JP6543841B1 - Game console - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a game console which makes it easy for a player to recognize information at the end of a game state. A game console comprising game control means for controlling the progress of a game, display means, and effect control means for controlling the display means, wherein the game control means is operable to control a predetermined game state. One of the plurality of types of game states to be set is a game state which can be frozen when the operation becomes invalid when the predetermined game state is ended, and the effect control means is One of the first display and the second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information on a game, and the first The display is a display that is displayed during a period in which the freeze is performed for a predetermined time, and the second display is a period in which the freeze is performed for a time longer than the predetermined time. Display to be displayed A. [Selected figure] Figure 17

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a ball and ball game machine (pachinko machine) and a rotating body game machine (slot machine).

  Conventionally, there have been gaming machines that display information on the number of winnings at the end of a so-called bonus state advantageous to the player (for example, Patent Document 1).

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  With regard to the display of information at the end of such a game state, there is a risk that the player may overlook the information.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game stand that makes it easy for a player to recognize information at the end of the game state.

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the game stand of this invention,
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display means,
Effect control means for controlling the display means;
A game console equipped with
The game control means
One game state is set among a plurality of types of game states including a predetermined game state,
It is possible to execute freeze at which the operation becomes invalid at the end of the predetermined gaming state,
The predetermined gaming state is
It includes a first gaming state and a second gaming state that is more advantageous than the first gaming state,
The effect control means is
One of a first display and a second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information on a game,
At the end of the first gaming state, the first display is displayed on the display means,
The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of the second gaming state.
The first indication is
A display that is displayed during a period in which the freezing is performed for a predetermined time,
The second display is
It is a display displayed during a period in which the freeze is performed for a time longer than the predetermined time,
Regarding the first display, while the display time of the first display is switched to another display after the predetermined time has elapsed,
The second display is a display that continues until the player's operation is received after the freeze is completed.
It is characterized by

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game console which makes it easy for the player to recognize information at the end of the game state.

FIG. 18 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side). It is a figure which shows an example of a pay line. FIG. 16 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 in a state in which the front door is opened. It is a circuit block diagram of a control part. It is a figure which expand | deploys and shows planarly the arrangement | sequence of the design given to each reel. It is a figure which shows the kind of winning combination (including a working combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination. FIG. 52 shows a transition diagram of the gaming state of the slot machine 100. (A) is a figure which shows the lottery table of the internal winning combination except Replay at the time of RT0-RT3 stay, (b) is a figure which shows the lottery table for every RT of replay, (c) , RT4, RT5 is a diagram showing a lottery table of the internal winning combination at the time of stay. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of main-control part main processing. (A) is a flow chart of the winning combination internal lottery (step S107) in FIG. 9, (b) is a flow chart of the RT updating process (step S119) in FIG. 9, (c) is in (b) It is a flowchart of a freezing process (step S1103). It is a flowchart which shows the flow of main-control part timer interruption processing. (A) is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400, (b) is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the first sub control unit 400, (c) is It is a flowchart of timer interruption processing of the 1st secondary control part 400, (d) is a flow chart of command processing (Step S307) in (a). (A) is a flowchart of the payout completion command process (step S343) when the payout completion command is received in FIG. 12 (d), and (b) is the case when the bet command is received in FIG. 12 (d) It is a flowchart of bet command processing (step S343). It is a figure which shows the example of a display by 1st display, 2nd display, and alerting | reporting information. It is a figure which shows the example of the lottery table of a setting suggestion display used in the 2nd display setting (step S3015) of FIG. 13 (a), and a setting suggestion display. (A) is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500, (b) is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the second sub control unit 500, (c) is FIG. 16 is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing of the second sub control unit 500, and (d) is a flowchart of image control processing of the second sub control unit 500. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of freeze, alerting | reporting information, and a 1st display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of freeze, alerting | reporting information, and a 2nd display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of freeze, alerting | reporting information, and a 2nd display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of freeze, alerting | reporting information, and a 2nd display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. It is a figure which shows the example of a combination of a 1st display and a 2nd display. It is a figure which shows the example different from FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of alerting | reporting information and a 1st display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of alerting | reporting information and a 2nd display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of alerting | reporting information and a 1st display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of alerting | reporting information and a 1st display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. It is a figure which shows an example of a change of alerting | reporting information and a 2nd display from the state in payment in the last game of RT4. In FIG. 23, it is a figure which shows an example in case an error arises in the middle of which both the 1st display and the display of alerting | reporting information are performed.

  Hereinafter, a slot machine according to an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described using the drawings.

  The slot machine of the present embodiment described below starts rotation when a predetermined number of game media is inserted and a plurality of reels, each of which has a plurality of types of symbols, receives a predetermined rotation start instruction operation. At the same time, based on the reception of the rotation start instruction operation, the success or failure of internal winning of a plurality of types of winning combinations is determined by lottery, and each of the plurality of reels individually receives the predetermined rotation stop instruction operation. If the condition determined by the combination of symbols based on the result of the lottery and the plurality of reels is stopped and the predetermined payout condition is met, the game medium is dispensed and the process is ended, and if not, the condition is determined. It is a game stand that advances a series of games that ends without paying out game media.

  First, the basic configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described using FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a pay line.

  The slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to an example of a game stand according to the present invention, and includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 attached to the front side of the main body 101 and openable and closable with respect to the main body 101. Prepare. Three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) are accommodated inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), and a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface. It is configured to be able to. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

  In the present embodiment, an appropriate number of each symbol are printed on the belt-like members at equal intervals, and the belt-like members are attached to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member to constitute the respective reels 110 to 112. When viewed from the player, the symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed approximately three vertically from the display window 113, and a total of nine symbols can be seen. If it demonstrates concretely using FIG. 2, the symbol displayed on the upper stage (position 1 shown in the figure) of the left reel 110 will be displayed on the middle stage (position 4 shown in the figure) of the left reel upper stage symbol and the left reel 110. The symbol to be displayed is displayed on the left reel middle symbol, the symbol displayed on the bottom of the left reel 110 (the position 7 shown in the figure) is displayed on the left reel bottom symbol, the top of the middle reel 111 (the position 2 shown in the figure) The symbol is displayed in the middle reel upper stage symbol, the symbol displayed in the middle stage of the left reel 111 (the position 5 shown in the figure) is the middle reel middle stage symbol, the symbol displayed in the lower stage of the middle reel 111 (the position 8 shown in the figure) The middle reel lower symbol, the symbol displayed on the upper end of the right reel 112 (the position 3 shown in the figure) is the right reel upper symbol, the symbol displayed on the middle of the right reel 112 (the position 6 in the figure) the right reel Middle step design, the lower part of the right reel 112 (in the figure The symbols displayed on the 9) position are called the lower right reel symbol respectively, and the symbols on each of the reels 110 to 112 are respectively displayed on the reels 110 to 112 in the longitudinal direction through the display window 113, for a total of nine in total. Be done. Then, by rotating each of the reels 110 to 112, the combination of the symbols seen by the player is changed. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display device that variably displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols. Note that as such a display device, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can be adopted other than the reel. Further, although three reels are provided inside the center of the slot machine 100 in the present embodiment, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

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

  The pay line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating a pay line to be activated. The winning line is a line for which it is determined whether or not a symbol combination corresponding to a winning combination to be described later with reference to FIG. 6 is displayed. In the present embodiment, the left reel middle design, the middle reel middle design and the right Middle pay line L1 composed of reel middle design, left reel upper design, middle reel middle design and right reel lower design Left downward pay line L2, left reel lower design, middle reel middle design and right reel upper pattern Upper pay line L4, composed of left upper reel symbol, middle reel upper symbol and right reel upper symbol, and composed of left reel lower symbol, middle reel lower symbol and right reel lower symbol The lower payline L5 has five paylines. These pay lines L1 to L5 are shown in FIG. The pay lines to be activated (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “active lines”) are determined in advance by the number of medals betted as gaming media. The slot machine 100 of this embodiment requires one medal for RT4 and RT5 to be described later, and three medals for other RTs, and when the number of medals inserted is less than these medals, any winning line is valid. Instead, the pay lines L1 to L5 are activated when the number of inserted medals is betted only for these numbers. When the pay line is activated, the start lever 135 can be operated to start the game. The number of pay lines is not limited to five. For example, only the middle pay line L1 may be set as a valid pay line, or the number of pay lines corresponding to the number of bets may be set to be valid.

  The notification lamp 123, for example, plays a game of being internally elected to a specific winning combination (specifically, BB1 to BB4, RB) in an internal lottery to be described later, or being in an RB state or BB state to be described later It is a lamp to inform people. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. Replaying lamp 122 is capable of replaying the current game (when the medal is not required to be played if the replaying lamp 122 wins the replaying combination (details will be described later) which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. ) To the player. The reel panel lamp 128 is a lamp for effect.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) electronically stored in the slot machine 100. In the present embodiment, one sheet is inserted each time the bet button 130 is pressed, two sheets are inserted when the bet button 131 is pressed, and three sheets are inserted when the bet button 132 is pressed. ing. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. In addition, the game medal insertion lamp 129 turns on a lamp of the number according to the inserted medal number, and when there is insertion of the specified number of medals, the game start is informed that it is possible to start the game. The lamp 121 lights up.

  The medal insertion slot 141 is an insertion slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medals can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 132, or actual medals can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141, and the term "insertion" includes both. is there.

  The stored sheet number indicator 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) as numerical values. The payout amount display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a prize. In the following, in the same meaning as being paid out to a player, it may be expressed as being awarded to a player. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the number-of-payouts display 127 are seven segment (SEG) displays.

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

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139 configured of a left stop button 137, a middle stop button 138, and a right stop button 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 which have started to rotate by the operation of the start lever 135, and are associated with the respective reels 110 to 112. More specifically, the left reel 110 can be stopped by operating the left stop button 137, the middle reel 111 can be stopped by operating the middle stop button 138, and the right stop button 139 The right reel 112 can be stopped by operating. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Further, the reels to be stopped corresponding to these stop operations are referred to as a first stop reel, a second stop reel, and a third stop reel, respectively. Further, the order in which the stop buttons 137 to 139 are operated to stop all the reels 110 to 112 being rotated is referred to as the operation order or the pushing order. Furthermore, the operation sequence in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the left reel 110 is called "order press operation sequence" or simply "forward press", and the stop operation in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the right reel 112 is " The reverse pressing operation order "or simply" reverse pressing ". A light emitter may be provided inside each of the stop buttons 137 to 139. If the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is possible, the light emitter may be turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 133 is a button for pressing and removing the medal when the inserted medal is clogged. The settlement button 134 is a button for settling the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging the medals from the medal payout port 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

  At the lower part of the stop button unit 136, a title panel 162 for displaying a model name and pasting various kinds of certificates is provided. At the bottom of the title panel 162, a medal payout port 155 and a medal receptacle 161 are provided.

  The sound hole 145 is a hole for outputting the sound of the speaker 277 provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. Side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for boosting the game. A rendering device 160 is disposed above the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 for outputting the sound of the speaker 272 to the outside is provided at the top of the rendering device 160. The effect device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 including two right shutters 163 a and a left shutter 163 b which can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and an effect image display device 157 (liquid crystal When the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b open outward in the horizontal direction before the effect image display device 157, the display screen of the effect image display device 157 is the front of the slot machine 100 (player side, front side It has a structure that appears in In addition, even if it is not a liquid crystal display device, it may be a display device capable of displaying various effect images and various game information, for example, multi-segment display (7-segment display), dot matrix display, organic EL display, plasma display , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen. Further, the display screen has a rectangular shape, and the whole of the display screen can be viewed by the player. In the case of the present embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. In addition, a decoration (not shown) may be provided on the periphery of the display screen so that a part of the periphery of the display screen is hidden by the decoration so that the display screen looks like an odd shape. The display screen is a flat surface in the present embodiment, but may be a curved surface. The effect image display device 157 corresponds to an example of the display means of the present invention.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door opened. The housing 101 is a box that is surrounded by the upper surface plate 261, the left side surface plate 260, the right side surface plate 260, the lower surface plate 264, and the back surface plate 242, and is open at the front. Inside the housing 101, a main control board storage case 210 containing a main control board is disposed at a position not overlapping the air vent 249 provided at the top of the back plate 242, and the main control board storage case 210. A reel unit 700 having three reels 110 to 112 is disposed below the. On the side of the main control board storage case 210 and the reel unit 700, that is, on the side plate 260 on the left side, a sub control board storage case 220 in which the sub control board is stored is disposed. Further, an external concentrated terminal plate 248 connected to the main control board and outputting information of the slot machine 100 to an external device is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

  A medal payout device 180 (a device for paying out the medals accumulated in the bucket) is disposed on the lower surface plate 264, and a power supply board having a power supply board above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reel unit 700. A device 252 is disposed, and a power switch 244 is disposed on the front of the power supply 252. The power supply device 252 converts AC power supplied externally to the slot machine 100 into DC, converts the DC power into a predetermined voltage, and supplies the voltage to each control unit such as the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 and each device. Furthermore, a storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 or the like of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) is provided. There is.

  The medal auxiliary storage 240 is disposed on the right side of the medal payout device 180, and an overflow terminal is disposed behind the medal auxiliary storage 240 (not shown). The power supply device 252 is provided with a power cord connecting portion for connecting the power cord 265, and the power cord 265 connected thereto extends outside through the power cord hole 262 opened in the back plate 242 of the housing 101. ing.

  The front door 102 is hinged to the side plate 260 on the left side of the housing 101 via the hinge device 276, and an effect control board for controlling the effect device 160 and the effect device 160 in the upper part of the symbol display window 113. An upper speaker 272 is provided (not shown). At the bottom of the symbol display window 113, a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, a passage 266 through which the medal passes when the medal selector 170 causes an illegal medal or the like to fall to the medal receiver 161, etc. There is. Furthermore, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the sound hole 145.

  Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In addition, the same figure shows the circuit block diagram of a control part.

  The control unit of the slot machine 100 can be roughly divided into a main effect according to a main control unit 300 for controlling the progress of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as a "command") transmitted by the main control unit 300. And a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on commands transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400. Here, with regard to the main control unit 300, if the data capacity becomes large, it becomes difficult to check the program and there is a problem of security deterioration such as becoming a hotbed of unauthorized modification. The data capacity of the RAM 308 is limited. The main control unit 300 corresponds to an example of the game control means and the advantage setting means of the present invention, and the first sub-control unit 400 corresponds to an example of the effect control means of the present invention.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used in internal lottery of winning combination, and symbols of reels. ROM 306 which stores the array and stop position etc., RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, and counter timer 312 for measuring time, number of times etc. And a WDT (watchdog timer) 314. Note that another storage device may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and the same applies to a first sub control unit 400 and a second sub control unit 500, which will be described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output from the crystal oscillator 315 b as a system clock. Furthermore, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the data for frequency division stored in a predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312, and the counter timer 312 generates an interrupt time based on the received data for frequency division. An interrupt request is sent to the CPU 304 at each interrupt time. The CPU 304 executes monitoring of each sensor or the like and transmission of driving pulses in response to the interrupt request. For example, when the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b is 8 MHz, the dividing value of the counter timer 312 is 1/256, and the dividing data of the ROM 306 is 47, the reference time of the interrupt is 256 × 47 × 8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

  The main control unit 300 uses a random number generation circuit 316, which is used as a hardware random number counter that varies numerical values in the range of 0 to 65535 based on a clock signal input from the crystal oscillator 315a, and a start signal when power is turned on. A start signal output circuit 338 for outputting (reset signal) is provided, and the CPU 304 starts game control when a start signal is input from the start signal output circuit 338 (main control unit main processing described later) Start).

