JP6561280B1 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a slot machine capable of handing over the number of rights that a player loses due to a limiter operation to an advantageous period newly started through a non-advantageous period. An ART1 set is composed of a finite RT2 of 50 games. If it is determined that there is a number of lost sets that will be lost due to the limiter operation during the ART set, it is forced to fall into the non-favorable state during the ART set. The transition from the non-advantageous state to the advantageous state takes about 5 games on average, and only when it is in RT2 at the time of this transition, the additional specialization zone in which the instruction function is activated is started. The additional specialization zone continues until the end of RT2, and when RT2 completes, a set additional corresponding to the number of lost sets is performed. [Selection] FIG.

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine.

  As a medal increase period in a slot machine, a bonus game and an assist replay time (hereinafter referred to as ART) are conventionally known. Specifically, during the ART, the player is instructed with information necessary for winning a relatively advantageous combination among the internal winning combinations. Hereinafter, this function is also referred to as an instruction function.

During the medal increase period, the bonus game is started based on the winning of the bonus combination after the internal winning of the bonus combination. According to the rules relating to gaming machines, the bonus game is defined to end when the number of medals acquired during the bonus game exceeds the upper limit.
In addition, the rules related to gaming machines have an upper limit on the ratio of the number of medals earned per unit time through the bonus game (hereinafter referred to as the “role ratio”). The probability and the upper limit value need to be set in consideration of the accessory ratio. For this reason, the bonus game does not continue for a long time.

  On the other hand, there is no stipulation on the end condition related to the number of medals earned during ART in the rules related to gaming machines, and the number of medals earned during ART is not earned through the bonus game, so it has an effect on the increase in the ratio of bonuses There was a merit in improving the shooting characteristics. For this reason, in recent years, a slot machine (hereinafter referred to as an ART machine) having a game characteristic in which ART is more important than a bonus game is generally used as a medal increase period (see Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, as a countermeasure against the problem of “reluctantly”, a gaming machine having an appropriate shooting ability has been conventionally demanded, and the above-described instruction function currently used in ART or the like is effective in the gaming machine industry. The introduction of a limiter function that forcibly terminates the advantageous period when the period (hereinafter referred to as the advantageous period) continues for a certain period has been studied. Specifically, the limiter function forcibly terminates the advantageous period when the number of consecutive games in the advantageous period or the number of medals acquired during the advantageous period exceeds a predetermined limit value. It is to let you.

JP 2014-23648 A

  By the way, in a slot machine equipped with the limiter function described above, if the number of rights (number of remaining games / number of sets, etc.) that can continue ART remains when the limiter function is activated, the player is given a sense of loss. Therefore, when it becomes clear in advance that the limiter operates with the number of rights remaining, it is common to shift to a special performance mode (hereinafter referred to as an ending mode) that does not indicate the number of rights. It is. This technique has a problem that is merely a technique of deception to reduce the player's feeling of loss when the limiter is activated.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine that can take over the number of rights that a player loses due to a limiter operation into an advantageous period that is newly started through a non-advantageous period.

The present invention will be described below. In order to facilitate understanding of the invention, reference numerals and the like in the accompanying drawings are appended in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the display form.
The slot machine (1) of the present invention is
An internal lottery means for executing an internal lottery process for determining whether or not a plurality of types of winning combinations including the replay winning combination (RP1 to RP12) according to the game start operation;
After the internal lottery process, variable display means for variably displaying the symbols of each display row by changing the plurality of display rows (4L, 4C, 4R);
A plurality of stop operation means (20L, 20C, 20R) provided corresponding to each of the plurality of display columns (4L, 4C, 4R) and instructing to stop the fluctuation of the corresponding display columns;
Stop control means for stopping the change of the corresponding display row (4L, 4C, 4R) according to the stop instruction operation for each stop operation means (20L, 20C, 20R) and the result of the internal lottery process;
In a game in which the result of the internal lottery process results in an advantage or disadvantage due to the order of stop instruction operations on the plurality of stop operation means (20L, 20C, 20R), the order of stop instruction operations advantageous to the player is set. Instruction means for instructing;
RT state transition means for transitioning the RT state between a plurality of types of RT states (RT1 to RT3) having different lottery modes of the replay role in the internal lottery process;
Advantageous state starting means for starting an advantageous state in which the operation of the indicating means can be performed on the condition that a starting condition is satisfied during a non-advantageous state in which the indicating means is not activated;
Limit means for forcibly terminating the advantageous state and falling to the non-advantageous state when a count result counted through a series of advantageous states reaches an upper limit value,
The plurality of types of RT states include a finite RT state (RT2) in which the number of executed games after the start reaches a specified number of games.

The advantageous state includes a specific period (in the ART preparation state and during the ART set) in which the operation frequency of the instruction means is set so that the ball is increased,
A specific period start determining means for determining whether or not to start the specific period for the first time by granting the execution right in a state where the execution right related to the specific period (the number of ART sets) has not yet been acquired;
The execution right is consumed in response to the transition to the finite RT state (RT2) during the specific period, and the execution right remains after the end of the finite RT state (RT2). , While continuing the specific period, if the execution right does not remain, a specific period continuation / end means for ending the specific period;
Execution right addition means for performing the execution right addition process during the specific period;
During the specific period and during the finite RT state (RT2), based on the current count result, the upper limit value, and the number of acquired execution rights, all the execution rights are consumed and the specific period For a specific period forced termination means for forcibly terminating the advantageous state and falling to the non-advantageous state on the condition that it is determined that the limit means is activated when it is assumed that
The specific period start determining means determines that the specific period starts with a higher probability when staying in the finite RT state (RT2) than when staying in another RT state,
The execution right addition means includes:
In the additional specialization zone which is the specific period started by the specific period start determination means while staying in the finite RT state (RT2) and the finite RT state (RT2) is ended, the additional specialization The execution right is added at a higher expected value than when not in a zone.

In a specific configuration, the specific period forced termination means is:
The number of executed games in the finite RT state (RT2) or the number of remaining games until the finite RT state (RT) is finished, and the expected increase related to the execution right in the additional specialization zone by the execution right adding means Based on the value, when it is assumed that the specific period was forcibly ended in the game and dropped into the non-advantageous state, the game starts after falling into the non-advantageous state and returning to the specific period. At the timing of determining the expected value of the execution right added by the execution right addition means in the additional specialization zone to be determined, and determining that the expected value corresponds to the number of the acquired execution rights Then, the advantageous state is forcibly terminated and falls into the non-advantageous state.

  According to the slot machine of the present invention, the number of rights that the player loses due to the operation of the limiter can be taken over in the advantageous period newly started through the non-advantageous period.

It is a perspective view showing the appearance of slot machine 1 to which the present invention is applied. 4 is an enlarged view of a dual-purpose display device of the slot machine 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol currently drawn on each peripheral surface (reel strip) of a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel. It is a figure for demonstrating a symbol stop position and an effective line. In the slot machine 1, it is the table | surface explaining the lottery group contained in the lottery division used as the object of an internal lottery process. In the slot machine 1, it is a figure which shows the transition between each RT state in which a different internal lottery process is performed. In the slot machine 1, the lottery value in the internal lottery process is a table showing lottery values for each set value for lottery classifications common among a plurality of RTs. In the slot machine 1, it is the table | surface which showed the lottery value for every setting value about the lottery classification from which lottery value in an internal lottery process differs between several RT. In the slot machine 1, it is the figure which shows the transition between the unfavorable state and the advantageous state. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing during a non-advantageous state of the slot machine 1. It is a figure which shows the contents of the advantageous state transfer lottery process of the slot machine 1. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing during the CZ state of the slot machine 1. FIG. 11 shows the contents of an ART start lottery process in the slot machine 1. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing during the ART preparation state of the slot machine 1. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing during ART setting of the slot machine 1. It is a figure which shows the content of the set addition lottery process of the slot machine 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of advantageous state forced termination processing of the slot machine 1. FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the advantageous state forced termination process is executed during the ART set in the slot machine 1 according to the progress of the game during RT2.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The slot machine 1 includes a box-shaped main body 2 whose front surface is opened, and a front door 3 provided so that the front surface of the main body 2 can be opened and closed.
In the main body 2, a left reel 4 </ b> L, a middle reel 4 </ b> C, and a right reel 4 </ b> R are arranged side by side at a position slightly above the center in the vertical direction. The left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C, and the right reel 4R have a configuration in which a reel band is wound around the peripheral surface of a drum-shaped reel frame and can be rotated around an axis extending in the left-right direction at the center of the reel frame. Is provided. On the reel band, 20 symbols are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction.

A display panel unit 5 is disposed on the front door 3 at a position facing the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C, and the right reel 4R.
The display panel unit 5 is formed with a reel window 6 for making a part of the peripheral surfaces of the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R visible. While the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R are rotating, the symbols of the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R appear one after another in the reel window 6 (design variation display). When the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R are stopped, three symbols of the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R are displayed in the reel window 6 (a total of nine symbols). Stop display).

  The display panel unit 5 is provided with various displays for displaying basic information about the game. This display includes, for example, a dual-purpose display 7, a payout number display 8, three bet number display LEDs 9, a replay display LED 10, a start availability display LED 11, and a medal acceptance availability display LED 12. The dual-purpose display 7 and the payout number display 8 are arranged side by side below the reel window 6. The dual-purpose display 7 and the payout number display 8 are configured by arranging two-digit 7-segment displays with dots in the horizontal direction. The three bet number display LEDs 9 are arranged side by side on the left side of the dual-purpose display 7. The replay display LED 10, the start permission / inhibition display LED 11, and the medal acceptance permission / inhibition display LED 12 are arranged side by side on the right side of the payout amount display 8.

