JP6549497B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a reel-type gaming machine.

In a gaming machine represented by a roll-to-roll type gaming machine, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols are represented are rotated, and a benefit is awarded according to a combination of symbols displayed when each reel is stopped. Run a symbol variation game.
As a game machine of this type, Patent Document 1 below is exemplified.

  Patent Document 1 describes control for stopping a reel corresponding to each stop button in accordance with the order in which a stop button is pressed and detected in relation to reel stop control in a symbol variation game.

JP, 2015-89414, A

  In Patent Document 1, when there are a plurality of stop buttons pressed first in the symbol variation game, the left stop button is treated as valid when the left stop button is included, and the left stop button is not included. At the same time, it is described that the pressing of the stop button is invalidated.

  In this document, when a plurality of stop buttons are pressed simultaneously, the stop buttons that can be activated are limited to the left stop button, or the stop button itself is invalidated. In this case, as long as the stop button is pressed at the same time, one symbol variation game is not completed, and the progression of the symbol variation game is hindered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a gaming machine which advances a symbol variation game appropriately by a simple operation.

According to the present invention, a plurality of reels representing a plurality of symbols, a rotation control means for executing a symbol variation game by rotating the plurality of reels, and the reels by the rotation control means Stop operation detection means for detecting a stop operation which is an operation of a player to stop turning of the game, a monitoring means for monitoring an elapse of a predetermined time during execution of the symbol variation game, and a plurality of different games It is staying in one of the states, and the game state control means that determine the order number for specifying the contents of the operation instruction including a broadcast and non-broadcast operation instruction if you are staying in a specific game state, is executed that when the symbol variation the instruction number that is the playing state are staying may be determined if the a specific game state in the game show the notification operation instruction is indicated by the instruction number Determines the priority order according to one of the reels in a plurality of reels of the first priority, the order number in which the gaming state staying in the symbol variation game executed can be determined if the a specific game state And a priority order determination unit that determines the priority order of the plurality of reels in a predetermined order when the operation instruction is not notified, and the plurality of reels are determined during execution of the symbol variation game. When the stop operation on two or more of the reels is detected within an allowable time that can be determined as simultaneous operation by the stop operation detection means, the rotation control means determines the priority order determined by the priority order determination means. one reel which is the first priority in the priority order is stopped, even if the predetermined time has passed, the stop stop operation is the relative two or more reels of the plurality of reels As at least one condition that it is not detected by the operation detecting means, the rotation control means sequentially to each of the two or more reels, the gaming machine automatically stopping is provided.

  According to the above invention, the priority order is determined based on the staying gaming state, and when the stop operation on two or more reels is detected within the allowable time, the reels are stopped in accordance with the determined priority order. Therefore, the reels are stopped in the order corresponding to the gaming state by a simple operation, and the symbol variation game can be advanced to conform to the gaming state.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine for advancing a symbol variation game appropriately by a simple operation.

It is a front view of a game machine. It is a perspective view of the hand area | region II enclosed and shown with a broken line in FIG. It is a figure showing the back of a front door. It is a figure showing a game machine except a front door. It is a figure which shows an effective line. It is a figure which shows the electric constitution of a game machine. It is a functional block diagram of a gaming machine. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a winning combination and a bonus combination and a lottery number corresponding to the winning combination and the bonus combination in the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the combination of the symbol corresponding to a bell combination (usually bell combination and pushing order bell combination), a watermelon combination, and a cherry combination. It is a figure showing an example of combination of a symbol corresponding to a big bonus (BB) role, a regular bonus (RB) role, a replay role (normal replay role and push order replay role), and a chance replay role. The example of a list | wrist of the instruction | indication number which concerns on alerting | reporting of the operation indication is shown. It is a figure which shows the example of alerting | reporting of the operation indication of left push. It is a figure which shows the example of alerting | reporting of the operation indication of middle pushing. It is a figure which shows the example of alerting | reporting of the operation indication of right pushing. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the transition example of the game state in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the main flow of the symbol change game in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the rotation stop reception process in a symbol change game. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the symbol display determination processing and related processing in a symbol change game.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.
Unless otherwise noted, the direction shown in the description of the present embodiment is taken as the direction when the player faces the gaming machine 10, that is, the direction in the front view of the gaming machine 10 shown in the figure.
Further, in the following description, it is assumed that the gaming machine 10 is powered on and operates normally unless otherwise noted.

<Overview of the gaming machine 10>
First, an outline of a gaming machine 10 embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hand region II shown enclosed by a broken line in FIG. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine 10.

The gaming machine 10 includes a plurality of reels, a rotation control unit, a stop operation detection unit, a monitoring unit, a game state control unit, and a priority order determination unit.
The plurality of reels are represented by a plurality of symbols, and correspond to the reel 65L, the reel 65C and the reel 65R illustrated in FIG.
The rotation control means executes the symbol variation game by rotating the plurality of reels. The rotation control means corresponds to the rotation control unit 140 illustrated in FIG.
Here, the symbol variation game is a game in which the presence or absence of a benefit that is advantageous for the player is notified by the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed, and may be repeatedly executed. In the symbol variation game, a plurality of symbols displayed on the reel 65 are variably displayed by rotating the reel 65, and a combination of symbols is stopped and displayed by stopping the rotating reel 65.

  The stop operation detection means detects a stop operation which is an operation of a player that is a trigger for stopping the rotation of the reel by the rotation control means. The stop operation detection means corresponds to the stop operation sensor 29 illustrated in FIG. For example, the stop operation sensor 29 can detect, as a stop operation, a press operation on each stop button 27 (27L, 27C, 27R) provided one by one for each of the plurality of reels 65. The stop button 27L receives a stop operation for stopping the reel 65L, the stop button 27C receives a stop operation for stopping the reel 65C, and the stop button 27R receives a stop operation for stopping the reel 65R. . However, the stop operation detection means may detect, as a stop operation, an operation of releasing the stop button 27 (after releasing the stop button 27) after pressing the stop button 27.

The game state control means causes one of the plurality of different game states to stay. The gaming state control means corresponds to the gaming state control unit 110 exemplified in FIG.
Here, the plurality of different gaming states are a plurality of gaming states that can be transitioned in the symbol variation game to be executed. The plurality of different game states are a bonus game, an assist time (AT), a replay time (RT), an assist replay time (ART), and a gaming state in which a lottery relating to transition to AT or ART has a high probability The game state may be subdivided, such as a game state in which an operation instruction indicating at least a part of the order of the stop operation may be notified.
The winning combination corresponds to a specific combination of symbols, and gives the player the benefit of winning or replaying. The bonus combination is a character or a character continuous operating device that provides a bonus game bonus to the player.
The winning is to display a combination of specific symbols necessary to obtain a medal. The medal is a game medium used to execute the symbol variation game. Replay is a gaming state in which a symbol variation game can be executed without inserting a medal.
A bonus game is a game state in which any of a first-class special character, a second-class special character, and a character continuous operating device pertaining to any special character is operating, and a normal gaming state Is a gaming state in which the probability of winning is higher than.
The AT is an advantageous gaming state in which the probability of notifying an operation instruction indicating at least a part of the stop operation order is higher than that in the normal gaming state, and is a gaming state that is not a bonus game. Note that the AT here is a concept including a gaming state in which an operation instruction is notified only by one symbol variation game. The RT is a gaming state in which the probability of winning a replay is higher than that in the normal gaming state. ART is a gaming state in which both AT and RT are staying.

The priority order determination means determines the priority order of the plurality of reels based on the gaming state staying in the symbol variation game to be executed. The priority order determination unit corresponds to the priority order determination unit 170 illustrated in FIG.
The priority order determination unit may determine the priority order of all the reels (reel 65L, reel 65C and reel 65R), or may determine the priority order of any plurality of reels 65. For example, the priority order determination means determines the priority order of the plurality of reels 65 that have not been stopped or have been stopped among all the reels 65. Also, in the priority order determined by the priority order determining means, two reels 65 may be assigned the same priority.

The monitoring means monitors the passage of a predetermined time during the execution of the symbol variation game. The monitoring means corresponds to the automatic stop timer 145 illustrated in FIG.
The predetermined time is a predetermined time that is an opportunity to automatically stop two or more reels 65 (automatically stop) after execution of the symbol variation game, regardless of the operation of the player. The predetermined time is set such that there is no reel which is automatically stopped within 30 seconds after the rotational speeds of all the reels 65 become constant. For example, the predetermined time is set to 40 seconds after the rotational speeds of all the reels 65 reach a predetermined speed. However, the predetermined time may be a trigger for automatically stopping one or more reels 65. The predetermined time counted by the automatic stop timer 145 in the embodiment described later is a trigger for automatically stopping one or more reels 65. In addition, a predetermined time different from the predetermined time may be provided, and the other predetermined time may be a trigger for automatically stopping only one reel 65.
The start time of the predetermined time may be during execution of the symbol variation game and before all the reels 65 stop. For example, as described later, the automatic stop timer 145 counts a predetermined time after the rotational speeds of all the reels 65 reach a predetermined speed. The automatic stop timer 145 may start timing after the start lever sensor 44 detects that the start lever 26 described later is in the on state, or the rotation of any one or all of the reels 65 starts You may start timing after being done.
The predetermined time may be fixedly stored in advance in the ROM, or may be stored in the memory in an adjustable state before the start of the symbol variation game.

The rotation control means in the present embodiment is prioritized when the stop operation detection means detects a stop operation on two or more reels among the plurality of reels 65 during the execution of the symbol variation game. The reels are stopped in the order of priority determined by the determining means. The rotation control means corresponds to the rotation control unit 140 illustrated in FIG.
Here, the allowable time is a time when the detection timing of each stop operation on two or more reels can be determined by the rotation control unit 140 as the simultaneous operation. For example, in response to the detection of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29, the rotation control unit 140 confirms the numbers of the reels subjected to the stop operation, and determines that it is a simultaneous operation when a plurality of reel numbers are confirmed. Can. As described above, the allowable time may be determined according to the processing performance of the rotation control means, the transmission speed of the detection of the stop operation, and the like.
Further, the allowable time is set to a time shorter than the specified time (190 ms) from the detection timing of the stop operation to the stop of the rotation of the reel 65. More specifically, the allowable time is set to a time shorter than the time (about 36 ms) until the amount of rotation of the reel 65 reaches one frame from the detection timing of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29. In the embodiments described below, the allowable time is about 1.5 ms.
In the following description, the term “perform simultaneous stop operation” for a plurality of stop buttons 27 or a plurality of reels 65 means that the stop operation is performed within the allowable time including complete simultaneous operation. It shall be.
The rotation control means may use two or more reels 65 corresponding to the detected stop operation as stop candidates, or all reels 65 as stop candidates. The rotation control means determines a reel to be stopped from among the stop candidates in accordance with the priority order of the plurality of reels 65 of such stop candidates. For example, the rotation control means stops the highest priority reel.

Furthermore, the rotation control means may at least one that the stop operation detection means does not detect the stop operation with respect to two or more reels among the plurality of reels even if the predetermined time monitored by the monitor means has elapsed. As a condition, each of the two or more reels is automatically stopped sequentially.
"If the predetermined time has passed, stop operations on two or more reels have not been detected" means that there are two reels for which no stop operation has been detected before the predetermined time has elapsed in the symbol variation game being executed. It means that the above exists.
The rotation control means may consider other conditions in addition to the above conditions. Another condition may be, for example, that a predetermined symbol has passed a predetermined position of a target reel. In this case, the rotation control means executes the automatic stop when both the condition and the other condition are satisfied. When there is only one reel for which the stop operation has not been detected, the rotation control means may automatically stop the reel or may not automatically stop it.
When the rotation control means automatically stops each of the two or more reels sequentially, the respective reels are sequentially stopped at an arbitrary interval at which the player does not visually recognize that the reels have simultaneously stopped.

As described above, in the above-described configuration of the gaming machine 10, the priority order of the plurality of reels is determined based on the staying gaming state, and the stop operation on two or more reels is detected within the allowable time. If so, the reels are stopped according to the determined priority order. For example, when all the reels 65 are simultaneously stopped, one reel 65 is stopped according to the order of priority determined for all the reels 65. When two reels 65 are simultaneously stopped, either one of the reels 65 may be stopped according to the priority order of the two reels 65 or one of the reels 65 may be stopped according to the priority order of all the reels 65. One reel 65 may be stopped. That is, the reels 65 that have not been stopped may be stopped.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the reels are stopped according to the priority order determined based on the staying gaming state, so the reels can be arranged in the order according to the gaming state by a simple operation of simultaneous stop operation. The game can be stopped, and as a result, the symbol variation game can be advanced to match the gaming state.
Furthermore, the automatic stop of the reels is executed under at least one condition that there are two or more reels whose stop operation has not been detected before the predetermined time has elapsed while the symbol variation game is being executed. In automatic stop of two or more reels, three reels or two reels are sequentially stopped.