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 is inserted from the various sensors 318 (bet button 130 sensor, bet button 131 sensor, bet button 132 sensor, and medal insertion slot 141 for each interrupt time). Medal reception sensor of medal, start lever 135 sensor, left stop button 137 sensor, middle stop button 138 sensor, right stop button 139 sensor, settlement button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor of medal paid out from medal payout device 180, left reel 110 The state of the optical sensor, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, the optical sensor of the right reel 112, etc.) is monitored.

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

  Two medal acceptance sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141, and detect the passage of medals. Two start levers 135 sensors are provided inside the start lever 135 and detect start operations by the player. The left stop button 137 sensor, the middle stop button 138 sensor, and the right stop button 139 sensor are respectively installed on the corresponding stop buttons 137 to 139, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

  A bet button 130 sensor, a bet button 131 sensor, and a bet button 132 sensor are installed on the corresponding bet buttons 130 to 132, respectively, and the medals electronically stored in the RAM 308 are used as insertion medals for the game. Detect the loading operation when loading. The settlement button 134 sensor is provided on the settlement button 134. When the settlement button 134 is pressed once, the electronically stored medals are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting a medal to be paid out by the medal payout device 180. Each of the above sensors may be a noncontact sensor or a contact sensor.

  The optical sensor of the left reel 110, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, and the optical sensor of the right reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions of the mounts of the respective reels 110 to 112, and light shielding provided on the reel frame Every time a piece passes, it becomes L level. The rotational position information indicating how much the reel is rotating from the reference position from the L level to the L level is calculated based on the value obtained by counting the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b. Be done. When detecting the L level signal, the CPU 304 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero. The rotational position information is stored in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300.

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

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

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

  Further, the main control unit 300 is provided with an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub-control unit 400, and enables communication with the first sub-control unit 400. The information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit a signal such as a command to the first sub control unit 400. However, the first sub control unit 400 can not transmit a signal such as a command to the main control unit 300.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the first secondary control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first secondary control unit 400 receives the control command transmitted by the main control unit 300 via the input interface. The first sub control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that controls the entire first sub control unit 400 based on the control command. The basic circuit 402 and the CPU 404 temporarily store data. The RAM 408, an I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time, number of times, and the like are mounted. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by receiving a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output from the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub control unit 400, a lighting pattern of the backlight, data for controlling various displays, and the like.

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

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

  In addition, the first auxiliary control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 422, and the drive circuit 422 includes various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel lamp, bed button lamp, Reel backlight etc. are connected.

  Further, the first auxiliary control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 424 for driving the motor of the shutter 163, and the drive circuit 424 is provided with the shutter 163 via an output interface. The drive circuit 424 outputs a drive signal to a stepping motor (not shown) provided on the shutter 163 in response to an instruction from the CPU 404.

  Further, a sensor circuit 426 is provided in the first auxiliary control unit 400, and a shutter sensor 428 is connected to the sensor circuit 426 via an input interface. The CPU 404 monitors the state of the shutter sensor 428 every interrupt time.

  The CPU 404 also transmits and receives signals to and from the second secondary control unit 500 via the output interface. The second sub control unit 500 performs various controls of the rendering device 160 including display control of the rendering image display device 157. The second sub-control unit 500 is, for example, a control unit that controls the display of the effect image display device 157, a control unit that controls the various effect drive devices (for example, a control unit that controls the motor drive of the shutter 163) , Etc., may be configured by a plurality of control units.

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

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

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

<Design array>
Next, FIG. 5 will be used to explain the symbol arrangement applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 described above. In addition, the same figure is a figure which expand | deploys and shows planarly the arrangement | sequence of the symbol given to each reel (the left reel 110, the inside reel 111, the right reel 112).

  In each of the reels 110 to 112, symbols of a plurality of types (eight types in this embodiment) shown on the right side of the figure are arranged for a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in this embodiment). The numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of the symbols on the respective reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, "Replay symbol" on the frame of the number 19 of the left reel 110, "bell symbol" on the frame of the number 20 on the middle reel 111, and "watermelon symbol on the frame of number 18 of the right reel 112 ", Are arranged respectively.

  The slot machine 100 in the present embodiment is configured to stop the corresponding reels 110 to 112 within the maximum lead-in range (less than 5 frames in the present embodiment) from the position at which the stop operation is performed, in order to improve the interest of the game. It is configured.

<Type of winning combination>
Next, types of winning combinations for the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a figure showing the kind of winning combination (including the operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination.

  The winning combinations of the slot machine 100 include BB1 to BB4, RB, cherry, watermelon, bell, and replay. The types of winning combinations are not limited to these combinations and may be arbitrarily selected.

  Among the winning combinations in the present embodiment, BB1 to BB4 and RB are roles to shift to a state in which a predetermined benefit is given to the player (BB state and RB state described later, see the remarks column in FIG. 6). Also, Replay is a role that enables re-playing without inserting a new medal. These BB1 to BB4, RB and replay may be called "actuators". Further, the “winning” in the present embodiment includes the case where symbol combinations of the operating members without medal payout (without medal payout) are displayed on the effective line, for example, BB1 to BB4, Includes RB and Replay prizes. BB1 to BB4 and RB are special roles carried over to the next game when it is not determined to be a prize, and other roles are not carried over to the next game if they are not determined to be a prize It is a role.

  BB1 to BB4 are roles (operating roles) for shifting to the BB state by winning. However, medals will not be paid out due to the winning of the role itself. The corresponding symbol combinations are BB1 "BB1-BB1-BB1", BB2 "BB2-BB2-BB2", BB3 "BB2-BB2-BB1", and BB4 "BB1-BB1-BB2".

  RB is a part (actor) to shift to the RB state by winning. However, medals will not be paid out due to the winning of the role itself. The corresponding symbol combination is "RB-RB-RB".

  When BB1 to BB4 and RB are internally selected, an internal winning flag corresponding to the specially selected special combination is set to ON (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300). When the flag corresponding to BB1 to BB4 is set to ON, the main control unit 300 shifts the gaming state to the BB internal equivalent state (RT3), and the flag corresponding to RB is set to ON. The main control unit 300 shifts the game state to the RB internal state (RT2). These flags are maintained in the on state until the corresponding operator is won, and it becomes easy to win these operators in the next and subsequent games. Specifically, even if the player does not win a prize in a game in which BB1 to BB4 and RB are internally won, the next and subsequent games will be in a state similar to a state in which BB1 to BB4 and RB are internally won, and corresponding symbol combinations It is easy to win a prize. Note that the BB internal status and the RB internal status will be described later.

  In addition, when BB1 to BB4 and RB are internally elected in duplicate with other roles (watermelon or cherry), or when the other positions are internally won in the internal status, this other role is configured. Stop control of the reels is executed so that the symbols are preferentially aligned.

  The main control unit 300 shifts the gaming state to the BB state (RT5) based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to BB1 to BB4. Further, in this BB state, when the payout exceeding the predetermined number (for example, 315 sheets, see the remarks column in FIG. 6) is made, the state of the game is shifted to the replay high probability state (RT1). In addition, the re-game high probability state will be described later.

  The main control unit 300 shifts the gaming state to the RB state (RT4) based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the RB. Furthermore, in this RB state, when a payout exceeding a predetermined number (for example, 105) is made, the gaming state is shifted to the normal state (RT0). This normal state will be described later.

  Replay is a winning combination (working combination) that allows a player to play a game without inserting medals (game media) in the next game by winning, and no medals are paid out. The corresponding symbol combination is "Replay-Replay-Replay".

  The above replay may be any role as long as the player can play the next game without inserting a medal. Therefore, for example, when the player wins the replay, the medal may be automatically inserted in the next game (the number of inserted medals is reset in the medal insertion number storage area described later), or the game won the replay The medal inserted in may be carried over to the next game and used as it is.

  Cherry, watermelon and bell are the winning combinations in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out, and the corresponding symbol combinations are "cherry-ANY-ANY" for cherry, "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon" for watermelon, and bell for bell -Bell-Bell. Further, the corresponding payout number is as shown in FIG. In the case of "Cherry-ANY-ANY", the symbol of the left reel 110 may be "cherry", and the symbols of the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 may be any symbol. In addition, Bell is a part to be a prize regardless of the operation condition (operation timing, investigation order) when internal winning is made.

<Type of gaming status (RT)>
Next, types of gaming states of the slot machine 100 and their transition will be described. FIG. 7 is a transition diagram of the gaming state of the slot machine 100. As shown in FIG.

  The slot machine 100 is configured to be able to switch between a plurality of different states of a total of six advantages, such as a normal state, a replay high probability state, an RB internal state, an BB internal state, an RB state, and a BB state. The transition of these states changes the degree of advantage and improves the interest of the game. In the following description, this gaming state may be referred to as RT, and the normal state, re-playing high probability state, RB internal state, BB internal state, RB state, and BB state are described above. It may be called RT0, RT1, RT2, RT3, RT4, RT5 in order. In addition, at the time of switching of these RTs, the corresponding lottery table is changed (described later). The RT is controlled by the main control unit 300.

  FIG. 7 shows the respective RTs described above, and these transition conditions are described on the arrows. When transition conditions corresponding to each arrow are satisfied, RT transitions in the direction of the arrow. In these transition conditions, for example, winning a predetermined part, winning internally for a predetermined part, displaying a specific symbol combination on a specific pay line in a stopped state, and digesting a prescribed number of games And a predetermined number of payouts may be made.

  FIG. 8A is a diagram showing a lottery table of the internal winning combination excluding the replay when staying at RT0 to RT3. FIG. 8B is a diagram showing a lottery table for each replay RT. Further, FIG. 8C is a view showing a lottery table of the internal winning combination when staying at RT4 and RT5.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the gaming state is RT0 to RT3 (sometimes referred to as staying), the set value for the internal winning combination excluding the replay (the actual implementation) In the embodiment, the lottery value is different depending on 1 to 6). Further, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the gaming state is RT4 or RT5, the lottery value of the internal winning combination becomes a common lottery value regardless of the setting value. As for the replay, as shown in FIG. 8B, the lottery value is different for each RT, but the difference of the lottery value according to the setting value is not provided.

  In FIGS. 8A to 8C, the internal winning combinations (conditional devices) are respectively shown on the vertical axis, and for these internal winning combinations, a lottery corresponding to RT or a set value shown on the horizontal axis. The value (the size of the range of lottery data) is shown.

  In the RT described below, the internal winning probability of the winning combination is obtained by selecting, from the lottery data provided in the ROM 306, numerical data corresponding to the range of the lottery data associated with each winning combination It is obtained by dividing the range by numerical data (for example, 65,536). For example, in the normal state, the lottery value of the bell is 5000 in any of setting 1 to setting 6, and the winning probability of the bell in the normal state is 5000/65536 ≒ 7.63%.

  With regard to the above difference in the internal winning probability, the higher the set value, the higher the advantage tends to be. More specifically, the payout rate of setting 1 to setting 3 (expected value of the number of medals paid out per game ÷ number of medals used per 1 game × 100) falls below 100%, and setting 4 to setting 6 The payout rate of is over 100%. That is, setting 4 to setting 6 are setting values advantageous to the player.

  The lottery data is divided in advance into several numerical ranges, and each numerical range is associated with each combination or loss. It is determined whether the random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery is a value corresponding to lottery data corresponding to which combination, and an internal lottery combination (internal winning combination) is determined. Incidentally, a staff member of the game arcade can arbitrarily select and set any setting value.

  Hereinafter, each RT will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

<RT0 (normal state)>
RT0 is the RT which is the most disadvantageous for the player among RT0 to RT3 and the internal winning probability of replay is the lowest.

  The roles to be internally elected at RT0 are BB1, Cherry + BB1 (setting 4 to setting 6), BB2, Cherry + BB2, Watermelon + BB2, BB3, Cherry + BB3 (setting 6 only), BB4, Cherry + BB4 (setting 2, setting 4, Setting 6), RB, cherries + RB, cherries, watermelon, bell, replay, and so on (Fig. 8 (a) (b)). If you do not win the part, you will lose, and the symbol combination corresponding to the part will not be displayed. In addition, that the symbol combination which concerns on a prize is not stopped by a prize line may be called "it will be a loss". In addition, the fact that he did not win the role may be expressed as "the user has won the prize."

  In addition, the code "+" used by the above-mentioned cherries + BB1 etc. is used in the meaning in which different roles overlap. For example, Cherry + BB1 is an internal winning combination that indicates that both Cherry and BB1 are internally elected, and Watermelon + BB2 is an internal winning combination that indicates that both watermelon and BB2 are internally elected.

  FIG. 7 shows that when winning in RB with RT0 set, it shifts to RT4, and when winning in BB1 to BB4, it shifts to RT5. In addition, it is shown that the game shifts to RT2 when the player does not win a game internally elected to the RB, and shifts to RT3 when the game does not win internally to the BB1 to BB4.

<RT1 (replay high probability state)>
RT1 has a higher probability of winning a replay than RT0 and is an RT that is more advantageous than RT0.

  The internal winning combination in RT1 includes BB1, Cherry + BB1 (setting 4 to setting 6), BB2, Cherry + BB2, Watermelon + BB2, BB3, Cherry + BB3 (setting 6 only), BB4, Cherry + BB4 (setting 2, setting 4, Setting 6), RB, cherries + RB, cherries, watermelon, bell, replay, and so on (Fig. 8 (a) (b)).

  FIG. 7 shows that when winning in RB with RT1 set, it shifts to RT4, and when winning in BB1 to BB4 shifts to RT5. In addition, it is shown that the game shifts to RT2 when the player does not win a game internally elected to the RB, and shifts to RT3 when the game does not win internally to the BB1 to BB4. Furthermore, it is shown that when the game is performed 30 times while RT1 is set, it shifts to RT0.

<RT2 (RB internal status)>
RT2 is a state where the internal winning flag corresponding to RB is set to ON. This RT2 is an RT that is more advantageous than RT0 because it is easier to shift to RT4 than RT0 and has a higher probability of winning a replay than RT0.

  The roles to be internally won in RT2 are Cherry + BB1 (Setting 4 to Setting 6), Cherry + BB2, Watermelon + BB2, Cherry + BB 3 (Setting 6 only), Cherry + BB 4 (Setting 2, Setting 4, Setting 6), Cherry + RB, Cherry , Watermelon, bell, replay (Fig. 8 (a) (b)). When the internal winning combinations for BB1 to BB4 and RB are internally won, the internal winning flags corresponding to BB1 to BB4 and RB are not changed, and the internal winning is performed for the overlapping cherry or watermelon. In addition, when the winning combination is not internally won, the symbol combination corresponding to the RB can be displayed by the player performing the stop operation at a predetermined timing.

  FIG. 7 shows that, when winning in RB in RT2 (when the symbol combination corresponding to RB is displayed), the process shifts to RT4.

<RT3 (BB internal status)>
RT3 is in a state where the internal winning flag corresponding to any one of BB1 to BB4 is set to ON. This RT3 is an RT that is more advantageous than RT0 because it is easier to shift to RT5 than RT0 and has a higher probability of winning a replay than RT0.

  The roles to be internally won in RT3 are Cherry + BB1 (Setting 4 to Setting 6), Cherry + BB2, Watermelon + BB2, Cherry + BB 3 (Setting 6 only), Cherry + BB 4 (Setting 2, Setting 4, Setting 6), Cherry + RB, Cherry , Watermelon, bell, replay (Fig. 8 (a) (b)). When the internal winning combinations for BB1 to BB4 and RB are internally won, the internal winning flags corresponding to BB1 to BB4 and RB are not changed, and the internal winning is performed for the overlapping cherry or watermelon. If the player does not internally win the game, the player performs a stop operation at a predetermined timing to display any symbol combination of BB1 to BB4 corresponding to the internal win flag set to ON. Can.

  FIG. 7 shows that when any of BB1 to BB4 is won in RT3 (when a symbol combination corresponding to any of BB1 to BB4 is displayed), the process shifts to RT5.

