JP6612551B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that determines by lottery whether or not to give a game profit to a player.

  In a slot machine as a gaming machine, a winning combination is drawn in accordance with a bet of a medal (game medium) by a player and an operation of a start switch, and a plurality of rotating reels with various symbols are rotated. Then, according to the lottery result and the player's operation of the stop switch, the rotating reels are sequentially stopped, and when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the active line that is the payout target line, a predetermined number The player will be given a gaming profit corresponding to the winning combination (hereinafter simply referred to as a gaming profit).

  In addition, the slot machine is provided with a plurality of gaming states with different degrees of advantage of the player as the game progresses. For example, the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination among the winning combinations is displayed on the active line, so that the player shifts to a bonus gaming state in which the winning combination of the small combination to which medals are paid out is high, and the player Profit can be obtained. In the bonus gaming state, the total number of medals paid out is counted, and the bonus gaming state ends when a predetermined number of medals are paid out. In addition, by setting the winning probability of the replay role to be higher than that of the normal game and suppressing the consumption of medals, there are provided a plurality of so-called RT (replay time) game states that increase the lottery opportunities of the winning role for the consumption of medals. Sometimes.

  In a slot machine provided with a plurality of RT gaming states, the operation mode of the stop switch is a predetermined operation mode among the plurality of operation modes, that is, a predetermined operation order (batting order) or a predetermined operation timing, or these When the winning combination (hereinafter referred to as a selected winning combination), etc., for which a winning combination is set as a winning condition, and another winning combination are selected, the selection is made. When a stop switch is operated by an operation mode (hereinafter referred to as a correct operation mode) which is a winning condition such as a winning combination, a transition is made to an RT gaming state in which the gaming profit is larger than the set RT gaming state. There is something. In such a slot machine, a selection winning type that differs for each of a plurality of RT gaming states is a lottery object of a winning type lottery (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP2013-202165A

  By the way, in the above slot machine, while the gaming state is set to the internal / intermediate gaming state, the selected winning type that is the lottery target in the RT gaming state is not determined by the winning type lottery. Therefore, when an effect that suggests winning of the bonus role is executed in a state where the bonus role is not won, if the selected winning type is won by the winning type lottery, for example, if the selected winning role wins, There is a problem that the player can easily grasp that the RT game state is maintained and the bonus combination is not won.

  In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing a bonus winning type from being easily grasped.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention, after bets Yu technique medium, based on the operation of the start switch, correct operation mode is a predetermined operation sequence of the plurality of operation order for the stop switch A winning type that is determined by a winning type lottery that includes a selected winning type in which the selected winning combination set as a winning condition overlaps with other winning roles, and a plurality of winning types including a bonus winning type including a bonus role. selecting means and, a plurality of types of advantageously different degrees of Yu technique's RT gaming state, internal in playing state is transited in accordance with the winning of the bonus winning type, and a bonus to be transition in accordance with the winning of the bonus combination from a plurality of game states including gaming state, comprising: a gaming state transition means for setting one of the gaming state, wherein the game state transition means, the game state When the RT game state is set, when the selected winning type is determined by the winning type lottery and the player performs an operation according to the correct operation mode, the set RT gaming state is more played. Transition to the RT gaming state having a large profit, and when the gaming state is set to the RT gaming state, the selected winning type is determined by the winning type lottery, and the player performs an operation other than the correct operation mode. Is performed, the set RT gaming state is maintained, or the set RT gaming state is changed to the RT gaming state having a smaller gaming profit. In the plurality of types of RT gaming states, Unlike said selected winning type comprising a drawing object of the winning type lottery by the RT gaming state that is, the winning type selecting means, said Yu If the state is set to the internal in game status, to determine any of the winning type comprising all the selected winning type comprising a drawing object in each of the plurality kinds of RT gaming state by the winning type lottery.

  In addition, when the gaming state is set to the internal medium gaming state and when the gaming state is set to the RT gaming state, the gaming state is changed to the bonus gaming state. It is good to further provide production control means for executing the suggested production to suggest.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a user from easily grasping whether or not a bonus winning type has been won.

It is an external view for demonstrating the schematic mechanical structure of a slot machine. It is an external view in the state which opened the front door for demonstrating the schematic mechanical structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a block diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an effective line and a virtual line. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a winning combination. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a winning combination. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the game state in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the winning classification lottery table other than an internal game state. It is a figure which shows the winning classification lottery table of an internal game state. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating transition of RT game state. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating transition of RT game state. It is explanatory drawing which extracted the winning area | region of the winning classification lottery table. It is the flowchart which showed the main process of the main control board. It is the flowchart which showed the lottery process. It is the flowchart which showed the determination process. It is the flowchart which showed the sub process of the sub control board. It is the flowchart which showed command reception processing.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, first, a mechanical configuration and an electrical configuration of a slot machine (game machine) that can be played by a player will be briefly described. Processing (changing the role configuration and gaming state) and processing characteristic of the present embodiment will be described, and a flowchart for realizing these will be described in detail.

