JP6604548B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A slot machine is known as one of the gaming machines. This slot machine is configured to provide a game in which a game medium (such as a game medal) is obtained by aligning a predetermined combination of symbols according to a lottery result of a combination by a player's operation. Such a slot machine has a function of a setting change device. For example, an administrator of a game facility performs a predetermined setting change operation when the power is turned on, thereby determining the degree of advantage for the player in the role lottery. Can be changed within a range of a predetermined set value. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5046411

  In such a gaming machine, high reliability is required for the function related to the setting change.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving functions related to setting changes.

In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a setting value display means, a setting change switch, a setting value information storage area capable of storing setting value information, and a setting capable of storing setting value display information. Based on the set value display information stored in the set value display information storage area by an interrupt process , and a predetermined storage means having a value display information storage area, and a lottery means capable of executing lottery In the setting change mode, the information displayed on the setting value display means can be switched based on the operation of the setting change switch. "X" in the setting value display means to initiate a change mode to the first (X is a number) is displayed information indicating, then "Y" in the setting value display means based on the operation of the setting changing switch (Y Is Under certain circumstances the information indicating the value) is displayed, the power switch is turned off during the execution of the setting change mode, then the power switch is turned on, the setting change mode without detecting a predetermined abnormality when starting, the setting value information stored in the setting value information storage area is not initialized, setting value display information stored in the setting value display information storage area is initialized, the setting The information indicating “X” can be displayed on the value display means , the setting change mode is started, the information indicating “X” is first displayed on the setting value display means, and then the setting is displayed. Under a predetermined situation in which information indicating “Y” is displayed on the set value display means based on the operation of the change switch, the power switch is turned off during execution of the setting change mode, and then the power switch When the predetermined abnormality is detected and the setting change mode is started, the setting value information stored in the setting value information storage area and the setting value display information storage area are stored. The set value display information is initialized so that specific information can be displayed on the set value display means, and it is possible to determine abnormality of the set value information before the lottery by the lottery means is executed. It is configured .
Further, as a modification of the gaming machine according to the present invention, a storage means having a storage area for storing a set value and a predetermined range including the storage area in which the set value is stored when a predetermined condition is satisfied are initialized. An initialization means for enabling, after allowing the storage means to be initialized by the initialization means, permitting execution of an interrupt process for executing a predetermined process, and permitting execution of the interrupt process, Based on the operation of the setting change button, the set value can be updated within the range of “0” to “N” (where N is an integer equal to or greater than 1). It can be configured to determine whether or not the set value stored in the storage means is in a range of “0” to “N”, and execute error processing when it is determined that the set value is out of the range.

When the gaming machine according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to improve functions related to setting changes. Specifically, when the power switch is turned off during execution of the setting change mode and the power switch is turned on while the setting change key switch is turned on, “N” displayed first when the setting change mode is executed is displayed. Since it is displayed on the set value display means, the value set before the setting change mode is executed can be confirmed on the set value display means. With this function, for example, when there is a possibility that the set value has been illegally changed, it is possible to give an opportunity to confirm the set value that has been set again. Alternatively, if an unintentional power interruption occurs, such as accidentally turning off the power switch during execution of the setting change mode, turn the power switch on with the setting change key switch turned on. The value change process can be resumed.

It is a front view of a slot machine. It is drawing inside a slot machine, (a) is a rear view of a front door, (b) is a front view of a back box. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the function of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control system in a slot machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the symbol arrangement | sequence of the outer peripheral surface of a reel. It is explanatory drawing which shows the combination of a combination and a symbol. It is explanatory drawing which shows the winning probability of the winning lottery table set with respect to the winning combination and each game state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the pushing order of the stop button allocated to the combination. FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing transition of a gaming state and an internal gaming state in the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a storage number display, an acquisition number display, and a status display. The circuit diagram of an upstream is shown among the circuit diagrams which show the wiring of the electric signal of a main control board, a display board, digits 1-5, and a status indicator. The circuit diagram of a downstream is shown among the circuit diagrams which show the wiring of the electric signal of a main control board, a display board, digits 1-5, and a status indicator. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a digit. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure of a LED display request flag and a LED display request counter. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure of a LED segment table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure of the input ports 0-2. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure of the output ports 0-5. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the relationship between a winning combination and an instruction number. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of a mask process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of the data area corresponding to RAM among memory spaces. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a program start process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a setting change process and a setting value update process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a power supply return process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the control command set 1 process and the control command set 2 process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a game progress main process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a role lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a lottery determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the determination in internal game state and the process in internal game state 0, 5 and 7 among internal game state setting processes. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the front | former stage of the internal game state 2 and the internal game state 3 among internal game state setting processes. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the back | latter stage of the process in the internal game state 3 among internal game state setting processes. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a reel rotation start pre-processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the front | former stage of a game completion | finish check process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the front | former stage of the game state transition process which comprises a game completion | finish check process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the back | latter stage of the game state transition process which comprises a game completion | finish check process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in internal game state 0 and 1 among game completion | finish check processes. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the internal game state 2 among game completion | finish check processes. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the internal game state 3 among game completion | finish check processes. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in internal game states 4-7 among game completion | finish check processes. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of an interruption process and a power-off process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of LED display processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of an input port 0-2 reading process and an input port data set process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a setting value error check process and an unrecoverable error process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a control command transmission process and a soft random number update process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the setting change process in the 1st and 2nd modification of setting value management, and a setting value update process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the setting change process in the 3rd modification of setting value management, and a setting value update process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the setting value update process in the 4th modification of setting value management.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the structure of the slot machine 1 which is an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing of the slot machine 1 includes a front door 3 and a back box 4 whose front side is closed by the front door 3. The back box 4 is also called a base part or cabinet, and is constructed by assembling wood and the like into a hollow box shape having an open front side. Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the front door 3 is opened, the opening is detected by a door switch 91 described later. The slot machine 1 provides a game in which a predetermined number of game medals can be obtained by aligning a predetermined combination of symbols on a predetermined line among the symbols displayed on the three reels 21a to 21c. As shown in FIG. 3, the symbol display means 20 (also referred to as a reel unit) composed of reels 21a to 21c, the operation means 30 composed of buttons, switches, and the like, and control of the game are performed. Main control means 100 for performing, effect means 40 for effecting a game, sub-control means 200 for controlling the effect means 40, and the like.

(Main control means 100)
The main control means 100 (also referred to as main control means) is a means for overall control related to the progress of the game in the slot machine 1. And reel control means 120 for controlling), winning determination means 130 for determining the symbol combination on the active line when all reels are stopped, payout control means 140 for controlling payout of game medals at the time of winning, Set value setting means 150 for setting a setting value relating to the ball ratio, game state control means 160 for controlling the progress and state of the game, freeze control means 170 for controlling execution of the freeze effect, and stop buttons 33a to 33 constituting the operation means 30 The operation order determining means 175 for determining the pressing order of 33c, and the information related to the game via the external concentration terminal board 80 to the external device ( (For example, a hall computer that manages the slot machine 1 or a display device that displays the status of each slot machine 1) A command transmission unit 185 and a second random number generation unit 190 are included. As shown in FIG. 4, the main control unit 100 has a main CPU (central processing unit) 102 for performing calculations and the like, and a random number value for performing lottery of roles and lottery of effects (for example, freeze effects). A random number generator 103 that generates the data, a RAM 104 that temporarily stores captured data and the like when the main CPU 102 performs various controls, a ROM 105 that stores a program necessary for the progress of the game, and the like. An I / F circuit 106 that communicates with the sub-control means 200 is mounted on the main control board 101, and these are connected by a bus 107 so that data can be transmitted and received. In the main control means 100, the main CPU 102 is configured to execute a game control program stored in the ROM 105 and control the game. The main CPU 102 has a register for storing numerical values used for program execution and the result of arithmetic processing. In the following description, processing using this register will be described. However, these processes are examples, and the registers of the main CPU 102 and the RAM 104 can be used as appropriate. In other words, the register and the RAM can be referred to as storage means because they are storage areas capable of storing data.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the main control board 101 is arranged on the upper part on the inner surface side of the back box 4 (upper side of the symbol display means 20 described later). The main control board 101 is accommodated in a transparent board case. In order to prevent fraud (ROM exchange etc.) with respect to the main control board 101, this board case is accommodated inside the main control board 101 and then caulked or welded (welded by ultrasonic waves, welded by a UV curing agent, or by electric heat). It is sealed by welding or the like. The main control board 101 is electrically connected to a sub-control board 300 described later by a harness or an optical fiber (a bundle of electric wires) (not shown).

  The symbol display means 20 is electrically connected to the output side (right side in FIG. 3) of the main control means 100. The symbol display means 20 includes three rotatable reels 21 (left reel 21a, middle reel 21b, right reel 21c) on which various symbols are drawn along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, and reel drive means 22 (left reel drive). Means 22a, middle reel driving means 22b, right reel driving means 22c) and reel position detecting means 23 (left reel position detecting means 23a, middle reel position detecting means 23b, right reel position detecting means 23c). Has been. The reel 21 is disposed on a reel base attached to the central portion on the inner surface side of the back box 4. Three reels 21 a to 21 c are arranged so that three symbols that are continuous in the vertical direction can be seen from the reel display window 11 formed in the front door 3 of the slot machine 1. Therefore, these left reel 21a, middle reel 21b and right reel 21c are arranged so that a total of nine symbols (designs 90 to 98 shown in FIG. 1) can be seen from the reel display window 11 of the slot machine 1. Yes.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, 20 symbols from 0 to 19 are displayed on each of the reels 21a to 21c, and are variably displayed in order of increasing numbers. Note that the symbols and their arrangement shown in FIG. 5 are examples. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the reel driving means 22 (22a to 22c) is constituted by a stepping motor or the like and is connected to each rotation center of the reel 21 (21a to 21c), and its operation is the main control means. It is controlled by 100 reel control means 120. Furthermore, the reel position detecting means 23a to 23c are for detecting the reel symbol position during rotation. Specifically, it is constituted by a reel sensor disposed above each reel driving means 22 (22a to 22c) and a detected member (index) provided on each reel. When the member to be detected (index) passes in front of the reel sensor, the reel sensor detects the index. As a result, each time the reel 21 (21a to 21c) makes one rotation, each detected member is detected by the reel sensor, and a reference position can be specified, and each position can be specified based on the reference position. The stop positions of the reels 21a to 21c can be determined. Note that a photo sensor, a magnetic sensor, a touch sensor, or the like can be used as the reel sensor.

  Further, nine back lamps 44 are arranged behind each of the nine symbols visible from the reel display window 11. By turning on the back lamp 44, each symbol can be highlighted. Alternatively, all the back lamps 44 may be turned on, the illuminance of the back lamps 44 on the line to be emphasized may be increased, and the illuminances of other back lamps 44 that are not desired to be emphasized may be decreased. In addition, when notifying the combination of the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c, such as a winning combination-A1, which will be described later, as an effect, the back lamp 44 on the invalid line, which will be described later, is displayed. You may comprise so that it may blink, or the back lamp 44 on a plurality of invalid lines is turned off line by line for every stop operation of the stop buttons 33a to 33c.

  Further, the operation means 30 is electrically connected to the input side (left side in FIG. 3) of the main control means 100, and this operation means 30 is a bet button 31 (one bet button 31a and MAX bet button 31b). , Start lever 32, stop button 33 (left stop button 33a, middle stop button 33b, right stop button 33c), clearing button 34, power switch 35, setting change key switch 36, and reset / setting switch 37. Yes. Here, the start lever 32, the stop button 33, and the checkout button 34 are arranged on the player side of the front door 3, as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the power switch 35 is disposed in a power supply unit provided at the lower part on the inner surface side of the back box 4, and includes a setting change key switch 36 and a reset / setting switch 37. Are mounted on a board (a board electrically connected to the main control board 101) different from the main control board 101 so as to be adjacent to the right side of the main control board 101. The setting change key switch 36 and the reset / setting switch 37 are covered with a transparent cover. Although not shown, a setting door switch 92 for detecting whether the cover is opened or closed is provided. Is provided. It should be noted that the setting change key switch 36 and the reset / setting switch 37 are not only arranged in the above-described positions, but also at a predetermined position inside the gaming machine (when the player determines that the front door 3 is closed). It suffices if they are arranged at positions where they cannot be operated. In this embodiment, the reset switch and the setting switch are also used as the reset / setting switch 37, but the reset switch and the setting switch may be provided as individual switches. In other words, when each individual switch is provided, a “reset / setting switch 37” to be described later is used. When a setting value is selected (updated / changed), a “setting switch” is used. Can be replaced with a “reset switch”. Furthermore, the setting door switch 92 may not be provided.

  The start lever 32 is a lever that is operated when starting the reels 21a to 21c, and has a function as a starting means. The stop button 33 (33a to 33c) is a button operated by the player when stopping each of the rotating reels 21a to 21c, and has a function as a stopping means. The bet button 31 is a switch operated when a player inserts (bets) a stored medal (“credit” described later) into the slot machine 1, and the symbol combination line described later is activated by the operation. Is done. Note that the medal insertion slot 51 shown in FIG. 1 is a part where a game medal is inserted in order to validate the symbol combination line, like the bet button 31. Note that when the number of game medals exceeds the number that can be bet in one unit game, electronic information is stored in the slot machine 1 (game medium storage means 141) within a predetermined number of games. Are stored (credited) (for example, stored in the RAM 104) (hereinafter simply referred to as “storage”). The clearing button 34 is a button for paying out game medals stored in the slot machine 1 and game medals bet. The power switch 35 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the slot machine 1. The setting change key switch 36 and the reset / setting switch 37 are used when a setting value is changed by a setting value setting means 150 described later.

  Also, on the input side of the main control means 100, two sensors (a first insertion sensor 61 and a second insertion sensor 62) for detecting that the inserted medal has passed through the flow path, a game medal is paid out. A payout sensor 76 for detecting game medals paid out from a hopper device, which is a payout device, a door switch 91 for detecting opening / closing of the front door 3, and opening / closing of a door in an area in which the setting change key switch 36 is stored. A setting door switch 92 to be detected is connected. The detection results of the payout sensor 76 are processed by the payout control means 140, and the detection results of the door switch 91 and the setting change key switch 36 are processed by the set value setting means 150. As shown in FIG. 2B, a hopper device 52 for paying out game medals is arranged at the lower part on the inner surface side of the back box 4, and a flow that communicates from the medal insertion port 51 to the hopper device 52. A selector having a blocker 60 for selecting whether to store game medals in the hopper device 52 or to discharge from the payout port 59 is selected on the path 53 (which is to select which medal channel is formed). Is done. A first closing sensor 61 and a second closing sensor 62 are arranged in the selector. In addition, the first insertion sensor 61 and the second insertion sensor 62 are arranged so that the first and second insertion sensors 61 and 62 have a timing to detect the game medal at the same time in the process in which the game medal flows down.

  Further, on the output side of the main control means 100, a blocker 60 provided in a selector 54 for determining a flow path 53 of game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 51, a hopper motor 75, an acquisition number display 72, a storage. A number display 71, a status display 73, a set value display 74, and an external concentration terminal board 80 are connected. Here, the blocker 60 has a function of guiding a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 51 to the return channel during a period in which no game medal is accepted. The hopper motor 75 operates when paying out game medals from the hopper device 52. The operation of the hopper motor 75 is controlled by the dispensing control means 140. As shown in FIG. 10, the acquired number display unit 72, the stored number display unit 71, and the state display unit 73 described above are arranged on the display substrate 70. Further, as shown in FIG. The front door 3 is arranged on the left side of the reel display window 11 on the player side. In FIG. 10, a display board 70 (shown by a dotted line in FIG. 10) is disposed inside the slot machine 1 below the storage number display 71, the acquired number display 72, and the status display 73. The set value display 74 is provided on the main control board 101. The game medals paid out from the hopper device 52 and the game medals guided to the return flow path by the blocker 60 are discharged to the outside from the payout port 59 provided at the lower part on the front side of the front door 3. The

-About the storage number display 71, the acquisition number display 72, and the status display 73-
The storage number display 71 is an LED that displays the number of medals (credits) stored in the slot machine 1 and is composed of a digit 1 that displays an upper digit and a digit 2 that displays a lower digit. That is, the storage number display 71 displays two digits. Here, “digit” means a display unit (display), and in the present embodiment, it is composed of a seven segment display (seven segment display unit, so-called 7-segment).

  In this embodiment, the storage number indicator 71 can display a number between “00” and “50” (integer) as described later. For example, in a state where medals are not stored, the display on the storage number display 71 is “00”. Here, when one medal is managed (a player inserts a game medal from the medal slot 51), the one medal is bet for the game. When two more cards are additionally inserted, three medals are bet for the game (when the bet limit number is three). Therefore, when up to three medals are maintained, the medals are bet and not stored. As medals continue to be maintained, medals are stored in the slot machine 10 and the number of stored medals is displayed on the stored number display 71.

  As will be described later, in this embodiment, up to 50 medals can be stored. Accordingly, when the number of stored sheets reaches 50 (when “50” is displayed on the stored number display 71), medals are not stored any more. In this state, if a medal is maintained from the medal insertion slot 51, the maintained medal is returned from the payout slot 59 by the blocker 60.

  The acquired number display 72 is an LED for displaying the number of payouts when winning a winning combination, and is composed of a digit 3 for displaying an upper digit and a digit 4 for displaying a lower digit. Therefore, the acquired number display unit 72 can display two digits similarly to the stored number display unit 71. The acquired number display unit 72 normally displays the acquired number, but functions as an LED that displays the content (type) of an error when an error occurs, and is therefore referred to as an “acquired number (or error) display unit 72”. There is also.

  The acquired number display unit 72 displays the number of medals to be paid out when winning a winning combination. Further, when the error occurs, the acquisition number display unit 72 displays an error code instead of the acquisition number displayed so far. Further, in the present embodiment, an instruction number (also referred to as an instruction mode) that is information on the correct answer pressing order for the combination to which the pressing order is assigned is configured to be displayed on the acquired number display 72. The acquired number display 72 displays “00” when there are no medals to be paid out. For example, when the winning combination 02 wins and seven medals are paid out, the acquired number display 72 displays Is changed from “00” to “07”. Further, the acquired number display unit 72 may be controlled to be turned off when there are no medals to be paid out.

  Here, when a winning combination (excluding replay) is awarded and a medal corresponding to the winning combination is paid out, the medal is given inside the slot machine 1 in preference to being paid out from the payout slot 59. Stored. For example, when the number of pools before winning the winning combination 02 is “10”, the display of the acquired number display 72 is updated from “00” to “07” and the storage is performed by winning the winning combination 02. The display on the number display 71 is updated from “10” to “17”.

  Furthermore, if the number of stored items exceeds “50” when winning a winning combination, the portion exceeding “50” is paid out from the payout port 59. For example, if the number of reserved coins is “47” before winning a winning combination, and 7 medals are paid out by winning the winning combination 01, 3 are reserved and the number of storing is “50”, which exceeds “50”. The four sheets are paid out from the payout port 59.

  Further, when a replay (re-playing combination) is won, medals are not stored and paid out, and the number of medals bet in the game are automatically bet for re-playing. For example, if the game is played with 2 bets (2) and a replay wins, 2 medals are automatically bet. Similarly, when the game is played with 3 bets (3 cards) and the replay wins, 3 medals are automatically bet. Since the automatic bet based on the replay winning is the insertion of medals for replaying, even if the settlement (return) operation is performed thereafter, the medals cannot be settled.

  According to the “Rules for Game Machine Approval and Type Approval, etc.”, if the combination of symbols corresponding to replay is stopped on the active line, it is the operation of the condition device related to replay and not “winning”. Interpreted. However, in the present application (this specification and the like), replay is also treated as one of the roles (replaying game), and the combination of symbols corresponding to the replay is stopped on the active line is referred to as “replay winning”.

  In FIG. 10, the status indicator 73 is composed of seven LEDs (73a to 73g). The replay display LED 73a is an LED that is lit when a replay is won, and when an automatic bet is made based on the replay win, the replay display LED 73a is lit almost simultaneously to notify the player that the bet state is automatic.

  It should be noted that when a normal replay (normal replay) winning such as the replaying role 01 is made, medals are automatically inserted immediately after all reels 21 are stopped, and the replay display LED 73a is turned on. On the other hand, when the combination of symbols of a predetermined re-playing game (for example, re-playing game 05 described later) stops on the active line (when winning), this freeze is executed. During this, the replay display LED 73a remains off. When the freeze is released and the automatic insertion of medals is performed, the replay display LED 73a is turned on. As a condition for releasing the freeze, not only the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), but also the condition for detecting a medal by the first insertion sensor 61 may be used as the release condition. At this time, in order to set the medal detected by the first insertion sensor 61 as a normal medal insertion, the blocker 60 is turned on under the condition of the medal detection by the first insertion sensor 61 (and the condition that the stored number is not 50). You may make it.

  Furthermore, freezing does not have to be performed at the time of winning the predetermined re-gamer described above. In that case, a predetermined condition (for example, at least one of detecting a medal by the first insertion sensor 61, detecting an operation of the start lever 31, or detecting an operation of the bet button 31) is satisfied. Therefore, the replay display LED 73a can be turned on. Further, the medal automatic insertion process can be performed under the same conditions.

  The insertable display LED 73b is an LED that lights up when a medal can be inserted. That is, it lights up before the game is finished and a medal for shifting to the next game is inserted, indicating a so-called bet waiting state. In the present embodiment, even after the replay is activated, it lights up when a bet can be made according to the number of stored items.

  In the present embodiment, the settlement display LED 73c is an LED that is lit during the settlement process. When the clearing button 34 is turned on in a state where there are stored medals and / or bet medals (excluding automatic bets at the time of replay winning), the light is turned on while the medals are actually paid out.

  The game start LED 73d is an LED that lights up when a medal is inserted and the start lever 32 can be operated. Therefore, it does not light up when no medal is bet (or when replay is not automatically inserted).

  The (1 piece, 2 pieces, 3 pieces) insertion display LEDs 73e to 73g are LEDs for displaying the number of medals bet, respectively. When one medal is bet, “1 BET (1 piece insertion display LED 73e) is displayed. ”” Is lit and when two medals are bet, “1 BET (one-sheet insertion display LED 73e)” and “2 BET (two-sheet insertion display LED 73f)” are lit and three medals are betted. At this time, “1 BET (1 sheet insertion display LED 73e)”, “2 BET (2 sheet insertion display LED 73f)” and “3 BET (3 sheet insertion display LED 73g)” are lit.

  It is also possible to arrange the display substrate 70 on the side of the bet button 31.

(Winning role determination means 110)
The winning combination determining means 110 obtains a first random number value from the random number generator 103 shown in FIG. 4 (in the following description, this random number generator 103 is also referred to as “first random number generating means”), and this random number generation Obtaining a second random number value from the second random number generation means 190 different from the device 103, processing the first random number value and the second random number value by calculation, and generating a third random number value; It is configured to determine whether or not the winning combination is won by the third random number value and the winning lottery table defined corresponding to the range in which the winning probability of each of the plurality of winning combinations can be taken. (Hereinafter, winning probability data for each combination set in the winning lottery table is referred to as “probability data”). A method for determining the winning combination by the winning combination determining means 110 will be described later. Here, as the combination of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a special combination, a winning combination, and a re-playing combination are provided. When the winning combination determining unit 110 wins any combination, the winning combination flag is turned on to the flag information storage unit 111 described later. Thus, the winning combination determining means 110 determines a symbol position (stop symbol) that can be stopped and displayed according to the operation mode (operation timing, operation sequence) of the stop buttons 33a to 33c by determining the winning combination. It has a function to determine information for.

  Here, the special combination is a combination in which, when a combination of symbols corresponding to the combination stops (wins) on an active line, which will be described later, the game medal is not paid out but is shifted to the special game state. In the embodiment, BB1, BB2, and BB3 are provided as BB (Big Bonus). This BB is a role to be shifted to a BB game (a game in which the accessory continuous operation device related to the first type special accessory operates) which is one of the special games. For example, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when three game medals are bet and a game is played, the combination of symbols of the special roles (BB1 to BB3) shown in FIG. When stopped (winning), it is configured to shift to a BB game. Here, the BB game is a game in which an RB game, which will be described later, can be repeated until the payout number of game medals exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 334 for BB1, 238 for BB2, and 60 for BB3). .

  The special role is not limited to this BB, and MB (middle bonus), RB (regular bonus), SB (single bonus), CB (challenge bonus), etc. can be provided. The MB is a role to be transferred to an MB game which is one of special games (so-called a game in which an accessory continuous operation device related to a second type special accessory operates). This MB game is a game that can be repeated until all the small combinations are won regardless of the lottery result by the winning combination determination means 110 and the number of game medals paid out exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 30). is there. Further, in this MB game, the reel control means 120, which will be described later, has one frame from when the stop button 33 (33a to 33c) is pressed against at least one of the three reels 21a to 21c. Within a minute, the reels 21a to 21c are set to stop rotating. At this time, the number of game medals bet in the MB game can be configured to be different from the number other than the MB game (for example, two). In addition, RB is a role to shift to RB game (so-called game in which the condition operating device according to the first type special combination is operated) which is another special game. This RB game is a game that can be repeated until a predetermined small role is won with a high probability until the first number of times (for example, two times) or the second number of times (for example, twice) is won. In addition, when the combinations of symbols of SB are aligned on the active line, an SB game is performed in which a bonus game in which a predetermined small role is won with a high probability is played. This SB is used as a role for controlling the gaming state. Sometimes. When the combinations of CB symbols are aligned on the active line, all winning combinations are won regardless of the lottery result, and the process ends when one game result is obtained. In this CB game, the reel control means 120, which will be described later, is within one frame from when the stop button 33 (33a to 33c) is pressed for at least one of the three reels 21a to 21c. The reels 21a to 21c are determined to stop rotating.

  In addition, the winning combination is a combination in which a predetermined number of game medals are paid out when the combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the active line, and according to the type of winning combination as shown in FIG. The combination of symbols corresponding to the combination and the number of game medals to be paid out are set. In the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, winning combinations 01 to 24 are set as winning combinations. Further, the re-playing role (replay) is a game in which the combination of symbols of the re-playing role is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the game can be played again while maintaining the number of inserted medals. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. Note that in the next game in which the combination of symbols of the re-gamer is stopped and displayed on the active line, the game medals can be inserted from the medal slot 51.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the winning combination determining means 110 corresponds to the flag information storage means 111 for storing the lottery result and the like, and when the special combination is won by the winning combination determining means 110, it corresponds to the effective line described later. Special combination carry-over means 112 for holding the selected state until the combination of symbols to be stopped is displayed (until winning). Note that the above-described SB and CB clear (do not carry over) information indicating that they have won the winning game.

(Flag information storage means 111)
The flag information storage unit 111 wins a winning combination by the winning combination determining unit 110 (when the condition device search number of the winning combination is set in the condition device number buffer in the combination lottery process S5080, as will be described later). The type of winning combination and its flag are turned on and stored. In a slot machine having a special role, the timing at which the information stored in the flag information storage unit 111 is erased (the timing when the winning flag is turned off) differs between the special role and other roles. . That is, in the case of a special combination, the information stored in the flag information storage unit 111 is erased on condition that the combination of symbols of the special combination (other than SB and CB) is stopped and displayed on the active line. If the combination of symbols (other than SB and CB) is not stopped and displayed on the active line, after the next game, the symbol combination is carried over until it is stopped and displayed on the active line. Regardless of whether the combination of symbols for the winning combination is stopped on the active line, it is deleted at the end of the game and is not carried over to the next game. In the slot machine 1 having MB games, during the MB game, regardless of the lottery result of the winning combination deciding means 110, the winning flag of all the combinations (small roles) having a payout other than the special combination is turned on. Can do. However, when a re-gamer (replay) is won as a result of the lottery, the re-gamer flag may be turned on. As described above, the flag information storage unit 111 has a function as a determining combination storing unit that stores the combination determined by the winning combination determining unit 110.

(Special role carry-over means 112)
The special role carry-over means 112 wins the special role by the winning role determining means 110, and when the flag for the special role is set in the flag information storage means 111, the symbol of the selected special role is stopped and displayed on the active line. Until that time, the winning combination is carried over (maintaining the flagged state), and when the combination of symbols for the special combination is stopped on the active line, the special combination is terminated (the flag is lowered). Note that the special combination SB and CB are lowered if the symbols cannot be stopped and displayed in the winning game (they cannot be carried over to the next game). In addition, when the winning combination is won as a result of the winning combination determination by the winning combination determining means 110 while the special combination is being carried over (when it is in the RT4 gaming state which is an internal medium gaming state described later), the special combination and the winning combination are The flag is in a standing state, and the combination of any of the winning flags can be stopped and displayed on the active line by operating the stop buttons 33a to 33c.

(Reel control means 120)
The reel control unit 120 controls the start and stop of rotation of the reels 21a to 21c according to the timing when the start lever 32 and the stop buttons 33a to 33c of the operation unit 30 are operated. More specifically, the reel control means 120 rotates the reels 21a to 21c when the start lever 32 is operated, and thereafter, each time the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, a gaming state control means 160 described later. Based on the gaming state managed by the game, the result of the lottery by the winning combination determining means 110, and the timing when the stop button 33 (left stop button 33a, middle stop button 33b, right stop button 33c) is operated. The stop positions of the reels 21a to 21c corresponding to the stopped buttons 33a to 33c determined are determined, and the driving of the reel driving means (stepping motors) 22a to 22c is controlled, and the reels 21a to 21c are controlled at the determined positions. Stop each one.

  Here, symbol combination lines are provided on the reels 21 a to 21 c displayed in the reel display window 11 of the slot machine 1. The “design combination line” is a design line when the reels 21a to 21c are stopped, and is a line that forms a design combination. For example, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, 3 × 3 nine symbol stop positions 90 to 98 displayed on the reel display window 11 are provided one by one from each reel 21a to 21c. It is configured as a line that selects symbol stop positions and connects them.

  Furthermore, an effective line and an invalid line are set from these symbol combination lines. In the present embodiment, the “effective line” is a line that is determined to be a prize and a profit corresponding to the combination is given to the player when a combination of symbols corresponding to any combination stops on the line. It is. On the other hand, an “invalid line” is a line that is not set as an effective line among symbol combination lines, and even if a combination of symbols corresponding to any combination stops on that line, This is a line that does not give profits (such as paying out game medals) according to the game. In other words, the invalid line is a line that is not a target of combination of symbols in the first place. These valid lines and invalid lines can be configured to be set according to the number of game medals inserted by the player, or can be determined in advance. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the middle symbol stop position 91 of the left reel 21a, the middle symbol stop position 94 of the middle reel 21b, and the middle symbol of the right reel 21c. A line L connecting the stop positions 97 is set as an effective line. In addition, the structure of this symbol combination line is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this structure.

  The stepping motor that constitutes each of the reel driving units 22a to 22c described above has a four-phase coil (stator) that is excited by a driving pulse supplied from the main control unit 100, although not particularly illustrated. . Then, two-phase excitation in which two phases of four-phase coils are excited simultaneously and one-phase excitation in which one phase of four-phase coils is excited are alternately repeated 1 The rotor (rotor) is rotated by -2 phase excitation. The stepping motor has a predetermined number of steps for controlling the reels 21a to 21c, and is configured to control the stop by assigning the number of steps to each symbol of the reels 21a to 21c. ing.

  Here, assignment of the number of steps in the stepping motor (reel driving means 22a to 22c) included in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. In this stepping motor, for example, 336 steps (= 21 × 16) are set as the total number of steps, and the rotation speed in the constant speed state is 80 rpm. Further, in the slot machine 1, the reels 21a to 21c are within a predetermined time Ts (for example, 190 ms) from the time when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated and within a maximum of five symbols from the time. The rotation is stopped.

  For example, when reels having 21 symbols arranged around them are used as the reels 21a to 21c, 16 steps can be equally assigned to each symbol. As described above, since the rotation speed of the stepping motor is 80 rpm, the control time per step is 2.23 ms. Then, if each of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is stopped at a maximum of 5 symbols from the time when each of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is operated, the number of steps for 5 symbols is 80 steps (= 16 × 5), so the stop buttons 33a to 33c The time until the corresponding reels 21a to 21c are stopped after being operated is 178.4 ms (= 2.23 × 80). Depending on the operation timing of the stop buttons 33a to 33c, there is a possibility that the stop process may be delayed by one step. However, even if this is taken into consideration, the processing is supported after the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. The time until the reels 21a to 21c are stopped is 180.63 ms (= 178.4 + 2.23) at the maximum, and can be kept within 190 ms.

  However, as described above, 20 symbols are displayed around the reels 21a to 21c of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and the number of steps cannot be equally assigned to each symbol. In addition, since the number of assigned steps is reduced by reducing the number of symbols by one compared to the case of 21, the number of assigned steps is necessary. Therefore, when the allocation of the number of steps is biased, the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. If it is attempted to stop at a maximum of 5 symbols ahead of time, it may not be possible to stop within 190 ms. Therefore, in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, based on the quotient M (ie, 16) and the remainder P (ie, 16) obtained by dividing 336 steps set as the total number of steps by 20, Of these, P / 4 symbols (ie, 4 steps) assigned M + 1 steps (ie, 17 steps) and M steps (ie, 16 steps) were assigned to any of a range of 5 consecutive symbols. (20-P) / 4 (that is, one) symbols are included. Specifically, the number of steps is assigned to each symbol of the reels 21a to 21c so that the arrangement of 17 steps, 17 steps, 17 steps, 16 steps, and 17 steps is repeated four times.

  By assigning the number of steps to each of the reels 21a to 21c in this way, among 20 symbols, 4 assigned 17 steps and 1 assigned 16 steps in any continuous 5 range. Therefore, the total number of steps in the range of five symbols is 84 steps (= 17 × 4 + 16), and the stop time can be kept within 190 ms.

  Further, as described above, the reel control means 120 of the slot machine 1 in which the special combination is included in the combination determined by the winning combination determining unit 110 wins the special combination, and the special combination is carried over by the special combination carry-over unit 112. In the game being played, when winning a winning combination (small combination) or re-playing combination, the operations of the reels 21a to 21c are controlled so that these combinations are preferentially stopped on the active line. Can be configured. Specifically, when the re-gamer is elected, the combination of symbols of the re-gamer is always stopped and displayed on the active line in preference to other winning characters. In addition, the winning combination can be configured so that the combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the active line in preference to the special combination. Note that such control when stopping the reels 21a to 21c is performed using a reel control stop table as described later.

  Further, the reel control means 120 is configured to control the operation of the reels 21a to 21c so that the interval between the previous game and the next game is equal to or longer than a predetermined time (minimum game time) T0. That is, when the next game is started after the minimum game time T0 has elapsed since the start lever 32 was operated and the reels 21a to 21c started to rotate (from the time when the start lever 32 was operated in the previous game). When the start lever 32 is operated again at a time later than the time when the time T0 has elapsed), the reels 21a to 21c start to rotate in accordance with the operation of the start lever 32. However, when the start lever 32 is operated at a time before the time when the minimum game time T0 has elapsed from the time when the start lever 32 was operated in the previous game, the reel control means 120 operates the start lever 32. At this time, the rotation of the reels 21a to 21c is not started, and the rotation of the reels 21a to 21c is started when the minimum game time T0 has elapsed. For example, 4.1 seconds is set as the minimum game time T0.