<RT4 (RB state)>
The RT 4 is an advantageous RT which has a higher internal probability of being internally generated by the bell than the other gaming states except the RT 5 and makes it easy to obtain a medal.

  The roles internally won in RT4 are cherries, watermelons and bells (Fig. 8 (b) (c)). This bell is a winning combination, regardless of the operation conditions (operation timing, operation order) when internal winning is made.

  It is shown in FIG. 7 that, in the case of RT4, a payout exceeding the specified number (105) is made, and the process shifts to RT0.

  In the present embodiment, RT4 ends when payout of a prescribed number of sheets is executed, but, for example, it ends when a predetermined combination (for example, single bonus) is won, or a predetermined number of times (for example, 8) It may be ended when there is a winning of a round) or when a predetermined number of (for example, six) games are played.

<RT5 (BB state)>
The RT5 is an advantageous RT which has a higher internal probability of being internally generated by the bell than the other gaming states except the RT4 and which makes it easy to obtain medals. In addition, it is the most advantageous RT because it continues until it is paid out more than RT4.

  The roles played internally in RT 5 are cherries, watermelons and bells (Fig. 8 (b) (c)). This bell is a winning combination, regardless of the operation conditions (operation timing, operation order) when internal winning is made.

  FIG. 7 shows that, in RT5, transition to RT0 is made when a payout exceeding the prescribed number is made. The prescribed number is 315 when the player wins BB1 or BB2 and shifts to RT5, and 210 when he wins BB3 or BB4 and shifts to RT5.

  In the present embodiment, the RT 5 ends when the specified number of payouts is executed. For example, the RT 5 may end when winning a predetermined combination (for example, a single bonus), or may be performed a predetermined number of times (for example, eight). It may be ended when there is a winning of a round) or when a predetermined number of (for example, six) games are played.

<Overview of processing>
Hereinafter, processing of the main control unit 300, the first sub control unit 400, and the second sub control unit 500 will be described using the drawings.

<Main control unit main processing>
First, main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same figure is a flowchart which shows the flow of main-control part main processing.

  As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 which has received the start signal resets and starts by a reset interrupt, and executes main control main processing shown in FIG. 9 in accordance with a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306.

  When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are performed in step S101. In this initialization, setting of the stack initial value to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, setting of interrupt prohibition, initialization of the I / O 310, initialization of various variables stored in the RAM 308, operation allowance to the WDT 314 and initialization Set the value etc.

  In step S103, it is checked whether the medal has been inserted (the maintenance or the operation of the bet buttons 130 to 132), and the pay line display lamp 120 is turned on in response to the insertion of the medal. When a medal is inserted, preparation for transmission of an insertion command indicating this is made. In addition, since the processing of inserting the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game is performed when the player wins the replay in the previous game, it is not necessary for the player to insert the medals. In addition, it checks whether the start lever 135 is operated with the specified number of medals (one for RT4 and one for RT5, three for the other cases), and if the start lever 135 is operated, it is inserted. Determine the number of medals and valid pay lines, and start playing the game.

  In step S105, the random number value is acquired from the random number value generation circuit 316.

  In step S107, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current RT, and an internal lottery (lottery lottery) is performed using this and the random number value acquired in step S105, and the internal winning combination is decide. As a result of the internal lottery, when the internal winning combination is made to any winning combination (including the operating combination), the flag of the winning combination is turned on. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S109, reel stop data corresponding to the stop operation is prepared based on the result of the internal lottery. The reel stop data is stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300.

  In step S111, rotation of the reels 110 to 112 is started on the condition that the gaming interval timer (subtracted in timer update processing described later) is 0, and an initial value is set to the gaming interval timer. In addition, at the start of rotation of the reels 110 to 112, preparation for transmitting a reel rotation start command to the first sub control unit 400 is performed. Thereafter, when the reels 110 to 112 have a predetermined rotational speed, and optical sensors provided on the respective reels are detected to grasp the symbol positions of the respective reels, the stop operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is activated. The game interval counter secures the minimum time required for one game (4.1s in the present embodiment) and suppresses the euphoria.

  In step S113, a reel stop control process is performed. In this process, when one of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is pressed after the stop operation is validated, the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped. Specifically, every time the stop operation is performed, the stop table of the reel stop data is referred to, and the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the stop operation are stopped according to the number of drawn frames set in the stop table. Further, reel stop data corresponding to the second stop operation is prepared for the first stop operation, and reel stop data corresponding to the third stop operation is prepared for the second stop operation. In addition, preparation for transmitting corresponding commands (first to third pressing commands) to the first sub control unit 400 is performed for each stop operation, and each time the reels 110 to 112 stop, the corresponding commands (first Preparation for transmitting the first to third stop commands to the first sub control unit 400 is performed. When all the reels 110 to 112 stop, the process proceeds to step S115.

  In step S115, a winning determination process is performed. Here, when a symbol combination corresponding to any winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. For example, if "bell-bell-bell" is aligned on the activated pay line, it is determined that a bell is won. In addition, after determining the winning combination, preparation for transmitting a winning command to the first sub control unit 400 is performed.

  In step S117, if a certain winning combination with a payout is won, medals of the number corresponding to the winning combination are awarded (payout), and the number of grants is displayed using the payout number display 127.

  In step S119, RT update processing is performed. In this process, RT is transitioned based on the conditions shown in the state transition diagram shown in FIG. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  One game ends by the above. Thereafter, the game proceeds by returning to step S103 and repeating the above-described processing.

  Next, the details of the internal winning combination lottery (step S107) in the main control unit main process of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart of the internal winning combination lottery (step S107) in FIG.

  First, in step S1001 executed first, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current RT, and the internal lottery (selection of lottery is performed using the random number value acquired in step S105 of FIG. ) To determine the internal winning combination. As a result of the internal lottery, when the internal winning combination is made to any winning combination (including the operating combination), the flag of the winning combination is turned on.

  In step S1003, it is determined whether the internal winning combination determined in step S1001 is any one of BB1 to BB4 and RB. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1005. If not, the internal winning combination of lottery symbols is ended.

  In step S1005, the information in the bonus is updated at that time. Specifically, information on whether the internal winning combination is one of BB1 to BB4 or RB and information on RT at the time of internal winning are stored in the information at the time of this bonus. The information at the time of the bonus is included in the reel rotation start command and transmitted to the first sub control 400. After this, it will shift to RT4 or RT5 by winning a special part (BB1-BB4 or RB) won internally, but in the game during that time (RT2 or RT3), it is at the time of bonus Information is not updated. The information in the bonus is updated at that time, and then updated again when internal winning is made to the special part (BB1 to BB4 or RB) again after RT4 or RT5 ends.

  Next, the details of the RT update process (step S119) in the main control unit main process of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a flowchart of the RT updating process (step S119) in FIG.

  First, in step S1101 executed first, RT is transitioned based on the conditions shown in the state transition diagram shown in FIG. At the same time, information on which state is shifted to which state is stored in the state transition variable. The information of this state transition variable is included in the payout completion command and transmitted to the first sub-control 400. In the present embodiment, the transition of the state based on the winning of the operator and the transition of the state different in the internal winning probability of replay are performed in the same process, but these processes are separately executed. It is also good.

  In step S1103, the setting related to freezing is performed based on the state transition variable stored in step S1101. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the details of the freeze process (step S1103) in the RT update process of FIG. 10 (b) will be described using FIG. 10 (c). The figure is a flowchart of the freeze process (step S1103) in FIG.

  First, in step S1201 executed first, a state transition variable is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1203. This state transition variable is a variable stored in step S1101 of FIG. 10 (b).

  In step S1203, the state transition variable acquired in step S1201 is referred to, and it is determined whether RT4 or RT5 has ended (transition from the next game to RT other than RT4 or RT5). If this condition is satisfied, the process advances to step S1205; otherwise, the freeze process is ended.

  In step S1205, the state transition variable acquired in step S1201 is referred to, and it is determined whether RT4 has ended. If this condition is met, the process advances to step S1207; otherwise, the process advances to step S1213.

  In step S1207, information at the time of the bonus is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1209. The information in the bonus at the time is the information updated in step S1005 of FIG.

  In step S1209, with reference to the information within the bonus acquired in step S1207, it is determined whether or not the RB serving as the transition trigger is an internal winning in RT1 (not RT0) for RT4 to be ended. If this condition is satisfied, the process advances to step S1213; otherwise, the process advances to step S1211.

  In step S1211, one second is set as the value of the freeze execution timer (hereinafter, freeze timer), and the process proceeds to step S1215.

  In step S1213, 4 seconds are set as the value of the freeze timer, and the process proceeds to step S1215.

  In step S1215, the value of the freeze timer is referenced, and if the value is not 0, step S1215 is executed again. The value of the freeze timer is subtracted in a timer update process described later, and when it reaches 0, the freeze process is ended. That is, the standby process is executed in step S1215 for a time corresponding to the number of seconds set to the value of the freeze timer, and the game operation can not be performed during that time.

<Main control unit 300 timer interrupt processing>
Next, a main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same figure is a flowchart which shows the flow of main-control part timer interruption processing.

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

  In step S201, a timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving the value of each register of the CPU 304 in the stack area is performed.

  In step S203, the WDT 314 is periodically (this process is not performed) so that the WDT interrupt does not occur (the process error does not occur) because the count value of the WDT 314 exceeds the initial set value (32.8 ms in this embodiment). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once in about 2 ms, which is the cycle of the main control unit timer interrupt.

  In step S205, an input port state update process is performed. In this input port state update process, detection signals of the sensor circuit 320 of the various sensors 318 are input through the input port of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and the RAM 308 is divided for each of the various sensors 318. It stores in the provided signal state storage area. The state of the optical sensor is confirmed by this process.

  In step S207, various game processes are executed, and a process corresponding to the interrupt status is executed.

  In step S209, a timer update process is performed. For example, processing of updating various timers by each time unit, such as subtracting the game interval timer, is executed.

  In step S211, command setting transmission processing is performed, and various commands prepared for transmission by the main processing of the main control unit 300 or timer interrupt processing are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. In the present embodiment, the output schedule information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits, and bit 15 is strobe information (in the case of ON, it indicates that data is set), bit 11 To 14 are command types (in the present embodiment, basic commands, bet commands, start lever acceptance commands, internal winning commands, reel rotation start commands accompanying the start of rotation of the reels 110 to 112, acceptance of stop buttons 137 to 139) 1st to 3rd pressing commands, 1st to 3rd stopping commands to stop reels 110 to 112, winning commands, payout number command and payout completion command accompanying medal payout processing, status update command), bits 0 to 0 10 is composed of command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

  In the first sub-control unit 400, according to the command type included in the received output schedule information, determination of effect control according to a change in game control in the main control unit 300 becomes possible, and is included in the output schedule information The effect control content can be determined based on the information of the command data.

  In step S213, an external signal setting process is performed. In this external signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 652 separate from the slot machine 100 via the information output circuit 334.

  In step S215, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in step S205 are read out, and the presence or absence of errors relating to medal insertion abnormality and medal discharge abnormality is monitored, and an error is detected. (Not shown) Execute error processing. Further, according to the current gaming state, the medal selector 170 (a medal blocker on which the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 336, and various seven-segment (SEG) indicators are set.

  In step S217, it is monitored whether the low voltage signal is on. When the low voltage signal is received (when the power is shut off is detected), the process proceeds to step S221. When the low voltage signal is not received (when the power is not detected), the process proceeds to step S219. move on.

  In step S219, a timer interrupt end process is performed. In this timer interruption end processing, processing such as setting the values of the respective registers temporarily saved in step S201 in the respective original registers is performed. Thereafter, the process returns to the main control unit main process shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in step S221, information (restoration data) that needs to be saved such as a specific variable or stack pointer to recover to the power-off state at the time of power recovery is saved to a predetermined area of RAM 308, and the use area of RAM 308 , And stores the checksum value in the RAM 308, and sets the power flag indicating that the power-off process has been performed to ON.

<Process of First Sub Control Unit 400>
Next, processing of the first sub control unit 400 will be described using FIG. FIG. 12A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 12B is a flowchart of a command reception interrupt process of the first secondary control unit 400. FIG. 12C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first secondary control unit 400.

  First, in step S301, various initial settings are performed. When power is turned on, first, in step S301, initialization processing is performed. In this initialization processing, initialization of input / output ports, initialization processing of storage areas in the RAM 408, and the like are performed. In this process, an area for storing internal winning information, which is information indicating the result of internal winning, and an area for storing RT update information, which is information indicating a gaming state, are respectively provided in the RAM 408.

  In step S303, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable is 10, and when the timer variable is 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S305, 0 is substituted for the timer variable.

  In step S307, command processing which is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300 is executed. The details of this command processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S309, effect control processing is performed. Here, preparation for rendering is performed in accordance with the rendering reservation information in the rendering reservation area provided in the RAM 408. This preparation includes, for example, processing such as reading out the effect data from the ROM 406, and performing processing of updating the effect data when it is necessary to update the effect data.

  In step S311, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, when there is an instruction to the sound source IC 418 in the effect data read out in the step S309, this instruction is output to the sound source IC 418.

  In step S313, lamp control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, when there is an instruction for various lamps 420 in the effect data read out in step S309, this instruction is output to the drive circuit 422.

  In step S315, shutter control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, when a command for shutter control is included in the effect data read in step S309, shutter control corresponding to this command is performed.

  In step S317, information output processing is performed to make settings to transmit a control command to the second sub control unit 500 based on the processing result in step S309. For example, when there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub control unit 500 among the effect data read out in step S309, setting for outputting this control command is performed, and the process returns to step S303.

  Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first secondary control unit 400 will be described using FIG. 12 (b). The command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first secondary control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output by the main control unit 300. In step S321 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408.

  Next, a first secondary control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first secondary control unit 400 will be described using FIG. 12C. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once in 2 ms in this embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is triggered by this timer interrupt. Execute in the cycle of

  In step S331, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S303 in the first secondary control unit main processing shown in FIG. 12A, and the original timer variable storage area is stored. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

  In step S333, transmission of device data to the second sub control unit 500 set in step S315, update processing of effect random number values, and the like are performed.

  Next, the details of the command processing (step S307) in the first secondary control unit main processing of FIG. 12A will be described using FIG. The figure is a flowchart of command processing (step S307) in FIG.

  First, in step S341 executed first, it is determined whether there is an unprocessed command. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S343. If not, this command processing ends.

  In step S343, command processing which is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300 is executed. Among these processes, the process in the case where a payout completion command is received will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, the process when the bet command is received will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the details of the payout completion command process (step S343) when the payout completion command is received in the command process of FIG. 12D will be described with reference to FIGS. 13A, 14 and 15. FIG. FIG. 13A is a flowchart of payout completion command processing (step S343) when the payout completion command is received in FIG. 12D. FIG. 14 is a view showing a display example by the first display, the second display, and the notification information, and FIG. 15 is used in the second display setting (step S3015) of FIG. 13 (a). It is a figure which shows the example of the lottery table of a setting suggestion display, and a setting suggestion display.

  First, in step S3001 executed first, the state transition variable included in the payout completion command is acquired.

  In step S3003, the state transition variable acquired in step S3001 is referred to, and it is determined whether RT4 or RT5 has ended (transition from the next game to RT other than RT4 or RT5). If this condition is met, the process advances to step S3005; otherwise, the process advances to step S3019.