  FIG. 2 shows a dual-purpose display 7 composed of a 2-digit 7-segment display with dots. The two-digit 7-segment portion of the combined display 7 is shared by the credit number display CR and the instruction monitor NM. The dot portion of the dual-purpose display 7 is used as an advantageous section lamp YL.

When the instruction monitor NM transmits a command for instructing the operation order of the left stop button 20L, the middle stop button 20C, and the right stop button 20R from the main control device 31 to be described later to the sub-control device 32, the instruction monitor NM determines the type of the command. The corresponding identification information is displayed.
The advantageous section lamp YL is turned off during a non-advantageous state, which will be described later, and is lit during an advantageous state.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the front door 3 is provided with an operation unit 13 below the display panel unit 5. The operation unit 13 projects to the front side with respect to the front surface of the display panel unit 5, and has a flat upper surface 14 and a front surface 15 that is gently convexly curved on the front side.

A medal slot 16 is provided at the right end of the upper surface 14. A MAX bet button 17 and a single bet button 18 are provided at the left end of the upper surface 14. The single bet button 18 is arranged on the left side of the MAX bet button 17.
In addition, an effect button PB that is urged to operate when a player intervention type effect is executed on the liquid crystal display device 24 is disposed at the center of the upper surface 14.

  On the front surface 15, a start lever 19, a left stop button 20L, a middle stop button 20C, a right stop button 20R, and a settlement button 21 are provided. The left stop button 20L, the middle stop button 20C, and the right stop button 20R are arranged in this order from the left in the center of the front surface 15 in the left-right direction. The start lever 19 is disposed on the left side of the left stop button 20L. The checkout button 21 is arranged further to the left of the start lever 19.

  When the medal acceptance / impossibility display LED 12 is lit, if a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 16, the insertion is accepted. While the medal acceptance / prohibition display LED 12 is turned off, even if a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 16, the insertion is not accepted, and a medal is placed on the medal tray 23 from the medal discharge opening 22 provided at the bottom of the front door 3. Discharged.

  When a medal to be used for the game is not betted and a medal insertion is accepted, the medal is bet on the game, and one bet number display LED 9 is turned on. Subsequently, when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 16, a second medal is additionally bet on the game, and the two bet number display LEDs 9 are lit. Further, when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 16, the third medal is additionally bet on the game, and the three bet number display LEDs 9 are lit. In the slot machine 1, when a specified number of medals is bet for one game (one game at a time), one game can be started, and the start possibility display LED 11 is lit. In addition, a predetermined pay line set in the reel window 6 is validated. When medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 16 in a state where a prescribed number of medals are bet on the game, the inserted medals are credited to the slot machine 1 up to 50. The number of credited medals is displayed on the credit number display CR. When a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 16 with 50 medals being credited, the inserted medal is discharged from the medal discharge slot 22 to the medal tray 23.

  When a predetermined number or more of medals are credited to the slot machine 1 and no medals are bet on the game, when the MAX bet button 17 is operated, a predetermined number of medals are added to the game from the credited medals. A bet is placed, the three bet number display LEDs 9 and the start possibility display LED 11 are turned on, and a predetermined pay line set in the reel window 6 is activated. In addition, the number of credits is reduced by the specified number, and the display on the credit number display CR is updated. When the single bet button 18 is operated, one medal from the credited medals is bet on the game, one bet number display LED 9 is lit, the credit number is decreased by 1, and the credit is decreased. The display on the number indicator CR is updated.

  The bet medals are consumed at the start of the game. When the start lever 19 is operated, one game is started, and the forward rotation of the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C, and the right reel 4R is started. Further, the start permission / inhibition display LED 11 and the medal acceptance permission / inhibition display LED 12 are turned off. The left stop button 20L, middle stop button 20C, and right stop button 20R are provided corresponding to the left reel 4L, middle reel 4C, and right reel 4R, respectively. When the left stop button 20L, the middle stop button 20C and the right stop button 20R are operated after the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R start to rotate, the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R rotate. Is stopped.

  When all of the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R are stopped, when a predetermined symbol combination is arranged on the activated pay line (hereinafter referred to as “effective line”), Processing according to the combination is performed. Thus, one game is completed, all the bet number display LEDs 9 are turned off, and the medal acceptance / non-permission display LED 12 is turned on.

  For example, when a combination of symbols relating to a small combination is arranged on the active line, a medal having a predetermined payout number is awarded as a payout, and the payout number is displayed on the payout number display 8. The payout is credited to the slot machine 1 with an upper limit of 50 sheets, and the amount exceeding 50 sheets is discharged from the medal discharge port 22 to the medal tray 23. When the payout is credited, the number of credits is increased by the number of payouts, and the display on the credit number display CR is updated.

  When the combination of symbols relating to the replay combination is arranged on the active line, the execution of the next one game is permitted without betting medals, and the replay display LED 10 is turned on. In this case, while the medal acceptance / impossibility display LED 12 is turned off, the lit bet number display LED 9 is once turned off and then turned on again, and the start possibility display LED 11 is turned on.

  When the settlement button 21 is operated in a state where the medal acceptance / rejection indication LED 12 is turned on and one or more medals are credited, all credited medals are discharged from the medal discharge port 22 to the medal tray 23. The display on the credit number display CR is updated to “0”.

  The slot machine 1 is also equipped with a liquid crystal display device 24, a pair of speakers 25L, 25R, and a pair of speakers 26L, 26R. The liquid crystal display device 24 is disposed above the display panel unit 5. The speakers 25 </ b> L and 25 </ b> R are separately arranged on the left side and the right side of the liquid crystal display device 24. The speakers 26 </ b> L and 26 </ b> R are separately arranged on the left side and the right side of the medal discharge port 22. As the game (game) progresses, effect images and various information are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 24, and sound effects and the like are output from the speakers 25L, 25R, 26L, and 26R.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine 1.

  The slot machine 1 includes a main control device 31 that performs central control of the game, a sub control device 32 that executes control for effects accompanying the game, and a liquid crystal control device 33 that controls the liquid crystal display device 24. It has.

  The main control device 31 includes a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, an input / output port 44, and a data transmission circuit 45. The CPU 41, the ROM 42, the RAM 43, the input / output port 44, and the data transmission circuit 45 are connected by a bus so as to communicate data. In addition, the main control device 31 is provided with a clock generation circuit 46 that supplies clock pulses to the CPU 41 and a random number generation circuit 47 that generates random numbers.

  The CPU 41 executes a program stored in the ROM 42 and controls each control target connected to the input / output port 44 based on a signal input from the input / output port 44.

  The RAM 43 is used as a work area when the CPU 41 executes a program.

  An input / output port (input port) 44 includes a MAX bet button 17, a single bet button 18, a start lever 19, a left stop button 20L, a middle stop button 20C, a right stop button 20R, a settlement button 21, and a left reel position detection sensor. 51L, a middle reel position detection sensor 51C, a right reel position detection sensor 51R, a medal insertion sensor 52, and a medal payout sensor 53 are connected.

  In the input / output port (output port) 44, a credit number indicator CR / instruction monitor NM, an advantageous section lamp YL, a payout number indicator 8, a bet number indicator LED 9, a replay indicator LED 10, a start availability indicator LED 11, and a medal acceptance availability indication The LED 12 is connected as a control target. The input / output port (output port) 44 includes a left reel drive motor 61L that rotates the left reel 4L, a middle reel drive motor 61C that rotates the middle reel 4C, and a right reel drive motor that rotates the right reel 4R. 61R, a medal block solenoid 62 for switching acceptance / rejection of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 16, and a medal payout drive motor for paying out medals from a medal storage section (not shown) provided in the main body 2 63 is connected as a control target.

  When the MAX bet button 17, the single bet button 18, the start lever 19, the left stop button 20L, the middle stop button 20C, the right stop button 20R, and the checkout button 21 are operated, the switches or sensors provided individually for them are operated. A signal is output, and the signal is input to the CPU 41 via the input / output port 44. Each time the left reel 4L, middle reel 4C and right reel 4R make one rotation, signals are output from the left reel position detection sensor 51L, middle reel position detection sensor 51C and right reel position detection sensor 51R, respectively. The data is input to the CPU 41 via the input / output port 44. Each time a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 16, a detection signal is output from the medal insertion sensor 52, and the detection signal is input to the CPU 41 via the input / output port 44. Each time the medal payout drive motor 63 is driven and a medal is paid out from the medal storage unit, a signal is output from the medal payout sensor 53, and the signal is input to the CPU 41 via the input / output port 44.

  Stepping motors are employed as the left reel drive motor 61L, the middle reel drive motor 61C, and the right reel drive motor 61R. When the start lever 19 is operated after a specified number of medals are bet on the game, the CPU 41 inputs drive pulse signals to the left reel drive motor 61L, the middle reel drive motor 61C, and the right reel drive motor 61R, and the left The rotation of the reel 4L, the middle reel 4C, and the right reel 4R is started. The CPU 41 outputs output signals of the left reel position detection sensor 51L, middle reel position detection sensor 51C and right reel position detection sensor 51R, and drive pulse signals to the left reel drive motor 61L, middle reel drive motor 61C and right reel drive motor 61R. Based on the number of outputs, the rotational positions of the left reel 4L, middle reel 4C, and right reel 4R are always grasped.

