game status (RT0 to 3), and the game status It is possible to start the game on condition that a defined number of bets has been set according to. In the present embodiment, the pay line LN is activated when the specified number of bets is set according to the game state.

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

  The types of winning combinations for common slot machines are determined according to the gaming state, but can be broadly divided into the small winning combination with the payout of medals and the next game without the need to set the number of bets. And a special role with transition to a game 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 this embodiment, among the above-mentioned roles, the special role is not provided, and only the small role and the replay role are targets of internal lottery and prize, but the special role is provided and the special role is an object of internal lottery and prize It is good also as composition which becomes.

  In the internal lottery process, it is determined whether or not the winning combination for each combination described above is permitted based on the random number value for the internal lottery latched at the same time as the start of the game by the detection of the start switch 7. In this internal lottery process, a winning flag is set in the RAM based on the respective lottery results. In order to generate a winning of each combination determined in accordance with the gaming state, it is necessary to win an internal lottery and to set a winning flag of the combination in the RAM. Note that among the winning flags of the respective roles, the winning flags of the small winning combination and the re-playing combination are validated only in the game in which the flags are set, and are invalidated in the next game. 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.

  Note that among the winning flags of each of the winning combinations, the winning flags of the small winning combination and the re-playing combination are validated only in the game in which the flags are set, and are invalidated in the next game. In addition, when it is configured to have a special combination, the winning combination flag of the special combination is valid until the combination of the combination permitted by the flag is complete, and becomes invalid in the game in which the combination of the combination is permitted . 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. The internal lottery determines whether or not the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are derived and displayed (in fact, when the start switch 7 is detected), whether or not the above-mentioned winning combinations for each combination are permitted. It is 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 (type of RT), it is determined according to the numerical data stored in the lottery work, the current gaming state (type of RT), the bet number and the set value It is performed according to the number of judgment values of each combination.

  In the internal lottery, the internal lottery random number value (stored in the lottery work) is the role to be subjected to the internal lottery, the current gaming state (the type of the current RT) and the number of judgment values determined corresponding to the set value. 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. In the present embodiment, since the special winning combination is not provided, only the general combination storing work is used among the internal winning flag storing works. In addition, the special role storing work may not be provided.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the number of determination values which is the number of determination values determined to be won is determined for each lottery target combination, and the number of determination values is sequentially added (subtracted) to the random number value for each lottery target combination. When overflowing, it is a configuration to determine the winning of the combination corresponding to the determination value number, but while defining the range of the random number value determined to be winning for each lottery target combination, also corresponds to the range to which the random value belongs It may be configured to determine the winning of the winning combination.

  In the reel rotation process after the internal lottery process is performed, the process of rotating each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and the corresponding reel 2L in response to the detection of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player. , 2C, and 2R are stopped.

  Here, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described. The main control unit 41 refers to the table index and the table creation data stored in the ROM 41 b when the rotation of the reel starts and when the reel stops and the reel 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, an index indicating the start address of the area where the data for table creation is stored from the reference address at the time of referring to the table index for each setting state of the winning flag by internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as internal winning state). The difference up to the address where the data 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, when any reel 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 to be referred to can be specified in accordance with the situation of, and it is necessary from this specified address according to each situation And to be able to identify the 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 table creation data, 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 the 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 (type of RT), and one table creation data is further stored. Only one address is stored as the address of the storage area of the stop control table corresponding to the stop condition of one reel (and the stop position of the stopped reel). That is, the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state (type of RT), 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 these is also unique 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, the same stop control table, that is, the same control, when all of the gaming state (type of RT), the internal winning state, and the stop condition of the reel (and the stop position of the stopped reel) become the same condition. Stop control of the reel is performed based on the pattern.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is determined as the number of sliding symbols, and it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of four-frame symbol 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, the winning combination is drawn to the maximum within 4 frames on the pay line, and the non-winning combination is pulled so as not to be aligned on the pay line. A stop control table with the number of frames defined is created and reel stop control is performed, but if none of the roles are won, the stop control table with the number of sliding frames with no combination of symbols determined Create and perform reel stop control. As a result, when the stop operation is performed, if it is possible to align and stop the winning combination in the lead-in range of up to 4 pieces on the pay line, control is performed to align and stop the winning combination. In the case of the player who is not the player, control is performed to stop the game within the lead-in range of up to four frames.

  In this embodiment, the special role is not provided. However, in the structure having the special role, the special role and the small portion may be obtained, for example, when the small role is won in a state that the special role is carried over from before the previous game. In the case where the winning combination has been won at the same time, the number of sliding pieces has been determined so as to draw the winning combination to the winning line in the range of 4 frames as much as possible, and the winning combination is limited to 4 at the winning line. For the stop operation position that can not be withdrawn in the range of the top, create a stop control table with the number of sliding symbols determined so as to draw the winning special part to the pay line to the maximum within the range of 4 top You should do it. As a result, when it is possible to align and stop the small winning combination in the lead-in range of up to 4 pieces on the pay line when the stop operation is performed, the control to align and stop this is performed, and the prize is won If it is not possible to draw in the small winning combination in the drawing range of up to 4 pieces on the line, if it is possible to align and stop the special part winning in the drawing range of up to 4 pieces on the pay line, A control to align and stop these is performed, and a combination that has not been won is controlled to stop without aligning in 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 configuration having the special part, the stop operation is performed when the special part and the re-play part are simultaneously won, such as when the re-play part is won with the special part carried over from before the previous game. When the game is performed, control may be 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.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the stop control of the reel is performed using the stop control table capable of specifying the number of sliding symbols for 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 in which stop control is used in combination with search and identification of the stop position, and a configuration in which the stop control table and the stop position table are partially changed to perform stop control 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. May be 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 has been started from the time point is longer than the predetermined restriction time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment), that is, if the predetermined restriction time has elapsed from the reel rotation start time of the previous game, At this point, the reels in the game are started to rotate.

  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 is started from the time point is less than the predetermined restriction time, that is, if the predetermined restriction time has not elapsed from the reel rotation start time of the previous game, the reel rotation is not started at that time. It waits until the game time whose timing has been started from the reel rotation start time of the previous game reaches a predetermined restriction time, and when the predetermined restriction time is reached, the rotation of the reel in the game is started.

  That is, when the predetermined restriction time has not elapsed from the start of the reel rotation in the previous game, the main control unit 41 restricts the progress of the game until the predetermined restriction time elapses, whereby the main control unit 41 The progress of the game is regulated so that the shortest time is equal to or longer than a predetermined regulation time.

  In the reel rotation process, when freezing which will be described later is generated, reel control during freezing is performed. During freezing, as described later, after starting to rotate all the reels, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, etc. can be accepted as an operation not involved in the progress of the game, and the reels are stopped according to the operation. Control. Thereafter, after starting to rotate all the reels again, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as the operation involved in the progress of the game. Therefore, the progress of the game is delayed by delaying the timing at which the stop operation of the reel for advancing the game is validated until the freeze is started and ended.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs a winning determination process when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped in accordance with the stop operation. In the winning determination process, at the time when it is determined that the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R has stopped, whether a winning has occurred according to the display result derived on the winning lines LN of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R Execute processing to determine whether or not. When the display result accompanied by the transition of the gaming state is stopped, the RT flag is updated to a value for specifying the gaming state according to the display result. Thereby, it is possible to shift to the gaming state according to the display result. In the winning determination process, the winning determination is not performed on the display result stopped by the reel control during the freezing described later.

  In the payout processing, when the occurrence of a winning is determined, processing such as addition of credits and payout of medals is performed based on the number of payouts corresponding to the winning. Further, in the payout process, an output command for commanding the output of the medal OUT signal for the number of medals awarded to the player by the addition of credits and the payout of medals is set in the RAM. In addition, when there is a replay player combination, control such as giving a replay game is performed. In the game end processing, processing for setting a gaming state is performed in preparation for the next game.

[command]
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 the inserted number command, the credit command, the reel rotation start command, the reel stop command, the winning number command, the payout start command, the payout end command, the return command, the game A plurality of types of commands including status command, standby command, halt command, error command, return command, setting command, setting check command, door command, operation detection command, freeze game command and penalty command are transmitted.

  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 internal winning command is a command that can specify the internal lottery result, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game. Further, since the internal winning command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated, it is possible to specify that the starting switch 7 has been operated by receiving the internal winning command.

  The reel rotation start command is a command for notifying the start of rotation of the reel, and is transmitted when rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started. If freeze occurs when the start switch 7 is operated, a reel rotation start command is transmitted when all reels rotate again after the reel rotation due to the freeze is completed.

  The reel stop command is a command capable of specifying whether the reel to be stopped is any of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel, the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel, and the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel. This is transmitted each time stop control is performed in connection with the stop operation of each reel. Further, since the reel stop command is transmitted when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated, it is possible to specify that the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated by receiving the reel stop command. .

  The prize number command is a command capable of specifying the combination of symbols arranged on the prize line LN, the presence or absence of a prize, the type of prize, the number of medals paid out at the time of prize, and all reels are stopped and prize determination is performed. Will be sent after

  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 finished.

  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 game state command is a command that can specify the game state (one of RT0 to 3) of the next game, and is transmitted at the end of the game.

  The standby command is a command indicating transition to the standby state, and it is used for setting the credit (when the number of bets is not set after one game is over and a certain period of time passes before transition to the standby state It is sent after the payout of medals by the settlement of medals (including medals) is completed and the payout end command is sent.

  The stop command is a command indicating the occurrence or release of the stop state, and after RT2 ends, when the stop state starts, the stop command indicating the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted, and the reset operation is performed. When the stop state is released, a stop command indicating release of the stop state is transmitted.

  An error command is a command that indicates the occurrence or cancellation of an error condition, and the type of error condition. 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 sent 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 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.

The freeze game command and the penalty command will be described later.
Among these commands, commands other than the door command and the operation detection command are generated in the basic processing, and the command data in the command buffer allocated to the non-initialization area is updated to the newly generated command data. The transfer data is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 by transferring the data to the transmission data register 561 of 511.

  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.

  In addition, the operation detection command is generated based on the detection state of the switch every time command transmission processing of timer interrupt processing (main) is executed ten times, and is transferred to the serial communication circuit 511, It is transmitted to the control unit 91.

  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 at the stage, and the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the effect stop LED 57a based on the control content registered in the control pattern table. .About.57d, and controls the output of various effect devices such as the reel LED 55 and the like.

  In the control pattern table, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the rendering effect LED 52, the lighting mode of the rendering stop LEDs 57a to 57d, and the speakers 53 and 54 for each of plural types of rendering patterns. The control pattern of these effect devices, such as the output mode and the lighting mode of the reel LED, is registered, and when the sub control unit 91 receives a command, the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table. The control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to among the control patterns registered correspondingly, 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.

[Prize winning combination]
7 to 9 are diagrams for describing types of winning combinations, symbol combinations of winning combinations, and technical items related to the winning combinations. Further, FIG. 10 is a view for explaining transition of the gaming state controlled by the main control unit 41, and FIG. 11 is a view showing an outline of the gaming state and the RT. The slot machine 1 in the present embodiment is controlled to any one of RT0 to RT3 as shown in FIG.

  Among the winning combinations, the minors will be described with reference to FIG. Among the winning combinations, minors include middle bell, lower right bell, upper bells 1 to 8, middle watermelon, lower right watermelon, upper watermelon, lower cherries, middle cherry, and one sheet.

  The middle bell is awarded when the combination of “bell-bell-bell” is complete in the pay line LN, and eight medals are paid out. Here, referring to FIG. 3, the bells are arranged within five frames in each of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. For this reason, when the middle bell is won in the internal lottery described later, it can be said that in principle, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R.

  Similarly, for the bell on the right, bells on the top, bells 1 to 8 in the middle, watermelons on the right, watermelons on the top, watermelons on the top, cherry on the bottom, cherry on the middle, and one piece, the medals shown in FIG. At the same time, the combination shown in FIG. 7 is aligned with the pay line LN and the invalid line.

  By the symbol arrangement of FIG. 3 and the above-described stop control of the reel, when the bell is won in the rightward down in the internal lottery described later, it is possible in principle to win regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L-8R. .

  Further, even if one of the upper bells 1 to 8 is won in the internal lottery described later, it is necessary to operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the configuration symbols of the upper bells that are won at appropriate timing. There is no chance to win the top bell that has been won.

  Even if the middle watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later, the middle watermelon will not win if the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are not operated at appropriate timing.

  In addition, even if winning the falling watermelon in the internal lottery described later, if you do not operate the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R at an appropriate timing, winning in the falling watermelon is Absent.

  In addition, even if the upper watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later, the upper watermelon will not win if the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are not operated at appropriate timing.

  Further, even if the lower cherry is won in the internal lottery described later, the lower cherry will not be won unless the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel 2L is operated at an appropriate timing.

  Further, even if the middle row cherry is won in the internal lottery described later, the middle row cherry will not be won unless the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel 2L is operated at an appropriate timing. Only when the middle row cherry has been won, reel control is performed on the pay line LN in which it is possible to pull in and stop the triple alignment of the cherry.

  In addition, even if one winning combination is won in the internal lottery described later, if you do not operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R at an appropriate timing, one sheet. There is no chance to win a role.

  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 normal replay, lower replay, fall replay, promotion replay 1, promotion replay 2, special replay, and special replay.

  The normal replay is a prize when the combination of “replay-replay-replay”, “replay-replay-plum”, “plum-replay-replay”, and “plum-replay-plum” is complete in the pay line LN. Replays and plums are disposed within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. Therefore, with regard to the normal replay, in principle, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L to 8R if it is won.

  Similarly, the lower stage replay, the fall replay, the promotion replay 1, the promotion replay 2, the special replay, and the special replay are also awarded when the combinations shown in FIG. 8 are complete. In addition, if the lower row Replay, Fall Replay, Promotion Replay 1, Promotion Replay 2, Special Replay, and Special Replay are also in principle by the symbol arrangement of FIG. 3 and the above-described stop control of the reel, the stop switch 8L- It is possible to win a prize regardless of the operation timing of 8R.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 10, after winning in the promotion replay (the promotion replay 1 or the promotion replay 2) in RT1, the control is performed in RT0. As described later, the promotion replay is set so as not to win in the internal lottery in RT2 and RT3. For this reason, RT2 and RT3 do not win the promotion replay. As a result, it is configured not to be controlled from RT2 and RT3 to RT0, and the promotion replay is won only when it is RT1, and is configured to be controlled to RT0 only from the relevant RT1.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, after winning special replay in RT0, it is controlled to RT2. As described later, the special replay is set so as not to win in the internal lottery in RT1, RT2, and RT3. For this reason, RT1, RT2 and RT3 do not win special replays. As a result, it is configured not to be controlled from RT1 and RT3 to RT2, and configured to be special replay winning only when it is RT0, and to be controlled to RT2 only from that RT0.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the transition point will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the transition result is “Replay-White BAR-Bell”, “Replay-Black BAR-Bell”, “Plum-White BAR-Bell”, “Plum-Black BAR-Bell”, “Replay” -Bell-White BAR, "Replay-Bell-Black BAR", "Plum-Bell-White BAR", "Plum-Bell-Black BAR", "Black 7-White BAR-White BAR", "Black 7-White BAR-black BAR "," black 7-black BAR-white BAR "," black 7-black BAR-black BAR "," white 7-white BAR-white BAR "," white 7-white BAR-black BAR ", "White 7-Black BAR-White BAR", "White 7-Black BAR-Black BAR", "Watermelon-White BAR-White BAR", "Watermelon-White BAR-Black BAR", "Watermelon-Black BAR-White BAR" 20 combinations of “watermelon-black BAR-black BAR”. In the present embodiment, the upper bell, which is to be selected as the first stop except for the reels for which the left bell 1 to 4 and the middle bells 1 to 4 and the right bells 1 to 4 are selected, as will be described later. The above transition results are aligned with the payline LN.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in RT0, RT2 and RT3, after the transition results are aligned with the pay line LN, the control is made to RT1. When the transition result is aligned with the pay line LN in RT1, RT1 is maintained.