  In step S3005, information on the number of medals acquired in RT4 or RT5 is acquired. In the present embodiment, the total number of medals acquired is continued even in RT1 transitioning after the end of RT5, and when a special combination is internally won in RT1, RT4 or RT5 transitioning to RT1 will be made during RT1. The accumulated value of the number of acquisitions continued is taken over. This RT1 ends in 30 games, but if it is decided to shift to RT4 or RT5 without shifting to RT0, it is judged to be a so-called consecutive chan and the accumulated winning number in a period including a plurality of bonus states is displayed And are configured to improve the interest of the game. Note that this total value is reset at the end of RT4 (at the time of transition to RT0), but the total number of acquired sheets is continued without being reset until the predetermined number of games have been consumed since the end of RT4. May be Also in this case, when the special winning combination is won internally until the cumulative winning number is reset, the cumulative winning number during the consecutive chanting period can be taken over by transferring the cumulative winning number to RT4 or RT5 which is shifted thereafter. Can be displayed.

  In step S3007, with reference to the state transition variable acquired in step S3001, it is determined whether RT4 has ended. If this condition is met, the process advances to step S3009; otherwise, the process advances to step S3015.

  In step S3009, information at the time of the bonus is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S3011. The information at the time of the bonus is information transmitted from the main control unit 300 by a reel rotation start command.

  In step S3011, the information within the bonus acquired in step S3009 is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the RB serving as the transition trigger is an internal winning in RT1 (not RT0) for RT4 to be ended. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3015. If not, the process proceeds to step S3013.

  In step S3013, effect data for executing the first display is set. Specifically, effect data for displaying the number of medals acquired based on the information acquired in step S3005 is set. Further, in the present embodiment, effect data for displaying an image of a character unrelated to the current setting value (not suggesting the setting value) is also set simultaneously. FIG. 14 (a) shows an example of a first display when 200 medals are obtained. Furthermore, a background image is prepared according to the RT after the next game. An example of a background image in RT0 is shown in FIG. 14 (c), and an example of a background image in RT1 is shown in FIG. 14 (d). When the first display is finished, the prepared background image is displayed. A period during which the first display is performed will be described later. The background image at RT0 corresponds to an example of a normal background that is most frequently displayed.

  In step S3015, effect data for executing the second display is set. Specifically, effect data for displaying the number of medals acquired based on the information acquired in step S3005 is set. Further, the setting suggestion display is suggested to indicate the current setting value by lottery using random numbers. FIG. 15 (a) shows a lottery table used for this lottery. In this setting suggestion display, a display that suggests that the setting value is odd (FIG. 15 (b)), a display that suggests that the setting value is even (FIG. 15 (c)), and a setting that The display which suggests that it is decided that it is three or more (FIG. 15 (d)), the display which suggests that the set value is decided that it is 4 to 6 (FIG. 15 (e)), and the set value There is provided a display (FIG. 15 (f)) indicating that it has been determined that is 5 or 6.

  If the random number value within the predetermined range (for example, 0 to 255) acquired at the time of the lottery corresponds to the range of the lottery data associated with each setting suggestion display, the above setting suggestion display corresponds to the setting suggestion display Is selected.

  In the present embodiment, when the set value is 1, the probability that Yoshimune (FIG. 15B, character name in the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment) is selected is 180/256% 70%. The probability that 爺 (FIG. 15 (c)) is selected is 76/256 ≒ 30%.

  When the setting value is 2, the probability that Yoshimune (FIG. 15 (b)) is selected is 80/256 ≒ 31%, and the probability that 爺 (FIG. 15 (c)) is selected is The probability is 176/256 ≒ 69%.

  When the set value is 3, the probability that Yoshimune (FIG. 15 (b)) is selected is 180/256 ≒ 70%, and the probability that 爺 (FIG. 15 (c)) is selected is The probability is 25/256 ≒ 10%, and the probability that the princess (FIG. 15 (d)) is selected is 51/256 ≒ 20%.

  When the set value is 4, the probability that Yoshimune (FIG. 15 (b)) is selected is 80/256 ≒ 31%, and the probability that 爺 (FIG. 15 (c)) is selected is The probability is 100/256 ≒ 39%, and the probability that the princess (FIG. 15 (d)) is selected is 50/256 ≒ 20%, and Yoshimune and Zen (FIG. 15 (e)) are selected. The probability is 26/256 ≒ 10%.

  When the setting value is 5, the probability that Yoshimune (FIG. 15 (b)) is selected is 128/256 ≒ 50%, and the probability that 爺 (FIG. 15 (c)) is selected is The probability is 23/256 ≒ 9%, the probability that the princess (FIG. 15 (d)) is selected is 50/256 ≒ 20%, and Yoshimune and Zen (FIG. 15 (e)) are selected. The probability is 25/256 ≒ 10%, and the probability that Yoshimune and Hime (FIG. 15 (f)) are selected is 30/256 ≒ 12%.

  When the setting value is 6, the probability that Yoshimune (FIG. 15 (b)) is selected is 26/256 ≒ 10%, and the probability that 爺 (FIG. 15 (c)) is selected is The probability is 100/256 ≒ 39%, the probability that the princess (FIG. 15 (d)) is selected is 75/256 ≒ 29%, and Yoshimune and Zen (FIG. 15 (e)) are selected. The probability is 25/256 ≒ 10%, and the probability that Yoshimune and Hime (FIG. 15 (f)) are selected is 30/256 ≒ 12%.

  Among the above-mentioned setting suggestion displays, the display in FIGS. 15 (b) and 15 (c) suggests setting values by changing the display frequency according to the setting values, but does not necessarily indicate the correct contents. . On the other hand, the display shown in FIGS. 15 (d), (e) and (f) indicates information determined with respect to the set value (hereinafter, may be referred to as determined display).

  In addition, in determining the content of the setting suggestion display, it is not limited to the above-described lottery. For example, when transitioning to RT5 based on Cherry + BB1 which internally wins only in Settings 4 to 6, or FIG. 15 (e) is selected as a setting suggestion display, or Cherry is internally won only in Setting 6. When RT shifts to RT5 based on + BB3, as shown in FIG. 15 (f) as a setting suggestion display, etc., shifts to RT5 based on a special combination winning only at a specific set value In this case, the finalized display (for example, FIGS. 15D, 15E, and 15F) may be selected as the setting suggestion display at the end of the RT5.

  FIG. 14B shows an example of the second display when 200 medals are obtained. In this example, since the princess (FIG. 15 (d)) is displayed, the player can grasp that the setting value is 3 or more. In this step S3015, as in step S3013, a background image (for example, FIG. 14 (c) (d)) corresponding to the RT after the next game is prepared. When the second display is finished, the prepared background image is displayed. A period during which the second display is performed will be described later.

  In step S3017, display setting of notification information is executed. Specifically, information which is information for the player and which is unrelated to the advantage and disadvantage of the gaming state is displayed. For example, a display prompting attention to a game, a display related to a maker of a game table, a display related to a hall such as an event or a hall name, and a display for preventing this card from being forgotten when using an IC card is there. Note that this display is set to be deleted (a certain time is always displayed) after a certain time has elapsed from the display regardless of the progress of the game. Therefore, in any of the first display, the second display, and the background image described above, the notification information can be displayed in parallel. In FIGS. 14 (e) to 14 (h), a message to warn of removal of an IC card, which is an example of notification information, is displayed in parallel with each display described in FIGS. 14 (a) to 14 (d). An example is shown.

  In step S3019, in addition to the process described above, the process at the time of receiving the payout completion command is executed, and the payout completion command process is ended.

  Next, the details of the bet command processing (step S343) when the bet command is received in the command processing of FIG. 12 (d) will be described using FIG. 13 (b). FIG. 13 (b) is a flowchart of bet command processing (step S343) when the bet command is received in FIG. 12 (d).

  First, in step S3101, which is initially executed, it is determined whether the state is RT4 or RT5, using the state transition variable already acquired when the payout completion command is received. If this condition is satisfied, the process advances to step S3107; otherwise, the process advances to step S3103.

  In step S3103, it is determined whether or not continuous effects across multiple games are being executed. If this condition is satisfied, the process advances to step S3107; otherwise, the process advances to step S3105.

  In step S3105, a default background provided in accordance with the game state is set.

  In step S3107, in addition to the above-described processing, processing at the time of reception of a bet command is executed, and the bet command processing ends.

<Process of Second Sub Control Unit 500>
Next, processing of the second sub control unit 500 will be described using FIG. FIG. 16A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 16B is a flowchart of a command reception interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 16C is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 16D is a flowchart of the image control process of the second sub control unit 500.

  First, in step S401 in FIG. 16A, various initial settings are performed. When power is turned on, first, in step S401, initialization processing is performed. In this initialization process, input / output port initialization, initialization of a storage area in the RAM 508, and the like are performed.

  In step S403, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable is 10, and when the timer variable is 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S405.

  In step S405, 0 is substituted for the timer variable.

  In step S407, command processing is performed. In command processing, the CPU 504 of the second secondary control unit 500 determines whether a command has been received from the CPU 404 of the first secondary control unit 400 or not.

  In step S409, an effect control process is performed. Specifically, when there is a new command in step S407, processing corresponding to this command is performed. For example, processing for reading out effect data for performing image control on a background image from the ROM 506 is executed. Further, processing such as reading out effect data other than this from the ROM 506 is performed, and when the effect data needs to be updated, updating processing of the effect data is performed.

  In step S411, image control processing is performed based on the processing result in step S409. For example, when an instruction for image control is included in the effect data read out in step S409, image control corresponding to this instruction is performed. For example, image control regarding a display image (notice image, background image) is performed. The image control process will be described later with reference to FIG. When this image control process ends, the process returns to step S403.

  Next, the command reception interrupt process of the second secondary control unit 500 will be described using FIG. The command reception interrupt process is a process that is executed when the second secondary control unit 500 detects a strobe signal output by the first secondary control unit 400. In step S415 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the first secondary control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508.

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

  In step S417, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step S403 in the second secondary control unit main processing shown in FIG. 16A and the original timer variable storage area is stored. Accordingly, in step S403, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

  In step S419, processing for updating the effect random number value is performed.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 16D, the image control process of step S411 in the main process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described. The figure is a figure which shows the flowchart which shows the flow of image control processing.

  In step S421, an instruction to transfer image data is issued. Here, the CPU 504 first swaps designation of the display area A of the VRAM 518 and the drawing area of the display area B. Thereby, the image of one frame stored in the display area not designated as the drawing area is displayed on the effect image display device 157. Next, the CPU 504 sets ROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of the VRAM 518), etc. in the attribute register of the VDP 516 based on the position information table, etc. Set an instruction to start data transfer. The VDP 516 transfers image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518 based on an instruction set in the attribute register. Thereafter, the VDP 516 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

  In step S423, it is determined whether or not the transfer end interrupt signal from VDP 516 is input. If the transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S425. Otherwise, the transfer end interrupt signal is input. Wait for

  In step S425, parameter setting is performed based on the rendering scenario configuration table and the attribute data. Here, in order to form a display image in the display area A or B of the VRAM 518 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 518 in step S421, the CPU 504 information of image data constituting the display image (coordinate axis of VRAM 518, image size , VRAM coordinates (arrangement coordinates), superimposition and transparency of the image, etc.). The VDP 516 performs parameter setting in accordance with the attribute based on the instruction stored in the attribute register.

  In step S427, a drawing instruction is issued. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 516 to start drawing an image. The VDP 516 starts image drawing in the frame buffer according to the instruction of the CPU 504.

  In step S429, it is determined whether or not the generation end interrupt signal from VDP 516 is input based on the end of image drawing, and if the generation end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S431, otherwise the generation end interrupt signal Wait for the input.

  In step S431, a scene display counter, which is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts the number of images of a scene, is incremented (+1), and the process is ended.

«First embodiment operation explanation»
In the slot machine 100 of the first embodiment described above, RT4 and RT5 are provided as so-called bonus states, and at the end of these bonus states, either the first display or the second display is displayed. The configuration is adopted. Hereinafter, characteristic operations by these configurations will be described.

[When First Display is Executed (First Embodiment)]
The first display described above is shifted to RT4 due to the internal winning of RB in RT0, and is then displayed when this RT4 ends. The details will be described below.

  First, when the internal winning of RB is made at RT0, information indicating that the internal winning of RB is made at RT0 is stored in the information at the time of bonus (step S1005 of FIG. 10A). Note that this information is held until RT4 ends.

  If you win the RB internally, you won't win the other special roles until you win the RB. That is, based on the internally won RB, the process shifts to RT4 (see FIG. 7).

  Thereafter, when a payout exceeding the prescribed number is made in RT4, a process of shifting from RT4 to RT0 is executed when the game is over (Step S1101 in FIG. 10B). In this process, information on transition from RT4 to RT0 is stored in the state transition variable. Freezing for one second is executed based on this information and the information at the time of the bonus described above (step S1211 in FIG. 10C).

  On the other hand, the above-described state transition variable and bonus internal information are transmitted from the main control unit 300 to the first sub-control unit 400, and the first display is executed in accordance with the above-mentioned freeze for one second. Configured (step S3013 in FIG. 13A). Further, apart from the first display, notification information which is information for the player and is not related to the advantage and disadvantage of the gaming state is displayed (step S3017 in FIG. 13A). In addition, after the end of the freeze, the game operation becomes possible, and the bet operation for the next game becomes possible. At the time of this bet operation, when the first display is still continuing, the background (the background of RT0) to be used after RT4 is ended by setting the end of the first display (FIG. 13 (b)) Step S3105). However, the notification information is displayed until the set period elapses without being ended by the bet operation.

  Hereinafter, an operation example when the internal winning of the RB is made at RT0 and the later transition of RT4 ends will be described using the drawings.

  In FIG. 17, from the state of being paid out in the final game of RT4, changes occur in the order of the end of payout (P1), the end of freeze (P2), the end of notification information display (P3), and the first display end (P4). It is shown.

  First, during the payout (from the beginning to P1), the freeze timer is not used, but the game operation is invalidated during that time. In addition, neither the first display, the notification information nor the background used after the end of RT4 (the background of RT0) is displayed.

  When the payout is completed (P1 and subsequent steps), the operation is invalidated for one second using the freeze timer according to the above-described flow, and the first display and the notification information are displayed (P1 to P2). In the example of FIG. 17, a configuration is adopted in which the first display and the notification information are displayed as they are even after the freeze is finished (P2 and subsequent steps).

  Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 17, the display of the notification information ends earlier than the first display, and when the first display ends thereafter, the background (the background of RT0) used after RT4 ends is displayed. Is adopted. In FIG. 17, from the start of the freeze to the end of the notification information, a first display consisting of a Yoshimune image (an image showing that there is no setting value suggestion) and “GET 112 cars”, and “the IC card is removed. It is shown that both of the notification information “Warning!” Are displayed (see period a). In addition, it is shown that when the notification information ends, only the first display is made (refer to period b), and that the background image is displayed when the first display is ended (refer to period c). When the bet operation is performed after the end of the freeze and during the continuation of the first display and the display of the notification information (P2 to P3), the first display is ended at timing B1 of this bet operation. It is indicated by a dotted line that the background is displayed. In this case, the notification information is displayed on the background (the background of RT0) used after the end of RT4 by the bet operation, and when the display period of the notification information elapses, only the background is displayed.

[When Second Display is Executed (First Embodiment)]
The second display described above is displayed when the condition for selecting the first display is not satisfied. Specifically, it is displayed when the RT5 ends, or when the RT4 shifted due to the internal winning of the RB in the RT1 ends. The following description is based on the flowchart.

  First, when BB1 to BB4 are internally won, or when RT1 is internally won for RB, these pieces of information are stored in the information at the time of bonus (step S1005 in FIG. 10A). Note that this information is held until RT5 or RT4, which has been shifted to the winning combination of these special roles, is completed.

  If the special winning combination is won internally, the internal winning combination will not be won until the special winning combination is won. That is, based on the special winning combination internally won, the process shifts to RT4 or RT5 (see FIG. 7).