  Here, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the winning combination is composed of 24 winning combinations 01 to 24 as described above. The winning combinations 01 to 24 are configured such that the combinations of the symbols are different as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, the symbols to be stopped on the left, middle, and right reels are displayed in brackets (“”) in this order, and the symbols separated by slashes (/) within one bracket are , Each symbol indicates that the combination is constituted. For example, in FIG. 5, the symbol combination of winning combination 02 is described as “Replay A / Replay B”-“Bell”-“Cherry”, which is “Replay A”-“Bell”-“Cherry”. ("Replay A" symbol in the middle of the left reel 21a, "Bell" symbol in the middle of the middle reel 21b, and "Cherry" symbol in the middle of the right reel 21c), "Replay B"-"Bell"- “Cherry” (the symbol “Replay B” in the middle of the left reel 21a, the symbol “Bell” in the middle of the middle reel 21b, and the symbol “Cherry” in the middle of the right reel 21c). .

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, combinations of a plurality of symbols may be associated with each combination (for example, winning combinations 02 to 10, 13 to 16, and 20 to 24). Note that “any” shown as the symbol of the middle reel 21b of the winning combination 20 indicates that any of the symbols arranged on the middle reel 21b may be used.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, 17 winning combinations obtained by combining these winning combinations 01 to 24 (configured to be duplicated) are assigned to the winning combinations 01 to 24. (Winning combination -A1-winning combination -G). In FIG. 7, the parentheses of the winning combination indicate the winning combinations 01 to 24 assigned to the winning combination that is the winning combination. For example, when the winning combination -A1 is determined as the winning combination, It shows that winning combination 07, winning combination 13 and winning combination 19 are won in duplicate. The winning combination -G is a winning combination when the above-described BB game is being executed, and all winning winning combinations 01 to 24 are winning. As described above, in the present embodiment, in the winning combination including the winning combination, as described above, either the winning combination is won, and any winning combination such as winning combination -C, D is selected alone. It is also configured to include a winning role.

  And as shown to Fig.8 (a), the pushing order of stop button 33a-33c is allocated with respect to winning combination-A1-A6 and winning combination-B1-B6 among these winning combinations. Hereinafter, the winning combinations -A1 to A6 and the winning combinations -B1 to B6 are referred to as "push order bells". Further, in the winning combinations -A1 to A6 and the winning combinations B1 to B6, the pressing order in which the combination of symbols of the combination to which seven game medals are paid out (hereinafter referred to as "seven combinations") stops on the active line is " This is referred to as “correct answer pressing order” (and a combination in which one game medal is paid out is hereinafter referred to as “one combination”). In FIG. 9, for example, “left middle right” is a case where the left stop button 33a is operated as the first stop, the middle stop button 33b is operated as the second stop, and the right stop button 33c is operated as the third stop. Is shown. “Left **” indicates that the left stop button 33a is operated as the first stop, but the operation order of the middle stop button 33b and the right stop button 33c is arbitrary in the second stop and the third stop. ing.

  As described above, when each of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is operated, the reel control unit 120 moves the corresponding reels 21a to 21c to a position corresponding to the middle stage of the reel display window 11 when the operation is performed. It is comprised so that it may stop within 5 symbols including the symbol in. As shown in FIG. 5, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the symbols of “bell” are arranged so that the distance between them is within 5 symbols in any of the left reel 21 a to the right reel 21 c. Yes. That is, regardless of the timing at which the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, the symbol “bell” can be drawn and displayed on the active line. Therefore, regardless of the rotation position of each of these reels 21a to 21c, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, the reel control means 120 configures the winning combination 01 on the active line. Any of a plurality of symbol combinations can be stopped on the active line. Similarly, the symbols “Replay A” and “Replay B” are arranged so that the interval between them is within 5 symbols in any of the left reel 21a to the right reel 21c. The same applies to the “cherry” symbol on the right reel 21c. Therefore, no matter what rotational position each of the reels 21a to 21c is, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, the reel control means 120 configures the winning combination 02 on the active line. Any of a plurality of symbol combinations can be stopped on the active line. In addition, the middle reel 21b is provided with any of the symbols “red 7”, “blue 7”, “bar”, and “character” within 5 symbols. That is, regardless of the timing at which the middle stop button 33b is operated, any of the symbols “red 7”, “blue 7”, “bar” and “character” can be drawn and stopped on the active line. . The relationship between the symbols “bar”, “watermelon”, and “replay B” on the right reel 21c and the operation timing of the right stop button 33c is the same as that of the middle reel 21b and the middle stop button 33b. Therefore, regardless of the rotation position of each of these reels 21a to 21c, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, the reel control means 120 configures the winning combination 24 on the effective line. Any of a plurality of symbol combinations can be stopped on the active line. At this time, even if any combination of symbols of the winning combination 24 stops in the middle stage, as is clear from FIG. 4, the symbols “bell”-“bell”-“bell” are always arranged in the lower stage.

  Hereinafter, as an example of the stop control by the reel control means 120 when the push order bell is won, the case where the winning combination -A1 is the winning combination will be described for each push order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. As shown in FIG. 7, for winning combination-A1, winning combination 01, winning combination 07, winning combination 13 and winning combination 19 are elected in duplicate, and the correct push order (winning combination 01, which is a 7-piece combination). The order in which the symbol combinations are aligned on the active line is “left middle right”.

-When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of left middle right-
When the winning combination-A1 is determined as the winning combination, the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of left middle right, that is, the left stop button 33a is operated as the first stop, and the middle stop is performed as the second stop. When the button 33b is operated and the right stop button 33c is operated as the third stop, the reel control means 120 follows the “number priority stop control” in the operation of each stop button 33a to 33c, and the winning combination is placed on the active line. The combination of 01 symbols is stopped and 7 game medals are paid out (“◯” in FIG. 8A). Specifically, when the left stop button 33a that is the first stop is operated, the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the left reel 21a, and when the middle stop button 33b that is the second stop is operated, the middle reel 21b is displayed. The symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle row, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle row of the right reel 21c when the right stop button 33c, which is the third stop, is operated. Here, the “number priority stop control” means that the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination with the largest number of payouts among a plurality of winning combinations that are selected in a duplicate is stopped and displayed on the active line. 21c indicates stop control. In this embodiment, among the winning combinations won in the winning combination -A1, the winning game combination 01 in which seven game medals are paid out has the largest number of game medals to be paid out as shown in FIG.

-When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of right and left-
Even when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of right and left, the reel control means 120 stops the combination of the symbols of the winning combination 01 on the active line according to the “number priority stop control”, and the seven game medals are displayed. The payout is performed (“◯” in FIG. 8A). That is, when the left stop button 33a that is the first stop is operated, the symbol of “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the left reel 21a, and when the right stop button 33c that is the second stop is operated, the middle part of the right reel 21c is displayed. The symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed, and the symbol “bell” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 21b when the middle stop button 33b which is the third stop is operated.

-When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle left and right-
When the middle stop button 33b, which is the first stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 determines a symbol to be stopped at the middle stage (on the active line) of the middle reel 21b according to the “number priority stop control”. Here, the “number priority stop control” is a role having a possibility of winning when a symbol is stopped on an active line within a stoppable range when a stop of one reel (each of 21a to 21c) is received. This means that the reels 21a to 21c are stopped and controlled so that the number of symbols is the largest (when a combination of a plurality of symbols is assigned to one combination, it is considered as one combination for each combination of symbols). . In the case of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, among the combinations of symbols constituting the winning combination-A1, those in which the middle reel 21b includes the symbols "bell", "character", "watermelon", "bar" One, but two include “blank” designs. In the middle reel 21b, the symbol “blank” can always be drawn and stopped on the active line regardless of the operation timing of the middle stop button 33b. Therefore, the reel control means 120 stops the “blank” symbol (the symbol constituting the winning combination 07) in the middle stage (on the active line) of the middle reel 21b in response to the operation of the middle stop button 33b which is the first stop. Display.

  Next, when the left stop button 33a, which is the second stop, is operated, the “blank” symbol is stopped at the middle stage of the middle reel 21b, so the symbol “Replay A” is stopped and displayed at the middle stage of the left reel 21a. By doing so, the combination of symbols of winning combination 07 can be aligned on the effective line. Therefore, when the left stop button 33a is operated, the reel control means 120 pulls the symbol to the middle stage of the left reel 21a and stops the display when the symbol of “Replay A” can be stopped. On the other hand, when it cannot be pulled in, for example, the symbol “Replay B” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the left reel 21a.

  When the right stop button 33c, which is the third stop, is operated, the symbol “Replay A” is stopped and displayed in the middle of the left reel 21a, and the symbol “blank” is stopped and displayed in the middle of the middle reel 21b. If the “watermelon” symbol can be stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the right reel 21c, the reel control means 120 pulls this symbol to the middle stage of the right reel 21c and stops and displays it. On the other hand, when it cannot be pulled in and when the symbol “Replay B” is stopped and displayed in the middle of the left reel 21a, the symbol “Replay A” is stopped and displayed in the middle of the right reel 21c. The combination of symbols of the specific symbol 03 is stopped and displayed on the active line (“Δor ×” in FIG. 8A).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the symbols “Replay A” are arranged in No. 1 and No. 16 in the left reel 21 a. Therefore, as will be described later, when the left stop button 33a is operated when the 11th to 15th symbols are in the middle of the left reel 21a, the 16th "Replay A" symbol is placed in the middle of the left reel 21a. Can be stopped. Further, when the left stop button 33a is operated when the symbols No. 16 to No. 0 are in the middle stage of the left reel 21a, the No. 1 "Replay A" symbol can be stopped in the middle stage of the left reel 21a. . That is, if the left stop button 33a is operated when 10 symbols from No. 11 to No. 0 are in the middle stage of the left reel 21a, the symbol of “Replay A” can be stopped in the middle stage of the left reel 21a. The probability that the symbol “Replay A” can be stopped and displayed in the middle stage on the left reel 21a is ½ (= 10/20). Similarly, in the right reel 21c, since the symbols of "watermelon" are arranged at the 7th and 2nd positions, the right stop button 33c is operated when the 17th to 6th symbols are in the middle stage of the right reel 21c. Then, since the symbol “watermelon” can be stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the right reel 21c, the probability is ½. Therefore, the probability that the symbol combination of the winning combination 07 is stopped and displayed on the active line is 1/4 (= 1/2 × 1/2).

  As described above, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle left and right, the symbol combination of the winning combination 07 is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of 1/4, and 3/4 (= 1-1). The combination of symbols of the specific symbol 03 (hereinafter also referred to as “bell spill”) is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of / 4).

-When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle right and left-
As described in the stop control when operated in the middle and left and right directions, when the middle stop button 33b that is the first stop is operated, the reel control means 120 follows the “number priority stop control” in the middle stage (effective line “Blank”, which is a symbol constituting the winning combination 07, is stopped and displayed on the top.

  Next, when the right stop button 33c, which is the second stop, is operated, the “blank” symbol is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the middle reel 21b. Therefore, the “watermelon” symbol is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the right reel 21c. As a result, the combination of symbols of the winning combination 07 can be aligned on the effective line. Therefore, when the right stop button 33c is operated, the reel control means 120 pulls this symbol to the middle stage of the right reel 21c and displays it in a stopped state when the symbol “watermelon” can be stopped. On the other hand, when it cannot be pulled in, for example, the symbol “Replay A” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the right reel 21c.

  When the left stop button 33a, which is the third stop, is operated, the “blank” symbol is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the middle reel 21b, and the “watermelon” symbol is stopped and displayed in the middle stage of the right reel 21c. When the reel control means 120 can stop-display the symbol “Replay A” on the middle stage of the left reel 21a, the reel control means 120 pulls in the symbol and stops the display. On the other hand, when it cannot be pulled in, the symbol combination of the specific symbol 02 is stopped and displayed by stopping and displaying the symbol “bell” on the middle stage of the left reel 21a. Further, when the symbol “blank” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 21b and the symbol “Replay A” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the right reel 21c, “replay A” or By stopping and displaying any of the symbols of “Replay B”, the combination of symbols of the specific symbol 03 is stopped and displayed on the active line (“Δor ×” in FIG. 8A).

  As described above, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the middle left and right order, the symbol combination of the winning combination 07 is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of 1/4, as in the middle right and left. The symbol combination of the specific symbol 02 or the specific symbol 03 is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of 3/4.

-When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of right and left middle-
When the right stop button 33c, which is the first stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 determines a symbol to be stopped and displayed on the middle stage (on the active line) of the right reel 21c according to “number priority stop control”. In the case of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, among the combinations of symbols constituting the winning combination-A1, those that include the symbols "bell", "character", "watermelon", and "blank" on the right reel 21c are respectively shown. There is one, but two including the symbol “Replay A”. In the right reel 21c, the symbol “Replay A” can always be drawn on the active line and stopped regardless of the operation timing of the right stop button 33c. Accordingly, the reel control means 120 displays the symbol “Replay A” (the symbol constituting the winning combination 13) on the middle stage (on the active line) of the right reel 21c in response to the operation of the right stop button 33c which is the first stop. Stop display.

  Next, when the left stop button 33a, which is the second stop, is operated, the symbol "Replay A" is stopped in the middle of the right reel 21c, so the symbol "Replay A" is stopped in the middle of the left reel 21a. By displaying, the combination of symbols of the winning combination 13 can be aligned on the effective line. Therefore, when the left stop button 33a is operated, the reel control means 120 pulls the symbol to the middle stage of the left reel 21a and stops the display when the symbol of “Replay A” can be stopped. On the other hand, when it cannot be pulled in, for example, the symbol “Replay B” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the left reel 21a.

  When the middle stop button 33b that is the third stop is operated, the symbol “Replay A” is stopped and displayed in the middle of the left reel 21a, and the symbol “Replay A” is stopped and displayed in the middle of the right reel 21c. In the case where the symbol “watermelon” can be stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 21b, the reel control means 120 pulls the symbol and stops and displays it. On the other hand, when it cannot be pulled in and when the symbol “Replay B” is stopped and displayed in the middle of the left reel 21a, the “blank” symbol is stopped and displayed in the middle of the middle reel 21b. The symbol combination of symbol 03 is stopped and displayed on the active line (“Δor ×” in FIG. 9A).

  As described above, the probability that the symbol “Replay A” can be stopped and displayed in the middle stage on the left reel 21a is ½. In addition, since the “watermelon” symbols are arranged on the 9th and 4th in the middle reel 21b, the middle stop button 33b is operated when the 19th to 8th symbols are in the middle stage of the middle reel 21b. Then, since the symbol “watermelon” can be stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 21b, the probability is ½. Therefore, the probability that the symbol combination of the winning combination 13 is stopped and displayed on the active line is 1/4 (= 1/2 × 1/2).

  As described above, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of right and left, the combination of symbols of the winning combination 13 is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of 1/4, and 3/4 (= 1-1). The combination of symbols of the specific symbol 03 is stopped and displayed on the active line with the probability of / 4).

-When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle right and left-
As described in the stop control when operated in the right and left, when the right stop button 33c which is the first stop is operated, the reel control means 120 follows the “number priority stop control” in the middle stage (effective line) of the right reel 21c. “Replay A” which is a symbol constituting the winning combination 13 is stopped and displayed on the top.

  Next, when the middle stop button 33b, which is the second stop, is operated, the symbol "Replay A" is stopped and displayed in the middle of the right reel 21c, so the symbol "watermelon" is stopped in the middle of the middle reel 21b. When displayed, the symbols constituting the winning combination 13 are stopped and displayed on the effective line, whereby the combinations of the winning combination 13 can be aligned on the effective line. Therefore, when the middle stop button 33b is operated, the reel control means 120 pulls the symbol to the middle stage of the middle reel 21b and displays the symbol “watermelon” when it can be stopped. On the other hand, when the drawing cannot be performed, for example, the “blank” symbol is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the left reel 21a.

  When the left stop button 33a, which is the third stop, is operated, the “watermelon” symbol is stopped and displayed in the middle of the middle reel 21b, and the “Replay A” symbol is stopped and displayed in the middle of the right reel 21c. When the “replay A” symbol can be stopped and displayed, the reel control means 120 pulls this symbol into the middle stage of the left reel 21a and stops and displays it. On the other hand, when the drawing cannot be performed, the symbol combination of the specific symbol 05 is stopped and displayed on the active line by stopping and displaying the symbol “bell” in the middle of the left reel 21a. Further, when the symbol “blank” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 21b and the symbol “Replay A” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage of the right reel 21c, “replay A” or By stopping and displaying any of the symbols of “Replay B”, the combination of symbols of the specific symbol 03 is stopped and displayed on the active line (“Δor ×” in FIG. 8A).

  As described above, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle right and left, the combination of symbols of the winning combination 13 is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of 1/4 as in the case of the middle right and left. The symbol combination of the specific symbol 03 or the specific symbol 05 is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of 3/4.

  Here, the case where winning combination-A1 is won is described as an example of the pressing order bell. However, the winning combinations-A2 to A6 are also pressed in the correct pressing order shown in FIG. In the order), the combination of symbols of 7 winning combinations (winning winning combination 01 or winning winning combination 02) is stopped on the active line and 7 gaming medals are paid out. When the operation is performed in the order indicated by “△ or ×”), the combination of symbols of one character combination is stopped and displayed with a probability of 1/4, and one game medal is paid out. The combination of symbols of a specific symbol (one of specific symbols 01 to 05) is stopped and displayed on the active line with the probability of. In the above description, the case where the bell spilled eyes for the winning combination -A1 are specified symbols 02, 03, 05 has been described. However, the winning combinations -A2 to A6 are also determined according to the winning combination constituting them. The specific symbols 01 to 05 are bell spilled eyes.

  In addition, for the winning combinations -B1 to B6, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the correct pressing order shown in FIG. 8A, the symbols of 7 sheets (winning combination 01 or winning combination 02) are displayed. If the combination is stopped on the active line, 7 game medals are paid out, and the other push order (push order indicated by “△ or ×”) is operated, the probability is 1/4. The combination of symbols for one symbol is stopped and one game medal is paid out, and the combination of symbols with a specific symbol (one of specific symbols 01 to 05) is on the active line with a probability of 3/4 Stopped display. However, in the internal middle gaming state (RT4 gaming state) described later, the combination of symbols of winning combination 01 or winning combination 02 stops on the active line regardless of the operation sequence and operation timing of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. 7 game medals are paid out.

  Note that the special symbols 01 to 05 that are stopped and displayed when the winning combinations -A1 to A6 and the winning combinations -B1 to B6 are won may trigger the transition of the gaming state described later.

-Other winning roles-
In addition, among the symbols constituting the winning combination 21, the winning combination-C has either “Replay A” or “Replay B” on the left reel 21 a regardless of the operation timing of the left stop button 33 a. Although it can be stopped in the middle stage, the probability that the “watermelon” symbol in the middle reel 21b stops in the middle stage is ½, and either the “red 7” or “character” symbol in the right reel 21c is in the middle stage. Since the probability of stopping is 1/2, the symbol combination of the winning combination 21 is displayed on the active line with a probability of 1/4, and the symbol combination shown in FIG. 5 is displayed with a probability of 3/4. A combination of symbols that does not correspond to any of them (hereinafter referred to as “losing eyes”) is stopped and displayed on the active line. As is clear from FIG. 4, when the combination of symbols of the winning combination 21 is stopped and displayed on the active line, the “watermelon” symbols are aligned on the right-downward line in the reel display window 11. It can be used as a so-called “watermelon”.

  The winning combination -D may be an arbitrary symbol on the middle reel 21b among the symbols constituting the winning combination 20, and on the right reel 21c, regardless of the operation timing of the right stop button 33c, “watermelon” ”,“ Cherry ”,“ Bell ”, or“ Replay A ”can be stopped and displayed in the middle, but the“ bar ”on the left reel 21a has symbols 9 to 13 in the middle. Sometimes, when the left stop button 33a is operated, it can be stopped and displayed in the middle stage, so the probability that the combination of symbols of the winning combination 20 can be stopped and displayed on the active line is 1/4 (= 5/20). ) Therefore, when winning combination-D is won, the combination of symbols of winning combination 20 is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of 1/4, and the losing eye is stopped and displayed on the active line with a probability of 3/4. The As is apparent from FIG. 4, when the combination of symbols of the winning combination 20 is stopped and displayed on the active line, the symbol “cherry” is displayed in the lower left corner (lower part of the left reel 21a) in 11 until the reel display. The display is stopped and can be used as a so-called “cherry”.

  When winning combination-E is won, any combination of symbols of winning combination 23 is stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the operation order and operation timing of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. When the symbol combination of the winning combination 23 stops on the active line, as is apparent from FIG. 4, “bell”-“bell”-“replay B / bar / watermelon” is displayed in the lower part of the reel display window 11. The symbol stops (for example, if the stop operation is performed in the order of left middle right, in the first stop and the second stop, “BELL”-“BELL” is stopped and displayed in the lower stage, and then the third stop causes Become). Therefore, it can be used as a so-called “slip chance”.

  In addition, the winning combination 01 and the winning combination 02 constituting the winning combination-F are combinations of symbols that can be stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the operation order and timing of the stop buttons 33a to 33c as described above. It is. Therefore, the reel control means 120 may be configured to always stop and display the symbol combination of the winning combination 01 on the active line when the winning combination-F is won, or the combination of the winning combination 02 May be configured to be stopped and displayed on the active line, or according to the operation timing or the like, either the winning combination 01 or the winning combination 02 may be stopped and displayed on the effective line. This winning combination-F can be used as a so-called “common bell”.

  Further, the winning combination-G is a winning combination when the BB game is executed as described above. When the winning combination-G is won, the reel control unit 120 selects the combination of symbols of the winning combination 24. As a result, 12 game medals are paid out. When the combination of symbols of the winning combination 24 is stopped and displayed on the active line, as shown in FIG. 4, the symbols “BELL”-“BELL”-“BELL” are displayed in the lower part of the reel display window 11. Will be complete.

-About re-playing role-
In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the re-playing role (replay) that is the winning role is the re-playing role-A, the re-playing role-B, the re-playing role-C1-C6, the re-playing role-D1-D3, It is comprised from game combination -E and re-game combination -F1-F5, and these re-play combinations are comprised combining the re-game combination 01-08 shown in FIG. 5 (in the parenthesis of FIG. 7). The meaning of the numbers shown in is the same as when winning a prize). Note that these re-playing combinations are indicated by the stop button 33a as clearly shown from the arrangement of the symbols of the reels 21a to 21c shown in FIG. 5 and the combination of symbols assigned to the re-playing combinations 01 to 08 shown in FIG. Regardless of the timing at which -33c is operated, the combination of symbols of any of these re-game players 01-08 is configured to stop on the active line.

  Here, the re-playing combination-A is a combination in which the combination of symbols of the re-playing combination 01 is stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the operation order and timing of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. That is, the symbols “Replay A / Replay B” − “Replay A” − “Replay A / Replay B” are arranged in the middle of the reel display window 11 and can be used as so-called “normal replay”.

  In addition, the re-game combination -B is a combination in which the combination of symbols of the re-play game combination 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the operation order and timing of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. As is clear from FIG. 4, when the combination of symbols of the re-playing role 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line, “Replay A / Replay B” − “Replay A” − “ The symbols of “Replay A” will be aligned and can be used as so-called “Parallel Replay”.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the re-game players -C1 to C6 and the re-game players -F1 to F5 are assigned the push order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c (hereinafter, these re-games). The role is called “push order replay”). Specifically, each of the re-game players -C1 to C6 includes a push order in which a combination of symbols of the re-game player 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the symbols of the re-game player 03 or the re-game player 04. The combination is assigned a pressing order in which the combination is stopped and displayed on the active line. As is clear from FIG. 4, when the combination of symbols of the replaying role 03 is stopped and displayed on the active line, “Replay A / Replay B” − “Replay” is displayed on the lower right line in the reel display window 11. When the symbols “A”-“Replay A” are aligned and the combination of symbols of the replaying role 04 is stopped and displayed on the active line, “Replay A / Replay” is displayed on the line that rises to the right in the reel display window 11. The symbols “B”-“Replay A”-“Replay A” are aligned, and can be used as a so-called “oblique replay”. "

  In addition, in each of the re-game players -F1 to F5, the push order in which the combination of symbols of the re-game player 08 is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the combination of symbols of the re-game player 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line. The push order to be assigned is assigned. Here, in the re-gamer-F5, even if the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the middle right / left order or the right / middle / left order, the symbol of the re-game player 08 is stopped and displayed on the active line. It is configured to be. As is clear from FIG. 4, when the combination of symbols of the re-playing role 08 is stopped and displayed on the active line, “Replay A / Replay B”-“Replay A”-“Bell When the symbol “” is stopped and displayed and the combination of symbols of the replaying role 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line, as described above, “Replay A / Replay B” − The symbol “Replay A”-“Replay A” is stopped and displayed.

  It should be noted that the symbols of the replaying role 02, the replaying role 03, the replaying role 04, and the replaying role 08 that are stopped and displayed when these replaying roles -C1 to C6 and replaying roles -F1 to F5 are won The combination relates to the transition of the gaming state described later.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the re-game combination -D1 to D3 is also assigned with the push order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. Although the combination of 01 symbols is stopped and displayed on the active line, it is not related to the transition of the gaming state. Here, as for the combination of symbols of the replaying role 01, the symbols "Replay A / Replay B"-"Replay A"-"Replay A / Replay B" are arranged in the middle of the reel display window 11, as described above. When the combination of symbols of the replaying role 05 is stopped and displayed on the active line, as is apparent from FIG. 4, the upper left (upper left reel 21a) and middle (middle reel 21b middle) in the reel display window 11 ), "Replay A / Replay B"-"Replay A"-"Replay A" symbols are arranged in a V-shape in the order of the upper right (upper stage of the right reel 21c). In this way, the player can be instructed of the game state and the production state.

  Further, as described above, both the replaying role 03 and the replaying role 04 constituting the replaying role-E can be stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the operation order and timing of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. It is a combination of symbols. Therefore, the reel control means 120 may be configured to always stop and display the combination of symbols of the replaying role 03 on the active line when the replaying role-E is won. The combination of symbols may be configured to be stopped and displayed on the active line, or according to the operation timing or the like, either the re-game player 03 or the re-game player 04 may be configured to be stopped and displayed on the active line. May be.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the re-playing combination -A, winning combination -C, winning combination -D, winning combination -E and winning combination -F are special combinations (BB1 to BB1). It is configured to win at the same time as BB3). As shown in FIG. 7, the condition device number for specifying the winning combination is composed of an accessory condition device number indicating a special combination and a winning and replaying condition device number indicating a winning combination and a replaying combination. . In each of the accessory condition device number and the winning and replay condition device number, the loss is represented as “0”. In a winning combination in which a re-playing role or a winning combination and a special role are selected, a special condition and a re-playing or winning combination corresponding to the accessory condition device number and the winning and re-playing condition device number respectively. Conditional device number is set.

  Here, a method of stopping control of the reels 21a to 21c by the reel control means 120 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the reel control unit 120 controls the reels 21a to 21c, as shown in FIG. 2, a rotation start control unit 121, a stop table storage unit 122, a stop position data creation unit 123, and a rotation position detection unit. 124 and rotation stop control means 125.

(Rotation start control means 121)
The rotation start control means 121 is for performing control related to the start of rotation of the reels 21a to 21c. Specifically, when a start signal output based on an operation of the start lever 32 is input, A rotation start signal is output to the stepping motors (reel driving means 22a to 22c) provided on the respective reels 21a to 21c, and the rotation of all the reels 21a to 21c is started by starting these stepping motors. It is configured as follows. Further, when the start lever 32 is operated, the rotation start control means 121 rotates all the reels 21a to 21c at a predetermined acceleration, and the rotation speeds of all the reels 21a to 21c are set to a predetermined speed. When it reaches, constant speed rotation is performed at this predetermined speed.

(Stop table storage means 122)
The stop table storage unit 122 stores a stop order selection table and a stop table which are information for stopping the reels 21a to 21c. For each of the reels 21a to 21c, the stop table corresponds to which symbol number (0 to 19) in the position corresponding to the middle stage of the reel display window 11 when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. Is a table that defines whether to stop at a position corresponding to the lower row, and a table number is assigned to each. In the stop table, when two symbol numbers can be selected, either one of the symbol numbers may be set in advance or both may be set according to the operation timing of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. The symbol number that stops according to a predetermined algorithm may be selected.

  In the stop table described above, the symbol number located in the middle when the stop button 33a to 33c is received and the symbol number of the symbol number on the effective line (middle). Although the correspondence of whether to stop is defined, this invention is not limited to this structure. For example, it is possible to adopt a table configuration that defines how many frames are slid and stopped with respect to a symbol number for which a reception operation has been performed. Such a stop table based on the number of sliding frames can be used for any of the reels 21a to 21b of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment. For some of the reels 21a to 21b, The stop table that defines the symbol number of the stop symbol is used, and the stop table defined by the number of smooth frames is used for the remaining reels.

(Stop position data creation means 123)
Based on the result of the lottery performed by the winning combination determining means 110, the stop position data creating means 123 uses stop position data to determine the stop position at which the reels 21a to 21c are stopped when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. create. When the start lever 32 is operated and all the three reels 21a to 21c are in a constant speed rotation state, the stop position data creating means 123 is in a period until the first stop (first) stop button is operated. For each of the three reels 21a to 21c, a stop table is selected to generate stop position data. Further, after the first stop button (any one of the stop buttons 33a to 33c) is operated, the second stop button is operated at the latest from the first stop (that is, the second stop stop). The remaining two reels (ie, the first stop stop button) that have not been operated yet when the first stop button is operated during the time when the butane operation is accepted. For each of the two reels that are rotating at the time when is operated, the stop table is selected to generate stop position data. Similarly, after the stop button for the second stop is operated, the stop button for the third stop is operated at the latest after the stop button for the second stop is operated (that is, the stop button for the third stop is operated). The remaining one reel (that is, the second stop stop button is operated) when the second stop button is operated during the period until the operation is accepted) At this point, the stop table is selected and the stop position data is created. The stop position data refers to data stored in the RAM 104 and indicating how many frames are to be slid according to the symbol for which the operation of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is accepted (which symbol is to be stopped). Specifically, a storage area (for example, address “F0C7 (H)”) in which the number of sliding frames when the symbol number “0” of the left reel 21a is accepted to stop is stored, and the symbol number “1” of the left reel 21a. Is stored in the storage area (for example, address “F0C8 (H)”),..., Slip when symbol number “19” of the left reel 21a is accepted. A 20-address storage area is provided for the left reel, such as a storage area in which the number of frames is stored (for example, address “F0DB (H)”). Similarly, when a stop button 33b corresponding to the middle reel 21b is received, a storage area of 20 addresses corresponding to the symbol number received by the stop button 33b of the middle reel 21b, a stop corresponding to the right reel 21c. For the case where the button 33c is received, a storage area of 20 addresses corresponding to the symbol number for which the stop button 33c of the right reel 21c is received is provided. Although there is no specific description in the detailed description of the RAM 104 in FIG. 20, these pieces of information are also storage areas to be initialized when the setting value is changed (setting change). Although each reel has a storage area of 20 addresses, it differs depending on the number of symbols arranged on each reel. Specifically, when the number of symbols on each reel is 21, a storage area of 21 addresses is provided for each reel. In this way, by storing stop position data in the RAM 104 in advance, the stop position can be determined immediately when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, and the stop position that should originally stop is passed. Can be prevented. It is only necessary to determine the final stop position based on the stop position data. Not only when the stop position data indicates the final stop position, but the final stop position is determined by processing the stop position data. It may be a case where it is determined.

  For example, after the start lever 32 is operated, the left stop button 33a corresponding to the left reel 21a, the middle stop button 33b corresponding to the middle reel 21b, and the right stop button 33c corresponding to the right reel 21c (that is, winning) It is assumed that the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the correct answer pressing order for the hand-A1. In this case, after the start lever 32 is operated, the stop position data creating unit 123 selects stop tables for all the reels 21a to 21c and creates stop position data. When the left stop button 33a is operated as the first stop, stop position data is selected for the rotating middle reel 21b and the right reel 21c until the second stop middle stop button 33b is operated. To recreate the stop position data. Further, when the middle stop button 33b is operated as the second stop, the stop position data is selected for the rotating right reel 21c until the right stop button 33c as the third stop is operated, and the stop position is selected. Recreate the data. When the stop table selected in the creation of the stop position data for the third stop has already been selected for the second stop and the stop position data has been created, there is no need to create it again. The stop position data for the stop can be used as it is in the third stop (of course, it may be recreated).

  Further, the stop position data creation means 123 is not used when the start lever 32 is operated, but when the rotation speeds of all the three reels 21a to 21 become constant speeds. The stop table is selected and the stop position data is created for all the reels 21a to 21c until the rotation speed reaches a constant speed or until the reels 21a to 21c start rotating. May be. The stop position data creating means 123 does not select the stop table again after the previous stop button operation among the stop buttons 33a to 33c until the next stop button is operated. After the previous stop button operation, the stop position is selected by selecting the stop table until the time when the next stop button can be operated (that is, when the next stop button can be accepted). You may comprise so that data may be recreated.

  Here, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, from when the start lever 32 is operated to when the first stop button is operated, and any one of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is stopped. The start lever 32 is selected so that stop position data can be generated by selecting stop tables for all the rotating reels of the reels 21a to 21c after the operation until the next stop button is operated. In addition, after the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, an unacceptable period is provided in which the operation of the next stop button is unacceptable for a predetermined time. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the time from when the start lever 32 is operated until the rotational speeds of all the three reels 21a to 21c become constant speeds is stopped for these reels 21a to 21c. It is sufficient to select data and create stop position data.

(Rotation position detection means 124)
The rotational position detecting means 124 is for detecting the positions of the reels 21a to 21c when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. Specifically, after the reels 21a to 21c start to rotate and all the reels 21a to 21c rotate at a constant speed, a reel sensor (not shown) detects a member to be detected. When the passage of (index) is detected, counting of the number of steps of the stepping motor is started by the counting means. In addition, during constant speed rotation, it is configured to rotate forward by one step based on a timer interrupt process described later being executed once, and has passed the reference position based on the count value by the counting means. It is possible to grasp the symbol number and the number of steps. Further, the count value of the number of steps by the counting means is reset by the resetting means each time the passage of the detected member (index) is detected by the reel sensor, and the number of steps is newly counted from this point. ing.