(Mechanical configuration of the slot machine 100)
As shown in the external views of FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 100 can be opened and closed by a casing 102 that is a substantially rectangular box, and a connecting member that is rotatable with respect to the front opening of the casing 102. A front upper door 104 attached to the front door 104, a front lower door 106 positioned below the front upper door 104 and attached to the front opening of the housing 102 so as to be openable and closable like the front upper door 104. It is located at the lower part of the door 106 and has a tray part 108 for storing medals paid out from the medal outlet 108a. The slot machine 100 is connected to a separate external device 110 including a hall computer 112 and an external display (data counter) 114. The external display 114 can be viewed by the player so that the player can see it. It is arranged above.

  An operation unit installation base 122 is formed in the upper part of the front lower door 106. The operation unit installation base 122 is provided with a medal insertion unit 124, a bet switch 126, a start switch 128, a stop switch 130, an effect switch 132, and the like. ing.

  The medal insertion unit 124 located on the right side of the operation unit installation base 122 accepts the insertion of a medal as a game medium through the medal insertion slot 124a, and the medal selector (not shown) provided on the back surface of the front lower door 106 receives a medal. Send. The medal selector includes a blocker (not shown) that guides medals inserted outside the insertion period during which medals can be inserted or a non-standard medal to the medal discharge port 108a, and a standard medal inserted within the insertion period. And a inserted medal detection unit 124b for detecting the passage of. Here, the medal guided to the medal discharge port 108 a is discharged to the tray portion 108. When a player inserts more medals than the prescribed number of medals required to start one game, a predetermined number of medals exceeding the prescribed number (for example, 50) ) Is electrically stored in the slot machine 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as credit). The one game will be described in detail later.

  Here, the specified number of inputs is set to “3” or “2”. In addition, when the number of medals required to execute one game can be arbitrarily selected from a plurality of specified insertion numbers, the maximum of the plurality of specified insertion numbers is called the maximum specified insertion number, and the minimum number Is called the minimum specified number of inputs. If the specified number of inputs is selectable between 1 and 3, the maximum specified number of inputs is “3” and the minimum specified number of inputs is “1”.

  The bet switch 126 is a push-type button switch that inserts (bets) a predetermined number of medals out of credited medals. When the bet switch 126 is pressed in a state where medals equal to or more than the prescribed insertion number are credited, one game can be started, and the credited medals are reduced by the prescribed insertion number.

  The start switch 128 located on the left side of the operation unit installation base 122 is configured by a lever capable of detecting a tilting operation, and detects a start operation of one game by the player. The start switch 128 can also be configured by a button switch that can detect a pressing operation.

  A colorless and transparent symbol display window 136 made of a glass plate, a transparent resin plate, or the like is provided at a substantially lower center of the front upper door 104, and a reel in a position corresponding to the symbol display window 136 in the housing 102. A unit 134 is provided. As shown in the reel symbol arrangement in FIG. 3, the reel unit 134 has three rotating reels (left reel 134a, middle reel 134b, right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged in each of the regions equally divided into 21. The reels 134c) are provided so as to be independently rotatable, and the player can visually recognize the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c through the symbol display window 136. The reel unit 134 starts to rotate the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c in response to the operation of the start switch 128.

  The stop switch 130 located at the center of the operation unit installation base 122 is a button switch provided corresponding to each of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c and capable of detecting a player's pressing operation. A player's stop operation to stop each of the reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c is detected. The three button switches related to the stop switch 130 are particularly referred to as stop button switches, and are referred to as a stop button switch 130a, a stop button switch 130b, and a stop button switch 130c in order from the left according to the position.

  The effect switch 132 includes a push-type button switch and a jog dial switch that is rotatably disposed around the effect switch 132, and detects a player's pressing operation and rotating operation. The effect switch 132 is mainly used during the effect, and the effect mode can be changed by the player's operation.

  A liquid crystal display unit 138 for displaying various images associated with the performance is provided at the upper center of the front upper door 104. In addition, an effect lamp 142 made up of, for example, a high-intensity light emitting diode (LED) is provided on the upper or left and right sides of the front upper door 104.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, speakers that produce auditory effects such as sound effects and musical sounds are provided at the left and right positions of the liquid crystal display unit 138 on the back surface of the front upper door 104 and the inner surface left and right positions on the back surface of the front lower door 106. 140 is provided. Further, below the reel unit 134 in the housing 102, a medal payout device (medal hopper) 264 for paying out medals from the medal discharge port 108a is provided. The medal payout device 264 includes a medal storage unit 264a for storing medals, a payout control unit 264b for discharging medals stored in the medal storage unit 264a from the medal discharge port 108a, and medals discharged from the medal discharge port 108a. And a payout medal detection unit 264c. Specifically, the payout control unit 264b is rotatably supported on the main body exterior of the payout control unit 264b, and has a plurality of medal insertion holes in the circumferential direction in which medals dropped from the medal storage unit 264a are inserted one by one from above. And a disk motor (not shown) for rotating the disk. The medals inserted in the medal insertion holes are rotated one by one through the pushing mechanism. The medals are discharged one by one by discharging them to the outside and sequentially inserting the next medals into the medal insertion holes vacated by the discharge.

  Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, among the symbols provided on the left reel 134 a, the middle reel 134 b, and the right reel 134 c, a symbol display window is provided inside each of the rotating reels 134 a, 134 b, 134 c. A reel backlight 144 (see FIG. 4) is provided that individually irradiates the upper, middle, and lower stages of each of the reels 134a, 134b, and 134c corresponding to 136 (which can be the target of an effective line) independently from the back surface. ing. Further, a reel upper light 146 that directly irradiates the front of all of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c is also provided on the upper surface of the rear surface of the symbol display window 136.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the operation unit installation base 122, a main credit display unit 152 and a main payout display unit are provided on a substantially horizontal plane of the step unit 122 a provided between the symbol display window 136 and the stop switch 130. 154 is provided. Further, a sub credit display unit 156 and a sub payout display unit 158 are provided between the symbol display window 136 and the operation unit installation base 122. The main credit display unit 152 and the sub credit display unit 156 display the number of credits, and the main payout display unit 154 and the sub payout display unit 158 display the number of paid out medals. Note that the sub-credit display unit 156 and the sub-payout display unit 158 can also display various numerical values associated with the effects.

  A power switch 148 is provided at an arbitrary position in the housing 102. The power switch 148 is configured by a switch that can detect a pressing operation, such as a rocker switch, and is operated by an administrator who manages the slot machine 100 to switch between two states of a power-off state and a power-on state. Used.

  In the present embodiment, in the one game, the medal insertion through the medal insertion unit 124, the insertion of a credited medal through the operation of the bet switch 126, or the replay role is displayed on the active line. After one of the automatic insertion of medals is performed based on the game, the plurality of reels 134a, 134b, and 134c are controlled to rotate in accordance with the operation of the start switch 128 by the player, and the winning type lottery is executed. The rotary reels 134a, 134b, and 134c corresponding to the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are controlled to stop according to the lottery result of the type lottery and the plurality of stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c operated by the player. To the winning role that can receive medals If you prize, say a game until payout of the medals are executed. In addition, when the winning type that can receive the medal is not won or when the winning is not won, one game is ended when all the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c are stopped. However, the start of one game may be read as an operation of the start switch 128 by the player, instead of inserting the medal or winning the replay role. In addition, the number of such one game repeated is the number of games.

(Electrical configuration of the slot machine 100)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of the slot machine 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 100 is controlled by a control board. Here, as an example of the control board, the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 that share the function of the control board will be described. For example, among the programs related to the progress of the game, a particularly important process such as a lottery of a winning combination to be used for a game or winning a prize is executed on the main control board 200, and other processes related to effects, for example, are performed on the sub-control board 202. Running in. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, electrical signal transmission between the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 is performed from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 202 from the viewpoint of preventing fraud. Limited to direction only. However, if there is no such limitation, two-way electrical communication is technically possible.

(Main control board 200)
The main control board 200 has various semiconductor integrated circuits including a main CPU 200a that is a central processing unit, a main ROM 200b that stores programs, a main RAM 200c that functions as a work area, and the like, and comprehensively controls the entire slot machine 100. To do. However, a backup power supply (not shown) is connected to the main RAM 200c, and even when the power is cut off, data is not erased unless the setting is changed and the initialization process of the main RAM 200c is executed. Retained.

  Further, the main control board 200 functions by the main CPU 200a cooperating with the main RAM 200c based on the program stored in the main ROM 200b. 306, determination means 308, payout control means 310, gaming state transition means 312, command determination means 314, command transmission means 316, external output means 318, and the like.

  The initialization unit 300 executes an initialization process in the main control board 200. The betting means 302 bets medals for use in games. Here, the bet is based on the case where a credited medal is inserted through the operation of the bet switch 126, the case where a medal is inserted through the medal insertion unit 124, and the fact that the replay combination is displayed on the active line. Including any of the cases of automatically feeding The winning type lottery means 304 is a plurality of one or a plurality of overlapping ones selected from a plurality of types of winning combinations including a small combination, a replay combination, and a bonus combination based on the bet of medals and the operation of the start switch 128. Either the winning type of the type or the loss is determined by the winning type lottery.

  The reel control means 306 controls the rotation of the plurality of rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c according to the operation of the start switch 128, and a plurality of stop button switches 130a respectively corresponding to the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c rotating. , 130b, 130c, the stop reel switches 134a, 134b, 134c corresponding to the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c are controlled to stop. In addition, the reel control means 306 activates the operation of the stop switch 130 in the previous game according to the operation of the start switch 128, and then displays the lottery result of the winning type lottery by the player. The time until the operation is validated (the time that is invalidated by the completion of the operation of the stop switch 130 in the previous game) is extended from the specified time, and the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c are rotated in various manners during that time. There are cases where a reel effect (freeze effect) is performed. In reel production, any switch that should be originally enabled is not enabled for a predetermined time, processing that should be originally executed is suspended for a predetermined time, or a signal of any switch that should be originally transmitted / received is transmitted or received for a predetermined time. It can be realized by not having.

  The determination means 308 determines whether or not a symbol combination corresponding to any one winning combination constituting the winning type determined in the winning type lottery is displayed on the active line. Here, displaying the symbol combination corresponding to any one winning combination constituting the winning type determined in the winning type lottery may be simply referred to as winning. The payout control means 310 determines that the winning combination is based on the fact that the symbol combination corresponding to any one winning combination constituting the winning type determined in the winning type lottery is displayed on the active line (winned). Pay as many medals as the number corresponding to. The gaming state transition means 312 transitions (sets) the gaming state based on winning of a predetermined winning type such as a bonus combination or winning of a predetermined winning combination.