  After that, when the payout exceeding the specified number is made in the transitioned RT4 or RT5, the processing shifts to RT0 in the case of RT4 and to RT1 in the case of RT5 is executed at the end of the game (FIG. 10 (b Step S1101). Note that, in this process, RT transition information is stored in a state transition variable. Freezing for 4 seconds is executed based on this information and the information at the time of the bonus described above (step S1213 in FIG. 10C).

  On the other hand, the above-described state transition variable and information at the time of bonus are transmitted from the main control unit 300 to the first sub-control unit 400, and the second display is executed in accordance with the four-second freeze. Configured (step S3015 in FIG. 13A). Further, apart from the second display, notification information which is information for the player and is not related to the advantage and disadvantage of the gaming state is displayed (step S3017 in FIG. 13A). In addition, after the end of the freeze, the game operation becomes possible, and the bet operation for the next game becomes possible. At the time of this bet operation, when the second display is still ongoing, the second display is ended, and the background to be used in the newly transitioning RT is set (FIG. 13 (b)). Step S3105). However, the notification information is displayed until the set period elapses without ending.

  Hereinafter, an operation example when the internal winning of the RB is made in RT1 and the transition of RT4 after that is completed will be described using the drawings. The operation at the time of ending RT5 is the same as the operation, and thus the description is omitted.

  FIG. 18 shows changes from the state of payout in the final game of RT4 to the end of payout (P1), the end of freeze (P5), the end of notification information display (P3), and the second display end (P4) ing. Further, the timing of the freeze termination (P2) in FIG. 17 and the timing of the bet operation (B1) are shown for comparison. Further, the end timing (P4) of the second display is the same end timing (P4) as the first display in FIG.

  First, during the payout (from the beginning to P1), the freeze timer is not used, but the game operation is invalidated during that time. In addition, neither the second display, the notification information nor the background used after the end of RT4 (the background of RT0) is displayed.

  When the payout is completed (from P1), the operation is invalidated for 4 seconds using the freeze timer according to the above-described flow, and the second display and notification information are displayed (P1 to P5). In the example of FIG. 18, a configuration is employed in which the second display and the notification information are displayed as they are even after the freeze is finished (P5 and subsequent steps).

  Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 18, when the display of the notification information ends earlier than the second display and the second display ends thereafter, the background used after RT4 ends (in the case of RT0 background, RT5 end) Uses a configuration in which the background of RT1 is displayed. In FIG. 18, from the start of the freeze to the end of the notification information, the second display consisting of the princess's image (image suggesting a set value of 3 or more) and “GET 250 cars” and “I forgot to remove the IC card It is shown that both of the alert information and “notice!” Are displayed (see period a). In addition, it is indicated that the second display is only displayed when the notification information ends (see period b), and that the background image is displayed when the second display is ended (see period c). When the bet operation is performed at the timing B1 described with reference to FIG. 17, since the freeze is being executed in the example of FIG. 18, there is no influence on the end timing of the second display or the display start timing of the background.

[Configuration of First Display and Second Display (First Embodiment)]
In the configuration of the first embodiment described above, at the end of the bonus state (RT4 and RT5), the first display and the second display for displaying more information about the game than the first display (the above example) Has adopted a configuration to display one of setting suggestion display). Information on such a game is important for playing a game, and is interesting to the player. And in performing these displays, the structure which performs a 1st display in a short freeze, and performs a 2nd display in a long freeze is employ | adopted. According to this configuration, for example, while the first display is ended by the bet operation at timing B1 in FIG. 17, the second display is maintained even when the bet operation at the same timing B1 is performed in FIG. Ru. In this manner, by making the time for which the second display is surely displayed longer than the first display due to the longer freeze, it is possible to make it easier for the player to grasp the information on the second display which the user is interested in. The interest of the game can be improved. In addition, when making the freeze in the case of the 2nd display freeze longer than the freeze in the 1st display, it may be realized by long and short of a freeze timer, for example, and the freeze is continuously executed. May cause a difference in freezing time, and the configuration is not limited. For example, in a configuration in which freezing of a predetermined period is always performed at the end of the bonus state, when performing the first display, the freezing is performed for this predetermined period, while when performing the second display, the predetermined period In addition to the freeze of, a separate freeze may be executed.

  In addition, the information about the game is not limited to the suggestion of the setting value as described above, for example, when the transition probability to so-called AT (assist time) or RT (replay time) changes, the transition probability As suggested by, it may be information on the degree of advantage regarding the game. The mode of the suggestion at this time may be, for example, an image that is displayed by displaying a character that does not normally appear, but is not limited thereto. In addition to such information on the degree of advantage, the number of jackpots (bonus state), the number of consecutive moves, the number of medals acquired in an advantageous gaming state such as a bonus, the cumulative number of medals acquired over a plurality of bonus states, etc. Information may be displayed. The information such as the number of jackpots, the number of consecutive chases, the number of medals acquired during a bonus, and the total number of medals acquired is information relating to the bonus state and corresponds to an example of history information based on the game play history. In addition, in the configuration provided with AT and RT, history information on AT and RT (number of times of AT or RT, number of consecutive times of AT or RT, number of medals acquired in AT or RT, total number of medals in AT or RT) You may use the number of acquisition etc.). That is, the information on the game may be information useful for the player to play the game, such as information on the degree of advantage and history information. Note that the first embodiment is an example of a configuration having information relating to these games, and information (not included in the first display) included only in the second display.

  Further, in the first embodiment, notification information which is information for the player and is not associated with the advantage and disadvantage of the state of the game is displayed in parallel with the first display and the second display. Information that is not relevant to advantages and disadvantages may not be of much interest to the player, but in the first embodiment, the information may be displayed in parallel with the first display or the second display that the player is interested in. In some cases, it may be possible to recognize notification information. In addition, while the first display or the second display is not displayed in parallel with the notification information, the configuration in which the first display or the second display is displayed in parallel with the notification information has more types. Since the information is displayed, the player's alertness can be enhanced, and as a result, the first display or the second display may be noticed. In addition, in order to obtain the effect of making the information in the second display easier to be grasped, the notification information may not be displayed.

  In the above example, the configuration in which the freeze time at the time of executing the second display is longer than the freeze at the time of executing the first display has been described. Also, the present invention is not limited to the configuration for shortening the freeze time, but may be a configuration in which the freeze is not performed in the first display.

  In the first embodiment, the first display is ended by the lapse of a predetermined time after the end of the freeze, or by the operation of the player between the end of the freeze and the elapse of the predetermined time. Not limited to this configuration, the first display may be continued until the player's operation is performed after the end of the freeze.

  In addition, the second display after the end of the freeze is not limited to the configuration in which it ends in the time lapse as in the first embodiment, and the player's operation such as the bet operation of the next game does not end in the time lapse. It may be configured to end according to In FIG. 19, the second display end timing (P4) shown in FIG. 18 is deleted, and the second display ends at the timing B2 of the bet operation in which the second display is continuing, and the next game is performed. It is shown to switch to the background display of the. When the configuration as in this example is adopted, the second display can be continued unless the player's operation is performed, and information in the second display can be more easily grasped to improve the interest of the game. There is a possibility.

  In addition, the second display may be ended simultaneously with the end of the freeze. FIG. 20 shows that the second display end timing (P4) shown in FIG. 18 is simultaneous with the freeze end timing (P5). In this example, the display of the background for RT that is newly shifted by freeze termination is started, but at this time the notification information is displayed on the background by continuing the display of the notification information. Is shown (see period b). If the freeze time of the second display is increased, it may be difficult to grasp when the freeze is finished while making it easy to recognize the second display. However, by terminating the second display simultaneously with the end of the freeze as in the example of FIG. 20, it is possible to easily grasp that the freeze has ended.

  In the example described above with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20, the configuration has been described in which the end timings of the first display and the second display are later than the end timing of the display of the notification information. The end timing of the first display and the second display may be earlier. Furthermore, the end timings of the first display and the notification information may be the same, or the end timings of the second display and the display of the notification information may be different. It may be made to be the same (P3 = P4 and period b disappears). When the end timings of the first display and the second display are different from the end timing of the display of the notification information as in the first embodiment, a change due to the end of the display is used. The player can be alerted.

[About the condition of properly using the first display and the second display (first embodiment)]
In the first embodiment, at the end of RT4, when the RB that has triggered to shift to RT4 is internally elected at RT0, the first display is selected, and internally elected at RT1 which is more advantageous than RT0. If the second display is selected, the second display is selected. This configuration can be said to be a configuration in which the first display and the second display are selectively used depending on which one of RT0 and RT1 is set most recently in the RT transition until transition to RT4. As described above, the first display and the second display may be selectively used based on the transition of the gaming state.

  The conditions for determination when using the first display and the second display described above are merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, after the bonus state is temporarily ended and turned into the disadvantageous state, the second display is selected when the so-called consecutive chan is in the bonus state again, and the first display is not made when the continuous chan is not The display may be selected. In the configuration of the first embodiment, it is determined which one of RT0 and RT1 has been set most recently in the RT transition to shift to RT4, among which RT1 is 30 times after the end of RT5. It can also be said that it is determined whether or not it has shifted to RT4 based on RB internally won in a game within 30 times from the end of RT5, from the end of the game digestion. That is, it can be said that this configuration is an example of a configuration in which the consecutive chan is determined based on the number of games from RT5 to RT4. In this way, in determining the consecutive chan, depending on whether or not the number of games from the end of RT4 and RT5 to the transition to RT4 (or until the internal winning by the role to be transferred is internally won) exceeds the predetermined number. A configuration for determining may be adopted.

  For example, various conditions can be used for determination, such as using the first display and the second display, based on the number of winning at the end of the same gaming state.

  In the first embodiment, a configuration is employed in which the second display is executed at the end of RT5 while the RT4 selectively uses the first display and the second display. The display at the end of the RT 5 is not limited to this configuration, and may be, for example, the first display or any other display. Further, even at the end of RT5, a configuration may be adopted in which the first display and the second display are selectively used as in the example described above. That is, it is sufficient if there is a configuration in which the first display and the second display are used at least at the end of the same gaming state.

  Furthermore, for example, the first display is selected at the end of RT4 in the first embodiment, and the second display is selected at the end of RT5 that is more advantageous than RT4, etc. A configuration may be adopted in which one display is selected and the second display is selected at the end of the second gaming state which is more advantageous than the first gaming state. That is, at the end of a plurality of types of gaming states, the first display and the second display may be selectively used based on the advantages and disadvantages of these gaming states. Furthermore, the first display and the second display based on the combination of the advantages and disadvantages of the gaming state and the various conditions described above (for example, RT transition to the bonus state, whether or not to be consecutive players, number of winnings) It may be configured to selectively use the display of.

  Also, for example, in the first embodiment, a lottery is executed at the end of RT4, and it is selected whether to execute the first display and the one second freeze or the second display and the four seconds freeze based on the result. You may do it. At this time, it is also possible to select whether to execute the first display and the one second freeze or the second display and the four second freeze by executing the same lottery at the end of RT5. That is, the selection of the first display and the second display is not limited to the configuration in which the specific condition determination is performed, but may be a configuration performed by lottery.

  Further, in the above example, the end time of the bonus state based on the special part is adopted as a trigger for displaying either the first display or the second display. The start timing of these displays is not limited to the bonus state, and, for example, at the end of so-called AT (assist time) or at the end of RT (replay time), furthermore, the winning probability of these AT or RT. May be at the end of the rising state. In addition, when displaying the first display or the second display at the end of AT or RT, history information related to AT or RT (number of times of AT or RT, number of consecutive times of AT or RT, during AT or RT) The number of medals acquired, the total number of medals acquired in AT and RT, etc. may be used.

[About the Contents of the First Display and the Second Display (First Embodiment)]
Hereinafter, the contents of the first display and the second display will be specifically described using the drawings. FIG. 21 is a view showing a combination example of the first display and the second display, and FIG. 22 is a view showing an example different from FIG.

  In the first embodiment described above, although the acquired number is displayed in both the first display and the second display, there is no suggestion of the set value in the first display, and the set value in the second display. There is a difference in the amount of information about the game by the suggestion of. In this configuration, the second display includes information (information on setting values) that is more advantageous to the player than the first display, and the second display is information on gaming rather than the first display. And the second display is more interesting to the player than the first display. Note that, in the first embodiment, since the number of acquisitions in the second display is configured to display the total number of acquisitions during the period in which the bonus state is continuously running, the number of acquisitions in the first display is The number of acquisitions in the second display is larger than that in the second display. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the number of acquisitions in the second display may be smaller than the number of acquisitions in the first display. The first indication (for example, FIG. 21 (a1)) and the second indication (for example, FIG. 21 (a2)) may indicate that there is no setting indication and the setting indication, respectively. FIG. 21 (a1) shows an example of displaying the number of obtained cards and an example of displaying a character of Yoshimune that does not suggest a set value. FIG. 21 (a2) shows a display of the number of obtained cards and a set value An example is shown in which a princess character indicating that it is three or more is displayed. Even with such a configuration, the second display contains more information related to the game than the first display, so the second display is a content that the player is more interested than the first display. be able to.

  Moreover, in 1st embodiment, although the 1st display employ | adopts the structure which does not contain a setting suggestion display, it is not restricted to this structure, and the structure containing a setting suggestion display may be sufficient. For example, by using a lottery table different from the lottery table (FIG. 15 (a)) used in setting of the second display, the setting suggestion display may be included also for the first display. In this case, the lottery table used to set the first display has a lower lottery probability for the finalized display (FIGS. 15 (d) to (f)) than the second display, or even if the finalized display is not drawn. Good. FIGS. 21 (b1) and 21 (b2) show an example of a combination of the first display and the second display when this configuration is adopted. In the first display shown in FIG. 21 (b1), there are shown a display of the acquired number and a setting suggestion display showing that any one of setting values 4 to 6 is decided, and FIG. 21 (b2) In the second display shown in), a display of acquired number of sheets and a setting indication display showing that one of setting values 5 and 6 is decided are shown. In these displays, the setting indication of the second indication suggests setting values more advantageous to the player than the setting indication of the first indication, and the second indication is the first indication. It can be said that the display includes information that is more advantageous to the player. Furthermore, while the setting indication of the second display includes information that the setting value is not 4, the setting indication of the first display does not include the information. It can be said that the amount of information about the game is larger than the one display. In addition, the second indication is better than the first indication because the setting indication of the second indication is narrower than the setting indication of the first indication. Is also a display that includes highly reliable information.

  The above configuration is an example, and the second display is more advantageous for the player than the first display in making the second display more interesting than the first display. It is sufficient if it is a display including at least one of a display including the above information and a display having a larger amount of information than the first display. In addition, the second display may be a display including information with higher reliability than the first display.

  In order to make the second display including information advantageous to the player than the first display, for example, the second display is a display including information having a higher degree of advantage for the player than the first display. The configuration can be adopted.

  In the first embodiment, the second display has a configuration in which the amount of information about the set value is larger than that of the first display, but in this case, the target information is the information about the set value. The information is not limited, and it may be information on a game such as information on the degree of advantage or history information. For example, in a configuration in which so-called AT or RT is provided, a difference may be provided to the amount of information about the ease of transition to these states.

  As described above, while making the second display the content that the player is more interested than the first display (high reliability, high degree of advantage, large amount of information), this second display is By making the information look longer than the first display, the information can be grasped, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  In the above description, as information which the player is particularly interested in, for example, information on the degree of advantage such as information suggesting a setting value, the number of winning in the bonus state or the AT state, and the cumulative total of so-called consecutive chan in which these states are continuous. Although the history information of the number of winnings has been cited, these pieces of information are important information to estimate whether the player can obtain a profit. In addition to the configuration described above, by making a difference in the contents of these information in the first display and the second display, the second display is a content that the player is more interested than the first display. can do. Hereinafter, these configurations will be described.