[Role for lottery]
Next, with reference to FIG. 12 to FIG. 14, combinations of lottery target roles read as lottery target roles for each gaming state will be described. In the present embodiment, the combination as a target of the internal lottery and the winning probability thereof differ depending on whether the gaming state is RT0, RT1 or RT2 or RT3. 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. 14, “+” is written between winning combinations, which indicates that the winning combination is simultaneously read out as a lottery target combination.

  In FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the vertical columns show the lottery target roles, and the horizontal columns show the gaming state. In addition, a circle mark in the column where the gaming state intersects with the lottery target combination indicates that the lottery target combination is read when the gaming state is in, and the cross mark indicates the lottery object when in the gaming state It indicates that the part is not read out, that is, it is not the object of the lottery.

  Further, numerical values shown below the circle marks indicate the number of judgment values of a predetermined setting value (for example, setting value 1). 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 “360” is set as the determination value number is 360/65536.

  Further, FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 show combinations of combinations read as lottery target combinations for each gaming state. When RT0, the bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3 , Right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherries, strong cherries, middle cherries, one piece, normal replay, replay Re, GR12, replay GR13, replay GR13, replay GR21, replay GR22, replay GR23 the target role of the internal lottery It becomes. Further, since the lottery target roles when RT1 to RT4 are as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14, weak cherries are lower cherries alone, strong cherries are lower cherries + 1, and middle cherries are middle cherries alone. At the time of weak cherry winning, strong cherry winning is controlled to be able to stop the "black BAR" in the middle of the left reel when the stop operation of the left reel is performed at the timing when both fall within the retraction range of the "black BAR". However, when the weak cherry is won, "Bell" is controlled to stop at the middle of the middle reel, while the strong cherry has "Black BAR" or "White BAR" at the middle of the middle reel. Is controlled to stop.

  Therefore, when the left reel is stopped at the first stop operation and the cherry stops at the lower end of the left reel 2L, the "bell" stops at the middle of the middle reel, or "black BAR" or " It is possible to recognize whether the white BAR "stops or is weak cherry or strong cherry.

  In the following, the stop mode in which "Cherry" stops at the lower level of the left reel and "Black BAR" or "White BAR" stops at the middle level of the middle reel is called a strong cherry eye, and "Cherry" at the lower level of the left reel. The stop mode in which the “bell” stops in the middle of the middle reel and stops is called a weak cherry eye.

  The weak watermelon is middle watermelon + right falling watermelon + upper watermelon, and the strong cherry is middle watermelon + right falling watermelon + upper watermelon + 1 sheet. When the weak watermelon is won, it is possible to win the middle watermelon, the right falling watermelon, and the upper watermelon, but when the weak watermelon is won, it is at the timing when both the falling watermelon and the upper watermelon are drawn. When the stop operation of each reel is performed, control is performed to stop the combination of watermelons falling to the right, whereas when a strong watermelon is won, each reel is drawn at the timing when it falls in the drawing range of both watermelons and upper watermelons. Control is performed to stop the upper watermelon combination when the stop operation of is performed.

  For this reason, when the stop operation of each reel is performed at the timing at which both the downward rightward watermelon and the upper watermelon come into the pulling range, the downward rightward watermelon wins or the upper watermelon wins, which is weak watermelon. It can recognize whether it is a strong watermelon.

  The bell is a middle bell + a right bell. The left bell 1 is the lower right bell + the upper bell 5 + the upper bell 8; the left bell 2 is the lower right bell + the upper bell 6 + the upper bell 7; and the left bell 3 is the lower right bell + the upper bell 2+ upper bell 3 and left bell 4 are lower right bell + upper bell 2+ upper bell 4. The left bells 1 to 4 are also simply referred to as the left bell. The middle bell 1 is middle bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 5, middle bell 2 is middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 6, and middle bell 3 is middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 7 and middle bell 4 means middle bell + upper bell 3 + upper bell 8. The middle bell 1 to 4 is simply called middle bell. The right bell 1 is middle bell + upper bell 3 + upper bell 5, right bell 2 is middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 7, and the right bell 3 is middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 6 and the right bell 4 is middle bell + upper bell + upper bell 8. The right bells 1 to 4 are also simply referred to as the right bell. Moreover, these left bells 1 to 4, middle bells 1 to 4, and right bells 1 to 4 are also simply referred to as pushing order bells.

  Promotion replay is promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2. Replay GR1 is Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 1, Replay GR2 is Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Promotion Replay 2, and Replay GR3 is Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Lower Replay, Replay GR4 The normal replay + the promotion replay 1 + the promotion replay 2 + the lower replay, the replay GR 5 is the normal replay + the promotion replay 2, and the replay GR 6 is the normal replay + the promotion replay 2 + the lower replay.

  Replay GR11 is fall replay + normal replay, Replay GR 12 is fall replay + normal replay + lower replay, and Replay GR 13 is fall replay + normal replay + promotion replay 1.

  The replay GR21 is special replay + normal replay, the replay GR 22 is special replay + normal replay + lower stage replay, and the replay GR 23 is special replay + normal replay + promotion replay 1.

  In this way, depending on whether the game state is RT0 to 3, the replayable part to be subjected to the internal lottery differs, and depending on whether it is RT0 to 3, the target replayable part and its An internal lottery is performed using a lottery table with different winning probabilities.

  In the present embodiment, when a plurality of replay player combinations are simultaneously won, as shown in FIG. Control is performed to align and stop within the lead-in range of up to 4 frames on the line. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining reel control when a plurality of replays are simultaneously won.

  When Replay GR1 (Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 1) is won and the stop operation is performed in the left middle right order, the combination of Promotion Replay 1 among the winning Replay Combinations is aligned with the pay line LN and stopped. Control is performed, and when the stop operation is performed in an order other than left, middle, right, control is performed to align and stop the combination of normal replay on the pay line LN. The winning situations of the other replays GR2 to GR6, the operation sequence for promoting the promotion replay or the ordinary replay, and the like are as shown in FIG.

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

  As described above, different operation modes are set as the operation modes (operation procedures) for winning the promotion replays 1 and 2 among the replays GR1 to GR6. For this reason, if any one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is won in RT1 in which the replays GR1 to 6 are the target of the internal lottery, the promoted replay will be won with a probability of 1/6, and transition to RT0 Become.

  When Replay GR11 (fall Replay + Normal Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the left middle right or left middle order, that is, when the left reel is set to the first stop, the winning replay player combination is normally selected. Control is performed to align and stop the combination of replays on the payline LN, and when the stop operation is performed in an order other than left middle, right and middle left, control to align the combination of fall fall replays to the payline LN and stop is performed Do. Since the winning status of the other replays GR 12 and 13 and the operation sequence for winning the fall replay or the normal replay are as shown in FIG. 15, the description is omitted.

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

  As described above, different operation modes are set as the operation modes (operation procedures) for avoiding the fall down replay with the replays GR11 to GR13. For this reason, in RT0 where the replay GR11 to 13 is subject to the internal lottery, if any of the replay GR11 to 13 is won, the normal replay wins with a probability of 1/3 and the shift to the RT1 can be avoided Then, with a probability of 2/3, the fall replay is won and it shifts to RT1.

  When Replay GR21 (Special Replay + Normal Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the left middle right or left middle order, that is, when the left reel is set to the first stop, the special role among the replay roles won A control is performed to align and stop the combination of replays on the payline LN, and when the stop operation is performed in an order other than left middle, right and middle left and right, the control to align the combination of normal replays to the payline LN and stopped is performed. Do. The winning status of the other replays GR 22 and 23, the operation sequence for winning special replays or normal replays, and the like are as shown in FIG.

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

  As described above, different operation modes are set as the operation modes (operation procedures) for winning the special replay with the replays GR21 to GR23. For this reason, if any one of the replays GR21 to 23 is won in RT0 where the replays GR21 to 23 become a target of the internal lottery, the special replay is won with a probability of 1⁄3 and shifts to RT2.

  Next, when a plurality of small winning combinations are simultaneously won, as shown in FIG. 16, up to 4 small winning combinations determined according to the simultaneous winning combination of the small winning combination and the stop operation order on the pay line Control is performed to align and stop in the drawing range of the piece. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining reel control when a plurality of small winning combinations are simultaneously won.

  If the left bell 1 (down right bell + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7) is won, and the stop operation is performed by left pressing, the combination of the right down bells among the winning combinations is aligned with the pay line LN and stopped When the stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed to align and stop any combination of the upper bell 6, the upper bell 7 or the transition end with the pay line LN. The other push order bells (left bell 2 to 4, middle bell, right bell) winning status, downhill bell, middle bell, and operation order for deriving transition figures are as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the design symbols of the right-down bell are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less on all reels, and when the left bells 1 to 4 are won, the stop operation is performed by left pressing. In this case, regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed to align the right-down bell to the payline LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are at intervals of 5 frames or more in all reels. Because there is a place where it is placed, even if the left bells 1 to 4 are won, if the stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, it will be the drawing range of the top left bells 1 to 8 that have won. If the stop operation is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning upper bell can not be aligned with the pay line LN, and in this case, it is controlled so that the transition outcome is aligned with the pay line LN.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the design symbols of the middle bell are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less in all reels, and when the middle bells 1 to 4 are won, the stop operation is performed by middle pushing. In this case, regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed to align the middle bell to the payline LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or more in all reels. Because there is a portion that has been selected, even if the middle bell 1 to 4 is won, if you perform a stop operation by left or right push, it will be the pull-in range of the design symbols of the upper bell 1 to 8 won If the stop operation is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning upper bell can not be aligned with the pay line LN, and in this case, it is controlled so that the transition outcome is aligned with the pay line LN.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the design symbols of the middle bell are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less in all the reels, and when the right bells 1 to 4 are won, the stop operation is performed by right pushing. In this case, regardless of the stop operation timing, control is always performed to align the middle bell to the payline LN, while the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are at intervals of 5 frames or more in all reels. Because there is a place where it is placed, even if the right bell 1 to 4 is won, if you perform a stop operation by left or middle press, it will be the pull-in range of the design symbols of the upper bell 1 to 8 won If the stop operation is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning upper bell can not be aligned with the pay line LN, and in this case, it is controlled so that the transition outcome is aligned with the pay line LN.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when one of the left bell, the middle bell, the right bell, that is, the push order bell is won, the stop operation is performed in a specific operation mode (operation procedure) corresponding to the type of the winning combination. By doing, while the downhill bell or the middle bell always wins, by performing the stop operation in an operation mode other than the specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination, the upper bell is aligned with 1/4, The upper bell may not be aligned at 3/4, and the transition may be aligned.

  Therefore, when the push order bell is won, it is possible to change the expected value of the number of medals to be paid out depending on whether or not it is operated in a specific operation mode according to the type of the winning combination. That is, even if one of the push order bells is won, it is not possible to intentionally select a specific operation mode without knowing the type, so when the left reel is made the first stop when the push order bell is won In addition, although it is possible to earn medals surely by winning the down-swing bell or middle bell at a rate of 1/11, it is possible to win the upper bell at a rate of only 10/11 at only a further 1/4. Well, I can not get medals for sure. In addition, when the reels other than the left reel are made the first stop at the time of winning the push order bell, although medals can be surely acquired by surely winning the downhill bell or the middle bell at a rate of 5/11, The upper bell can only be won by 1⁄4 at a rate of 6/11 and medals can not be reliably acquired. Further, in particular, in RT0, 2 and 3, transition to RT1 will occur by stopping the transition.

  In addition, although not particularly illustrated, when a bell (middle bell + right-down bell) is won, a combination of "bell-bell-bell" is aligned with the payline LN regardless of the stop order of the reel and the timing of operation. To be controlled.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the gaming state is controlled to any one of RT0 to RT3. The RT0 transitions to when the promotion replay is won in the RT1 (when one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is won in the RT1 and a stop operation is performed in the order in which the promotion replays are prized). Then, regardless of the number of games after the transition to RT0, RT0 is ended by transitioning to RT1 by stopping of the fall replay or transition stop, or transitioning to RT2 by the special replay.

  The winning probability of the replay player in RT0 is about 1 / 2.08, and the payout rate of medals per game is 1 or more. As described above, as the replay role, only normal replay, replays GR 11 to 13 and replays GR 21 to 23 are targets of internal lottery, and normal replay, fall replay, special replay may be won.

  RT1 shifts when the transition outcome stops at RT0, RT2, RT3, or when the fall replay wins at RT0. Then, RT1 ends with the promotion replay winning and shifting to RT0.

  The winning probability of the replay player in RT1 is approximately 1 / 7.31, and the payout rate of medals per game is less than 1. As described above, as replay players, only normal replay and replays GR1 to GR6 are targeted for internal lottery, and regular replay and promotion replay can be won.

  RT2 shifts when a special replay is won in RT0. Then, RT2 ends when the transition outcome stops and shifts to RT1. The winning probability of the replay player in RT2 is approximately 1 / 1.37, and the payout rate of medals per game is 1 or more. As described above, as replay players, only normal replay and special replay are the targets of the internal lottery, and regular replay and special replay may be won.

  RT3 shifts after changing the setting. Then, RT3 is ended by stopping the transition and stopping at RT1 regardless of the number of games after the transition to RT3. The winning probability of the replay player in RT3 is approximately 1 / 7.31, and the payout rate of medals per game is less than 1. As described above, as the replay role, only the normal replay is the target of the internal lottery, and only the ordinary replay can be won.

  Among RT0 to RT0, RT0 and RT2 have a higher probability of winning the replay player combination, which is more advantageous for the player than RT1 and RT3 in that the payout rate of medals per game is higher than RT1 and RT3. It can be said that Further, RT2 is more advantageous than RT0 in that the probability of winning a replay role is higher than that of RT0 and the payout rate of medals per game is higher than that of RT0.

  In the slot machine of this embodiment, when the gaming state is RT0 to 3, the sub-control unit 91 generates an assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) in which a navigation effect can be performed to notify the internal lottery result. It is possible to control the state of presentation. Moreover, the state which is not controlled by AT is also called "non-AT".

Here, the transition of the gaming state according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. At RT 3, transition to RT 1 is made by stopping transition appearance. Because one of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 is won in RT3 and the small part can not be won, the transition outcome will stop, Transition to RT1 when any of the left bell 1-4, middle bell 1-4, right bell 1-4 is won in RT4 that has shifted after the setting change, and it has not been possible to win the small part. It becomes.

At RT1, the promotion replay moves to RT0 by winning. 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 the correct shift order is followed by transition to RT0 Become.

  At RT0, the fall replay is won, or the transition is stopped to shift to RT1, and the special replay is shifted to RT2. Replays GR11 to 13 are won at RT0, and the fall replay is won if the stop order is incorrect. Also, the replays GR 21 to 23 are won, and the special replay is won if the stop order is correct. In addition, any one of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 is won in RT0, and the transition outcome is stopped when the small part can not be won. For this reason, at RT0, replays GR11 to 13 are won, and the stop order becomes incorrect, or one of left bells 1 to 4, middle bells 1 to 4, and right bells 1 to 4 is won, and a small role is won. When it is not possible to win a prize, the process shifts to RT1, and the replays GR21 to GR23 are won, and when the stop order is correct, the process shifts to RT2.

  At RT2, transition to RT1 occurs by stopping the transition. When one of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 is won in RT2 and the small combination can not be won, the transition appearance stops. Therefore, in RT2, one of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 is won, and when it is not possible to win the small part, it shifts to RT1.

[Navi production]
When the sub control unit 91 is controlled by an AT (ART) described later, the sub control unit 91 executes the navigation effect by winning the navigation target role according to the gaming state. The navigation object combination according to the game state is replays GR1 to 6 when RT1 and RT0, and replays GR11 to 13 and replays GR21 to 23 when RT0. Further, in any of RT0, RT0 and RT2, the push order bell is a common navigation target role.