  The command determining means 314 sequentially determines commands related to the game accompanying the operations of the betting means 302, the winning type lottery means 304, the reel control means 306, the determination means 308, the payout control means 310, the game state transition means 312 and the like. The command transmission unit 316 sequentially transmits the commands determined by the command determination unit 314 to the sub control board 202. The external output means 318 outputs the internal state of the slot machine 100 to the external display 114 via the hall computer 112 by a signal (external signal) (hereinafter simply expressed as output to the external display 114).

  The main control board 200 receives various detection signals from the inserted medal detection unit 124b, the bet switch 126, the start switch 128, and the stop switch 130. Based on the received detection signals, the bet means 302, the winning type lottery means. 304, the reel control unit 306, and the determination unit 308 execute the various processes described above. Further, a main credit display unit 152 and a main payout display unit 154 are connected to the main control board 200, and the payout control unit 310 displays the number of medals credits and the number of payouts on the display units 152 and 154. Control.

  In addition, a reel drive control unit 258 is connected to the main control board 200. The reel drive control unit 258 drives the stepping motor 262 based on the rotation start signal of each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c transmitted from the reel control means 306 according to the operation signal of the start switch 128, and stops. The stepping motor 262 is driven based on the stop signal of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c and the detection signal of the rotational position detection circuit 260, which are transmitted from the reel control means 306 according to the operation signal of the switch 130. To stop.

  In addition, a medal payout device 264 is connected to the main control board 200. A detection signal from the payout medal detection unit 264c is input to the main control board 200, and the payout control unit 310 counts the number of payout medals in accordance with the detection signal, from the payout control unit 264b. Control the discharge of medals.

  The main control board 200 is provided with a random number generator 200d. The random number generator 200d obtains random numbers by sequentially incrementing the count value, looping within a predetermined numerical range, and extracting the count value at a predetermined time point. A random number generated by the random number generator 200d of the main control board 200 (hereinafter referred to as a winning type lottery random number) is used for determining the winning type, for example, the winning type lottery means 304, which is given to the player. .

(Table used in main control board 200)
In the slot machine 100, a plurality of game states are provided, and the game state transitions as the game progresses. In the main control board 200, a plurality of winning type lottery tables corresponding to the gaming state managed by the gaming state transition means 312 are stored in the main ROM 200b. The winning-type lottery means 304 includes a current set value (incrementally indicating ease of obtaining gaming profit) stored in the main RAM 200c and a current gaming state (a gaming state based on whether a bonus combination to be described later is established) ), The corresponding winning type lottery table is extracted from the main ROM 200b, and based on the extracted winning type lottery table, the winning type lottery random number acquired according to the operation signal of the start switch 128 is stored in the winning type lottery table. It is determined which winning type or loss corresponds.

  Here, the winning combination constituting the winning type extracted from the winning type lottery table includes a replay role, a small role, and a bonus role. Such a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is referred to as a display or winning when the symbols are aligned on the active line, and until the winning combination including the winning combination is displayed The state is the internal winning state. The replay combination of the winning combination is a combination that can execute one game again without making a new bet of medals by the player when the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is displayed on the active line. The small combination is a combination that allows a predetermined number of medals to be paid out according to the symbol combination by displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the small combination on the active line. The bonus combination is a winning combination that allows the gaming state managed by the gaming state transition means 312 to transition to the bonus gaming state by displaying a symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination on the active line. . In the following, the gaming profits given to the winning combination and the player will be described.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the active line and the virtual line, FIGS. 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the winning combination, and FIG. 8 is for explaining the transition of the gaming state. It is explanatory drawing of.

  FIG. 5A shows an effective line in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, there is one effective line. Specifically, among the nine symbols (3 reels × upper, middle, and lower three stages) facing the symbol display window 136, the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel A line connecting positions corresponding to symbols stopped in the middle stage of 134c is set as an effective line A. FIG. 5B shows a virtual line. The virtual line is a line that displays other symbol combinations that make it easy to grasp the winning combination when it is difficult to grasp the winning combination only by the symbol combination displayed on the effective line A. In the present embodiment, the virtual line is 4 Assume one virtual line. Specifically, a line connecting positions corresponding to symbols stopped on the upper stage of the left reel 134a, the upper stage of the middle reel 134b, and the upper stage of the right reel 134c is a virtual line B1, the lower stage of the left reel 134a, the lower stage of the middle reel 134b, The line connecting the positions corresponding to the symbols to be stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 134c is connected to the virtual line B2, the upper stage of the left reel 134a, the middle stage of the middle reel 134b, and the positions corresponding to the symbols to be stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 134c. A line connecting positions corresponding to symbols that stop on the virtual line C1, the lower stage of the left reel 134a, the middle stage of the middle reel 134b, and the upper stage of the right reel 134c is set as the virtual line C2. However, the virtual lines B1, B2, C1, and C2 are merely displayed in a linear pattern, and only the active line A determines the winning combination winning combination.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the winning combination “normal replay 1”, “normal replay 2”, “normal replay 3”, “normal replay 4”, and “transition replay 1” are shown. , “Migration Replay 2”, “Migration Replay 3”, “Migration Replay 4” (hereinafter, these eight replays may simply be abbreviated as “Replay”), “Maintenance Bell 1”, “Maintenance Bell 2” , “Maintenance Bell 3”, “Maintenance Bell 4”, “Maintenance Bell 5”, “Maintenance Bell 6”, “Maintenance Bell 7”, “Maintenance Bell 8”, “Maintenance Bell 9”, “Maintenance Bell 10”, “ Maintenance bell 11, maintenance bell 12, maintenance bell 13, maintenance bell 14, maintenance bell 15, maintenance bell 16, maintenance bell 17, maintenance bell 18, maintenance bell 19 ”,“ Maintenance Bell 20 ”,“ Maintenance Bell 21 ”,“ Maintenance Bell ” 2 ”,“ Maintenance Bell 23 ”,“ Maintenance Bell 24 ”,“ Increase Bell 1 ”,“ Increase Bell 2 ”(hereinafter,“ Winning Bell 1 ”to“ Maintenance Bell 24 ”,“ Increase Bell 1 ”,“ Twenty-six bells of “Increase Bell 2” are simply abbreviated as “Bell”, and 24 of the winning roles “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” except “Increase Bell 1” and “Increase Bell 2”. May be simply abbreviated as “maintenance bell”, “cherry”, “RBB1”, “RBB2”, “RBB3”, “CBB” (hereinafter referred to as “RBB1”, “RBB2”, “RBB2”, “ RBB3 ”and“ CBB ”may be simply abbreviated as“ BB ”in some cases. In FIG. 6, one or more symbols constituting each winning combination are associated with each of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c. Among these, the winning combination “Replay” corresponds to the replaying role, the winning roles “Bell” and “Cherry” correspond to the small role, and the winning combination “BB” corresponds to the bonus role.