(Rotation stop control means 125)
Based on the operation of the stop buttons 33a to 33c, the rotation stop control means 125 is positioned at the positions of the reels 21a to 21c at the time when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the stop position data created by the stop position data creation means 123a. The reels 21a to 21c are to be stopped at correspondingly determined stop positions. That is, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, the reels 21a to 21c are at the stop positions based on the stop position data corresponding to the positions of the reels 21a to 21c when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. Can be stopped. Note that, when the reels 21a to 21c are rotated again in the next game, it is an important factor to know which excitation state the stepping motor corresponding to the currently stopped symbol position corresponds to. For example, if there are 8 patterns of φ0, φ0 · 1, φ1, φ1 · 2, φ2, φ2 · 3, φ3, φ3 · 0 as excitation states corresponding to symbol positions, which excitation phase starts the acceleration process? Depending on whether it is specified, the acceleration process may or may not go smoothly. Specifically, when the excitation state of the symbol position of the stopped symbol corresponds to φ0, when the excitation phase for starting the acceleration process is the same as φ0 or adjacent to φ0 · 1 Although acceleration processing can be performed smoothly, if acceleration processing is started from an excitation phase (excitation phase that is a plurality of steps ahead) such as φ2 or φ2 · 3, “gaku” is displayed at the initial stage of the acceleration processing of the reels 21a to 21c. "", The design will change at once. Therefore, by storing in the RAM 104 data that can grasp the excitation state corresponding to the currently stopped symbol position, it is possible to smoothly perform acceleration processing at the next game start using that data. Become. The storage area of the data may be stored separately as an address for the left reel, an address for the middle reel, an address for the right reel, so that the symbol position of each reel can be grasped. Each data may be stored together in one address. Furthermore, in the case of a specification in which the storage area for storing the data in the RAM 104 is cleared based on an operation for executing the setting change process or an operation at the end of the setting change process, the player Whether or not the setting has been changed can be grasped based on the behavior of the reels 21a to 21c immediately after the opening (whether or not it has become “crash”). Therefore, it is desirable that the storage area for storing the data be stored in a storage area (address) that is not cleared in the RAM 104 based on an operation for executing the setting change process or an operation for ending the setting change process. . Of course, when the power-off process described later is not normal or when the RAM 104 is determined to be abnormal, the storage area can be cleared in the same manner as set value data described later.

  FIG. 7 also shows the winning probability (composition of the winning lottery table) of the winning combination in each gaming state to be described later. Here, the numerical value shown in FIG. 7 indicates a numeric value (numerator value when the denominator is 65536), and “-” shown in each combination indicates that the combination of the combination is not drawn. Indicates that it will not be broken. Also, the probability of not winning any role (probability in the case of so-called “losing”) is a value obtained by subtracting from 1 the total winning probability of special roles, winning roles, and replaying roles (in the case of numbers, The value obtained by subtracting the total value of the special combination, winning combination and replay combination from 65536). In addition, it is not necessary to provide “losing” (you may be configured to always win any combination by lottery). When the result of the lottery is lost, the reel control means 120 is configured to stop the combination of symbols (losing eye) that does not correspond to any of the combinations of symbols shown in FIG. 6 on the active line. Yes.

(Winning determination means 130)
When all of the reels 21a to 21c are stopped, the winning determination means 130 determines whether or not the combination of symbols of the winning combination is arranged on the above-mentioned effective line. It is determined that the winning combination has been won (winned) or the specific symbol to which the game state has shifted has stopped.

(Payout control means 140)
The payout control unit 140 pays out game medals according to the winning combination (winning combination in the slot machine according to the present embodiment) as a result of the determination by the winning determination unit 130. That is, the payout control means 140 has a function as a profit granting means for giving a profit to the player based on a stop display of a predetermined symbol combination of the reels 21a to 21c. As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a predetermined number (for example, 50) of game medals can be stored as electronic information (stored in the slot machine 1). Game medals are called “credits”). When a game medal exceeding the maximum number of bets (three in this embodiment) is inserted from the medal insertion slot 51 or when a winning combination for paying out a game medal is won, the payout control means 140 receives the game medal. It is stored (stored inside) in the game medium storage means 141. When the number of stored game medals (credits) exceeds a predetermined number (50 in the above case), the payout control means 140 operates the hopper motor 75 to pay out the excessive number of game medals. The hopper device 52 is configured to perform the operation. The payout control means 140 is configured to cause the hopper device 52 to pay out the game medals and the stored game medals (credits) when the clearing button 34 is operated. At this time, the number of stored game medals and game media storage means 141 is 0. The number of credits stored in the game medium storage means 141 is displayed on the storage number display 71 on the front surface (front door 3) of the slot machine 1.

(Set value setting means 150)
The setting value setting means 150 sets a setting value that influences a payout rate (payout rate) such as a lottery of a role or an AT lottery in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment by operating the setting change key switch 36. Is to do. In the present embodiment, every time the set value data becomes large, it is set so that a play rate advantageous to the player is obtained. Specifically, when the set value data is “0” to “5”, the set value data is “0” which is minimum (disadvantageous for the player), and “5” is maximum (advantageous to the player). ). Although the details of the setting change process will be described later, the setting value can be changed by turning on the power supply by turning on the power switch 35 while the setting change key switch 36 is turned on while the power switch 35 is turned off. The set value can be selected (updated) by performing a predetermined operation (switch operation) on the reset / setting switch 37, and the setting change key switch 36 is turned off after the start lever 32 is operated. The process is configured to end. For example, six setting values from 1 to 6 can be set, and the winning combination determination means 110 changes the winning probability of the combination according to the setting value, and thereby the game medals to be paid out The rate (payout rate) is changed. Therefore, the winning probability shown in FIG. 7 is an example (for example, a value when the set value is 1). Although details will be described later, an operation for executing the setting change process (with the power switch 35 turned off, the power switch 35 is turned on while the setting change key switch 36 is turned on to turn on the power. The information stored in the RAM 104 is partly stored (such as setting value data described later), while other information (such as an internal gaming state described later) is initialized. You can also It should be noted that initialization of the RAM 104 is based on an operation when the setting change process is ended (after the setting change process is started, the start lever 32 is operated or the setting change key switch 36 is turned off). May be performed. In addition, the slot machine having a special role can be configured so that the set value cannot be changed even if the above operation is performed when in the special gaming state. Further, the setting value may not be changed even in the internal middle gaming state. Further, it may be configured such that the setting cannot be changed when the freeze is being executed.

(Game state control means 160)
The gaming state control means 160 controls the gaming state and the internal gaming state in the slot machine 1, and includes an RT gaming state control means 161 and an internal gaming state control means 162. The gaming state (RT state number) and the internal gaming state (number) are stored in the RAM 104.

(RT gaming state control means 161)
First, the game state transition will be described. As shown in FIG. 9A, in an initial state such as at the time of factory shipment, a non-RT gaming state (normal gaming state) is set. In the case of a specification that also initializes the gaming state based on an operation for executing the setting change process or an operation for ending the setting change process, an initialization process (also called “RAM clear”) The non-RT gaming state (normal gaming state) is entered. Here, the non-RT gaming state indicates that an RT state number to be described later is “0”. Of course, as shown in FIG. 20, the RT state number does not have to be the target of the initialization process. By not setting it as an initialization target, it is possible to make it difficult to determine whether or not a setting change process has been performed by a player playing a game immediately after the game facility is opened.

  In the non-RT gaming state, any of the above winning combinations -A1 to A6 and winning combinations -B1 to B6 is won and a specific symbol (any of the specific symbols 01 to 05 shown in FIG. 6) is placed on the active line. Is stopped and displayed, the gaming state control means 161 shifts the gaming state of the slot machine 1 to the RT1 gaming state. As shown in FIG. 8 (a), the first stop is the left stop button 33a and the middle stop among the six types of pushing order assigned to each of the winning combinations -A1 to A6 and winning combinations -B1 to B6. Since the correct pressing order is assigned to the button 33b and the right stop button 33c, if the correct pressing order is not notified to the winning combination of the winning combination -A1 to A6 and winning combination -B1 to B6, 2 It is operated in the incorrect answer pressing order (push order other than the correct answer pressing order) with the probability of / 3, and, as described above, in the case of the incorrect answer pressing order, the specific symbol is the effective line with the probability of 3/4. Since it is displayed in a stopped state, if you win any of the winning combinations -A1 to A6 or winning combinations -B1 to B6, the specific symbol is effective with a probability of 1/2 (= 2/3 × 3/4) RT1 game stopped on the line It will be migrated to the state.

  Further, when the player is elected to one of the re-players -F1 to F5 while in the RT1 game state and the combination of symbols of the re-player member 08 is stopped and displayed on the active line, the RT game state control means 161 The gaming state of this slot machine 1 shifts to the RT2 gaming state. As shown in FIG. 7, the re-players -F1 to F5 are winning when the gaming state is in the RT1 gaming state and the RT4 gaming state, and as shown in FIG. When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the pressing order indicated by “08” with respect to the winnings of F1 to F5, the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 08 is stopped and displayed on the active line. In other words, the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 08 is stopped and displayed depending on whether or not the push order in which the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 08 is stopped and displayed is notified to the winning of the re-gamer -F1 to F5. The probabilities are different.

  In addition, when in the RT2 gaming state, if one of the re-game players -C1 to C6 is won and the combination of symbols of the re-game game 03 or the re-game game 04 is stopped and displayed on the active line, the RT game The state control means 161 shifts the gaming state of the slot machine 1 to the RT3 gaming state. As shown in FIG. 8, the re-players -C1 to C6 are winning when the gaming state is in the RT2 gaming state and the RT3 gaming state, and as shown in FIG. When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order indicated by “03” and “04” for winning C1 to C6, the combination of symbols of the replaying role 03 or the replaying role 04 is on the active line. Stopped display.

  Also, in the RT3 gaming state, when one of the re-game players -C1 to C6 is won, the push order in which the combination of symbols of the re-game player 03 or the re-game player 04 is stopped and displayed on the active line is notified. Thus, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the pushing order, the combination of the symbols of the replaying role 03 or the replaying role 04 is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the RT gaming state control means 161 The gaming state of the slot machine 1 is configured to maintain the RT3 gaming state.

  Note that the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes an AT game for notifying the pressing order in which the combination of symbols of 7 sheets is stopped and displayed on the active line when the above-described pressing order bell is won. The AT game is executed mainly in the RT3 game state (as will be described later, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the transition condition to the AT game (internal game state 3) is established, and the re-game -In response to the winning of C1 to C6, the player presses the stop buttons 33a to 33c in this pressing order even though the pressing order in which the combination of symbols of the replaying role 03 or 04 is stopped is notified. When no operation is performed (that is, when the RT2 gaming state is continued without changing to the RT3 gaming state), the AT gaming is configured to enter the internal gaming state 3 and start). Here, the AT game is a game that informs the player of the pushing order advantageous to the player. For example, as in the above-mentioned push order bells (for example, winning combinations -A1 to A6 and winning combinations -B1 to B6), the correct answer pressing order when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated (the combination of the symbols of 7 combinations) As will be described later, the main control means 100 uses the acquired number display device 72 and the effect control means 301 uses the image display device 41 and the like to the player. By notifying (referring to “assist” or “navigating”), it is possible to align the combinations of the winning combination 01 or winning combination 02 with respect to the push order bells such as winning combinations -A1 to A6 on the effective line. (As a result, 7 game medals are paid out). As described above, when the AT game is executed, the push order for transitioning to the RT2 gaming state and the RT3 gaming state is notified when the above-mentioned re-game player is elected, and in the RT3 gaming state, By notifying the push order for maintaining the gaming state, the AT game is executed in the RT3 gaming state.

  Further, in the RT2 gaming state and the RT3 gaming state, one of the re-game players -C1 to C6 is won, and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pressed in the pressing order in which the combination of symbols of the re-game player 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line. Is operated, the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line. As a result, the gaming state of the slot machine 1 is shifted to the RT1 gaming state by the RT gaming state control means 161. The RT gaming state control means is also provided when any of the winning combinations -A1 to A6 and winning combinations -B1 to B6 is won and the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line without being operated in the correct pressing order. By 161, the gaming state of this slot machine 1 shifts to the RT1 gaming state. Therefore, when a game is being executed in the RT1 gaming state, it is assumed that the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the pushing order of winning the re-gamer and raising the gaming state even though the pushing order is not notified. However, in the RT2 gaming state or the RT3 gaming state, if the push order is not notified, the RT1 gaming state with respect to the above-mentioned winning of the re-playing combination -C1 to C6 or winning combination -A1 to A6, winning combination -B1 to B6 There is a high possibility that the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of pressing to shift to, and the game is basically executed in the RT1 gaming state. Similarly, when the AT game is ended in the RT3 gaming state, the gaming state is RT1 unless notification of the pushing order is given to the re-playing roles -C1 to C6, winning combinations -A1 to A6, winning combinations -B1 to B6. The possibility of shifting to the gaming state is increased. For this reason, the “advantageous push order” in the above-described AT game includes the transition from the RT3 game state to the RT1 game state when the AT game is being executed (stopping against the push order bell winning). When the buttons 33a to 33c are not operated in the correct pressing order and the specific symbol is stopped and displayed, or the combination of the symbols of the replaying role 03 or 04 is stopped and displayed for the winning of the replaying role -C1 to C6. When the stop button 33a to 33c is not operated in this pressing order despite the notification of the order and the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line), the state is shifted to the RT3 gaming state. The notification of the pressing order for this is also included. In the AT game, instead of notifying the pressing order, information indicating the stop operation timing (for example, “Aim for red” or the like) may be notified.

  Here, the non-RT gaming state, the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, and the RT3 gaming state described above are also non-internal medium gaming states. “Non-internal” means that the power is turned on for the first time after factory collection or the RAM It means a state where you have not won a special role like at the time of clearing.

  In the non-RT gaming state, the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, and the RT3 gaming state, the winning combination determining means 110 wins the special role (BB1 to BB3), and the symbol corresponding to the special role on the active line in the game is displayed. When it is determined that a combination of symbols other than the combination has been stopped, that is, it is determined that the game will not shift to the special game in response to the winning of the special role, the gaming state control means 160 uses the RT gaming state control means 161 to The gaming state of the slot machine 1 shifts to the RT4 gaming state, which is an internal medium gaming state. Here, “inside” means a state where the special combination is won but the combination of symbols corresponding to the special combination is not arranged on the active line. As described above, when the transition is made to the RT4 gaming state, which is an internal medium gaming state, the winning combination is carried over by the special combination carry-over means 112 until the winning combination of the special combination symbols is displayed on the active line (that is, The RT4 gaming state, which is the internal gaming state, is continued). In addition, as a timing which transfers to inside, you may transfer based on having won the special combination by the winning combination determination means 110. In the present embodiment, among the non-RT gaming state, the RT1, RT2, RT3 gaming state, and the RT4 gaming state (internal medium gaming state), the AT game described later is executed except for the RT3 gaming state. However, the number of game medals to bet is larger than the expected number that can be obtained in the game (the payout rate is less than 100%).

  In addition, when the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning special roles (BB1 to BB3) is stopped and displayed on the active line in the RT4 gaming state, the gaming state of the slot machine 1 is changed to a special state by the RT gaming state control means 161. Transition to gaming state. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, BB1 or BB2 is won and the RT4 gaming state (internal medium gaming state) is entered, and the winning combination of symbols of BB1 or BB2 is stopped on the active line. When it is displayed, it shifts to the RT5-12 gaming state, wins BB3 and shifts to the RT4 gaming state (internal medium gaming state), and the combination of symbols of the winning BB3 is stopped and displayed on the active line. The RT5-3 gaming state (hereinafter, the RT5-12 gaming state and the RT5-3 gaming state are collectively referred to as “RT5 gaming state”). In the RT5 game state, a game (special game) advantageous to the player is executed until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. Here, as described above, the predetermined ending condition is, for example, in the RT5 gaming state (RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state), a predetermined number of game medals are paid out to the player. (For example, BB1 is 334 sheets, BB2 is 238 sheets, and BB3 is 60 sheets or more.) When a predetermined end condition is satisfied in the RT5 gaming state (RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state), the gaming state of the slot machine 1 is set to a non-RT gaming state by the RT gaming state control means 161. Migrate to Note that even if the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination is stopped on the active line, the gaming state change by the RT gaming state control means 161 may not occur. In other words, the RT gaming state during the BB game may be the RT state executed in the immediately preceding game. However, when the BB game is entered, the winning lottery table is different, so that even if the same RT state number is stored in the RAM 104, the lottery result changes.

  In any game state, when a winning combination is won and a corresponding symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the active line (winning), a predetermined number of game medals are paid out by the payout control means 140 (or The game is configured to be replayed when the combination of symbols corresponding to the replaying combination (replay) is won and displayed on the active line. Moreover, the above description of the gaming state is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the transition of the gaming state. For example, the game state may be shifted by displaying a combination of symbols of the winning combination on the active line in a stopped manner, or a game state transition pattern (paying game medals different from the winning combination on the active line) Or a combination of symbols not subject to re-granting) may be stopped and displayed to shift the gaming state.

(Internal game state control means 162)
Next, the transition of the internal game state will be described. The internal game state is also referred to as a state related to AT (notification game). In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in addition to the game state, the internal game state control means 162 manages the effect state (specifically, AT game) that affects the number of game medals to be paid out. ing. AT games in conventional gaming machines were managed by the sub-control means 200, but by performing an illegal modification of the sub-control means 200 or by injecting an illegal command to the sub-control means 200, There was a possibility of being forced to play AT games. Further, whether or not to execute a game that affects the number of game medals such as an AT game is required to be managed by the main control means 100. Therefore, the main control means 100 is configured to manage by a plurality of internal game states as shown in FIG. 9B.

  First, at the normal time such as when shipped from the factory, the internal gaming state control means 162 changes the internal gaming state of the slot machine 1 to the internal gaming state 0 (normal). Then, in this internal game state 0, when an AT lottery to be described later is won, the internal game state control means 162 determines the number of precursor games, and the internal game state of this slot machine 1 is the internal game state 1 (precursor). Migrate to The number of precursor games is determined by lottery in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, but may be configured to set a predetermined number of games. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the internal gaming state 0 (for example, when a winning combination with a low winning probability is won in a winning combination) Although the AT lottery is configured to be executed, a lottery is performed for each game (for example, a lottery with a probability taking into account the winning combination, etc. Or may be configured).

  The internal game state 1 is a precursor state of the AT game, and when the game of the number of precursor games described above is executed in the internal game state 1, the internal game state of the slot machine 1 is determined by the internal game state control means 162. , Transition to internal gaming state 2 (AT preparation). In the internal gaming state 2, the main control means 100 shifts the gaming state described above from the RT1 gaming state to the RT3 gaming state in order to execute the AT game. That is, this internal game state 2 is displayed by the main control means 100 on the acquisition number display 72 or the sub-control means 200 (effect control) as will be described later with respect to the winning of the push order bell or push order replay described above. By displaying on the image display device 42 via the means 301), the correct answer pressing order (winning combination -A1 to A6, winning combination -B1 to B6 is the pressing order that does not shift to the RT1 gaming state. In the case of the re-players -C1 to C6 and the re-players -F1 to F5, it is a preparation state of the AT game that notifies the RT3 gaming state or the push order for maintaining this RT3 gaming state. However, when the gaming state is a non-RT gaming state, in order to shift to the RT1 gaming state, the correct answer is pushed for the winning of the push order bell (winning combination -A1 to A6, winning combination -B1 to B6). The order is not notified (as described above, when the specific symbol is stopped and displayed, it shifts to the RT1 transition state). In this internal game state 2, only the push order replay and the push order of the push order bell regarding the game state transition are notified, and if there is a push order replay or push order bell not related to the game state transition, The push order may be configured not to be notified, or the push order may be configured to be notified. Then, the internal gaming state control means 162 is in a state in which the AT game can be executed if the conditions that allow the transition to the AT game, that is, the current gaming state after all the reels 21a to 21c are stopped are the RT3 gaming state. Transition to a certain internal game state 3 (AT). In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a predetermined number of games (for example, 50 games) is set for one AT game, but lottery or the like is performed at the time of winning the AT lottery or at the start of execution of AT. You may comprise so that the number of games of AT game may be determined.

  In the internal game state 3, the above-described push order replay (re-playing combination -C1 to C6 (re-playing combination -F1 to F5 when transitioning to the RT1 gaming state)) and the push order bell (winning combination -A1) -A6, winning combination -B1 to B6), if the correct answer push order (re-game player -C1-C6, re-game player -F1-F5), it will shift to RT3 gaming state or this RT3 game The player is notified of the AT game by informing the player of the push order to maintain the state, and the winning combinations -A1 to A6 and the winning combinations -B1 to B6 are the combinations in which the combinations of the symbols of 7 sheets are arranged). Can be provided. Further, when a predetermined number of games are executed in the internal game state 3, the internal game state control means 162 determines whether or not the AT is stocked. If there is an AT stock, the internal game state 1 When there is no AT stock, it shifts to the internal gaming state 0. When there is an AT stock, the number of precursor games is set to 1 to shift to the internal game state 1 (that is, after one game in the internal game state 1, the game state shifts to the internal game state 2). . As will be described later, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to be stocked with the right of AT gaming also in the internal gaming states 3, 5, and 7.

  Further, when the above-mentioned special roles (BB1 to BB3) are won in the internal game state 0, the internal game state of the slot machine 1 is shifted to the internal game state 4 (BB preparation) by the internal game state control means 162. . The internal game state 4 is a special game preparation state, and is configured to continue until the symbol combination of the selected special combination (BB1 to BB3) is stopped and displayed on the active line. When the combination of symbols of the special roles (BB1 to BB3) is stopped and displayed on the active line, the internal gaming state control means 162 sets the internal gaming state of the slot machine 1 to the special gaming state (internal gaming). It may be configured such that the probability that an AT will be won by winning an AT lottery is greater than that in the state 0, or may be configured with the same probability as the internal gaming state 0). Transition to a certain internal gaming state 5 (BB). Furthermore, when the special game end condition is satisfied, the internal game state control means 162 determines whether or not the above-mentioned AT is stocked. When the AT is stocked, the internal game state control means 162 shifts to the internal game state 2. When the AT is not stocked, the internal game state 0 is entered.

  On the other hand, in the internal game state 1, the internal game state 2 and the internal game state 3, the special combination (BB1 to BB3) described above is won and the combination of symbols corresponding to the selected special combination is not stopped and displayed on the active line. The internal game state control means 162 shifts the internal game state of the slot machine 1 to the internal game state 6 (preparation for specialization). The internal game state 6 is also a special game preparation state, and is configured to continue until the symbol combination of the selected special combination (BB1 to BB3) is stopped and displayed on the active line. When the combination of symbols of special roles (BB1 to BB3) is stopped and displayed on the active line, the internal gaming state of the slot machine 1 is changed to the internal gaming state 7 (addition specialization) by the internal gaming state control means 162. (However, when the special combination is won in the internal game state 1, the internal game state 2 and the internal game state 3 and the combination of symbols of the special combination is stopped and displayed in the game, the internal game state 6 is entered.) It does not shift, but shifts to the internal game state 7). This internal game state 7 is a state in which more AT games can be added (this is referred to as “additional specialization”). For example, the AT lottery is won and the AT is selected more than in the internal game state 5. It is configured such that the probability of being stocked is greater when the game state is internal game state 7. Even in the internal game state 7, the internal game state control means 162 determines whether or not the above-mentioned AT is stocked when the special game end condition is satisfied, and when the AT is stocked, the internal game When the state shifts to the state 2 and the AT is not stocked, the state shifts to the internal gaming state 0. In this embodiment, however, the AT is always stocked when the state transitions from the internal gaming state 6 to the internal gaming state 7. Therefore, it does not shift to the internal gaming state 0. When the special combination (BB1 to BB3) is won in the internal game state 1, the state shifts to the internal game state 4 (the combination shifts to the internal game state 5 when the combination of symbols of the special role is stopped and displayed in the game) May be configured.

  In the above description, in the internal middle game state 2, “if the current game state after all the reels 21a to 21c are stopped is the RT3 game state, it shifts to the internal game state 3”. Although the case has been described, it is also possible to configure such that “the transition to the internal gaming state 3 is triggered by the transition from the RT2 gaming state to the RT3 gaming state”. Here, when the internal gaming state 3 is ended, if there is an AT stock, the AT game can be executed from the internal gaming state 2 which is the preparation state of the AT game through the precursor state which is the internal gaming state 1. Transition to a certain internal game state 3. In this case, the RT3 gaming state in the previous AT game may continue. For this reason, in the internal gaming state 2, when the transition is made from the RT2 gaming state to the RT3 gaming state in response to the transition from the RT2 gaming state to the internal gaming state 3, when the RT3 gaming state is already in effect, the gaming state is temporarily changed to the RT1 gaming state. (If the winning combination -A1 to A6, winning combination -B1 to B6 or re-playing combination -C1 to C6 wins, the correct answer pressing order is not notified, or a pressing order other than the correct pressing order is selected. Notification), it is necessary to shift to the RT3 gaming state again through the RT2 gaming state, and the period until the transition to the internal gaming state 3 in which the AT game can be executed becomes longer.

  Also, in the internal gaming state 2, when the RT2 gaming state is reached, when the re-gaming player -C1 to C6 that shifts the gaming state to the RT3 gaming state is won, the re-gaming role is transferred to the RT3 gaming state. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the player presses the stop buttons 33a to 33 in a different pressing order while ignoring the notification. Even when 33c is operated, the internal gaming state 2 is shifted to the internal gaming state 3. Alternatively, in the internal game state 2, when the game state shifts to the RT2 game state, the AT game may be started by shifting to the internal game state 3. In this case, as the push order notification in the AT game, in the RT2 game state, the push order for shifting the game state to the RT3 game state is notified (re-game player 03 or re-game when the re-game player -C1 to C6 is won). By notifying the pressing order in which the combination of symbols of the role 04 is stopped and displayed), it is possible to shift to the RT3 gaming state.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the AT game lottery (AT lottery) is executed when the operation of the start lever 32 is received by the main control means 100, but all the reels 21a to 21c are operated. You may comprise so that it may perform by the process after stopping. The internal gaming state, the number of AT games (number of remaining AT games), the number of AT stocks, the number of precursor games, etc. each have a storage area to be stored in the RAM 104, and these are subject to initialization processing by the RAM clear described above. It is desirable to be stored at an address. Thereby, when a gaming facility is opened during an AT, it is possible to prevent the player from restarting from the middle of the AT game the next day. On the other hand, the RT state may not be a target of RAM clear. In addition, in order to suppress the number of games that can be acquired in AT games, a section (advantageous section) in which AT games can be executed is set to a predetermined condition (a predetermined number of games (for example, 1500 games) or a predetermined number of acquired games (for example, 3000)). In this case, the game can be terminated on condition that the internal game state, the number of AT games (the number of remaining AT games), the number of AT stocks, the number of precursor games, etc., and the section in which AT games can be executed The counter for judging the end condition of the game ends the section in which the AT game can be executed without requiring an operation for executing the setting change process or an operation for ending the setting change process (the above-mentioned RAM clear). It is desirable to execute a clearing process based on satisfying a predetermined condition for performing the game, in other words, since the internal gaming state is a normal state, It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a large profit from being given to a person and to avoid excessive gambling, or to set a predetermined initial value instead of clearing RAM. Good.

(Freeze control means 170)
When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the freeze control unit 170 disables the progress of the game (progress of “main process” described later) in a predetermined period (sets it to a pause state) or stops and displays the lottery result. Freeze effect that delays control. That is, the freeze control means 170 has a function as a lottery means for performing a lottery for executing a freeze effect.

(Operation order determination means 175)
The operation order determination unit 175 is a unit that acquires the operation order (push order) of the stop buttons 33a to 33c in the game in which the above-described push order bell or push order replay is won. The operation order determination means 175 determines whether or not the pressing order is assigned to the winning combination, and the reel control means 120 determines the stop symbols of the reels 21a to 21c.

(External signal transmission means 180)
The external signal transmission means 180 outputs information related to the game via the external concentration terminal board 80 connected to the main control means 100. Here, the information on the game includes information when the start lever 32 is operated, information on the inserted game medals and paid-out game medals, and a combination of specific symbols (for example, “red 7-red 7-red 7 ”) is information for displaying on the active line, etc., and is information for displaying (or managing) the number of games and the start of the bonus game on the external device based on such information. For example, the number of games can be displayed based on information when the start lever 32 is operated, and the difference number can be displayed from the difference between the inserted game medals and the paid-out game medals. Further, the number of bonuses can be displayed based on information when a specific symbol is displayed on the active line. Specific processing will be described later.

(Control command transmission means 185)
The control command transmission unit 185 is a unit for transmitting a control command for transmitting information of the main control unit 100 to the sub-control unit 200. As will be described later, the sub-control unit 200 is configured to determine the effect mode and the execution timing based on the control command transmitted from the main control unit 100. In order to prevent the control command 200 from being missed by the sub-control unit 200, the same command may be transmitted twice.

(Second random number generator 190)
The main control means 100 has second random number generation means 190 for updating the random number value generated by the main control means 100. The random value generated by the second random number generation means 190 is a 2-byte random value and is also called a soft random number. The second random number generator 190 is configured such that a soft random number update process S5570 is executed and its value is updated each time an interrupt process S570 described later is executed. In addition, the soft random number update processing S5570 is performed in the game progress main processing S550 until the start lever 32 is operated after the game is started and all the reels are started after the reels 21a to 21c start rotating. It is comprised so that it may be performed until it stops. As described above, by updating the soft random number not only in the interrupt process S570 but also in the loop process in the game progress main process S550, the update timing and the number of times of the soft random number in the game progress main process S550 described later are determined by the player. The random number value generated by the second random number generation means 190 because the number of times the soft random number is updated in one unit game changes depending on the operation timing of the player. The randomness of (soft random number) can be secured.

(Control of stored number display 71, acquired number display 72, status display 73, and set value display 74)
In this embodiment, the digit includes five digits 1 to 5. As described above, the digits 1 and 2 constitute the storage number display 71, and the digits 3 and 4 constitute the acquisition number display 72. Further, the digit 5 is 7 segments corresponding to the set value display 74. As shown in FIG. 11, the set value display 74 that is the digit 5 is mounted on the main control board 101. On the other hand, the digits 1 to 4 (the stored number display 71 and the acquired number display 72) are mounted on the display substrate 70 as described above. Further, the seven LEDs constituting the status indicator 73 are also mounted on the display substrate 70.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the main CPU 102 and three ICs (IC1, IC2, and IC3) are mounted on the main control board 101. The main control board 101 is actually provided with ICs in addition to these three, but is not shown in the present embodiment. Here, IC1 is an IC related to digit signal control, and IC2 is an IC related to segment signal control. IC3 is an IC related to control of the input display LEDs 73e to 73g.

  Each of IC1 to IC3 includes a clock signal input terminal. On the other hand, the main CPU 102 has XCS1, XCS2, and XCS3 output terminals, the XCS1 output terminal and the clock input terminal of IC1 are connected, the XCS2 output terminal and the clock input terminal of IC2 are connected, and the XCS3 output terminal Are connected to the clock input terminal of IC3.

  Further, the main CPU 102 has D0 to D7 output terminals. The D0 to D4 input terminals of IC1 and the D0 to D4 output terminals of the main CPU 102 are connected. Furthermore, although IC1 is provided with D5-D7 input terminals, these are connected to the ground. Further, the D0 to D7 output terminals of the main CPU 102 and the D0 to D7 input terminals of the IC 2 are connected to each other. Further, the D0 to D3 and D5 to D7 output terminals of the main CPU 102 and the D0 to D3 and D5 to D7 input terminals of the IC3 are respectively connected. Furthermore, the IC 3 is provided with a D4 input terminal, and the D4 input terminal is connected to the ground.

  IC1 has an output port 3 (see FIG. 17 to be described later) composed of D0 to D7 output terminals, and D0 to D7 input terminals and D0 to D7 output terminals correspond to each other. And the digit 1-5 signal line comes out from D0-D4 output terminal, respectively, and it connects with the digit 1-5 signal line (3rd-7th) of the display board 70 in FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, D5-D7 output terminal of the output port 3 is unused (NC).

  Further, IC2 has an output port 4 (see FIG. 17) composed of D0 to D7 output terminals, and D0 to D7 input terminals correspond to D0 to D7 output terminals, respectively. Then, the segment A to P signal lines come out from the D0 to D7 output terminals, respectively, and are connected to the segment A to P signal lines (# 8 to # 15) of the display substrate 70 in FIG.

  Furthermore, the signal line from the D4 output terminal of the IC 1 is connected to the digit 5, that is, the set value display 74. The digit 5 has seven LEDs (a to g), and the segments A to G are connected to the a to g LEDs, respectively.

  Further, IC3 has an output port 2 (see FIG. 17) composed of D0 to D7 output terminals, and D0 to D7 input terminals and D0 to D7 output terminals correspond to each other. The D3 to D6 output terminals are unused (NC). Furthermore, from the D0 to D2 output terminals of the output port 4, a three-sheet input display signal line, a two-sheet input display signal line, and a one-sheet input display signal line are output, respectively. This is connected to the insertion display signal line (No. 16), the two-sheet insertion display signal line (No. 17), and the three-sheet insertion display signal line (No. 18).

  Note that the outputs from the D0 to D7 output terminals of the above-described IC1 to IC3 continue until the input of the clock input terminal is turned off from on.

  As shown in FIG. 12, digits 1 to 4 are connected to the display substrate 70. The output terminal (No. 3) of the digit 1 signal of the display substrate 70 and the digit 1 are connected. Similarly, the output terminals (numbers 4 to 6) of the digits 2 to 4 signal of the display substrate 70 are connected to the digits 2 to 4, respectively. Also, each of the digits 1 to 4 has seven LEDs (a to g) similarly to the digit 5 described above. The LEDs a to g of the digits 1 to 4 are connected to the output terminals (Nos. 8 to 14) of the segment A to G signals, respectively.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12, the display board 70 has seven LEDs (see FIG. 10) constituting the status indicator 73, specifically, a game start LED 73d, a settlement display LED 73c, a throw-in display LED 73b, A replay display LED 73a, a 1-sheet insertion display LED 73e, a 2-sheet insertion display LED 73f, and a 3-sheet insertion display LED 73g are connected.

  The game start LED 73d, the settlement display LED 73c, the throw-in display LED 73b, and the replay display LED 73e are connected to the segment P signal output terminal (No. 15). Further, the game start LED 73d is connected to the digit 1 signal output terminal (No. 3), the settlement display LED 73c is connected to the digit 5 signal output terminal (No. 7), and the input ready display LED 73b is connected to the digit 3 signal output terminal (No. 7). No. 5) and the replay display LED 73a is connected to the output terminal (No. 6) of the digit 4 signal.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the output terminals (Nos. 16 to 18) for the 1-, 2-, and 3-sheet input display signals of the display substrate 70 are the 1, 2, and 3-sheet input display LEDs 73e to 73g, respectively. It is connected to the. Further, a + 5V power supply voltage terminal (No. 1 and No. 2) of the display substrate 70 is connected to one, two, and three-load display LEDs 73e to 73g.

  In the above configuration, in FIG. 11, the main CPU 102 normally applies a high level (about 5 V, the same applies hereinafter) voltage to the XCS1 to XCS3 output terminals. The same applies to the following (when the voltage is changed by a switch (circuit) provided in the main CPU 102). For example, when it is desired to drive (select or designate) IC1, the XCS1 output terminal is activated. As a result, an active signal (chip select signal) is output from the XCS1 output terminal and input to the clock input terminal of IC1. As a result, the IC 1 is in a driving state (also referred to as a selection state or a designation state). If the XCS2 and XCS3 output terminals are activated in the same manner as described above, the IC2 and IC3 are driven.

  Further, a low-level voltage is normally applied to the D0 to D7 output terminals of the main CPU 102, and a high-level voltage is applied when outputting “1” data (data signal). For example, when a data signal of “1” is output from the D0 output terminal of the main CPU 102, the data signal is input to the D0 input terminals of IC1 to IC3. At this moment, when the XCS1 output terminal is active, the IC1 The data signal is input to the D0 input terminal.