  The navigation effect of this embodiment is performed 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, when a replay image GR1 or a left bell is won as a navigation image, “123” (reel 2 L indicates first stop, reel 2 C indicates second stop, and reel 2 R indicates third stop) or 132 The depression order image showing the depression order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R (the reel 2L indicates the first stop, the reel 2C indicates the third stop, and the reel 2R indicates the second stop), and the motif of the slot machine 1 And the character image matched with Further, as the navigation voice, for example, “left middle right!” (Reel 2 L indicates first stop, reel 2 C indicates second stop, and reel 2 R indicates third stop) or “right and left middle!” (Reel 2 L) Indicates a first stop, the reel 2C indicates a third stop, and the reel 2R indicates a second stop) and outputs a sound indicating the pressing order of the stop switch. In addition, only the stop switch which the player should press first or next is outputted as the navigation voice. Therefore, if all reels are rotating, for example, "left!" Is output first, and when the reel 2L is stopped, then "middle!" Is output, and when the reels 2L and 2C are stopped, "next!" Right! ”Is output. As for the other target roles, a navigation image corresponding to the selected target role is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 and a navigation voice is output from the speakers 53 and 54.

  As the navi effect when winning in the replays GR1 to GR6, the stop order (see FIG. 15) for winning the promotion replay is informed according to the winning situation. As the navigation effect when winning in the replays GR11 to GR13, the stop order (see FIG. 15) for avoiding the fall fall replay is informed according to the winning situation. As the navi effect when the replays GR 21 to 23 are won, the stop order (see FIG. 15) for notifying the special replay in accordance with the win situation is notified. In addition, as the navi effect when winning in any of the pushing order bells, the stopping order (see FIG. 16) for reliably winning the right falling bell or the middle bell is notified.

  As described above, in the navi effect in the present embodiment, a message recalling an operation mode (operation procedure) that is advantageous to the player is notified in the same mode regardless of the type of navigation target combination. Therefore, the player can operate in an operation mode that is advantageous to the player without being aware of the type of the selected navigation target role.

  And, by performing the navigation effect, it is possible to avoid the intention of winning a promotion replay special winning prize, a special replay prize, a bell prize, stopping a fall replay, and stopping the transition. 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 that displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and may be performed using the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 controls the ART (RT2 controls AT) when the winning combination (in the present embodiment, a single bell (a single bell), weak watermelon, strong watermelon, single sheet combination) is won. AT lottery to determine whether or not to be controlled). In the AT lottery when the target combination is won, the number of AT games to be awarded is determined.

  When the AT game number is newly acquired while the AT game number remains, the AT game number acquired this time is added to the remaining AT game number.

  Next, the flow of control of the ART performed by the sub control unit 91 will be described. The sub control unit 91 stores the number of AT games in a predetermined area of the RAM 91 c when the number of one or more AT games is determined in the AT lottery. Then, based on the presence or absence of the number of AT games in the RAM 91c, it is specified whether or not to control to the ART. If one or more AT game numbers remain, the AT is notified after the notification of ART winning after the notification of ART confirmation, and the AT is controlled. The period controlled by this AT is called the preparation state.

  When control of the preparation state is started, navigation effect is executed when the target combination is won. First, after transitioning to the preparation state, it is controlled to RT1, and during this time, the stop order in which the promoted replay is won at the time of winning the replays GR1 to GR6 is notified by the navigation effect. By performing the stop operation according to the stop order notified by this, the promotion replay is won, and it is possible to shift from RT1 to RT0. In addition, as a result of performing stop operation in the stop order different from the notified stop order, as a result of the promotion replay not winning, control of the preparation state also ends at that time.

  In addition, after the control of the preparation state is started, the stop order for winning the bell is notified at the time of winning the push order bell regardless of any game state of RT0 to 2, so perform the stop operation according to the notified stop order. It also makes it possible to obtain medals reliably.

  After the promotion replay is won in RT1 and shifts to RT0, when the replays GR11 to GR13 are won, the navigation effect is notified of the stopping order for avoiding the fall replay replay winning. By performing the stop operation in accordance with the stop order notified when the replays GR11 to 13 are won, it is possible to avoid a fall fall replay play and avoid a transition from RT0 to RT1. In addition, as a result of performing stop operation in the stop order different from the notified stop order, when fall fall replay is won and it transfers to RT1, control of a preparation state is also ended at that time.

  In addition, after transitioning to RT0, when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won, the stop order of winning the special replay is notified by the navigation effect.

  By performing the stop operation according to the stop order notified at the time of winning the replays GR21 to 23, it becomes possible to win the special replay and shift from RT0 to RT2, and with the special replay winning and moving to RT2. ART will start. When the normal replay is won as a result of performing the stop operation in the stop order different from the notified stop order, the control of the preparation state is continued.

  The special replay is won in RT0 and shifts to RT2 so that the AT game number is consumed (subtracted) by the start operation of the next game, and the predetermined game number is set in the RAM 91c as the remaining game number of ART, With the start of control of ART, counting of the remaining game number of ART is started.

  After ART starts, the number of remaining ART games is decremented by 1 each time one game is started, and in addition, for each game, whether a push order bell, a target combination for AT lottery has been won, or a special replay has won? If a push order bell has been won, the navigation effect of notifying the stop order of winning the bell is executed.

  By performing the stop operation in accordance with the stop order notified at the time of winning the push order bell, it is possible to make the bell win a prize, and it is possible to avoid the shift to RT1. In addition, as a result of performing stop operation in the stop order different from the notified stop order, as a result of the transition, the control of the ART is ended at that time.

  In addition, during non-AT, lottery target role (hereinafter also referred to as AT lottery target role. In the present embodiment, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherry, 1 piece combination) is elected , AT AT lottery to determine whether the number of games will be awarded. In addition, during ART, an addition lottery is performed to determine whether or not the number of AT games is to be added when the lottery target combination is won. In the addition lottery, by determining the number of games from a plurality of games including 0, it is determined whether or not the number of AT games is to be added, and the number of games if it is to be added. If it is determined to add the number of AT games in the additional lottery, the determined number of games is added to the number of remaining games in the RAM 91 c. Further, when the strong cherry is won, the main control unit 41 performs a freeze lottery as described later, and the number of games is determined with a probability according to the result, and the game is added according to the result. Average number of games are different. Incidentally, as described in FIG. 25, in the freeze lottery executed by winning the strong cherry, if it is determined that any one of the freezes 1 to 5 is executed, the AT will always be won, The number of AT games may be awarded when the strong cherry is won and the strong cherry is won.

  If the target combination of AT lottery is won in the determination for each game after ART start, AT lottery will be performed, if one or more AT game number is won, the AT game number will be added (addition) Do.

  In addition, in each game after ART start, the number of remaining AT games is decremented by 1 each time one game is started, and when the number of remaining games after subtraction becomes 0, ART is terminated. The notification of ART termination is given.

  Further, after the notification of ART termination, it is determined whether or not the number of AT games remains, and if the number of AT games remains, the control of the ART is resumed after waiting for the start operation of the next game. On the other hand, when the number of AT games does not remain, the control of the ART is ended. Along with this, even if the pushing order bell is won, the navi effect is not executed, so the possibility that the transition outcome will stop increases, and the transition outcome will stop and the transition to RT1 will be made.

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

  As shown in FIG. 17, in the timer interrupt process (sub), the sub control unit 91 first saves the register in use to the stack area (Sp1). Next, a power failure determination process is performed (Sp2). In the power failure determination process, it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal is input from the power failure detection circuit 48. If the voltage drop signal is input, the voltage drop signal is also input in the previous power failure determination process. If a voltage drop signal is input even in the previous power failure determination process, it is determined that a power failure has occurred, and a power failure flag indicating that is set.

  After the power failure determination processing in the step Sp2, it is determined whether or not the power failure flag is set (Sp3), and if the power failure flag is set, the processing shifts to power failure processing (sub). In the power failure processing (sub), processing such as setting a backup flag after creation of backup data or calculating a checksum by calculating exclusive OR of backup data is executed.

  If the power-off flag is not set, command analysis processing is executed (Sp4). In command analysis processing, it is determined whether or not a command is stored in the command buffer, and if the command is stored in the command buffer, the command is acquired from the command buffer. Then, the processing corresponding to the acquired command is executed.

  Next, the sub control unit 91 executes an AT lottery process for performing an AT lottery (Sp5). As described above, the sub-control unit 91 executes the AT lottery when the AT lottery lottery target is won, determines whether to control the ART, and determines the number of games in the ART. When it is determined to control to ART, the AT flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c, and the number of AT games is set in the AT game number counter.

  Next, when the AT flag is set, the sub control unit 91 executes AT control processing to control the AT including the ART (Sp6). In the AT control process, control is made to the AT when the AT flag is set, and navigation effect is executed when the navigation target combination according to the game state is won. In addition, the number of AT-digested games is managed by subtracting the count value of the AT game number counter every time a game is played in the ART. Then, when the number of remaining games in ART becomes 0, the AT flag is cleared and the AT is ended. In the following, AT will be described as including ART.

  Next, the sub-control unit 91 executes an AT game number addition lottery process that determines whether or not the AT game number is to be added when the AT lottery lottery target is won during AT (Sp7). In addition to the AT game number lottery, when the number of AT games is increased, the number of additional games is also determined at the same time. Then, the determined number of added games is set in the AT game number counter.

  Next, the sub control unit 91 executes a simulated bonus lottery process for determining whether to control to the simulated bonus (Sp8). In the simulated bonus lottery process, it is determined whether or not to control to the simulated bonus by executing the simulated bonus lottery when winning the winning combination of the simulated bonus lottery (weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherry) during AT. Do.

  Next, the sub control unit 91 executes a prognostic effect execution process that suggests starting a battle effect to be described later (Sp9). In the present embodiment, the aura effect is executed over five games.

  Next, the sub-control unit 91 executes a battle effect execution process that indicates and notifies the lottery result of the pseudo bonus lottery, that is, whether or not the pseudo bonus is controlled (Sp10). The battle effect is performed over the game determined by the battle effect game number lottery executed together with the pseudo bonus lottery, and it is controlled whether or not the pseudo bonus lottery is won in the final game as a result of the effect, that is, the pseudo bonus Report whether or not

  Next, the sub control unit 91 executes a simulated bonus control process of controlling the simulated bonus when the simulated bonus lottery is won (Sp11). In the pseudo bonus control process, when the bell (left bell 1 to 4, middle bell 1 to 4, right bell 1 to 4) is won, a navigation effect is performed such that the bell falling to the lower right or the middle bell can be won. The fake bonus ends when the bell is won 20 times. During the pseudo bonus, counting of the number of AT games is interrupted.

  Next, the sub control unit 91 executes an additional specialization zone lottery process to determine whether or not to control to the additional specialization zone where the winning probability of the AT game number additional lottery is high (Sp12)

  Next, the sub control unit 91 executes an additional specialization zone control process to control the additional specialization zone (Sp13). In the additional specialization zone, control is performed over the number of games determined by lottery.

[Simulated bonus lottery process]
Next, the simulated bonus lottery process (Sp8) executed in the timer interrupt process (sub) will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the simulated bonus lottery process, the sub control unit 91 determines whether AT is in progress (Sb1). If AT is not in progress, the process ends. When AT is in progress, it is determined whether an internal winning command has been received from the main control unit 41 (Sb2). If the internal winning command has not been received, the process ends.

  When the internal winning command is received, it is determined whether or not the lottery target combination of the simulated bonus lottery has been won (Sb3). If the lottery target role has not been won, the process ends.

  When the winning combination is won, a simulated bonus lottery is executed (Sb4). If the pseudo bonus lottery is won (Y in Sb5), a pseudo bonus lottery winning flag indicating that the pseudo bonus lottery is won is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c, and the process proceeds to Sb7 (Sb6). If the pseudo bonus lottery is not won (N in Sb5), it proceeds to Sb7 as it is.

  In Sb7, a battle effect game number lottery is performed to determine the number of games for executing the battle effect (Sb7). Next, the number of games determined by the battle effect game number lottery is set in the AT game number counter (Sb8). Thereby, the number of added games necessary to control the AT is given until the control of the battle effect is finished. In addition, the number of games determined by the lottery for the number of battle effect games is set to the battle effect counter that counts the number of games for battle effect (Sb9)

  After the number of games is set in the battle effect counter, a precursor effect flag indicating execution of the precursor effect is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c (Sb10), and the number of games in the precursor effect counter which counts the number of executed games of the precursor effect Is set to complete the process (Sb11).

[About the selection ratio of the number of games in the battle production game number lottery]
Here, the selection ratio of the number of games on the lottery table used in the battle effect game number lottery will be described. The lottery table is composed of a table used when winning in the pseudo bonus lottery and a table used when losing in the pseudo bonus lottery.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the lottery table used in the battle effect game number lottery, when 5 games are selected as the game number of battle effect, the probability of winning the simulated bonus lottery is 50%, the simulated bonus lottery The number of judgment values is determined such that the probability of losing on the occasion is 50%. In addition, in the lottery table used in the battle effect game number lottery, when 10 games are selected as the game number of the battle effect, the probability of winning the simulated bonus lottery is 30%, and the lost by the simulated bonus lottery The number of judgment values is determined so that the probability is 70%. In addition, in the lottery table used in the battle effect game number lottery, when 15 games are selected as the game number of the battle effect, the probability of winning the simulated bonus lottery is 100%, and the lost by the simulated bonus lottery The number of judgment values is determined so that the probability is 0%.

  As described above, since the probability of being controlled to the simulated bonus differs according to the size of the number of games granted, whether to be an advantageous development thereafter according to the size of the number of games granted. Because the sense of expectation changes, the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

  In addition, the degree of advantage varies according to the number of games until the control of the battle effect ends, and furthermore, since the number of games until the control of the battle effect ends can be recognized in advance, the interest of the game can be further enhanced. .

[Precursor effect execution processing]
Next, the precursor effect execution process (Sp9) executed in the timer interrupt process (sub) will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the indication effect execution process, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not the indication effect flag is set in Sb10 of FIG. 18 (Sc1). If the precursor effect flag is not set, the process ends. When the precursor effect flag is set, it is determined whether or not the game is started based on the internal winning command from the main control unit 41 (Sc2). If the game has not been started, the process ends.

  When the game is started, an effect is executed (Sc3). The precursor effect is performed, for example, by changing the number of characters appearing in the effect screen (normal background screen) or changing the color of the speech emitted by the character.

  Along with the execution of the prognostic effect, the count value of the prognostic effect counter is decremented by "1" (Sc4). Then, it is determined whether or not the count value of the precursor effect counter has become “0”, and the process ends if the count value of the precursor effect counter has not become “0” (N in Sc5). On the other hand, when the count value of the precursor effect counter becomes “0” (Y in Sc5), a battle effect flag indicating execution of battle effect is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c (Sc6). Then, the indication effect flag is cleared and the process is ended (Sc7).

  It should be noted that although the number of games for battle rendition is given, the number of remaining games of AT becomes zero during the omen effect and the battle rendition is not executed, or the AT is ended during the battle rendition Various techniques can be used to prevent this. For example, in the case of the prognostic effect, it is possible to stop the counting of the number of AT games. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the number of games given for battle production from being consumed by the precursor production, and to prevent the number of remaining AT games from becoming 0 game during the precursor production and preventing the battle production from being executed. At the same time, the AT can be prevented from ending in the middle of the battle production. In addition to the number of games for battle effects, it is also possible to give the number of games for forward effects when a simulated bonus lottery is performed. As a result, the number of games until the end of the battle effect is secured, so it is prevented that the number of remaining AT games becomes 0 game during the omen effect and the battle effect is not executed, and in the middle of the battle effect. It is possible to prevent the AT from ending.

[Battle production execution processing]
Next, the battle effect execution process (Sp10) executed in the timer interrupt process (sub) will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 21, in the battle effect execution process, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not the battle effect flag is set at Sc6 in FIG. 20 (Sd1). If the battle effect flag is not set, the process ends. If the battle effect flag is set, it is determined based on the internal winning command from the main control unit 41 whether the game is started (Sd2). If the game has not been started, the process ends.