  In order to describe the gaming machine 10 relating to the implementation of the present invention described above in more detail, the structure, electrical configuration, functional configuration, processing flow, etc. of the gaming machine 10 will be described below by giving specific examples.

<About the structure of the gaming machine 10>
The structure of the gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hand region II shown enclosed by a broken line in FIG. FIG. 3 is a view showing the back of the front door 20. As shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing the gaming machine 10 with the front door 20 removed. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an effective line.

The gaming machine 10 includes a rectangular parallelepiped outer frame 90 having an open front, and a front door 20 pivotally supported to the left edge of the outer frame 90 so as to be pivotable open and closed, and a gaming machine main body 60. .
More specifically, three hinges 96 (96a, 96b, 96c) are provided on the left edge side of the outer frame 90, and the front door 20 is pivotally supported by the upper hinge 96a and the lower hinge 96c, The gaming machine main body 60 is pivotally supported by the upper hinge portion 96a and the middle hinge portion 96b.

On the front side of the front door 20, as shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the upper panel 21, the lower panel 22, the bet button 23, the menu selection button 24, the status display LED 25, and the start lever 26; A stop button 27, a medal insertion slot 31, a settlement button 32, a medal return button 33, a door lock 34, a medal discharge port 35, a decoration LED 36, a lower plate 37 and a speaker port 38 are provided. ing.
In addition, on the back side of the front door 20, as shown in FIG. 3, the decoration LED board 41, the state display LED board 42, the stop button board 43, the start lever sensor 44, the bed button board 45, and the menu A selection button board 46, a medal selector 47, a setting change device 48, a speaker 49, an insertion medal passage 51, a payout medal passage 52, and a return medal passage 53 are provided.
In addition to the front door 20, as shown in FIG. 4, the gaming machine 10 includes a gaming machine main body 60, a power supply 91, a medal storage 93, and a medal auxiliary storage 95. .

In order to open the front door 20, it is necessary to insert a door key (not shown) into the door lock 34 and release a lock mechanism (not shown) for locking the front door 20 and the outer frame 90.
When the front door 20 is opened, a power supply 91 is provided below the gaming machine main body 60, as shown in FIG. The power supply device 91 is a device for supplying power to each component of the gaming machine 10, and the operation of the power supply switch 92 controls the activation or termination.
When playing a game with the gaming machine 10, the player needs to operate the power switch 92 to activate the power supply 91. It is preferable that the gaming machine main unit 60 have a function of maintaining the gaming state being executed at the time of off even if the power supply from the power supply device 91 is turned off. This is to prevent the player from disappointing, for example, when the power supply is stopped while the game is in progress in the development advantageous to the player as in the bonus game.

Moreover, the setting change apparatus 48 is provided in the back surface side of the front door 20 opened. The setting change device 48 is a device for setting a game setting value, and includes a setting key switch 48a, a setting change switch 48b, a setting display LED 48c, and a setting key cover 48d. The setting key switch 48a can operate the setting change device 48 by inserting and operating a setting key (not shown). The setting change switch 48b is a switch that can be operated in a state in which the setting key is inserted into the setting key switch 48a, and when pressed, can change the game setting value. The setting display LED 48c is an LED for displaying the set game setting value, and is a 7-segment display in the present embodiment. The setting key cover 48d is a cover that covers the setting key switch 48a. By sliding the setting key switch 48a to open the setting key switch 48a, the setting key can be inserted into the setting key switch 48a. Note that FIG. 3 illustrates the setting key cover 48d covering the setting key switch 48a.
Here, the game setting value is a value indicating the ease of provision of a benefit (bonus game etc.) advantageous to the player. The higher the value, the easier the benefit is provided, and the lower the value, the less the benefit is provided. Preferably, the player operates the setting change device 48 to set the game setting value before starting the game by the gaming machine 10. This is because when the game setting value is changed, the game state is generally reset.

The front door 20 has an upper panel 21 and a lower panel 22 on the front side.
Since the upper panel 21 is formed of a transparent member, the player located in front of the gaming machine 10 must visually recognize the gaming machine main body 60 disposed on the back side of the upper panel 21 through the upper panel 21. Can.
Further, the lower panel 22 has the model name of the gaming machine 10 and characters relating to the model on the surface thereof, and the model name etc. indicated by the lighting of a back light (not shown) installed at the rear is visually recognized It becomes easy to do.

The gaming machine main body 60 includes main components for controlling the game executed by the gaming machine 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the gaming machine main body 60, the effect display area 62 is formed in the upper part of the front, and the visual recognition window 64 is formed in the lower part of the front.
The effect display area 62 is a display screen of the effect display device 63 built in the gaming machine main body 60, and can display various effects or various information regarding the game of the gaming machine 10. In addition, as the said effect display apparatus 63, the display apparatus of a liquid crystal display type, the display apparatus of a dot matrix type, etc. are employable, for example. The effect displayed in the effect display area 62 is interlocked with the sound output from the speaker 49 and the light emission of the decoration LED 36, and can preferably evoke the player's interest. Depending on the configuration of the effect display device 63, the effect display area 62 may be a touch panel, and may function as means for receiving an operation by a player.
The viewing window 64 is a window frame formed on the front side of the plurality of reels 65 (65L, 65C, 65R) built in the gaming machine main body 60, and is divided into an inner area and an outer area. The inner area of the viewing window 64 is formed by a hollow or a transparent member, and a part of each reel 65 is visible through the inner area. Further, the outer region of the viewing window 64 is formed of an opaque member (including a member obtained by coloring a translucent member or a transparent member), which makes it difficult to view the reel 65 through the outer region.

The reel 65 is composed of a reel 65L, a reel 65C and a reel 65R, and starts pivoting due to the player's operation on the start lever 26 (detection that the start lever 26 is in the on state). At this time, it is required that the time from the start of rotation of the reel 65 in the previous symbol variation game to the start of rotation of the reel 65 in the symbol variation game exceeds a predetermined delay time, so-called weight time. That is, when the start lever 26 receives the operation of the player before the wait time elapses, the reel 65 starts rotating after waiting until the wait time elapses. The wait time in the present embodiment is set to 4.1 seconds.
In addition, when each reel 65 in this embodiment is rotating, in principle, the reel 65 rotates from top to bottom. In this specification, the rotation from top to bottom in the reel is referred to as "forward direction", and the rotation from bottom to top is referred to as "reverse direction".

In the symbol variation game in the present embodiment, a plurality of symbols displayed on the reel 65 are variably displayed by rotating the reel 65, and the combination of symbols is stopped by stopping the rotating reel 65. indicate.
The benefits that can be provided by the symbol variation game include advantageous game states such as winning, re-playing, and bonus games. In the present embodiment, an assist time (AT) may be mentioned as the advantageous game state other than the bonus game. Further, in the present embodiment, the bonus game is a game state (also referred to as a big bonus game) in which the continuous bonus product operating device related to the first kind special bonus is operating and the second bonus special game It is a gaming state (also referred to as a regular bonus game) in which the bonus game operating device is operating.

Rotation control of the reel 65 is executed using the reel sensor 66. The reel sensor 66 is a sensor that detects the amount of rotation of the reel 65. Here, the amount of rotation is the rotation angle of the reel 65 based on a predetermined position.
One reel sensor 66 is provided for each reel 65. Specifically, the reel sensor 66L is provided for the reel 65L, the reel sensor 66C for the reel 65C, and the reel sensor 66R for the reel 65R.
The rotation control of the reel 65 will be described in detail later.

  A reel illumination board 67 (67L, 67C, 67R) is provided inside the reel 65, and lighting of the LED mounted on the reel illumination board 67 facilitates visual recognition of each symbol represented on the reel 65. ing. That is, the LED mounted on the reel illumination board 67 functions as a backlight for symbol display by the reel 65.

The start lever 26 (start operation unit) can receive an operation of the player as a trigger for starting the variable display in the symbol change game. Specifically, the player's operation on the start lever 26 is to tilt the start lever 26, which is provided substantially perpendicularly to the front door 20 in the initial state, in any direction.
The start lever sensor 44 can detect whether the start lever 26 is in the on state or in the off state. More specifically, the start lever sensor 44 detects the start lever 26, which is substantially perpendicular to the front door 20, as the off state, and detects the start lever 26, which is tilted in any direction, as the on state. .

When it is impossible to play a game, the symbol variation game is not started even if the start lever 26 accepts the player's operation.
Here, as a case where it is impossible to play a game, (i) when the front door 20 is opened, (ii) when there is no medal in the medal storage 93, it corresponds to (iii) credits stored. In the case where the process of discharging the medal from the medal discharge port 35 due to the depression of the settlement button 32 is performed, the medals may, for example, be mentioned.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the medal has not reached the predetermined insertion number, the symbol variation game is not started even if the start lever 26 receives the operation of the player. In order to reach a predetermined number of input sheets, at least one or a combination of the following operations or processes is required.
(I) Insert medals from the medal insertion slot 31 to increase the number of inserted medals.
(Ii) The credits representing the medals stored in the gaming machine 10 are reduced by pressing the bet button 23 to increase the number of inserted coins.
(Iii) When the replay is stopped and displayed in the previous symbol variation game, the replaying process is executed in the symbol variation game, and the number of inserted coins increases. In this case, even if the player does not perform the operation of (i) or (ii), the insertion number in the symbol variation game automatically becomes the insertion number of the previous symbol variation game.

  Here, the storage of medals refers to a function of storing numerical values (credits) corresponding to the number inside the gaming machine 10 in place of a part or all of the medals owned by the player. When medals are stored (credit increases), for example, (i) when a medal is inserted from a medal insertion slot exceeding a predetermined insertion number, (ii) a prize is won in a symbol variation game, and the prize benefits If you win a medal, etc. will be mentioned.

A medal selector 47 including a medal selector main body 47a, a medal blocker 47b, and a medal passing sensor 47c is provided on the back side of the above-mentioned medal insertion slot 31, and the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 31 is the medal selector 47. Are sorted out into acceptable medals and unacceptable medals.
For example, in the standby state (the state where the power is turned on but the symbol variation game is not executed), etc., since the medal can be received, the medal selector main body 47a operates the medal blocker 47b having a solenoid. When the medal blocker 47b is activated, the projecting portion (not shown) is buried in the middle of the inserted medal passage 51, so that the inserted medal passage 51 is allowed to pass the medal. At this time, when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 31, the medal flows down to the inserted medal passage 51, and is detected by the medal passing sensor 47c provided in the middle of the inserted medal passage 51. It passes through and is stored in the medal storage 93.
Further, during the execution of the symbol variation game or when the credit reaches the upper limit value, etc., since the medal can not be received, the medal selector main body 47a stops the operation of the medal blocker 47b. When the operation of the medal blocker 47 b is stopped, a projecting portion (not shown) protrudes in the middle of the inserted medal passage 51 to inhibit passage of the medals, so the inserted medal is in the middle of the inserted medal passage 51 And at a position not detected by the medal passage sensor 47c. The medals staying in the inserted medal passage 51 fall into the return medal passage 53 by their own weight or by the operation of the medal return button 33 and are discharged to the lower tray 37 via the medal discharge port 35.

  In addition, when the medal is awarded exceeding the upper limit value of the credit, the medal corresponding to the awarded medal number is discharged from the medal storage 93 to the lower plate 37 via the medal discharge port 35.

As the bet button 23, the gaming machine 10 has a maximum bet button 23a and a single bet button 23b which are mounted on a bet button substrate 45. The maximum bet button 23a can increase the number of inserted sheets by subtracting three credits at maximum by one press, and the single bet button 23b can increase the number of inserted sheets by subtracting one credit by one press. Can. Further, even if the bet button 23 is pressed, if the subtraction value of the credit in the symbol variation game has reached the predetermined insertion number, the credit can not be subtracted beyond that.
Further, sensors (not shown) for detecting that the maximum bet button 23a and the single bet button 23b have been pressed are provided on the bet button substrate 45, respectively, according to the detection of this sensor The above processing is performed.