  Furthermore, a high level voltage is normally applied to the output port 0 of the IC1, and a low level voltage is applied to the output terminal corresponding to the input terminal to which the data signal is input. For example, when a data signal of “1” is output from the D4 output terminal of the main CPU 102 and the XCS1 output terminal is active at this moment, the data signal is input to the D4 input terminal of IC1. Then, when the D4 output terminal of the IC 1 is set to the low level, a current can flow through the LEDs a to g of the digit 5.

  Furthermore, when the data signal “1” is output from the D0 and D1 output terminals of the main CPU 102 and the XCS2 output terminal is activated, the data signal is input to the D0 and D1 input terminals of the IC2. A high level voltage is normally applied to the output port 1 of the IC 2. When a high level voltage is applied, the circuit after the transistor in FIG. 11 is in a high impedance state (not in a low or high state).

  When the D0 and D1 output terminals of IC2 are set to the low level, current flows from the emitter to the collector of the transistor connected to the high level (+5 V) with the change in the current between the emitter and the base, and the segment A and B signal lines are connected. Current flows.

  Therefore, as described above, when the D4 output terminal of the IC1 is set to the low level and the current can flow through the LEDs a to g of the digit 5, the D0 and D1 output terminals of the IC2 as described above. Is set to a low level, a current flows through the segment A and B signal lines, and the LEDs a and b of the digit 5 are turned on. In other words, although a current flows through the segment A and B signal lines of the digits 1 to 5, a voltage of about 5 V is applied to the digits 1 to 4, so that no potential difference occurs and a corresponding to the digits 1 to 4 And b LEDs are not lit. That is, a current flows through the digit 5 to which approximately 0 V is applied, and the LEDs a and b of the digit 5 are turned on.

  For example, the D0 output terminal of IC1 is set to low level. Further, when the D7 output terminal of IC2 is set to the low level, a current flows from the emitter connected to the high level to the collector and a current flows to the segment P signal line with a change in the current between the emitter and the base. As a result, the game start LED 73d is turned on in FIG. In other words, although a current flows through the segment P signal lines of the digits 1 to 5, a voltage of about 5 V is applied to the digits 2 to 5, so that no potential difference occurs and the input corresponding to the digit 3 can be made. The display LED 73b, the replay display LED 73a associated with the digit 4, and the settlement display LED 73c associated with the digit 5 are not lit. That is, a current flows through the digit 1 to which approximately 0 V is applied, and the game start LED 73d associated with the digit 1 is turned on.

  Further, a low level voltage is normally applied to the D0 to D7 output terminals of the output port 4 of the IC3. When a high level voltage is applied to any of the D0 to D2 output terminals of IC3, a current flows from the collector of the transistor to the emitter, and the collector side of the transistor is at a low level. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, a high level voltage is always applied to the power supply voltage terminals (No. 1 and No. 2) connected to the upstream side of the one, two, and three-load display LEDs 73e to 73g. Has been. Therefore, in FIG. 11, for example, if the D2 output terminal of IC3 is set to the high level, the 16th terminal of the single-load display signal in FIG. The LED 73e lights up.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in the circuit configuration of the present embodiment, only one of the digits 1 to 5 is set to be lit. Here, in order to be able to light all digits individually, it is necessary to provide independent wiring for each digit and each segment. However, with this setting, the number of wires increases, the cost increases, and the assembly burden also increases. In contrast, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, for example, in the case of a segment A signal, the number of wirings can be reduced if the circuit configuration is connected to the segment A signals of all the digits 1 to 5. And even with the circuit configuration as in this embodiment, if the digits to be turned on for each interrupt process are sequentially switched, virtually no change is made from the state in which all the digits are turned on at the same time. Can be shown). In addition, if the LED to be lit is different for each interrupt process, power consumption can be suppressed and LED burn-in can also be suppressed. Further, the luminance can be increased by repeating the point emission as compared with the LED that is always lit.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the digits 1 to 5 and the segments AP. Each digit is composed of segments A to P, of which segments A to G constitute a so-called 7-segment. Further, the segment P constitutes any one of the status indicators 73 (excluding the digit 2).

  As shown in FIG. 13, for example, in the digit 1, the segments A to G constitute the upper digit 7-segment of the storage number display 71, and the segment P constitutes the game start LED 73 d. As shown in FIG. 12, the digit 1 signal output terminal (No. 3) is connected to the signal line of the digit 1 and also to the signal line of the game start LED 73d. The game starter 73d is connected to the segment P signal output terminal (No. 15) of the display board 70.

  In FIG. 13, segments A to G of the digit 3 constitute 7 segments of the upper digits of the acquired number display 72, and the segment P constitutes a throw-in display LED 73 b. As shown in FIG. 12, the output terminal (No. 5) of the digit 3 signal is connected to the signal line of the digit 3 and also to the signal line of the input enable display LED 73b. In addition, the enabling indicator LED 73b is connected to the segment P signal output terminal (No. 15) of the display substrate 70.

  Similarly, in FIG. 13, among the digits 4, the segments A to G constitute 7 segments of the lower digits of the acquired number display 72 and the segment P constitutes a replay display LED 73 a. As shown in FIG. 12, the digit 4 signal output terminal (No. 6) is connected to the signal line of the digit 4 and also to the signal line of the replay display LED 73a. The replay display LED 73a is connected to the segment P signal output terminal (No. 15) of the display substrate 70.

  In FIG. 8, segments A to G of digit 5 constitute 7 segments of set value display 74, and segment P constitutes settlement display LED 73c. As shown in FIG. 11, the digit 5 itself is mounted on the main control board 101. However, as shown in FIG. It is connected. Further, the settlement display LED 73c is connected to an output terminal (No. 15) of the segment P signal of the display substrate 70.

  From the above, for example, when all the segments (segments A to P) of the digit 1 are turned on, the storage number indicator 71 (upper digit) displays “8” by turning on the segments A to G. When P is turned on, the game start LED 73d is turned on in the status indicator 73.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an LED display request flag and an LED display request counter. The LED display request flag is a flag indicating which LED can be lit, and is stored in the RAM 104 as 1-byte data consisting of 8 bits (D0 to D7). For example, when the LED display request flag can display digits 1 and 2, that is, the upper and lower digits of the stored number indicator 71, the D0 and D1 bits are “1”, and other digits cannot be displayed. Then, the other bits are “0”. Therefore, the data of the LED display request flag in this case is “00000011”.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in this embodiment, during normal (during gaming and waiting for gaming), the digit 5 (set value display 74) is turned off and the digits 1 to 4 are turned on. Therefore, the normal LED display request flag is “00001111”. While the setting is being changed, the set value is displayed in the digit 5, so the D4 bit becomes “1”, and the digits 1 and 2 (reserved number indicator 71) are not displayed, and thus “0”. Since “88” is displayed on the (acquisition number display 72), “1” is displayed. Therefore, the LED display request flag during the setting change is “00011100”.

  Furthermore, during setting confirmation (setting value confirmation mode), the setting value is displayed in the digit 5 as in the case of changing the setting, so the D4 bit becomes “1”. Further, the digits 1 to 4 are the same as those in the normal state. Therefore, the LED display request flag during setting confirmation is “00011111”.

  The LED display request flag is a flag whose value varies depending on whether it is normal, setting change, or setting confirmation. On the other hand, the LED display request counter is 1-byte data consisting of 8 bits (D0 to D7), similar to the LED display request flag, but data whose value is updated every timer interrupt (2.235 ms). Yes, and stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 104. As shown in FIG. 14, "00010000" is taken as an initial value, and the digit to be turned on ("1") is updated to shift right by one digit (execute a shift instruction) for each interrupt process. . When the value of the LED display request counter is “00000001”, it becomes “00000000” at the next interruption, but when it becomes “0” after the update, the initial value is again “0” at the interruption. 00010000 ". Note that the initial value “00010000” may be set at the next interrupt when all the bits become “0”. Also, the assignment of digits to each bit of the LED display request flag and LED display request counter shown in FIG. 14 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 14 and can be variously designed. For example, D0 to D2 can be unused and D3 to D7 can be assigned to each digit.

  Although a detailed description will be given later, in the present embodiment, as a result of performing an AND operation on the LED display request flag and the LED display request counter, the digit “1” becomes a lighting target at the time of the interrupt processing. As will be described later, when an error content (number) in the case of an unrecoverable error occurring in the slot machine 1 is displayed as an LED, the LED display request flag or the LED display request counter is not referred to. On the other hand, in the case of a normal error (an error that can be restored without turning on / off the power), the LED that is “1” is obtained as a result of an AND operation of the LED display request flag and the LED display request counter as in the normal state. It becomes a lighting target.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an LED segment table stored in the ROM. Here, in the present embodiment, the number of acquisitions, the number of storages, and the instruction content (number indicating the pressing order) corresponding to the instruction number are displayed on the storage number display unit 71 and the acquisition number display unit 72, and the set value is displayed The LED segment table 2 for displaying on the display unit 74 and the LED segment table 1 for displaying the content (type) of the error when an error occurs on the acquired number display unit 72. The LED segment table is a data table that stores segment data for each address, that is, data indicating which segment is lit. For example, the address “1211 (H)” is the head address of the LED segment table 2 in the LED segment table (that is, the address selected when the offset value is “0”). 3F "(binary number" 00111111 (B) ") is stored. As described above, the LED segment table in the present embodiment has been described as being divided into two tables (LED segment table 1 and LED segment table 2). However, as shown in FIG. May be configured by one LED segment table (for example, when “C” is displayed in the segment, “B (H)” is selected as an offset value). To do).

  The 8-bit data when the segment data is expressed in binary is represented by “D7, D6, D5, D4, D3, D2, D1, D0”, and the data of D0 to D6 are the LED segment A to G signals, respectively. The D7 bit indicates ON / OFF of the segment P signal. For example, in order to display “0” in the digits, segments A to F are on and segment G is off in FIG. Therefore, the segment data at this time is “00111111”. Therefore, in FIG. 15, the segment data of the address “1211 (H)” is “00111111 (B)”, that is, data indicating “0” in the digit. As described above, data for displaying “0”, “1”, “2”,... In digits is stored in order starting from the address “1211 (H)”. The use of the offset value in FIG. 15 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the set value is displayed by the set value display 74 has been described. However, the upper or lower digits of the storage number display 71 are provided without providing the set value display 74 exclusively. Alternatively, it may be configured to display in the upper digit or lower digit of the acquired number display 72. In other words, the set value may be displayed on the stored number display 71 or the acquired number display 72.

(About input ports and output ports)
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control board 101 is configured to have input ports 0 to 2 shown in FIG. 16 and output ports 0 to 5 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18. Here, the input ports 0 to 2 and the output ports 0 to 5 of the present embodiment are 1-byte ports to which 8 bits D0 to D7 can be input or output. The input port and the output port are provided in addition to those shown in the figure, but the description thereof is omitted in this embodiment. In FIGS. 16 to 18, a port indicated as unused means a signal input / output port that is not actually used or a description of which is omitted in the present embodiment (a port without signal input / output). Does not mean all unused).

  The input port 0 includes signals from the reset / setting switch 37, the setting change key switch 36, the door switch 91, and the setting door switch 92, a power-off detection signal (a signal output when a power-off occurs), and A full detection signal (a signal output when a game medal in a sub tank (not shown) that stores medals overflowing from the hopper device 51 is full) is input. Note that the D4 bit and D7 bit of the input port 0 are not used.

  The input port 1 receives signals from a stop button 33 (33a to 33c), a bet button 31 (MAX bet button 31a and 1 bet button 31b), a settlement button 34, and a start lever 32, which are operation switches. In the example of FIG. 16, the 1 bet button signal (D4 bit) and the MAX bet button signal (D3 bit) are separated. However, when the slot machine 1 has a specification in which only the MAX bet button 31a is provided, The D4 bit of input port 1 is unused.

  Furthermore, the input port 2 includes left, middle, and right reel detection means (reel sensors) 23 (23a to 23c) and a payout sensor 71 (detailed explanation is omitted, but it is constituted by two sensors). The signals of the second and first input sensors 62 and 61 are input.

  As will be described later, a main loop or a game progress main process S550 performed once per game is provided as information processing for progressing the game. The main loop is a process in which inserted medals are detected, a winning process is performed after all the reels 21a to 21c are stopped, and the like. During this main loop, the main loop is temporarily exited, and interrupt processing (timer interrupt processing) S570 is executed. In the interrupt process S570, a process for detecting the input ports 0 to 2 (step S576 to be described later) is executed, and after the process is executed, a process for returning to the main loop is periodically performed again. The interval of the interrupt time is 2.235 ms in this embodiment. That is, the data of the input ports 0 to 2 is acquired for each interrupt process at intervals of 2.235 ms. Based on the acquired data, the input port level data (data indicating ON / OFF of each bit), the input port rising data (which was off at the previous interrupt and turned on at the current interrupt) Bit data), input port falling data (data indicating which bit was the data that was on at the time of the previous interrupt and turned off at the time of the current interrupt), and stores each data Are stored in the storage area of the RAM 104. Therefore, these data are updated every 2.235 ms.

  Also, all D0 to D7 bits of the input ports 0 to 2 are detected regardless of when the interrupt processing is performed. For example, during the rotation of the reels 21a to 21c (before the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated), the bet switch 31 (31a, 31b) cannot be operated by the player. Although it is not necessary to acquire D1 and D2 bit data, in this embodiment, all bit data is acquired.

  In FIG. 17, the output port 3 is used for outputting an LED digit signal. The output port 4 is used for outputting an LED segment signal. These LED digit signals and LED segment signals are signals for turning on / off the set value display 74, the stored number display 71, the acquired number display 72, and the status display 73. Specifically, for example, when the data of the output port 3 is “00000001”, only the digit 1 is turned on, so that only the upper digit of the storage number display 71 is turned on. Further, when the data of the output port 4 is “00111111”, the signals of the segments A to F are turned on, so that “0” is displayed in the digit 1. As described above, which digit is to be lit at the output port 3 and which segment is to be lit at the output port 4 are determined.

  The blocker 60 signal is output from the D6 bit of the output port 0. Furthermore, a drive signal for the hopper motor 75 is output from the D7 bit. Here, the blocker 60 forms a medal passage that connects the medal slot 51 and the hopper 52 when the signal of the blocker is “1” (on), and when it is “0” (off), A passage (return passage) that connects the medal insertion port 51 and the payout port 59 is formed. For example, when the blocker 60 is driven, a blocker signal is output from the D6 bit (see FIG. 17) of the output port 3 by interrupt processing.

  Further, from the D0 to D3 bits of the output port 0, the φ0 to φ3 signals of the left reel driving means (motor) 22a of the left reel (first cylinder) 21a are output. As described above, the left, middle, and right reel drive means (motors) 22a to 22c of the present embodiment are configured to rotate the reels 21a to 21c by 1-2 phase excitation, and have four phases φ0 to φ3. Since the reels 21a to 21c are driven by a combination of excitations, signals of each phase are output from predetermined bits. Further, the D0 to D3 bits of the output port 1 output the φ0 to φ3 signals of the middle reel drive means 22b of the middle reel (second cylinder) 21b, and the right reel (third) is output from the D4 to D7 bits. Each of the φ0 to φ3 signals of the right reel driving means 22c of the (cylinder) 21c is output.

  In addition, the D0 to D2 bits of the output port 2 output signals to 1 to 3 insertion display LEDs 73e, 73f, and 73g.

  In addition, an external signal is output from the output port 5 to the external concentration terminal board 80. In this embodiment, the external signals 1 to 5, the medal payout signal, and the medal insertion signal are provided according to the type of the external signal. is doing. The external signal is a signal to be output to the outside of the slot machine 1 (a hall computer, a data counter installed in the hall, etc.) via the external concentration terminal board 80.

  As described above, data based on the signals of the input ports 0 to 2 is stored in one interrupt, and signals are output to the output ports 0 to 5 based on the stored control data.

(Notification of pushing order by main control means 100)
As described above, in the winning combinations -A1 to A6 and the winning combinations -B1 to B6, the number of game medals that can be acquired varies depending on the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. In addition, since the gaming state shifts depending on the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c, the number of gaming medals that can be obtained as a result of the regaming roles C1 to C6 and the regaming roles -F1 to F5 is affected. Therefore, when the order of pressing is notified, not only the image display device 41 is notified via the effect control means 301 but also the main control means 100 is notified. (For example, when the image display device 41 breaks down, the main control means 100 alone can be used to play). Specifically, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to notify the acquisition number display 72 for displaying the number of acquired game medals to notify the pressing order, and using FIG. The notification contents and method will be described. Here, FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the relationship between the winning combination and the instruction number.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, for the three stop buttons 33a to 33c, (left middle right), (right and left middle), (middle left and right), (middle right left), (right left (Middle), (Right Middle Left) 6 push orders, and when the first stop is the left stop button 33a, the middle push button 33b and the right stop button 33c, a total of 3 push orders. There are 9 push orders. Therefore, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a winning combination that can notify the pressing order is won, one digit of the acquired number display 72 is used (the acquired number display 72 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment). As shown in FIG. 10 described above, the number of two digits can be displayed. By using the one-digit indicator (digit 4) and displaying the numbers 1 to 9, the above-mentioned push It is comprised so that order may be alert | reported (including the case where it is not alert | reported). In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, an instruction number indicating the pressing order is assigned to the combination to which the pressing order is assigned, and the acquired number display 72 and effect control described later are performed based on the instruction number. The means 301 is configured to determine the pressing order displayed in the effect on the image display device 41. FIG. 18 (a) shows the correspondence between the condition device number and the instruction number of the role to which the pressing order is assigned, and FIG. 18 (b) shows the instruction number and the contents of instructions to the acquired number display 72 and the image display device 41. Indicates. For example, the re-game player-C1 whose condition device number is “3” is “left middle right” in which the notified push order is “left middle right”, so the instruction number is “A1”, and the acquired number display 72 shows “1”. Is displayed, and “1, 2, 3” is displayed on the image display device 41. In addition, the re-gamer-F5 with the condition device number “17” has either the “right middle left” or “right middle left” notification order, so the instruction number is “A5” or “A6”. Thus, “5” or “6” is displayed on the acquisition number display 72, and “2 · 3 · 1” or “3 · 2 · 1” is displayed on the image display device 41. When there are two or more correct pressing orders in this way, the main control means 100 draws the instruction number or selects an instruction number different from the instruction number displayed last time for the combination, Is configured to determine. In addition, an instruction number “A7” (the instruction content is (1 · − · −)) is assigned to the winning combination -A1, A2, B1, B2 whose first stop in the correct answer order is the left stop button 33a. The winning combination -A3, A4, B3, B4 whose first stop in the correct pressing order is the middle stop button 33b is assigned the instruction number “A8” (the instruction content is (− · 1 · −)). The instruction number “A9” (the instruction content is (− · − · 1)) is assigned to the winning combination -A5, A6, B5, B6 whose first stop in the correct pressing order is the right stop button 33c. It is done. In addition, when winning a combination that does not have a push order, a combination that has a push order but does not affect the number of game medals that can be acquired by the push order (for example, re-playing combinations -D1 to D3), and a push order The instruction number is “A0” in the internal gaming state where no notification is made. In FIG. 13B, the instruction content of the acquisition number display 72 when the instruction number is “A0” is “no display”, but “0” may be displayed. Then, a special mode such as “=” on the digit 3 and “=” on the digit 4 may be displayed.

  Here, in the display of the number-of-acquisition display 72, the information on the pressing order is indicated by the instruction number so that the player can determine whether the acquired number is displayed or information on the pressing order is displayed. When displaying, a predetermined symbol (for example, two lines in which the segment D and the segment G are made to emit light in FIG. 13) is displayed on the ten-segment 7-segment display. At this time, two lines are displayed for the push order bell so that it can be determined whether the push order information for the push order bell or the push order information for the push order replay. You may comprise so that a different symbol may be displayed, such as displaying three lines (for example, the segment A, the segment D, and the segment G are light-emitted). It should be noted that a dedicated display may be provided instead of the acquired number display 72, and other display media may be used instead of the 7-segment display. For example, a plurality of LED indicators may be provided and the above-described instruction content may be displayed with the lighting pattern. Further, instead of the instruction number, the above-described winning number (condition device number) may be directly displayed, or may be displayed using a symbol that can be displayed on a 7-segment display. Moreover, you may comprise so that the information (number or a character) displayed on the acquisition number display 72 may change according to operation of stop button 33a-33c. Specifically, when the instruction number is “A1”, “1” is displayed when the star lever 32 is operated, and “2” is displayed when the left stop button 33a is operated in the first stop. The left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c are associated with “1”, “2”, and “3” so that “3” is displayed when the middle stop button 33b is operated in the second stop. The reel to be operated next may be indicated (the display is turned off when the right stop button 33b is operated in the third stop).

  In principle, the information on the pressing order (indication display) is from when the start lever 32 is operated until the reels 21a to 21c reach a constant speed rotation (accepting the operation of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is valid). It is preferable to be performed. In addition, it is preferable that the instruction display by the image display device 41 is performed after the instruction display by the acquisition number display 72 is performed. Thereby, when an incorrect instruction number is transmitted from the main control means 100, or the sub-control means 200 (effect control means 301) gives an instruction corresponding to an instruction number different from the instruction number received from the main control means 100. Even in this case, since the indication display by the acquisition number display 72 has already been performed, it is noticed that the indication display is different between the main control means 100 and the sub-control means 200. Even if it is a case, if the instruction | indication display by the acquisition number display 72 is followed, it can prevent a player suffering a disadvantage.

  The instruction display may be performed until the reels 21a to 21c reach constant speed rotation after the reel effect (such as the above-described freeze effect) ends. In addition, an instruction display may be performed after the reels 21a to 21c start rotating until the reels 21a to 21c reach constant speed rotation. Further, the instruction display may be performed at the same time as the reels 21a to 21c reach the constant speed rotation. In addition, after the instruction display by the image display device 41 is performed, the instruction display by the acquisition number display 72 may be performed, or the instruction display by the acquisition number display 72 and the instruction display by the image display device 41 are simultaneously performed. It may be done. Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the instruction display on the acquisition number display 72 is configured to be cleared after winning determination (the acquired number is displayed after clearing), but the third stop It may be cleared after acceptance or after all cylinders are stopped. In the above description, the instruction display is from the time when the start lever 32 is operated until the reels 21a to 21c reach constant speed rotation. However, after the start lever 32 of the previous game is operated, If the time until the start lever 32 of this game is operated is less than the minimum game time, even if the start lever 32 is operated, the instruction display is not performed immediately, but the minimum The instruction display may be performed after the game time has elapsed (after the next minimum game time has been set). In this way, it is possible to eliminate the troublesomeness that the stop buttons 33a to 33c cannot be operated easily even though the instruction display is made.

  The information on the pressing order by the acquisition number display 72 is displayed by the player's operation (for each operation of the stop buttons 33a to 33c) without changing the display content, but by the image display device 41. The display content is changed by the player's operation. Specifically, the above-described display (for example, “1, 2, 3”) is displayed on the image display device 41 until the reception of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is started, and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. Each time, the display for the operated stop button changes (the number for the stop button disappears or the display becomes dark). Therefore, the display by the acquisition number display 72 continues to display the instruction number until the operation of the last stop button is accepted even if the player mistakes the operation order in the middle (the display is not interrupted). The display by the image display device 41 does not display the push order navigation (the display is interrupted or the fact that the operation is performed in a different order from the instructed push order is displayed). Here, the reason why the display by the image display device 41 is stopped is that other effects (failure effects) can be performed. Of course, when the player makes an operation mistake in the middle, not only the display by the image display device 41 but also the display by the acquisition number display 72 may be interrupted. However, in this case, it is preferable that the display by the image display device 41 is interrupted first, and then the display by the acquisition number display 72 is interrupted. This is because it is possible to eliminate a situation where only the image display device 41 is displayed. In addition, even when the player makes a mistake in the operation order on the way, the display by the image display device 41 may not be interrupted.

  In the following description, a storage area on the RAM 104 (address “F011 (H)” shown in FIG. 20) for displaying the number of acquisitions on the acquisition number display 72 and a storage area for instruction numbers (shown in FIG. 20). Address “F036 (H)”) is assigned, but the number of acquisitions and the instruction number are not displayed at the same time. For example, when the acquisition number is displayed for the area of the acquisition number data, the acquisition number When the instruction number is displayed, the instruction number may be stored.

(Transmission of information related to the winning combination from the main control means 100 to the sub control means 200)
As will be described later, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the winning combination determined by the winning combination determining unit 110 is sub-controlled from the main control unit 100 for the effect by the sub control unit 200 (the effect control unit 301). It is desirable to transmit to the means 200. However, if the condition device number indicating the winning combination can be specified, the correct answer pressing order can also be specified, so that the winning number (or winning and replay condition device number) is transmitted to the sub-control means 200. Fraud (for example, an act of injecting an improper control command imitating a control command transmitted from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 200, an act of extracting a condition device number and illegally specifying the correct answer pressing order, When the control means 200 is tampered with, etc., the main control means 100 has not won the AT game lottery (in the internal game state in which an instruction display can be generated (for example, in FIG. 9B)). In spite of not being the internal gaming states 2 to 3 and 6 to 7), the correct pressing order is specified incorrectly, or the sub-control means 200 displays the image display device 41 without permission. There is a possibility to be chillin. Therefore, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the main control means 100 performs a mask process (a process for making it impossible to specify correct push order information) for the condition device number, and the information (masked condition device). The number is referred to as “effect group number”), instead of the condition device number. With this configuration, the sub-control unit 200 can determine the effect based on the information after the mask process (effect group number) even if the condition device number is not sent. Of course, it is not always necessary to perform mask processing for all condition device numbers, and the following exceptions may be recognized.

(1) Conditional device number of special combination (BB1 to BB3) (2) Conditional device number of replay (for example, re-playing combination that does not affect transition of gaming state) that does not affect the appearance by pushing order (3) Pushing order (4) Small device condition device number (5) (3) and (4)

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, an AT game is permitted (for example, an internal game state in which an instruction display of the internal game states 2, 3, 6, 7, etc. can be generated), and an AT game is permitted. Regardless of the status, the winning number (winning and replay condition device number) is masked and sent to the sub-control means 200, but the AT game is allowed (for example, an instruction display occurs) In a possible internal gaming state), a winning number (winning and re-game condition device number) is directly transmitted to the sub-control means 200, and in a state where AT gaming is not permitted (for example, an internal gaming state where no instruction display is generated) The winning number (winning and replay condition device number) may be masked and transmitted to the sub-control means 200.

  Here, the mask processing of the condition device number will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the mask processing, and FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a modification of the mask processing. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the condition device number, the type of combination (re-playing combination, type of winning combination (bell, watermelon, etc.)), production type (even with the same re-playing combination), (For example, a combination of weak cherry, strong cherry, etc.) and grouping based on the influence of the push order on the game (for example, the re-game players that have an influence on the ball depending on the push order such as condition device numbers 3 to 8 are one group. The re-game players who do not affect the appearance of balls according to the pushing order as in the condition device numbers 9 to 11 are divided into different groups), and are managed in the table shown in FIG. Then, instead of the selected condition device number, the effect group number is determined using this table, and the determined effect group number is transmitted to the sub-control means 200, so it is not possible to specify which condition device number is won. I am doing so. As a result, the correct answer push order cannot be specified. Since the type of combination and the type of production can be specified, the sub-control unit 200 can determine the production according to the winning combination even if the condition device number is not sent. For example, in FIG. 19, when the combination of the condition device numbers 3 to 8 (re-playing combination -C1 to C6) is won, “3” is transmitted from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 200 as the production group number. Therefore, even if it is possible to specify that the production group number is “3”, it cannot be specified which role is won and the correct answer pressing order, but it depends on the re-playing role. The production can be determined.

  Instead of converting the condition device number into the production group number, the condition device numbers are grouped as described above, the selected condition device number is rewritten to a common number for each group, and the number after rewriting is sub-controlled. By transmitting the means 200, it is possible to make it impossible to specify which condition device number is won. For example, a number that does not overlap with the condition device number assigned to the winning combination may be assigned to the group.

  Since it is not necessary to refer to the information after the mask processing basically by the main control unit 100, it is preferable to transmit the information after the mask processing immediately before transmission to the sub control unit 200. This is because it is not necessary to separately provide an area for storing the information after mask processing until it is transmitted to the sub-control means 200. Of course, masking may be performed before transmission.

  In addition, when the mask process is performed in this way, the sub-control unit 200 cannot determine the correct pressing order from the effect group number (or the converted condition device number), but the above instruction number is transmitted separately. Therefore, the sub-control unit 200 can specify the correct answer pressing order from the instruction number. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the internal game state (internal game state 2-3, 6-7) in which the instruction display can be generated, the instruction number (A1 to A9) corresponding to the condition device number. ) Is transmitted to the sub-control means 200, and “A0” is transmitted as the instruction number when the internal gaming state (internal gaming state 0 to 1, 5 to 6) is not generated. Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, it is defined for each internal game state whether or not the internal game state is capable of generating an instruction display. As a result, the main control means 100 can determine the instruction number and display the instruction simply by referring to the current internal game state, and the sub control means 200 can also receive the received internal game state and instruction number. Instructions can be displayed simply by referring to them.

  Further, the condition device number may be transmitted to the sub-control means 200 in addition to the above-described effect group number or the converted condition device number and instruction number. In this case, in the case of an internal game state in which an instruction display can be generated, the condition device number is masked (for example, “0” is set), and in an internal game state in which the instruction display does not occur or an instruction display does not occur In the case of a combination (for example, the above-mentioned re-game combination -D1 to D3, etc.), it may be configured to transmit a condition device number in a state where no mask is applied.

  By the way, in the above description, for each internal gaming state, it has been defined whether or not it is an internal gaming state in which an instruction can be generated, but the instruction display is not defined for each internal gaming state. As an index for determining whether or not the occurrence of the occurrence of the error, a push order flag may be separately provided and stored in a predetermined address of the RAM 104. When the push order flag is on, it indicates that an instruction display can be generated (in the internal gaming states 2-3 and 6-7, the push order flag is always on), while the push order flag is off. In some cases, it indicates that no indication display can be generated. By providing such a push order flag, it is possible to provide a case where an instruction can be generated and a case where an instruction cannot be generated even in the same internal gaming state. For example, basically, even in the internal gaming state 0 (normal) in which no instruction is generated, a push order game described later can be performed (in the push order game, an instruction needs to be generated, Only the game that executes the push order guessing game turns on the push order flag). In the above description, the internal game state 2 (AT preparation) and the internal game state 3 (AT) are managed as separate internal game states. As an index for determining whether or not there is an AT flag, an AT flag may be provided and stored in a predetermined address of the RAM 104. When the AT flag is on, it indicates that the game is an AT game, and when the AT flag is off, it indicates that the game is not an AT game (AT is being prepared).

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the main control means 100 performs the instruction display by the acquisition number display 72 (the process of storing instruction data for instruction display at a predetermined address in the RAM 104 is executed. After that, the instruction number, the production group number, and the special device condition device number are transmitted (a process of storing the instruction number, the production group number, and the special device condition device number in the transmission buffer of the RAM 104). Is preferable. If the instruction display by the image display device 41 is not performed before the instruction display by the acquisition number display 72 is performed, even if an incorrect instruction number is sent, the acquisition number display 72 has already performed. This is because the instruction display is performed, so that it is possible to notice that the instruction display by the image display device 41 is incorrect. Then, the instruction number, the production group number, and the special device condition device number are displayed by the main control means 100 after the instruction display by the acquisition number display 72 is performed. It is preferable that the reels 21a to 21c are transmitted to the sub-control means 200 in the order of the special device condition device numbers until the reels 21a to 21c reach constant speed rotation. In order to reliably display the instruction by the image display device 41 before the reels 21a to 21c reach the constant speed rotation, the instruction number and the production group are required before the rotation of the reels 21a to 21c (before the acceleration process). It is preferable that the number and the special device condition device number are set in a buffer for transmission as a control command.

  Note that the main control unit 100 may be configured such that after the instruction number is transmitted to the sub-control unit 200, the instruction display by the acquisition number display 72 is performed, and then the instruction display by the image display device 41 is performed. Good. In addition, after the main control unit 100 transmits the instruction number to the sub-control unit 200, the instruction display by the image display device 41 that makes it easy for the player to grasp the correct pressing order is performed first, followed by the instruction by the acquisition number display 72 You may comprise so that a display may be performed. By comprising in this way, the player can grasp | ascertain the correct answer pushing order immediately and can advance a game smoothly. In addition, after the main control unit 100 transmits the instruction number to the sub-control unit 200, the instruction display by the acquisition number display 72 and the instruction display by the image display device 41 may be simultaneously performed.

  Further, when the push order flag described above is provided, the push order flag needs to be transmitted to the sub-control means 200 before the effect group number and the special device condition device number. This is because it is necessary to determine whether the push order flag is on or off at this point in order to display the instruction by the image display device 41 in the process when the start lever 32 is operated.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the internal game state is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 before the start lever 32 is operated (in a game start process S551 described later). Yes. In this way, the sub-control means 200 can grasp the internal game state of the next game (including whether the internal game state is shifted from the next game) before the start lever 32 is operated. In addition, before the start lever 32 is operated, preparation for processing in the internal game state of the next game can be performed.

  For example, when transitioning from the internal gaming state 1 (predictor) to the internal gaming state 2 (AT preparation), a confirmation screen (effect indicating that the AT has been won) is displayed on the image display device 41. Since the control means 200 knows that the next game will shift to the internal game state 2 (AT preparation) before the start lever 32 is operated, the control means 200 displays the confirmation screen on the image display device 41. And after the start lever 32 is operated (based on the condition device number of the special role), the confirmation screen can be displayed promptly. In addition, when transitioning from the internal game state 2 (AT preparation) to the internal game state 3 (AT), during the AT start screen (effect indicating start of AT) or during the internal game state 3 (AT) Since the number of remaining AT games (the number of ATs that can be executed) is displayed, preparation for displaying the remaining number of games on the image display device 41 may be made before the start lever 32 is operated. (For example, information for displaying the number of remaining games is set in the video RAM of the image control board 400), and the number of remaining games can be displayed immediately after the start lever 32 is operated.

  Further, when the AT flag is provided, it is desirable that this AT flag is also transmitted from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 200 before the start lever 32 is operated.

(About AT game start conditions)
As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, basically, in the internal gaming state 2 (AT preparation), the gaming state after all the stop buttons 33a to 33c are stopped is the RT3 gaming state. Thus, it is configured to shift to the internal gaming state 3 (AT). However, if the start condition of the internal game state 3 (AT) is only set to the RT3 game state, in the internal game state 2 (AT preparation), the push order replay (re-game player for shifting the game state) -C1-C6) Ignoring the push order navigation and following the push order of the push order bell does not shift to the internal game state 3 (AT), but tries to prolong the internal game state 2 (AT preparation) Players may come out. In particular, when the player has a special role as in the present embodiment, there is a high possibility that a player who will extend the internal game state 2 (AT preparation) and wait for the special role to be won will appear. Therefore, even if the gaming state is not the RT3 gaming state, when the push order navigation is not followed, the internal gaming state 2 (AT preparation) is forcibly shifted to the internal gaming state 3 (AT). Can not prolong life. However, in any case because of the neglect of the push order navigation, if it is configured to shift to the internal gaming state 3 (AT), even if the push order is accidentally mistaken In other words, even if a player does not have an unauthorized intention, the internal gaming state 3 (AT) starts in an unfavorable gaming state. There is also. Therefore, depending on the situation, any of the following can be adopted.