  When the game is started, it is determined whether or not it is the first game of the battle effect based on the count value of the battle effect counter in which the count value is set in Sb9 of FIG. 18 (Sd3). If it is the first game of the battle effect, the additional game number is notified to notify the number of added games given by Sb 7 in FIG. 18, and battle effect is executed (Sd 4). Specifically, for example, the number of added games is displayed from the liquid crystal display 51, and a start image of battle effect is displayed. Note that, until the battle effect is executed, the display of the effect screen for AT (background screen for AT) is performed from the liquid crystal display 51.

  In addition, when it is not the first game of the battle effect, only the execution of the battle effect of the aspect according to the number of games of the battle effect is performed (Sd8). After the process of Sd4 or Sd8 is performed, the count value is decremented by "1" from the battle effect counter (Sd5). Since the battle effect is executed during the AT, the subtraction of the number of games from the AT game number counter is also performed during the battle effect.

  In the battle effect, the image display from the liquid crystal display 51 depicts how the ally character and the enemy character confront each other. Then, in the final game of the battle effect, it is informed that when the ally character wins, the pseudo bonus is controlled, and when the enemy character wins, it is informed that the pseudo bonus is not controlled. It is determined based on whether or not the pseudo bonus lottery winning flag is set in Sb 6 of FIG. 18 as to whether or not an effect of a mode in which the teammate character wins is made in the final game of the battle effect. That is, when the pseudo bonus lottery winning flag is set, an effect in which the teammate character wins is executed.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the count value of the battle effect counter has become "0". If the count value of the battle effect counter has not become "0", the processing is ended. On the other hand, when the count value of the battle effect counter becomes "0", the battle effect flag is cleared and the process is ended (Sd7). In addition, when the count value of the battle effect counter becomes “0” and the battle effect flag is cleared, it is determined whether the pseudo bonus lottery winning flag is set in Sb 6 of FIG. Then, when the pseudo bonus lottery winning flag is set, the pseudo bonus control process of Sp11 of FIG. 17 interrupts the AT from the next game of the game for which the battle effect is finished to control to a pseudo bonus.

  As described above, since the number of games required to control the AT is given until the battle effect controlled during the AT is ended, and the number of granted games is reported, the control of the battle effect is ended. While securing the number of games required to control the AT, it is possible to give the player the feeling that the number of games has increased, and to clearly recognize that it is advantageous to the player during the AT be able to. Thereby, the interest of the game at AT can be enhanced.

  In addition, since the battle effect that suggests the possibility of being controlled to the pseudo bonus is executed, and the number of games necessary to control the AT is given before the battle effect ends, if the battle effect is executed, even if the battle effect is executed, Even if the game bonus is not controlled by the pseudo bonus, it is advantageous to give the number of games, so that the player can be satisfied.

[Add special zone drawing process]
Next, the additional specialization zone lottery process (Sp12) executed in the timer interrupt process (sub) will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 22, in the additional specialization zone lottery process, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not AT is in progress (Se1). If AT is not in progress, the process ends. When AT is in progress, it is determined whether an internal winning command has been received from the main control unit 41 (Se2). If the internal winning command has not been received, the process ends.

  When the internal winning command is received, it is determined whether or not the lottery target combination of the additional special zone lottery has been won (Se3). If the lottery target role has not been won, the process ends.

  When the winning combination is won, an additional special zone lottery is executed (Se4). In the additional specialization zone lottery, it is determined whether or not to control to the additional specialization zone, and the number of games in the additional specialization zone is determined as any one of a plurality of games. If the special special zone lottery is not won, the process is ended.

  If the special addition zone lottery is won (Y in Se5), the number of games determined in the special addition zone lottery is set in the AT game number counter (Se6).

  After the number of games is set in the AT game number counter, an additional specialization zone flag indicating control to the additional specialization zone is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 91 c (Se 7), and the number of games in the additional specialization zone is counted. The number of games is set in the additional special zone counter and the process is ended (Se8). When the additional specialization zone flag is set, the additional specialization zone control process of Sp13 of FIG. 17 is performed to control the next special game of the flag-set game to the additional specialization zone. In the special additional zone, the count value of the additional special zone counter is decremented by one each time the game is started, and when the count value of the additional special zone counter becomes "0", the additional special zone is ended. . Then, in the additional specialization zone, there is a high probability that the number of AT games will be added in the additional AT game number lottery process in Sp7 of FIG. Therefore, the larger the number of games awarded in the special additional zone, the more advantageous. Since the additional specialization zone is controlled during the AT, subtraction of the number of games from the AT game number counter is also performed in the additional specialization zone.

  In addition, when being controlled by the additional specialization zone, when it is controlled by the pseudo bonus, the additional specialization zone may be continued as it is, or the additional specialization zone is interrupted and the additional specialization zone is added after the pseudo bonus. You may resume it. In addition, when winning in the special special zone lottery when being controlled to the pseudo bonus, it is possible to start the special special zone from the next game, even if you start the special special zone after the end of the pseudo bonus Good.

  As described above, since the number of games required to control the AT is given and the number of granted games is notified until the specialization zone for special addition ends, in addition to being controlled to the specialization zone for special addition, Since the number of games is also given before being controlled to the conversion zone, the player can be satisfied.

  Moreover, since the degree of advantage varies depending on the size of the number of games granted, the additional specialization zone changes the sense of expectation as to whether or not it will be advantageous development thereafter, and the interest of the game can be further enhanced. In addition, since the additional specialization zone becomes more advantageous as the size of the provided number of games increases, the expectation for development to be advantageous after that increases when the size of the provided number of games is large, It is possible to further enhance the interest of the game.

  In addition, the degree of advantage varies depending on the number of games until the control of the additional specialization zone ends, and furthermore, since the number of games until the control of the additional specialization zone ends can be recognized in advance, the fun of the game is further added. It can be enhanced.

[Concrete example]
Next, a specific example of the above embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 23A, when the start switch 7 is operated in the first game of the AT to start the game, the liquid crystal display 51 displays the number of remaining AT (ART) games 200 (50 in the specific example). The game is displayed. In addition, an AT start display 201 indicating that control of the AT has been started is displayed. Furthermore, when the navigation target role is won, the push order display 202 is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 23B, for example, when 10 games have been consumed by ART and a winning candidate combination for a simulated bonus is won, a simulated bonus suggestion display 203 is displayed. At this time, a simulated bonus lottery is executed (see Sb4 in FIG. 18). Further, the number of games necessary to control the AT until the battle effect is over is added to the AT game number counter (see Sb6 in FIG. 18). Then, the indication effect is executed over 5 games from the next game.

  As shown in FIG. 23 (c), when the first game of the battle effect is started after the end of the ambition effect, a battle effect start display 204 indicating that the battle effect is started is displayed (see Sd4 of FIG. 21). Then, in the same game, an additional game number display 205 indicating that the number of games necessary to control the AT is given until the battle effect is over is displayed (see Sd4 in FIG. 21). Also, in the same screen, the teammate character 206 and the enemy character 207 are made to appear and battle effect is started. Furthermore, the number-of-remaining-games display 200 is updated along with the display of the number-of-superimposed-games display 205.

  As shown in FIG. 23D, in the second game of the battle effect, a state is shown in which the teammate character 206 and the enemy character 207 are facing each other (see Sd8 in FIG. 21). After that, the same display is made up to the ninth game of the battle effect.

  As shown in FIG. 23E, in the tenth game of battle production (that is, the final game of battle production), a state in which the allied character 206 has won as a result of the production is displayed, and the game is won in the simulated bonus lottery Is notified or the fact that the enemy character 207 has won is displayed to notify that the pseudo bonus lottery has not been won.

  In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not to execute the simulated bonus lottery at the time of cherry winning to control the simulated bonus, and then the battle effect is executed. It is also possible to configure to perform a battle effect when winning, and to control a pseudo bonus when winning a winning combination that makes it possible to control to a pseudo bonus during battle effect. Further, in the present embodiment, the addition game number display is performed on the first game of the battle effect, but the addition game number notification may be performed at the stage when a plurality of games are performed in the battle effect. In this case, in order to prevent an unnatural situation in which the effect continues even though the number-of-remaining-games display is zero, the number-of-superimposed-games display is performed before the number-of-remaining games display becomes zero. It is preferable to go and update the remaining game number display.

[Modification 1]
Next, a first modification of the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first modification, the freeze game is executed during the battle effect, and when the predetermined effect is executed in the freeze game and “white 7” is aligned on the pay line LN, the pseudo bonus is controlled. Then, the battle effect according to the first modification can be executed during the AT of the above-mentioned embodiment, and it can be applied to the first modification by notifying that the right to control the pseudo bonus has been given. Specifically, when "white 7" is aligned on the pay line LN and a character of "WIN" is displayed in the game in which the freeze of the battle effect is executed, control of the pseudo bonus is started. In addition, in the game in which the freeze of the battle effect is executed, “white 7” is not aligned on the pay line LN, and the character of “LOSE” is displayed so that the control of the pseudo bonus is not started. Also, by giving the number of games necessary to control the AT until the battle effect is over, for example, by notifying the number of games given in the first game of the battle effect (see FIG. 27A), It is possible to obtain the same effect as the above embodiment. Detailed description of the same parts as those in the above embodiment will be omitted.

[Freeze related processing]
First, the freeze related process in the first modification will be described with reference to FIG. The freeze related process is executed in the game control process (see FIG. 5) by the main control unit 41. The freeze related process is executed after the lottery process and before the reel rotation process.

  As shown in FIG. 24, in S112, a freeze lottery process is executed. The freeze lottery process is executed based on the table shown in FIG. The table shown in FIG. 25 will be described. The freeze lottery is executed when a strong cherry is won. The types of freeze determined by the freeze lottery are freeze 1, freeze 2, freeze 3, freeze 4, freeze 5, and freeze freeze as shown in FIG. Further, in the freeze lottery, any one of freezes 1 to 5 and gasse freeze are determined at a predetermined probability (not shown), and are not determined other than freeze 1 to 5 and gasse freeze. Note that in the freeze lottery, any one of freezes 1 to 5 and anything other than the freeze may be determined. Also, determining that freezing is to be performed may be referred to as "freeze winning." The freezes 1 to 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 28 and the gasse freeze will be described later.

  In addition, unless a penalty flag to be described later is set, when one of freeze 1 to freeze 5 is won, the stop control table is used to derive the advantageous display result. Further, when the penalty flag is set, even if any of Freeze 1 to Freeze 5 is won, the advantage display result is obtained by using the stop control table different from the stop control table corresponding to the won freeze. It is designed not to be derived. In addition, when the penalty flag is set, even if one of Freeze 1 to Freeze 5 is won, the selected freeze may not be executed.

  When the freeze lottery process of S112 is completed, the process proceeds to S114. In S114, it is determined whether or not freezing is to be executed by the freezing lottery in S112. When it is judged as NO in S114, it transfers to S118, and when it is judged as YES in S114, it transfers to S116.

  In S116, a freeze game determination process is executed. The freeze game is a game in which the main control unit 41 executes a freeze. As described above, in the present embodiment, when it is determined that the freeze is to be executed by the freeze lottery, the number of games after the freeze related process is performed after the freeze game is determined by the freeze game determination process ( In other words, the freeze start timing is determined.

  The freeze game determination process is performed based on the freeze game determination table shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 26, three types of freeze game start timing candidates are defined after three games, four games, and five games. Note that the freeze game start timing represents the next game of the game for which the freeze game determination process has been performed (the game for which the freeze game was won) as the "first game". In the example shown in FIG. 26, there is a 40% probability that the freeze game is determined to be executed after 3 games from the game on which freeze related processing is being performed, and a 30% probability that it is determined to be implemented after 4 games. Yes, it is predefined that the probability to be determined to be executed after 5 games is 30%.

  At S118, the freeze game command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. Here, the freeze game command is whether or not the freeze is executed (that is, the result of the freeze lottery), and the type of freeze to be executed when the freeze is executed (one of freeze 1 to 5 and Gase freeze) And freeze game start timing (any one after 3 to 5 games), etc.

  The sub control unit 91 receives a freeze game command and analyzes the freeze game command to determine whether or not the freeze is performed, the type of freeze to be performed when the freeze is performed, and the freeze It can identify the start timing of the game. In addition, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not the freeze is performed, and the average portion of the number of pseudo bonus games in FIG. 25 based on the information of the type of the freeze performed when the freeze is performed. The number of pseudo bonus games to be awarded is determined with reference to the table of. That is, by executing the freeze game, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that the number of pseudo bonus games may be given.

  In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the freeze is to be executed, battle effects are executed across a plurality of games before the freeze game is started. In the present embodiment, in the battle effect, in the liquid crystal display 51, when the ally character A and the enemy character B battle each other and the ally character A wins, an advantageous display result described later is derived together with the victory. Is notified that the virtual bonus lottery has been won, and the battle effect ends. In addition, when the battle effect ends, it is controlled to the pseudo bonus. On the other hand, when the ally character loses, it is informed that the player has not won the pseudo bonus lottery together with the defeat, and the battle effect is ended. Hereinafter, a battle effect in which the fact that the ally character A has won and the fact that the pseudo bonus lottery has been won is notified is referred to as a "victory battle effect", the fact that the ally character A has been defeated, and the pseudo bonus lottery is not won. The battle production in which the effect is reported is called "defeat battle production". That is, the battle effect performed when winning in the pseudo bonus drawing is "winning battle effect", and the battle effect performed when not playing in the pseudo bonus drawing is "defeat battle effect". The battle effect is executed at a predetermined timing (for example, at the time of operating the start switch 7 of the next game) of the game following the game in which the strong cherry winning event is triggered by the freeze winning.

  In the ROM 91 b of the sub control unit 91, effect data of battle effect is stored in advance in association with a plurality (three types) of candidates for the freeze game start timing. Specifically, effects data of battle effects executed over 3 games, effects data of battle effects executed over 4 games, and effect data of battle effects executed over 5 games are included. It is stored in the ROM 91b. In addition, for the freeze game start timing, after 3 games, after 4 games, after 5 games respectively, the effect data of the battle effect executed over 3 games, the battle executed over 4 games The effect data of the effect and the effect data of the battle effect executed over five games are associated with each other. Note that the number of games for which the battle effect is executed is the number of games counted from the next game of the game in which the strong cherry that is the trigger of the freeze winning is won. For example, in the battle effect executed over four games, the next game of the game in which the strong cherry which is the trigger of the freeze winning is won is counted as the “first game”.

  The sub control unit 91 reads out and executes data of battle effect corresponding to the freeze game start timing specified from the freeze game command. For example, when the freeze game start timing is determined after three games, the sub control unit 91 reads out the effect data of the battle effect executed over four games, and based on the read effect data And perform battle rendition.

[Battle production and freeze game]
FIG. 27 shows an example of the effect screen of the liquid crystal display 51 when the battle effect and the freeze game are executed, and the derivation result. In FIG. 27, (A) → (B) → (C) → (D) → (E) → (F) show the effect screen and the derivation result when the freeze 5 is executed, A) → (B) → (C) → (D) → (G) shows the effect screen and the result of derivation when the gasse freeze is executed. As shown in FIG. 27D, the start timing of the freeze game is determined in advance (see the process of S116 in FIG. 24) in the game in which the freeze related process is executed (the game in which the freeze is won).

  In FIG. 27 (A), the characters “battle start” are displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and a battle effect is executed (a battle effect of the first game is performed). The start timing of the battle effect (that is, the display start timing of the screen in FIG. 27A) is the timing at which the freeze game command is received. That is, when the screen of FIG. 27A is displayed, the start timing of the freeze game is determined by the process of S116 of FIG.

  In the game next to the game in which the freeze game determination process is executed (the second game for battle rendition), as shown in FIG. 27B, a screen on which the aura of character A is released is displayed. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 27C, in the next game (the third battle effect game), a screen on which the aura of character B is released is displayed. In the period in which the screens of FIGS. 27A to 27C are displayed, the player can play a normal game.