The gaming machine 10 also has a menu selection button 24 on the left side of the bet button 23 described above. The menu selection button 24 is composed of a cross key button mounted on the menu selection button board 46 and a decision button located at the center of the cross key button.
Here, the menu refers to a screen showing the operation method of the gaming machine 10 displayed in the effect display area 62, commentary information on the game, etc. The player browses the screen by operating the menu selection button 24. Can. For example, when the determination button is pressed in the standby state, a list of menus and a cursor are displayed in the effect display area 62. The player moves the cursor to a position indicating an arbitrary menu by operating the cross key button, and the menu is displayed in the effect display area 62 when the player depresses the determination button when the cursor indicates any menu. Is displayed.

In addition, the gaming machine 10 is provided on the right side of the bet button 23 with a state display LED 25 for displaying the number of inserted medals, the number of stored medals, and the like. The status display LED 25 is composed of a plurality of LEDs or 7-segment displays mounted on the status display LED board 42.
The number-of-inputs display LED 25a of the status display LEDs 25 is configured of three LEDs, and the number of LEDs to be lit increases one by one each time the number of input is increased.
The number-of-reserved-number display LED 25b of the status display LED 25 is formed of a 7-segment display, and represents the number (credits) of the stored medals by numbers.
Among the status display LEDs 25, the number-of-acquisitions display LED 25 c is configured of a 7-segment display, and represents the number of medals acquired by winning with numbers.
Among the status display LEDs 25, the replay display LED 25d is configured by one LED, and lights up when the replay is stopped in the symbol variation game.
The game start display LED 25e of the state display LED 25 is configured by one LED, and indicates that the symbol variation game startable condition is satisfied by lighting of the LED.
The fillable display LED 25 f of the status display LED 25 is configured by one LED, and indicates that the medal can be inserted by lighting of the LED.

  The plurality of stop buttons 27 (27L, 27C, 27R) (stop operation unit) receive, from the player, an operation of the player serving as a trigger for stopping the rotating reel 65. Specifically, the player's stop operation on the stop button 27 is to press the stop button 27. The plurality of stop buttons 27 are mounted on the stop button substrate 43 and provided one by one for each reel 65.

The stop button substrate 43 is provided with a stop operation sensor 29. The stop operation sensor 29 can respectively detect that the stop button 27L, the stop button 27C, and the stop button 27R have been pressed. In addition, the stop operation sensor 29 can also detect the depression continuation state and the release state of each stop button 27. In the present embodiment, the stop operation sensor 29 detects, as a stop operation, that the stop button 27 has not been pressed (OFF state) has changed to a pressed state (ON state). However, the stop operation sensor 29 may detect that the ON state has changed to the OFF state as the stop operation. Detection of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29 and the number of the reel 65 (or the number of the stop button 27) corresponding to the stop operation are transmitted from the stop operation sensor 29 to the main substrate 100 by the detection signal.
In response to the detection of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29, the rotation of the corresponding reel 65 is stopped. For example, after the stop operation, the corresponding reel 65 is stopped within 190 ms.
The stop position of the reel 65 can move up to four frames based on the position of the reel 65 when the stop button 27 is pressed.
Here, the piece is an area given to one of the symbols shown on the outer periphery of the reel 65, and refers to the dimension in the vertical direction of one relevant area or one relevant area. In the present embodiment, the outer periphery of the reel 65 is equally divided into 21 frames, and one symbol is arranged for each frame.
In the present embodiment, the stop of the reel 65 also includes a state in which the reel 65 swings with a fluctuation width of less than one frame based on a predetermined frame.

The player can stop each reel 65 by pressing the stop button 27 in any order. Further, even when two stop buttons 27 or all (three) stop buttons 27 are pressed simultaneously, any one reel 65 stops.
Here, "simultaneous" also includes, at the same time as complete simultaneous, a stop operation of a time interval at which the gaming machine 10 (rotation control unit 140) can determine that it is a simultaneous operation.

  In addition, each stop button 27 includes an LED lamp (stop button LED 28) and covers the periphery with a light transmitting member. Then, the stop button 27 informs the player of whether the stop enabling condition is satisfied or not by the lighting color of the stop button LED 28. In the present embodiment, the stop button LEDs 28 (stop buttons 28L, 28C and 28R) are included in each stop button 27, but in a state where the correspondence between the stop button LED 28 and the stop button 27 can be grasped, It may be disposed outside the LED 28.

  The inner area of the viewing window 64 has dimensions of three frames in the vertical direction. In addition, each reel 65 is controlled to stop so that three symbols fit in the vertical direction of the internal region of the visual recognition window 64 so that the player can visually recognize the three symbols via the internal region of the visual recognition window 64. It has become. That is, since three reels 65 are arranged in the left-right direction, the player can visually recognize three symbols × 3 reels = 9 symbols when each reel 65 is stopped.

As described above, when the respective reels 65 are stop-controlled, the substantially straight lines (indicated by alternate long and short dash lines in FIG. 5) formed by the symbols stopped at the upper, middle and lower stages among the symbols stopped at each reel 65 are respectively line L1 The line L2 is referred to as a line L3.
Further, a substantially straight line (indicated by a dot-and-dash line in FIG. 5) formed by an upper stage of the reel 65L, a middle stage of the reel 65C, and a symbol stopped at the lower stage of the reel 65R is referred to as a line L4. A substantially straight line (indicated by an alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 5) formed by the lower part of the reel 65L, the middle part of the reel 65C, and the symbol stopped on the upper part of the reel 65R is referred to as a line L5.

  During the rotation of each reel 65 (during the execution of the symbol variation game), an image displayed in the effect display area 62, an audio output from the speaker 49 or an audio output from the speaker 49 in order to attract the interest of the player and evoke the game interest. Various effects configured by lighting and extinguishing of the decoration LED 36 are performed.

In front of each speaker 49, a speaker port 38 is provided. More specifically, a speaker port 38a is provided in front of the speaker 49a located at the upper right (upper left in FIG. 3) when viewed from the front of the gaming machine 10. A speaker port 38b is provided in front of the speaker 49b located on the upper left (upper right in FIG. 3) when viewed from the front of the gaming machine 10. A speaker port 38c is provided in front of the speaker 49c located at the lower left (lower right in FIG. 3) when viewed from the front of the gaming machine 10. A speaker port 38d is provided in front of the speaker 49d located at the lower right (lower left in FIG. 3) when viewed from the front of the gaming machine 10.
Each of the speaker openings 38 is provided with a large number of cavities, so that the sound output from the speakers 49 can be appropriately output.

The decoration LEDs 36 are arranged in such a manner as to surround the effect display area 62 or the viewing window 64. More specifically, on the upper right side of the effect display area 62, the decoration LED 36a mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41a and the decoration LED 36b mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41b are arranged. Further, on the lower right side of the effect display area 62, a decoration LED 36c mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41c is disposed. Further, on the lower right side of the viewing window 64, a decoration LED 36d mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41d is disposed. Further, on the lower left side of the viewing window 64, a decoration LED 36e mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41e is disposed. Further, on the lower left side of the effect display area 62, the decoration LED 36f mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41f is disposed. Further, on the upper left side of the effect display area 62, a decoration LED 36g mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41g and a decoration LED 36h mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41h are disposed.
Each decoration LED 36 may be lit in a single color or may be lit in multiple colors.

When a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning is stop-displayed on a predetermined activated line as a result of the symbol variation game, the number of medals specified for the winning is awarded. Here, the effective line is a position at which a combination of symbols related to the presence or absence of a benefit, which is the result of the symbol variation game, is stopped and displayed. The effective line in the present embodiment is determined by the multiplication number (the number of inserted medals) which is one of the startable conditions of the symbol variation game (see FIG. 5). Specifically, when the number of multiplications is one, the above-mentioned line L2 becomes an effective line, and when the number of multiplications is two, the above-mentioned lines L1, L2 and L3 become effective lines, and the number of multiplications is three. The lines L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5 described above are effective lines. That is, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on lines other than the effective line in the symbol variation game does not indicate the presence or absence of a benefit.
As a matter of course, not only the combination of symbols corresponding to winning, but also the combination of symbols corresponding to replay and bonus game may be stopped and displayed on the activated line.

When the credit reaches the upper limit during execution of the payout processing of the awarded medals, the gaming machine 10 pays out from the medal storage 93 the number of medals corresponding to the number exceeding the upper limit. In addition, when the settlement button 32 is pressed, the gaming machine 10 pays out from the medal storage 93 medals of the number corresponding to the credits at the time of pressing.
The process of paying out the medals stored in the medal storage 93 is executed by a payout mechanism (not shown) built in the medal storage 93. More specifically, the payout mechanism acquires medals for the number of payouts from the medals stored in the medal storage 93, and discharges the medals from the medal payout opening 94 toward the payout medal passage 52. The medals discharged to the payout medal passage 52 are discharged to the lower tray 37 via the medal discharge port 35.

In addition, in order to prevent the medals from overflowing from the medal storage 93, a medal auxiliary storage 95 is provided beside the medal storage 93 for a part of the medals stored in the medal storage 93 to flow down. There is.
In addition, a storage error sensor (not shown) is provided to detect that the medals stored in the medal auxiliary storage 95 have reached a predetermined level or more, and the gaming machine 10 receives the medal storage 93 according to this detection. And an error prompting the user to collect the medals stored in the medal auxiliary storage 95. The above-described effect display area 62, the decoration LED 36, and the speaker 49 may be used to notify this error.

<Electrical Configuration and Functional Configuration of Game Machine 10>
Next, the electrical configuration and functional configuration of the gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment will be described mainly using FIG. 6 or FIG. However, since the components illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5 described above are also referred to, it should be referred to as appropriate.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine 10.

  The gaming machine 10 incorporates a main substrate 100 and a sub substrate 200 as main components. Although the main substrate 100 or the sub substrate 200 is illustrated in FIG. 6 as if it were a single electronic substrate, it does not have to be a single electronic substrate. That is, the main substrate 100 or the sub substrate 200 may be realized by combining a plurality of electronic substrates.

Main substrate 100 controls the display of each LED included in status display LED substrate 42 and stop button substrate 43 based on control information input from various sensors 40, and causes medal storage 93 to pay out the medals. , And generate a command to be output to the sub substrate 200. Electronic components such as the CPU 101, the ROM 102, and the RAM 103 are mounted on the main substrate 100. The main board 100 realizes various functions relating to the game by processing data and control signals exchanged between the electronic components and the various sensors 40 and the like. Here, the various sensors 40 include the above-described start lever sensor 44, the stop operation sensor 29 mounted on the stop button substrate 43, a sensor (not shown) mounted on the bet button substrate 45, and the medal passing sensor 47c. Etc. are included.
The sub-substrate 200 controls the decoration LED substrate 41, the speaker 49, the effect display device 63, and the like based on the command input from the main substrate 100. The sub substrate 200 is also the same as the main substrate 100 in that electronic components such as the CPU 201, the ROM 202, and the RAM 203 are mounted, and various functions are realized by information processing.

The functional configuration realized by the main board 100 includes the gaming state control unit 110, the internal lottery unit 120, the flag setting unit 130, the rotation control unit 140, the automatic stop timer 145, and the symbol display determination unit as shown in FIG. A command generation unit 160 and a priority order determination unit 170 are included.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the functional configuration realized by the sub substrate 200 includes a sub generalization unit 210, an effect display unit 220, an audio output unit 230, and an LED light emitting unit 240.
Note that the components illustrated in FIG. 7 are not limited to all the functional configurations included in the main substrate 100 or the sub substrate 200, and functional configurations not illustrated here may exist.

The gaming state control unit 110 manages a gaming state related to a game (symbol variation game) executed by the gaming machine 10, and executes, for example, the following processing.
The game state control unit 110 monitors whether or not a game can be performed, and stops (suspends) the game when it is impossible to play a game. Here, as a case where it is impossible to play a game, (i) when the front door 20 is opened, (ii) when there is no medal in the medal storage 93, it corresponds to (iii) credits stored. In the case where the process of discharging the medal from the medal discharge port 35 due to the depression of the settlement button 32 is performed, the medals may, for example, be mentioned.