(1) Specification that shifts to the internal gaming state 3 (AT) in any case when the pressing order indicated by the instruction number is not followed. In this specification, a player who accidentally pushes the pressing order. However, as described above, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment basically adopts this specification because the processing load on the main control unit 100 can be reduced. Since there is no need to distinguish between the instruction number by the push order bell and the instruction number by the push order replay (regamer related to the transition of the game state), the push order operated by the player is the push order indicated by the current instruction number. It is only necessary to determine whether or not they match, and the processing load can be reduced (capacity reduction).

(2) Push order replay (re-playing role related to transition of gaming state) When the push order indicated by the instruction number at the time of winning is not followed, the specification to shift to the internal gaming state 3 (AT) It is possible to rescue a player who has accidentally pushed the wrong order. Because it is considered that few players intentionally ignore the push order of the push order bell, and ignoring the instruction number in the case of the push order bell is likely to have made an operation mistake. This is because the player can be rescued. However, in order to do this, the instruction number should be different between the push order bell and the push order replay (replaying game related to the transition of the gaming state) (for example, “ “Right” is the instruction number “A1”, “left middle right” of the push order replay is the instruction number “B1”, and when the instruction number “B1” is selected, it matches the push order indicated by the instruction number. After determining whether or not the pressing order operated by the player matches the pressing order indicated by the current instruction number, and whether or not this time is a re-game winner (re-game) Since it is necessary to determine whether the combination of symbols of the combination is displayed on the effective line), an increase in processing load (or an increase in storage capacity) by the main control unit 100 occurs.

(3) Push order replay (re-gamer related to transition of game state) Specification that shifts to internal game state 3 (AT) when the game state falls without following the push order indicated by the instruction number at the time of winning With this specification, it is possible to rescue a player who has misplaced the pushing order in a rather accidental state. Because, even if the push order of push order replay (re-gamer related to game state transition) is ignored, the game state does not have to fall down. This is because there is a possibility that it will be remedied even if the pressing order of) is wrong. However, in order to do this, in addition to the above (2), it is also necessary to determine whether the gaming state has fallen, so an increase in processing load (increased capacity) by the main control means 100 occurs. To do. In this embodiment, in order to adopt this specification, for example, even if the combination of symbols of the re-playing role 02 stops on the active line, it is necessary not to shift to the RT1 gaming state.

  It should be noted that, since the gaming state has transitioned to the RT3 gaming state, it has been transitioned to the internal gaming state 3 (AT), but with the fact that the combination of symbols to be transitioned to the RT3 gaming state has been elected as a re-gamer The game may be shifted to the internal game state 3 (AT). In addition, in the internal game state 2 (AT preparation), for a player who does not follow the push order navigation of the push order replay (re-players -C1 to C6 for shifting the game state), the push order is maintained for a certain period. You may comprise so that a penalty may be imposed not to perform navigation.

(Regarding the opportunity to add AT games (stock) lottery)
The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that an AT game stock (lot) lottery is performed by winning a condition device number that is won only in a specific gaming state. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the condition device number is 12 (replayed) in the RT3 gaming state and the RT4 gaming state (in other words, not won in the non-RT gaming state, the RT1 gaming state, and the RT2 gaming state). It is configured so that the lottery is performed only at the time of winning of the role-E). In this way, if the player follows the push order navigation during the AT game, the RT3 gaming state is maintained, so that the player can receive an AT game addition (stock) lottery. If the player does not comply, the gaming state may have fallen to the RT1 gaming state or the RT2 gaming state. There is a possibility that a period during which it is not possible to receive the lottery (stock) lottery may occur. By doing this, a player who does not follow the push order navigation will not be penalized (cold lottery), and will not receive AT lottery (stock) lottery for a certain period of time. Will be able to. Here, the re-game is added and the lottery is an opportunity, but a specific small combination (for example, winning combination-C, D, E, F) may be used. In addition, although the addition was made into stock, it is good also as privileges, such as the number of games of AT game.

(About instruction display by production)
As described above, the push order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is assigned to the re-playing combinations -D1 to D3, and the combination of symbols (re-playing combination) that is stopped and displayed on the active line changes according to the pushing order. It is configured to. However, the re-game players -D1 to D3 only change the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed on the active line according to the pressing order, and the main control means 100 does not affect the profit that the player can obtain. For example, the AT stock is not determined by winning the re-players -D1 to D3, and whether or not the AT stock is determined by the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the active line is not changed. . Moreover, since the combination of symbols of the re-gamer is stopped and displayed on the active line in any pressing order, the player can obtain the same profit. Regarding whether or not to perform instruction display (instruction display by production that does not affect the appearance) in the game won by the winning number (winning and re-game condition device number) that does not affect such appearance It may be determined by the main control means 100 (in this case, the instruction number is also selected) or may be determined by the sub control means 200 (in this case, the instruction number is also selected by the sub control means 200) ). For example, in the internal game state 3 (AT), when the re-game player-D2 whose condition device number is “10” is won, the main control means 100 has the effect group number “5” and the instruction number “A0” as the sub-control means. 200. The sub-control means 200 stops and displays the re-playing combination 05 when the current internal gaming state is the internal gaming state 3 (AT) and the production group number “5” (the replay symbol is V It is possible to determine whether to display the replaying role 01 in a stopped state (replays are arranged in the middle stage) and to display instructions according to the determination (condition device number “10” Since it is a conditional device number that does not affect the appearance, there is no need to perform mask processing as described above, and there is a one-to-one relationship with the production group number. (Even if the number is “A0”, it is possible to determine the pressing order for stopping and displaying the combination of symbols of the replaying role 05 from the effect group number “5”). That is, since the instruction display can be changed by the sub-control means 200, depending on the contents of the instruction display by the sub-control means 200 (notification of the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c displayed on the image display device 41). Instead of the combination of symbols of the replaying role 05, the combination of symbols of the replaying role 01 can be stopped and displayed on a predetermined line. As described above, when the re-gamer-E is elected, the AT game addition (stock) is drawn, and when this re-gamer-E is elected, the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 03 is on the effective line. Stopped display (may be replaying role 04) and “Replay” symbols are aligned on the downward-sloping line, so even when this replaying role -D1 to D3 is won, the combination of symbols of replaying role 01 By stopping and displaying on the active line (replay A or replay B symbols are aligned in the middle row), it is possible to give the player an impression that the AT stock has been determined. When determining by the main control means 100, it is also possible to display instructions by the acquisition number display 72, so it is difficult for the player to know whether or not the instruction display is based on the production without affecting the appearance. However, the processing load on the main control means 100 increases.

  Also, when the re-game players -D1 to D3 are won, the main control means 100 may be configured to draw the AT game (stock) lottery regardless of the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. . In this case, when the AT game is won, the sub-control means 200 notifies the push order in which the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 05 is stopped and displayed. When the AT game is not won, the sub control means 200 It can be configured not to notify. On the other hand, when the winning combination is won, the order of pressing may not be notified, and when the winning combination is not won, the pressing order in which the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 05 is stopped and displayed may be notified. Alternatively, it is determined whether or not to notify by lottery by changing the probability of notifying the push order for stopping and displaying the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 05 when winning and not winning the AT game. You may comprise as follows. Further, it may be configured to notify (or not notify) the pressing order in which the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 01 is stopped and displayed instead of the pressing order in which the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 05 is stopped. Also, even if the AT game is not added, if there is an AT game stock, the push order in which the combination of symbols of the replaying role 05 (or replaying role 01) is stopped and displayed is notified (or notification) Not)). By adopting such a configuration, it is suggested that the result of the AT game addition lottery (or that there is a possibility that the AT game may be executed because there is a stock) with respect to the winning of the re-players -D1 to D3 Can be determined on the sub-control board 200 side. Further, although the replays are set to D1 to D3, it may be a small combination in which the number of payouts is the same regardless of the pressing order and the combination of symbols stopped in the pressing order is different.

(About signal output to the outside via the external concentrated terminal board 80)
As described above, the external signal transmission unit 180 constituting the main control unit 100 is configured to output information related to the current game to the outside via the external concentration terminal board 80. The external concentrated terminal board 80 is configured to be capable of outputting a plurality of signals (see output port 5 in FIG. 17). First, the condition for starting the internal gaming state 3 (AT) is satisfied (for example, as described above, after all the reels 21a to 21c are stopped, the gaming state is the RT3 gaming state, or the RT3 gaming state The first signal (for example, BB signal) is turned on based on the case where the player does not follow the push order navigation for shifting to (when the AT game is first hit, the second is (For example, the RB signal) is also turned on). Further, the first signal (BB signal) is turned off when the end condition of the internal gaming state 3 (AT) is satisfied.

  When the special combination (BB1 to BB3) wins (when the start of the special game is decided), the second signal (RB signal) is turned on, and the special game end condition is satisfied. The signal (RB signal) is turned off.

  Also, even when the special signal (BB1 to BB3) is won when the first signal (BB signal) is on, the first signal (BB signal) is not turned off and the special role (BB1) is selected. ... BB3) wins, the first signal (BB signal) is turned off and the second signal (RB signal) is turned on. This is because if the first signal (BB signal) is turned off by winning the special role (BB1 to BB3), the first condition is not satisfied even though the termination condition of the internal gaming state 3 (AT) is not satisfied. This is because the signal (BB signal) is turned off, resulting in notification that the special role (BB) has been won.

  It should be noted that the first signal (BB signal) is turned off even after the special combination (BB1 to BB3) wins, after the confirmation notification is made by the bonus lamp managed by the main control means 100. Also good. However, in the case where no bonus lamp is provided, the first signal (BB signal) is obtained even after the final notice is given by the image display device 41 or before the special combination (BB1 to BB3) wins. Do not turn off). This is because the image display device 41 is managed by the sub-control unit 200 and is different from the bonus lamp managed by the main control unit 100.

(About processing when changing settings)
In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, information regarding the AT game (internal game state and the like) is cleared when the setting is changed. Also, information regarding the gaming state is not cleared if the specification does not want to be returned to the non-RT gaming state, but is cleared if the specification may be returned. Note that if a large number of games is required before returning from the non-RT gaming state to the RT1 gaming state, the player will be burdened, so it is preferable not to clear it.

(About the work area in the RAM 104)
The above-described set value information (set value data), RT state number, special condition device number (bonus condition device number), stored number data, acquired number data, LED display request counter, LED display request flag, etc. As shown in FIG. 20, it is managed in a predetermined area of the RAM 104. FIG. 20 shows an example of managing the memory space with a 2-byte address (0000 (H) to FFFF (H)), but the present invention is not limited to this management method. . In the following description, “the storage area of the ROM 105 or the RAM 104 in which information other than information necessary for preventing unauthorized modification or other changes is stored or stored” will be referred to as a “use area”. . A program stored in the use area is called a “first program”, and a program stored in an area outside the use area is called a “second program”. FIG. 20 shows that a work area (also referred to as a data area) used in the first program and a work area used in the second program are configured.

(Processing in the main control means 100)
Next, processing executed by the main control unit 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as a game control program executed by the main CPU 102 of the main control means 100, a program start process S500 executed at power-on and a program executed subsequent to the program start process S500 The game progress main process S550 is repeatedly executed for each unit game, and the interrupt process S570 is executed at a predetermined interrupt interval. Note that the program start process S500 to the game progress main process S550 may be referred to as a main process.

  The following description is based on the premise of processing by a general 8-bit CPU, each of which is an 8-bit A register (accumulator), F register (flag register), B register, C register, D register, E register, H An example will be described in which a register and an L register are provided and program execution is managed by the program counter PC and the stack pointer SP. Here, when processing 16-bit data, B register and C register, D register and E register, H register and L register are combined and used as BC register, DE register, and HL register. It is configured. The A register and the F register are collectively referred to as an AF register. In the F register, in order from the lower bit, the D0 bit is a carry flag that is set to “1” when the carry is carried or lowered depending on the operation result, and the D1 bit is set to “1” when addition / subtraction is performed. The addition / subtraction flag and D2 bit to be set are a parity / overflow flag that is set to “1” when the operation result is an odd number or overflows, the D3 bit is unused, and the D4 bit is the fourth bit. The half carry flag, D5 bit, which is set to “1” when there is a carry from the “5”, is set to “1” based on other operations (LD instruction) or the like when the zero flag described later becomes “1”. The second zero flag and D6 bit are set to “0” when the operation result is “0”, and the D7 bit is the result of the operation When was "0", and those that are constructed from the sign flag, which is set to you were negative "1". Although not shown in FIG. 20, each of the data area used by the first program and the data area used by the second program is provided with a stack area used by each of the first program and the second program. It has been. The stack area is a data area having a feature that the first input data is fetched last (FIFO), and the highest address of the data stored in the stack area is managed by the stack pointer SP. . That is, the stack pointer SP points to the position last referenced (accumulated) in the stack area. For example, in the case of an instruction for saving data stored in a register (PUSH instruction), the data stored in the register is stored in the stack area and the stack pointer SP is updated (in this case, from the upper address to the lower address). In order to stack data, the data amount (number of bytes) saved from the stack pointer SP is subtracted (when 1 byte of data is stacked, 1 is subtracted from the stack pointer SP)). When an instruction for calling a program (module) (CALL instruction), the return address is stored in the stack area, and the stack pointer SP is also updated (subtracted). When an instruction (POP instruction) for storing (restoring) data stored (saved) in the stack area is stored in the register, the data is stored in the register and the stack pointer SP is also updated (added) (taken out of the stack area) The data amount (number of bytes) is stored in the register and added to the tap pointer SP (when 1 byte of data is extracted, 1 is added to the stack pointer SP)). When the program (module) called by the CALL instruction is terminated and the return instruction (RET instruction) returns to the original program (return address), the program is restarted from the return address and the stack pointer SP is also updated (added). .

-Program start processing S500-
When the power switch 35 of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is operated to turn on the power, the program start processing S500 shown in FIG. In this program start process S500, the main control means 100 first initializes the register of the main CPU 102 (step S501). For example, when there is a Q register for storing the upper byte of the RAM 104, the upper byte (“F0 (H)” in the example shown in FIG. 20) of the start address of the used area is stored in this Q register. Further, the head address of the RAM 104 is stored in the HL register (step S502). Specifically, “F0 (H)” is stored in the H register, and “00 (H)” is stored in the L register. Then, the process of calculating the checksum of the RAM 104 in order from the head address (in the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 20, the data area used by the first program which is the program in the use area and the second program which is a program outside the use area). A checksum in the range of F000 (H) to F3FF (H), which is a data area used by the program, is executed (steps S503 and S504). Specifically, the data stored in the address indicated by the HL register and the data stored in the A register are added, and the addition result is stored in the A register until the last address in the checksum area is reached. The process of adding “1” to the value of the HL register is repeated. The determination of the last address of the checksum area in step S504 can be made based on whether or not the D2 bit of the data stored in the H register is “1”. That is, the upper 1 byte indicating the checksum area is stored in the H register, but the value of the H register when “F0 (H)” is expressed as 2 bytes is “11110000 (B)”, and “F4 ( H) ”is“ 11110100 (B) ”. When “1” is added when the value of the HL register is “F3FF (H)”, “F400 (H)” is obtained, so it is determined whether or not the D2 bit of the H register is “1”. Thus, the last address in the checksum area can be determined. With this configuration, it is possible to determine whether or not the checksum of the checksum area has been calculated only by determining whether or not the specific bit (D2 bit) of the H register is “1”. .

  When the checksum of the RAM 104 is calculated, it is determined whether or not the checksum is normal (step S505). In the above example, when the data stored in the A register is “0” (more precisely, when the zero flag of the F register is “1”), the checksum is determined to be normal, and otherwise it is abnormal. Judge. If it is determined that the checksum is normal, the power-off process flag is checked to determine whether or not a power-off process S5400, which will be described later, has been normally executed in the power-off before the current power-on (step S506). ). The data (F016 (H) data in FIG. 20) stored in the power supply processed flag described later is obtained in the A register, and the value obtained by subtracting (comparison operation) “55 (H)” from this A register is “ When it is “0” (exactly when the zero flag is “1”), it is determined that the power-off processing has been completed. If it is determined in step S506 that the power-off process has been completed, that is, the power-off process S5400 has been normally executed, a value indicating normality is stored in the power-off recovery data (step S507). In this embodiment, the data stored in the A register is stored in the E register. Upon reduction, “55 (H)” stored in the A register is stored in the E register. If it is determined in step S505 that the checksum of the RAM 104 is not normal, or if it is determined in step S506 that the power-off process has not been completed, step S507 is not executed.

  Next, the main control means 100 reads the data of the input port 0 and stores it in the A register (step S508). This input port 0 is 1 byte (8 bits) of information, and as shown in FIG. 16, in order from the lower bit (D0 bit), the reset / setting switch 37, the setting change key switch 36, the door switch 91, Opening / closing or on / off information of the setting door switch 92 is set. Specifically, when the reset / setting switch 37 is turned on, the D0 bit is turned “off (0)”, and when the setting change key switch 36 is turned on, the D1 bit is turned “on (1)”, and the front door 3 is turned on. When the door switch 91 detects that the door is opened, the D2 bit is turned “on (1)”, and the setting door switch that the setting change key switch 36 and the cover storing the reset / setting switch 37 are opened is set. When 92 is detected, the D3 bit is set to “off (0)”. Further, when the power-off detection signal is output, the D5 bit is “off (0)”, and when the full detection signal is output, the D6 bit is “off (0)”. In other words, the input port 0 in this embodiment is “1” in the positive logic (when the switch or the like is turned on) and “1” in the negative logic (when the switch or the like is turned off). Bits are mixed. Next, the main control means 100 acquires signals of the designated switches (the door switch 91, the setting door switch 92, and the setting change key switch 36) from the information of the input port 1 (step S509). Specifically, the exclusive logical sum of the data stored in the A register and “01101001 (B)” is calculated and stored in the A register, thereby converting it into a positive logical value. In other words, when all data input to the input port 0 is configured with the same logic (positive logic or negative logic), this processing is not necessary. Then, it is determined whether or not all the designated switches are on (step S510). Specifically, the logical product of the data stored in the A register and “00001110 (B)” is calculated, the result is stored in the A register, and “00001110 (B)” is subtracted from the value of the A register. By performing (comparison calculation), the zero flag is set to “1” when the calculation result is “0”. At this time, it is determined that all the designated switches are on. That is, by reading 1-byte information of the input port 0, it is possible to detect opening / closing of the door or ON / OFF of the setting change key switch. For example, the setting change key switch 36 is turned on, the door switch 91 is turned on (the front door 3 is opened), and the setting door switch 92 is turned on (the cover is opened). ) And the data of the input port 0 is “01100111 (B)”. Therefore, when an exclusive logical sum with “01101001 (B)” is obtained, “000011110” is obtained, and further, “000011110” is obtained with respect to “000011110 (B)”, and therefore “00001110 (B)” is obtained. Since subtraction (comparison operation) results in 0, D1, D2, and D3 are “1”, so it can be determined that all of the designated switches are on. At this time, a process of storing the value of the power-off process completion flag stored in the E register in the A register is executed. In addition, in the present embodiment, the designated switches indicate the door switch 91, the setting change key switch 36, and the setting door switch 92, but are not limited thereto. For example, the door switch 91 and the setting change key switch 36 may be pointed out, and another switch may be included in the designated switch. However, by including the door switch 91 in the designated switch, it is possible to suppress a go-to action that changes the set value illegally.

  When determining that all of the designated switches are on in step S510, the main control unit 100 stores the specific range in the register as the initialization range of the RAM 104 (step S511), and determines whether the power recovery is normal. If normal (step S512), a predetermined range is stored in the register as the initialization range described above (step S513), and a setting change process S517 described later is executed. Here, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the power recovery is normally performed, a predetermined area in the RAM 104 in which the setting value and the like are stored is not initialized, and the range after that is not initialized. Initialization (in the example of FIG. 20, F005 (H) to F1FF (H) (this range is referred to as “predetermined range”) is initialized (set to “0”)), and the power is restored normally. If not, an area including a predetermined area that is a storage area for setting values and the like is initialized (in the example of FIG. 20, F000 (H) to F1FF (H) (this range is referred to as a “specific range”). Therefore, the specific range is stored in the register in step S511, and when it is determined that the power recovery is normal in step S512, the predetermined range is overwritten and stored in the register. Of course. It is possible to determine whether or not the power recovery has been performed normally, and store the predetermined range in the register when it is performed normally, and store the specific range in the register when it is not performed normally. When storing a specific range, “F000 (H)” that is the start address of the initialization area is stored in the HL register, and “200 (H)” that is the number of bytes in the specific range is stored in the BC register. On the other hand, when storing the predetermined range, “F005 (H)” is stored in the HL register, and “1F8 (H)”, which is the number of bytes in the predetermined range, is stored in the BC register, and step S512. In step S510, the value of the power-off process completed flag of the E register is stored in the A register. If the power-return is normal, the power-off process completed flag is determined. From the value is "55 (H)", subtracting "55 (H)" from the A register (comparison operation) as a result, if the zero flag is "1", it is determined that the normal power-off return.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S510 that at least one of the designated switches is OFF, “1” is set in the D register in order to display an E1 error (display “1”) on the acquisition number display 72. The segment data (00000110 (B)) to be displayed is stored (step S514). The process of displaying the acquisition number display 72 by the value stored in the D register will be described in a non-recoverable error process S5743 described later. Further, the main control means 100 determines whether the power-off recovery data is normal or not based on the result of subtracting “55 (H)” from the above-described A register (comparison operation) (whether the zero flag is “1”). If it is determined that the power-off recovery data is normal (step S515), the power-recovery processing S539 is executed. If it is determined that the power-off recovery data is not normal, the non-recoverable error processing S5743 is executed. (Details will be described later). When this non-recoverable error process S5743 is executed, the non-recoverable error state in which the error state cannot be canceled by the reset / setting switch 37 continues. Here, since the program start process S500 corresponds to the first program, an unrecoverable error process S5743 called from the program start process S500 is also stored in the first program area described later. Note that the non-recoverable error process S5743 is also called from a set value error check process S5740, which will be described later. Since this set value error check process S5740 corresponds to the second program, the non-returnable error process S5740 called from the set value error check process S5740 is not supported. Possible error processing S5743 is stored in the area of the second program. That is, non-recoverable error processing S5743 described later is stored in the first program area and the second program area, respectively.

-Setting change processing S517-
When the main control unit 100 proceeds to the setting change processing S517, as shown in FIG. 22, the main control unit 100 sets a predetermined value to the stack pointer SP and initializes it (step S518). In the example shown in FIG. 20, since predetermined data is stacked (stored in the RAM 104) from the last address (F1FF (H)) of the area used by the first program, “F200 (H)” is set in the stack pointer SP. Remember. Examples of data to be stacked include register values, program return addresses associated with call instructions (CALL instructions), and the area for storing these is called a stack area. Then, the predetermined range or specific range of the RAM 104 set in step S511 or S513 of the program start process S500 is initialized (steps S519, S520, S521). In other words, the initialization range (predetermined range or specific range) in the RAM 104 has its head address stored in the HL register and the number of bytes set in the BC register, so that “0” is stored in the address indicated by the HL register. The process of adding 1 to the data stored in the HL register, storing it in the HL register, subtracting 1 from the data stored in the BC register, and storing it in the BC register is repeated for the range of initialization. When the value of the BC register becomes “0” (when the zero flag becomes “1”), it is determined that the initialization of the RAM 104 is completed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 20, these predetermined ranges or specific ranges are areas used in the first program.

  Further, the main control means 100 initializes an area (F200 (H) to F3FF (H) in FIG. 20) used in the second program in the RAM 104 (step S522). At this time, the program stored in the second program area is executed from the program stored in the first program area using a call instruction (CALL instruction) (about the first program area and the second program area). Will be described later). More specifically, the calling instruction is issued after saving the value of the AF register in the stack area, and execution of the RAM initialization program is started by the second program. In the initialization program of the RAM 104 by the second program, first, the data stored in the SP register is stored in the stack pointer temporary storage buffer 2 (address “F210 (H)”). Thus, the current stack pointer (information indicating the address to be stacked next) in the stack area used by the first program can be saved (saved). Thereafter, “F400 (H)” is stored in the SP register. As a result, the stack pointer (information indicating the address to be stacked next) of the stack area used in the second program can be set. Thereafter, various registers (for example, A, B, C, D, E, F, H, L, and Q) are used in the second program based on the stack pointer stored in the SP register by a push (PUSH) instruction. Stack in the stack area. Thereby, the data stored in the various registers used in the first program can be protected in the stack area. After that, the data stored in the stack pointer temporary storage buffer 2 (address “F210 (H)”) is stored in the DE register, and then the initialization start address of the RAM 104 is stored in the HL register in the same manner as described above. The initialization is performed by setting "0" in the RAM area used in the second program by setting the initialization byte number in the B register. Thereafter, the data stored in the DE register is stored in the stack pointer temporary storage buffer 2 (address “F210 (H)”). As described above, the RAM area used in the second program can be cleared by simple processing (all data is erased and set to “0”), but the stack pointer temporary storage buffer 2 (address “F210”). If the data of (H) ”) is also erased, the stack position of the stack area used in the first program becomes unknown, so once the data is saved in the register (DE register in this embodiment), By executing the clear process of the RAM 104, the return (RET) instruction is also correct when starting the process from the return address of the first program (the address of the program stored next to the program storing the CALL instruction). Can be set to the stack pointer. Thereafter, the data in the various registers stacked by the pop (POP) instruction is restored (the registers are restored). Then, the data stored in the stack pointer temporary storage buffer 2 (address “F210 (H)”) is set in the SP register. As a result, the SP register can be returned to the value of the stack pointer used in the first program. When these processes are completed, the program can be restarted from the return address of the first program by a return (RET) instruction. In the first program, processing for restoring the value of the AF register from the stack area is executed.

  Next, the main control means 100 sets various values in the built-in register to set up the interrupt processing such as the interrupt type and the timer interrupt cycle (step S523), thereby the timer interrupt processing. To set the interrupt process S570 to be executed approximately every 2.235 ms (set the timer interrupt process to start from that process), and register the data indicating “setting change start” in the register (specifically Specifically, “0039 (H)” is stored in the DE register (step S524), and the control command set 1 process S5000 is executed to set the information in this register as a control command (step S525). As will be described later, the control command set in the control command set 1 process S5000 is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 by the interrupt process S570 (the same applies to the following description).

Further, the main control means 100 executes a wait process in order to secure time until the execution of the interrupt process S570 is started (step S526). This wait process is a 2-byte time wait process, and a predetermined value (222 (decimal number in the present embodiment)) is set in the BC register, and this interrupt process S570 is executed each time this interrupt process S570 is executed. 1 is subtracted from the value of the register, and the wait is terminated when the value of the BC register becomes “0”. In other words, the progress of the setting change process (main process) is delayed during the wait process, but the interrupt process can be executed even during the wait process. Here, the reason for executing the wait process is to wait for the initialization of the RAM 330 of the sub-control means 200 (sub-control board 300) to be completed. That is, the initialization process of the RAM 104 on the main control unit 100 side is completed in a relatively short time, whereas the initialization process of the RAM 340 on the sub control unit 200 side takes time. Processing is being executed. In particular, the main control means 100 cannot detect whether the initialization process has been completed on the sub control means 200 (sub control board 300) side. For example, as described above, the main control means side has addresses “F000 (H) to F1FF (H)” and “F200 (H) to F3FF (H)” (1024 bytes in number of bytes). The clear range of the RAM 330 of the sub control board 300 is, for example, an address “000000 (H) to 800000 (H)”.
(About 12 to 13 gigabytes in bytes). Therefore, when the initialization process is still in progress on the sub-control means 200 (sub-control board 300) side, the initialization is already finished on the main control means 100 side, and the process proceeds further, and the control process of the main control means 100 is completed. It is possible to prevent the progress and the progress of the control process of the sub-control unit 200 (sub-control board 300) from being out of synchronization. Further, after execution of the output request set and control command set 1 at the start of setting change, the sub-control means 200 (sub-control board 300) starts the initialization of the RAM 330, which is sufficient for completing the initialization of the RAM 330. Set time as wait time. As a result, after the initialization process of the RAM 330 is completed on the sub-control unit 200 (sub-control board 300) side, the main control unit 100 side proceeds to the processes after step S527. Note that the control command at the start of setting change set in step S524 and step S525 is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 (sub-control board 300) even during the wait process in step S526. However, while the wait process is being executed in step S526, the process does not proceed to the process after step S527 (the main loop does not proceed). With this configuration, it is possible to transmit a control command at the start of setting change to the sub-control unit 200 (sub-control board 300). Also, the processing after step S527 (end of setting change, start of game, etc.) can be delayed by the wait time. Furthermore, due to the delay in the processing after step S527, various control commands (commands at the end of setting change, commands at the time of operation of the bet button 31 and results of the role lottery based on the operation of the start lever 32 due to the processing after step S527 The transmission timing of the command etc.) can be delayed. As a result, the sub-control unit 200 (sub-control board 300) can control and output effects based on various commands at a timing synchronized with the processing of the main control unit 100. On the other hand, when the wait process of step S526 is not executed, the process of the main control unit 100 is executed first. As a result, for example, when the start lever 32 is operated, the winning lottery result A is obtained, and when it is desired to output the effect a at the start of rotation of the reels 21a to 21c, the effect a is not output at the timing of starting the rotation of the reels 21a to 21c. Production a is output with a delay.

  Further, the main control means 100 turns on the acquired number display 72 and the set value display 74 (step S527). Specifically, “88 (decimal number)” is stored in the acquired number data (address F011 (H) in FIG. 20) of the RAM 104. Then, “00011100 (B)” is stored in the LED display request flag (address F013 (H) in FIG. 20) on the RAM 104 (see FIG. 14A). When this value is set in the LED display request flag, the acquisition number display 72 and the set value display 74 are turned on by an interrupt process S570 described later. At this time, the address of the RAM 104 (F000 (H) in FIG. 20) where the set value data is stored is stored in the HL register. Then, the set value update process S5800 is repeatedly executed until the operation of the start lever 32 is detected (steps S528 and S529). This set value update processing S5800 will be described later. In the setting change process, when only the set value display 74 can be lit, “00010000 (B)”, the set value display 74, the acquired number display 72, and the stored number display 71 can be lit. In this case, “00011111 (B)” may be stored in the LED display request flag. When the acquired number display 72 and the stored number display 71 can be turned on, they are displayed in a special mode (a mode that is not normally displayed, for example, “88” or the like) that allows grasping that the setting is being changed. It is preferable.

  After detecting the operation of the start lever 32 in step S529 and then detecting that the setting change key switch 36 is turned off (step S530), the main control means 100 clears the acquired number data (F011 (H)). ("0" is stored), and by setting "00001111 (B)" in the LED display request flag, the set value display 74 can be turned off, and the stored number display 71 and the acquired number display 72 can be turned on. (Step S531). The operation of the start lever 32 in step S529 is D6 among the input port 1 rising data (address F00E (H)) generated in the input port 0-2 read process S5700 executed in the interrupt process S570 described later. It can be determined that the start lever sensor signal rise of the bit is “1”, and the setting change key switch 36 is turned off in the setting key and setting / reset button edge data (address F00D (H)). It can be determined that the falling edge of the setting key switch signal of the D0 bit is “1”. Then, data indicating “end of setting change” is stored in the register (step S530). Specifically, “80 (H)” is stored in the D register, and set value data of F000 (H) is stored in the E register. Is stored, and control command set 1 processing S5000 is executed to set the information in this register as a control command (step S531). As a command to be transmitted to the sub-control means 200 in step S532 and step S533, a control command including information indicating the end of setting change and information including the set setting value can be generated. Thereafter, the game progress main process S550 is executed.

-Set value update processing S5800-
Before describing the setting value update processing S5800, the setting values in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the setting change process S517 is executed, the setting value data stored in F000 (H) of the RAM 104 is read and the setting value display 74 corresponds to the setting value data. The set value is displayed, and the set value is updated every time the reset / setting switch 37 is operated (pressed). Here, the set value is represented by an integer of 1 to N. In this embodiment, six levels (N = 6) of “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6” are set, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration (for example, even if N = 3) Good). Further, the set value data stored in the RAM 104 corresponding to this set value is configured to be managed by an integer of 0 to N-1. For example, in the above example, when the set value data is “0”, the set value is displayed as “1”, and when the set data is “5”, the set value is displayed as “6”. The relationship between the set value and the set value data is not limited to the above description, and a modified example will be described later.

  As shown in steps S528 and S529 described above, the set value update process S5800 is repeatedly executed until the operation of the start lever 32 is detected. In this setting value update processing S5800, the main control means 100 first stores the data stored in the setting key and setting / reset button edge data in the A register (step S5801). The setting key and setting / reset button edge data are generated in input port 0-2 reading processing S5700, which will be described later, in accordance with the operation of the reset / setting switch 37. As will be described later, when the reset / setting switch 37 is not operated, the setting key and the setting / reset button edge data become “00000000 (B)”, and when operated, “00000010 (B)” ( The D1 bit is “0” when not operated, and becomes “1” when operated. Therefore, the data stored in the A register is shifted to the right by 1 bit, and the logical product operation (AND operation) of the data stored in the A register and “00000001 (B)” is performed, and the address (F000 indicated by the HL register) (H)) and the data stored in the A register are added (ADD), and the result is stored in the A register to update the set value data (step S5802). In other words, when the reset / setting switch 37 is operated in step S5802, 1 is added to the value of the set value data in the RAM 104 (the value of the A register stored in the A register). On the other hand, if the reset / setting switch 37 is not operated in step S5802, “0” is added to the value of the set value data in the RAM 104 (stored in the A register and the value of the A register). Therefore, the set value data is not updated. In this way, in a large sense, the set value data is updated based on the operation of the reset / setting switch 37, but more specifically, the set value data is obtained using data based on the edge data of the reset / setting switch 37. Can be utilized as a process for updating “1”, so that the processing load can be reduced. In other words, in the process of the present embodiment, a process using a judgment whether or not the reset / setting switch 37 has been operated (the update process is executed when operated, and the update process is executed when not operated. There is an advantage that the set value data can be updated without executing the above. Note that when the “reset / setting switch” data is stored in the D0 bit of the setting key and setting / reset button edge data (address F00D (H)), the above-described process of shifting 1 bit to the right is not necessary. .

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether the value of the set value data stored in the A register is in the normal range or in the above-described example, in the range of 0 to 5 (N−1) ( If it is determined that the value is not within the normal range (step S5803), the value of the A register is set to an initial value (“0” in the above example) (step S5804). Specifically, “6 (decimal number)” = N is subtracted from the data stored in the A register, and “6” is subtracted when the carry flag is “1” (in the range of 0 to 5). Then, since it becomes a negative value, “1” is set in the carry flag, and if it is 6 or more, even if “6” is subtracted, the carry flag becomes “0”), which is stored in the A register. It is determined that the set value data is in the normal range, and when the carry flag is “0”, it can be determined that the set value data is not in the normal range. When the set value data stored in “F000 (H)” is managed by 1 to 6, “1” is subtracted from the data stored in the A register, and the result is A Store in the register, compare the value of register A with “6” = N, and carry flag is “1” (if it is in the range of 0-5, subtracting “6” will result in a negative value, so carry If the flag is set to “1” and the value is 6 or more, the carry flag is “0” even if “6” is subtracted), and the set value data stored in the A register is in the normal range. And when the carry flag is “0”, it can be determined that it is not in the normal range.