  As shown in FIG. 27D, in the next game (the battle effect fourth game, that is, the freeze game), an effect in which the character A and the character B fight is started, and the main control unit 41 in FIG. The freeze determined in S112 is executed. When the freeze is executed, the simulated game described in FIG. 28 is started. In the present embodiment, the normal game is, for example, a game in which a winning is generated in accordance with the derived display result, whereas the pseudo game is a game in which a winning is not generated in accordance with the derived display result. is there.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining the simulated game of the present embodiment. When freezes 1 to 5 are determined, as shown in FIG. 28 (a), the operation of one BET switch 5 and stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is in progress of the game after constant speed rotation. It can be accepted as an operation not involved. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 turns on the stop LED 57a for effect included in the one-BET switch 5 and the stop LEDs 57b for effect for effect included in each of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. The operation to the sheet BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R is prompted.

  The lighting mode of the effect stop LED 57a during freezing and the lighting mode of the BET switch effective LED 21 during non-freezing (also referred to as a regular game, a regular game, etc.) other than freezing are different lighting modes (for example, luminance, It is distinguishable from the case where one color is lit and the other is blinking etc.) and the operation of the one-bet BET switch 5 can be accepted as an operation involved in the progress of the game. In addition, the lighting mode of the performance stop LEDs 57b to 57d during freezing and the lighting mode of the stop valid LEDs 22L to 22R during non-freezing are different lighting modes (for example, luminance, color, one blinks while the other blinks) And the like, and can be distinguished from the case where the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as the operation involved in the progress of the game. Note that the BET switch enable LED 21 and the stop enable LEDs 22L to 22R to be lit during non-freeze are lit in a lighting mode different from that during non-freeze without providing stop LEDs 57a to 57d for effect during freeze. It may be one.

  When it is determined that one of the freezes 1 to 5 is set, the operation of the one-piece BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation not involved in the progress of the game. Thereafter, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated, control is performed to stop the reel corresponding to the switch. At this time, after the target stop position is derived without stopping the reel completely, control for vibrating the reel up and down is performed for a certain time. On the other hand, when the one-sheet BET switch 5 is operated, control is performed to completely stop the reels 2L to 2R in a predetermined order. After the single BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated during freezing to stop all reels, the freeze state is ended, and all reels are started to rotate again, and constant speed rotation and When it becomes, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation involved in the progress of the game. That is, the stop operation is validated, and the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are turned on to notify that the stop operation has become effective.

  On the other hand, after the one-sheet BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation not involved in the progress of the game, the one-bet BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are not operated. If all reels are not stopped even after a certain period of time has passed, etc., after all reels are forcibly stopped at that point (in this case, when one-sheet BET switch 5 is operated) The reels in rotation are sequentially stopped in the same manner as above, and the reels are vibrated and stopped when forced to stop by elapse of a fixed time), the freeze state is ended, and the rotation of all the reels is started again, and stop The operation of the switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation involved in the progress of the game. That is, the stop operation is validated, and the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are turned on to notify that the stop operation has become effective.

  After the freeze 1 is started and the operation of the one-piece BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes acceptable as an operation not involved in the progress of the game, the first stop or the second stop is performed by the operation to the stop switch. In the case of being played, as shown in FIG. 25, control is performed to stop the corresponding reels using the stop control tables for the first stop and the second stop in the game when the strong watermelon is won. At the time of the first stop, as shown in FIG. 28 (b), when the stop switch 8L is operated at the timing that the symbol No. 8 or 9 in the left reel 2L is located at the lower part, the lower part 12 is replayed, The middle bell is the 13th bell, and the top is the 14th watermelon.

  During the freezing, when the first stop operation is performed by the operation to the stop switch, the operation to the stop switch and the one-piece BET switch 5 is invalidated according to the operation and the stop switch The stop LED for effect corresponding to and the stop LED 57a for effect are turned off (see the lighting mode in FIG. 28 (d)). In addition, when the second stop operation is performed by the operation to the stop switch during freezing, the operation to the stop switch is invalidated according to the operation, and the effect stop corresponding to the stop switch The LED is turned off. In addition, at the time of the second stop, when the stop operation is performed at a timing at which the watermelon can be drawn to the upper stage, the watermelon is derived to the upper stage by the second stop.

  When the third stop (final stop) is performed during Freeze 1, as shown in FIG. 25, the position to be stopped is specified using the stop control table for the third stop in the game when winning a strong watermelon, and specified A position (a position further slid by 0.5 frames) obtained by adding 0.5 frames (8S if the S number corresponding to 1 symbol is 16S numbers) to the specified position is specified as the final stop position Control to stop the reels. For this reason, the symbols to be stopped by the third stop during freezing are stopped at a position one half of the pattern shifted downward from the predetermined position than at normal times other than during freezing. At the time of the third stop, when the stop operation is performed at a timing at which the watermelon can be pulled into the upper stage, the watermelon is derived to a position 0.5 frames lower than the upper stage by the third stop. When the third stop operation is performed by the operation to the stop switch during freezing, the operation to the stop switch is invalidated according to the operation and the effect stop corresponding to the stop switch The LED is turned off.

  After the freeze 2 is started and the operation of the one-piece BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes acceptable as an operation not involved in the progress of the game, the first stop or the second stop is performed by the operation to the stop switch. In the case where it is determined, as shown in FIG. 25, control is performed to stop the corresponding reel using the stop control tables for the first stop and the second stop in the game when the strong cherry is won. At the time of the first stop, as shown in FIG. 28 (c), when the stop switch 8L is operated at the timing that the symbol No. 8 or 9 in the left reel 2L is located at the lower part, the No. 10 cherry at the lower part The 11th BAR is derived in the middle, and the 12th Replay is derived in the upper. When the stop switch 8C is operated by the first stop or the second stop, the "black BAR" or the "white BAR" is controlled to stop at the middle of the middle reel.

  When the third stop (final stop) is performed during the freeze 2, as shown in FIG. 25, the position to be stopped is specified using the stop control table for the third stop in the game when the strong cherry is won, and specified A position where 0.5 frames have been added to the above position is specified as a position to be finally stopped, and control is performed to stop the reel.

  After the freeze 3 is started and the operation of the one-piece BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes acceptable as an operation not involved in the progress of the game, the first stop or the second stop is performed by the operation of the stop switch. In the case where it is determined, as shown in FIG. 25, control is performed to stop the corresponding reel using the stop control tables for the first stop and the second stop in the game when the middle row cherry is won. At the time of the first stop, as shown in FIG. 28 (d), when the stop switch 8L is operated at the timing that the symbol No. 8 or 9 in the left reel 2L is located at the lower part, the watermelon No. 9 at the lower part The 10th cherries are in the middle and the 11th BAR is in the top.

  When the third stop (final stop) is performed during Freeze 3, as shown in FIG. 25, the position to be stopped is specified using the stop control table for the third stop in the game when the middle row is won, and specified A position where 0.5 frames have been added to the above position is specified as a position to be finally stopped, and control is performed to stop the reel. During Freeze 3, when the first to third stop operations are performed at a timing at which the cherries can be pulled in, "Cherry" is stopped on the payline LN by the first and second stop operations, and the third By the stop operation, "Cherry" is stopped at a position shifted by half of one symbol downward from the pay line LN. FIG. 28E is an example of the case where the third stop is the stop switch 8R and the right reel 2R is finally stopped.

  The stop operation at the timing when the left reel is at the first stop and the eighth or ninth symbol on the left reel is located at the lower position is the recommended operation mode in this embodiment. By performing the stop operation in the operation mode, it is possible to align all possible strong watermelons, strong cherries and middle cherrys at the first stop time, and further, from the stopped symbol to the stop control table Can be identified, and as a result, it is possible to distinguish which one of freezes 1 to 3 is.

  After the freeze 4 is started and the operation of the one-piece BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes acceptable as an operation not involved in the progress of the game, the first stop or the second stop is performed by the operation to the stop switch. In the case where it is determined, as shown in FIG. 25, the control for stopping the corresponding reel is performed using the stop control table for aligning black 7. The stop control table for black 7 alignment is a table for specifying the number of sliding symbols for drawing black 7 onto pay line LN regardless of the operation timing, and is not used during non-freeze and is used only during freezing. It is a table used. As shown in FIG. 28 (f), when the stop switch 8L is operated for the first stop, regardless of the operation timing, the 17th bell in the lower stage, the 18th black 7 in the middle, and the 19th replay in the upper stage It is derived. Also when the second stop operation is performed, black 7 is derived on the pay line LN regardless of the operation timing.

  When the third stop (final stop) is performed during the freeze 4, as shown in FIG. 25, the stop control table for all seven blacks is used to specify the position to be stopped, and 0.5 is specified at the specified position. A position where the frame amount is added is specified as a position to be finally stopped, and control to stop the reel is performed. As a result, during Freeze 4, "Black 7" is stopped on the payline LN by the first and second stop operations regardless of the operation timing, and "Black 7" is the payline LN by the third stop operation. It is stopped at the position where it is half-shifted from one design downward.

  The freeze 5 is started, and after the operation of the one-piece BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes acceptable as an operation not involved in the progress of the game, the first stop or the second stop is performed by the operation to the stop switch. In the case where it is determined, as shown in FIG. 25, control is performed to stop the corresponding reel using the stop control table for white 7 alignment. The stop control table for white 7 alignment is a table for specifying the number of sliding symbols for drawing white 7 onto pay line LN regardless of the operation timing, and is not used during non-freeze and is used only during freezing. It is a table used. As shown in FIG. 28 (g), when the stop switch 8L is subjected to the first stop operation, regardless of the operation timing, the bell of No. 3 in the lower stage, the white 7 of No. 4 in the middle, and the screen 7 of No. 5 in the upper stage. Is derived. Similarly, when the second stop operation is performed, white 7 is derived on the pay line LN regardless of the operation timing.

  When the third stop (final stop) is performed during the freeze 5, as shown in FIG. 25, the stop control table for white 7 alignment is used to specify the position to be stopped, and 0.5 is specified at the specified position. A position where the frame amount is added is specified as a position to be finally stopped, and control to stop the reel is performed. As a result, during Freeze 5, "White 7" is stopped on the payline LN by the first and second stop operations regardless of the operation timing, and "White 7" is the payline LN by the third stop operation. It is stopped at the position where it is half-shifted from one design downward. FIG. 28H is an example of the case where the third stop is the stop switch 8R and the right reel 2R is finally stopped. In addition, it becomes possible to specify the type of the stop control table by having 7 sets of black or 7 sets of white, and as a result, it is possible to distinguish between Freeze 4 and Freeze 5.

  On the other hand, if any one of freezes 1 to 5 is determined, and one stop switch is not operated (before the first stop operation), if the one-sheet BET switch 5 is operated, the type of freeze is selected. In accordance with the stop control table determined accordingly, the same reel control as when the stop switch 8L is subjected to the first stop operation is performed at the operation timing to stop the reel 2L for the first, and stop at the timing when the reel 2L stops. The same reel control as when the second stop operation is performed by the switch 8C is performed to stop the reel 2C secondly, and the same reel control as when the third stop operation is performed is performed at the timing when the reel 2C is stopped. Thus, the reel 2R is stopped for the third time. That is, during the freeze, when the one-sheet BET switch 5 is operated before the first stop operation, according to the stop control table corresponding to the freeze shown in FIG. Reel control for stopping is performed, and the final stop reel is stopped at a position shifted by half of one symbol downward from the pay line LN. FIG. 28 (i) is an example of the case where the one-sheet BET switch 5 is operated during the freeze 1.

  As illustrated in FIG. 28 (e) (h) (i), the combination of symbols is stopped during the freeze, and all the reels are rotated again after the freeze state is finished. This shows a state in which the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation involved in the progress of the game when the constant speed rotation is started.

  Regardless of the type of freeze, as described above, when the reels are stopped by the operation to the stop switches 8L to 8R, control is made to vibrate up and down, while the reels are controlled by the operation to the one-sheet BET switch 5 When stopped, control to completely stop is performed. The complete stop in this case is a temporary stop during freezing, and does not vibrate up and down, but does not vibrate as in non-freezing.

  As described above, when the freezes 1 to 5 are determined, the operation of the one-piece BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation not involved in the progress of the game. At the second stop, the symbol is stopped on the payline LN, and at the third stop, the symbol is stopped at a position shifted by a half symbol downward from the payline LN. In addition, the combination of the symbols stopped during the freeze is not the target of the winning determination.

  Further, when the gasse freeze is determined, the operation of the one-piece BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R can be accepted as an operation not involved in the progress of the game, as shown in FIG. 27 (G) described later. At the first stop, the second stop, and the third stop, a display result different from the advantageous display result is derived on the pay line LN.

  Further, when the special replay is won during the ART, the sub control unit 91 performs a pseudo bonus lottery, and determines the number of ART games at different rates according to the result of the freeze lottery in this AT lottery. There is. Specifically, the sub control unit 91 can recognize the type of freeze to be executed by analyzing the freeze game command. As shown in FIG. 25, if the result of the freeze lottery is “freeze 1”, the sub control unit 91 refers to the pseudo bonus game number table in which the average number of AT games is 30 games, and the number of pseudo bonus games to be awarded If the result of freeze lottery is Freeze 2, the number of pseudo bonus games to be awarded is determined with reference to the AT game number table in which the average number of simulated bonus games is 40 games, and the result of freeze lottery is If the number of pseudo bonus games is freeze 3, the number of pseudo bonus games to be awarded is determined with reference to the AT game number table in which the average number of pseudo bonus games is 50, and if the result of the freeze lottery is freeze 4, the number of pseudo bonus games is The number of pseudo bonus games to be awarded is determined with reference to the pseudo bonus game number table, the average of which is 100 games, Over's lottery results with reference to the pseudo bonus game number table is a pseudo bonus game number average 200 games if freeze 5, to determine the number of pseudo bonus game is awarded. In the present embodiment, when any one of the freezes 1 to 5 is won, the pseudo bonus lottery is always won.

  Also, if the result of the freeze lottery is a case freeze, the pseudo bonus lottery is not executed. That is, when the result of the freeze lottery is Gase Freeze, the number of pseudo bonus games is not given. Thus, while freezes 1 to 5 are freezes that are executed when the number of simulated bonus games is awarded, Gase Freeze is a freeze that is executed even though the number of simulated bonus games is not awarded. Therefore, even if the freeze is executed, since the number of AT games is not necessarily given, it is possible to make the player feel tense to the freeze.

  Thus, one of freezes 1 to 5 and gasse freeze is executed. In the description of FIG. 25, although the target combination, the stop control table, and the average of the number of simulated bonus games are all represented by the same table, the table of the target combination and the stop control table is actually used as the main control unit 41. , And the sub control unit 91 holds a table of an average portion of the number of pseudo bonus games. In the following, when freezes 1 to 5 are executed, the display result derived on the basis of the stop control table shown in FIG. 25 is referred to as “advantage display result”. The advantageous display result is a display result that causes the player to recognize that the game is controlled to the pseudo bonus by being derived. The advantageous display result is a display result according to at least one symbol combination of a combination of symbols having a sense of premiere and a symbol combination generating a predetermined winning. For example, as shown in FIG. 28 (e), the advantageous display result when freeze 3 is executed is the display result for generating middle-level cherry winning, and the advantageous display result when freeze 5 is generated is FIG. As shown in h), it is a display result in which three "White 7" with a sense of premiere are aligned. The advantageous display result may be a display result that can be derived even during non-freezing.

  Referring back to FIG. 27, since FIG. 27 shows an example in which the freeze 5 is executed as described above, the process flow of FIGS. 28 (a) (g) (h) is executed and the stop switches 8L and 8C It is operated and it will be in the state shown to FIG. 27 (D).

  When the player operates in the order of the stop switches 8L and 8C while the battle effect third game is started and the game is freezing, "White 7" is displayed on the left reel and the middle reel. In addition, also when the single game BET switch 5 is operated while the third game of battle effect is started and the game is freezing, “White 7” is displayed on the left reel and the middle reel. As described above, in the present embodiment, in the freeze game, the tempai state of the advantageous display result (here, white 7-white 7-white 7 of freeze 5) is displayed.