  Further, when the start lever 19 is operated, the CPU 41 executes an internal lottery. Specifically, the CPU 41 acquires a random number from the random number generation circuit 47 at the timing when the start lever 19 is operated. Then, the CPU 41 refers to the lottery table stored in the ROM 42. In the lottery table, a range of random numbers (for example, 0 to 65535) generated by the random number generation circuit 47 is divided into a plurality of lottery sections, and one or more roles are associated with each lottery section. The CPU 41 determines the winning combination corresponding to the lottery classification to which the random number acquired from the random number generation circuit 47 belongs as the winning combination. In addition, when the random number acquired from the random number generation circuit 47 does not belong to any lottery category, the CPU 41 determines that the result of the internal lottery is unfair (pure loss).

  Thereafter, when the rotation speeds of the left reel 4L, middle reel 4C and right reel 4R become constant, the CPU 41 activates the left stop button 20L, middle stop button 20C and right stop button 20R. When the left stop button 20L, middle stop button 20C, and right stop button 20R are operated, the CPU 41 determines the timing at which the left stop button 20L, middle stop button 20C, and right stop button 20R are operated, and the result of the internal lottery. Based on the above, output of drive pulse signals to the left reel drive motor 61L, middle reel drive motor 61C and right reel drive motor 61R is stopped, and the stop of the left reel 4L, middle reel 4C and right reel 4R is controlled. At this time, the rotation of the left reel 4L is stopped within the pull-in range in which the symbols corresponding to the predetermined number of frames move with reference to the rotation position of the left reel 4L at the timing when the left stop button 20L is pressed (retraction control). ). The same applies to the middle reel 4C and the right reel 4R.

  Then, the CPU 41 determines whether a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery is arranged on the active line. If there is a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination on the active line, the CPU 41 determines that the winning combination is a winning combination, and executes processing according to the winning combination.

  Further, the CPU 41 sends various data to the sub control device 32 via the data sending circuit 45. The various data includes a bet signal indicating that the game start condition is satisfied, a lever on signal indicating that the start lever 19 has been operated, a left stop signal indicating that the left stop button 20L has been operated, and a middle stop button 20C. Stop signal indicating that the right stop button 20R has been operated, data relating to the results of the internal lottery and AT lottery, and the left stop button 20L, the middle stop button 20C and the right stop Instruction data for instructing the operation order of the button 20R is included.

In the slot machine 1, the payout rate of the slot machine 1 can be set by selecting one set value from six set values 1 to 6. Note that the larger the set value, the higher the payout rate.
Although not shown, the input / output port (output port) 44 is connected to a setting change switch and a setting change button that are provided in the main body 2 and are operated when a setting value is selected (changed). The setting change switch is a key switch that is turned on by inserting a setting key and rotating it clockwise, and the setting change button is constituted by a push button.

  When selecting (changing) the setting value, first, with the front door 3 opened, a setting key is inserted into the setting change switch and rotated clockwise to change the operation mode of the slot machine 1 to the setting change mode. When shifting to the setting change mode, the current setting value is displayed on the dual-purpose display 7. In the setting change mode, each time the setting change button is pressed, the setting value displayed on the dual-purpose display 7 is incremented by 1 when the setting value is 1 to 5, and is 1 when the setting value is 6. It comes to return. As described above, the user can select a desired set value by operating the setting change button while checking the set value displayed on the dual-purpose display 7. By operating the start lever 19 in a state where the desired setting value is displayed on the dual-purpose display 7, selection (change) of the setting value is completed. Then, the setting key inserted into the setting change switch is rotated counterclockwise to return the operation mode to the normal (game) mode, and the setting change operation is completed by removing the setting key from the setting change switch. To do.

  The sub control device 32 includes a data input circuit 71. The data input circuit 71 is connected to the data transmission circuit 45 of the main control device 31 so as to communicate data. Between the data transmission circuit 45 and the data input circuit 71, communication is performed in one direction from the data transmission circuit 45 to the data input circuit 71, and communication from the data input circuit 71 to the data transmission circuit 45 is not performed.

  The sub control device 32 includes a CPU 72, ROM 73, RAM 74, sound processor 75, input / output port 76, and data input / output circuit 77. The data input circuit 71, the CPU 72, the ROM 73, the RAM 74, the sound processor 75, the input / output port 76, and the data input / output circuit 77 are connected by a bus so as to communicate data. Further, the sub-control device 32 is provided with a clock generation circuit 78 that gives a clock pulse to the CPU 72, and an effect button PB that outputs an operation signal to the CPU 72 is connected.

  The CPU 72 executes a program stored in the ROM 73, transmits data (command) to the sound processor 75 based on signals input from the data input circuit 71, the data input / output circuit 77, and the effect button PB. Each control object connected to the output port 76 is controlled. Control targets include an LED 79 and a backlight 80 for illumination of each part of the slot machine 1. Further, the CPU 72 sends data necessary for controlling the liquid crystal display device 24 to the liquid crystal control device 33 via the data input / output circuit 77.

  The RAM 74 is used as a work area when the CPU 41 executes a program.

  The sound processor 75 controls the output of sound effects and sound from the speakers 25L, 25R, 26L, and 26R based on the data given from the CPU 72.

  The liquid crystal control device 33 is provided with a data input / output circuit 81. The data input / output circuit 81 is connected to the data input / output circuit 77 of the sub-control device 32 so as to communicate data. Bidirectional communication is performed between the data input / output circuit 77 and the data input / output circuit 81.

  In addition, the liquid crystal control device 33 includes a CPU 82, a ROM 83, a RAM 84, and a drive circuit 85. The data input / output circuit 81, the CPU 82, the ROM 83, the RAM 84, and the drive circuit 85 are connected by a bus so as to communicate data. Further, the liquid crystal control device 33 is provided with a clock generation circuit 86 that supplies a clock pulse to the CPU 82.

  The CPU 82 executes a program stored in the ROM 83 and controls the liquid crystal display device 24 via the drive circuit 85 based on a signal input from the data input / output circuit 81. Further, the CPU 82 sends data necessary for output control of sound effects and sounds from the speakers 25L, 25R, 26L, and 26R to the sub-control device 32 via the data input / output circuit 81.

  Further, the slot machine 1 is provided with a lending machine relay board 91. The main control device 31 and a control board of a medal lending machine (not shown) provided adjacent to the slot machine 1 are connected via a lending machine relay board 91 so as to be communicable.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an arrangement of symbols drawn on each peripheral surface (reel band) of the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C, and the right reel 4R.

  On the peripheral surface of the left reel 4L, "Watermelon A", "Replay", "White 7", "Coin", "Replay", "Watermelon A", "Cherry A", "Bar", "Coin", " 20 pieces of "Replay", "Watermelon B", "White 7", "Coin", "Replay", "Coin", "Watermelon A", "Replay", "Red 7", "Pumpkin", and "Coin" Are arranged so that they appear in this order in the reel window 6 when the left reel 4L rotates.

  On the peripheral surface of the middle reel 4C, "coin", "bar", "watermelon A", "cherry A", "replay", "coin", "cherry B", "watermelon A", "cherry A", “Replay”, “Coin”, “White 7”, “Cherry A”, “Cherry A”, “Replay”, “Coin”, “Pumpkin”, “Red 7”, “Cherry A”, and “Replay” Twenty symbols are arranged so that they appear in this order in the reel window 6 when the middle reel 4C rotates.

  On the peripheral surface of the right reel 4R, “coin”, “cherry B”, “watermelon A”, “replay”, “cherry A”, “coin”, “white 7”, “watermelon B”, “replay”, 20 of "Cherry A", "Coin", "Bar", "Watermelon A", "Replay", "Cherry A", "Coin", "Pumpkin", "Red 7", "Replay" and "Cherry A" The symbols are arranged so that they appear in this order in the reel window 6 when the right reel 4R rotates.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the symbol stop positions PL1, PL2, PL3, PC1, PC2, PC3, PR1, PR2, PR3 and the effective line.

  When the left reel 4L stops, one symbol stops at each of the symbol stop positions PL1, PL2 and PL3 arranged vertically in the reel window 6.

  When the middle reel 4C stops, one symbol stops at each of the symbol stop positions PC1, PC2 and PC3 arranged vertically in the reel window 6.

  When the right reel 4R stops, one symbol stops at each of the symbol stop positions PR1, PR2, and PR3 arranged vertically in the reel window 6.

Hereinafter, three symbol stop positions PL1, PC1, PR1 aligned in a horizontal row on the upper stage in the reel window 6 are connected to the upper line L2, and three symbol stop positions PL2, PC2, PR2 aligned in a horizontal row are arranged in the middle stage. A line connecting the middle line L1 and three symbol stop positions PL3, PC3, PR3 aligned in a horizontal row in the lower stage is a line connecting the three symbol stop positions PL3, PC3, PR3. A line connecting PR3 is referred to as a right-down line L4, and a line connecting three symbol stop positions PL3, PC2, and PR1 aligned on a right-up diagonal line is referred to as a right-up line L5.
The slot machine 1 is a so-called one-line machine in which the middle stage line L1 is the effective line NL.