  The main control means 100 stores the set value data by storing the data stored in the A register at the address (F000 (H)) indicated by the HL register (step S5805). When the set value data stored in “F000 (H)” is managed by 1 to 6, the result of adding “1” to the data stored in the A register is saved. Also good. Next, a process of waiting for one interrupt is executed (step S5806), and this set value update process S5800 is terminated. By performing the wait process of step S5806, it is possible to prevent the set value update process S5800 from being executed a plurality of times for a single interrupt process, and the reset / setting switch 37 can be operated only once. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent the set value from being updated in a plurality of stages. Specifically, in the wait process in step S5806, a loop process is executed to determine whether or not an interrupt counter (F001 (H)) updated by an interrupt process S570 described later has been updated. In other words, when the rising data of the reset / setting switch 37 is ON, the interrupt process S570 is executed during the wait process of step S5806, and the input port 0-2 read process executed in the interrupt process S570 is executed. By S5700, data obtained by turning off the rising data of the reset / setting switch 37 is stored in F00D (H).

  With the above configuration, when the set value data changes as “0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5”, the set value displayed on the set value display 74 accordingly changes to “1 → 2 → 3 → 4”. → 5 → 6 ”, and when the reset / setting switch 37 is operated when the set value data is“ 5 ”, the set value data returns to“ 0 ”and the set value returns to“ 1 ”. The changes described above can be repeated.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the RAM 104 is initialized, if the power-off recovery is normally performed, the area in which the set value data is stored is not initialized. If the restoration is not performed normally, the area in which the set value data is stored is also initialized, and the value of the set value data is also “0”. Further, in order to transmit information indicating that the setting change process (setting change mode) is being executed to the sub-control unit 200, it is necessary to start the interrupt process S570. Here, a setting value error check process, which will be described later, is executed by the interrupt process S570. However, since the set value data is managed in the range of 0 to 5 for the set values of 1 to 6 as described above, even if the set value data of the RAM 104 is initialized, the normal range is set. Even if the set value error check process S5740 is executed in the interrupt process S570 to be performed, it is not determined that the set value data is abnormal. With this configuration, the set value error check process S5740 is simplified. (If the set value data is managed in the range of 1 to 6, if the set value data is initialized and the value of the set value data becomes “0”, the set value error check process is executed in the interrupt process S570. This is inconvenient because it is determined to be an error).

  When the reset / setting switch 37 is operated in a state where the setting value update processing S5800 is repeatedly executed (steps S528 and S529), the updated value is stored in the setting value data of the RAM 104 as described above. Is done. For this reason, even if a power interruption occurs during the loop processing of steps S528 and S529, the set value data up to that point is stored in the RAM 104. You can resume.

-Power recovery processing S539-
When the main control unit 100 shifts to the power recovery process S532, as shown in FIG. 23, the main control unit 100 recovers the value of the stack pointer SP saved in the power-off process S5400 (step S540). In the power-off process S5400 (specifically, there is a process of saving the stack pointer SP between steps S5405 and S5406), the data stored in the stack pointer SP is used as a data area used by the first program area of the RAM 104. ("F146 (H)" in Fig. 20) After that, an initialization range of an unused area in the RAM 104 where no data is stored in the area used in the first program is stored in a register. (Step S541), the initialization range is initialized (Steps S542 and S543). The main control means 100 initializes an unused area in the area used by the second program (F200 (H) to F3FF (H) in FIG. 20) in the RAM 104 (step S544). The process of saving the value of the AF register by storing it in the stack area, initializing it by setting “0” in the area used by the second program, and restoring the value of the AF register from the stack area. In this step S544, the process for initializing the area used in the second program is also executed as the second program, and the main control means 100 then starts from the input data before the power is turned off. In order to update to the latest data, the data of the input ports 0 to 2 is read (step S545). The input port 0 to 2 read processing S5700 is described as follows: After that, the output time when the external signal 4 is output at the time of power failure recovery is set (step S546), and the interrupt type, timer interrupt cycle, etc. The interrupt processing start setting is performed (step S547), thereby setting the interrupt processing S570 to be executed approximately every 2.235 ms by the timer interrupt function (the timer interrupt processing is started from this processing). The data indicating the “power-off process completed flag” is cleared from the RAM 104 (step S548), and the execution position of the program interrupted when the power is cut off (in this embodiment, step S573). Return.

-Control command set 1 processing S5000
Control command set 2 processing S5010-
The control command set 1 process S5000 is a process for calling the control command set 2 process S5010 and storing the information stored in the register as a control command in the control command buffer. Note that the control command set in this process is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 in a control command transmission process S5290 described later. Here, the control command in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is composed of 2-byte data, and the upper 1 byte is called a “first control command” and the lower 1 byte is called a “second control command”. A control command buffer for storing a control command to be transmitted to the sub-control unit 200 is provided in the RAM 104 and is configured to be able to buffer 32 control commands (data size is 64 bytes).

  When the control command set 1 process S5000 is called, the main control means 100 first prohibits the execution of the interrupt process (step S5001) and executes the control command set 2 process S5010 as shown in FIG. S5002).

  When this control command set 2 process S5010 is called, the main control means 100 sets the address of the write pointer in the register (step S5011), and sets the data at this address (value of the write pointer) in the register (step S5011). Step S5012). Here, the write pointer holds the position where the next control command can be written in the control command buffer. When one control command is written in the control command buffer, 1 is added to the value of the write pointer. . Since the control command buffer is used cyclically, when a control command is written in the last area of the control command buffer, the write pointer is configured to store the position of the head area of the control command buffer. Has been. Similarly, a read pointer, which will be described later, is a control command stored in the control command buffer and holds the position stored first among the control commands not yet transmitted. Then, the start address of the control command buffer is set in the register (step S5013), and a value obtained by doubling the value of the write pointer set in the register to the value of the start address of this register is added. Is written (hereinafter referred to as “designated address”) (step S5014).

  Next, the main control means 100 reads the data stored at the position of the designated address stored in the register, and determines whether this data is not “0”. That is, when the data at the designated address is not “0”, 32 commands are buffered in the control command buffer, so the main control means 100 stores “0” as the data at the designated address. It is determined whether or not the number of control commands stored in the control command buffer is smaller than 32 (step S5015). If it is determined in step S5015 that the number of control commands buffered in the control command buffer is less than 32, the main control means 100 needs to refer to the data stored in the RAM 104 for the data to be written to the control command buffer. It is determined whether or not there is data (step S5016), and when referring to the data stored in the RAM 104, the data to be written as the second control command is read from the RAM 104 and stored in the register (step S5017). Here, the “data that needs to refer to data” includes prescribed number information (automatic number of re-games), set value information, gaming state information, internal gaming state information, and the like. Then, the data stored in the register in the process immediately before the execution of the control command set 1 process S5000 is stored as the data indicating the first control command at the designated address position of the transmission register (step S5018). 1 is added to the stored designated address, and the data indicating the second control command stored in the register is stored at the next address storing the first control command in the RAM 104 (step S5019), and writing is performed. 1 is added to the pointer (step S5020), and the process returns to the control command set 1 process. Then, the main control means 100 permits the interruption (step S5003), ends the control command set 1 process S5000, and returns to the process from which the control command set 1 process S5000 is called.

-Game progress main processing S550-
In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the program start process S500, the setting change process S517, or the power return process S539 described above is executed after the power is turned on, a game progress main process S550 for controlling the progress of the game is executed. . Here, the game progress main process S550 will be described along the progress of one game.

  When shifting to the game progress main process S550, the main control means 100 first executes a game start process as shown in FIG. 25 (step S551). In this game start process S551, the instruction number in the previous game is cleared, and the current game is replayed or special game (BB game) depending on the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the active line in the previous game. When it is determined that the operation flag is set, an operation flag corresponding to each game is set. In the previous game, when the predetermined effect executed by the sub-control means 200 is completed, the sub-control means 200 executes the effect related to the end of the predetermined effect in order to wait for a predetermined time (standby). Process). Further, a control command indicating various game information (setting value, game state, internal game state) is written in the control command buffer (specifically, executed by the above-described control command set 1 process S5000). Further, when the current game is a re-game, processing for automatically inserting game medals bet in the previous game is performed. Further, the blocker 60 of the selector is turned on to form a medal flow path. However, if the current game is a re-game and the number of credits is maximum (50 cards), the blocker 60 is not turned on.

  Next, the main control means 100 matches the specified number of game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 51 or operated by the bet button 31 (the game medal limit flag is on), and The game medal management process is repeatedly executed until the start lever 32 is turned on (steps S552 and S553). Specifically, when a game medal is inserted, if the specified number is not reached, 1 is added to the bet number, and if the specified number is reached, the game medal limit flag is turned on, and the game medal limit flag is set. When it is on, 1 is added to the stored number. The stored number is displayed on the stored number display 72. Further, when the number of stored sheets is maximized, the blocker 60 is turned off. The game medal limit flag is cleared in the game start process S551. If it is determined in step S553 that the game medal limit flag is on and the start lever 32 is turned on, the start lever acceptance flag is turned off. When the start lever acceptance flag is on, a predetermined lamp informs that the start lever 32 is operable. When the main control means 100 determines that the number of game medals betted in step S553 matches the specified number and the start lever 32 is turned on, the main control means 100 turns off the blocker 60 of the selector (step S554). The lottery process S5080 is executed to determine the winning combination (step S555), and subsequently, the internal gaming state setting process S5120 executes a process based on the winning combination and the internal gaming state (step S556). If the predetermined condition is satisfied, the reel rotation start pre-processing S5170 is executed (step S557), and then the game is executed by the reel stop management process (step S558). Specifically, after the minimum game time has elapsed, a reel stop position or the like is created based on the winning combination and the like, and a corresponding reel stop position is created based on the operation of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. Further, when the instruction number is displayed on the acquired number display 72 in the reel rotation start pre-processing, the display on the acquired number display 72 is cleared when all the reels are stopped. Then, when all the reels 21a to 21c are stopped, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols corresponding to any combination is stopped based on the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the active line (step S559). When the winning combination is won, the number of game medals assigned to the winning combination of the combination of symbols displayed in a stopped state is paid out (Step S560), and the game end check process S5220 is executed (Step S560). S561), one game is finished, and the process returns to step S551.

-Role lottery processing S5080-
The role lottery process S5080 is a process for determining a winning combination in the above-described game progress main process S550. As shown in FIG. 26, in the role lottery process S5080, the main control means 100 obtains a random value (2-byte random number) from the random value register of the random number generator 103, which is the first random number generation means, and obtains the first random number. A numerical value is set (step S5081), and a soft random number (2 bytes) is read from the second random number generator 190 to be a second random number value (step S5082). Then, a third random number value is generated from the first random number value and the second random number value (for example, by an addition process) to be a random number value for role lottery (step S5083). It is set in the register (step S5084). In this way, the third random number value obtained from the random number generator 103 which is the first random number generation means and the second random number value which is the soft random number obtained from the second random number generation means 190 are calculated to obtain the third random number value. By generating a random value and using it for the lottery, it is possible to increase the randomness of the random value used in the winning lottery so that the winning combination has no regularity. Of course, the role lottery may be executed based on the first random number value (without using the second random number value).

  The main control means 100 performs lottery using the random numbers for role lottery generated in this way. At this time, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a replaying combination, winning combination, special combination The lottery is performed in the order of. However, the re-game lottery is not executed in the RT5 gaming state (the special gaming state and the RT5-12 gaming state or the RT5-3 gaming state). The special role lottery is not executed in the RT4 gaming state (internal medium gaming state) and the RT5 gaming state (special gaming state, RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state).

  First, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the special device condition device is operating (whether or not the special device condition device flag indicating that the special game in the combination determination information storage area is elected is set). ) From the RAM 104 to determine whether it is a non-internal medium gaming state or an internal medium gaming state (step S5085), and then whether or not a special game is operating (in the game state information storage area) It is determined whether or not it is the RT5 gaming state (RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state) by judging whether or not a special game operation flag indicating that a special game is in progress is set ( Step S5086), when it is not RT5 gaming state (RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state), non-RT gaming state, RT1 gaming state, RT2 gaming state, RT3 gaming state and R 4 Set the condition device internal lottery address table replay combination depending on whether the game state of the gaming state (step S5087), executes the lottery determination process S5100 (step S5088). Here, the conditional device internal lottery address table uses the conditional device number (winning number) shown in FIG. 7 as a search key (hereinafter referred to as a search number), and this search number has a role corresponding to the search number. This is a table in which probability data (numbers shown in FIG. 7) is set for each type of combination (re-playing combination, winning combination, special combination). A combination of a search number and probability data is stored side by side in the order of determination of winning in lottery determination processing S5100 described later. In the following explanation, a case where all of the winning combinations are listed as a set of search numbers and probability data will be described. However, when the search numbers are continuous and the same probability data is repeated, You may comprise so that a search number, probability data, and a repetition number may be memorize | stored. For example, in the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 8, the winning combinations -A1 to A6 with the search numbers (winning numbers) 18 to 23 in the non-RT gaming state have 1670 as their numbers (probability data). = 18 "," probability data = 1670 ", and" number of repetitions = 4 ", and it can be configured to add 1 to the search number each time it is repeated. If comprised in this way, the memory amount used for a conditional device internal lottery address table can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 27, in the lottery determination process S5100, the main control means 100 determines whether or not it is a lottery determination for a re-game player or a winning combination (step S5101), and a lottery determination for a re-game player or a winning combination. If it is, the first search number of the conditional device internal lottery address table is set (step S5102). For example, when it is a re-game winning lottery determination and the re-playing game probability data is set in the order shown in FIG. 8, “1” is set as the search number. Next, it is determined whether or not there is probability data for each set value (step S5103). When there is no probability data for each set value, probability data common to the set values is acquired based on the currently set search number. If there is probability data for each set value (step S5104), the set value is acquired (step S5105), and probability data for each set value is acquired based on this set value and the currently set search number. (Step S5106). Further, the random number value for role lottery (third random value) set in step S5084 of the role lottery process S5080 is read (step S5107), and the probability data of the current search number is subtracted from this random number value for role lottery (step S5107). In step S5108, the random number for lottery with the probability data subtracted is stored (step S5109). Then, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the current role lottery random value is smaller than 0 (step S5110). If the role lottery random value is 0 or more, 1 is added to the search number (step S5111). ), It is determined whether or not the search has been completed for all the search numbers (step S5112). If the determination is not complete, the process returns to step S5107 and the above processing is repeated. Here, in a case where it is determined that there is probability data for each set value (when it is determined Yes in step S5103 described above), a lottery using installation value data is executed. At this time, the probability data acquired in step S5106 is a table value stored in the data area of the first program in the ROM 105. For example, “204” when the set number (winning probability) of the search number 34 (winning number 32) is the setting value “1”, “205” when the setting value “2”, and “210” when the setting value “3”. ”,“ 210 ”when the setting value is“ 4 ”,“ 213 ”when the setting value is“ 5 ”,“ 215 ”when the setting value is“ 6 ”,“ 204 ”for the address X of the ROM 105,“ 205 ”,“ 210 ”is stored in X + 2,“ 210 ”is stored in X + 3,“ 213 ”is stored in X + 4, and“ 215 ”is stored in X + 5. In such a case, the top address (“X” in the above example) of the probability data table is designated (for example, stored in the HL register), and the set value eta stored in the RAM 104 is stored as an offset value ( For example, it can be stored in the A register), and data at an address specified by a calculation process (for example, a process of adding the values of the HL register and the A register) between the head address and the offset value can be acquired as probability data. In such a case, the set value data stored in the RAM 104 is stored as values starting from “0” (in this embodiment, “0” to “5”), so that the set value data is used as an offset value as it is. Can be used. For example, in the case of a value starting from the set value data “1” (the set value data is “1” to “6”), in order to use it as an offset value, the set value data is subtracted by “1” and the table is read Must be selected. Therefore, in the lottery process when the probabilities are different for each set value, the set value data can be stored from “0” and can be executed with a simple process. Note that the arithmetic processing for acquiring the probability data is not limited to this. For example, when the probability data is expressed by 2 bytes (256 to 65535 in decimal number), the corresponding probability data can be acquired by using a value obtained by doubling the set value data as an offset value. . Moreover, even if it is another lottery processing such as AT lottery and the probability data is different for each set value, the same effect can be exhibited by the same data table configuration and arithmetic processing.

  From the above, when the random number for lottery in step S5110 becomes smaller than 0, it is determined that the role of the search number at that time has been won, and in step S5112, the probabilities of all search numbers in the conditional device internal lottery address table Even if the data is subtracted, if the random number for the lottery is 0 or more, the search number is cleared (search number = 0) (step S5113), and the winning combination included in the current conditional device internal lottery address table is won. It can be judged that it is not. In the case of FIG. 7, when the lottery random number value (third random value) is 9200 when the lottery determination unit S5100 is called in the non-RT gaming state, the search number (winning number) is “ Even if subtracting the probability data of the replaying role-A of 1 ”-A (the number, which is 8962 in FIG. 7) from this random number for lottery, it does not become smaller than 0. It is judged that it is not. Further, when the random number for winning lottery (third random number value) is 50, subtracting the probability data (8962) of the replaying player-A whose search number (winning number) is “1” from the random number for winning lottery Since it becomes smaller than 0, it can be determined that the re-game player-A is won.

  Returning to FIG. 26, as a result of the lottery determination process in step S5088, it is determined whether or not the re-gamer is won (step S5089). If it is determined that the player is won, the current search number is stored in the condition device number buffer. (Step S5097), and this combination lottery processing S5080 is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5089 that the re-gamer is not won, the next game state (non-RT game state, RT1 game state, RT2 game state, RT3 game state and RT4 game state) The winning device condition device internal lottery address table is set (step S5090), and the lottery determination processing S5100 is executed (step S5091). Explaining in the above example, if the lottery random number value (third random number value) generated in step S5083 is 9200, the lottery random number value is 238 when the lottery determination process for the replaying combination is executed. (Because the total value of all probability data of the re-gamer is 8962). Therefore, since the probability data of the winning combination-A1 whose search number (winning number) is “18” in the non-RT gaming state is 1670, it is determined that the winning combination-A1 has been won. The main control means 100 determines whether or not the winning combination is won based on the result of the lottery determination in step S5091 (step S5092), and if it is determined that the winning combination is not won, the special combination condition device is activated. Whether it is an RT4 gaming state (internal gaming state), or an RT5 gaming state in which a special game is operating (either a special gaming state, either an RT5-12 gaming state or an RT5-3 gaming state) It is determined whether or not there is (step S5093), and if it is not the RT4 gaming state and the RT5 gaming state (RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state), the special device condition device search number is acquired (step S5094). The special device condition device internal lottery address table is set (step S5095), and the lottery determination processing S5100 is executed (step S5096). Even in this process, when the special role is won, the search number is set, and when the special role is not won (the re-playing, winning, or special role is not won and the game is lost) ) Is set to 0 as the search number. Finally, the current condition device search number is stored in the condition device number buffer (step S5097), and this combination lottery processing S5080 is terminated.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the condition device number for the re-playing combination and winning combination and the condition device number for the special combination are independent. Therefore, when the special combination is won, the condition device number of the special combination is set in the special combination selection number, and when the special combination is not selected, the value of the combination selection number is “0” (for example, “1” when winning BB1, “2” when winning BB2, “3” when winning BB3). The RAM 104 is provided with a storage area for storing the condition device number for the special combination and a storage area for storing the condition device numbers for the re-playing combination and the winning combination (small combination). When the gaming state (RT state) is cleared by the above-described RAM clear, a storage area for storing the condition device number for the special combination and a storage for storing the condition device number for the re-playing combination and winning combination (small combination) If the area is also subject to RAM clearing and the game state (RT state) is not cleared by the above-mentioned RAM clear, the storage area for storing the special device condition device number is not subject to RAM clearing, and the re-game and winning It is desirable that the storage area for storing the condition device number of the combination (small combination) is a target for RAM clearing. This makes it possible to achieve consistency between the gaming state (RT state) and the state in which the special combination is won (inside) or not in the state (not inside).

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the probability data (winning determination data) is subtracted in a predetermined order from the third random value generated for the winning lottery (the random number for winning lottery). Thus, it is determined that the winning combination for the probability data when it becomes smaller than 0 is determined. According to this configuration, probability data is associated with each role (determination target) for which determination of winning is made and stored as a condition device internal lottery address table (winning determination data group), and the probability data is calculated from the third random number value. Since the determination can be made by simply performing the subtraction process in order, the determination process of the lottery can be easily realized. Of course, the above probability data is sequentially added to the third random number value (random number value for role lottery), and when the maximum value (65535 in the case of 2-byte data) is exceeded, it is determined that the winning is made. Is also possible. However, in the case of determination by addition, for example, when a lottery of a random value range of 0 to 999 is performed, a predetermined value (for example, 64537 for 2-byte data) is added to the third random value, and then probability data is added. Must be added, which complicates the process. On the other hand, with the subtraction method described above, it can be determined by subtracting probability data from random numbers for lottery in any order, regardless of the range of random values.

  In the above description, the case where the condition device internal lottery address table is set for each type of combination has been described, but, for example, according to the lottery order, the re-game combination, the winning combination, and the special combination are combined. A table may be defined, and a range used for determination may be designated when performing a winning determination. For example, there are 5 re-playing roles, the search number is 1-5, there are 5 winning roles, the search number is 6-10, there is 1 special role, the search number is 11, Suppose they are defined in order. In this case, in the non-RT gaming state, when determining in the order of re-playing role, winning combination, and special role, by specifying “determined using probability data of 1 to 11 search numbers” It is possible to make a winning decision for a role, a winning combination and a special role. On the other hand, in the RT4 gaming state (internal internal gaming state), since the special role winning decision is not made, by specifying “determining using probability data of 1 to 10 search numbers”, The winning combination can be determined. Therefore, if the conditional device internal lottery address table is stored in such a data structure, the winning determination process can be realized more easily.

-Internal game state setting process S5120-
The internal game state setting process S5120 executes a process for each internal game state when the start lever 32 is operated. In the processing for each internal game state, the instruction numbers for AT lottery, push order bell, and push order replay are determined.

  As shown in FIG. 28, when executing the internal game state setting process S5120, the main control means 100 first determines whether the current internal game state is any one of “1”, “4”, and “6”. Is determined (step S5121), and if these are the internal game states, the internal game state setting process S5120 is terminated. On the other hand, when the internal game state is not “1”, “4”, or “6”, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the current internal game state is “0” (step S5122). When it is determined that the gaming state is “0”, it is determined whether or not the combination determined by the winning combination determining means 110 is a rare combination (step S5123). Processing S5120 is ended. If the main control means 100 determines that the rare role is won in step S5123, the main control means 100 performs AT lottery (step S5124) and determines whether or not the AT lottery is won (step S5125). When it is determined that the lottery is not won, the internal gaming state setting process S5120 is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5125 that the AT lottery has been won, the main control means 100 adds 1 to the AT stock counter CS (step S5126), determines the number of precursor games by lottery (step S5127), The game state setting process S5120 ends.

  If it is determined in step S5122 that the internal gaming state is not “0”, the main control means 100 determines whether the current internal gaming state is “2” or “3” (step S5128). . If it is determined that the current internal game state is “2” or “3”, the main control means 100, as shown in FIG. 29, the winning combination (condition device number) determined by the winning combination determining means 110. The instruction number is determined according to Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, when it is determined that “left middle right” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device numbers are 3 and 13) (step S5129), the instruction number is set. “A1” is set (step S5130). Further, when it is determined that “right and left middle” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device numbers are 4 and 14) (step S5131), “A2” is set as the instruction number (step S5132). If it is determined that “middle left and right” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device numbers are 5 and 15) (step S5133), “A3” is set as the instruction number (step S5134). If it is determined that “middle right left” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device numbers are 6 and 16) (step S5135), “A4” is set as the instruction number (step S5136). When it is determined that “middle right” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device numbers are 7 and 17) (step S5137), the instruction number “A5” is set (step S5138). If it is determined that “right middle left” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device numbers are 8 and 17) (step S5139), the instruction number “A6” is set (step S5140). Also, as shown in FIG. 29, when it is determined that “left **” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device numbers are 18, 19, 24, 25) (step S5141), the instruction number “A7” is set (step S5142). When it is determined that “medium **” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device number is 20, 21, 26, 27) (step S5143), the instruction number “A8” is set ( Step S5144). When it is determined that “right **” is the winning combination in the correct pressing order (condition device numbers are 22, 23, 28, 29) (step S5145), the instruction number “A9” is set ( Step S5146). In addition, no instruction number is set for other winning combinations. Further, when “A1” to “A9” are not set as the instruction numbers in the above processing, “A0” is set.

  Note that, as described above, depending on the winning combination (for example, re-playing combination-F5 shown in FIG. 18), there are two correct pressing orders, so although not shown in FIG. 29, before determining the instruction number, Which push order is set as the correct push order is selected (the selection method is as described above).

  When the instruction number is determined by the above processing, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the internal gaming state is “3” (step S5147), and the internal gaming state is not “3” (that is, the internal gaming state). Is determined to be “2”), the internal gaming state setting process S5120 ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5147 that the internal gaming state is “3”, the main control means 100 determines the winning combination only when the winning combination is the RT3 gaming state (specifically, as described above, the conditional device It is determined whether or not the replaying combination is number 12 (step S5148). If it is not this combination, the internal gaming state setting process S5120 is terminated, and if it is this combination, an AT lottery is performed ( In step S5149, it is determined whether or not the AT lottery has been won (step S5150). If the AT lottery has not been won, the internal gaming state setting process S5120 is terminated. If it is determined in step S5150 that the AT lottery has been won, 1 is added to the AT stock counter CS (step S5151), and the internal gaming state setting process S5120 ends.

  Returning to FIG. 28, when it is determined in step S5128 that the current internal game state is not “2” or “3”, the current internal game state is “5” or “7”, so the main control means 100 The AT lottery is performed (step S5152), and it is determined whether or not the AT lottery is won (step S5153). When the AT lottery is won, 1 is added to the AT stock counter CS (step S5154), and the internal gaming state The setting process S5120 ends. In the AT lottery in step S5152, the winning probability in the AT lottery is higher when the internal game state is “7” than when the internal game state is “5”.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the internal gaming state is 0, the AT lottery is performed when the rare role is won, and when the internal gaming state is 3, the winning combination is only in the RT3 gaming state. For example, an AT lottery is performed when (for example, a re-playing combination -E) is won, and in the internal gaming state 7, a game AT lottery is performed regardless of the winning combination. In the internal gaming states 2 and 3, the instruction numbers (A1 to A9) are set to the winning combinations assigned in the pressing order.

-Reel rotation start pre-processing S5170-
In the reel rotation start pre-processing S5170, the instruction number determined in the above-mentioned internal game state setting processing S5120, the effect group number in which the condition device number of the winning combination is masked, and the winning combination number when winning the special combination are displayed. This is processing to be transmitted to the sub-control means 200.

  As shown in FIG. 31, when the main control means 100 executes the reel rotation start pre-processing S5170, according to the instruction number determined in the internal gaming state setting process S5120, the number (corresponding to the instruction number) shown in FIG. Are displayed on the acquired number display 72 (step S5171). Specifically, based on FIG. 18B, the number corresponding to the instruction number is a predetermined area of the RAM 104 (for example, the address “F036 (H)” shown in FIG. 20). But you may remember. When a number corresponding to the instruction number is stored in this predetermined area (or register), this stored number is output to the acquisition number display 72 by LED display processing S5600 executed in interrupt processing S570 described later. It is comprised so that. Further, the main control means 100 stores the instruction number in the register (step S5172), and executes the control command set 1 process S5000 in order to set the information in this register as a control command (step S5173). Further, as described above, the condition device number is masked using the table shown in FIG. 14 to determine the effect group number (step S5174), and this effect group number is stored in the register (step S5175). In order to set the information in this register as a control command, a control command set 1 process S5000 is executed (step S5176). Further, the winning combination winning number is stored in the register (step S5177), and the control command set 1 process S5000 is executed to set the information in this register as a control command (step S5178). As will be described later in interrupt processing S570, the information corresponding to the instruction number is displayed on the acquisition number display 72 (7-segment display control processing S575) by the control command of the instruction number to the sub-control means 200. Since it is executed prior to transmission (control command transmission processing S580), the display of the instruction number by the main control means 100 is executed in preference to the display by the sub control means 200. Further, the main control means 100 stores information relating to the AT in the register (step S5179), executes control command set 1 processing S5000 to set the register information as a control command (step S5180), and starts reel rotation. Preprocessing S5170 is ended. Here, “information related to AT” refers to the internal game state as described above (for example, if the internal game state 2 is AT preparation, and if the internal game state 3 is AT game), the number of games of precursor games And the number of remaining games, the number of AT games and the number of remaining games, the results of AT stock lottery, the number of stocks, the number of AT games added, the number of games added, etc. On the other hand, storage in a register and control command set 1 processing are executed. The information transmitted as a control command in FIG. 31 is an example.

-Game end check process S5220-
The game end check process S5220 is a process for managing the state of the game executed by the main control means 100 at the end of one game (also referred to as a unit game) and the state of the effect (internal game state). When this game end check process S5220 is executed, the main control means 100 first executes a game state transition process as shown in FIG. 32 (step S5221). As shown in FIG. 33, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the current gaming state is a non-RT gaming state (step S5222), and when determining that it is a non-RT gaming state, As shown, it is determined whether or not the specific symbols (specific symbols 01 to 05) are stopped on the active line (step S5223). As described above, when determining that the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line, the main control means 100 shifts the gaming state to the RT1 gaming state (step S5224), and ends the gaming state transition processing S5221. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5223 that the specific symbol is not displayed on the active line, the main control means 100 determines whether the winning item winning number is not “0” (“1”, “2” in the winning feature winning number). ”,“ 3 ”or not), that is, whether or not the special combination (BB1 to BB3) has been won (step S5228), and“ 0 ”is set to the winning combination selection number When it is determined that the game state is changed, the game state transition process S5221 is terminated. If it is determined in step S5228 that the winning item winning number is not set to “0” (any one of the winning feature winning numbers is set to “1”, “2”, or “3”), The main control means 100 determines whether or not the combination of symbols for the special role is stopped and displayed on the active line (step S5226), and when the combination of symbols for the special role is not stopped and displayed on the effective line. The gaming state is shifted to the RT4 gaming state (internal medium gaming state) (step S5227), and when the combination of symbols of special roles is stopped and displayed on the active line, the gaming state is changed to the RT5 gaming state (special gaming state). When the winning combination winning number is “1” or “2”, the RT5-12 gaming state is entered, and when the winning feature winning number is “3”, the RT5-3 gaming state is entered (step S5228). To end the technique state transition processing S5221.

  Returning to FIG. 33, if the main control means 100 determines in step S5222 that the current gaming state is not a non-RT gaming state, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the current gaming state is an RT1 gaming state (step S5230). If it is determined that it is in the gaming state, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 08 is stopped and displayed on the active line (step S5231), and it is determined that the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 08 is stopped and displayed. Then, the gaming state is shifted to the RT2 gaming state (step S5232). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5231 that the combination of symbols of the replaying game 08 is not stopped on the active line, the main control means 100 sets “0” to the winning item winning number as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it has been made (step S5225). When “0” is set for the winning combination winning number, the game state transition processing S5221 is terminated. If it is determined in step S5225 that the winning combination winning number is not set to “0”, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the combination of symbols for the special role is stopped and displayed on the active line. (Step S5226) When the combination of symbols for the special role is not stopped and displayed on the active line, the gaming state is shifted to the RT4 gaming state (internal medium gaming state) (Step S5227). When the combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, the gaming state is shifted to the RT5 gaming state (special gaming state, RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state) (step S5228), and the gaming state The transition process S5221 is terminated.

  Returning to FIG. 33, when the main control means 100 determines in step S5230 that the current gaming state is not the RT1 gaming state, it determines whether or not the current gaming state is the RT2 gaming state (step S5233), and RT2 gaming. If it is determined that the state is the state, it is determined whether the combination of the symbols of the replaying role 03 or the replaying role 04 is stopped and displayed on the active line (step S5234). If it is determined that the combination is stopped and displayed, the gaming state is shifted to the RT3 gaming state (step S5235). If the main control means 100 determines in step S5234 that the combination of symbols of the replaying role 03 or the replaying role 04 is not stopped on the active line, the main control means 100 determines the combination of symbols of the replaying role 02 on the active line. Is determined to be stopped (step S5237), and if it is determined that the combination of symbols of the re-gamer 02 is stopped, the gaming state is shifted to the RT1 gaming state (step S5238). The state transition process S5221 is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5237 that the combination of symbols of the replaying role 02 is not stopped and displayed on the active line, the main control means 100 stops displaying the specific symbol on the active line as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not (step S5223). If it is determined that the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the activated line, the main control means 100 shifts the gaming state to the RT1 gaming state (step S5224), and ends the gaming state transition process S5221. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5223 that the specific symbol is not displayed on the active line, the main control means 100 determines whether or not “0” is set in the winning item winning number (step S5225). When “0” is set in the winning item winning number, the game state transition processing S5221 is terminated. If it is determined in step S5225 that the winning combination winning number is not set to “0”, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the combination of symbols for the special role is stopped and displayed on the active line. (Step S5226) When the combination of symbols for the special role is not stopped and displayed on the active line, the gaming state is shifted to the RT4 gaming state (internal medium gaming state) (Step S5227). When the combination is stopped on the active line, the gaming state is set to the RT5 gaming state (special gaming state, and when the winning feature selection number is “1” or “2”, the RT5-12 gaming state, When the winning number is “3”, the process shifts to RT5-3 gaming state (step S5228), and the gaming state transition process S5221 is terminated.

  Returning to FIG. 33, when the main control means 100 determines in step S5233 that the current gaming state is not the RT2 gaming state, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the current gaming state is the RT3 gaming state (step S5236). If it is determined that the state is in the state, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the symbol combination of the re-gamer 02 is stopped and displayed on the active line (step S5237), and the symbol combination of the re-gamer 02 is stopped and displayed. If it is determined that the game state has been set, the gaming state is shifted to the RT1 gaming state (step S5238), and the gaming state transition process S5221 is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5237 that the combination of symbols of the replaying role 02 is not stopped and displayed on the active line, the main control means 100 stops displaying the specific symbol on the active line as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not (step S5223). If it is determined that the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the activated line, the main control means 100 shifts the gaming state to the RT1 gaming state (step S5224), and ends the gaming state transition process S5221. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5223 that the specific symbol is not displayed on the active line, the main control means 100 determines whether or not “0” is set in the winning item winning number (step S5225). When “0” is set in the winning item winning number, the game state transition processing S5221 is terminated. If it is determined in step S5225 that the winning combination winning number is not set to “0”, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the combination of symbols for the special role is stopped and displayed on the active line. (Step S5226) When the combination of symbols for the special role is not stopped and displayed on the active line, the gaming state is shifted to the RT4 gaming state (internal medium gaming state) (Step S5227). When the combination is stopped on the active line, the gaming state is set to the RT5 gaming state (special gaming state, and when the winning feature selection number is “1” or “2”, the RT5-12 gaming state, When the winning number is “3”, the process shifts to RT5-3 gaming state (step S5228), and the gaming state transition process S5221 is terminated.