(Replay role)
As a result of lottery, if a winning category that includes one of the winning roles `` Replay '' is won and operated in the operation mode (in this order of operation) as the winning conditions, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning role Among them, the symbols written on each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c can be displayed on the effective line A, and when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the effective line A, as described above. One game can be executed again without betting by the player. For example, if the winning type including the winning combination “normal replay 1” is won as a result of the winning type lottery and operated in the operation mode as a winning condition, the winning combination “normal replay 1” shown in FIG. Among a plurality of corresponding symbol combinations, for example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the “Replay A” symbol or “Replay B” symbol described on the left reel 134a can be displayed on the active line A, and the middle reel The “Replay A” symbol indicated on 134b can be displayed on the effective line A, and the “Replay A” symbol indicated on the right reel 134c can be displayed on the effective line A.

  In the present embodiment, when the stop switch 130 is pressed by the player and the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination are on the active line A, the reel control means 306 Then, stop control is performed so that the symbol stops on the effective line A. In addition, when the stop switch 130 is pressed, there is no symbol constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination on the effective line A, but the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotary reels 134a, 134b, 134c. If it is within the range (drawing range) corresponding to the 4 symbols of the symbol, the reel control means 306 makes the number of symbols separated as the number of sliding symbols, and configures the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination The stop control is performed so as to stop after maintaining the rotation by the number of sliding frames so as to draw the symbol to be drawn on the effective line A. In addition, when there are a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c, and all of them are within the pull-in range of each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c, a predetermined priority is set. It is determined which symbol is to be drawn on the effective line A according to the rank, and stop control is performed so as to stop after maintaining the rotation by the number of sliding frames so as to draw the prioritized symbol on the effective line A. If the symbol constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination other than the selected winning combination is on the active line A when the stop switch 130 is pressed, the reel control means 306 selects the symbol. A so-called kicking process is also performed in parallel so as not to stop on the effective line A. Further, as will be described later, when the operation mode (operation order and operation timing) is set as a winning condition for the winning combination constituting the winning type, the reel control means 306 receives the winning according to the operation mode of the player. Stop control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the combination can be displayed on the effective line A.

  In each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “normal replay 1” are arranged so that they can be displayed on the effective line A by the stop control described above. (See FIGS. 3 and 6). Specifically, the symbols composing the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “normal replay 1” are separated by a maximum of four symbols in each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. It can be displayed on line A. In this way, when winning the winning type including the winning combination “normal replay 1” and operating in the operation mode as a winning condition, the symbol combination corresponding to these winning combinations “normal replay 1” is always It is displayed on the effective line A. When the stop switch 130 is operated at a random operation timing, the probability that the symbol corresponding to the predetermined rotating reel 134a, 134b, 134c of the corresponding winning combination is displayed on the active line A is referred to as “PB”. , 0 (0%) to 1 (100%). For example, as described above, one or more symbols corresponding to the winning combination “normal replay 1” are arranged so that they can be displayed on the active line A on any of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. Therefore, PB = 1 in any of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c. In this way, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “normal replay 1” is displayed on the active line A, it is possible to start the next one game without inserting medals.

  As will be described in detail later, the stop control in the case of winning the winning type including the winning combination “Normal Replay 1” is the winning mode (for example, whether the winning combination “Normal Replay 1” is won alone, The winning combination (for example, “replay 2”) is set differently depending on whether the winning combination is “winning winning combination“ normal replay 2 ”. The symbol combinations corresponding to any of the winning combinations of “” are displayed on the active line A.