  When a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery is arranged on the active line NL, the winning combination is won. The lottery target for the internal lottery includes a bonus combination, a small combination, and a replay combination. The bonus combination is a so-called carryover combination in which the winning state is maintained until winning, when winning. On the other hand, the small combination and the replay combination are combinations in which the winning state disappears when all three reels 4L, 4C, 4R are stopped and one game is completed. The small role is a role in which medals are paid out when winning a prize, and the replay role is a role that allows the next game to be executed without paying medals according to winning.

FIG. 6 shows a plurality of types of lottery groups that are subject to lottery in the internal lottery process. Each lottery group includes at least one combination (condition device), and combinations of included combinations are different from each other.
The total number of roles included in all the lottery groups is very large, and the combinations of the roles included in each lottery group are also difficult to understand, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted and included in the description of each lottery group below. I will explain the main role.

The lottery groups BB1 to BB4 are lottery groups related to bonus combinations.
The lottery group BB1 includes the bonus combination BB1, the lottery group BB2 includes the bonus combination BB2, the lottery group BB3 includes the bonus combination BB3, and the lottery group BB4 includes the bonus combination BB4.
Each of the bonus combinations BB1 to BB4 is a continuous actuating device related to the first type special combination in the laws and regulations relating to gaming machines, and the winning symbol combination of the bonus combination BB1 is “white 7” on the active line NL. The winning combination of the winning combination BB2 is a combination of “red 7” symbols on the active line NL, and the winning symbol combination of the bonus winning BB3 is “red 7” “red 7” sequentially from the left on the effective line NL. The combination of “bar” symbols and the winning symbol combination of bonus combination BB4 are set to the combinations of “red 7,” “red 7,” and “white 7” symbols in order from the left on the active line NL.
During the BB1 game to be transferred after winning the bonus combination BB1, the BB2 game to be transferred after winning the bonus combination BB2, the BB3 game to be transferred after winning the bonus combination BB3, and the BB4 game to be transferred after winning the bonus combination BB4 Special bonuses will operate continuously, but all of the BB1 to BB4 games are set to the so-called continuous action type 1 type BB, which does not require a prize for the action of the first type special prize. .
The BB1 game is a game where the number of medals paid out during the BB1 game exceeds 197, the BB2 game is the game where the number of medals paid out during the BB2 game exceeds 341, and the BB3 game is paid out during the BB3 game The game in which the number of medals exceeds 77 and the game BB4 are each ended in a game in which the number of medals paid out during the BB4 game exceeds 231.

The lottery groups RP <b> 1 to RP <b> 12 are lottery groups related to the re-game combination (replay combination). Since the re-gamer always wins in the winning game, in the game won in any of the lottery groups RP1 to RP12, any one re-game player out of a plurality of types of re-game players with different winning symbol combinations wins. Will do.
The lottery group RP1 is a lottery group composed of a plurality of types of re-game players set to a winning symbol combination in which “replay” symbols are aligned on either the upper line L1 or the middle line L2. Hereinafter, the lottery group RP1 is also referred to as promotion replay.
The lottery group RP2 is a lottery group composed of a plurality of types of re-game players set to a winning symbol combination in which “replay” symbols are aligned on the right rising line L5. Hereinafter, the lottery group RP2 is also referred to as normal replay.

The six lottery groups of the lottery groups RP3 to RP8 are so-called push order replays in which the lottery groups related to the replaying winning combination are different depending on the operation order of the stop buttons 20L, 20C, and 20R.
Each of the six lottery groups of the lottery groups RP3 to RP8 includes both a plurality of types of replaying players included in the promoted replay RP1 and a plurality of types of replaying players included in the normal replay RP2, and the combinations thereof are different. In addition, among the six operation orders of the stop buttons 20L, 20C, and 20R, the correct answer push order, which is one operation order in which the promotion replay RP1 wins, is different from each other. Specifically, the correct push order is left → middle → right for lottery group RP3, left → right → middle for lottery group RP4, middle → left → right for lottery group RP5, and middle → right for lottery group RP6. → Left, for the lottery group RP7, right → left → middle, for the lottery group RP8, right → middle → left. On the other hand, when the stop buttons 20L, 20C, and 20R are operated in five operation orders other than the correct answer pressing order (hereinafter referred to as incorrect answer operation order), the normal replay RP2 wins.
Hereinafter, lottery groups RP3-8 are also referred to as 6-option replays 1-6, respectively.

  The lottery group RP9 is a lottery group including re-playing combinations (hereinafter referred to as chance replays) set to winning symbol combinations in which “replay”, “coin”, and “coin” symbols are arranged in order from the left on the active line NL. Hereinafter, the lottery group RP9 is also referred to as a chance replay.

  In the lottery group RP10, when “Cherry A” or “Cherry B” is pressed, a plurality of types of replays are set for a winning symbol combination in which “Cherry A” or “Cherry B” is aligned on the active line NL. This is a lottery group including a combination (hereinafter referred to as a middle cherry replay) and a promotion replay RP1. If the middle cherry replay cannot be withdrawn, the promotion replay RP1 wins. Hereinafter, the lottery group RP10 is also referred to as a middle cherry replay.

  In the lottery group RP11, when the “pumpkin” symbol is pressed for, a plurality of types of replays are set in a winning symbol combination in which the “pumpkin” symbol is aligned with any of the five lines L1 to L5 shown in FIG. This is a lottery group including a combination (hereinafter referred to as pumpkin-equipped replay) and normal replay RP2. If none of the multiple types of re-game players included in the pumpkin-matched replay can be withdrawn, the normal replay RP2 wins. Hereinafter, the lottery group RP11 is also referred to as a pumpkin play.

  The lottery group RP12 has a plurality of types of replays set to a winning symbol combination in which the “bar” symbol is aligned with any of the five lines L1 to L5 shown in FIG. 4 when the “bar” symbol is pressed. It is a lottery group including a combination (hereinafter referred to as a bar-matched replay) and a normal replay RP2. When the replay with the full bar cannot be pulled in, the normal replay RP2 wins. Hereinafter, the lottery group RP12 is also referred to as a bar play.

The lottery groups CN1 to CN8, WM, CH1, and CH2 are lottery groups related to small roles.
Each of the lottery groups CN1 and CN2 includes a winning combination of 7 coins (hereinafter referred to as 7 coins) set to a winning symbol combination in which “coin” symbols are arranged on the active line NL, and a winning winning combination Are different from each other. In the winning game of the lottery groups CN1 and CN2, seven coins are won regardless of the operation order or operation timing of the stop buttons 20L, 20C, 20R.
Hereinafter, the lottery group CN1 is also referred to as a common coin 1, and the lottery group CN2 is also referred to as a common coin 2.

The six lottery groups of the lottery groups CN3 to CN8 are so-called push order small combinations in which the number of medals obtained as a payout varies depending on the operation order and operation timing of the stop buttons 20L, 20C, and 20R.
Each of the six lottery groups of the lottery groups CN3 to CN8 has a single payout set to a winning symbol combination in which “coin” symbols are aligned with either 7 coins and either the right rising line L4 or the right falling line L5. It includes a plurality of types of small combinations (hereinafter referred to as one coin), and the combinations are different from each other. In addition, among the six operation sequences of the stop buttons 20L, 20C, and 20R, the correct answer pressing sequence in which 7 coins are won is different from each other. Specifically, the correct pressing order is left → middle → right for the lottery group CN3, left → right → middle for the lottery group CN4, middle → left → right for the lottery group CN5, and middle → right for the lottery group CN6. → Left, for the lottery group CN7, right → left → middle, and for the lottery group CN8, right → middle → left. On the other hand, when the stop buttons 20L, 20C, and 20R are operated in the incorrect answer operation order, one coin is won or taken out.
Hereinafter, the lottery groups CN3 to 8 are also referred to as 6-choice coins 1 to 6, respectively.

  The lottery group WM includes a small combination with seven payouts set to a winning symbol combination in which one of the “watermelon A” and “watermelon B” symbols is arranged on the active line NL. Hereinafter, the lottery group WM is also referred to as a watermelon.

The lottery group CH1 is a lottery group including a plurality of small combinations with two payouts set to a winning symbol combination in which the “Cherry A” or “Cherry B” symbol is tempered on the right rising line L4. is there.
The lottery group CH2 is a lottery group including a plurality of small combinations with two payouts set to a winning symbol combination in which “Cherry A” or “Cherry B” symbols are aligned on the right rising line L4.
Hereinafter, the lottery group CH1 is also referred to as a weak cherry and the lottery group CH2 is also referred to as a strong cherry.

FIG. 7 shows game state transitions in the slot machine 1.
RT0 is an initial state after the setting change or after the initialization process, and shifts to RT0 even after the BB1 to BB4 games are finished. In RT0, in the game where one of the lottery groups CN3 to CN8 (six-choice coins 1 to 6) is won, when 7 coins or 1 coin is allotted and a coin spilling mark is displayed, Transition from game to RT1.
In RT1, in a game won in any of the lottery groups RP3 to 8 (six choice replays 1 to 6), when the promotion replay RP1 wins, the process shifts to RT2 from the next game. Further, in RT1, when the normal replay RP2 wins in a game won in any of the lottery groups RP3 to 8 (six choice replays 1 to 6), the process shifts to RT0 from the next game.
RT2 is an RT state that is advantageous to a player who has a higher combined winning probability of the re-gamer compared to RT0 and RT1, and is terminated by execution of 50 games, and the next game is shifted to RT1.