  In FIG. 33, if it is determined in step S5236 that the current gaming state is not the RT3 gaming state, the main control means 100 determines whether the current gaming state is the RT4 gaming state as shown in FIG. In step S5240), when it is determined that the game is in the RT4 gaming state, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols of special roles (BB1 to BB3) is stopped on the active line (step S5241), and the combination of symbols of special roles is stopped. When it is displayed, the gaming state is the RT5 gaming state (in the special gaming state, and the winning combination number is “1” or “2”, the RT5-12 gaming state, the winning combination number is “3”. In the case of (RT5-3 gaming state) (step S5242), the gaming state transition process S5221 is terminated, and the combination of symbols of the special role is stopped and displayed. When there ends the game state transition process S5221.

  If it is determined in step S5240 that the current gaming state is not the RT4 gaming state, the current gaming state is the RT5 gaming state (RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state), so the RT5 gaming state (RT5-12). The total number of game medals to be paid out after the transition to the gaming state or the RT5-3 gaming state) is a predetermined number set according to the type of the special role that is won (for example, 334 for BB1, BB2 is over 238, and BB3 is over 60) (step S5243), if not, the game state transition processing S5221 is terminated, and if over, the gaming state is set to non-RT gaming. The state is shifted (step S5244), and the game state transition process S5221 is terminated.

  Returning to FIG. 32, when the game state transition process S5221 ends, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the current internal game state is “0” (step S5250), and the current internal game state is “0”. 35, as shown in FIG. 35, it is determined whether or not “0” is set in the winning item winning number (step S5251), and “0” is set in the winning feature winning number. If so, it is determined whether the value of the AT stock counter CS is greater than 0 (step S5225). When the value of the AT stock counter CS is larger than 0, 1 is subtracted from the AT stock counter CS (step S5253), and the step of the internal game state setting process S5120 is added to the precursor counter CF that counts the number of precursor games. The number of precursor games determined in S5127 is set (step S5254), the internal game state is set to “1” (step S5255), and the game end check process S5220 is ended. If it is determined in step S5252 that the value of the AT stock counter CS is 0, the game end check process S5220 is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5251 that “0” is not set for the winning combination winning number, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the combination of the special combination symbols is displayed on the active line ( In step S5256), when the combination of symbols for the special role is stopped and displayed, the internal gaming state is set to “5” (step S5257), and when the combination of symbols for the special role is not stopped and displayed, The game state is set to “4” (step S5258), and the game end check process S5220 is ended.

  Returning to FIG. 32, when the main control means 100 determines in step S5250 that the current internal game state is not “0”, it determines whether or not the current internal game state is “1” (step S5260). When it is determined that the current internal game state is “1”, as shown in FIG. 35, it is determined whether or not “0” is set in the winning combination winning number (step S5261). If “0” is set in the winning number, it is determined whether or not the value of the precursor game counter CF is 0 (step S5262). When the main control means 100 determines that the value of the precursor game counter CF is 0, it sets the internal game state to “2” (step S5263), and determines that the value of the precursor game counter CF is not 0. If it is, 1 is subtracted from the precursor game counter CF (step S5268), and the game end check process S5220 is ended. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5261 that the winning combination winning number is not set to “0”, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols of the special role is stopped on the active line (step S5264). If it is determined in this step S5264 that the combination of symbols for special roles is stopped and displayed, the internal gaming state is set to “7” (step S5265), and 1 is further added to the AT stock counter CS (step S5265). S5266). If it is determined in step S5264 that the special combination of symbols has not been stopped and displayed, the main control means 100 sets the internal gaming state to “6”. Further, the main control means 100 subtracts 1 from the precursor game counter CF (step S5268), and ends the game end check process S5220.

  Returning to FIG. 32, when the main control means 100 determines in step S5260 that the current internal game state is not "1", it determines whether or not the current internal game state is "2" (step S5270). When it is determined that the current internal game state is “2”, as shown in FIG. 36, it is determined whether or not “0” is set in the winning item winning number (step S5271). If the winning number is set to “0”, it is determined whether the current gaming state is the RT3 gaming state (step S5272). Further, when the current gaming state is not the RT3 gaming state, the instruction number determined in the current game (re-gamer for shifting from the RT2 gaming state to the RT3 gaming state-C1 to C6 is re- The player presses the stop button 33a to 33c and the pressing order (see FIG. 18) associated with the combination of symbols of the game player 03 or the re-game player 04 in correspondence with the instruction number corresponding to the pressing order in which the combination is stopped and displayed on the active line. It is determined whether or not the order in which the game is operated is matched (step S5273), and if it is determined that the current gaming state is the RT3 gaming state or the instruction number and the player's operation do not match, the internal gaming state Is set to “3” (step S5274), and “50” is set to the AT counter CA that counts the number of games in one AT game (step S5275). Ryo to end the check processing S5220. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5271 that “0” is not set in the winning combination winning number, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols of the special combination is stopped on the active line (step S5276). When the combination of symbols of the special role is stopped and displayed, the internal gaming state is set to “7” (step S5277), the AT stock counter CS is set to 1 (step S5278), and the game end check processing S5220 is performed. Exit. If it is determined in step S5276 that the special combination of symbols has not been stopped and displayed, the internal game state is set to “6” (step S5279), and the game end check process S5220 is terminated. It should be noted that in a game that can be shifted from the RT2 gaming state to the RT3 gaming state, the internal gaming state may be set to “3” at the end of the gaming without depending on the operation.

  Returning to FIG. 32, if the main control means 100 determines in step S5270 that the current internal game state is not “2”, it determines whether or not the current internal game state is “3” (step S5280). When it is determined that the current internal game state is “3”, as shown in FIG. 37, it is determined whether or not “0” is set in the winning combination winning number (step S5281). If the winning number is not set to “0”, it is determined whether or not the special combination of symbols on the active line is stopped (step S5282), and the special symbol combination is stopped and displayed. If so, the internal gaming state is set to "7" (step S5283), 1 is set to the AT stock counter CS (step S5284), and 1 is subtracted from the AT counter CA (step S). 295), to end the game end check processing S5220. If it is determined in step S5282 that the combination of symbols for special roles is not stopped and displayed, the internal gaming state is set to “6” (step S5285), and 1 is subtracted from the AT counter CA (step S5295). ), The game end check process S5220 is ended. If it is determined in step S5281 that the winning item winning number is set to “0”, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the value of the AT counter CA is “0” (step S5289). ) If the AT counter CA is not “0”, 1 is subtracted from the AT counter CA (step S5295), and the game end check process S5220 is ended. If it is determined in step S5289 that the value of the AT counter CA is 0, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the value of the AT stock counter CS is greater than 0 (step S5290). When the value of the counter CS is larger than 0 (that is, the AT gaming right is stocked), 1 is subtracted from the AT stock counter CS (step S5291), and “1” is set to the precursor counter CF (step S5291). In step S5292, the internal game state is set to “1” (step S5293), and the game end check process S5220 is terminated. If it is determined in step S5290 that the AT stock counter CS is 0, the main control means 100 sets the internal gaming state to “0” (step S5294), and ends the gaming end check process S5220.

  Returning to FIG. 32, when the main control means 100 determines in step S5280 that the current internal game state is not “3”, it determines whether or not the current internal game state is “4” (step S5300). When it is determined that the current internal game state is “4”, as shown in FIG. 38, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols of special roles is stopped and displayed on the active line (step S5301). When the combination of symbols for the special role is stopped and displayed, the internal game state is set to “5” (step S5302), and the game end check process S5220 is ended.

  Returning to FIG. 32, when the main control means 100 determines in step S5300 that the current internal game state is not “4”, it determines whether or not the current internal game state is “5” (step S5310). When it is determined that the current internal gaming state is “5”, as shown in FIG. 38, paying out game medals after shifting to the RT5 gaming state (RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state) It is determined whether or not the total number exceeds the predetermined number set according to the type of the special role that has been won (step S5311), and if it does not exceed, the game end check process S5220 is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5311 that the total number of game medals to be paid out exceeds the predetermined number, the main control means 100 further determines whether the value of the AT stock counter CS is greater than 0 (step S5311). S5312) When the value of the AT stock counter CS is larger than 0, 1 is subtracted from the AT stock counter CS (step S5313), the internal game state is set to “2” (step S5314), and the game end check process S5220 Exit. If it is determined in step S5312 that the value of the AT stock counter CS is 0, the main control means 100 sets “0” in the internal gaming state (step S5315), and ends the game end check process S5220. .

  Returning to FIG. 32, when the main control means 100 determines in step S5310 that the current internal game state is not “5”, it determines whether or not the current internal game state is “6” (step S5320). When it is determined that the current internal game state is “6”, as shown in FIG. 38, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols of special roles is stopped and displayed on the active line (step S5321). When the combination of symbols of the special role is stopped and displayed, the internal gaming state is set to “7” (step S5322), 1 is added to the AT stock counter CS (step S5323), and the game end check processing S5220 is performed. finish.

  Returning to FIG. 32, when the main control means 10 determines in step S5320 that the current internal game state is not “6”, the current internal game state is “7”. The total number of game medals to be paid out after transitioning to the RT5 gaming state (RT5-12 gaming state or RT5-3 gaming state) exceeds the predetermined number set according to the type of the special role won. (Step S5324), if not, the game end check process S5220 is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5324 that the total number of paid out game medals exceeds the predetermined number, the main control means 100 subtracts 1 from the AT stock counter CS (step S5325), and the internal gaming state Is set to “2” (step S 5326), and the game end check process S 5220 is ended.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the combination of symbols of the special role is stopped and displayed on the active line in the internal game state 3 (when the AT game is being executed), the internal game When the state is shifted to the state 6 or 7 and the special game ends, the state shifts to the internal game state 2 (AT preparation), and when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when the RT3 game state is reached), 50 games are set in the AT counter CA. The internal game state 3 is entered. Therefore, even if the value of the AT counter CA is not 0 in the internal game state 3 before the transition to the internal game state 6 or 7 (the number of games of AT game remains), the internal game state 3 executed after the special game 50 games are set in the AT counter CA which is the number of games (number of AT games). Therefore, in step S5275 shown in FIG. 36 described above, instead of setting 50 games to the AT counter CA, 50 games are added to the current value of the AT counter CA, that is, the number of games remaining in the previous AT game. Alternatively, 50 games may be newly added.

-Interrupt processing S570-
The main CPU 102 of the main control means 100 executes the program start process S500, the setting change process S517, the power return process S539, and the game progress main process S550 (these are also collectively referred to as a main process). The interrupt process S570 is executed at a predetermined interrupt interval. This interrupt process S570 is a process for updating a control counter, updating a soft random number, detecting operation of the operation means 30 and the like by data from an input port, driving control of the reels 21a to 21c, transmission of a control command, and the like. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 39, when this interrupt process S570 is executed, the program number of the main process being executed is stored in the stack area as a return address. At this time, the stack pointer SP is also updated (subtracted). Thereafter, the main control unit 100 first performs saving of register values and prohibiting duplicate interrupts as initial processing (step S571). Here, saving the register value means storing various registers in the stack area described above by a push (PUSH) instruction. Next, the main control means 100 detects that the power supply is cut off according to the state of the input port because a signal output based on the power supply voltage being lower than a predetermined value by the power supply detection circuit is input to the input port. It is determined whether or not it has been done (step S572). Specifically, the D5 bit of the input port 0 level data (address F005 (H)) stored at the previous interrupt and the D5 bit of the current input port 0 were confirmed, and both of the power supply voltages were below a predetermined value. Based on this, it is determined that the power is cut off. When power-off is detected, power-off processing S5400, which will be described later, is executed. If it is determined that the power-off process S5400 is to be executed, the program (module) of the power-off process S5400 is called with a call (CALL) instruction. In other words, when executing the power-off process S5400, the return address (in this embodiment, the address of the program corresponding to step S573, which is the next step) is stored in the stack area. On the other hand, when the power interruption is not detected, the control counter value is updated (step S573). Examples of the control counter include an interrupt counter that is updated (incremented) for each interrupt. Moreover, the main control means 100 performs timer measurement (step S574). Specifically, a subtraction process of a counter for measuring a minimum game time and a medal dwell time is performed. In other words, the counter value stored in the RAM 104 is calculated. Further, the main control means 100 executes an LED display process S5600 which is a display control process for a 7-segment display (step S575). For example, for the acquisition number display 72, as described above, the acquisition number and instruction information, the opening of the front door 3 and the medal in the selector are based on information stored in a predetermined area (or register) of the RAM 104. An error (normal error) state such as clogging of medals or clogging of medals in the hopper device is displayed on the obtained number display 72. In addition to the acquired number display 72, the light emission patterns of the stored number display 71, the state display 72, and the set value display 74 are also controlled. Details will be described later.

  Further, the main control means 100 executes an input port 0-2 reading process S5700 for reading information of the input ports 0-2 (step S576). By this processing, the operation system such as the bet button 31, the start lever 32, the stop buttons 33a to 33c, and the state of the sensor system of the selector and the hopper device are generated from the data read from the input port and stored in the RAM 104. Details will be described later. Further, the main control means 100 controls operations such as rotation and stop for each of the reels 21a to 21c (steps S577, S578), and performs port output processing (step S579). Specifically, excitation output values for operating the stepping motors (reel driving means 22a to 22c), the hopper motor 70, and the blocker 60 that rotate the reels 21a to 21c are set in the output port. Further, the main control means 100 executes a control command transmission process S5500, which will be described later, and transmits the control command stored in the control command buffer of the RAM 104 to the sub control means 200 in the game progress main process S550 or the like (step S580). Further, the main control means 100 executes a set value error check process S5740 for checking whether the set value data stored in the RAM 104 is in the normal range (step S581).

  Further, the main control means 100 sets the external signal 1 data and external signal 2 data (data for outputting the above-mentioned BB signal and RB signal) stored in the RAM 104 in the register, and these external signals. An external signal is output based on the 1 and 2 data (step S582). Further, the main control unit 100 updates the soft random number value of the second random number generation unit 190 described above, and performs a random number update process (subtraction) on the reel rotation start standby counter value (step S583). Finally, the register value saved in step S571 is restored (POP instruction), the next interrupt is permitted (step S584), and one interrupt process S570 is terminated.

-Power-off processing S5400-
When the power-off process S5400 is executed, the main control unit 100 turns off the output of all output ports (step S5401) as shown in FIG. 39, and the power supply is data indicating that the power-off process has been executed. The disconnection completion flag is stored in the RAM 104 (F016 (H) shown in FIG. 20) (step S5402). For example, “55 (H)” is set in the power-off processing completed flag when the power-off processing S5400 is executed. Then, the value of the control command read pointer (details will be described later) is set to an even number (step S5403). In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the control command is transmitted to the sub-control means 200, the same command is transmitted twice. For this reason, if the power is cut off when the control command is transmitted for the first time, the processing of the control command (setting process and transmission process) after the power is turned off becomes complicated. The value of the read pointer is set to an even number (specifically, the last bit of the value of the write pointer is set to 0) so that the processing can be resumed from the beginning. Thus, in this embodiment, it is determined whether the transmission is the first transmission or the second transmission based on the value of the last bit, but the first transmission and the second transmission are managed by the flag. May be. For example, the transmission completion flag may be set when the first transmission is performed, and the transmission completion flag may be cleared when the second transmission is performed. Further, when the power interruption occurs, the transmitted flag is cleared so that the transmission can be resumed from the first transmission.

  Next, the main control means 100 calculates checksum data for the entire range (F000 (H) to F3FF (H)) of the RAM 104 (steps S5404 and S5405), and stores this checksum data in the RAM 104 ( Step S5406) and wait until the above-described reset is performed (step S5407). Here, the checksum data in the present embodiment is set to be so-called “two's complement data”. For example, when the sum value of the entire range of the RAM 104 is expressed as 1 byte as “00100100 (B)”, the checksum data is “11011100 (B)”. In other words, data in which the result of the RAM checksum performed by the program start process S500 is “0 (00000000 (B))” is stored.

-LED display processing S5600-
The LED display process S5600 performs display control of the stored number display 71, the acquired number display 72, the status display 73, and the set value display 74. As shown in FIG. 40, the main control means 100 first turns off the output ports 3 and 4 (step S5601). As shown in FIG. 17, the output port 3 is an output port corresponding to a digit signal, and the output port 4 is an output port corresponding to a segment signal. By outputting “00000000 (B)” to each of these output ports 3 and 4, the output of all the display devices is temporarily disabled. Thereby, when switching the display of the LED, it is possible to prevent different LEDs from being turned on and viewed at the same time (ie, to be displayed) (that is, afterimage prevention). In addition, the main control unit 100 updates the value of the LED display request counter in the RAM 104 (step S5602). As shown in FIG. 14B, the update of the LED display request counter is a process of shifting a bit that is on, that is, “1” to the right by one bit. Specifically, the address of the LED display request counter (“F012 (H)” shown in FIG. 20) is stored in the HL register, and the data at the address indicated by the HL register is shifted to the right by 1 bit. Then, it is determined whether the value of the LED request counter is “0”, that is, whether the zero flag is “1” as a result of shifting the above-described HL register (step S5603), and is “0”. In this case, the initial value “00010000 (B)” is stored in the address indicated by the HL register, and the LED display request counter is initialized (step S5604). Therefore, when the LED display request counter is updated from “00000001 (B)” to “00000000 (B)” in step S5602, it is determined to be “0” in step S5603. "00010000". That is, it is updated from “00000001” to “00010000” within one interrupt process.

Next, the main control unit 100 acquires the values of the LED display request counter and the LED display request flag (step S5605). Specifically, the data stored in the LED display request flag is set in the A register, the data stored in the LED display request counter is set in the E register, and the error number address (in FIG. 20) is set. F014 (H)) is set. Then, confirmation of the display request for the digit segments A to G displayed in the current interrupt processing S570 is set (step S5606). In this process, first, the logical product operation of the data (LED display request flag) stored in the A register and the data (LED display request counter) stored in the E register is executed, and the operation result is stored in the A register. Further, the data stored in the A register is stored in the D register. For example,
LED display request counter value: 00001000
LED display request flag value: 00001111
Result of logical product operation: 00001000
It becomes. Or, for example,
LED display request counter value: 00010000
LED display request flag value: 00001111
Result of logical product operation: 00000000
It becomes. Here, when the result of the logical product operation is “0”, the zero flag is “1”. Then, the main control unit 100 determines whether there is an LED display request (step S5607). Here, when the zero flag is not “1” as a result of the logical product operation in step S5605 (when the result of the logical product operation is not “0” and the zero flag is “0”), it is determined that there is a display request. . When determining that there is no display request, the main control means 100 outputs digits and segments to the output ports 3 and 4 (step S5624), and ends the LED display processing S5600. In the output to the output ports 3 and 4, the main control means 100 exchanges the data stored in the DE register and the data stored in the HL register, and the data stored in the L register is output to the output port 3. Further, the data stored in the H register is output to the output port 4. As a result, the corresponding segment of the corresponding digit is turned on.

  When determining that there is a display request in step S5607, the main control means 100 first acquires and sets error display data (step S5608). Specifically, since the address of the error number of the RAM 104 is stored in the HL register as described above, the data stored at the address indicated by the HL register is stored in the A register, and further stored in the A register. Stored data is stored in the B register. For example, when displaying “HE” indicating an error (ordinary error) when it is determined that the medal in the hopper device 52 is empty on the acquisition number display 72, the error number (address F014 (H)) is “13 ( H) ”is stored (see FIG. 15), and“ 13 (H) ”is stored in the B register. Further, the main control means 100 stores the head address (1211 (H) in the example of FIG. 15) of the area of the ROM 105 in which the LED segment table 2 is stored in the HL register among the LED segment tables shown in FIG. (Step S5609). Further, the set value data of the RAM 104 is acquired by storing it in the A register (step S5610). Here, as described above, in the present embodiment, the set value is an integer of 1 to N (N = 6), but the set value data of the RAM 104 is 0 to N-1 (that is, 0 to 5). It is managed. Therefore, in order to convert the set value data to the set value, the main control means 100 generates the set value display data by adding 1 to the value of the A register and storing the result in the A register (step). S5611).

  Further, the main control means 100 determines whether or not there is a setting value display request (step S5612). As described above, the current D register stores the result of the logical product operation of the value of the LED display request flag and the value of the LED display request counter. The set value display 74 for displaying the set value corresponds to the digit 5, and as shown in FIG. 14, this digit 5 corresponds to the D4 bit in the LED display request flag and the LED display request counter. . In this logical product operation, when the D4 bit of the LED display request flag display request flag is “1” and the D4 bit of the LED display request counter is “1”, the D4 bit of the D register is “1”, and the setting value display It can be determined that there is a request. When determining that there is no setting value display request, the main control means 100 acquires segment output data (step S5623). Specifically, the data stored in the HL register (the head address of the LED segment table 1 or LED segment table 2) and the data at the address indicated by the value stored in the A register are stored in the D register. Remember. In other words, the segment data can be acquired by the offset value (value stored in the A register) from the head address (value stored in the HL register) of the table. For example, when the set value is displayed, as described above, the head address (1211 (H)) of the LED segment table 2 is stored in the HL register, and the set value (1 to 6 in this embodiment) is stored in the A register. Integer) is stored. Therefore, when the value of the A register is “6”, the sum of the HL register and the A register is “1217 (H)”, and as is apparent from FIG. 15, the D register has “7D (H)”. Is memorized. Then, by executing step S5624 described above, the main control means 100 outputs the value of the LED display request counter (here, “00010000”) stored in the E register to the output port 3 via the L register. Since the value of the segment data (here, “7D (H) = 0111111101 (B)”) stored in the D register is output to the output port 4 via the H register, the set value which is the digit 5 “6” is displayed on the display 74. When executing step S5624, the main control means 100 ends this LED display processing S5600.

  When determining in step S5612 that there is no setting value display request, the main control means 100 acquires the stored number data in the RAM 104 (step S5613). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, the data stored in the address “F010 (H)” of the RAM 104 is stored in the A register. Here, since the stored number data is a 2-digit value (0 to 50) in decimal as described above, the two digits of the stored number display 71 (the upper digit is digit 1 and the lower digit is digit 2). ), The offset value for displaying the upper digit is first acquired (step S5614). Specifically, the data (stored number) stored in the A register is divided by “10 (decimal)”, and the quotient is stored in the A register. Note that the remainder is stored in the C register in order to obtain an offset value for displaying a lower digit to be described later.

  Then, the main control means 100 determines whether or not there is a display request for the upper digit of the stored number (step S5615). Here, since the upper digit of the storage number indicator 71 corresponds to the digit 1, the D0 bit of the value stored in the D register (the result of the logical product operation of the display request counter and the display request flag) is “1”. ", It can be determined that there is a request for displaying the upper digit of the stored number (see FIG. 14). When the main control means 100 determines in step S5615 that there is a request for displaying the upper digit of the stored number, it obtains segment output data (step S5623) and outputs it to the output ports 3 and 4. (Step S5624), it is possible to display the tenth place of the stored number on the upper digit (digit 1) of the stored number display 71. Specifically, when the stored number is “15”, “1” is stored in the A register. Since the head address (1211 (H)) of the LED segment table 2 is stored in the HL register, the result of adding the value of the HL register and the value of the A register is “1212 (H)”. . That is, since the data stored in the address “1212 (H)” is the segment data “06 (H) = 00000110 (B)” for displaying “1” on the LED, “1” is displayed in the upper digit. When executing step S5624, the main control means 100 ends this LED display processing S5600.

  On the other hand, when determining in step S5615 that there is no request for displaying the upper digit of the stored number, the main control means 100 determines whether there is a request for displaying the lower digit of the stored number (step S5616). Here, since the lower digit of the storage number display 71 corresponds to the digit 2, the D1 bit of the value stored in the D register (the result of the logical product operation of the display request counter and the display request flag) is “1”. ", It can be determined that there is a display request for the lower digit of the stored number (see FIG. 14). If the main control means 100 determines in step S5615 that there is a display request for the lower digit of the stored number, it acquires an offset value for displaying the lower digit of the stored number (step S5622). As described above, since the lower digit of the stored number is stored in the C register, this value is stored in the A register. Then, similarly to the upper digit, segment output data is acquired based on the values of the HL register and the A register (step S5623), and output to the output ports 3 and 4 (step S5624), thereby displaying the storage number display. The first digit of the stored number can be displayed on the lower digit (digit 2) of the container 71. Specifically, in the example in which the stored number is “15”, since “5” is stored in the A register, the address in the LED segment table 2 is “1216 (H)”. The stored data (segment data) “6D (H) = 0101101101 (B)” is output to the output port 4, and “5” is displayed in the lower digit of the stored number display 71. When executing step S5624, the main control means 100 ends this LED display processing S5600.

  If the main control means 100 determines in step S5616 that there is no display request for the lower digit of the stored number, it acquires the acquired number data or instruction number (step S5617). As described above, in the present embodiment, the acquired number display unit 72 displays the acquired number, error number, and instruction number. Therefore, first, a flag (not shown) for storing the acquired number or instruction number in the A register (switching between displaying the acquired number or displaying the instruction number) is provided, and when displaying the acquired number, the address of the RAM 104 The data of “F010 (H)” is stored in the A register, and when the instruction number is displayed, the data of the address “F036 (H)” is stored in the A register). Further, the main control means 100 determines whether or not an error display state is present (step S5618). In step S5608, the error number is stored in the B register, and when the value stored in the B register is not “0”, it can be determined that the error is displayed. If it is determined in step S5618 that the error is displayed, the head address (121C (H) in the example of FIG. 15) of the area of the ROM 105 in which the LED segment table 1 is stored is stored in the HL register. (Step S5619).

  Similarly to step S5614, an offset for the upper digit of the data (acquired number, instruction number or error number) stored in the A register is acquired (step S5620), and there is a request to display the upper digit of the acquired number. It is determined whether or not (step S5621). When there is a display request for the upper digit, since the offset value in the LED segment table 1 or LED segment table 2 is stored in the A register, the segment data is obtained according to the addition result with the value in the HL register (step In step S5623, by outputting to the output ports 3 and 4 (step S5624), the upper number (digit 3) of the acquired number display 72 displays the acquired number, instruction number, or upper number of the error number. When executing step S5624, the main control means 100 ends this LED display processing S5600. On the other hand, if the main control means 100 determines in step S5621 that there is no request for displaying the upper digits of the acquired number, it obtains an offset value for the lower digits (step S5622) and obtains segment output data (step S5623). By outputting to the output ports 3 and 4 (step S5624), the acquired number display unit 72 displays the acquired number, the instruction number or the lower digit of the error number in the lower digit (digit 4). When executing step S5624, the main control means 100 ends this LED display processing S5600. For example, when the error number is “0D (H)”, the upper digit offset value is “1”, the lower digit offset value is “3”, and the head address of the LED segment table 1 is stored in the HL register. Therefore, “H” of the address 121D (H) is displayed in the upper digit of the acquired number display 72, and “E” of the address 121F (H) is displayed in the lower digit.

-Input port 0-2 read processing S5700-
The input port 0-2 reading process S5700 is a process of reading the values of the input ports 0-2, generating level data of the input data, rising edge, falling edge data, etc., and storing them in the RAM 104. As shown in FIG. 41, the main control means 100 first acquires data of the input port 0 (step S5701). Specifically, the address of the input port 0 level data in the RAM 104 (“F005 (H)” in FIG. 20) is stored in the HL register, and the data stored in the address indicated by the HL register (data of F005 (H)) Is stored in the B register, and the data of the input port 0 (address “EE (H)”) is stored in the A register. Here, the input port 0 level data has the same bit configuration as the input port 0 shown in FIG.

  Further, the main control means 100 masks unused bits in the input port 0 data (step S5702), and converts the input port 0 data into a positive logic value (step S5703). The unused bit mask stores, in the A register, the result of a logical product operation of data (for example, “01101111 (B)”) where the used bit is “1” and the unused bit is “0” and the value of the A register. The conversion to the positive logic value is executed by storing the result of the exclusive OR operation between the value of the A register and “01101001 (B)” in the A register. Then, by storing the data of the A register calculated in this way at the address indicated by the HL register, the input port 0 level data is set (step S5704). In other words, the input port 0 level data is stored in a predetermined storage area (F005 (H)) of the RAM 104 based on the data input to the input port 0.

  Further, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the door switch signal is on (step S5705). As shown in FIG. 16, when the value of the D2 bit stored in the A register is “1”, it can be determined that the door switch signal is on. When the main control means 100 determines that the door switch signal is on, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the setting door switch signal is on (step S5706). As shown in FIG. 16, when the value of the D3 bit stored in the A register is “1”, it can be determined that the setting door switch signal is on. When the main control means 100 determines in step S5706 that the set door switch signal is not ON and in step S5705 it determines that the door switch signal is not ON, the main control means 100 sets the previous input port 0 level data. The value of the B register is stored in the A register (step S5707), and the process proceeds to step S5708. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5706 that the setting door switch signal is ON, the process proceeds to step S5708. In other words, when it is determined that the door switch signal is not on, the data stored in the A register and the B register are the same. Even when it is determined that the setting door switch signal is not ON, the data stored in the A register and the B register are the same. By doing in this way, by the processing after step S5708 to be described later, when the front door 3 is not opened or the setting door is not opened, the rising data of the reset / setting switch 37 and the setting key switch signal By not generating rising data, falling data, etc. (and not storing them in the RAM 104), it is possible to shift to a setting change mode for changing setting values illegally, to end the setting change mode, It is possible to prevent the setting value from being updated in the setting change mode.

  Next, the main control means 100 generates change bit data of the setting change key switch 36 and the reset / setting switch 37 (step S5708). Specifically, an exclusive OR operation is performed on the data stored in the A register and the data stored in the B register, and the operation result is stored in the A register. As a result of this calculation, the bit that has changed in the data in the A register (current input port 0 data) and the data in the B register (previous input port 0 data) becomes “1”, and the bit that has not changed becomes “0”. . Then, the logical product operation of the data stored in the A register and “00000011 (B)” is performed, and the operation result is stored in the A register. Thereby, only the D1 bit (setting change key switch signal) and the D0 bit (reset / setting switch signal) can be extracted. Then, the data stored in the A register is stored in the D register.

  Further, the main control means 100 generates rising data of the setting change key switch 36 and the reset / setting switch 37 (step S5709). Specifically, the logic between the data in the A register (the above-described change bit data) and the data indicated by the data stored in the HL register (the address of the input port 0 level data (“F005 (H)”)). A product operation is performed and the operation result is stored in the A register. As a result, it is possible to acquire data in which it is detected that the current interrupt processing has changed to “1” (ie, the switch is determined to be on). Then, an operation of rotating the data stored in the A register to the left by 1 bit is performed, the result is stored in the A register, and the data stored in the A register is stored in the E register.

  Further, the main control means 100 generates falling data of the setting change key switch 36 (step S5710). Specifically, the data stored in the B register is stored in the A register, the logical operation of the data stored in the A register and the data stored in the D register is performed, and the result is stored in the A register. Then, an operation is performed to rotate the data stored in the A register to the right by 1-bit rotation, and the result is stored in the A register.

The main control means 100 also stores the edge data of the constant change key switch 36 and the reset / setting switch 37 (step S5711). Specifically, the data stored in the A register (the falling data of the setting change key switch) and the data stored in the E register (the rising data of the setting change key switch 36 and the reset / setting switch 37). An OR operation is performed, the result is stored in the A register, and the data stored in the A register is stored in the address indicated by the value obtained by adding 8 to the value of the HL register. As shown in FIG. 20, the HL register stores “F005 (H)” which is an address of the input port 0 level data, and an address “F00D (H)” obtained by adding 8 to this address is a setting key and This is an area for storing setting / reset button edge data. The setting key and setting / reset button edge data are
D0: Setting key switch signal falling D1: Reset / setting switch signal rising D2: Setting key switch signal rising D3: Unused D4: Unused D5: Unused D6: Unused D7: Unused bit structure Yes.

  Further, the main control means 100 stores the input port 1 data (address “F0 (H)”) in the A register (step S5712). Also, the input port 1 negative logic value (“0111000 (B)” is stored in the D register, the input port 1 all bit data (“01111111 (B)”) is stored in the E register (step S5713), and the input port data set is set. Process S5720 is executed (step S5714).

  In this input port data set processing S5720, the main control means 100 stores the result of adding “1” to the value of the HL register (address of the input port 0 level data) in the HL register and stores the result in the input port 1 or 2 level data. (Step S5721), the data stored in the HL register is stored in the B register, and the exclusive OR operation of the data stored in the A register and the data stored in the D register is performed. And by storing the operation result in the A register, the input port data is converted into a positive logical value (step S5722), and the logical product operation of the data stored in the A register and the data stored in the E register is performed. And store the operation result in the A register to mask unused data on the input port (step S5723), stores the input port level data by storing the data stored in the A register to the address indicated by the HL register (step S5724). Then, an exclusive OR operation is performed on the data stored in the A register and the data stored in the B register, and the operation result is stored in the A register, thereby generating the current and previous change bit data ( In step S5725, the logical product operation of the data stored in the A register and the data stored in the address indicated by the HL register is performed, and the operation result is stored in the A register, thereby generating input port rising data ( In step S5726), the data stored in the A register is stored in the address of the value obtained by adding 8 to the value of the HL register to save the input port rising data (step S5727), and the input port data set processing S5720 is executed. finish. The bit configuration of the input port 1 level data and the bit configuration of the input port 1 rising data are the same as the bit configuration of the input port 1, and the bit configuration of the input port 2 level data and the bit configuration of the input port 2 rising data. Is the same as the bit configuration of the input port 2.

  Similarly to the input port 1 data, the main control means 100 stores the data input to the input port 2 (address “F0 (H)”) in the A register (step S5715), and the input port 2 negative logic The value ("11110000 (B)" is stored in the D register, the input port 2 all bit data ("11111111 (B)" is stored in the E register (step S5716), and the input port data set processing S5720 is executed (step S5716). S5717), the input port 0-2 processing is terminated.

  As described above, by performing the interrupt waiting process (step S5806) in the setting change process S517, the edge data of the reset / setting switch 37 has been cleared by the input port 0-2 read process S5700 by the interrupt process S570. However, instead of providing the interrupt change process S5806 in the setting change process S517 (regardless of the input port 0-2 read process S5700), it is cleared by the main process (set the D1 bit of F00D (H) to “0”). Or F00D (H) may be set to “00000000 (B)”).

-Set value error check processing S5740-
The set value error check process S5740 checks whether or not the set value data (address “F000 (H)”) stored in the RAM 104 is within the normal range. Is to execute. As shown in FIG. 42, the main control means 100 stores “01111101 (B)” in the D register in order to display “E6” on the acquisition number display 72 as an unrecoverable error (step S5741). “01111101 (B)” is segment data for displaying “6” in the lower digit of the acquired number display 72. Next, it is determined whether or not the set value data is in a normal range (step S5742). Specifically, when the value of the set value data (address “F000 (H)”) in the RAM 104 is stored in the A register and “6” is subtracted from the A register, the normal flag is not set. It can be judged that it is not. If it is determined in step S5742 that the value is within the normal range, the set value error check process S5740 is terminated, and if it is determined that the value is not within the normal range, a non-recoverable error process S5743 is executed. Note that “6” is subtracted from the A register because the set value data is stored in the range of “0” to “5” in the present embodiment. For example, the set value data is “0” to “5”. If it is “3”, it can be determined whether or not the set value data is in the normal range based on the result of subtracting “4”. Also, when the set value data is stored in the range of “1” to “6”, the process of subtracting “1” is performed after the set value data is stored in the A register, and then “6” is subtracted. Whether or not the set value data is in the normal range can be determined based on the result of performing the process.