(Small role)
In addition, as a result of the winning type lottery, if a winning type that includes one of the winning combinations “Bell” is won, each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c is described in the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination. When the symbol to be displayed can be displayed on the effective line A and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Bell” is displayed on the effective line A, the number of medals corresponding to each winning combination is paid out to the player. It is. For example, as a result of the winning type lottery, the winning type including the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is won and the winning condition (operation in the operation order associated with the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” described later) is satisfied. In this case, among the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” shown in FIG. 6, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the “Replay A” symbol or “Replay” symbolized on the left reel 134a. The “B” symbol can be displayed on the effective line A, the “Bell” symbol on the middle reel 134b can be displayed on the effective line A, and the “Replay A” symbol on the right reel 134c can be displayed on the effective line A. It can be displayed above. In the example of FIG. 7B, the symbol combinations displayed on the effective line A are “Replay A”, “Bell”, and “Replay A”, but the symbol combinations displayed on the virtual line C1 are “Bell”, “Bell”, and “Bell” are provided, and the player can easily grasp that the winning type including the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is won. Here, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “increased bell 1” are separated only by a maximum of four frames in each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. They are always arranged so that they can be displayed on the effective line A (see FIGS. 3 and 6).

  In addition, the winning types including the winning roles “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” are won, and a specific condition (the operation order associated with the winning roles “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” 6), among the plurality of symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combinations “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” shown in FIG. 6, for example, it corresponds to the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1”. Taking the symbol combination as an example, as shown in FIG. 7C, the “replay A” symbol written on the left reel 134a can be displayed on the effective line A, and the “heart” symbol written on the middle reel 134b. Alternatively, the “cherry” symbol can be displayed on the effective line A, and the “red 7” symbol written on the right reel 134c can be displayed on the effective line A. In the example of FIG. 7C, the symbol combinations displayed on the effective line A are “Replay A”, “Cherry”, and “Red 7”, but the symbol combinations displayed on the virtual line B1 are “Bell”, “Bell”, and “Bell”, and the player can easily grasp that the winning type including any of the winning roles “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” is won. .

  If the winning type including the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1” is won, the left reel 134a is controlled to stop within a range corresponding to five symbols such as between symbol numbers 15 to 19 among 21 symbols in FIG. If “” is executed, the “Replay A” symbol can be displayed on the active line A. For the middle reel 134b, if the stop control is executed in a range corresponding to 11 symbols such as between symbol numbers 1 to 6 or between symbol numbers 17 to 21 among the 21 symbols in FIG. Alternatively, the “cherry” symbol can be displayed on the active line A. In addition, for the right reel 134c, if the stop control is executed in a range corresponding to five symbols such as symbol number 1 or between symbol numbers 18 to 21 among the 21 symbols in FIG. It can be displayed on line A. Then, for example, in the case where the winning type including the above winning combination “maintenance bell 1” is won, and the player operates the stop switch 130 in a random operation mode, it corresponds to the winning combination “maintenance bell 1”. The probability PB that any symbol combination to be displayed on the effective line A is 275/9261 (5/21 × 11/21 × 5/21). Therefore, even if the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” is won, the player does not necessarily place the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” on the active line A. It is not always displayed.

  Further, as will be described in detail later, in this embodiment, the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is not won by itself, and other winning combinations (for example, the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1” to the winning combination “Maintenance” The winning control is set to be different depending on the winning mode of the overlapping winning. Therefore, although the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is always arranged to be displayed on the active line A (see FIGS. 3 and 6), the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is included. Even if the winning type is selected, depending on the operation mode, it may be missed, and the player may not always display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” on the active line A. Absent.

  Further, as a result of the winning type lottery, if the winning type “Cherry” including the winning combination “Cherry” is won, among the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination “Cherry” shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7D, the “cherry” symbol written on the left reel 134a can be displayed on the active line A. Further, since the middle reel 134b and the right reel 134c are “ANY”, any symbol may be displayed on the effective line A. Here, “ANY” indicates that any symbol may be stopped on the corresponding effective line A. In the example of FIG. 7D, the symbol combination displayed on the effective line A is “Cherry”, “Replay A”, and “Replay A”, but this corresponds to the left reel 134 a of the effective line A in particular. Since the “Cherry” symbol is displayed at the position, the player can easily grasp that the winning type including the winning combination “Cherry” is won. However, in the left reel 134a, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “cherry” are arranged so that they may not be displayed on the active line A even by the stop control described above. Therefore, even if the winning type “Cherry” including the winning combination “Cherry” is won, so-called “missing” may occur, and the player does not necessarily place the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Cherry” on the active line A. It is not always displayed.

(Bonus role)
Further, as a result of the winning type lottery, when the winning type including any of the winning combination “BB” is won, among the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination “BB”, each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. The symbols written on each can be displayed on the effective line A. For example, when a winning type including the winning combination “RBB1” is won, each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c is selected from among a plurality of symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination “RBB1” shown in FIG. The “BAR” symbol to be displayed can be displayed on the effective line A as shown in FIG. When the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “RBB1” is displayed on the active line A, the gaming state is set to the bonus gaming state, and after the next one game (hereinafter simply referred to as the next game), medals are predetermined. The game can be executed in the bonus game state until the number is paid out. In each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c, the “BAR” symbol is arranged so that it may not be displayed on the effective line A even by the above stop control (see FIGS. 3 and 6). ). Therefore, even if the winning type including the winning combination “RBB1” is won, the player is not necessarily displayed on the active line A with the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “RBB1”.