  Then, when the right reel is stopped when the pseudo bonus lottery is won, the screen of FIG. 27 (E) is displayed. On the screen of FIG. 27 (E), the word “WIN” is displayed and at the same time the same result as in FIG. 28 (h) is derived. As a result, the player is informed that the pseudo bonus lottery has been won. Further, although not shown in FIG. 27E, the number of pseudo bonus games to be awarded may be displayed. Then, when the character "WIN" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), as shown in FIG. 27 (f), the character "WIN" and the character "pseudo bonus entry" Is displayed. By the display of the characters "pseudo bonus entry", it is possible to notify the player that the game is controlled to the pseudo bonus. The display of the see-through window 3 is maintained as it is as shown in FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, the freeze game is a game in which a freeze is executed, and also a game controlled to a pseudo bonus when a pseudo bonus lottery is won. It should be noted that the trigger for displaying the characters "WIN" and "pseudo-bonus entry" may not have to be a predetermined time elapsed from when the character "WIN" is displayed, and the character "WIN" will be displayed. It is good also as predetermined operation (for example, operation of start switch 7). That is, when the character "WIN" is displayed, the character "WIN" and the character "AT rush" may be displayed when a predetermined operation is performed.

  On the other hand, when the pseudo bonus lottery is not won, that is, in the case where the freeze being executed is a freeze, the screen of FIG. 27 (G) is displayed when the right reel is stopped. At this time, the characters “LOSE” are displayed on the screen, and at the same time a display result different from the advantageous display result for each of the freezes 1 to 5 is derived from the perspective window 3. As described above, by executing Gase Freeze and deriving a display result different from the advantageous display result, it is possible to notify the player that AT winning has not been won. In the example of FIG. 27G, the display result different from the advantageous display result is white 7-white 7-BAR. Moreover, the display results different from the advantageous display results are not limited to the white 7-white 7-BAR, and the "+0.5 frame" of the advantageous display results shown in FIG. 25 and the advantageous display results shown in FIG. 25 are omitted. Among the displayed results (not shifted), any displayed result may be used as long as it does not correspond to any of the displayed results.

[Modification 2]
Next, a second modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the second modification, the timing at which insertion (credits) and settlement are permitted after the replay winning is performed when the automatic bet is completed by the replay winning or when the automatic bet by the replay winning is started (or started). .

  Also in the above embodiment, it is possible to apply the first modification to the above embodiment by setting the timing of insertion and settlement in the same manner as the first modification when various replays are won, The same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained. Specific processes of the first modification will be described below, but detailed description of the same parts as those of the above embodiment will be omitted.

[BET processing]
First, the BET processing that the main control unit 41 executes in Sd1 of the game processing shown in FIG. 7 will be described. FIGS. 29 to 31 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the BET processing performed by the main control unit.

  In the BET processing, first, the value of the bet counter is cleared in a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 (S10), and the specified number according to the gaming state (upper limit number in this embodiment) Whether or not a replay game flag indicating that the game is a replay game is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41 (S11) and 3) in any gaming state (S11) It is determined whether or not the next game (the game to be started from now) is a replay game based on (S12).

  If it is determined in S12 that the next game (the game to be started from now) is a replay game, a lip freeze process is performed to generate a lip freeze at the bell lip prize (S13). The lip freeze processing will be described later with reference to FIG. After completion of the lip freeze process, the value of the bet counter is incremented by 1 in S14, and the specified number of bets is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41, and the value of the bet counter is the specified number (here It is determined whether or not it is 3), that is, whether or not the bet number serving as the start condition of the game is set (S15), and if the value of the BET counter is not the specified number, the process returns to S14. When the value of the bet counter becomes the prescribed number and the setting of the bet number by the replay winning is completed, the process proceeds to S16. After the value of the bet counter is added, the main control unit 41 executes a process of sequentially lighting 1 BET LED 14, 2 BET LED 15, and 3 BET LED 16 according to the value of the BET counter. Further, after the setting of the number of bets after the replay winning is completed, the main control unit 41 executes a process of lighting the replaying LED 20 and the start valid LED 18 (the waiting LED 19 during the wait).

  At S16, it is determined whether or not the replays won in the previous game are a normal replay, a seven-in-a-roll replay, and seven failbacks 1 to 5 (these replays are collectively referred to as first replay below). . Note that the first replay may be only the normal rep among the replays composed of only the same symbol. Whether or not it is the first replay is specified from the set replay game flag. If it is determined in S16 that the replay is the first replay, the bet number is 3 in S17 (since the replay win possible state is 3 bets), and the sub control unit 91 outputs a bet sound A BET command indicating that there is a BET sound to be made (in S17, it is indicated as "BET command (with BET sound" for the sake of convenience. The same applies hereinafter) is set in the normal command transmission buffer.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S16 that the first replay is not made, a bet number indicating that the bet number is increased by 3 in S18 and a BET command indicating no BET sound indicating that the sub control unit 91 does not output a BET sound (S18 For the sake of convenience, “BET command (without BET sound)” is similarly set in the transmission buffer for normal command. When it is determined that the first replay is not, if it is assumed that the first replay is the normal replay, the seven-arranged rep, and the seven fakes 1 to 5, it is determined that the bell lip 1 to 5 is won. When it was Hereinafter, the replay other than the first replay is also referred to as a second replay, and here, the bell lip 1 to 5 correspond. Note that the second replay may include seven fake clips 1 to 5 composed of a combination of symbols including different symbols, and also includes seven matching lips serving as an AT lottery trigger described later. It is also good.

  The BET command set in S17 and S18 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main). Thereby, the sub control unit 91 outputs the bet sound every time the bet number is set after the first replay winning, but when the bet number is set after the second replay winning. Will not output a BET sound. This makes it possible to make the player easily notice the first replay winning, but makes it difficult for the player to notice the second replay winning.

  In S19, it is determined whether or not the value of the credit counter which is the value of the credit stored in the predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 is 50 which is the upper limit value. If it is determined in S19 that the upper limit value is set, the insertion impossible flag is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41 (S20), and the process proceeds to S22. When the insertion impossible flag is set in S20, processing for turning off the introduction request LED 17 and the BET switch effective LED 21 is performed. When the bet counter is set to the specified number by the second replay winning, the enter request LED 17 and the bet switch enable LED 21 are not turned off in S20, for example, YES is determined in S37 to be described later, or the freeze freeze is ended. After that, or after a credit command (with BET sound) corresponding to 3 BETs is output, the input request LED 17 and the BET switch effective LED 21 are extinguished.

  If it is determined in S19 that the value is not the upper limit value, that is, if it is determined that credit input is possible, the process proceeds to S21. When it is determined in S12 that the game is not a replay game, the process directly proceeds to S21.

  In S21, the setting before waiting for insertion is performed, and the process proceeds to S22. In the setting before waiting for insertion, when the insertion impossible flag is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41, the insertion impossible flag is cleared, and the medal can be inserted. For this reason, after the replay winning, before the setting of the bet number is completed and the setting before waiting for the insertion is not yet performed, the setting of the bet number is completed without accepting the inserted medal. The medal inserted after the setting before waiting is performed is accepted effectively and credit will be added. The main control unit 41 turns on the closing request LED 17 after the setting before waiting for closing is performed in S21 and the closing impossible flag is cleared, and the bet switch valid LED 21 is switched to when the bet number can be set. Execute processing to light up. When the bet counter is set to the specified number by the first replay winning, only the input request LED 17 is turned on in S21. When the bet counter is set to the specified number by the second replay winning, the entry request LED 17 and the bet switch valid LED 21 are turned on in S21, for example, after it is determined YES in S37 described later or after the freeze freeze is completed. After the credit command (with BET sound) corresponding to 3 BETs is output, the input request LED 17 and the BET switch enable LED 21 are turned off.

  In S22, it is determined whether or not the medal can be inserted based on whether the insertion impossible flag is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41 or not. When it is determined in S22 that the medal can be inserted, the flow path switching solenoid 30 is turned on, and the medal flow path is set as the hopper tank side path so that the medal can be inserted ( If it is determined that it is not possible to insert the medal, the flow channel switching solenoid 30 is set to the off state, and the medal flow path is used as a path on the medal payout port 9 side to select a new medal. Is prohibited (S24), and the process proceeds to S25.

  In S25, it is determined whether the setting key switch 37 is on or not. If the setting key switch 37 is on, it is determined whether the value of the BET counter is 0 (S26). If the value of the BET counter is 0 in S26, the confirmation start command is set in the normal command transmission buffer (S27), and the setting confirmation process (S28), ie, the setting confirmation state is entered. The confirmation start command set in S27 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 in the timer interrupt process (main) thereafter. After the setting confirmation process in S28 is completed, the process returns to S22. If the setting key switch 37 is not on in S25, or if the value of the BET counter is not 0 in S26, the process proceeds to S30.

  In S30, it is determined whether the detection result by the insertion medal sensor 31 is an appropriate detection result and whether or not the passage of the insertion medal is detected, that is, the presence or absence of the insertion medal flag indicating that the passage of the insertion medal is detected. If the passage of the inserted medal is not detected in S30, the process proceeds to S45. If the passage of the inserted medal is detected, the inserted medal flag is cleared (S31), and the insertion impossible flag is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41. It is determined whether or not the medal can be inserted based on whether or not the medal is inserted (S32). If the medal can not be inserted, the process proceeds to S45.

  If it is determined that the medals can be inserted in S32, it refers to the specified number of bets set in the RAM of the main control section 41 and determines whether the value of the BET counter is the specified number (S33). If the value of the bet counter is not a prescribed number, the bet number is incremented by 1 and a bet command (with bet sound) indicating that there is a bet sound indicating that the sub control unit 91 outputs bet sound is a normal command transmission The credit buffer is set (S34), the value of the BET counter is incremented by 1 (S35), and the process returns to S22. The BET command set in S34 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main). Thereby, when the bet number is set by the medal insertion, the sub control unit 91 side outputs a bet sound.

  If the value of the bet counter is a prescribed number in S33, it is determined in S36 whether or not the second replay has been won in the previous game. Whether or not it is the second replay is specified from the replay game flag. When it is determined in S36 that the second replay has not been won in the previous game, a credit command indicating the value of the credit counter after adding 1 and indicating that the sub control unit 91 causes a credit sound to be output in S38 (In FIG. 38, for the sake of convenience, “credit command (normal)” is shown. The same applies to the following.) Is set in the buffer for normal command transmission, and the value of the credit counter is stored in S40. Add one. The credit command set in S38 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main).

  If it is determined in S36 that the second replay has been won in the previous game, it is determined in S37 whether a predetermined number of bet sounds have been output. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the credit command shown in S39 has been output three times for the specified number. When the bet number is set after the second replay winning, as shown in S18, a BET command (no BET sound) is output, so the sub control unit 91 does not output a BET sound. For this reason, after the bet number is set after the second replay winning, when the medal is inserted and credited, processing for outputting the bet sound up to a prescribed number of times is performed.

  In S37, when a predetermined number of BET sounds have not been output, a credit command indicating the value of the credit counter after 1 addition and indicating that the sub control unit 91 causes the credit sound to be output in S39 (for convenience in S39 It is shown as “Credit command (with BET sound).” The same applies to the normal command transmission buffer, and the value of the credit counter where the value of the credit is stored in the RAM of the main control unit 41 is incremented by 1 at S40. Do. The credit command set in S39 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main). On the other hand, when the predetermined number of bet sounds have already been output in S37, the process proceeds to S38, and a credit command (normal) is set in the normal command transmission buffer. Thereby, at the time of credit addition by medal insertion after the second replay winning, the sub control unit 91 side outputs a bet sound for the third sheet and a credit sound for the fourth and subsequent sheets. Ru. On the other hand, in the case of the credit addition by the medal insertion when not after the second replay winning, the sub control unit 91 side outputs the credit sound from the first sheet. As a step following S36 and S37, after S40 is performed, the corresponding S38 or S39 process is performed, and a credit command indicating the current value to be applied after S40 is added as the value of the credit counter is S38. Alternatively, it may be set in S39. In addition, since the bet number for the specified number is set after the release freeze is canceled at the time of the second replay winning, in S39, a command for outputting the specified number of BET sounds as the credit command (with BET sound) It is also possible to set and output a specified number of bet sounds.

  In S41, it is determined whether the value of the credit counter is 50, which is the upper limit value. If the value of the credit counter is not 50, the process returns to S22, and if the value of the credit counter is 50, the input impossibility flag is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41 in S42, and the process returns to S22.

  In S45, it is determined whether the operation of the start switch 7 is detected, that is, whether a rising edge indicating the rising of the start switch 7 is set. Furthermore, since the rising edge is set only when any switch is turned on and all the switches are turned off, in S45, in addition to whether or not any switch is turned on, the other It is also determined whether or not the switch is OFF.

  If it is determined in S45 that the operation of the start switch 7 is not detected, or if the start switch 7 is operated but another switch is also operated, the process proceeds to S50, and the operation of the start switch 7 is effective. If it is detected, the process advances to step S46 to clear the rising edge. Further, in S47, with reference to the specified number of bets set in the RAM of the main control unit 41, it is determined whether the value of the BET counter is the specified number, that is, the number of bets serving as the game start condition is set. Determine if

  If the value of the bet counter is not the specified number in S47, the process returns to S22. If the value of the bet counter is the specified number, in S48, the insertion impossible flag is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41 and the flow path switching solenoid 30 is turned off, the medal flow path is set as the path on the medal payout opening 9 side, and the insertion of new medals is prohibited, and in S49, setting at the start of the game is performed. As a result, even if the medal is inserted, it is not accepted until the setting before waiting for insertion is performed in S21 in the bet processing after the game is started after the game is started, and the medal payout opening 9 Will be paid out. Then, after S49, the BET processing ends, and the process proceeds to Sd2 in FIG.

In S50, it is determined whether the operation of the one-bet BET switch 5 is detected, that is, whether the rising edge indicating the rising of the one-bet BET switch 5 is set. If the operation of the one-sheet BET switch 5 is not detected in S50, the process proceeds to S51. If the operation of the one-bed BET switch 5 is detected, the process proceeds to S65 of FIG. 31 to clear the rising edge.

  In S66, with reference to the specified number of bets set in the RAM of the main control unit 41, it is determined whether or not the value of the BET counter is the specified number. If the value of the BET counter is a prescribed number in S66, the process returns to S22. If the value of the BET counter is not a prescribed number, it is determined in S67 whether the value of the credit counter is zero. If the value of the credit counter is 0 in S67, the process returns to S22. If the value of the credit counter is not 0 in S67, a bet command (BET sound present) indicating that the bet number is incremented by 1 in S68 and that the sub control unit 91 outputs a BET sound Is set in the normal command transmission buffer. In S69, the value of the credit counter is decremented by 1. In S70, the value of the BET counter is incremented by 1, and the process returns to S22. The BET command set in S68 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main). As a result, when the bet number is set by the operation of the one-sheet BET switch 5, the sub control unit 91 outputs a bet sound. After the second replay winning, if it is determined as YES in S66, the same determination as in S37 is performed, and if the BET sound is not output for the specified number, the same processing as in S39 is performed. , And bet sounds may be output.

  In S51, it is determined whether the operation of the MAX BET switch 6 has been detected, that is, whether the rising edge indicating the rising of the MAX BET switch 6 has been set. If the operation of the MAX BET switch 6 is not detected in S51, the process proceeds to S52. If the operation of the MAX BET switch 6 is detected, the process proceeds to S75 of FIG. 31 to clear the rising edge.

  In S76, with reference to the specified number of bets set in the RAM of the main control unit 41, it is determined whether or not the value of the BET counter is the specified number. If the value of the BET counter is a prescribed number at S76, the process proceeds to S80, and if the value of the BET counter is not a prescribed number, it is determined at S77 whether the value of the credit counter is zero. If the value of the credit counter is 0 in S77, the process proceeds to S80. If the value of the credit counter is not 0 in S77, the value of the credit counter is decremented by 1 in S78, the value of the BET counter is incremented by 1 in S79, and the process returns to S76.