-Unrecoverable error processing S5743-
When the non-recoverable error process S5743 is executed, the main control means 100 stores data “00001000 (B)” for designating the digit 4 (the lower digit of the acquired number display 72) in the E register (step S1003). S5744), storing data “01111001 (B)” (data for displaying “E”) for designating a segment dedicated to the digit 3 (the upper digit of the acquired number display 72) in the H register, Data “00000100 (B)” for designating digit 3 (the upper digit of the acquired number display 72) is stored in the L register (step S5745). Further, an exclusive OR operation between the A registers is performed, and the result is stored in the A register, thereby clearing the A register (stores “0” in the A register), and the B register indicating the number of output ports “ 7 (H) "and the head address of the clear output port (output port 0 address (F1 (H))) is stored in the C register (step S5746).

  Next, the value (“0”) of the A register is output to the address indicated by the C register, the output port is turned off (step S5747), and 1 is added to the data stored in the C register. The output port address is set (step S5748), 1 is subtracted from the data stored in the B register, and steps S5757 and S5748 are repeatedly executed until it becomes "0" (step S5749).

  Then, the main control means 100 stores the data stored in the L register at the address of the output port 3 (“F4 (H)”), and stores the data stored in the H register at the address of the output port 4 (“ F5 (H) "), an error is displayed (step S5750), and an arithmetic process is performed to exchange the data stored in the DE register and the data stored in the HL register. / Switch the display of lower digits (step S5751), return to step S5746, and repeat the above process. Here, as described above, “01111001 (B)” is stored in the H register. This is segment data for displaying “E”, and “00000100” set in the L register. “(B)” causes “E” to be displayed in the upper digit of the acquired number display 72 which is the digit 3. When the set value data is determined to be abnormal, “01111101 (B)” is stored in the D register, but this is segment data for displaying “6”, and the E register is displayed. According to the set “00001000 (B)”, “6” is displayed in the lower digit of the acquired number display 72 which is the digit 4. That is, by repeatedly executing this process, “E6” can be displayed on the acquisition number display 72. As described in the program start process S500, when it is determined that the power recovery data is abnormal, the data “00000110 (B)” for displaying “1” in the D register is stored in step S514. Therefore, “E1” can be displayed as an unrecoverable error.

  As described above, since the set value error check process S5740 corresponds to the second program, the unrecoverable error process S5743 called from the set value error check process S5740 is stored in the area of the second program. The set value error check process S5740 and the unrecoverable error process S5743 are not limited to the second program, but may be configured to be stored in the first program area and executed as the first program. Good.

-Control command transmission process S5500-
The control command transmission process S5500 is executed in the interrupt process S570, and performs a process of transmitting the control command to the sub-control unit 200. As shown in FIG. 43, first, the main control means 100 sets the start address of the control command buffer (the area where the control command is written in the control command set 2 process S5010) in the register (step S5501), and further reads the read pointer. Is set in the register (step S5502), and the value of the read pointer (the value stored in the address of the read pointer) is added to the value of the register in which the head address is set. The address of the control command buffer in which the control command is stored is determined (step S5503). In step S5503, the value of the least significant bit is set to 0 (logical product with 11111110 is performed in binary). As a result, even when the read pointer is an even number or when the read pointer is an odd number advanced by 1 from the even number, the address becomes the same as that when the read pointer is an even number. That is, when the read pointer is an even number, the first transmission of the control command can be performed, and when the read pointer is an odd number, the second transmission can be performed for the same data. It is assumed that the head address of the control command buffer is an even number. Then, it is determined whether or not the control command is stored by determining whether or not the value stored at this address is 0 (step S5504). When the control command is not stored, this control is performed. The command transmission process S5500 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5504 that the control command is stored, the address of the register (transmission register) for transmitting the control command to the sub-control unit 200 is set in the register (step S5505). Read the data (upper 1 byte of the control command) at the address of the control command buffer (value set in the register) and write this data to the address of the register for transmission (set in the register). 1 is added to the address (value set in the register) of the control command buffer (step S5506). Further, the data at the current address of the control command buffer (the lower 1 byte of the control command is read because the address has been advanced by 1 in step S5506), and this data is sent to the address of the register for transmission. (Step S5507). When data is written to the transmission register, the data is transmitted to the sub control means 200.

  Further, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the second transmission of the control command has been performed by determining whether or not the value of the read pointer is an odd number (step S5508) and the second transmission. Is performed, the value of the transmission target control command buffer storing the control command is set to 0 and cleared (step S5509). Finally (at the first transmission and at the second transmission), 1 is added to the value of the read pointer (step S5510), and the control command transmission process S5500 is terminated.

-Soft random number update processing S5570-
The soft random number update processing S5570 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, when the soft random number update process S5570 is called from the interrupt process S570, the game progress main process S550, or the like, the current value of the soft random number is acquired from the second random number generator 190 (step S5571), and this current A predetermined addition value is added to the value (step S5572). Here, the added value is a prime number, and for example, 10909 is used. By updating by adding such prime numbers, if it is a 2-byte random value, it becomes a different value at each update, and returns to the initial value after 65536 updates. Then, the initial value of the soft random number stored in the RAM 104 is acquired (step S5573), and the initial value is compared with the current value obtained by adding the added value (step S5574). When the initial value matches the current value, an interrupt counter value that is counted every time the interrupt process S570 is executed is acquired (step S5575), and this interrupt counter value is stored in the second random number generation unit 190. The current value is stored (step S5576), and the interrupt counter value is stored as an initial value (step S5577). Finally, the current value (the current value to which the updated value is added in step S5572 or the current value to which the interrupt counter value is set in step S5576) is stored as a soft random number value (step S5578), whereby the second random number The update of the random number value of the generating means 190 is terminated.

  In the above description, “interrupt processing” means that the main CPU 102 of the main control means 100 interrupts the current processing and executes another processing. The method is not limited (for example, a method such as hardware interrupt or software interrupt can be adopted).

(Modification of setting value management)
In the configuration described above, a predetermined value in the RAM 104 (in FIG. 20, “F000 (H)” is set to a value “0 to N−1 (N is an integer, N = 6 in this embodiment)”. The data is stored, the setting value data is updated in the setting change processing S517, and is displayed on the setting value display 74 in the LED display processing S5600. However, the management of the setting values is performed in this configuration. However, the present invention is not limited, and a modified example of setting value management will be described below.

-First modification of setting value management-
In the first modified example, the setting value for display for displaying the setting value at the time of updating until the setting value is determined after the start lever 32 is operated after the updating process of the setting value is started. A case where the setting value is stored as data and the setting value is displayed on the setting value display 74 based on the setting value data for display will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 44 is a modification of the processing of steps S527 to S530 of the setting change processing S517 shown in FIG. 22 (setting change processing S517a and setting value update processing S5800a), and the same processing is given the same number. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

  As described in the setting change process S517, the main control unit 100 stores “88 (decimal number)” in the acquired number data (F011 (H)) of the RAM 104 in step S527, and displays the LED on the RAM 104. “00011100 (B)” is stored in the request flag (address F013 (H) in FIG. 20), and the address of RAM 104 (F000 (H) in FIG. 20) where the set value data is stored in the HL register is stored. To do. Then, as shown in FIG. 44, the main control unit 100 stores the set value data in the RAM 104 in the display set value data (step S527a). Specifically, the address of the display setting value data in the RAM 104 (F038 (H) in FIG. 20) is stored in the DE register, the setting value data of the address indicated by the HL register is stored in the B register, and this B The data stored in the register is stored in the address (set value data for display) indicated by the DE register. Then, the main control means 100 repeatedly executes the set value update processing S5800a until the operation of the start lever 32 is detected (steps S528a and S529a1). In step S527a, before storing the set value data of the address indicated by the HL register in the B register, it is determined whether or not the set value data is in the range of 0 to 5 (= N-1). When it is in the range of 0 to 5, the data of the address indicated by the HL register is stored in the B register as it is, and when it is not in the range of 0 to 5, first, “0” is set to the address indicated by the HL register, Thereafter, the address data indicated by the HL register may be stored in the B register. With this configuration, it is possible to confirm that the set value data is set to a normal value (here, “0”) and that the set value data is in the normal range before the set value is changed.

  In the setting value update processing S5800a, the main control means 100 first stores the data stored in the setting key and the setting / reset button edge data in the A register (step S5801a). As described above, when the reset / setting switch 37 is not operated, the setting key and the setting / reset button edge data become “00000000 (B)”, and when operated, “00000010 (B)” ( The D1 bit is “0” when not operated, and becomes “1” when operated. Therefore, the data stored in the A register is shifted to the right by 1 bit, and the logical product of the data stored in the A register and “00000001 (B)” is performed, and the data stored in the B register and the A register The display set value data is updated by performing an addition operation of the data stored in the memory and storing the result in the B register (step S5802a).

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether the value of the display set value data stored in the B register is in the normal range or in the range of 0 to 5 in the above-described example (step S5803a). When it is determined that the value is not within the normal range, the value of the B register is set to an initial value (“0” in the above example) (step S5804a). Specifically, “6 (decimal number)” is subtracted from the data stored in the B register, and when the carry flag is “1” (in the range of 0 to 5, “6” is subtracted) The carry flag is set to “1”, and if the value is 6 or more, the carry flag is set to “0” even if “6” is subtracted). For the display stored in the B register It can be determined that the set value data is in the normal range. Then, the main control means 100 stores the display set value data by storing the data stored in the B register at the address (F038 (H)) indicated by the DE register (step S5805a), and waits for one interrupt. Is executed (step S5806a), and the set value update processing S5800a is terminated. By performing the wait process in step S5806a, it is possible to prevent the set value update process S5800a from being executed a plurality of times for one interrupt process, and the reset / setting switch 37 can be operated only once. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent the setting value (here, the value of the B register or the setting value data for display) from being updated in multiple stages. That is, when the set value display 74 is displaying “1”, the set value display 74 is prevented from becoming “2” or more by one operation of the reset / setting switch 37. be able to.

  When the main control means 100 detects that the start lever 32 has been operated in step S529a1, the main control means 100 stores the determined set value data by storing the value of the B register at the address indicated by the HL register ( Step S529a2). In step S529a2, instead of the value of the B register, the data at the address indicated by the DE register (display setting value data) may be stored at the address indicated by the HL register. Subsequent processing (processing after step S530) is as described in the setting change processing S517.

  According to the first modification, after execution of the setting value update processing S5800a is started in step S528a of the setting change processing S517a, until the setting value is determined by operating the start lever 32, the display setting of the RAM 104 is set. The value data (“F038 (H)”) is updated, the set value data (“F000 (H)”) is not updated, and the set value finally determined when the start lever 32 is operated is the set value. Stored as data. Therefore, even if the set value update process S5800a is executed and the process is interrupted due to a power interruption or the like before the start lever 32 is operated, the set value update process S5800a is not executed. Since the set value data can be maintained, it is not changed to unintended set value data. For example, when a power interruption occurs during execution of a program in the setting change process and the power is restored under the condition that the setting change key switch 36 is turned off, the setting change process in which the power interruption has occurred. It is configured to be started from the program within. Specifically, the program start process (S500) is started based on the power being turned on, and the power return process (S519) can be executed when NO is determined in step S510 in the program start process. Then, the program after the step (in this case, the updating of the control counter value (step S573)) for determining whether or not the interruption process (S570) is turned off is executed by the process of returning to the program before the power interruption after step S548. Then, the processing can be executed from the return address (in this case, the program in the setting change processing) when the interrupt processing is executed by the interrupt processing return instruction. At this time, the setting value data “F000 (H)” and the display setting value data “F038 (H)” are not updated. On the other hand, in the case where a power interruption occurs during execution of the program in the setting change process and the power is restored under the condition that the setting change key switch 36 is on, the setting change process in which the power interruption has occurred. It is configured not to start from the program in the. Specifically, the program start process (S500) is started based on the power being turned on, and the setting change process (step S517) can be executed by determining YES in S510 in the program start process. Become. In other words, in the case of a normal power-off (the power-off is normal and the RAM checksum value is normal), the setting value data “F000 (H)” is not updated, but the display setting value data “ The update process of “F038 (H)” is performed. For example, in a situation where the set value data is “1” but the reset / setting switch 37 is operated and the set value display 74 displays “4” (the display set value data is “3”). When the power is turned off during execution of the program in the setting change process and the power is restored under the condition that the setting change key switch 36 is on, “1” is displayed as the setting value data for display. Is stored, and “2” is displayed on the set value display 74.

  In this way, by making it possible to store the set value data and the display set value data in the predetermined storage areas of the RAM 104, for example, while the administrator of the gaming facility is changing the set value, For example, when it becomes necessary to reconfirm what the set value of the previous day), the power is turned off before the set value is confirmed, and the power is turned on while the setting change key switch 36 is kept on. As a result, the set value corresponding to the set value data before the set value is determined is displayed on the set value display 74. That is, it is possible to give an opportunity to reconfirm, for example, when the user notices that there is a possibility that the setting value has been changed illegally. On the other hand, if an unintentional power interruption (such as when the power is accidentally turned off) occurs while the game facility administrator is changing the setting value, the setting change key switch 36 is turned off before the power is turned on. By turning on, the change of the setting value can be resumed from the middle of the setting change process.

In the first modification, when the setting value is displayed on the setting value display 74 by the LED display process S5600, the setting value data acquired from the RAM 104 in step S5610 is the setting value data “F000 (H)”. ", Not the display setting value data" F038 (H) ". Also in this case, since the display setting value data is stored in the range of 0 to 5, the display setting value data is a value obtained by adding 1 to the display setting value data (stored in the A register). “1” is added to the display set value data). In the set value error check process S5740, the set value data (“F000 (H)”) in the RAM 104 is checked.

-Second modification of setting value management-
The above-described first modification is an example, and the second modification will be described with reference to FIG. This second modification also shows a case in which the set value is displayed on the set value display 74 based on the set value data for display.

  In the second modification, after step S527 of the setting change process S517a is executed, the address of the display setting value data in the RAM 104 (F038 (H) in FIG. 20) is stored in the HL register, and this HL register The data stored in the set value data (F000 (H)) of the RAM 104 is stored in the address indicated by (the address of the display set value data) (step S527a). Then, the main control means 100 repeatedly executes the set value update processing S5800a until the operation of the start lever 32 is detected (steps S528a and S529a1).

  In the setting value update processing S5800a, the main control means 100 first stores the data stored in the setting key and the setting / reset button edge data in the A register (step S5801a). As described above, when the reset / setting switch 37 is not operated, the setting key and the setting / reset button edge data become “00000000 (B)”, and when operated, “00000010 (B)” ( The D1 bit is “0” when not operated, and becomes “1” when operated. Therefore, the data stored in the A register is shifted by 1 bit to the right, and the logical product operation of the data stored in the A register and “00000001 (B)” is performed (the operation result is stored in the A register. Thus, the value of the A register becomes “00000001 (B)” when the reset / setting switch 37 is operated, and becomes “00000000 (B)” when the reset / setting switch 37 is not operated. Further, the address data (display set value data) indicated by the HL register is added to the value stored in the A register (step S5802a). At this time, the calculation result is stored in the A register. That is, when the reset / setting switch 37 is operated by this process, 1 is added to the display setting value data.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether the value stored in the A register (the value of the display setting value data updated by the setting key and the setting / reset button edge data) is within the normal range. In the example, it is determined whether it is in the range of 0 to 5 (step S5803a). Specifically, when the carry flag is set as a result of subtracting “6” from the value of the A register (comparison operation) (that is, when the value of the A register is in the range of 0 to 5), the normal range. When the carry flag is not set (for example, when the value of the A register is “6”), it is determined that it is not in the normal range. If it is determined in step S5803a that it is not within the normal range, an initial value is set to the value of the A register (step S5804a). For example, by performing an exclusive OR operation between the value of the A register and the value of the A register and storing the operation result in the A register, the initial value “0” can be stored in the A register. Then, the main control means 100 updates the display setting value data by storing the value of the A register at the address indicated by the HL register (the address where the display setting value data of the RAM 104 is stored) (step S5805a). Then, a process of waiting for one interrupt is executed (step S5806a), and the setting value update process S5800a is terminated.

  When the main control means 100 detects that the start lever 32 is operated in step S529a1, the HL register indicates the address (F000 (H) in FIG. 20) where the set value data of the RAM 104 is stored. By storing the address value (display setting value data), the determined setting value data is stored (step S529a2).

  In the second modified example, similarly to the first modified example, the set value corresponding to the set value data before the set value is confirmed can be confirmed by performing a predetermined operation. Even when a power failure that does not occur occurs, the change of the set value can be resumed from the middle of the setting change.

-Third modification of setting value management-
Next, a third modification of setting value management will be described with reference to FIG. This third modification also shows a case where the set value is displayed on the set value display 74 based on the set value data for display. Note that FIG. 45 is also a modification of the processing of steps S527 to S530 of the setting change processing S517 shown in FIG. 22 (setting change processing S517b and setting value update processing S5800b). Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 45, when step S527 is executed in the setting change process S517b, a set value update process S5800b is executed (step S528b).

  In the set value update processing S5800b, the main control means 100 stores the address (F000 (H) in FIG. 20) where the set value data of the RAM 104 is stored in the HL register (step S5801b). Then, it is determined whether the value stored in the address indicated by the HL register (value of set value data) is in a normal range or in the range of 0 to 5 in the above-described example (step S5802b). Specifically, when “6” is subtracted (comparison operation) from the value (set value data) stored in the address indicated by the HL register, the carry flag is set (that is, the address indicated by the HL register). When the value is in the range of 0 to 5), it is determined that it is in the normal range, and when the carry flag is not set (for example, when the address value indicated by the HL register is “6”), it is normal. Judge that it is not in range. When the main control means 100 determines in step S5802b that it is not in the normal range, it stores an initial value (“0”) at the address indicated by the HL register (step S5803b). Further, the main control means 100 stores the set value in the display set value data (step S5804b). Specifically, the address (F038 (H)) where the display setting value data of the RAM 104 is stored in the HL register, and the address (F000 (F000 (H)) where the setting value data of the RAM 104 is stored at the address indicated by the HL register. H)) value is stored.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the reset / setting switch 37 has been operated (step S5805b). Specifically, the setting key and the setting / reset button edge data become “00000010 (B)” (D1 bit becomes “1”) when the reset / setting switch 37 is operated. The reset / setting switch 37 is operated when the zero flag becomes “1” (when the D1 bit is “1”) as a result of comparison between the setting / reset button edge data and “00000010 (B)”. When the zero flag is “0” (when the D1 bit is “0”), it is determined that the reset / setting switch 37 is not operated. When determining that the reset / setting switch 37 has been operated, the main control means 100 adds “1” within the range of “0 to 5” to the display setting value data (step S5806b). Specifically, as a result of adding 1 to the data of the address indicated by the HL register, when the value is in the range of “1 to 5”, the value is stored in the address indicated by the HL register, and when it becomes “6”, “0” is stored. ”Is stored at the address indicated by the HL register (for example, when the ICPLD instruction (addition of 1 results in a specific value (“ 6 ”in this embodiment)),“ 0 ”is stored and the specific value is reached. If not, an instruction for storing the result of addition of 1)) is used. The main control unit 100 executes a process of waiting for one interrupt (step S5807b), and repeatedly executes the processes from step S5805b to step S5807b until the operation of the start lever 32 is detected (step S5808b).

  If the main control means 100 determines that the start lever 32 has been operated in step S5808b, the address value (display setting value data) indicated by the HL register at the address (F000 (H)) where the setting value data in the RAM 104 is stored. Is stored (step S5809b), and the setting value update processing S5800b is terminated.

  Also in the third modified example, as in the first modified example and the second modified example, the set value corresponding to the set value data before determining the set value is confirmed by performing a predetermined operation. In addition, even when an unintended power interruption occurs, the setting value change can be resumed from the middle of the setting change.

-Fourth modification of setting value management-
In the description so far, the set value is in the range of “1 to M (M is an integer of 2 or more, for example, M = 6)”, whereas the set value data stored in the RAM 104 is “0 to M−”. In the second modification example, the case where the set value data stored in the RAM 104 is also “1 to M (for example, M = 6)” will be described with reference to FIG. 46. In the fourth modified example, the setting change process S517 is the same, and the set value update process S5800 is replaced with the set value update process S5800c. In FIG. 46, the same processes as those in the set value update process S5800 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When setting value data is in the same range of “1 to M” as the setting value, as shown in FIG. 46, steps S5801 and S5802 are the same processing as the setting value update processing S5800. In step S5802, the setting value data First, the data stored in the A register is stored in the B register and saved, and “1” is subtracted from the data stored in the A register and the result is stored in the A register. As a result, the normal range is set to 0 to 5 (M-1) (step S5802c). Further, “6 (decimal number)” = M is subtracted from the A register, and when the carry flag is “1”, it is determined to be in the normal range, and when it is “0”, it is determined not to be in the normal range (step S5803). ). When it is determined that it is not within the normal range, the initial value “1” is stored in the A register (step S5804c1), and when it is determined that it is within the normal range, the value of the B register is stored in the A register ( Step S5804c2). Steps S5805 and S5806 are the same processes as the set value update process S5800.

  Note that also in the set value dera check process S5740 executed in the interrupt process S570, the process in step S5742 is replaced with the above-described steps S5802c to S5804c1 and S5804c2. Further, step S5611 (a process of adding “1” for displaying the set value data) in the LED display process S5600 becomes unnecessary.

  With this configuration, the set value data matches the set value, so that data management becomes easy.

-Confirmation of set value-
In the above description, during the execution of the setting value update process, the setting value display unit 74 is configured to display the value of the setting value being updated. Here, between step S551 and step S552 described above, when NO is determined in step S553, that is, when the game medal management process S552 is repeatedly executed in the game progress main process S550, When the setting change key switch 36 is turned on when the number of bets is “0”, the setting value may be displayed on the setting value display 74 (to shift to the setting value confirmation mode). . According to this configuration, when the setting change key switch 36 is turned on, the current setting value can be displayed on the setting value display 74 and confirmed.

-About setting value data and display setting value data-
In the first to third modifications described above, setting value data (F000 (H)) for managing setting values on the RAM 104 and display setting value data (F038) for displaying settings on the setting value display 74 are shown. (H)) is provided. When configured in this manner, an operation for processing the set value data (in the present embodiment, “ The result of “1” addition) may be stored in the display set value data. In other words, the display setting value data can be displayed as the offset value on the setting value display 74 without performing an operation for processing from the display setting value data in the interrupt processing S570. Since the processing time executed in step S570 is shortened, the processing time executed in the main process can be increased.

  Further, when the set value data and the display set value data are provided, a new error check can be realized. For example, when the set value data is “0 to 5” and the display set value data is “0 to 5”, after the setting change process (specifically, the game progress main process S550), the set value data and the display setting are set. The same data as the value data is stored. However, there is a high possibility that the setting value data and the display setting value data do not match when the setting is not changed through an appropriate procedure. Therefore, the set value data and the display stored in the RAM 104 are displayed at a predetermined timing in the game progress main process S550 (for example, before the game start process or the lottery process based on the set value is executed or the game end check process). It is also possible to perform a comparison operation with the set value data for use, and when it is determined that there is a mismatch, it is determined that there is an error, and error processing (error processing that cannot be recovered) may be executed.

  When the set value data is “0 to 5” and the display set value data is stored as “1 to 6”, for example, “1” is subtracted from the set value data and the display set value data. What is necessary is just to carry out a comparison operation with the data.

  Furthermore, such a comparison operation may be checked (set value error check 2) in the interrupt process S570. At this time, the setting value data may not match the display setting value data while the setting is being changed. Therefore, the setting value is being changed so that the setting value error check 2 is not executed during the setting change. May be stored in the RAM 104 to determine whether to execute the set value error check 2 depending on whether the setting is being changed.

  When the set value data and the display set value data are provided, the display set value data is stored in the set value data when the start lever 32 is operated. However, the setting change key switch 36 is turned off (setting change The display setting value data may be stored in the setting value data when the falling data of the key switch 36 is “1”).

  Further, when the set value data and the display set value data are provided, the possibility that the set value data becomes abnormal is reduced. For example, when only setting value data is provided, the setting value is displayed by referring to the setting value data (F000 (H)) in the RAM 104 in the setting confirmation mode. When F038 (H)) is provided, the set value can be displayed by referring to the display set value data. That is, when display setting value data is provided, the reference address of the RAM 104 is an address that is not the setting value data, so the frequency of accessing the setting value data is reduced. Here, when accessing (referring to) a RAM address, there is a possibility that information on the RAM address accessed due to static electricity or the like may be destroyed. Since the set value data is data related to a game such as a role lottery, it is more certain that the lottery according to the set value set by the game facility side is executed by reducing the possibility of being destroyed.

(About program memory allocation)
As described in the description of the data area of the RAM 104, in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, “information other than information necessary for preventing unauthorized modification or other changes is stored or stored. The storage area of the ROM 105 or the RAM 104 is called a “use area”, a program stored in the use area is called a “first program”, and a program stored in an area outside the use area is called a “second program”. I'm calling. For example, in the present embodiment, the storage area of the ROM 105 is 16 KB, and the breakdown is roughly divided into a 7.5 KB use area and an 8.5 KB non-use area. When the memory space is set to 0000 (H) to FFFF (H), the area where the first program is stored (referred to as “first program area”) is set to 0000 (H) to 0A56 (H). An area in which two programs are stored (referred to as a “second program area”) is defined as 2000 (H) to 230 A (H) so that these areas are clearly divided. Here, of the 7.5 KB usage area in the ROM 105, the area in which the first program (module) is stored is referred to as a “control area”, and is configured not to exceed 4.5 KB in this embodiment. This first program performs processing related to the progress of the game (role lottery, AT lottery, payout processing, etc.). In addition, of the 7.5 KB used area, an area in which data is stored is referred to as a “data area”, and is configured not to exceed 3.5 KB in the present embodiment. In this data area, a lottery table and the like used for a role lottery and AT lottery are stored. In this memory space, the configuration of the data area (F000 (H) to F3FF (H)) is as described above, and the data area used by the first program and the data area used by the second program are also clearly defined. It is divided (see FIG. 20). The storage area for the first program and the second program corresponds to the ROM 105, and the data area corresponds to the RAM 104.

  In the present embodiment, basic portions of a program start process S500, a setting change process S517, a power-off recovery process S532, a game progress main process S550, and an interrupt process S570 are stored in the first program area. However, among these processes, “a process for initializing an area used by the second program in the RAM 104”, “a set value error check process S5740 in the interrupt process S570, and a return error that is called from this process. The possible error process S5743 "is stored in the second program area. However, the unrecoverable error processing S5743 called from the power-off recovery processing S539 is stored in the first program area.

  Alternatively, the second program area may not be provided, and all programs may be managed in the first program area.

(Sub-control means 200)
In such a slot machine 1, the main control means 100 for controlling the game and the sub-control means 200 for controlling the effect on the game (both the sub-control means) are provided so that the game result cannot be influenced from the outside. Are separated from each other. Here, the sub-control unit 200 includes a sub-control board 300 and an image control board 400. Therefore, the main control unit 100 transmits a control command including information related to the game (control state) such as the above-described winning result and game state to the sub control unit 200 in order to control the effect executed by the sub control unit 200. The effect control means 301 of the sub-control board 300 that constitutes the sub-control means 200 receives the control command, determines the effect mode, and the image display device that constitutes the effect means 40 41. Various presentation lamps 42, sound emitting part (speaker) 43, back lamp 44 and sub operation switch 45 are configured to produce effects using images, light and sound effects, and symbols displayed on the reel display window 11. Has been.

  In the sub control means 200, the sub control board 300 and the image control board 400 are connected to a bus 210 as shown in FIG. The sub control board 300 is provided with a sub CPU 310, a random number generator 320, a RAM 330, a ROM 340, and an I / F circuit 350, which are connected to the bus 210. On the other hand, the image control board 400 is provided with a sub-sub CPU 410, an image control IC 420, and a sound source IC 460, which are controlled by the sub-sub CPU 410 connected to the bus 210 described above. The sub-sub CPU 410 includes a ROM 495 that stores a program and the like executed on the image control board 400, and a RAM 490 that stores data and the like when the program is executed. Further, a video RAM 430, an image ROM 440, a display circuit 450, and an image display device 41 are connected to the image control IC 420. The image control IC 420 is also called “GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)”, and the image ROM 440 is also called “character ROM” or “CG-ROM”. A sound source ROM 470 and an amplifier 480 are connected to the sound source IC 460, and upper and lower speakers 43 (43a, 43b) are connected to the amplifier 480. The bus 210 is also connected with the above-described various effect lamps 42 (42 a, 42 b) and the back lamp 44, and the on / off operation thereof is controlled by the sub-control board 300. Further, a sub operation switch 45 is connected to the bus 210. The sub operation switch 45 gives an instruction from the player to an effect executed on the sub control board 300 of the sub control means 200, and includes, for example, buttons and direction keys. The sub operation switch 45 is disposed above the stop buttons 33a to 33c, for example, as shown in FIG.

  The sub CPU 310 develops and executes the effect control program recorded in the ROM 340 in the RAM 330 and transmits an effect command to the sub sub CPU 410 provided on the image control board 400, so that the sub sub CPU 410 causes the image control IC 420 to operate. In addition, the sound source IC 460 is controlled so that a game effect is produced by video and sound effects using the image display device 41 and the sound emitting unit 43 (43a, 43b). The video displayed on the image display device 41 is displayed when the image control IC 420 develops and executes the image information stored in the image ROM 440 in the video RAM 430, and the sound emitting unit 43 (43a, 43b). ) Is reproduced based on the acoustic information extracted from the sound source ROM 470 by the sound source IC 460 and output from the sound emitting unit 43 (43a, 43b) via the amplifier 480. Is done. Here, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the sound output using the sound emitting unit 43 in the effect using the video displayed on the image display device 41 is transmitted from the sub CPU 310 of the sub control board 300. This is executed by the sub-sub CPU 410 of the image control board 400 based on the effect command. Further, the sub-sub CPU 410 also performs an effect (and an error notification) of only the sound output from the sound emitting unit 43 without using the image display device 41 by an effect command transmitted from the sub CPU 310. Therefore, by using a sound source IC (sound chip) 460 mounted on the image control board 400 having a plurality of channels for outputting sound, it is possible to produce a sound of effects using the image display device 41 for a plurality of channels. Used for output (mainly sound output by the control of the image control board 400) and output of sound without using the image display device 41 (mainly sound output by the control of the sub control board 300). By assigning channels to be used, it is possible to prevent the use channels from overlapping between the sub control board 300 and the image control board 400 (for example, in the case of the sound source IC 460 having 16 channels, the sub control board 300 has 1 to 6 channels. And 7 to 16 channels are allocated to the image control board 400). Thus, the sub-control board 300 has a function as sound output instruction means, and the image control board 400 has a function as sound output control means.

  The effect executed by the sub CPU 310 is determined according to the control command received by the sub CPU 310 via the I / F circuit 350 as described above. Although controlled, a part of this effect mode (pattern) is determined using a random number value generated by a random number generator 320 provided in the sub-control board 300.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the sub-control board 300 produces effects on the effect control means 301 that executes effects, the control command receiving means 302 that receives control commands transmitted from the main control means 100, and the image control board 400. An effect command transmission / reception means 303 for transmitting / receiving commands is provided. Further, the image control board 400 is provided with an image / sound output means 401 that controls images and sounds, and an effect command transmission / reception means 402 that sends and receives effect commands to and from the sub-control board 300. As described above, the main control unit 100 is configured to transmit the same control command twice. Therefore, the sub control board 300 may validate the control command when two identical control commands are received (when only one command is received, it is discarded as invalid). In this case, the reliability of the control command received from the main control means 100 is improved. Further, when any one control command can be received, the control command may be validated. Alternatively, if a part of two control commands is lost and one control command can be reproduced from those control commands, the control command may be treated as valid. In this case, it is possible to prevent the control command transmitted from the main control unit 100 from being missed.

  In conventional gaming machines, the main control means (main) 100 performs the lottery for the role, and the sub control means (sub) 200 performs the lottery related to the appearance of the AT, etc., and these lotteries are managed on the main side. Based on the set value data, the advantage of the lottery is different. However, in the case of a gaming machine that executes a lottery related to a game such as an AT on the main side, the reliability of the set value data managed in the main is more important.

  Therefore, as described above, the reliability of the setting value data is improved by appropriately checking the setting value data stored in the RAM 104 in the setting value error checking process S5740 executed in the interrupt process S570. The reliability of the lottery process (role lottery, AT lottery, etc.) based on the value data can be improved. Here, in this embodiment, the set value data is checked at a predetermined time interval by checking in the interrupt process S570. When the set value check is performed in the main process (when the set value error check process is executed in the main process), it is necessary to call and execute the set value error check process every time the lottery process is performed, so the main process increases. . However, the processing load can be reduced by executing the set value error check process S5740 in the interrupt process S570. Of course, the set value error check process may be executed by the main process before the lottery process by the main process is executed.

  In addition, in conventional gaming machines, the lottery process such as AT and the lottery table such as AT are managed on the sub side, so these programs and data are stored in the ROM 340 of the sub-control board 300. In the case of a gaming machine that executes a lottery relating to the issue of the game on the main side, since these data and programs are managed on the main side, the use area of the ROM 105 on the main side is pressed. As described above, by storing the program (module) as the second program in the non-use area, the set value error check process S5740 and the like can be stored in the non-use area, so that the use area is effectively used. be able to.

  In addition, each of the above-described embodiments and each modification exhibits the above-described effects, and is not limited to satisfying all the embodiments and modifications, and any one of the embodiments and modifications. A combination of the above or a combination of various modified examples can also obtain the above-described effects.

1 slot machine (game machine)
37 Reset / setting switch (setting change button)
100 Main control means (initialization means)
104 RAM (storage means)

Claims (1)

Setting value display means;
A setting change switch;
A predetermined storage means comprising: a setting value information storage area capable of storing setting value information; and a setting value display information storage area capable of storing setting value display information ;
A lottery means capable of performing a lottery;
With
The interrupt process is configured to enable display control of the set value display means based on the set value display information stored in the set value display information storage area,
In the setting change mode, it is possible to switch the information displayed on the setting value display means based on the operation of the setting change switch,
The setting change mode is started, and information indicating “X” (X is a numerical value) is first displayed on the setting value display means, and thereafter, “Y” ( (Y is a numerical value) In a predetermined situation in which information indicating the value is displayed, the power switch is turned off during execution of the setting change mode, and then the power switch is turned on to set without detecting a predetermined abnormality. when starting the change mode, the setting value information stored in the setting value information storage area is not initialized, setting value display information stored in the setting value display information storage area is initialized, The setting value display means is configured to display information indicating “X” ,
First, information indicating “X” is displayed on the setting value display means after the setting change mode is started, and then information indicating “Y” is displayed on the setting value display means based on the operation of the setting change switch. In a predetermined situation, the power switch is turned off during execution of the setting change mode, and then the power switch is turned on to detect the predetermined abnormality and start the setting change mode. The setting value information stored in the setting value information storage area and the setting value display information stored in the setting value display information storage area are initialized, and specific information can be displayed on the setting value display means. Is configured as
A gaming machine configured to be able to determine an abnormality in set value information before a lottery by the lottery means is executed .