In addition, after winning a lottery category including bonus combinations BB1 to BB4 during RT0 to RT2, the process shifts to RT3 during the inside of the bonus until winning bonus combinations BB1 to BB4 are won. Then, the BB1 game is started in accordance with the winning of the BB1 role, the BB2 game is in accordance with the winning of the BB2 role, the BB3 game is received in accordance with the winning of the BB3 role, and the BB4 game is started in accordance with the winning of the BB4 role. Then, after the BB1 to BB4 game ends, the process proceeds to RT0.
In RT3 and RT2, the transition of the RT state is not performed even when any of the promoted replay RP1, the normal replay RP2, and the coin spilling is displayed.
Although details will be described later, in an unfavorable state in which the instruction function does not operate, the transition is basically made between RT0 and RT1. On the other hand, during the ART preparation state and the ART set in which the instruction function is activated, the transition is basically made between RT1 and RT2, and an instruction for making an early transition to RT2 is made while staying at RT0 or RT1.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, the lottery specifications at each RT in the setting values 1 to 6 of the slot machine 1 will be described.
8 and 9 show lottery values corresponding to the winning ranges of the lottery sections. Since the range of random values in the internal lottery process is 0 to 65535, the winning probability of each lottery category can be calculated by lottery value / 65536.
In addition, since the lottery section excluding the lottery section including only the re-playing combination, that is, the lottery section including the small combination or bonus combination, is common to RT0 to RT3, this will be described first with reference to FIG.
The lottery section BB1 is a lottery section that the lottery group BB1 wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 12 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section BB2 is a lottery section that the lottery group BB2 wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 8 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section BB4 is a lottery section that the lottery group BB4 wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 8 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section CN1 is a lottery section that the lottery group CN1 wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 1664 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section CN2 is a lottery section that the lottery group CN2 wins alone. The lottery value is 4 when the set value is 1, 104 when the set value is 2, 204 when the set value is 3, and the set value. Is set to 404 when the set value is 5, 704 when the set value is 5, and 1004 when the set value is 6.
Each of the lottery sections CN3 to CN8 is a lottery section in which the lottery groups CN3 to CN8 are won by themselves, and the lottery value is set to 2280 regardless of the set value.

The lottery section WM is a lottery section that the lottery group WM wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 550 regardless of the set value.
The lottery category WM + BB1 is a lottery category in which the lottery group WM and the lottery group BB1 are selected and the lottery value is set to 16 regardless of the set value.
The lottery division WM + BB2 is a lottery division in which the lottery group WM and the lottery group BB2 are won in duplicate, and the lottery value is set to 10 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section WM + BB3 is a lottery section in which the lottery group WM and the lottery group BB3 are selected and won, and the lottery value is set to 60 regardless of the set value.
The lottery division WM + BB4 is a lottery division in which the lottery group WM and the lottery group BB4 are selected and won, and the lottery value is set to 24 regardless of the set value.

The lottery section CH1 is a lottery section that the lottery group CH1 wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 772 regardless of the set value.
The lottery category CH1 + BB1 is a lottery category in which the lottery group CH1 and the lottery group BB1 are selected and the lottery value is set to 4 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section CH1 + BB2 is a lottery section in which the lottery group CH1 and the lottery group BB2 are selected and the lottery value is 4 when the set value is 1, 8 when the set value is 2, and 3 when the set value is 3. Is set to 12, 20 when the set value is 4, 24 when the set value is 5, and 29 when the set value is 6.
The lottery section CH1 + BB3 is a lottery section in which the lottery group CH1 and the lottery group BB3 are selected and won, and the lottery value is set to 16 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section CH1 + BB4 is a lottery section in which the lottery group CH1 and the lottery group BB4 are selected and the lottery value is set to 4 regardless of the set value.

The lottery section CH2 is a lottery section that the lottery group CH2 wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 304 regardless of the set value.
The lottery category CH2 + BB1 is a lottery category in which the lottery group CH2 and the lottery group BB1 are selected and the lottery value is set to 12 regardless of the set value.
The lottery category CH2 + BB2 is a lottery category in which the lottery group CH2 and the lottery group BB2 are selected and the lottery value is set to 10 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section CH2 + BB3 is a lottery section in which the lottery group CH2 and the lottery group BB3 are selected and the lottery value is set to 58 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section CH2 + BB4 is a lottery section in which the lottery group CH2 and the lottery group BB4 are won in duplicate, and the lottery value is set to 20 regardless of the set value.

The lottery division RP1 + BB2 is a lottery division in which the lottery group RP1 and the lottery group BB2 are selected and the lottery value is 0 when the set value is 1, 4 when the set value is 2, and 3 when the set value is 3. 8 is set to 16, when the set value is 4, 20 when the set value is 5, and 25 when the set value is 6.
The lottery section RP9 + BB1 is a lottery section in which the lottery group RP9 and the lottery group BB1 are selected and the lottery value is set to 16 regardless of the set value.
The lottery division RP9 + BB2 is a lottery division in which the lottery group RP9 and the lottery group BB2 are selected and the lottery value is set to 16 regardless of the set value.
The lottery division RP9 + BB3 is a lottery division in which the lottery group RP9 and the lottery group BB3 are selected and the lottery value is set to 44 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section RP9 + BB4 is a lottery section in which the lottery group RP9 and the lottery group BB4 are selected and the lottery value is set to 8 regardless of the set value.
The lottery division RP10 + BB2 is a lottery division in which the lottery group RP10 and the lottery group BB2 are selected and the lottery value is set to 4 regardless of the set value.

  In addition, for RT5 inside the bonus, since the lottery related to the bonus combination cannot be performed, the lottery divisions BB1, BB2 and BB4 are excluded, and the lottery group related to other bonus combinations and the lottery group related to the small combination or replay combination With regard to lottery divisions where and are duplicated, it will be treated as a single winner in the lottery group related to the small role or replaying role.

Next, a lottery specification will be described for each of RT0 to RT3 with respect to a lottery division consisting only of re-game players.
FIG. 9 shows the lottery value corresponding to the winning range of each lottery category for each of the lottery categories RT0 to RT3 for the lottery category consisting only of re-game players.
Note that, for the lottery classification consisting only of re-game players, there is no difference in the winning probability according to the set value, and the lottery value is set to be constant regardless of the set value.
In RT0, seven lottery sections of lottery sections RP3 to RP9 are included in the lottery targets.
Each of the lottery sections RP3 to RP8 is a lottery section for which the lottery groups RP3 to RP8 (six-choice replays 1 to 6) are selected, and the lottery value is set to 5250 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section RP9 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP9 (chance replay) wins alone, and its lottery value is set to 982 regardless of the set value.

RT1 also includes seven lottery sections, lottery sections RP3 to RP9, in the same manner as RT0.
Each of the lottery sections RP3 to RP8 is a lottery section for which the lottery groups RP3 to RP8 (6-option replays 1 to 6) are selected, and the lottery value is set to 5778 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section RP9 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP9 (chance replay) wins alone, and its lottery value is set to 982 regardless of the set value.

In RT2, the lottery classifications RP1, RP2, RP9, RP11, and RP12 include five lottery classifications.
The lottery section RP1 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP1 (promotion replay) wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 27431 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section RP2 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP2 (normal replay) wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 7860 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section RP9 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP9 (chance replay) wins alone, and its lottery value is set to 982 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section RP11 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP11 (pumpkin replay) wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 324 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section RP12 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP12 (Bar Replay) wins alone, and the lottery value is set to 1000 regardless of the set value.

In RT3, the lottery section RP1 and eight lottery sections RP3 to RP9 are included in the lottery object.
The lottery section RP1 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP1 (promotion replay) wins alone, and its lottery value is set to 3072 regardless of the set value.
Each of the lottery sections RP3 to RP8 is a lottery section for which the lottery groups RP3 to RP8 (6-option replays 1 to 6) are selected, and the lottery value is set to 1279 regardless of the set value.
The lottery section RP9 is a lottery section that the lottery group RP9 (chance replay) wins alone, and its lottery value is set to 982 regardless of the set value.

In addition, the sum of the lottery values of the lottery sections RP1 to RP9, RP11, and RP2 for each RT state is set to 8980 for RT0, 8986 for RT1, 37597 for RT2, and 11728 for RT3.
Therefore, the combined winning probability of the replay role for each RT state (excluding the winning probability of the replay role that is double-winned with the bonus role) is about 1 / 7.3 for RT0 and RT1, and about 1 / 1.7 for RT2. Since RT3 is set to about 1 / 5.6, RT2 is the most advantageous RT state for the player except for the BB1 to BB4 games which are bonus games.
In the slot machine 1, when the replay role and the bonus role are won at the same time, the replay role is won, and when the small role and the bonus role are simultaneously won, the winning pattern of the small role is given priority. Then, a so-called small role priority drawing method is employed in which, when the winning symbol of the small role cannot be drawn on the active line NL, the winning symbol of the bonus role is drawn on the effective line.

  The BB1 to BB4 games, which are bonus games, basically employ a general bonus game that ends when a small role with 11 payouts wins each game and meets the end conditions of each bonus game. The description is omitted.

Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the non-advantageous state and advantageous state of this slot machine 1 are demonstrated.
In the present slot machine 1, the non-advantageous state is a gaming state in which the instruction function for notifying the player of information that facilitates winning is not activated, while the advantageous state is a gaming state in which the instruction function is operable. . In other words, the non-advantageous state is a gaming state in which instruction information that facilitates winning is not transmitted from the main control device 31 to the sub-control device 32, while the advantageous state is the main control device 31. This is a gaming state in which instruction information can be transmitted to the sub-control device 32.
Specifically, in an unfavorable state, as a result of the internal lottery, a game won in the lottery divisions RP3 to RP8 (6 choice replays 1 to 6) and a game won in the lottery divisions CN3 to 8 (6 choice coins 1 to 6) Thus, information that can identify the correct push order (hereinafter referred to as correct push order identification information) is not transmitted from the main control device 31 to the sub control device 32. The correct answer pressing order identification information includes so-called instruction information that directly indicates the operation order of the stop buttons 20L, 20C, and 20R, as well as information related to the winning lottery category. Therefore, in the non-advantageous state, the sub-control device 32, as a result of the internal lottery, wins the lottery divisions RP3 to RP8 (6 choice replays 1 to 6) and the lottery divisions CN3 to 8 (6 choice coins 1 to 6) In the game that was won, it is impossible to know the order in which the correct answers were pushed, so this notification cannot be made.

On the other hand, the advantageous state is a gaming state in which the correct control sequence identification information can be transmitted from the main control device 31 to the sub control device 32. When the main control device 31 transmits a command for instructing the correct operation order to the sub control device 32 under the advantageous state, the main control device 31 displays identification information corresponding to the type of the command on the instruction monitor NM.
In the slot machine 1, as a result of the internal lottery, the game that won the lottery divisions RP3 to RP8 (6 choice replays 1 to 6) and the game that won the lottery divisions CN3 to 8 (6 choice coins 1 to 6) An advantageous state is constituted by the ART set state and ART ready state in which the push order is notified and the CZ state in which the correct push order is not notified in the game. During the ART set state and the ART preparation state, the ball has an increased interval, while during the CZ state, the ball has decreased.
In the slot machine 1, when the advantageous state transition lottery is won during the non-advantageous state and the RT state is RT0, RT1, and RT3, the state shifts to the CZ state. In the CZ state, 50 games are basically continued, and when the ART set start lottery in the CZ state is won, the ART preparation state is entered and the state shifts to the ART set state. On the other hand, when the CZ state ends without winning the ART set lottery, the state shifts to the non-advantageous state.
On the other hand, when the non-advantageous state and the RT state win the advantageous state transition lottery during RT2, the state shifts to the ART set state. As described above, it is almost impossible to stay at RT2 in an unfavorable state.

The ART set state and the ART ready state in which the instruction function is valid are distinguished by the RT state during the stay. The ART set state is staying at RT2, and the ART ready state is staying at RT0, RT1, or RT3.
As described above, since RT2 ends with the execution of 50 games, the ART set state also becomes 50 games per set. If the number of sets remains after digestion of one set, the next ART setting state is started through the ART preparation state. On the other hand, if the number of sets does not remain, the state shifts to a non-advantageous state. This is a normal fall route that falls from a state in which the instruction function is activated to a non-advantageous state.
In addition, the slot machine 1 has a second fall route that forcibly falls from the state in which the instruction function is enabled to the non-advantageous state during the ART set state, that is, while staying at RT2.
When it falls to the non-advantageous state via the second fallen route, the RT state is RT2, and if it wins the advantageous state transition lottery in this state, it will immediately return to the ART set state.
Details of the second fall route will be described later.

Next, the flow of processing in each of the non-advantageous state, the RT state, the ART preparation state, and the ART set state will be described.
In this slot machine 1, various lottery processes related to the advantageous state described later are executed at the time of winning the lottery classification including the bonus combinations BB1 to BB4 and during the bonus internal RT3, but the bonus game BB1 to BB4 game During the period, various lottery processes related to the advantageous state are not executed.
For this reason, in the following description, description is abbreviate | omitted about bonus game BB1-BB4 game.
Further, when the lottery category including bonus combinations BB1 to BB4 is won in the ART set state and ART ready state in which the instruction function is valid, RT2 passes through RT3, bonus games BB1 to BB4 games, RT0 and RT1 in the bonus inside. It will return to. In this case, the set number is not subtracted.

1) Non-Advantageous State During the non-advantageous state, as shown in FIG. 11, first, an internal lottery process is executed in step S1101, and in the next step S1102, as a result of the internal lottery process, an advantageous state transition lottery opportunity classification is performed. It is determined whether or not the game has been won. If NO is determined, the process returns to step S1101. On the other hand, if it is determined YES in step S1102, an advantageous state transition lottery process is executed in step S1103.

FIG. 12 shows the contents of the advantageous state transition lottery process.
As shown in FIG. 12, in this slot machine 1, all the lottery divisions are set to the advantageous state transfer lottery opportunity divisions, and the advantageous state transfer lottery winning probability at the time of winning the lottery divisions CN1 to CN8 and the lottery divisions RP1 to RP8 Is set to 50%, and the other-lot lottery win probability is set to 100%.
Also, at the time of winning the advantageous state transition lottery, a transition destination is set for each RT state that is staying, and when staying at RT0, RT1, or RT3, the transition is made to the CZ state, while when staying at RT2 It is supposed to shift to the ART state. When shifting to the CZ state, the ART set number is maintained at zero, while when shifting to the ART state, 1 is set to the ART set number.
The advantageous state transition lottery winning expectation value per game in the non-favorable state is calculated from the lottery value for each lottery category shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 and the advantageous state transition lottery winning probability for each lottery category shown in FIG. Yes, about 22%. That is, since it is set so as to shift from the non-advantageous state to the advantageous state very easily in an average of about 4 to 5 games, it is set to stay in the substantially advantageous state during the game.

Returning to FIG. 11, in step S <b> 1104, it is determined as a result of the advantageous state transition lottery process in step S <b> 1103 whether or not the winning combination has been determined. On the other hand, if it is determined as YES, in step S1105, zero is set for each of the advantageous game number, the IN number, and the OUT number in order to start the advantageous state. Here, the number of advantageous games is an executed game number counter under the advantageous state, the IN number is a medal number counter inserted for executing the game under the advantageous state, and the OUT number is a medal paid out under the advantageous state This is a sheet counter.
In the next step S1106, it is determined whether or not the number of ART sets is greater than zero. If NO is determined, processing in the CZ state is started in step S1107 and the process returns.
On the other hand, if YES is determined in step S1106, it is determined whether or not the user is staying at RT2 in step S1108. If NO is determined, the processing in the ART ready state is started and returned in step S1109. To do.
If it is determined YES in step S1108, the special zone flag is set to 1 in step S1110, the advantageous state lamp YL is lit in the next step S1111, and the ART is being set in the next step S1112. Start processing and return. Here, the special zone flag is a flag for determining the type of the set-up lottery process in the ART set, which will be described later.

2) Advantageous state For the purpose of preventing slip-in, the slot machine 1 has a game in which the number of executed games in the advantageous state exceeds 1500 games and the number of medals paid out in the advantageous state. It is equipped with a limiter function that forcibly terminates the advantageous state in a game in which the difference number obtained by subtracting the number of medals inserted for execution exceeds 2400. The number of advantageous games, the number of INs, and the number of OUTs described above are variables used to determine whether or not to operate the limiter function, and the number of differences can be calculated by subtracting the number of INs from the number of OUTs.

2-1) Process during CZ state The CZ state basically consists of 50 games. During the CZ state, the ART start lottery process is executed according to the internal lottery result of each game, and the lottery process is won. If so, the state shifts to the ART ready state. Therefore, the CZ state is basically an intermediate gaming state that is passed through when shifting from the non-advantageous state to the ART set state and the ART ready state in which the instruction function is valid.
Basically, it is 50 games. However, if the lottery category including bonus combinations BB1 to BB4 is won in the CZ state, the ART start lottery process is not executed during the bonus games BB1 to BB4. No subtraction is performed. For this reason, through the bonus games BB1 to BB4, the user stays in the CZ state for a period longer than 50 games.

As shown in FIG. 13, in the process in the CZ state, first, in step S1301, the initial value 50 is set to the number of CZ games. In the next step S1302, an internal lottery process is executed, and in the next step S1303, the bet number is added to the advantageous game number and the IN number, respectively, and the CZ game number is subtracted by one.
In the next step S1304, as a result of the internal lottery process, it is determined whether or not the ART start lottery opportunity category is won. If it is determined as YES, the ART start lottery process is executed in step S1305 and the process proceeds to step S1306. On the other hand, if it is determined NO, step S1305 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1306.

FIG. 14 shows the contents of the ART start lottery process.
As shown in FIG. 14, in this slot machine 1, the lottery sections including the bonus combinations BB1 to BB4, the lottery sections WM, CH1, CH2, and RP9 are set as the ART start lottery opportunity sections.
ART start lottery winning probability when winning each lottery category including bonus combination BB1 or BB2 is 50%, ART starting lottery winning probability when winning lottery category including bonus role BB3 or BB4 is 25%, when lottery category WM is won The ART start lottery win probability is 6%, the ART start lottery win probability when winning the lottery category CH1 is 4%, the ART start lottery win probability when winning the lottery category CH2 is 8%, the ART start lottery win probability when winning the lottery category RP9 Is set to 3% respectively.
The expected ART start lottery winning value per game can be calculated from the lottery value for each lottery category shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 and the ART start lottery winning probability for each lottery category shown in FIG. It is set.