  In S80, it is determined whether or not the bet counter has been added. If the bet counter has not been added, the process returns to S22. When the BET counter in S80 is added, not only the addition in S79, but also the addition in S14 after the release freeze is canceled by the operation of the MAX BET switch 6. On the other hand, if the bet counter has been added, a bet command (BET sound indicating that the bet number added in S81 is added and that there is a bet sound indicating that the sub control unit 91 outputs bet sound (BET sound) ) Is set as a normal command transmission buffer, and the process proceeds to S22. The BET command set in S81 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main). Thus, when the bet number is set by the operation of the MAX BET switch 6, the sub control unit 91 outputs bet sound for the set bet number.

  In S52, it is determined whether the operation of the settlement switch 10 is detected, that is, whether the rising edge indicating the rising of the settlement switch 10 is set. If the operation of the settlement switch 10 is not detected in S52, the process returns to S22. If the operation of the settlement switch 10 is detected, the process proceeds to S53, and the rising edge is cleared. In S54, it is determined whether or not the next game is a replay game based on whether or not the replay game flag is set in the RAM of the main control unit 41.

  If it is not determined in S54 that the game is a replay game, it is determined in S56 whether the value of the bet counter is 0 or not. If the value of the bet counter is not 0, the process proceeds to S57 and the hopper motor 34 is driven to bet the bet counter. Control for paying out the medals for the value stored in (ie, control for returning the medals used for setting the bet number and setting the value of the bet counter to 0) is performed, and also the medal payout start and bet number settlement Is executed to set a payout start command to notify the normal command transmission buffer. After the bet number settlement process in S57, in S58, the insertion impossible flag set in the RAM of the main control unit 41 is cleared, and the process returns to S22. As a result, when bet number settlement is performed by the operation of the settlement switch 10 in a state where the bet number is not set after the replay winning, the sub control unit 91 displays that the bet number settlement is in progress. At the same time, a sound corresponding to the bet number adjustment is output.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S54 that the game is a replay game or when it is determined in S56 that the value of the BET counter is 0, the value stored in the credit counter is driven by driving the hopper motor 34 in S59. Control for paying out medals (that is, control for returning the medal stored as a credit and setting the value of the credit counter to 0) is performed, and notification of the start of payout of medals is made, and credit settlement in the replay game is performed. A bet number settlement process is performed to set, in the normal command transmission buffer, a payout start command for notifying whether it is credit settlement when there is a certain number or a bet number is not set. After the bet number settlement process in S57, in S58, the insertion impossible flag set in the RAM of the main control unit 41 is cleared, and the process returns to S22. Thereby, when the settlement is performed by the operation of the settlement switch 10 in the replay winning, only the credit settlement is performed without performing the bet number settling, and in the sub control unit 91, the credit after the replay winning A message indicating that the settlement is in progress is displayed, and a sound corresponding to the credit adjustment after the replay winning is output. Further, when the settlement is performed by the operation of the settlement switch 10 when the value of the BET counter is 0, the sub control unit 91 indicates that the credit is being settled when the value of the BET counter is 0. While being displayed, a sound corresponding to the credit adjustment when the value of the BET counter is 0 is output.

[Rip freeze process]
FIG. 32 is a flow chart showing the control contents of the lip freeze processing which the main control section 41 executes in S13 of the BET processing. The repeat freeze process is performed when it is determined that the game is a replay game, that is, after the replay win in the previous game. In S85, it is determined whether or not the replay that has won the game in the previous game is the second replay that is the bell lip 1 to 5. If it is determined that the bell lip is not 1 to 5, the lip freeze processing is ended without causing the freeze.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that any of the bell lip 1 to 5 is determined, the timing at which the bet number is set by the replay winning or the start switch 7 is determined until YES is determined in any of S89 to S92 and the freeze release condition is satisfied. A process is performed to generate a freeze (rep freeze) that delays the timing of enabling the. In S86, it is determined whether the value of the credit counter is 50, which is the upper limit. If it is determined in S86 that the upper limit value is not determined, credits can be added. Therefore, in S87, the flow path switching solenoid 30 is turned on, and the medal flow path can be used as the hopper tank side path for medal insertion. It will be in the state. Further, in S88, processing for lighting the insertion request LED 17 and the BET switch effective LED 21 is performed. In this way, in particular, MAX BET operation and medal insertion can be promoted.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S86 that the value of the credit counter is 50, which is the upper limit value, the credit addition is impossible, so the process proceeds to S89 without performing the process of S87 and the like. As a result, although the credit counter is 50, the inserted medal is allowed to flow down to the hopper tank side, and the problem that neither the credit addition nor the bet number addition is caused by the medal occurs is prevented. Can.

  In S89, it is determined whether a predetermined time (30 seconds in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of lip freeze. When it is determined in S89 that the predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the lip freeze, the lip freeze cancellation condition is satisfied.

  When it is determined in S89 that the predetermined time has not elapsed from the start of the lip freeze, it is determined in S90 whether or not the player has performed the MAX BET operation using the MAX BET switch 6. When it is determined in S90 that the player has performed the MAX BET operation, the lip freeze release condition is satisfied.

  When it is determined in S90 that the player has not performed the MAX BET operation, the inserted medal sensor 31 has the medal inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 in S91 disposed closer to the hopper tank 34a than the flow path switching solenoid 30. It is determined whether or not the sensor disposed at the most upstream side among the plurality of sensors (that is, a sensor capable of detecting the inserted medal first (hereinafter, this sensor is also referred to as a specific sensor)) is detected. Passage of the medal is detected by the specific sensor when the flow path switching solenoid 30 is turned on in S87. When it is determined in S91 that the medal has been inserted, the lip-freeze release condition is satisfied. Even when it is determined that the medal has been inserted in S91, the insertion of the medal has not yet been detected by another sensor, and the detection result by the inserted medal sensor 31 is not an appropriate detection result. The flag is not set.

  If it is not determined in S91 that the medal has been inserted, it is determined in S92 whether or not the credit settlement operation by the player using the settlement switch 10 has been performed. When it is determined in S92 that the credit settlement operation has been performed by the player, the lip freeze release condition is satisfied. Further, after the freeze is canceled by the credit settlement operation, the determination of YES in S52 of FIG. 30 is made, and as a result of shifting to S59, credit settlement processing is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined in S92 that there is no credit settlement operation by the player, the process proceeds to S89.

  After the freeze release condition is satisfied, when the flow path switching solenoid 30 is in the on state in S93, the flow path switching solenoid 30 is turned off, and the lip freeze processing is ended. In the lip freeze process, the process of S93 is performed. Thus, for example, when the credit counter is 49, a lip freeze occurs, and even when a plurality of medals are inserted at once, the first sheet of them is detected by the specific sensor, and the freeze release condition is satisfied. Then, immediately after the channel switching solenoid is turned off in S93 and the lip freeze processing is ended, the first medal is detected by another sensor and the detection result by the inserted medal sensor 31 is appropriate. When the inserted medal flag is set as the detection result and the inserted medal flag is set, YES is determined in S30 of FIG. 30 and the credit counter is updated to 50 in S40, and YES is determined in S19 of FIG. Because the flow path switching solenoid is in the off state, the second and subsequent medals of the plurality of It is discharged from Le payout opening 9. When a plurality of medals are inserted at once, the plurality of sensors included in the inserted medal sensor 31 are detected by the other sensor after the first medal is detected by the specific sensor and the detection result by the inserted medal sensor 31 The time required for the detection result to be appropriate is shorter than the time required for the second medal to reach the flow path switching solenoid 30 after the first medal is detected by the specific sensor. It is arranged as. Therefore, when the first medal is inserted to reach the credit 50, the flow channel switching solenoid is always turned off when the second and subsequent medals reach the flow channel switching solenoid 30, so that two cards are obtained. The medals after the eyes can be paid out from the medal payout opening 9. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a defect that the credit is not added and the return is not made even though the medal is inserted.

  On the other hand, when the credit counter is less than 49 and a lip freeze occurs and a plurality of medals are inserted at once, the first sheet of them is detected by the specific sensor and the freeze release condition is satisfied. After that, although the flow path switching solenoid is immediately turned off in S93, it is determined NO in S19 of FIG. 29 immediately after that, and the setting before waiting for input is performed in S21 and the flow path switching solenoid is in the on state As it is switched and maintained until the on state reaches the credit 50, the medals of the second and subsequent ones of the plurality of medals are also fetched (until the credit 50 is reached) and added to the credit. As a result, the convenience when a medal is inserted during the lip freeze can be improved.

[An example of the timing when the insertion or settlement of medals is allowed]
Next, the timing at which the insertion or settlement of medals is permitted after the game is over will be described. FIGS. 33 (a) to 33 (d) are diagrams for explaining an example of the timing at which the insertion or settlement of medals is permitted after the game is over by execution of the BET processing shown in FIGS. It is.

  FIG. 33 (a) is a diagram for explaining the timing at which the insertion or settlement of medals is permitted after medals are not paid out without a minor winning combination. If the small winning combination has not occurred, the game ends without a payout being made, and thereafter, the processing of S8 of FIG. 11, the processing of S1 for the next game, and S10 to S12 of FIG. After the processing is executed, the processing of S21 and subsequent steps is executed, whereby insertion or settlement of medals is permitted as shown in FIG. 33 (a).

  FIG. 33 (b) is a diagram for explaining the timing at which insertion or settlement of medals is permitted after medals are paid out and a small winning combination is made. If a small winning combination has occurred, the game ends after the payout is made, and thereafter, the process of S8 in FIG. 11, the process of S1 for the next game, and S10 to S12 in FIG. After the processing is executed, the processing of S21 and subsequent steps is executed, whereby insertion or settlement of medals is permitted as shown in FIG. 33 (b).

  FIG. 33 (c) is a diagram for explaining the timing at which the insertion or settlement of medals is permitted after winning a normal lip. When the normal ripple winning occurs, the game ends without payout being made, and thereafter, the process of S8 of FIG. 11, the process of S1 for the next game, and S10 to S12 of FIG. In addition to the processing, as shown in FIG. 33 (c), the processing after S21 is executed after it is determined that the bet number setting is completed and credit is possible in S19. Entry or settlement of medals is permitted.

  FIG. 33 (d) is a diagram for explaining the timing at which insertion of medals or settlement is permitted after the bell lip prize is won. When the bell lip prize occurs, the game ends without payout being made, and thereafter, the process of S8 of FIG. 11, the process of S1 for the next game, the process of S10 to S12 of FIG. Is executed, and the lip freeze processing shown in FIG. 32 is executed to control the lip freeze until the lip freeze release condition is satisfied. During this time, as shown in S87 of FIG. 32, the flow path switching solenoid 30 is turned on, and the medal insertion for releasing the freeze is permitted, and the credit settlement operation for releasing the freeze and the MAX BET operation are performed. Is also allowed. As shown in FIG. 33 (d), the processes after S21 are executed after it is determined that credit is possible in S19 of FIG. As usual, the insertion or settlement of medals is permitted.

  During the freeze, medal insertion for releasing the freeze or credit settlement operation is permitted, and after the freeze freeze is released in conjunction with the medal insertion during the freeze freeze or the credit adjustment operation, the normal medal is set after the bet number is set. Are charged or settled. In addition, since the flow path switching solenoid 30 is not turned on in S87 of FIG. 32 when the value of the credit counter has already reached 50 even during the freeze freeze, the drop freeze termination is finished for the insertion of the medal in this case. It will be accepted later.

[Regarding Allowable Timing of Charge / Settlement after Replay Prize]
In the second modification, as shown in FIGS. 33C and 33D, an example will be described in which the timing at which the input (credits) and the settlement are allowed after the replay winning is the completion time of the automatic bet by the replay winning. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the timing at which the input (credits) and settlement are permitted after the replay winning may be when the automatic bet is started (or started) by the replay winning.

[Modification of timing when medal insertion or settlement is allowed]
FIG. 34 is a view for explaining a modification of the timing at which the insertion or settlement of medals is permitted after the replay winning. In FIG. 34 (a), the game ends without a payout being made when a normal lip prize occurs, and then the process of S8 of FIG. 11 or the process of S1 for the next game, After the processing of S10 to S13 of FIG. 29 is performed, processing of the automatic bet (S14, S15) is started. That is, since the start of the auto bet process (S14, S15) is decided after the processes of S10 to S13 in FIG. 29 are performed, it can be said that the auto bet process is started. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 34 (a), when the automatic bet process is started (or started), the insertion or settlement of medals may be permitted.

  As a first example, for example, when it is determined YES in S12 and the process of S13 ends, the same process as S19 is performed to determine whether the value of the credit counter is 50 or not. The auto bet process (same process as in S14 and S15) is started, and after it is determined that the value of the credit counter is not 50, the process waits for the completion of the auto bet process started thereafter. Instead, the same processing as in S21 may be performed, and the credit may be added when the inserted medal is detected after that and when the operation to the settlement switch 10 is detected. On the other hand, after the processing similar to S19 is performed and it is determined that the value of the credit counter is 50, the same processing as the processing after S20 may be performed. In the first example, the lip freeze process may be performed, for example, at the timing when the bet number setting starts.

  As a second example, for example, it is possible to execute an interrupt process for inserting or settling a medal, and it is determined that the value of the credit counter in the first example is not 50, or the value of the credit counter is After it is determined that it is not 50, the interrupt processing interrupt is permitted between the time when the processing corresponding to the first S14 is executed and the start of the game, and the division is performed every predetermined period (2 msec) The loading process may be executed to allow the insertion or settlement of medals when the automatic bet process is started (or started).

  Even in the case of this configuration, even if the medal is inserted after the occurrence of the replay prize and before the replay game is started (reel rotation start), the number of bets due to the replay prize When the medal is detected after the setting (automatic bet) is started, credits can be added according to the detection of the medal. For this reason, it is possible to prevent that the credit addition after the occurrence of the replay winning is made prior to the start of the bet number setting. As a result, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player after the occurrence of the replay winning without causing a sense of incongruity. In addition, while maintaining the significance of replay, leaving the replay function itself of giving a replay game (one game) instead of paying out medals, credits are kept in accordance with settlement operations even after a replay prize. By making the payout possible, the convenience of the player after the replay winning can be further improved.

  FIG. 34 (b) is a diagram for explaining the timing at which the medal insertion or settlement is permitted after the bell lip prize is won. When the bell lip prize occurs, the game ends without payout being made, and thereafter, the process of S8 of FIG. 11, the process of S1 for the next game, the process of S10 to S12 of FIG. After the above is performed, the lip freeze processing shown in FIG. 32 is executed, and the lip freeze is controlled until the lip freeze release condition is satisfied. During this time, as shown in S87 of FIG. 32, the flow path switching solenoid 30 is turned on, and the medal insertion for releasing the freeze is permitted, and the credit settlement operation for releasing the freeze and the MAX BET operation are performed. Is also allowed. When the lip freeze cancellation condition is satisfied, the bet number setting is started, and as shown in FIG. 34 (b), insertion or settlement of medals is permitted.

  As described above, when an ordinary bet is won, as shown in FIG. 34 (a), when auto bet processing is started (or started), the insertion or settlement of medals is permitted, and bell lip In the case of winning, as shown in FIG. 34 (b), the bell lip freeze is generated, and after the freeze release condition is satisfied, when the auto bet process is started (or started), Entry or settlement may be allowed. In this case, in order to prevent simultaneous notification that a bet has been made and notification that a credit has been added, medals may be inserted or the medals may be inserted when the automatic bet process is started (or started). Although the settlement is permitted, the notification that the credit has been added by the insertion of the medal may always be performed after the notification that the automatic bet has been made. Also, in the above-described embodiment, the notification that the credit has been added by the medal inserted for canceling the lip freeze is also similarly performed after the notification that the automatic bet has been made. Good.

  In addition, even if it is when the automatic bet by the replay winning is started when the timing (credit) is permitted after the replay winning, the timing at which the settlement is allowed after the replay winning is the automatic by the replay winning It may be made to be the time of bet completion.