Further, the gaming state control unit 110 stores a credit and manages the increase and decrease thereof.
More specifically, when depression of the maximum bet button 23a or the single bet button 23b is detected, the gaming state control unit 110 subtracts a predetermined value from the stored credit.
In addition, when the combination of symbols being stopped and displayed is determined to be winning by the symbol display determination unit 150, the gaming state control unit 110 stores a value corresponding to the number of medals allocated as a benefit of the winning. Add to the credits you In this addition process, when the stored credit reaches the upper limit value, the gaming state control unit 110 causes the medal storage 93 to pay out medals corresponding to the number of medals that have exceeded. In addition, when depression of the settlement button 32 is detected, the gaming state control unit 110 causes the medal storage 93 to pay out the medal corresponding to the stored credit.

In addition, the gaming state control unit 110 manages the condition displayed on the state display LED board 42 and the condition for accepting the stop acceptance of the stop operation for the stop button 27. Here, the conditions displayed on the status display LED board 42 include the number of inserted medals, the number of medals stored (credits), the number of medals acquired by winning, the presence or absence of replay, the condition for starting the symbol variation game And conditions for medal entry are included.
Here, the stop acceptance condition is a condition for accepting a stop operation (pressing the stop button 27 by the player) that triggers a stop display in the symbol variation game. In the present embodiment, the stop acceptance condition is determined on the premise that the speeds of all the reels 65 (65L, 65C, 65R) not stopped have reached a predetermined speed, and the maximum bet button 23a, a single bet. It is established that the bet button 23b, the settlement button 32, the start lever 26, and the stop button 27 corresponding to the reel 65 already stopped are not operated. As described above, in the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the fact that the rotational speeds of all the reels 65 have reached the predetermined speed is positioned as a precondition of the determination of the stop acceptable condition. It may be included in the stop acceptance condition that the speeds of all the reels 65 have reached the predetermined speed.

  Further, the gaming state control unit 110 manages the game setting value set by the setting change device 48. The game setting value affects the winning probability of the winning combination randomly selected by the internal lottery unit 120, the occurrence probability of various effects controlled by the sub substrate 200, and the like.

  Furthermore, the gaming state control unit 110 also performs transition between the normal gaming state and the advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player such as a bonus game. In the advantageous game state that can be shifted by the game state control unit 110 in the present embodiment, the game state in which the character continuous actuation device related to the first kind special character is operating, the character related to the second kind special character The gaming state, AT, in which the continuous operating device is operating is included. However, the advantageous game state may include RT and ART. Details of the transition of the gaming state by the gaming state control unit 110 will be described later.

  In addition, the gaming state control unit 110 performs AT instruction lottery while staying at AT. In the AT instruction lottery, the gaming state control unit 110 determines whether to notify the operation instruction. For example, when an operation regulation combination (such as a pushing order bell described later) which is a winning combination in which the order of operating the stop button 27 is defined is drawn by the internal drawing unit 120, the gaming state control unit 110 It is determined to notify an operation instruction indicating at least a part of the order defined in the operation defining role. Based on the result of the AT instruction lottery, notification and non notification of the operation instruction during AT stay are switched. That is, in the present embodiment, the AT includes an operation notification state in which the operation instruction is notified and an operation non-indication state in which the operation instruction is not notified, and the gaming state control unit 110 operates by the AT instruction lottery during the AT stay. The transition between the informing state and the operation non-informing state is performed.

When it is determined to notify the operation instruction, the gaming state control unit 110 determines an instruction number for specifying the content of the operation instruction.
FIG. 11 illustrates an example list of instruction numbers related to notification of an operation instruction.
The instruction number “0” indicates non notification of the operation instruction.
The instruction numbers “1”, “2” and “3” indicate an operation instruction of the stop button 27L, 27C or 27R (first stop operation) to be operated first in the symbol variation game. Specifically, the instruction number “1” instructs a left-pushing operation, that is, the pressing operation of the stop button 27L corresponding to the reel 65L, and the instruction number “2” corresponds to the middle-pushing operation, that is, the reel 65C. The depression operation of the stop button 27C is instructed, and the instruction number "3" instructs the depression operation of the stop button 27R corresponding to the right pushing operation, that is, the reel 65R.
The instruction number determined by the gaming state control unit 110 is sent by the instruction generation unit 160 to the sub generalization unit 210 as a command.

The internal lottery unit 120 (internal lottery means) uses the detection of the operation (start operation) of the start lever 26 as a trigger to determine whether or not a plurality of predetermined winning combinations or bonus combinations are determined by lottery. More specifically, the internal lottery unit 120 acquires a random number and refers to a lottery table stored in advance in the ROM 102 to determine which winning combination or bonus combination corresponds to the acquired random number. .
The lottery table stores a number pattern assigned to the winning combination and the bonus combination. A lottery table may be provided for each gaming state. Here, the number is a value indicating the number of random numbers associated with each of the winning combination and the bonus combination in the lottery table used for the lottery of the internal lottery unit 120. For example, in the lottery where the total number of random numbers used in the lottery table is 65,536, the winning combinations to which 2000 units of numbers are assigned are drawn with a probability of 2000/65536 ≒ about 3%.
The bonus roles in this embodiment are a big bonus (BB) role and a regular bonus (RB) role.

In the present embodiment, the winning combination and the bonus combination drawn by the internal drawing unit 120 are illustrated in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a winning combination and a bonus combination and a lottery number corresponding to the winning combination and the bonus combination in the present embodiment.
Here, the lottery number is an identification number which is determined in association with each of the winning combination and the bonus combination.
In addition, the upper role shows the presence or absence of winning for the bonus role (BB or RB in the present embodiment), and the lower role means the presence or absence of winning for the winning combination (winning or reworking (so-called small role)). It shows.
Further, BB in the present embodiment indicates an accessory continuous actuation device according to a first kind special prize, and RB in the present embodiment indicates an accessory continuous actuation device according to a second kind special prize. There is.
For example, the lottery number “0” corresponds to the case where neither the bonus combination nor the small combination is won. Further, the lottery number “1” corresponds to the case where the bonus combination is not won and the normal replay is won. Further, the lot number “12” corresponds to the case where the BB is won and the small part is not won. Further, the lot number "14" corresponds to the case where both BB and replay are won.
As described above, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment can realize the game characteristics in which the player can win (simultaneously win) the same symbol variation game for the small part and the bonus part.
Here, the “first push operation” is prescribed for “forward push replay”, “middle push replay”, “right push replay”, “forward push bell”, “middle push bell” and “right push bell” illustrated in FIG. It is the designated operation ruler. Hereinafter, “forward push replay”, “middle push replay” and “right push replay” are collectively referred to as push sequential replay, and “forward push bell”, “middle push bell” and “right push bell” are collectively referred to as push order bell There is a case.

The flag setting unit 130 sets a winning flag indicating that a winning combination or bonus combination selected by the internal lottery unit 120 can be established. The winning flag is a flag indicating whether or not a winning combination or a bonus combination has been won. Here, that the winning combination or bonus combination is established is that the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination or bonus combination drawn by the internal drawing unit 120 is stopped and displayed on the effective line as a result of the symbol variation game. Say
In the following description, the setting of the winning flag corresponding to the winning combination or bonus combination selected by the internal lottery unit 120 may be expressed as "winning combination winning" or "bonus combination winning". However, this expression means that a winning flag which is a part of conditions for establishing a winning combination or a bonus combination is set, and the establishment of the winning combination or the bonus combination is permitted.
The winning flag may be separately provided for the winning combination and the bonus combination, or may be shared. When the winning combination is won in the lottery by the internal lottery unit 120, the flag setting unit 130 sets a winning flag so as to indicate that the winning combination has been won. When the bonus combination is won, the flag setting unit 130 sets a winning flag so as to indicate that the bonus combination is won.

The priority order determination unit 170 determines the priority order of the plurality of reels 65 based on the gaming state which is staying in the symbol variation game to be executed. In the present embodiment, the priority order determination unit 170 determines the priority order that matches the operation instruction to be notified in at least one symbol variation game executed in the operation notification state.
For example, when the above instruction number determined by the gaming state control unit 110 indicates the instruction for the first stop operation of the stop button 27C (in the case of the operation notification state), the priority order determination unit 170 corresponds to the stop button 27C The priority order in which the first reel 65C is given first priority is determined. At this time, the stop buttons 27L and 27R may be determined to be second priority, or one may be determined to be second priority and the other may be determined to be third priority.
Further, when the instruction number indicates non notification of the operation instruction (in the operation non notification state), the priority order determination unit 170 operates the stop button 27 in order of proximity to the start lever 26 (start operation unit) by the player. Determine the priority order equal to the case order (order pressing order). Specifically, the priority order is determined such that the reel 65L is first priority, the reel 65C is second priority, and the reel 65R is third priority. Similarly, even while staying in the normal gaming state or bonus game as a gaming state other than the operation informing state, the priority order determination unit 170 operates the stop button 27 in order of proximity to the start lever 26 (start operation portion) by the player. A priority order equal to the case order may be determined.
Further, the plurality of reels 65 for which the priority order is to be determined may be a plurality of reels 65 which have been simultaneously stopped, or may be all the reels 65 (reels 65 L, 65 C and 65 R).
As described above, since the priority order determination unit 170 determines the priority order of the reels 65 according to the instruction number determined by the gaming state control unit 110, the operation instruction notified by the control by the notification control unit 211 as a result is A conforming priority order is determined. As a result, when the player operates the plurality of stop buttons 27 simultaneously, the reels 65 determined in the priority order conforming to the notified operation instruction are stopped. Further, when the operation instruction is not notified, the priority order is determined by so-called "forward pressing" which is most commonly performed and easy for the player to operate. Therefore, it is possible to stop the reels in an appropriate order in accordance with the gaming state of the symbol variation game to be executed.

  The rotation control unit 140 controls rotation of the reel 65 by driving the reel motor 68. The rotation control in the present embodiment is control of variable display and stop display of symbols in the symbol change game. However, the control of the rotation control unit 140 may include control of variable display and stop display of symbols in the freeze effect. Here, the freeze effect means a state in which the stop operation on the rotating reel 65 is not received although the at least one reel 65 is rotating. The fluctuation display or stop display of the symbols performed in the freeze effect is not the symbol fluctuation game, and the freeze effect does not directly affect the result of the symbol fluctuation game.

In the control of the fluctuation display of the symbol, the rotation control unit 140 outputs a pulse signal to the reel motor 68 so as to rotate each reel 65 at a predetermined speed in the execution period of the fluctuation display of the symbol. The reel motor 68 is a stepping motor, and can input the pulse signal output from the rotation control unit 140 to rotate the respective reels 65 in an intermittently variable rotation mode.
The rotation angle (the number of moving pieces) of the reel 65 increases in proportion to the length of the pulse signal output from the rotation control unit 140. In addition, the rotational speed of the reel 65 increases in proportion to the frequency of the pulse signal output from the rotational control unit 140.

  In the control of stop display, the rotation control unit 140 receives the stop operation in response to the detection of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29, and stops the rotation of the reel 65 corresponding to the stop operation. Specifically, the rotation control unit 140 stops the reel 65L in response to the detection of the stop operation on the stop button 27L, and stops the reel 65C in response to the detection of the stop operation on the stop button 27C. The reel 65R is stopped in response to the detection of the stop operation for the 27R.

  The rotation control unit 140 can detect the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29 and know the number of the reel 65 (or the stop button 27) corresponding to the stop operation based on the detection signal from the stop operation sensor 29. . For example, the rotation control unit 140 knows the detection of the stop operation based on the stop signal. Furthermore, the rotation control unit 140 refers to the memory area (register) in which the number of the stop button 27 for which the stop operation has been detected or the number of the corresponding reel 65 has been set. You can know the number. The recognition method of the information by the rotation control unit 140 is not limited to such a method.

The rotation control unit 140 receives a stop operation by the player on the stop button 27 triggered by the establishment of the stop acceptance condition after the start of rotation of the reel 65.
Here, acceptance of the stop operation means that stop control of any one of the reels 65 is executed in accordance with the stop operation performed on the stop button 27. The determination as to whether or not to accept the stop operation is performed by the rotation control unit 140 in the present embodiment. The determination may be performed by the stop button 27, the stop operation sensor 29, the stop button board 43, the gaming state control unit 110, or the like. For example, in the state where the stop operation can not be received, the stop button 27 may be fixed so as not to be pressed. Further, in the state where the stop operation can not be received, the stop operation sensor 29 may be controlled not to detect the operation.