  If any of the above-described winning types is won, internal winning flags corresponding to the respective winning types are established (ON), and the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, Stop control of each of the right reels 134c is performed. At this time, if the winning combination including the small combination is won, but the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination cannot be displayed on the active line A within the one game, After completion, the internal winning flag is turned off. In other words, the right to win a small role is limited to only one game won in the winning type including the small role, and the right cannot be carried over to the next game. On the other hand, when the winning type including the winning combination “BB” is won, the BB internal winning flag is established (ON) and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “BB” is on the active line A. Until it is displayed, the BB internal winning flag is carried over the game. When the internal winning flag corresponding to the winning type including the winning combination “Replay” that is the replaying role is established, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is always displayed on the active line A and requires a medal. After the processing necessary for performing the next game without being performed, the internal winning flag is turned off.

(Game state transition)
Here, the transition of the gaming state including the bonus gaming state will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a plurality of gaming states such as an RT1 gaming state, an RT2 gaming state, an RT3 gaming state (ART ready state), an RT4 gaming state (ART gaming state), an internal middle gaming state, and a bonus gaming state are prepared. The RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, the RT3 gaming state, and the RT4 gaming state are set with the winning probability of the replay role (RT1 gaming state = 1 / 7.3, RT2 gaming state = 1 / 7.3, RT3 gaming, respectively. State = 1 / 1.4, RT4 gaming state = 1 / 1.4, but the winning probability of each RT game can be set arbitrarily), so-called RT gaming state, as will be described later, When the predetermined winning combination is displayed on the active line A, the RT gaming state transitions. Here, the winning probability of the replaying role in the RT4 gaming state is set to be relatively high, and the player can advantageously advance the game by shifting to the RT4 gaming state. In the RT4 gaming state, it is assumed that an AT is performed in parallel, that is, so-called AT is performed in parallel (AT performance state). In the present embodiment, AT is performed in parallel with the RT4 gaming state. This state is called the ART gaming state.

  The game state transition means 312 shifts the plurality of game states based on winning or winning of a predetermined winning type such as a winning combination “Replay” or a winning combination “BB”. Further, the game state transition means 312 determines whether or not to shift the effect state from the non-AT effect state to the AT effect state based on the win type determined by the win type lottery. When the transition to the AT effect state is determined by the effect state lottery, the game state is changed to the RT4 game state, and the ART game state in which the AT effect state and the RT4 game state proceed in parallel is executed. The

  Specifically, when the transition to the AT effect state is determined, if the game state is the RT1 game state, the auxiliary effect is performed, and the symbol combination indicating the transition to the RT2 game state described later (winning role “maintenance bell”) Is displayed on the active line A, as shown in FIG. 8 (1), the gaming state is shifted to the RT2 gaming state, and if the gaming state is the RT2 gaming state, an auxiliary effect is performed. The symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination indicating the transition to the RT3 gaming state described later (winning combination “transition replay 1”) is displayed on the active line A, as shown in (2) of FIG. If the gaming state is transitioned to the RT3 gaming state and the gaming state is the RT3 gaming state, an auxiliary effect is performed, and a winning combination indicating a transition to the RT4 gaming state described later (winning role “Migration Replay 2” or “Migration Replay 3” is given. ]) That that symbol combination is displayed on the pay line A, as shown in (3) in FIG. 8, it shifts the gaming state to RT4 gaming state. Thus, the gaming state transitions to the RT4 gaming state, and the ART gaming state is executed.

  Here, during the number of continued games, the ART game state in which the AT effect state and the RT4 game state are executed in parallel continues. Here, the number of continued games is the number of games (upper limit) in which the ART game state can be continued. The game state transition means 312 also executes a lottery for determining whether or not to add the number of continued games in the ART game state, so-called extra lottery. Here, when the number of continued games is added, the ART game state is maintained for a longer time by the added number of games, and the player can proceed with the game advantageously. Then, when the number of games reaches the number of continuous games, the AT effect state ends in the ART game, and the auxiliary effect is not performed, so as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the active line A, so that the gaming state is shifted to the RT2 gaming state or, as shown in FIG. 8 (5), the winning combination indicating the transition to the RT1 gaming state When the symbol combination corresponding to (winning combination “maintained bell”) is displayed on the active line A, the gaming state is shifted to the RT1 gaming state.

  In the winning type lottery in any of the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, the RT3 gaming state, or the RT4 gaming state, if one of the winning combination “BB” is won and the BB internal winning flag is established, As shown in (6) of FIG. 8, the gaming state transition means 312 shifts the gaming state to an internal middle gaming state corresponding to a bonus gaming state preparation state. At this time, if the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “BB” cannot be displayed on the active line A, the BB internal winning flag is carried over to the next game as it is (the internal medium gaming state is maintained). The symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “BB” can be displayed on the active line A in the next and subsequent games. In the internal game state, the winning probability of the “normal replay” win type is set higher (for example, 1 / 3.0) than the previous (previous) game state. Since the winning probability of “1” and winning combination “increased bell 2” is increased, it is possible to aim to display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “BB” on the active line A while suppressing consumption of medals. When the player displays the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “BB” on the active line A, as shown in FIG. 8 (7), the game state transition means 312 changes the game state to the internal state. Transition from the gaming state to the bonus gaming state. In the bonus gaming state, a predetermined number of medals (for example, bonus gaming state based on the winning combination “RBB1” = 351, bonus gaming state based on the winning combination “RBB2” and winning combination “RBB3” = 297, winning combination) When the bonus game state based on “CBB” = 81) is paid out, the game state transition means 312 shifts the game state from the bonus game state to the RT1 game state as shown in (8) of FIG. However, as shown in (9) of FIG. 8, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “BB” is displayed on the effective line A in the game in which the winning combination “BB” is established, Instead of going through, it changes directly to the bonus game state.