  First, an example will be described in which the indication (setting indication display) of the setting value is different between the first display and the second display. For example, among the setting indication displays, the final display (displays of (d), (e), and (f) in FIG. 15 (d), (e), and (f)) indicating the information determined for the set value It may be configured not to include a confirmation display. Since the finalized display allows the setting value to be grasped more accurately, the interest of the game can be improved by using this for the second display. 21 (c1) and 21 (c2) show an example of a combination of the first display and the second display in the case where this configuration is adopted. In these examples, the display of the number of acquisitions, the indication of setting suggestion, and the display of the total number of acquisitions in consecutive channels using the format of “TOTAL... Both” are included. Among these, when only the setting indication is compared, the first indication shown in FIG. 21 (c1) is the setting indication indicating that the setting value is an even number, while the first indication shown in FIG. 21 (c1) In the second display, it is a setting indication display that indicates that the setting value is determined to be 3 or more. In addition, although the number of total acquisitions in the first display is larger than that in the second display, in the configuration in which the content of the setting indication in the first display and the second display is different, the number of acquisitions and the total acquisition The value of the number of sheets may not necessarily be more in the second display. Further, the first display may display the total acquisition number, while the second display may not display the total acquisition number (for example, FIG. (A2) or (b2) as a second display). In addition, for example, in the first display, the setting suggestion display of FIGS. 15 (b) to (e) is included, and in the second display, the setting suggestion display of FIG. 15 (f) is included. It may be configured to include a setting suggestion display that is more advantageous for the player than the first display.

  Next, an example will be described in which the number of acquired sheets is different between the first display and the second display. Depending on whether the number of acquired cards exceeds a certain number (whether a large profit is obtained or not), the state of the game console can be estimated, such as the difference in the setting value, depending on the game console. By configuring the number of wins in the second display to be displayed more than the number of wins, the interest of the game can be improved. Note that this configuration can be said to be a configuration that includes information indicating that a more advantageous result is obtained in the second display. FIGS. 22 (a1) and 22 (a2) show an example of a combination of the first display and the second display when this configuration is adopted, and the number of acquired sheets in the second display is the second. It is shown that the number is greater than the number obtained in one display. In order to realize this configuration, for example, in the first embodiment, the first display is performed with freezing for 1 second at the end of RT4, and the second display is performed with freezing for 4 seconds at the end of RT5. Or, if the number of acquired sheets does not exceed 300 at the end of RT5, the first display is performed with freezing for 1 second, and if the number of acquired sheets exceeds 300 at the end of RT5, the second displaying is performed with 4 seconds of freezing. And the like. As in these examples, the first display and the second display are freezed in a situation where the number of medals acquired is different at the end of the game state (see the comment column of BB1 to BB4 and RB in FIG. 6). It may be configured to be used separately.

  Next, an example will be described in which the cumulative number of acquired sheets is different between the first display and the second display. Depending on whether the total number of acquired cards exceeds a certain number (whether a large profit is obtained or not) depending on the game console, it may be possible to estimate the state of the game console, such as the difference in the setting value. The interest of the game can be improved by configuring so that the cumulative number of acquisitions in the second display is displayed more than the cumulative number of acquisitions in. Note that this configuration can be said to be a configuration that includes information indicating that a more advantageous result is obtained in the second display. FIGS. 22 (b1) and 22 (b2) show an example of a combination of the first display and the second display when this configuration is adopted, and in the second display, 1000 or more sheets are used. While the cumulative acquisition number is displayed, in the first display, it is shown that the cumulative acquisition number less than 1000 is displayed. In this example, although the acquired number and the setting indication are included in both the first display and the second display, there is a case that the second display is not displayed other than the total acquired number. It is also good. Even with such a configuration, the contents of the first display and the second display can be made different, and the interest of the game can be improved. In the first embodiment, the cumulative acquisition number of so-called consecutive chans is derived (step S3005 in FIG. 13), but in the case of the above configuration, according to the value of the cumulative acquisition number The main control unit 300 also derives the accumulated number of obtained sheets, and the freeze time is determined according to the value of the accumulated number obtained. It may be configured to be selected.

  Furthermore, for example, while the cumulative number of acquisitions is not displayed in the first display, the fun of the game can be improved by configuring the total number of acquisitions to be displayed in the second display. . FIGS. 22 (c1) and 22 (c2) show an example of the combination of the first display and the second display in the case where this configuration is adopted, and the cumulative number of sheets obtained is only in the second display. It is shown that it is displayed. In this example, although the setting indication is included in both the first display and the second indication, the second indication may not include the setting indication. Even with such a configuration, the contents of the first display and the second display can be made different, and the interest of the game can be improved. In the first embodiment, although the so-called cumulative acquisition number of consecutive chan is included in the second display (step S3005 in FIG. 13), the number of RT4 single acquisition is separately derived, and this value is calculated. It may be configured to be displayed in the second display together with the cumulative acquisition number.

  In addition, the first display and the second display may be a display combining information of the types listed above. For example, the second display may be configured to display information having a large amount of information as compared to the first display and advantageous information, or the second display may have an amount of information compared to the first display. May display at least advantageous information, and conversely, it may be configured to display disadvantageous information that has a large amount of information. In the above description, although the configuration in which the contents of the first display and the second display are divided by the setting indication display, the number of obtained sheets, etc. has been described, these configurations may be combined, for example, the second display In the case of FIG. 15F, the case where the setting indication display of FIG. 15F is included and the case where the number of obtained sheets is 300 or more may be included may be mixed.

Summary of First Embodiment
As described above, for the first display and the second display for displaying the information on the game, after making the information amount and the contents different, the information on the game is recognized by making the display time different. The interest of the game can be improved. In the first embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which a long freeze is performed so that the second display with more information can be more easily recognized for the first display and the second display. It may be configured to execute a short freeze on the display of. In this configuration, it is possible to enhance concentration in a situation where the second display can be executed and to make the game sharper.

  According to the configuration described above, by providing two of the first display and the second display as the display including the information regarding the game, the freeze of the different length corresponding to these display periods is executed. In some cases, it is possible to improve the interest of the game, such as making it easier to recognize information about the game, or putting a sharper on the game. In addition, it is preferable to set it as the structure which performs a long freeze about the 2nd display containing more (or more advantageous) information in the point which can make the information regarding a game be recognized more.

Second Embodiment
In the first embodiment described so far, after providing two of the first display and the second display as displays including information related to a game, freezes of different lengths are executed when executing these displays. Configuration has been described. In this configuration, the freeze is used to secure the period in which the first display and the second display are displayed (preventing the termination of the display by the operation). However, cancellation of display by the player's operation does not always occur. Therefore, for example, in the present embodiment, the display time of the second display may be set longer than the display time of the first display. In this case, the freezing time may be different as in this embodiment, or a predetermined value may be frozen without performing the series of processes of step S1205 to step S1213 of step S10 (b). The freeze time may be the same, such as setting a timer. Furthermore, the freeze process (step S1103) of FIG. 10B and the freeze process of FIG. 10C may be deleted. Hereinafter, the configuration from which the freeze processing in FIGS. 10 (b) and 10 (c) is deleted is referred to as a second embodiment, and the operation thereof will be described using the drawings.

[When the First Display is Executed (Second Embodiment)]
The first display described above is shifted to RT4 due to the internal winning of RB in RT0, and is then displayed when this RT4 ends. The details will be described below.

  First, when the internal winning of RB is made at RT0, information indicating that the internal winning of RB is made at RT0 is stored in the information at the time of bonus (step S1005 of FIG. 10A). Note that this information is held until RT4 ends.

  If you win the RB internally, you won't win the other special roles until you win the RB. That is, based on the internally won RB, the process shifts to RT4 (see FIG. 7).

  Thereafter, when a payout exceeding the prescribed number is made in RT4, a process of shifting from RT4 to RT0 is executed when the game is over (Step S1101 in FIG. 10B). In this process, information on transition from RT4 to RT0 is stored in the state transition variable.

  To the first sub-control unit 400, the above-described state transition variable and bonus internal information are transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the first display is executed based on these information (FIG. 13 (a Step S3013)). Further, apart from the first display, notification information which is information for the player and is not related to the advantage and disadvantage of the gaming state is displayed (step S3017 in FIG. 13A). In addition, when the bet operation for the next game is performed, when the first display is still continuing, the first display is ended and the background (the background of RT0) to be used after the end of RT4 is set. (Step S3105 of FIG. 13 (b)). However, the notification information is displayed until the set period elapses without being ended by the bet operation.

  Hereinafter, an operation example when the internal winning of the RB is made at RT0 and the later transition of RT4 ends will be described using the drawings.

  FIG. 23 shows changes that occur in the order of the end of payout (P6), the end of notification information display (P7), and the end of the first display (P8) from the state of payout in the final game of RT4.

  First, during the payout (from the beginning to P6), neither the first display, the notification information, nor the background used after RT4 (background of RT0) is displayed.

  When the payout is completed, the first display and notification information are displayed according to the above-described flow (from P6). Among them, the display of the notification information ends earlier than the first display (P7), and when the first display ends thereafter (P8), the background (the background of RT0) used after RT4 ends is displayed. Is adopted. In FIG. 23, from the end of the payout to the end of the notification information, the first display consisting of a Yoshimune image (an image showing that there is no setting value suggestion) and “GET 112 cars”, and “the IC card is removed. It is shown that both of the notification information “Warning!” Are displayed (see period a). In addition, it is shown that when the notification information ends, only the first display is made (refer to period b), and that the background image is displayed when the first display is ended (refer to period c). When the bet operation is performed during the continuation of the first display and the display of the notification information (P6 to P7), the first display is ended and the background is displayed at timing B3 of this bet operation. Is shown by a dotted line. In this case, the notification information is displayed on the background (the background of RT0) used after the end of RT4 by the bet operation, and when the display period of the notification information elapses, only the background is displayed.

[When Second Display is Executed (Second Embodiment)]
The second display described above is displayed when the condition for selecting the first display is not satisfied. Specifically, it is displayed when the RT5 ends, or when the RT4 shifted due to the internal winning of the RB in the RT1 ends. The following description is based on the flowchart.

  First, when BB1 to BB4 are internally won, or when RT1 is internally won for RB, these pieces of information are stored in the information at the time of bonus (step S1005 in FIG. 10A). Note that this information is held until RT5 or RT4, which has been shifted to the winning combination of these special roles, is completed.

  If the special winning combination is won internally, the internal winning combination will not be won until the special winning combination is won. That is, based on the special winning combination internally won, the process shifts to RT4 or RT5 (see FIG. 7).

  After that, when the payout exceeding the specified number is made in the transitioned RT4 or RT5, the processing shifts to RT0 in the case of RT4 and to RT1 in the case of RT5 is executed at the end of the game (FIG. 10 (b Step S1101). Note that, in this process, RT transition information is stored in a state transition variable.

  To the first sub-control unit 400, the above-described state transition variable and bonus internal information are transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the second display is executed based on these information (FIG. 13 (a Step S3015)). Further, apart from the second display, notification information which is information for the player and is not related to the advantage and disadvantage of the gaming state is displayed (step S3017 in FIG. 13A). In addition, when the bet operation for the next game is performed, when the second display is still continuing, the second display is ended, and the background to be used in the new transition RT is set. (Step S3105 in FIG. 13B). However, the notification information is displayed until the set period elapses without ending.

  Hereinafter, an operation example when the internal winning of the RB is made in RT1 and the transition of RT4 after that is completed will be described using the drawings. The operation at the time of ending RT5 is the same as the operation, and thus the description is omitted.

  FIG. 24 shows changes that occur in the order of the end of payout (P6) and the end of notification information display (P7) from the state of payout in the final game of RT4. Further, the end timing (P8) of the first display in FIG. 17 is shown for comparison.

  First, during the payout (from the beginning to P6), neither the second display, the notification information, nor the background used after RT4 (background of RT0) is displayed.

  When the payout is completed, the second display and notification information is displayed according to the above-described flow (from P6). Among them, the display of the notification information ends at the same timing (P7) as that described with reference to FIG. 23, but the end by time is not set for the second display. Therefore, the second display is continued until the player's operation is performed. In this example, the bet operation is performed at the timing (B4) after the display of the notification information is finished, and the second display is finished and the background used after RT4 ends (the background of RT0, RT1 in the case of RT5 end) Background is shown to be displayed. In FIG. 24, between the end of the payout and the end of the notification information, a second display consisting of a princess image (image suggesting a set value of 3 or more) and “GET 250 cars” and “I forgot to remove the IC card” It is shown that both of the alert information and “notice!” Are displayed (see period a). In addition, it is indicated that the second display is only displayed when the notification information ends (see period b), and that the background image is displayed when the second display is ended (see period c). When the bet operation is performed while the display of the notification information is continued, the background (the background of RT0) to be used after completion of RT4 is the same as the case where the bet operation is performed at the timing B1 described in FIG. The notification information is displayed on the screen, and when the display period of the notification information elapses, only the background is displayed.

[Configuration of First Display and Second Display (Second Embodiment)]
In the configuration of the second embodiment described above, at the end of the bonus state (RT4 and RT5), the first display and the second display for displaying more information related to the game than the first display (the above example) Has adopted a configuration to display one of setting suggestion display). Information on such a game is important for playing a game, and is interesting to the player. And in performing these displays, while providing an upper limit in the display time of a 1st display, about the 2nd display, the structure which can display a time longer than this upper limit is employ | adopted. According to this configuration, the second display may be displayed longer than the first display, and information on the second display may be more easily grasped, and the interest of the game may be improved.

  In addition, the information about the game is not limited to the suggestion of the setting value as described above, for example, when the transition probability to so-called AT (assist time) or RT (replay time) changes, the transition probability As suggested by, it may be information on the degree of advantage regarding the game. The mode of the suggestion at this time may be, for example, an image that is displayed by displaying a character that does not normally appear, but is not limited thereto. In addition to such information on the degree of advantage, the number of jackpots (bonus state), the number of consecutive moves, the number of medals acquired in an advantageous gaming state such as a bonus, the cumulative number of medals acquired over a plurality of bonus states, etc. Information may be displayed. The information such as the number of jackpots, the number of consecutive chases, the number of medals acquired during a bonus, and the total number of medals acquired is information relating to the bonus state and corresponds to an example of history information based on the game play history. In addition, in the configuration provided with AT and RT, history information on AT and RT (number of times of AT or RT, number of consecutive times of AT or RT, number of medals acquired in AT or RT, total number of medals in AT or RT) You may use the number of acquisition etc.). That is, the information on the game may be information useful for the player to play the game, such as information on the degree of advantage and history information. Note that the above-described example is an example of a configuration in which there is information related to these games, and information (not included in the first display) included only in the second display.

  Further, in the second embodiment, notification information which is information for the player and is not related to the advantage and disadvantage of the gaming state is displayed in parallel with the first display and the second display. Information that is not relevant to advantage and disadvantage may not be very interesting to the player, but in the second embodiment, the information is displayed in parallel with the first display and the second display that the player is interested in. In some cases, it may be possible to recognize notification information. In addition, while the first display or the second display is not displayed in parallel with the notification information, the configuration in which the first display or the second display is displayed in parallel with the notification information has more types. Since the information is displayed, the player's alertness can be enhanced, and as a result, the first display or the second display may be noticed. In addition, in order to obtain the effect of making the information in the second display easier to be grasped, the notification information may not be displayed.

  In addition, about the display time of the 1st display at the time of employ | adopting the structure of alerting | reporting information, it may be completed earlier than alerting | reporting information like the example of FIG. 25, and like the example of FIG. It may end simultaneously with the notification information. In the example of FIG. 25, the display of the first display and the notification information is started (refer to period a), and when the first display is ended, the notification information is displayed on the background (refer to period b), and thereafter It is shown that when the display period of the notification information passes, only the background is displayed (see period c). On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 26, when the first display and the display of the notification information are started (refer to period a) and the display of the first display and the notification information ends, only the background is displayed (refer to period c) It is shown.