In the state where all the reels 65 are rotating, the stop acceptance possible condition is once established for all the stop buttons 27. When the stop operation is accepted, all stop acceptance conditions are canceled for a predetermined time, and the stop operation for all stop buttons 27 can not be accepted. After the elapse of the predetermined time, the stop acceptance condition is satisfied again for the remaining stop buttons 27 corresponding to the rotating reel 65, and the stop operation on the remaining stop buttons 27 can be received. It becomes.
Since the stop acceptance condition is satisfied in this way, the player can not perform the stop operation of the stop button 27 at an interval less than the predetermined time.

In addition, even when the stop operation on the two or three (all) stop buttons 27 is detected within the above-described allowable time, the rotation control unit 140 receives the stop operation, and any one of them is received. The reel 65 can be stopped. The meaning of the allowable time is, as described above, the time when the detection timing of each stop operation for two or more reels can be determined by the rotation control unit 140 as the simultaneous operation.
In the present embodiment, when the stop operation is detected by the stop operation sensor 29, a bit corresponding to the number of the reel related to the stop operation of the predetermined memory area (register) is set. The rotation control unit 140 refers to the predetermined memory area in response to the detection of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29. At the time of this reference, when a plurality of reel numbers are confirmed, the rotation control unit 140 determines that the two or more reels 65 are simultaneously stopped. The predetermined memory area is initialized after reference. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the allowable time is a time from when the rotation control unit 140 knows that the stop operation is detected by the stop operation sensor 29 until it refers to the predetermined memory area.
In the following description, the term “perform simultaneous stop operation” for a plurality of stop buttons 27 or a plurality of reels 65 means that the stop operation is performed within the allowable time including complete simultaneous operation. It shall be.
In addition, since the rotation control unit 140 must stop the rotation of the reel 65 within 190 ms from the detection timing of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29, the allowable time for permitting the simultaneous stop operation is 190 ms in comparison with the 190 ms. It is desirable that the time be short enough. More specifically, it is preferable that the allowable time is smaller than the time (about 36 ms) until the rotation amount of the reel 65 reaches one frame from the detection timing of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29 according to the present embodiment. The allowable time is about 1.5 ms.

If it is determined that the simultaneous stop operation of two or more reels 65 has occurred, the rotation control unit 140 stops any one of the two or more reels 65 subjected to the stop operation. At this time, the rotation control unit 140 determines one reel 65 having a high priority order as a stop target based on the priority order of the plurality of reels 65 subjected to the stop operation determined by the priority order determination unit 170. As described above, in the present embodiment, during the execution of the symbol variation game, the rotation control unit 140 detects the stop operation on two or more reels among the plurality of reels 65 by the stop operation sensor 29 within the allowable time. In this case, among the two or more reels corresponding to the detected stop operation, the reel 65 having the higher priority determined is stopped.
Thus, according to the present embodiment, even if the player simultaneously operates the plurality of reels 65 in any combination among all the reels 65, the player preferably gives priority to the plurality of reels 65 for which the stop operation has been performed. The highest reel 65 in the order can be stopped. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly advance the symbol variation game without wasting the player's stop operation. Furthermore, since the priority order determination unit 170 determines the priority order based on the staying gaming state, the reels will be stopped in the order according to the gaming state, and the symbol variation game may be adapted to match the gaming state. It can be advanced.
In the present embodiment, when the reels 65 subjected to the simultaneous stop operation include the reels 65 already stopped, the stop acceptance condition is not satisfied, and therefore the simultaneous stop operation can not be accepted. It becomes.

  Furthermore, the rotation control unit 140 performs automatic stop control in control of stop display. Specifically, the rotation control unit 140 sets the automatic stop timer 145 when the speeds of all the reels 65 (65L, 65C, 65R) reach a predetermined speed, and the predetermined time counted by the automatic stop timer 145 Even if it has elapsed, the automatic stop is accepted under the condition that the stop operation sensor 29 does not detect the stop operation for one or more reels 65 as at least one condition. In other words, the rotation control unit 140 has at least one fact that there is at least one reel 65 for which the stop operation sensor 29 has not detected a stop operation before a predetermined time has elapsed in the symbol variation game being executed. Accept automatic stop as a condition. The rotation control unit 140 may consider other conditions in addition to the conditions. In this case, the rotation control unit 140 receives an automatic stop triggered by the satisfaction of the above condition and the other conditions.

  When receiving the automatic stop, the rotation control unit 140 restricts the stop operation on the reel 65 rotating at a predetermined speed, for which the stop operation has not been detected after the predetermined time has elapsed. Due to this restriction, the stop operation is not accepted. In the present embodiment, the rotation control unit 140 turns off the stop button LED 28 of the stop button 27 for which the stop operation is restricted in the restriction of the stop operation. As a result, after receiving the automatic stop, the stop operation on the stop button 27 can not be received, eliminating the complicated state in which the automatic stop control and the stop control accompanying the stop operation are executed in parallel, and the processing is complicated. Can be prevented.

Subsequently, the rotation control unit 140 automatically stops one or more reels 65 for which a stop operation has not been detected. When the automatic stop target is two or more reels 65, each of the two or more reels 65 for the automatic stop target in the predetermined order not depending on the priority order determined by the priority order determination unit 170. Stop automatically. The predetermined order is stored in advance in the ROM 102, for example. However, the predetermined order may be stored in the memory in an adjustable state before the start of the symbol variation game.
The rotation control unit 140 reads out the predetermined order, and automatically stops the target reels 65 in that order. In an example in which the order of the so-called "forward pressing" in which the stop button 27 (stop operating unit) is operated in order of proximity to the start lever 26 (start operating unit) is predetermined, the rotation control unit 140 The reels 65 are automatically stopped in the following order, that is, in the order of the reels 65L, 65C, 65R. As a result, the reels 65 targeted for the automatic stop sequentially stop at an arbitrary time interval.
As described above, at the time of automatic stop, since each of the two or more reels 65 is stopped in a predetermined order, complication of automatic stop control can be suppressed.
When the automatic stop target is one reel 65, the rotation control unit 140 may or may not refer to a predetermined order. The rotation control unit 140 automatically stops one reel 65 to be automatically stopped.

In addition, the rotation control unit 140 can perform at least one of the pull-in control and the kicking control in the automatic stop process and the stop process (manual stop process described later) according to the stop operation.
In the pull-in control, the rotation control unit 140 searches the pull-in range for the combination of symbols set in the pull-in symbol data, and causes the extracted combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed on the effective line. In the drawn-in symbol data, symbol data indicating a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning combination or a bonus combination which has been won by the lottery of the internal lottery unit 120 in the symbol variation game being executed is set.
In kicking control, the rotation control unit 140 controls the combination of the symbols set in the kicking symbol data not to be stopped and displayed on the effective line. For example, in the stop control accompanying the stop operation for the last one reel 65, the rotation control unit 140 searches for a symbol other than the combination of symbols set in the kicking symbol data from the pull-in range of the target reel and extracts it. Stop the displayed symbol on the effective line.
The pull-in range is a range up to the symbol of four frames ahead on the basis of the position of the reel 65 when the stop button 27 is pressed. The pull-in range may be changed according to the game state.

  In the automatic stop process, the rotation control unit 140 controls so that the combination of symbols relating to the winning combination and the bonus combination is not stopped and displayed on the effective line. In other words, when automatically stopping each of the two or more reels 65, the rotation control unit 140 displays a combination of symbols corresponding to non-winning of the winning combination and the bonus combination. Specifically, when the rotation control unit 140 receives an automatic stop, it clears the setting of the draw-in symbol data, and after setting all combinations of symbols relating to winning, replay and bonus game to kicking symbol data, Execute automatic stop processing. As a result, in the automatic stop process, the retraction control is not executed but the kick control is executed, and as a result, the combination of symbols relating to winning, replay and bonus game is not stopped and displayed on the effective line. However, combinations of symbols set in the kick-off symbol data at the time of automatic stop may include other combinations of symbols for winning, replaying and bonus games. Further, in the case where one or two reels 65 have already been stopped by the stop operation, and the awarding of the benefit has been decided regardless of the stop indication of the reels 65 to be automatically stopped, Kick control may not be performed. As a specific example in this case, there may be a case where the cherry symbol is stopped and displayed on the upper stage, the middle stage or the lower stage by the stop operation on the reel 65L. In this case, kick control may not be performed when automatically stopping the reel 65C or 65R.

  The automatic stop timer 145 counts a predetermined time after being set by the rotation control unit 140. The automatic stop timer 145 may notify the rotation control unit 140 of the passage of a predetermined time by generating an interrupt, or may simply measure time. In the latter case, the rotation control unit 140 can grasp the elapse of the predetermined time by referring to the time counted by the automatic stop timer 145. The predetermined time is as described above.

  The symbol display determination unit 150 determines which combination of symbols or combinations of symbols stopped and displayed in the symbol variation game corresponds to a winning combination or a bonus combination. 9 and 10 show an example of a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning combination or a bonus combination in the present embodiment.

For example, in FIG. 9, an example (PT1) of a combination of symbols corresponding to a bell combination, an example of a combination of symbols corresponding to a watermelon combination (PT2), and a combination of symbols corresponding to a cherry combination An example (PT3) is shown. In the example of FIG. 8, the lottery number of the role of the bell is "6". The lottery number for the watermelon role is "10", and the lottery number for the cherry role is "11".
When the combination of the symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the activated line, the number of medals according to the number of times and the winning combination is awarded up to 15 as a bonus. For example, when three bell symbols are stopped and displayed on the effective line, 15 medals are awarded when the number of multiplications is one or two, and eight medals are imparted when the number of multiplications is three. Ru. The number of times of the normal gaming state is one, two or three, and the number of bonus games (BB game or RB game) is two. That is, when three bell symbols are stopped and displayed on the activated line L1, L2 or L3 in the bonus game, 15 medals are awarded as a benefit.

In the symbol variation game in which the winning flags of the respective operation regulation roles of the forward push bell combination, the middle push bell combination and the right push bell combination are set and the operation instruction corresponding to the operation regulation roles is notified, the player According to the stop operation of, the following combinations of symbols are displayed stopped. Note that the lottery number of the role of the forward-pushing bell is "7", the lottery number of the role of the middle-pushing bell is "8", and the lottery number of the role of right-pushing bell is "9".
Specifically, when the player performs a stop operation according to a stop instruction to be informed, the combination of symbols shown by PT1 in FIG. 9 is stopped and displayed, and the same number of medals as the normal bell combination is awarded as a bonus. On the other hand, when the player performs a different stop operation without following the stop instruction to be informed, the combination of symbols corresponding to the bell spill not shown in FIG. 9 is stopped and displayed, and the bell corresponding to the bell spill is usually a bell A smaller number (for example, one) of medals than the combination is awarded as a benefit. When the combination of symbols corresponding to the bell spill is stopped and displayed during the AT stay, the gaming state control unit 110 further causes the game to withdraw from the AT.

FIG. 10 shows two examples of combinations of symbols corresponding to the big bonus (BB) combination (PT 11 and 12) and two examples of combinations of symbols corresponding to the regular bonus (RB) combination (PT 13 and 14) An example (PT15) of a combination of symbols corresponding to the normal replay role and an example (PT16) of a combination of symbols corresponding to the chance replay role are shown. In the example of FIG. 8, the lottery number for the BB role is “12”, the lottery number for the RB role is “13”, the lottery number for the replay role is “1”, and the lottery number for the chance replay role is It is "2".
When the symbol combination (PT15) corresponding to the normal replay role is stopped and displayed on the activated line, replay is given as a benefit.
When the symbol combination (PT16) corresponding to the chance replay role is stopped and displayed on the activated line, replay is provided as a benefit and a benefit of transition to the AT is also provided.
When the combination of symbols corresponding to the role of BB is stopped and displayed on the effective line, the game transitions to the BB gaming state as a benefit (operating the continuous product actuating device according to the first kind special character). When the combination of symbols corresponding to the role of RB is stopped and displayed on the effective line, it shifts to the RB gaming state as a benefit (activates the feature continuous operation device according to the second type special feature).
In the symbol variation game in which the winning flag of each operation defining combination of the forward pressed replay role, the middle pressed replay role and the right pressed replay role is set and the operation instruction corresponding to the operation defined role is notified, the player According to the stop operation of, the following combinations of symbols are displayed stopped. It should be noted that the lottery number of the forward-pushing replay role is “3”, the lottery number of the middle-press replaying role is “4”, and the lottery number of the right-push replaying role is “5”.
Specifically, when the player performs a stop operation according to the stop instruction notified, the combination of symbols shown by PT 15 in FIG. 10 is stopped and displayed, and the same replay as the normal replay combination is given as a benefit. On the other hand, when the player performs a different stop operation without following the stop instruction notified, a combination of symbols corresponding to replay spills not shown in FIG. 10 is stopped and displayed. At this time, a bonus for replay is provided, but there is a demerit of leaving the AT while staying at the AT.