Returning to FIG. 13, in step S1306, it is determined whether or not a small role or replay has been won. If YES is determined, the payout number is added to the OUT number in step S1307, and the process proceeds to step S1308. On the other hand, if NO is determined, step S1307 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1308. Strictly speaking, regarding the processing in step S1307, there is no medal payout at the time of replay winning, but the bet number is added assuming that the bet number has been paid out at the time of replay winning.
In the next step S1308, it is determined whether or not the limiter operating condition is satisfied. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the number of advantageous games has reached 1500 games, and whether or not the difference number obtained by subtracting the IN number from the OUT number exceeds 2400, and if any is determined as YES, Judge that the limiter operating condition is satisfied. If YES is determined in step S1308, the process proceeds to step S1311 to end the advantageous state.

On the other hand, if it is determined NO in step S1308, it is determined in step S1309 whether or not it has been won in the ART start lottery process in step S1304. If YES is determined, it is advantageous in step S1313. The status lamp YL is turned on, and in the next step S1314, the ART ready state process is started and the process returns.
If NO is determined in step S1309, it is determined whether or not the number of CZ games is zero in step S1310. If NO is determined, the process returns to step S1302 to continue the CZ state.
On the other hand, if it is determined as YES in step S1310, the process proceeds to step S1311 to end the advantageous state.

In step S1311, the advantageous state end process is executed, and in the next step S1312, the non-advantageous state process is started and the process returns.
Specifically, in the advantageous state end process, the advantageous state lamp YL is set to the extinguished state, and information relating to the advantageous state stored in the RAM 43 of the main control device 31 (for example, the number of advantageous games, the number of CZ games, the ART set) Number, special zone flag, IN number, OUT number, etc.).

2-2) Processing in the ART preparation state In the ART preparation state, the instruction function is valid, and the control is executed to make an early transition to RT2 while staying at RT0, RT1, or RT3. In other words, the ART ready state is a game period for making an early transition to RT2 by the instruction function.
As shown in FIG. 15, in the processing during the ART preparation state, first, in step S1501, zero is set to the specialization zone flag. In the next step S1502, it is determined whether or not the user is staying at RT2. If YES is determined, the ART setting process is started in step S1516, and the process returns.

If it is determined NO in step S1502, internal lottery processing is executed in step S1503. In the next step S1504, 1 is added to the number of advantageous games and the bet number is added to the IN number. In the next step S1506, while staying at RT1 and pushing order small role / replay, specifically, lottery divisions CN3 to CN8 (6 choice coins 1 to 6) / lottery division RP3 to RP8 (6 choice replay 1 to 6) 6) It is determined whether or not it is elected, and if it is determined to be yes, in step S1506, the correct answer pressing order is notified and the process proceeds to step S1507, whereas if it is determined to be no, step S1506 is skipped. Then, the process proceeds to step S1507.
In step S1507, as a result of the internal lottery process, it is determined whether or not the set extra lottery opportunity category is won. If the answer is yes, the set extra lottery process is executed in step S1508. Details of the set addition lottery process will be described later.
In the next step S1509, it is determined whether or not the set extra lottery process in step S1508 has been won. If it is determined to be yes, the additional set number is added to the ART set number in step S1510, and the process proceeds to step S1511. Transition. When it is determined NO in step S1507 and when NO is determined in step S1509, the process proceeds to step S1511.

In step S1511, it is determined whether or not a small role or replay has been won. If YES is determined, in step S1512 the payout number is added to the OUT number, and the process proceeds to step S1513, but no is determined. If YES, step S1512 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1513.
In step S1513, it is determined whether or not the limiter operating condition is satisfied. If it is determined to be yes, the process proceeds to step S1514 to end the advantageous state. If it is determined to be no, the process returns to step S1502. Continue the ART ready state.
In step S1514, an advantageous state end process is executed. In a next step S1515, the non-advantageous state process is started and the process returns.

2-3) Processing during ART setting The processing during ART setting is executed during a game period in which the instruction function is valid and the user stays at RT2. As described with reference to FIG. 7, RT2 is a finite RT that ends with 50 games unless a lottery category including bonus combinations BB1 to BB4 is won. In this slot machine 1, since the completion of the ART1 set is set to the completion of the RT2, the ART1 set is basically 50 games.
As shown in FIG. 16, in the ART setting process, first, in step S1601, it is determined whether or not the specialized zone flag is zero. If it is determined that the answer is YES, the initial value is set to the number of RT games in step S1602. 50 is set and the process proceeds to step S1603. On the other hand, if NO is determined, step S1602 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1603.
The special zone flag is set to a value other than zero, specifically, 1 only when the advantageous state transition lottery is won during the stay in RT2 in the non-advantageous state processing shown in FIG. Therefore, when the specialization zone flag is 1, since it is staying at RT2, step S1602 is skipped.

  In step S1603, an internal lottery process is executed, and in the next step S1604, 1 is subtracted from the number of RT games, 1 is added to the number of advantageous games, and the number of bets is added to the number of IN. In the next step S1605, it is determined whether or not the winning combination, specifically, the lottery classifications CN3 to CN8 (6-choice coins 1 to 6) has been won. If it is determined to be YES, in step S1606. While the correct answer pressing order is notified and the process proceeds to step S1607, if it is determined NO, step S1606 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1607.

  In step S1607, as a result of the internal lottery process, it is determined whether or not the set extra lottery opportunity category has been won. If the answer is YES, the set extra lottery process is executed in step S1608. In the next step S1609, it is determined whether or not the set extra lottery process in step S1608 has been won. If it is determined to be yes, the additional set number is added to the ART set number in step S1610, and the process proceeds to step S1611. Transition. When it is determined NO in step S1607 and when NO is determined in step S1609, the process proceeds to step S1611.

FIG. 17 shows the contents of the set addition lottery process.
As shown in FIG. 17, in this slot machine 1, the contents of the set addition lottery process differ depending on whether the value of the specialized zone flag is 0 or 1.
First, normal set addition lottery processing when the value of the special zone flag is 0 will be described.
In the normal set addition lottery process, the lottery divisions including the bonus combinations BB1 to BB4, the lottery divisions WM, CH1, CH2, RP9, RP11 and RP12 are set as the set addition lottery opportunity division.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of winning each lottery category including the bonus combination BB1 or BB2 is set to 50%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of the extra lottery win is set to two sets.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of winning each lottery category including the bonus combination BB3 or BB4 is set to 25%, and the expected additional number of sets at the extra lottery win is set to one set.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of lottery category WM win is set to 6%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of set extra lottery win is set to one set.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of winning the lottery category CH1 is set to 4%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of the extra lottery win is set to one set.
The set extra lottery winning probability at the time of winning the lottery category CH2 is set to 8%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to one set.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of lottery division RP9 win is set to 3%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of set extra lottery win is set to one set.
The set extra lottery winning probability at the time of winning the lottery category RP11 is set to 100%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to one set.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of winning the lottery category RP12 is set to 10%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to one set.

Next, the set extra lottery process in the extra special zone when the value of the special zone flag is 1 will be described. As described above, the special zone flag is set to 1 only when the advantage state lottery is won during the RT2 stay in the non-advantage state processing shown in FIG. Is limited to this case and ends with the end of RT2.
In the set extra lottery process in the extra special zone, all lottery divisions that may be won during RT2 are set as set extra lottery opportunity divisions.
The set extra lottery winning probability at the time of winning each lottery category including the bonus combination BB1 or BB2 is set to 100%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to four sets.
The set extra lottery winning probability at the time of winning each lottery category including the bonus combination BB3 or BB4 is set to 100%, and the expected additional number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to 1.5 sets.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of the lottery category WM win is set to 100%, and the expected additional number of sets at the extra lottery win is set to 1.5 sets.
The set extra lottery winning probability at the time of winning the lottery category CH1 is set to 100%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to 1.5 sets.
The set extra lottery winning probability at the time of winning the lottery category CH2 is set to 100%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to 1.5 sets.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of winning lottery section RP9 is set to 100%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of set extra lottery win is set to 1.5 sets.
The set extra lottery winning probability at the time of winning the lottery category RP11 is set to 100%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to two sets.
The set extra lottery winning probability at the time of winning the lottery category RP12 is set to 100%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to 1.5 sets.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of lottery divisions CN1 to CN8 is set to 50%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of the set extra lottery win is set to one set.
The set extra lottery win probability at the time of winning the lottery divisions RP1 and RP2 is set to 50%, and the expected number of extra sets at the time of winning the set extra lottery is set to one set.
The expected number of extra sets per game in the extra special zone is the lottery value for each lottery category shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and the set extra lottery win probability and set extra lottery for each lottery category shown in FIG. It can be calculated from the expected number of additional sets at the time of winning, and is set to about 0.5 sets / game.
Therefore, during the extra special zone, the number of ART sets is increased with a very high probability compared to the game period in which the normal set extra lottery process is performed. Specifically, one ART set is set for every two games. A number is added.

Returning to FIG. 16, in step S1611, it is determined whether or not a small role or replay has been won. If YES is determined, in step S1612 the payout number is added to the OUT number and the process proceeds to step S1613. On the other hand, if NO is determined, step S1612 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1613.
In step S1613, it is determined whether the limiter operating condition is satisfied. If it is determined to be yes, the process proceeds to step S1620 to end the advantageous state. If it is determined to be no, in step S1614, An advantageous state forced termination determination process is executed.