  In the second modification, as shown in FIGS. 33 (c) and (d) and FIGS. 34 (a) and (b), the timing at which the input (credits) and settlement are permitted after the replay winning is the replay Although the example in which the automatic bet is started or completed by winning is described, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be timing when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the start or completion of the automatic bet by replay winning. The predetermined condition may be satisfied when a predetermined time has elapsed or may be satisfied when a predetermined process ends. For example, a BET command (with BET sound) set in S17 of FIG. 29 is output to the sub control unit 91 as an example in which the predetermined condition is satisfied when a predetermined time elapses after completion of the automatic bet due to the replay winning. If the average time required to complete the third BET sound output based on the command is time A, the condition is satisfied when time A has elapsed since the predetermined condition was determined as YES in S15 If the average time required for the sub control unit 91 to output and receive the BET command (without BET sound) set in S18 of FIG. It may be satisfied when the time B has elapsed since the predetermined condition is determined as YES in S15. After the determination in step S15 is YES, the process may move to step S21 when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

  In the second modification, as the type of replay, a normal replay of the first replay as a specific replaying display result which is a specific combination, and a bellrip of a second replay as a nonspecific replaying display result which is a nonspecific combination are provided. Although the described example has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and as the type of replay, only the specific replay result may not be provided without the non-specified replay result. Conversely, the specific replay game display result may not be provided, and only the non-specific replay game result may be provided.

  Further, in the second modification, although the example in which the insertion after the replay winning is permitted is described regardless of the type of the replay, the invention is not limited thereto, and the insertion after the replay winning is permitted according to the type of the replay. You may configure it. For example, although the insertion is not permitted after the first replay winning as the specific replaying display result as the specific combination, only after the second replaying winning as the non-specific replaying display result as the nonspecific combination. Input may be allowed. That is, the insertion may be permitted only when it is difficult to notice that the replay display result has been derived, and the convenience may be improved without causing the player to be bothered.

  Further, in the second modification, although an example in which the settlement after the replay winning is permitted is described regardless of the type of the replay, the invention is not limited thereto, and the settlement after the replay winning is permitted according to the type of the replay. You may configure it. For example, while the settlement is not permitted after the first replay winning as the specific replaying display result as the specific combination, only after the second replay winning as the non-specific replaying display result as the nonspecific combination. Settlement may be allowed. That is, the settlement may be allowed only when it is difficult to notice that the re-game display result has been derived, and the convenience may be improved without causing the player to be bothered.

[Effects of the Example and Modified Examples 1 and 2]
In the above embodiment, the number of games required to control the AT is given until the battle effect controlled during the AT is over, and the number of games given is notified (in this example, the process of Sb 9 in FIG. 18) (A part that executes the processing of Sd4 in FIG. 21).
Therefore, it is possible to give the player the feeling that the number of games has increased, while securing the number of games necessary to control the AT until the end of control of the battle effect, and during AT Make it possible to clearly recognize things that are Thereby, the interest of the game at AT can be enhanced.

In the second modification, the occurrence of the re-game winning (in this example, the replay, the first and second replays) (in this example, YES in S12 in FIGS. 29 to 31) causes the game value to be reduced. The bet number stored in the bet number storage unit is updated so that the next game can be started without using the game (in this example, S14 and S15 in FIGS. 29 to 31).
Therefore, by the occurrence of the re-game winning, it is possible to start the next game without using the gaming value.

In the first modification, the start timing of the freeze game (how many games to play after) from which the advantageous display result can be derived is determined (see S116 in FIG. 24).
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the AT from being controlled smoothly and to reduce the interest of the game.

In the above embodiment, control is performed to the additional specialization zone as a specific effect state (in the present example, a portion that executes the processing of Sp13 in FIG. 17).
Therefore, in addition to being controlled to the additional specialization zone, the number of games is also granted before being controlled to the additional specialization zone, so that the player can be satisfied.

In the above-described embodiment, battle effects are suggested that indicate the possibility of providing a pseudo bonus as the specific effect state (in the present example, portions for executing the processes of Sd4 and Sd8 in FIG. 21).
Therefore, if the battle effect is executed, the player can be satisfied because the game is advantageous even if the game bonus is not controlled to the pseudo bonus, even if the game is not controlled.

In the above embodiment, the probability of being controlled by the simulated bonus and the length of the additional specialization zone change according to the size of the number of games granted (in this example, the special additional zone by the processing of Sp13 of FIG. 17). Is a portion determined from a plurality of game numbers, or a portion where the probability of winning a simulated bonus lottery changes with the number of games as shown in FIG.
Thus, the sense of anticipation as to whether or not the game will be favorably deployed changes in accordance with the size of the number of games to be awarded, so that the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

In the above embodiment, the larger the number of games granted, the more advantageous it is during the specific effect state (in this example, the special additional zone by the processing of Sp13 in FIG. 17 is more advantageous as the number of games is larger) ).
Therefore, when the size of the number of games to be awarded is large, the sense of anticipation that the development will be advantageous after that is increased, so that the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

In the above embodiment, the degree of advantage in the additional specialization zone or after the battle rendition is made different according to the size of the number of games granted (in this example, the additional specialization zone by the processing of Sp13 in FIG. The more advantageous the part is, the more advantageous the part is, and the part where the probability of winning the simulated bonus lottery changes with the number of games as shown in FIG.
Therefore, the degree of advantage varies depending on the number of games until the control of the special additional zone and the battle effect is ended, and furthermore, the number of games until the control of the special additional zone and the battle effect is ended can be recognized in advance. , Can further enhance the interest of the game.

  In the first modification, when the AT is won, the player is made to recognize that the AT is won by displaying the character “WIN” as shown in FIG. 27 (E). While being able to do, it is possible to guarantee the game characteristic of having the advantage indication result (when Freeze 5 is elected, white 7-white 7-white 7) leading out to be controlled by AT. Therefore, also in the case of the pseudo game, the interest of the game can be improved since the intervention of the operation is required. Furthermore, since the start timing of the freeze game from which the advantageous display result can be derived (how many games are played after) is determined (see S116 in FIG. 24), the AT can be controlled smoothly to reduce the interest of the game. It can be prevented.

In the second modification, after the re-game display result is derived, the bet number stored in the bet number storage unit is updated by the re-play derivation time update unit, and the next game can be started. By detecting the game medium by the detection means, the game value stored in the game value storage means is updated (in this example, S40 of FIG. 30. In addition to the processing of S10 to S12 of FIG. 29, Furthermore, after the bet number setting is completed and after it is determined in S19 that the credit is possible, the process is executed after S21 (see FIG. 33C).
Therefore, even after the re-game display result is derived, the inserted game media is detected after the bet number is updated by the re-game derivation update means and the next game can be started. By being a medium, the gaming value can be updated according to the gaming medium. For this reason, it is possible to prevent updating of the game value after the re-game display result is derived from being performed earlier than setting of the bet number. As a result, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player after the re-game display result is derived, without giving a sense of discomfort. In addition, after the re-game display result is derived, the delay control is performed, the game medium is inserted, and the detection result by the game medium detection means becomes the release result, whereby the delay control is released. As a result, even when the bet number is updated as a result of the re-game display result being derived for the player, the next game can not be started unless the game medium is inserted, and the game medium is inserted. This can make it seem like the next game can be started.

In the second modification, the game medium detection means starts updating the number of bets stored in the bet number storage means by the game regeneration derivation time update means after the re-game display result is derived. When the game medium is detected, the game value stored in the game value storage means is updated (in this example, see FIG. 34, [Modification of Insertion / Settlement after Replay Winning in Modification 2] About the column (a))).
Therefore, even after the replay display result is derived, the inserted gaming medium is a gaming medium detected after the renewal of the bet number by the replaying derivation update means is started, The gaming value can be updated according to the gaming media. For this reason, it is possible to prevent updating of the game value after the re-game display result is derived from being performed earlier than setting of the bet number. As a result, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player after the re-game display result is derived, without giving a sense of discomfort. In addition, after the re-game display result is derived, the delay control is performed, the game medium is inserted, and the detection result by the game medium detection means becomes the release result, whereby the delay control is released. As a result, even when the bet number is updated as a result of the re-game display result being derived for the player, the next game can not be started unless the game medium is inserted, and the game medium is inserted. This can make it seem like the next game can be started.

[Other, modified example]
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. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications applicable to the present invention will be described. In addition, at least two of the technical items described in the above-described embodiment and the technical items described in the following modification may be implemented in combination, and are described in the above-described embodiment The technical items may be replaced with the technical items described in the following modifications, and the replacement may be implemented by further combining the technical items described in the following modifications. It is also good.

[About the amount of advantage]
(1) In the above embodiment, although the number of games is listed as the amount of advantage, for example, the number of times the internal lottery results in a specific result (the number of times the specific winning combination is won), the number of navigation effects, the number of medals obtained An advantageous amount may be provided in a mode different from the number of games, such as (both the net increase and the payout number are included), and the time controlled to an advantageous state. In addition, when these advantageous amounts are set, when the result of the internal lottery becomes a specific result, when the navi effect is performed, when the medal is acquired, the time controlled to the advantageous state has elapsed An advantageous amount will be consumed.

  (2) In the above embodiment, as the number of added games required to control the AT until the battle effect or control of the additional specialization zone is ended, the same number of games as the number of games required until such control is ended Although the example which gives is given, it is possible to grant the number of games which exceeds the number of the game which is necessary to control to AT until the control of the battle production and the top specialization zone ends. In addition, when the termination condition of the AT is determined by the number of times of the navi effect, the number of navi effects (for example, 5 times) necessary to control the AT until the battle effect or the control of the special additional zone is finished. If the end condition of AT is determined by the number of winning, it is possible to assign the number obtained by multiplying the maximum number of winnings in one game by the number of games until control of the battle effect or the special special zone ends. It is. In addition, for example, when control of the specific effect state ends in 3 games, the probability of adding 5 games is made the highest, and the number of games (3 games) or more until the control of the specific effect state ends is the most awarded. It is also possible to perform a lottery to determine the number of games so that 3 games or 4 games can be awarded, which is smaller than the number of games having a high probability of being played (5 games).

  (3) In the above embodiment, an example is given in which the probability of being controlled to the pseudo bonus is changed according to the number of games given, but for example, the notification probability of being controlled to the pseudo bonus according to the number of games given is changed The degree of advantage that is varied depending on the size of the amount of advantage, such as, may be different.

[About advantageous status]
(1) In the above embodiment, the AT has been described as an advantageous state advantageous to the player. However, if the player is advantageous, the advantageous state is not limited to the AT. For example, it may be a bonus such as RT (replay time) in which the winning probability of replay is high, CT (challenge time) in which the reels are not controlled or the number of sliding symbols decreases, BB, or RB.

[About the production]
(1) In the above embodiment, the continuous effects performed over a plurality of games are described as battle effects. However, the continuous effects may be effects of other modes. For example, the continuous performance may be a sound output of music, or may be a video such as a drama and a movie. Further, the continuous effect may be, for example, an effect that a predetermined character grows as the part progresses.
(2) In the above embodiment, although an example in which the effect is performed by the liquid crystal display 51 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the speakers 53 and 54, the effect LED 52, and the rear side (inner side) of the reel A back lamp (for example, a reel LED 55), a transmissive liquid crystal display disposed on the front side of the reel (a liquid crystal display configured to make the reel visible), a lamp or an LED (for example, The effect may be produced by means different from the above embodiment, such as the effect effect LED 52), the vibration of the stop switch, the air blowing from the periphery of the stop switch, and the change of the temperature of the stop switch. Also, the rendering may be performed using a part of the device having another function (for example, when performing rendering using the reel LED 55, the reel LED 55 has a function of illuminating the reel from the back side), You may provide and perform the apparatus which performs only a presentation.

[Others]
In the embodiment described above, a plurality of reels capable of fluctuating display of a plurality of kinds of symbols that can be identified respectively are displayed, and after fluctuating display of the reels, display results are derived by stopping fluctuating display of the reels, and a plurality of reels The slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the combination of the display results of has been described. That is, a plurality of variable display units capable of variably displaying plural types of identification information that can be identified respectively are provided, and after the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display of the variable display unit is stopped by stopping the variable display Also, a slot machine capable of winning a prize according to the combination of display results of a plurality of variable display portions has been described. However, a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified respectively is provided, and after the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit If the slot machine is capable of generating a prize according to the display result, the slot machine is not limited to one provided with three reels, but one equipped with only one reel, and a slot machine provided with a plurality of reels other than three, It is also good.

  In other words, it is provided with a variable display device capable of deriving display results in each of a plurality of variable display areas capable of variably displaying plural types of identification information that can be identified respectively, and one game using gaming value The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for the game, and the display result is derived to all of the plurality of variable display areas, whereby one game is ended, and as a result of one game The slot machine has been described in which winning can be made in accordance with the combination of the display results derived in each of the plurality of variable display areas. However, one game is ended by the display result being derived on the variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified respectively, and a prize is won according to the display result derived on the variable display device. The slot machine is not limited to one having a variable display device having three reels as long as it can be generated, and may be a slot machine having a variable display device having a plurality of reels other than three.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the slot machine to which the medal is applied as the game medium used for setting the number of bets and providing the game value accompanying the winning is described as an example. However, a slot machine embodying the present invention may be a slot machine to which a game ball used in a pachinko gaming machine is applied as a game medium. When using game balls as game media, for example, one medal can be made to correspond to five game balls, and when setting 3 as the number of bets in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. It corresponds to what is used to set the bet number.

  In the above embodiment, a slot machine for setting the number of bets using medals and credits is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a slot for setting the number of bets using gaming balls It may be a machine or a full credit slot machine that sets the number of bets using only credits.

  Although the slot machine for paying out the game medium to the player's hand according to the occurrence of the prize has been described as the present embodiment, the game medium is enclosed and the game medium is paid out for the player's hand according to the occurrence of the prize. Alternatively, an enclosed type slot machine may be adopted which adds the game points (scores) without.

  It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R Reel 5 1 piece BET switch 6 MAX BET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 32L, 32C, 32R Reel motor 41 Main control unit 91 Sub control unit

Claims (3)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified respectively is provided, and after the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, In a slot machine where winning can be generated according to the displayed result,
An advantageous amount giving means for giving an advantageous amount advantageous to the player;
An advantageous amount consumption means that consumes an advantageous amount when a predetermined condition is established by the progress of the game;
Advantaged state control means for controlling in an advantageous state until the advantageous amount given by said advantageous amount giving means is consumed;
The system further comprises: specific control means for controlling to a specific advantageous state in which a notification effect for notifying the player whether or not a benefit is given when a specific condition is satisfied in the advantageous state is executed,
The advantageous amount consumption means consumes an advantageous amount when the predetermined condition is satisfied while being controlled to the specific advantageous state,
The preferred amount providing means, with respect to control of the specific advantageous condition includes an advantageous amount adding means during a particular advantageous state control to impart certain advantageous amount of at least required to control of the specific advantageous state is completed,
The specified advantageous state control time advantageous amount giving means is
In the specific advantageous state, the notification effect that the benefit is provided by the notification effect is notified, and in the specific advantageous state, the notification effect is not notified that the benefit is provided. And in any case
As the specific advantageous amount, at least one of a first advantageous amount and a second advantageous amount different from the first advantageous amount can be provided,
The slot machine further comprises an advantageous amount notification means for notifying the specific advantageous amount when control of the specific advantageous state starts.
And wherein the proportion of the benefit is a bulletin that applied by the notification effect between when the second preferred amount and when the first preferred amount is applied as the specific preferred quantity is assigned different Slot machine to play. Game medium detection means for detecting the inserted game medium;
Gaming value storage means for storing gaming values usable for setting the number of bets according to betting operations;
Bet number storage means for storing the number of bets set for one game;
At the time of game medium detection which updates either the bet number stored in the bet number storage means and the game value stored in the game value storage means according to the detection result by the game medium detection means Updating means,
The game regenerating time updating means updates the bet number stored in the bet number storing means so that the next game can be started without using the gaming value by the occurrence of the rebirth game winning The slot machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Derivation operation means operated when deriving a display result;
Derivation control means capable of deriving one of a plurality of display results including a specific display result when the derivation operation means is operated;
3. The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising: specific game determination means for determining start timing of a specific game from which the specific display result can be derived by the derivation control means.

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