  The command generation unit 160 generates a command to be transmitted from the main substrate 100 to the sub substrate 200. The command generated by the command generation unit 160 includes the determination condition of each effect, information related to the notification of the stop operation, and the like which are executed by the sub substrate 200. In the present embodiment, the command includes the above-described instruction number determined by the gaming state control unit 110.

The sub generalization unit 210 controls the effect display unit 220, the sound output unit 230, or the LED light emitting unit 240 based on the command transmitted from the main substrate 100.
The effect display unit 220 has a function of controlling the effect display device 63, and interlocks with the symbol variation game executed by the main board 100 to cause the effect display device 63 to perform the effect by the display output.
The sound output unit 230 has a function of controlling the speaker 49, and causes the speaker 49 to perform effects by sound output in conjunction with the symbol variation game executed by the main substrate 100.
The LED light emitting unit 240 has a function of controlling the LED mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41, and interlocks with the symbol variation game executed by the main substrate 100 to cause the LED to execute the effect by the light emission output.

In the present embodiment, the sub-supervisory unit 210 has a notification control unit 211 that controls notification of the player's stop operation.
The notification control unit 211 controls the effect display unit 220 such that an output for prompting a stop operation corresponding to the instruction number is made based on the instruction number included in the received command. By this control, the effect display unit 220 causes the effect display area 62 of the effect display device 63 to output a display prompting a stop operation corresponding to the instruction number. In addition to the effect display unit 220, the notification control unit 211 can also control the sound output unit 230 or the LED light emitting unit 240 so as to output a sound or light prompting a stop operation corresponding to the instruction number. .
Further, the sub-supervisory unit 210 controls the execution of the effect based on the received command. For example, the sub-supervisory unit 210 instructs the effect display unit 220, the sound output unit 230, or the LED light emitting unit 240 to start or end the effect.

In the present embodiment, the notification control unit 211 urges the effect display area 62 to perform a stop operation corresponding to the instruction number when the received command includes the instruction number “1”, “2” or “3”. The effect display unit 220 is controlled so that the display is output. In addition, the notification control unit 211 causes the sound output unit 230 or the LED light emitting unit to output a sound or light emission prompting a stop operation corresponding to the instruction number from the speaker 49 or the LED mounted on the decoration LED substrate 41. 240 can also be controlled. In the present embodiment, the stop operation is notified by the display output to the effect display area 62, but the stop operation may be notified not by the display output to the effect display area 62 but by voice or LED light emission.
At least one of the effect display device 63, the speaker 49, and the decoration LED substrate 41 corresponds to the operation notification means.

FIG. 12 shows an example of notification of a left push operation instruction, FIG. 13 shows an example of notification of a middle push operation instruction, and FIG. 14 shows an example of notification of a right push operation instruction.
In the present embodiment, when the instruction number “1” is included in the received command, the effect display unit 220 displays that the reel 65L should be stopped first near the reel 65L in the effect display area 62. And the effect display device 63 is instructed to output a display 302 indicating that it should not be stopped first near the reels 65C and 65R in the effect display area 62 (see FIG. 12).
When the instruction number “2” is included in the received command, the effect display unit 220 outputs a display 301 indicating that the reel 65C should be stopped first in the vicinity of the reel 65C in the effect display area 62, and the effect is displayed The effect display device 63 is instructed to output a display 302 indicating that it should not be stopped first in the vicinity of the reels 65L and 65R in the display area 62 (see FIG. 13).
If the received command includes the instruction number “3”, the effect display unit 220 outputs a display 301 indicating that the reel 65R should be stopped first in the vicinity of the reel 65R in the effect display area 62, and the effect is displayed The effect display device 63 is instructed to output a display 302 indicating that it should not be stopped first in the vicinity of the reels 65L and 65C in the display area 62 (see FIG. 14).
The display content is not limited as long as the display 301 is a display that can allow the player to recognize the reel 65 to be stopped first or the stop button 27 to be pressed for that purpose. If the display 302 can cause the player to recognize that the corresponding reel 65 should not be stopped first or that the stop button 27 corresponding to the reel 65 should not be pressed first, the display content is It is not restricted.

<About transition of gaming state>
FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram showing a transition example of the gaming state in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 15, the gaming state control unit 110 performs transition between the normal gaming state as the gaming state of the symbol variation game, the AT, and the bonus game. When the winning flag of the bonus combination is set and the combination of the symbols corresponding to the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the effective line, the gaming state control unit 110 determines that the first kind of special combination in the next symbol variation game Alternatively, the bonus game transition is performed by setting the bonus item actuating device according to the second kind special item to operate. In addition, the gaming state control unit 110 performs transition to the normal gaming state when the number of earned medals exceeds a predetermined number in the bonus game.
Furthermore, the gaming state control unit 110 shifts from the normal gaming state to the AT when the predetermined condition is satisfied. In the present embodiment, when the combination of symbols corresponding to the chance replay role (see PT16 in FIG. 10) is stopped and displayed on the activated line, the transition from the normal gaming state to the AT is performed.
When transition to AT is performed, the gaming state control unit 110 performs AT game number lottery. The number of AT games determined by the lottery means the maximum number of symbol variation games in which the AT is continued.
Further, the gaming state control unit 110 shifts from the AT to the normal gaming state or the bonus game when another predetermined condition is established. In the present embodiment, the gaming state control unit 110 normally plays a game from the AT on condition that the number of remaining AT games has become zero, or that a combination of symbols corresponding to a bell spill or a replay spill is stopped and displayed. Transition to state (AT termination (AT departure)) is performed. When the combination of symbols corresponding to the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the activated line during the AT stay, the gaming state control unit 110 performs the transition from AT to the bonus game (AT termination (AT termination)) .
In the present embodiment, the gaming state control unit 110 manages the transition to the AT or the termination of the AT by the setting value of the AT mode.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the AT includes an operation informing state and an operation non-informing state. The gaming state control unit 110 shifts to the operation informing state when it determines the notification of the operation instruction by the AT instruction lottery during AT stay, and shifts to the operation non-informing state when it determines the non notification of the operation instruction. .
However, such a transition condition of the game state is merely an example, and the transition condition is not limited to the above-described example. For example, transition from a bonus game to an AT may be performed. If the bonus game is over after the transition from AT to the bonus game while staying at AT and the number of remaining AT games is greater than zero, the bonus game may be transferred to AT. In addition, the gaming state control unit 110 may execute AT transition based on the result of the lottery that determines whether to shift to the AT.

  The priority order determination unit 170 determines the priority order of the reels 65 based on the gaming state controlled to be transitioned by the gaming state control unit 110. In the normal gaming state, the bonus game, and the operation non-informing state during AT stay, a priority order equal to the order of the order is determined. In the operation notification state while staying in the AT, a priority order that conforms to the operation instruction indicating at least a part of the order defined in the selected operation control role is determined. However, the method of determining the priority order by the priority order determination unit 170 is not limited to such an example.

<Process flow of symbol variation game>
Next, the processing flow of the symbol variation game in this embodiment will be described mainly using FIG. 16 to FIG. However, since the components illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 7 described above are also referred to, it should be referred to as appropriate.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the main flow of the symbol variation game in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, a series of processes illustrated in FIG. 16 is executed to create a single symbol variation game.

When the gaming machine 10 is normally activated, the gaming state control unit 110 acquires information on the gaming state and the gaming setting value in the symbol variation game, and sets the gaming state and the gaming setting value according to the acquired information. Based on the symbol variation game is started (step S102).
Note that the information indicating the gaming state acquired in step S102 includes the setting of replay, the setting of bonus gaming, the setting value of the AT mode, and the like.

Here, when the re-game is set in the previous symbol variation game (YES in step S104), the gaming state control unit 110 executes the re-play process (step S110). Then, the gaming state control unit 110 establishes the start possibility condition of the symbol variation game (step S112), and waits for detection by the start lever sensor 44 (NO in step S114).
Here, the re-game process refers to a process of establishing at least a part of the start condition of the symbol variation game due to the re-play given as a benefit.

  When replay is not set in the previous symbol variation game (NO in step S104), the gaming state control unit 110 presses the bet button 23 or inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 31 (detection by the medal passage sensor 47c) (Step S106 NO). If the number of inserted sheets increases according to these (YES in step S106), the process waits until the number of input reaches a predetermined number (NO in step S108). Here, in the present embodiment, the predetermined number is 2 in the bonus game, and is 1, 2 or 3 in the gaming state excluding the bonus game. The predetermined number in the present embodiment is an example, and may be changed as appropriate.

When the number of inserted medals reaches a predetermined number (YES in step S108), the gaming state control unit 110 establishes a condition that allows start of a symbol variation game (step S112), and waits for detection by the start lever sensor 44. (NO in step S114).
When the detection by the start lever sensor 44 is performed (YES in step S114), if the number of remaining AT games exceeds zero (YES in step S116), the gaming state control unit 110 subtracts 1 from the number of remaining AT games. (Step S118). On the other hand, if the AT remaining game number is zero (NO in step S116), the process proceeds to the next process without performing the process in step S118.

Subsequently, the internal lottery unit 120 executes an internal lottery (step S120), and the flag setting unit 130 sets a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination or bonus combination drawn in step S120 (step S122). .
Here, if the AT mode is 1 (YES in step S124), the gaming state control unit 110 executes an AT instruction lottery to determine an instruction number exemplified in FIG. 11 (step S126). The command generation unit 160 generates a command including the instruction number (see FIG. 11) determined in step S126, and outputs the generated command to the sub substrate 200 (notification control unit 211) (step S128).
If the AT mode is not 1 (NO in step S124), the process proceeds to the next process without performing the process in step S126 and step S128 described above.

  In the sub substrate 200, the notification control unit 211 executes notification effect of the stop operation according to the instruction number included in the command output in step S128. By this notification effect, for example, the notification effect illustrated in FIG. 12, FIG. 13 or FIG. 14 is displayed and output. When the instruction number is 0, the notification effect is not performed.

  The priority determination unit 170 determines the priority of all the reels 65 based on the gaming state in the symbol variation game (step S130). In the present embodiment, when the setting value of the AT mode is zero, that is, in the case of a normal gaming state or a bonus game, the priority order determination unit 170 determines a priority order equal to the order of order of pressing. On the other hand, when the setting value of the AT mode is 1, that is, when the AT is staying, the priority order determining unit 170 refers to the instruction number determined by the AT instruction lottery performed in step S126. When the instruction number is zero, that is, when non notification of the operation instruction is determined, the priority order determination unit 170 determines a priority order equal to the sequential pressing order, and when the instruction number is 1, 2 or 3, the instruction number The priority order in which the reel 65 corresponding to the first stop operation shown in FIG. Specifically, when the instruction number is 1, the reel 65L is determined to be the first priority, and when the instruction number is 2, the reel 65C is determined to be the first priority, and when the instruction number is 3, the reel 65R is the first. It is determined to be one priority. At this time, the order of priority of the remaining two reels 65 may be determined arbitrarily. For example, higher ranks are given in order from the reel 65 corresponding to the stop button 27 closer to the start lever 26.

If the predetermined wait time has elapsed when the above-described series of processing is completed (YES in step S132), fluctuation display in the symbol fluctuation game is executed (step S134). In execution of the variable display, the rotation control unit 140 outputs a pulse signal to the reel motor 68 so that all the reels 65 (65L, 65C, 65R) rotate in the forward direction at a predetermined speed (step S134). .
In addition, if the predetermined wait time has not elapsed at that time (NO in step S132), after waiting until the wait time elapses, the variable display in the symbol variation game is executed (step S134).

  Thereafter, the rotation control unit 140 waits until the rotation speeds of all the reels 65 reach a predetermined speed (NO in step S136). When the rotation speeds of all the reels 65 reach the predetermined speed (YES in step S136), the rotation control unit 140 executes a process for accepting rotation stop (S138). By this rotation stop reception process, the rotation of all the reels 65 is stopped, and the combination of the symbols is stopped and displayed.