FIG. 18 shows the flow of the advantageous state forced termination determination process.
If it is determined that the limiter will operate during the current ART set and the number of ART sets is 2 or more, the limiter operation will result in the loss of one or more ART sets. . Therefore, in the advantageous state forced termination determination process, when the limiter operation results in the loss of one or more ART sets, the advantageous state is determined during the ART set before the limiter operation, that is, during RT2. A process for determining whether to forcibly terminate is performed.

Also, when the advantage state is forcibly terminated during the ART set, that is, during RT2, the state shifts to the non-advantage state and RT2, and as described above, in this case, the average is 4-5 games, Again, it returns to the advantageous state, more specifically during the ART set, and becomes an additional specialized zone.
Therefore, in the advantageous state forced termination determination process, it is determined that the timing has been reached in the specialized zone that has returned from the non-advantage state, so that an additional set number corresponding to the number of ART sets that will be lost due to the limiter operation is obtained. It is determined that the advantageous state is forcibly terminated.

As shown in FIG. 18, in the advantageous state forced termination determination process, first, in step S1801, an approximate value A of the number of ART sets that can be consumed before the limiter operation is calculated based on the current advantageous game number. By subtracting the number of advantageous games from 1500, the number of remaining games until the limiter operation can be calculated, and the approximate value A is calculated by dividing this by the number of games 50 per ART set.
Then, by subtracting the approximate value A from the current number of ART sets, the number of lost sets, which is the number of ART sets that will be lost due to the limiter operation, is calculated.

In the next step S1802, it is determined whether or not the number of lost sets is greater than zero. If YES is determined, the advantageous state is forcibly ended in the game based on the current number of RT games in step S1803. In this case, a set additional expected value in the specialized zone that has recovered from the non-advantageous state is calculated.
Here, the number of games in the special zone is the average number of games required to return to the special zone through the non-advantageous state from the current number of RT games (as described above, the average number of games in this slot machine 1 is 4-5. It can be calculated by subtracting 5 games) to return in the game, and to this, the expected additional number of sets per game in the specialized zone (as described above, 0.5 set in the slot machine 1) By multiplying, the set additional expected value in the specialized zone can be calculated.

In the next step S1804, it is determined whether or not the current number of ART sets is equal to or greater than the set addition expected value in the specialized zone. If YES, it is determined to forcibly terminate in step S1805, and the process returns. .
On the other hand, if NO is determined in step S1802 and if NO is determined in step S1804, it is determined in step S1806 that the forced termination is not performed, and the process returns.

FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the state of transition of the gaming state according to the progress of the game during RT2 when the current number of ART sets is 10. When the number of RT games is 27, the set additional expected value in the specialized zone is 11 (= (27−5) × 0.5), which is larger than the current number of ART sets of 10, so the ART set Will continue. The same applies when the number of RT games is 26.
When the number of RT games is 25, the set additional expected value in the specialized zone is 10 (= (25-5) × 0.5), which is equal to the current number of ART sets of 10, which is advantageous in this game. The state is killed.

  As a result, the next game falls to an unfavorable state, but on average 4 to 5 games, it returns to the ART set again and becomes an additional specialized zone. In FIG. 19, it is assumed that after the non-advantage state falls, the game with 21 RT games is won in the advantageous state transition lottery process and returned to the ART set. Twenty games until the end of RT2 will be an additional special zone, and 0.5 sets will be added per game. Therefore, if RT2 can be completed, the number of ART sets corresponding to 10 ART sets before forced termination will be An extra will be obtained.

Returning to FIG. 16, step S1615 is YES / NO depending on whether it is determined to be forcibly terminated in the advantageous state forced termination determination process of step S1614, and if NO is determined, step S1616 is performed. It is determined whether the number of RT games is zero.
If NO is determined in step S1616, the process returns to step S1603 to continue the ART set. If YES is determined, RT2 ends and the process shifts to RT1 from the next game and the current ART set. Ends. In the next step S1617, 1 is subtracted from the number of ART sets, and the process proceeds to step S1618. In step S1618, it is determined whether the number of ART sets is greater than zero, that is, if it remains. If it is determined as YES, processing in the ART ready state is started in step S1619, and the process returns.
On the other hand, if YES is determined in step S1613, YES is determined in step S1615, and NO is determined in step S1618, an advantageous state termination process is performed in step S1620 to end the advantageous state. In step S1621, the non-advantageous state process is started and the process returns.

As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present invention, assuming that all already acquired ART sets have been consumed, the limiter is activated and at least one ART set is lost. As long as it is in the ART set, ie during RT2, the advantageous state is forcibly terminated. As a result, although the next game falls to an unfavorable state, it is configured to return to the ART set again with an average of 4 to 5 games, and become an additional special zone until RT2 ends. With this configuration, the number of ART sets lost due to forced termination can be recovered in the specialized zone after return.
In addition, considering the current number of ART sets, number of RT games, number of games required to return to the advantageous state again via the non-advantageous state, and the expected number of additional sets per game in the specialized zone , Calculate the average number of specialized zone games required to obtain an additional number of sets equivalent to the number of ART sets lost due to forced termination, and specialized zones for this number of games will be executed At the timing, the advantageous state is forcibly terminated. For this reason, by this forced termination, the player can realize a well-balanced game with a sense of satisfaction without greatly losing or profiting.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of matters described in the claims.
For example, in step S1801 in FIG. 18, the number of lost sets is calculated by taking into account only the number of advantageous games among the count values related to the limiter operation, but in addition to this, the number of differences may be taken into account.
In this case, for example, the difference number until reaching the limiter can be calculated by subtracting the current difference number from the upper limit value 2400. Then, by dividing the difference number until reaching the limiter by the net increase number per game during the holding ball increasing period in which the instruction function is activated, the number of games until the limiter is activated ((1500—the number of advantageous games) in step S1801). Equivalent).

  Further, in the present slot machine 1, in step S1802 in FIG. 18, when the number of lost sets is even one, the advantageous state forced termination process is executed. In this embodiment, it is possible to arbitrarily set a threshold value for the number of lost sets for which the advantageous state forced termination process is executed by changing (zero).

1 Slot machine 4L Left reel 4C Middle reel 4R Right reel 19 Start lever 20L Left stop button 20C Middle stop button 20R Right stop button 41 CPU
42 ROM
43 RAM

Claims (2)

An internal lottery means for executing an internal lottery process for determining whether or not a plurality of types of winning combinations including a replay winning combination are performed according to a game start operation;
After the internal lottery process, variable display means for variably displaying a design of each display row by changing a plurality of display rows,
A plurality of stop operation means provided corresponding to each of the plurality of display columns and instructing to stop the change of the corresponding display columns;
Stop control means for stopping the change of the corresponding display row according to the stop instruction operation for each stop operation means and the result of the internal lottery process,
In the game in which the result of the internal lottery process results in an advantage or disadvantage due to the order of stop instruction operations for the plurality of stop operation means, instruction means for instructing the order of stop instruction operations advantageous to the player;
RT state transition means for transitioning the RT state between a plurality of types of RT states in which the lottery aspect of the replay role in the internal lottery process is different from each other;
Advantageous state starting means for starting an advantageous state in which the operation of the indicating means can be performed on the condition that a starting condition is satisfied during a non-advantageous state in which the indicating means is not activated;
Limit means for forcibly terminating the advantageous state and falling to the non-advantageous state when a count result counted through a series of advantageous states reaches an upper limit value,
In the slot machine including the finite RT state in which the number of execution games after the start reaches the specified number of games in the plurality of types of RT states,
The advantageous state includes a specific period in which the operation frequency of the indicating means is set so that the ball is increased,
Specific period start determining means for determining whether to grant the execution right and start the specific period in a state where the execution right related to the specific period has not yet been acquired;
Consuming the execution right in response to the transition to the finite RT state during the specific period, and continuing the specific period on condition that the execution right remains after the end of the finite RT state On the other hand, if the execution right does not remain, a specific period continuation / end means for ending the specific period;
Execution right addition means for performing the execution right addition process during the specific period;
During the specified period and during the finite RT state, based on the current counting result, the upper limit value, and the number of acquired execution rights, all the execution rights are consumed and the specified period is continued. Provided that it is determined that the limit means is operated when it is assumed that, for a specific period forced termination means for forcibly terminating the advantageous state and falling to the non-advantageous state,
The specific period start determining means determines that the specific period starts with high probability when staying in the finite RT state, compared with staying in another RT state,
The execution right addition means includes:
The specific period started by the specific period start determining means while staying in the finite RT state is higher in the additional specialized zone until the finite RT state is finished than when it is not the additional specialized zone A slot machine, wherein the execution right is added with an expected value. The specific period forced termination means is:
Based on the number of execution games in the finite RT state or the number of remaining games until the end of the finite RT state, and the expected additional value related to the execution right in the additional specialization zone by the execution right addition means, When it is assumed that the specific period was forcibly ended in the game and dropped into the non-advantageous state, the addition that will be started after falling into the non-advantageous state and returning to the specific period In the specialized zone, the expected value of the execution right added by the execution right adding means is estimated, and the advantageous state is determined at a timing when it is determined that the expected value corresponds to the number of the acquired execution rights. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the slot machine is forcibly terminated and falls into the non-favorable state.