  Moreover, about the alerting | reporting information, the minimum display time should just be ensured and you may employ | adopt the structure which extends not only a thing with constant display time. For example, assuming that the time from P6 to P7 in FIG. 24 is the minimum display time, the second display is ended when the bet operation is performed before this display time elapses, and the notification information The display may be continued, but after the display time has elapsed, the second display and the display of the notification information may be continued, and the display of both may be ended when the bet operation is performed. FIG. 27 shows a flow of the case where the bet operation is performed at the same timing as the timing (B4) in FIG. 24 when this configuration is adopted. In this case, the notification information after the minimum display time (up to P7) is displayed as it is (extension of the display time), and the second display and the display of the notification information end at the timing (B4) of the bet operation thereafter. Is shown.

  In the situation where the first display or the second display is switched to another display by the operation of the player, for example, the game is confirmed when the information is confirmed within the display time of the first display or the second display. By permitting the operation to advance the game player, it is possible to prevent the pace of the player's game progress from being disturbed, and to prevent the interest of the game from diminishing.

  The end timing of the first display and the second display may be later than the end timing of the display of the notification information, or may be earlier. Furthermore, the end timings of the first display and the notification information may be the same, or the end timings of the second display and the display of the notification information may be different. It may be the same. In the case where the end timings of the first display and the second display and the end timing of the display of the notification information are different as in the example of FIG. 23 and FIG. Can be used to alert the player.

[Conditions of Proper Use of First Display and Second Display (Second Embodiment)]
In the second embodiment, at the end of RT4, when the RB that has triggered the transition to RT4 is internally elected at RT0, the first display is selected, and the internal election is selected at RT1 which is more advantageous than RT0. If the second display is selected, the second display is selected. This configuration can be said to be a configuration in which the first display and the second display are selectively used depending on which one of RT0 and RT1 is set most recently in the RT transition until transition to RT4. As described above, the first display and the second display may be selectively used based on the transition of the gaming state.

  The conditions for determination when using the first display and the second display described above are merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, after the bonus state is temporarily ended and turned into the disadvantageous state, the second display is selected when the so-called consecutive chan is in the bonus state again, and the first display is not made when the continuous chan is not The display may be selected. In the configuration of the second embodiment, it is determined which one of RT0 and RT1 has been set most recently in the RT transition to shift to RT4, among which RT1 is 30 times after the end of RT5. It can also be said that it is determined whether or not it has shifted to RT4 based on RB internally won in a game within 30 times from the end of RT5, from the end of the game digestion. That is, it can be said that this configuration is an example of a configuration in which the consecutive chan is determined based on the number of games from RT5 to RT4. In this way, in determining the consecutive chan, depending on whether or not the number of games from the end of RT4 and RT5 to the transition to RT4 (or until the internal winning by the role to be transferred is internally won) exceeds the predetermined number. A configuration for determining may be adopted.

  For example, various conditions can be used for determination, such as using the first display and the second display, based on the number of winning at the end of the same gaming state.

  In the second embodiment, a configuration is employed in which the second display is executed at the end of RT5 while the RT4 selectively uses the first display and the second display. The display at the end of the RT 5 is not limited to this configuration, and may be, for example, the first display or any other display. Further, even at the end of RT5, a configuration may be adopted in which the first display and the second display are selectively used as in the example described above. That is, it is sufficient if there is a configuration in which the first display and the second display are used at least at the end of the same gaming state.

  Furthermore, for example, in the second embodiment, the first display is selected at the end of RT4, and the second display is selected at the end of RT5 which is more advantageous than RT4, etc. A configuration may be adopted in which one display is selected and the second display is selected at the end of the second gaming state which is more advantageous than the first gaming state. That is, at the end of a plurality of types of gaming states, the first display and the second display may be selectively used based on the advantages and disadvantages of these gaming states. Furthermore, the first display and the second display based on the combination of the advantages and disadvantages of the gaming state and the various conditions described above (for example, RT transition to the bonus state, whether or not to be consecutive players, number of winnings) It may be configured to selectively use the display of.

  For example, in the second embodiment, a lottery may be executed at the end of RT4, and it may be selected whether to execute the first display or the second display based on the result. At this time, it is also possible to select whether to execute the first display or the second display by executing the same lottery at the end of RT5. That is, the selection of the first display and the second display is not limited to the configuration in which the specific condition determination is performed, but may be a configuration performed by lottery.

  Further, in the above example, the end time of the bonus state based on the special part is adopted as a trigger for displaying either the first display or the second display. The start timing of these displays is not limited to the bonus state, and, for example, at the end of so-called AT (assist time) or at the end of RT (replay time), furthermore, the winning probability of these AT or RT. May be at the end of the rising state. In addition, when displaying the first display or the second display at the end of AT or RT, history information related to AT or RT (number of times of AT or RT, number of consecutive times of AT or RT, during AT or RT) The number of medals acquired, the total number of medals acquired in AT and RT, etc. may be used.

[About the Contents of the First Display and the Second Display (Second Embodiment)]
Hereinafter, the contents of the first display and the second display will be specifically described using the drawings. FIG. 21 is a view showing a combination example of the first display and the second display, and FIG. 22 is a view showing an example different from FIG.

  In the second embodiment described above, although the number of acquired sheets is displayed in both the first display and the second display, there is no suggestion of the setting value in the first display, and the setting value is displayed in the second display. There is a difference in the amount of information about the game by the suggestion of. In this configuration, the second display includes information (information on setting values) that is more advantageous to the player than the first display, and the second display is information on gaming rather than the first display. And the second display is more interesting to the player than the first display. Note that, in the second embodiment, since the number of acquisitions in the second display is configured to display the total number of acquisitions during the period in which the bonus state is continuously running, the number of acquisitions in the first display is The number of acquisitions in the second display is larger than that in the second display. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the number of acquisitions in the second display may be smaller than the number of acquisitions in the first display. The first indication (for example, FIG. 21 (a1)) and the second indication (for example, FIG. 21 (a2)) may indicate that there is no setting indication and the setting indication, respectively. FIG. 21 (a1) shows an example of displaying the number of obtained cards and an example of displaying a character of Yoshimune that does not suggest a set value. FIG. 21 (a2) shows a display of the number of obtained cards and a set value An example is shown in which a princess character indicating that it is three or more is displayed. Even with such a configuration, the second display contains more information related to the game than the first display, so the second display is a content that the player is more interested than the first display. be able to.

  Moreover, in 2nd embodiment, although the 1st display employ | adopts the structure which does not contain a setting suggestion display, it is not restricted to this structure, and the structure containing a setting suggestion display may be sufficient. For example, by using a lottery table different from the lottery table (FIG. 15 (a)) used in setting of the second display, the setting suggestion display may be included also for the first display. In this case, the lottery table used to set the first display has a lower lottery probability for the finalized display (FIGS. 15 (d) to (f)) than the second display, or even if the finalized display is not drawn. Good. FIGS. 21 (b1) and 21 (b2) show an example of a combination of the first display and the second display when this configuration is adopted. In the first display shown in FIG. 21 (b1), there are shown a display of the acquired number and a setting suggestion display showing that any one of setting values 4 to 6 is decided, and FIG. 21 (b2) In the second display shown in), a display of acquired number of sheets and a setting indication display showing that one of setting values 5 and 6 is decided are shown. In these displays, the setting indication of the second indication suggests setting values more advantageous to the player than the setting indication of the first indication, and the second indication is the first indication. It can be said that the display includes information that is more advantageous to the player. Furthermore, while the setting indication of the second display includes information that the setting value is not 4, the setting indication of the first display does not include the information. It can be said that the amount of information about the game is larger than the one display. In addition, the second indication is better than the first indication because the setting indication of the second indication is narrower than the setting indication of the first indication. Is also a display that includes highly reliable information.

  The above configuration is an example, and the second display is more advantageous for the player than the first display in making the second display more interesting than the first display. It is sufficient if it is a display including at least one of a display including the above information and a display having a larger amount of information than the first display. In addition, the second display may be a display including information with higher reliability than the first display.

  In order to make the second display including information advantageous to the player than the first display, for example, the second display is a display including information having a higher degree of advantage for the player than the first display. The configuration can be adopted.

  In the first embodiment, the second display has a configuration in which the amount of information about the set value is larger than that of the first display, but in this case, the target information is the information about the set value. The information is not limited, and it may be information on a game such as information on the degree of advantage or history information. For example, in a configuration in which so-called AT or RT is provided, a difference may be provided to the amount of information about the ease of transition to these states.

  As described above, while making the second display the content that the player is more interested than the first display (high reliability, high degree of advantage, large amount of information), this second display is By making the information look longer than the first display, the information can be grasped, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  In the above description, as information which the player is particularly interested in, for example, information on the degree of advantage such as information suggesting a setting value, the number of winning in the bonus state or the AT state, and the cumulative total of so-called consecutive chan in which these states are continuous. Although the history information of the number of winnings has been cited, these pieces of information are important information to estimate whether the player can obtain a profit. In addition to the configuration described above, by making a difference in the contents of these information in the first display and the second display, the second display is a content that the player is more interested than the first display. can do. Hereinafter, these configurations will be described.

  First, an example will be described in which the indication (setting indication display) of the setting value is different between the first display and the second display. For example, among the setting indication displays, the final display (displays of (d), (e), and (f) in FIG. 15 (d), (e), and (f)) indicating the information determined for the set value It may be configured not to include a confirmation display. Since the finalized display allows the setting value to be grasped more accurately, the interest of the game can be improved by using this for the second display. 21 (c1) and 21 (c2) show an example of a combination of the first display and the second display in the case where this configuration is adopted. In these examples, the display of the number of acquisitions, the indication of setting suggestion, and the display of the total number of acquisitions in consecutive channels using the format of “TOTAL... Both” are included. Among these, when only the setting indication is compared, the first indication shown in FIG. 21 (c1) is the setting indication indicating that the setting value is an even number, while the first indication shown in FIG. 21 (c1) In the second display, it is a setting indication display that indicates that the setting value is determined to be 3 or more. In addition, although the number of total acquisitions in the first display is larger than that in the second display, in the configuration in which the content of the setting indication in the first display and the second display is different, the number of acquisitions and the total acquisition The value of the number of sheets may not necessarily be more in the second display. Further, the first display may display the total acquisition number, while the second display may not display the total acquisition number (for example, FIG. (A2) or (b2) as a second display). In addition, for example, in the first display, the setting suggestion display of FIGS. 15 (b) to (e) is included, and in the second display, the setting suggestion display of FIG. 15 (f) is included. It may be configured to include a setting suggestion display that is more advantageous for the player than the first display.

  Next, an example will be described in which the number of acquired sheets is different between the first display and the second display. Depending on whether the number of acquired cards exceeds a certain number (whether a large profit is obtained or not), the state of the game console can be estimated, such as the difference in the setting value, depending on the game console. By configuring the number of wins in the second display to be displayed more than the number of wins, the interest of the game can be improved. Note that this configuration can be said to be a configuration that includes information indicating that a more advantageous result is obtained in the second display. FIGS. 22 (a1) and 22 (a2) show an example of a combination of the first display and the second display when this configuration is adopted, and the number of acquired sheets in the second display is the second. It is shown that the number is greater than the number obtained in one display. In order to realize this configuration, for example, in the second embodiment, the first display is performed at the end of RT4, and the second display is performed at the end of RT5, or the number of acquired sheets is 300 at the end of RT5. The first display is performed when the number of sheets is not exceeded, and the second display is performed when the number of acquired sheets exceeds 300 at the end of RT5. As shown in these examples, the first display and the second display are used separately in a situation where the number of medals obtained is different at the end of the game state (see the comment column of BB1 to BB4 and RB in FIG. 6). do it.

  Next, an example will be described in which the cumulative number of acquired sheets is different between the first display and the second display. Depending on whether the total number of acquired cards exceeds a certain number (whether a large profit is obtained or not) depending on the game console, it may be possible to estimate the state of the game console, such as the difference in the setting value. The interest of the game can be improved by configuring so that the cumulative number of acquisitions in the second display is displayed more than the cumulative number of acquisitions in. Note that this configuration can be said to be a configuration that includes information indicating that a more advantageous result is obtained in the second display. FIGS. 22 (b1) and 22 (b2) show an example of a combination of the first display and the second display when this configuration is adopted, and in the second display, 1000 or more sheets are used. While the cumulative acquisition number is displayed, in the first display, it is shown that the cumulative acquisition number less than 1000 is displayed. In this example, although the acquired number and the setting indication are included in both the first display and the second display, there is a case that the second display is not displayed other than the total acquired number. It is also good. Even with such a configuration, the contents of the first display and the second display can be made different, and the interest of the game can be improved. In the second embodiment, the so-called cumulative acquisition number of consecutive chans is derived (step S3005 in FIG. 13), but in the case of the above configuration, according to the value of the cumulative acquisition number Thus, either the first display or the second display may be selected.

  Furthermore, for example, while the cumulative number of acquisitions is not displayed in the first display, the fun of the game can be improved by configuring the total number of acquisitions to be displayed in the second display. . FIGS. 22 (c1) and 22 (c2) show an example of the combination of the first display and the second display in the case where this configuration is adopted, and the cumulative number of sheets obtained is only in the second display. It is shown that it is displayed. In this example, although the setting indication is included in both the first display and the second indication, the second indication may not include the setting indication. Even with such a configuration, the contents of the first display and the second display can be made different, and the interest of the game can be improved. In the second embodiment, although the so-called cumulative acquisition number of consecutive chan is included in the second display (step S3005 in FIG. 13), the RT4 single acquisition number is separately derived, and this value is calculated. It may be configured to be displayed in the second display together with the cumulative acquisition number.

  In addition, the first display and the second display may be a display combining information of the types listed above. For example, the second display may be configured to display information having a large amount of information as compared to the first display and advantageous information, or the second display may have an amount of information compared to the first display. May display at least advantageous information, and conversely, it may be configured to display disadvantageous information that has a large amount of information. In the above description, although the configuration in which the contents of the first display and the second display are divided by the setting indication display, the number of obtained sheets, etc. has been described, these configurations may be combined, for example, the second display In the case of FIG. 15F, the case where the setting indication display of FIG. 15F is included and the case where the number of obtained sheets is 300 or more may be included may be mixed.

[A summary of the second embodiment]
As described above, for the first display and the second display for displaying the information on the game, after making the information amount and the contents different, the information on the game is recognized by making the display time different. The interest of the game can be improved. In the second embodiment, a long display time (continuing until a bet operation) is set so that the second display with more information can be more easily recognized for the first display and the second display. The second display may be configured to set a display time shorter than the first display. In this configuration, it is possible to enhance concentration in a situation where the second display can be executed and to make the game sharper.

  According to the configuration described above, by providing two of the first display and the second display as the display including the information regarding the game, the information regarding the game can be easily recognized by making the display periods different from each other. In some cases, it may be possible to improve the interest of the game, such as making a game or giving a sharp indication to the game. In addition, it is preferable that the second display including more (or more advantageous) information be displayed longer than the first display in that the information regarding the game can be recognized more.

«Others»
In the above description, the configuration for performing the first display, the second display, and the display of the notification information has been described. On the other hand, in some gaming machines, the operation is interrupted when various problems (errors) are detected. During the occurrence of this error, the display time of the effect or the like does not elapse inside, and when the problem is eliminated, the display time elapses from the point of interruption and the operation is restarted. However, since the notification display does not affect the progress of the game, a configuration may be adopted in which the display time elapses as it is. For example, FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example in the case where an error occurs while both the first display and the display of the notification information are being performed in FIG. In this figure, the first display is interrupted due to the occurrence of an error (E1), and then the first display is executed again by cancellation of the error (E2), and the end timing is delayed by the interrupted period. Is shown (shifted from P8 to P8 '). On the other hand, although the notification information is interrupted due to the occurrence of an error (E1), the end timing (P7) is reached during the occurrence of the error, so that it is indicated that the notification information is not resumed even if the error is canceled.