  Here, the rotation stop reception processing (step S138 in FIG. 16) by the rotation control unit 140 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the rotation stop acceptance process in the symbol variation game.

The rotation control unit 140 sets the automatic stop timer 145 (step S152) when the rotation speeds of all the reels 65 reach the predetermined speed (YES in step S134). Thus, the automatic stop timer 145 starts measuring a predetermined time.
The rotation control unit 140 stands by until a stop operation is received or a predetermined time elapses (NO in step S154 and NO in step S172).

  When the stop operation sensor 29 detects that at least one stop button 27 is pressed while the stop acceptance condition is satisfied, the rotation control unit 140 receives the stop operation (YES in step S154). In the present embodiment, the stop acceptable condition is satisfied when the maximum bet button 23a, the single bet button 23b, the settlement button 32, and the start lever 26 are not operated. When the stop acceptance condition is satisfied, the stop button LED 28 lights up.

  When the rotation control unit 140 receives the stop operation (YES in step S154), all the stop button LEDs 28 are turned off (step S156). By this turn-off, the stop operation for all the stop buttons 27 becomes impossible to receive. Since the stop button LED 28 corresponding to the reel 65 already stopped is already turned off, the stop button LED 28 already turned off may not be turned off.

  Subsequently, the rotation control unit 140 determines whether the received stop operation is a simultaneous stop operation (step S158). In the present embodiment, the rotation control unit 140 refers to a predetermined memory area upon detection of pressing of the stop button 27 by the stop operation sensor 29 and refers to two or more reels when a plurality of reel numbers are confirmed. Determined as 65 simultaneous stop operations. In the present embodiment, as described above, when the stop operation is detected by the stop operation sensor 29, the bit corresponding to the number of the reel related to the stop operation in the predetermined memory area (register) is set. . A plurality of reels 65 indicated by the confirmed reel numbers correspond to the reels 65 which are operated to stop simultaneously (within the allowable time). After confirming the reel number, the rotation control unit 140 initializes the memory area to prepare for the next stop operation.

  In the case of the simultaneous stop operation (YES in step S158), the rotation control unit 140 sets the respective reels simultaneously stopped in the priority order determined in step S130 based on the confirmed plurality of reel numbers. The priority order concerning 65 is specified (step S160). The priority determined in step S130 is stored in the RAM 103. For example, in step S130, when the priority order equal to the forward pressing order is determined and simultaneous stop operation of the reel 65L and the reel 65R is confirmed, the rotation control unit 140 determines that the reel 65L is higher than the reel 65R. Identify priority order.

The rotation control unit 140 determines the higher priority order reel 65 as the stop target based on the specified priority order (step S162). According to the above-described example, the rotation control unit 140 determines the reel 65L as the stop target based on the priority order in which the reel 65L is higher than the reel 65R (step S162).
On the other hand, when the simultaneous stopping operation is not performed, that is, when the confirmed reel number indicates one reel 65 (NO in step S158), the rotation control unit 140 does not execute step S160, and the reel 65 subjected to the stopping operation. Is determined as the stop target (step S162).
When the two reels 65 have already stopped when the stop operation is received, the rotation control unit 140 may execute (step S162) without performing the determination of (step S158).

  Subsequently, the rotation control unit 140 executes the manual stop process on the reel 65 determined in (step S162) (step S164). Specifically, the rotation control unit 140 starts decelerating the reel 65 to be stopped (step S164). At this time, the rotation control unit 140 can execute at least one of pull-in control and kicking control. The retraction control and kick control are as described above. However, the rotation control unit 140 performs at least the pull-in control and the kicking control only when two reels 65 other than the reel 65 to be stopped are already stopped, that is, only when the reel 65 to be stopped is the last reel. One may be performed. In this stop processing, control is performed such that the reel 65 can move up to a maximum of four frames, so a time lag may occur between when the pressing of the stop button 27 is detected and the reel 65 stops. The time lag is set to be 190 ms or less.

Thereafter, the rotation control unit 140 determines whether all the reels 65 have stopped (step S166). For example, the rotation control unit 140 determines whether or not the manual stop process (step S164) has been performed for all the reels 65. If it is determined that all the reels 65 have stopped (YES in step S166), the rotation control unit 140 ends the rotation stop reception processing.
On the other hand, when the non-stopped reels 65 remain (NO in step S166), the turning control unit 140 sets the stop button LED 28 corresponding to the non-stopped reels 65 triggered by the establishment of the stop accepting condition. The light is turned on (step S168). In this embodiment, the stop at this time occurs because the maximum bet button 23a, the single bet button 23b, the settlement button 32, the start lever 26, and the stop button 27 corresponding to the reel 65 already stopped are not operated. Acceptable conditions are satisfied.

When the rotation control unit 140 detects that the predetermined time counted by the automatic stop timer 145 has elapsed with the unretained reel 65 remaining (YES in step S172), the rotation control unit 140 receives the automatic stop.
When the automatic stop is received, the rotation control unit 140 turns off all the stop button LEDs 28 (step S174). Due to this turn-off, the stop operation for all the stop buttons 27 is restricted, and the reception becomes impossible. Since the stop button LED 28 corresponding to the reel 65 already stopped is already turned off, the stop button LED 28 already turned off may not be turned off.
The rotation control unit 140 specifies the reel 65 which is to be turned for automatic stop (step S176). At this time, the rotation control unit 140 specifies the reel 65 whose rotation speed has reached the predetermined speed as the reel that is rotating. That is, the reel which has fallen below the predetermined speed after the rotational speed has reached the predetermined speed, and which has not been subjected to the stop operation, is not targeted for automatic stop even after the elapse of the predetermined time.

  When the rotating reel 65 is specified, the rotation control unit 140 sets all combinations of symbols relating to winning, replay and bonus game to kicking symbol data (step S178). At this time, the rotation control unit 140 may set a combination of other symbols as kicking symbol data. In addition, when the draw-in symbol data is set, the rotation control unit 140 clears the set-in draw symbol data.

  Subsequently, when there are two or more rotating reels 65 identified in (step S176), the rotation control unit 140 determines that the predetermined assigned to the rotating reel 65 exists (YES in step S180). The order is read out (step S182). The order read out here is the order determined in advance and stored in the ROM 102 without depending on the priority order determined in step S130. For example, when the reel 65L and the reel 65R are rotating, the rotation control unit 140 reads the order of the reel 65L and the reel 65R. On the other hand, when only one reel 65 is rotating (NO in step S180), the rotation control unit 140 does not execute (step S182). Even in the case of (NO in step S180), the rotation control unit 140 may read the predetermined order.

  Subsequently, the rotation control unit 140 performs an automatic stop process on the rotating reel 65 specified in (step S176) (step S184). Specifically, the rotation control unit 140 starts decelerating the reel 65 to be stopped (step S184). At this time, the rotation control unit 140 performs control so that the combination of the symbols set in the kicking symbol data in (step S178) is not stopped and displayed on the effective line. For example, the rotation control unit 140 searches for a symbol or combination of symbols other than the combination of symbols set in kicking symbol data from within the pull-in range of the target reel, and extracts the extracted symbol or combination of symbols on the effective line Stop display on. As a result, combinations of symbols other than the combination of symbols corresponding to at least the winning combination and the bonus combination are automatically stopped on the effective line.

  It returns to the explanation of the flowchart of FIG. 16 again. When the process of step S138 is completed (when the combination of symbols is stopped and displayed), determination processing by the symbol display determination unit 150 and related processing such as provision of a benefit according to the determination result are executed (step S140) ).

The process of step S140 will be described in more detail using FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a procedure of symbol display determination processing and related processing in the symbol variation game.
The symbol display determination unit 150 determines the stop pattern of each reel 65 stopped in each process of steps S160, S172 and S178, and determines the combination of the symbols stopped on the activated line (steps S202, S206, S210, S220, S224, S226, S230).

When the symbol display determination unit 150 determines that the combination of symbols corresponding to BB is stopped and displayed (YES in step S202), the gaming state control unit 110 relates to the first kind special role in the next symbol variation game It sets to operate a gift continuous operation device (Step S204).
When the symbol display determination unit 150 determines that the combination of symbols corresponding to RB is stopped and displayed (NO in step S202 and YES in step S206), the gaming state control unit 110 performs the second type of the next symbol change game. It sets to operate the goods continuous operation device concerning special goods (step S208).
After executing step S204 or S208, the gaming state control unit 110 sets the setting value of the AT mode to zero (step S240), and sets the AT remaining game count to zero (step S242).

When the symbol display determination unit 150 determines that the combination of symbols being stopped corresponds to the chance replay role (NO in step S206 and YES in step S210), the gaming state control unit 110 sets the AT mode setting value to 1 (Step S212). By setting the AT mode, the gaming state transitions from the normal gaming state to the AT. Further, the gaming state control unit 110 performs AT game number lottery (step S214), and sets the number of games determined by the lottery to the AT remaining game number (step S216). Then, the gaming state control unit 110 performs setting of replay as a benefit (step S218).
If the symbol display determination unit 150 determines that the combination of symbols being stopped and displayed corresponds to the replay role (NO in step S210 and YES in step S220), the gaming state control unit 110 sets the replay setting. Perform (S222). As a combination of symbols corresponding to the replay role here, a combination of symbols shown by PT15 in FIG. 10 is exemplified. That is, the combination of the symbols in this case is a combination of symbols that are normally displayed stopped when the replay combination is drawn, or a state in which the push order replay combination is drawn and the corresponding operation instruction is notified. It is a combination of symbols that are displayed in a stopped state when the player performs a stop operation in accordance with the notified operation instruction.
When the symbol display determination unit 150 determines that the combination of symbols being stopped and displayed corresponds to replay failure (NO in step 220 and YES in step S224), the gaming state control unit 110 sets the replay setting. Perform (S225). Further, the gaming state control unit 110 sets the set value of the AT mode to zero (step S232), and sets the number of remaining AT games to zero (step S234). By setting the setting value of the AT mode to zero, the gaming state is released from the AT. The combination of the symbols corresponding to the replay failure is different from the stop instruction performed in accordance with the operation instruction notified by the player in a state in which the push order replay player is drawn and the corresponding operation instruction is notified. It is a combination of symbols that are displayed stopped.

When the symbol display determination unit 150 determines that the combination of specific symbols necessary to obtain medals is stopped (displayed winning) (NO in step S224 and YES in step S226), the gaming state control unit 110 determines Then, a value corresponding to the number of medals allocated as a benefit of the winning is added to the stored credit (step S228).
When the symbol display determination unit 150 determines that the combination of symbols being stopped and displayed corresponds to a bell spill among winnings (YES in step S230), the gaming state control unit 110 sets the AT mode setting value to zero. The number of remaining AT games is set to zero (step S234). This causes the gaming state to leave the AT. The combination of the symbols corresponding to the bell spill is when the different stop operation is performed according to the operation instruction notified by the player in the state that the pushing order bell combination is drawn and the corresponding operation instruction is notified. It is a combination of symbols that are displayed stopped.
When the symbol display determination unit 150 determines that the combination of symbols being displayed in a stopped state corresponds to something other than a bell spill among winnings (NO in step S230), the combination of the symbols being displayed in a stopped state is any of the above If it is determined that the game does not fall under any of the above (steps 202, S206, S210, S220, S224, and S226 all are NO), or after the setting for replay (step S222), the gaming state control unit 110 performs step S236. Make a decision on

  In step S236, when it is determined that the setting value of the AT mode is 1 and the AT remaining game number is zero (YES in step S236), the gaming state control unit 110 sets the setting value of the AT mode to zero. (Step S238). As a result, the game state is released from the AT on condition that the number of remaining AT games has become zero. On the other hand, when the setting value of the AT mode is 1 and the number of remaining AT games is larger than zero, or when the setting value of the AT mode is zero (NO in step S236), step S238 is not executed.

It returns to the explanation of the flowchart of FIG. 16 again.
The command generation unit 160 generates a command including the processing result of step S140 (the result of the symbol display determination), and outputs the generated command to the sub substrate 200 (step S142).
The sub-supervising unit 210 executes an effect based on the command output in step S142. For example, the sub-supervising unit 210 causes the effect display area 62 to display and output a predetermined effect screen.
Also, if medal payout processing is necessary due to the process of step S140, that is, if the credit exceeds the upper limit when the number of medals added in step S216 is added (YES in step S144), the exceeded amount The medal storage 93 is paid out (step S146), and the series of processing ends.
If the medal payout process resulting from the process of step S140 is not necessary (NO in step S144), the series of processes ends without performing the process of step S146.

<Modification>
Although the operation regulating roles (pushing order bell and pushing order replay) exemplified in the above-described embodiment have only the first stop operation defined, the first and second stop operations or the first to third stop operations are described. An operation regulation role may be provided in which all the stop operations are defined. In this case, the gaming state control unit 110 determines the content of the operation instruction instructing the first and second stop operations or all the first to third stop operations by the AT instruction lottery, and corresponds Determine the instruction number. Then, the priority order determination unit 170 may determine the priority order according to the instruction number.
In addition, in the AT instruction lottery, the gaming state control unit 110 may determine notification of an operation instruction instructing an operation order different from the operation order defined by the selected operation regulation combination, or the operation regulation combination Even if is selected, non notification of the operation instruction may be determined. In this case, regardless of the result of the internal lottery, the priority order determination unit 170 may determine the priority order determined by the AT instruction lottery and adapted to the operation instruction to be notified.
Also, even when ART is included as the advantageous game state, the priority order determination unit 170 may determine the priority order as in the above-described AT stay.

  Further, in the processing flows shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, the priority order regarding all the reels 65 is determined regardless of the presence / absence of detection of the simultaneous stop operation (step S130). However, if it is determined that the simultaneous stop operation is performed (YES in step S158), the priority order determination unit 170 in the present embodiment determines the priority order with respect to the reel 65 corresponding to the stop button 27 subjected to the simultaneous stop operation. Good. In this case, step S130 may be omitted, and in step S158, the priority order of the reels 65 subjected to the simultaneous stop operation may be determined.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the stop operation is detected by the stop operation sensor 29, the bit corresponding to the number of the reel related to the stop operation in the predetermined memory area (register) is set to stand up. When the control unit 140 detects the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29, the control unit 140 refers to the memory area to determine whether it is a simultaneous stop operation of two or more reels 65 or not. However, the determination of the simultaneous stop operation is not limited to such an example. For example, the rotation control unit 140 may wait for detection of another stop operation for a permitted time after knowing the detection of the stop operation by the stop operation sensor 29.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the reels 65 subjected to the simultaneous stop operation include the reels 65 already stopped, the stop acceptance condition is not satisfied, and the stop operation is not accepted. . However, even if the reels 65 subjected to the simultaneous stop operation include the reels 65 already stopped, the simultaneous stop is performed unless all the reels 65 subjected to the simultaneous stop operation are stopped. The operation may be accepted. In this case, one of the reels 65 among the plurality of reels 65 that have been simultaneously stopped may be stopped based on the priority of each reel 65 among the reels 65 that have not been stopped yet.

Also, the order at the time of the automatic stop may be determined as follows.
For example, also at the time of the automatic stop, as in the case of the simultaneous stop operation, the priority order determined based on the staying gaming state may be used. That is, the rotation control unit 140 sets the priority order determination unit under at least one condition that the stop operation on two or more reels 65 among the plurality of reels 65 is not detected even after the predetermined time has elapsed. Each of the two or more reels 65 may be automatically stopped according to the priority order determined by 170. In this case, the predetermined order in the above-described embodiment may not be stored in advance in the ROM 102 or the like. In (step S182) shown in FIG. 17, the rotation control unit 140 may specify the priority order applied to the rotating reel 65 in the priority order determined in step S130.
Thereby, since the same priority order can be used at the simultaneous stop operation and the automatic stop, it is possible to prevent the control from becoming complicated and at the same time give the player a sense of security by unifying the stop order of the reels. Can be given.

Furthermore, as another example, at the time of automatic stop, an order different from the priority order used at the time of simultaneous stop operation may be used intentionally. That is, the rotation control unit 140 sets the priority order determination unit under at least one condition that the stop operation on two or more reels 65 among the plurality of reels 65 is not detected even after the predetermined time has elapsed. Each of the two or more reels 65 may be automatically stopped in an order different from the priority order determined by 170. In this case, in (step S182) shown in FIG. 17, the rotation control unit 140 refers to the priority determined in step S130 and changes the order applied to the rotating reel 65 from the priority order. You can decide on
As a result, since the automatic stop is performed in a different order from the priority order determined based on the gaming state, it is possible to make it easy for the player to grasp the automatic stop.
In addition, in the operation notification state during AT stay, when the priority order that conforms to the operation instruction indicating at least a part of the order defined in the selected operation control role is determined, the priority order is different from the priority order. By setting the order, the automatic stop is performed in the order different from the notified operation instruction. Furthermore, at the time of automatic stop, a combination of symbols corresponding to non-winning of the winning combination and the bonus combination is displayed. That is, by observing the stop of the reel 65 in the order different from the notified operation instruction at the time of the automatic stop, the player is in the same state as the case where the stop operation different from the notified operation instruction is performed. Can easily grasp what happened. The state similar to the case where the stop operation different from the operation instruction to be notified is performed is a state in which the benefits are reduced or the benefit can not be obtained as compared with the case where the stop operation is performed according to the operation instruction. As a result, it is possible to induce the player not to idle the reel (automatically stop).
In addition, when the stop operation is performed without following the operation instruction to be informed, the combination of symbols corresponding to the non-winning of the winning combination and the bonus combination (which does not correspond to the bell spill, so-called loss) is stopped and displayed. In the embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. That is, in the automatic stop process in the operation notification state during AT stay, processing similar to that in the case where the stop operation is performed without following the notified operation instruction may be executed, and the process can be simplified ( No need for kick control).

The present embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1) A plurality of reels representing a plurality of symbols, a rotation control means for executing a symbol variation game by rotating the plurality of reels, and a rotation of the reels by the rotation control means Stop operation detecting means for detecting a stop operation which is a player's operation to stop the game, monitoring means for monitoring the lapse of a predetermined time during the execution of the symbol variation game, and any of a plurality of different game states Game condition control means for causing the player to stay or priority order determination means for determining a priority order of a plurality of reels based on the game state staying in the symbol variation game to be executed; When the stop operation on two or more reels of the plurality of reels is detected by the stop operation detecting means within an allowable time while the game is being performed, the rotation The control means stops the reels according to the priority order determined by the priority order determination means, and the stop operation for two or more reels of the plurality of reels is stopped even if the predetermined time has elapsed. A game machine, wherein the rotation control means automatically stops each of the two or more reels sequentially, with at least one condition not being detected by the operation detection means.
(2) The rotation control according to at least one condition that the stop operation detection unit does not detect the stop operation on two or more of the plurality of reels even after the predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine according to (1), wherein the means automatically stops each of the two or more reels in a predetermined order not depending on the priority order determined by the priority order determination means.
(3) The rotation control according to at least one condition that the stop operation detection unit does not detect the stop operation with respect to two or more of the plurality of reels even after the predetermined time has elapsed. The gaming machine according to (1), wherein the means causes each of the two or more reels to automatically stop in accordance with the priority order determined by the priority order determination means.
(4) The rotation control according to at least one condition that the stop operation detection unit does not detect the stop operation on two or more of the plurality of reels even after the predetermined time has elapsed. The gaming machine according to (1), wherein the means automatically stops each of the two or more reels in an order different from the priority order determined by the priority order determination means.
(5) A plurality of stop operation units operated as the stop operation and corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, internal lottery means for drawing a winning combination that can be established in the symbol variation game, and the plurality of stops And an operation notification unit capable of notifying an operation instruction indicating at least a part of the operation sequence of the operation unit; and in the gaming state controlled by the game state control unit, the operation notification is notified of the operation instruction The priority order determining means includes the priority order conforming to the operation instruction notified by the operation notification means in at least a part of the symbol variation game executed in the operation notification state. Determine the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4).
(6) A start operation unit operated as a start operation that triggers the rotation of the plurality of reels by the rotation control unit is provided, and the priority order determination unit is other than the operation notification state except the operation notification state. In at least a part of the symbol variation game executed in the gaming state, the priority order equal to the order in the case where the player operates the plurality of stop operation units in order from the start operation unit is determined (5) The gaming machine described.
(A) The rotation control means, when automatically stopping each of the two or more reels, displays a combination of symbols corresponding to non-winning of a winning combination and a bonus combination (1) to (6) The gaming machine described in any one.
(B) When the stop operation on the two or more reels is detected by the stop operation detecting means within the allowable time during the execution of the symbol variation game, the rotation control means detects the detected stop The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (6) and (a), which stops the reels having the highest priority among the two or more reels corresponding to an operation.
(C) The operation notifying unit is the internal lottery where the operation defining combination, which is the winning combination, defines the order in which the plurality of stop operation units are operated as the condition that the combination of the corresponding symbols can be stopped and displayed. (5), (6), (a) or (b) informing the operation instruction indicating at least a part of the order defined in the operation regulation combination obtained by drawing the lottery by means Of gaming machines.

10 game machine 20 front door 21 upper panel 22 lower panel 23 bet button 23a maximum bet button 23b single bet button 24 menu selection button 25 status display LED
25a Input number indicator LED
25b storage number indicator LED
25c Acquisition number display LED
25d Replay Display LED
25e game start display LED
25f turnable display LED
26 Start lever 27, 27C, 27L, 27R Stop button 28, 28C, 28L, 28R Stop button LED
29 stop operation sensor 31 medal insertion slot 32 settlement button 33 medal return button 34 door lock 35 medal outlet 36, 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e, 36f, 36h decoration LED
37 Lower plate 38, 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d Speaker port 40 Sensor 41, 41a, 41b, 41c, 41d, 41e, 41h Decoration LED board 42 State display LED board 43 Stop button board 44 Start lever sensor 45 Bet button Board 46 menu selection button board 47 medal selector 47a medal selector main body 47b medal blocker 47c medal passing sensor 48 setting change device 48a setting key switch 48b setting change switch 48c setting display LED
48d Setting key cover 49, 49a, 49b, 49c, 49d Speaker 51 input medal passage 52 payout medal passage 53 return medal passage 54 storage medal passage 60 game machine main part 62 effect display area 63 effect display area 63 effect display device 64 viewing window 65, 65C, 65L, 65R Reel 66, 66C, 66L, 66R Reel Sensor 67, 67C, 67L, 67R Reel Lighting Board 68 Reel Motor 90 Outer Frame 91 Power Supply Unit 92 Power Switch 93 Medal Storage 94 Medal Dispense 95 Medal Auxiliary Storage 96 Hinge Section 96a upper stage hinge section 96b middle stage hinge section 96c lower stage hinge section 100 main board 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
110 game state control unit 120 internal lottery unit 130 flag setting unit 140 rotation control unit 145 automatic stop timer 150 symbol display determination unit 160 command generation unit 170 priority order determination unit 200 sub substrate 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
Reference numeral 210 Sub control unit 211 Notification control unit 220 Effect display unit 230 Audio output unit 240 LED light emitting unit

Claims (2)

With multiple reels where multiple patterns are displayed,
Rotation control means for executing a symbol variation game by rotating the plurality of reels;
Stop operation detection means for detecting a stop operation which is an operation of a player serving as a trigger for stopping rotation of the reel by the rotation control means;
Monitoring means for monitoring the passage of a predetermined time during execution of the symbol variation game;
It is staying in one of different game state of the plurality as stay to when the operation notification instructions and game status control that determine the order number for specifying the contents of the operation instruction including a non notification is to a particular game state Means,
When the instruction number that can be determined when the gaming state staying in the symbol variation game to be executed is the specific gaming state indicates a notification of an operation instruction, one reel indicated by the instruction number The order number related to the plurality of reels with first priority is determined, and the instruction number that can be determined when the gaming state staying in the symbol variation game to be executed is the specific gaming state is an operation instruction And a priority order determination unit that determines the priority order of a plurality of reels in a predetermined order ,
Equipped with
When the stop operation on two or more reels of the plurality of reels is detected within the allowable time that can be determined as simultaneous operation by the stop operation detection means during execution of the symbol variation game, the rotation control And means for stopping one of the first priority reels in the priority order determined by the priority order determination means;
The at least one condition that the stop operation on the two or more reels among the plurality of reels is not detected by the stop operation detecting unit even after the predetermined time has elapsed is at least one of the following: A game machine that automatically stops each of the two or more reels sequentially. When the stop operation for the two or more reels is detected within the allowable time, the priority order of all the reels determined by the priority order determination means among all the reels not stopped yet The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein one reel other than the two or more reels may be stopped by stopping one reel which is regarded as the first priority .

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