  In the present embodiment, the slot machine 100 using medals (coins) as a game medium is shown as an example of the game console, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a game ball (for example, pachinko ball) is played The present invention is applicable to a slot machine as a medium, a pachinko machine, an arrange ball game machine, a ball game machine, a smart ball, and the like.

  Note that the slot machine is a slot machine that only exchanges electronic data without using medals, such as operating on a portable terminal (smart phone, game machine) or personal computer by a program that simulates the operation based on the above configuration. In this case, the game medium includes computerized data corresponding to the medal, and the insertion of the game medium is performed by inputting the computerized data from a predetermined external device (electronic storage device) The payout of the game medium includes outputting the digitized data to a predetermined external device (electronic storage device).

  As mentioned above, although this embodiment was described, it is not restricted to the embodiment mentioned above, In the range which does not deviate from the summary of the present invention, various modification and change can be given to the embodiment of the present invention Those having such modifications and changes are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the invention merely list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what was done.

<< Correspondence between the configuration of the invention and the embodiment >>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the invention described in the above description will be described with reference to the corresponding configuration.

In the above description,
Game control means (for example, main control unit 300) for controlling the progress of the game;
Display means (for example, effect image display device 157);
Effect control means (for example, first sub control unit 400) for controlling the display means;
A game console equipped with
The game control means
One game state is set among a plurality of types of game states including a predetermined game state (for example, RT4 or RT5),
The freeze which makes the operation ineffective can be executed at the end of the predetermined gaming state (for example, the freeze process of FIG. 10 (c)),
The effect control means is
One of the first display and the second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information on gaming (for example, FIG. 13). Step S3013, Step S3015) of (a),
The first indication is
A display that is displayed during a period in which the freezing is performed for a predetermined time,
The second display is
It is a display displayed during a period in which the freeze is performed for a time longer than the predetermined time (see the description of [First embodiment summary]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

Also, in the above explanation,
Game control means (for example, main control unit 300) for controlling the progress of the game;
Display means (for example, effect image display device 157);
Effect control means (for example, first sub control unit 400) for controlling the display means;
A game console equipped with
The game control means
One game state is set among a plurality of types of game states including a predetermined game state (for example, RT4 or RT5),
The freeze which makes the operation ineffective can be executed at the end of the predetermined gaming state (for example, the freeze process of FIG. 10 (c)),
The effect control means is
One of the first display and the second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information on gaming (for example, FIG. 13). Step S3013, Step S3015) of (a),
The first indication is
This display is displayed when the freeze is not performed,
The second display is
It is a display that is displayed when the freeze is performed (see the description of [the configuration according to the first display and the second display (first embodiment)]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The effect control means is
Information on the player, which is not associated with the advantage or disadvantage of the game state, is displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined game state (for example, step S3017 in FIG. 13A). ),
The notification information can be displayed on the display means in parallel with the first display,
It is possible to display the notification information on the display means in parallel with the second display (in the description of [Configuration by first display and second display (first embodiment)] reference),
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The effect control means is
It is possible to end the notification information at a timing different from the timing at which the first display displayed in parallel with the notification information ends,
It is possible to end the notification information at a timing different from the timing at which the second display displayed in parallel with the notification information ends ([by the first display and the second display About a structure (1st embodiment) description),
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The second display is a display that ends simultaneously with the end of the freeze (see the description of [the configuration by the first display and the second display (the first embodiment)]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The predetermined gaming state is
It includes a first gaming state (eg, RT4) and a second gaming state (eg, RT5) that is more advantageous than the first gaming state.
The effect control means is
At the end of the first gaming state, the first display is displayed on the display means, and
The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of the second gaming state.
The first display and the second display are
The display includes history information on the predetermined gaming state (see the description of [the condition of properly using the first display and the second display (first embodiment)].
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The plurality of types of gaming states are
It includes a third gaming state (for example, RT0) and a fourth gaming state (for example, RT1) that is more advantageous than the third gaming state.
The third gaming state and the fourth gaming state are
It may be set by the time the predetermined gaming state (for example, RT4) is newly set,
The effect control means is
When the predetermined gaming state is set among the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, if the gaming state set immediately before is the third gaming state, the predetermined The first display is displayed on the display means at the end of the game state,
When the predetermined gaming state is set among the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, if the gaming state set immediately before is the fourth gaming state, the predetermined The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of the game state,
The first display and the second display are
The display includes history information on the predetermined gaming state (for example, step S3011 in FIG. 13A).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The predetermined gaming state (for example, RT4 or RT5) is a gaming state that is more advantageous than the gaming state set subsequent to the predetermined gaming state,
The effect control means is
When the number of games until the predetermined gaming state is newly set after the predetermined gaming state is over exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 30), the number of times when the new predetermined gaming state is terminated is Displaying the first display on the display means;
When the number of games until the predetermined gaming state is newly set after the predetermined gaming state is over does not exceed the predetermined number, the second predetermined game period is terminated when the new predetermined gaming state is ended. The display is displayed on the display means (see the description of [the condition of properly using the first display and the second display (first embodiment)])
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The predetermined gaming state is
A first gaming state (for example, RT4) and a second gaming state (for example, RT5) different from the first gaming state are included.
The plurality of types of gaming states are
It includes a third gaming state (for example, RT0) and a fourth gaming state (for example, RT1) that is more advantageous than the third gaming state.
The third gaming state and the fourth gaming state are
And when the first gaming state is set anew.
It may be set by the time the second game state is newly set,
The effect control means is
In the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, when the first gaming state is set, the gaming state set most recently is the third gaming state. The first display is displayed on the display means at the end of one gaming state.
In the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, when the gaming state set most recently when the first gaming state is set is the fourth gaming state, the second gaming state The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of one gaming state (for example, step S3011 in FIG. 13A).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The second display is a display including information that is more advantageous to the player than the first display (see the description of [the contents of the first display and the second display (first embodiment)]). ,
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The second display is a display including more information than the first display (see the description of [the contents of the first display and the second display (first embodiment)]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
It has an advantage setting means (for example, the main control unit 300) for setting an advantage of the game,
The first display is a display that does not include the information related to the degree of advantage (for example, step S3013 in FIG. 13A).
The second display is a display including information on the degree of advantage (for example, step S3015 in FIG. 13A).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The first display is a display not including information on the number of times the predetermined gaming state has been set,
The second display is a display including information on the number of times the predetermined gaming state has been set (see the description of [A configuration according to the first display and the second display (first embodiment)]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The said another display is a display of a background normally (for example, the normal background of FIG.14 (c)),
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In the above description,
Game control means (for example, main control unit 300) for controlling the progress of the game;
Display means (for example, effect image display device 157);
Effect control means (for example, first sub control unit 400) for controlling the display means;
A game console equipped with
The game control means
One game state is set from among a plurality of types of game states including a predetermined game state (for example, RT4 or RT5),
The effect control means is
One of the first display and the second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information on gaming (for example, FIG. 13). Step S3013, Step S3015) of (a),
The effect control means is
As for the first display, when the display time of the first display passes a predetermined time, the display is switched to another display;
The second display can be displayed for a time longer than the predetermined time (see the description of [second embodiment summary]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The effect control means is
Information on the player, which is not associated with the advantage or disadvantage of the game state, is displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined game state (for example, step S3017 in FIG. 13A). ),
The notification information can be displayed on the display means in parallel with the first display,
It is possible to display the notification information on the display means in parallel with the second display (in the description of [Configuration by first display and second display (second embodiment)]) reference),
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The effect control means is
It is possible to end the notification information at a timing different from the timing at which the first display displayed in parallel with the notification information ends,
It is possible to end the notification information at a timing different from the timing at which the second display displayed in parallel with the notification information ends ([by the first display and the second display Regarding the configuration (see the second embodiment)],
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The effect control means is
When the notification information is displayed in parallel with the first display, and the display time of the first display is operated by the player before the predetermined time has elapsed, The first display can be switched to another display (for example, switching by a bet operation, step S3105 in FIG. 13B)
When the notification information is displayed in parallel with the second display, and the display time of the second display is operated by the player before the predetermined time has elapsed, It is possible to switch the second display to another display (for example, switching by a bet operation, step S3105 in FIG. 13B),
The effect control means is
The notification information is not deleted by the operation of the player but is deleted based on the passage of time (for example, step S3017 in FIG. 13A).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The predetermined gaming state is
It includes a first gaming state (eg, RT4) and a second gaming state (eg, RT5) that is more advantageous than the first gaming state.
The effect control means is
At the end of the first gaming state, the first display is displayed on the display means, and
The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of the second gaming state.
The first display and the second display are
The display includes history information on the predetermined gaming state (see the description of [the condition of properly using the first display and the second display (the second embodiment)]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The plurality of types of gaming states are
It includes a third gaming state (for example, RT0) and a fourth gaming state (for example, RT1) that is more advantageous than the third gaming state.
The third gaming state and the fourth gaming state are
It may be set by the time the predetermined gaming state (for example, RT4) is newly set,
The effect control means is
When the predetermined gaming state is set among the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, if the gaming state set immediately before is the third gaming state, the predetermined The first display is displayed on the display means at the end of the game state,
When the predetermined gaming state is set among the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, if the gaming state set immediately before is the fourth gaming state, the predetermined The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of the game state,
The first display and the second display are
The display includes history information on the predetermined gaming state (for example, step S3011 in FIG. 13A).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The predetermined gaming state (for example, RT4 or RT5) is a gaming state that is more advantageous than the gaming state set subsequent to the predetermined gaming state,
The effect control means is
When the number of games until the predetermined gaming state is newly set after the predetermined gaming state is over exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 30), the number of times when the new predetermined gaming state is terminated is Displaying the first display on the display means;
When the number of games until the predetermined gaming state is newly set after the predetermined gaming state is over does not exceed the predetermined number, the second predetermined game period is terminated when the new predetermined gaming state is ended. The display is displayed on the display means (see the description of [the condition of properly using the first display and the second display (the second embodiment)]),
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The predetermined gaming state is
A first gaming state (for example, RT4) and a second gaming state (for example, RT5) different from the first gaming state are included.
The plurality of types of gaming states are
It includes a third gaming state (for example, RT0) and a fourth gaming state (for example, RT1) that is more advantageous than the third gaming state.
The third gaming state and the fourth gaming state are
And when the first gaming state is set anew.
It may be set by the time the second game state is newly set,
The effect control means is
In the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, when the first gaming state is set, the gaming state set most recently is the third gaming state. The first display is displayed on the display means at the end of one gaming state.
In the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, when the gaming state set most recently when the first gaming state is set is the fourth gaming state, the second gaming state The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of one gaming state (for example, step S3011 in FIG. 13A).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The second display is a display including information that is more advantageous to the player than the first display (see the description of [The contents of the first display and the second display (second embodiment)]). ,
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The second display is a display including more information than the first display (see the description of [the contents of the first display and the second display (the second embodiment)]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
It has an advantage setting means (for example, the main control unit 300) for setting an advantage of the game,
The first display is a display that does not include the information related to the degree of advantage (for example, step S3013 in FIG. 13A).
The second display is a display including information on the degree of advantage (for example, step S3015 in FIG. 13A).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The first display is a display not including information on the number of times the predetermined gaming state has been set,
The second display is a display including information on the number of times the predetermined gaming state has been set (see the description of [A configuration according to the first display and the second display (second embodiment)]).
A game stand characterized in that is described.

In addition, it is the game stand of the description above,
The said another display is a display of a background normally (for example, the normal background of FIG.14 (c)),
A game stand characterized in that is described.

Reference Signs List 100 slot machine 110 to 112 reel 113 display window 130 to 132 bet button 135 start lever 137 to 139 stop button 157 effect image display device 272, 277 speaker 420 various lamps 300 main control unit 400 first sub control unit 500 second sub control Department

Claims (5)

Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display means,
Effect control means for controlling the display means;
A game console equipped with
The game control means
One game state is set among a plurality of types of game states including a predetermined game state,
It is possible to execute freeze at which the operation becomes invalid at the end of the predetermined gaming state,
The predetermined gaming state is
It includes a first gaming state and a second gaming state that is more advantageous than the first gaming state,
The effect control means is
One of a first display and a second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information on a game,
At the end of the first gaming state, the first display is displayed on the display means,
The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of the second gaming state.
The first indication is
A display that is displayed during a period in which the freezing is performed for a predetermined time,
The second display is
It is a display displayed during a period in which the freeze is performed for a time longer than the predetermined time,
Regarding the first display, while the display time of the first display is switched to another display after the predetermined time has elapsed,
The second display is a display that continues until the player's operation is received after the freeze is completed.
A game stand characterized by Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display means,
Effect control means for controlling the display means;
A game console equipped with
The game control means
One game state is set among a plurality of types of game states including a predetermined game state,
It is possible to execute freeze at which the operation becomes invalid at the end of the predetermined gaming state,
The effect control means is
One of the first display and the second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information related to a game,
The first indication is
A display that is displayed during a period in which the freezing is performed for a predetermined time,
The second display is
A display that is displayed during a period in which the freezing is performed for a time longer than the predetermined time,
A display that contains information that is more advantageous to the player than the first display,
For the first display, when the display time of the first display passes the predetermined time, the display is switched to another display;
The second display is a display that continues until the player's operation is received after the freeze is completed.
A game stand characterized by Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display means,
Effect control means for controlling the display means;
A game console equipped with
The game control means
One game state is set among a plurality of types of game states including a predetermined game state,
It is possible to execute freeze at which the operation becomes invalid at the end of the predetermined gaming state,
The effect control means is
One of the first display and the second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information related to a game,
The first indication is
A display that is displayed during a period in which the freezing is performed for a predetermined time,
The second display is
It is a display displayed during a period in which the freeze is performed for a time longer than the predetermined time,
The plurality of types of gaming states are
It includes a third gaming state and a fourth gaming state which is more advantageous than the third gaming state.
The third gaming state and the fourth gaming state are
It may be set before the predetermined gaming state is newly set,
The effect control means is
When the predetermined gaming state is set among the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, if the gaming state set immediately before is the third gaming state, the predetermined The first display is displayed on the display means at the end of the game state,
When the predetermined gaming state is set among the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, if the gaming state set immediately before is the fourth gaming state, the predetermined The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of the game state,
The first display and the second display are
A display including history information on the predetermined gaming state,
A game stand characterized by Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display means,
Effect control means for controlling the display means;
A game console equipped with
The game control means
One game state is set among a plurality of types of game states including a predetermined game state,
It is possible to execute freeze at which the operation becomes invalid at the end of the predetermined gaming state,
The effect control means is
One of the first display and the second display can be displayed on the display means at the end of the predetermined gaming state as a display including information related to a game,
The first indication is
This display is displayed when the freeze is not performed,
The second display is
This display is displayed when the freeze is performed,
The plurality of types of gaming states are
It includes a third gaming state and a fourth gaming state which is more advantageous than the third gaming state.
The third gaming state and the fourth gaming state are
It may be set before the predetermined gaming state is newly set,
The effect control means is
When the predetermined gaming state is set among the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, if the gaming state set immediately before is the third gaming state, the predetermined The first display is displayed on the display means at the end of the game state,
When the predetermined gaming state is set among the third gaming state and the fourth gaming state, if the gaming state set immediately before is the fourth gaming state, the predetermined The second display is displayed on the display means at the end of the game state,
The first display and the second display are
A display including history information on the predetermined gaming state,
A game stand characterized by It is a game stand according to claim 3 or 4,
The second display is a display that ends simultaneously with the end of the freeze,
The first display may end in a shorter time than the second display by accepting an operation of the player.
A game stand characterized by