(Winning type lottery table)
9 and 10 are diagrams showing a winning type lottery table used when determining a winning type lottery random number, and FIG. 9 shows a winning type lottery table used in a state other than the above-described internal game state. Reference numeral 10 denotes a winning type lottery table used in the internal middle gaming state. In the winning type lottery table, a plurality of winning areas are sectioned, and the winning type that is the object of the lottery differs depending on each gaming state, and the presence or absence of a losing (non-winning) is different. In FIG. 9, a winning area (winning type) assigned for each gaming state (RT1 gaming state, RT2 gaming state, RT3 gaming state, RT4 gaming state, bonus gaming state) is indicated by “◯”. Therefore, a winning area in which “◯” is not described indicates that it is not assigned to the gaming state. Each partitioned area is associated with a predetermined winning range value (number) indicating the winning range and the winning type, and the winning range values of all the winning areas assigned to each gaming state are totaled. Then, it becomes the total number (65536) of winning type lottery random numbers. Accordingly, the probability that each winning category is determined is a value obtained by dividing the winning range value associated with the winning region by the total number of winning type lottery random numbers. The winning type lottery means 304 sequentially acquires a winning range value from a plurality of winning areas in the winning type lottery table based on the gaming state at that time, and subtracts the winning range value from the winning type lottery random number. When the subtraction value is less than 0, the winning type associated with the winning area at that time is set as the lottery result. The lottery procedure can be applied to other lotteries.

  According to the winning type lottery table of FIG. 9, the winning area “1” is associated with the winning type “normal replay”, and the winning combination “normal replay 1” is selected according to the winning of the winning type “normal replay”. Corresponding symbol combinations can be displayed on the effective line A.

  Also, according to the winning type lottery table, a plurality of winning combinations may win a winning type. For example, the winning area 2 is associated with a winning type “Transition Replay 1” in which the winning combination “Normal Replay 1” and “Transition Replay 1” overlap. As described above, when a plurality of winning combinations are won in duplicate, a winning condition regarding which symbol combination corresponding to which winning combination is preferentially displayed on the active line A, for example, the stop button switch 130a. , 130b, and 130c are set in order of operation.

  In the following description, the operation of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c for stopping the rotating reels in the order of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c is “batting order 1”, and the left reel 134a, the right reel 134c, and the middle reel The stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130b for stopping the rotating reels in the order of the middle reel 134b, the left reel 134a, and the right reel 134c are set to “batting order 2”. The operation of 130c is “batting order 3”, the operation of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c for stopping the rotating reels in the order of the middle reel 134b, the right reel 134c, and the left reel 134a is “batting order 4”, the right reel 134c, Reel 13 a. Stop button switch for stopping the rotating reels in the order of the middle reel 134b. The operation of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c is “batting order 5”, and the stop button switch for stopping the rotating reels in the order of the right reel 134c, the middle reel 134b, and the left reel 134a. The operations of 130a, 130b, and 130c are set to “batting order 6”.

  For example, in the RT2 gaming state, the winning type “Transition Replay 1” corresponding to the winning area 2 is determined by the winning type lottery, and among the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c, the left reel 134a is first stopped ( When the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are operated sequentially so that the first reel) and the middle reel 134b stop second (second stop) (batting order 1), the RT3 gaming state is entered. The stop control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Transition Replay 1” indicating the transition is preferentially displayed on the active line A. Further, when the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially operated so that the left reel 134a stops for the first time and the right reel 134c stops for the second time (batting order 2), or the middle reel 134b or the right reel 134c When the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially operated so as to stop first (batting order 3 to 6), the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “normal replay 1” is preferentially placed on the active line A. Stop control is performed so as to be displayed.

  As described above, the winning types in which a plurality of winning combinations are overlapped are based on the types of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line A according to the operation order of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c by the player, or If the winning combination is a small combination, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is preferentially displayed on the active line A based on the number of medals corresponding to the small combination. The reel control means 306 determines a symbol for stop control according to the operation order and operation timing of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c by the player. For example, if any of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c is operated by the player while the rotary reels 134a, 134b, 134c are rotating, the rotation corresponding to the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c. Of the reels 134a, 134b, 134c, among the symbols existing in the drawing range at the operation timing, the rotating reels 134a, 134b of the symbol combinations corresponding to all winning combinations that still have the possibility of winning. , 134c are subject to stop control, and the reel control means 306 activates any one of the symbols based on the priority set according to the operation order of the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c. Stop control on line A. In this embodiment, when the priority is set based on the types of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the effective line A, the higher the number of symbol combinations of the winning combination that can be displayed on the effective line A, the higher the priority. When the priority is set so that the priority is set based on the number of medals to be paid out corresponding to the winning combination (small role), the small combination corresponding to the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is paid out. The priority is set such that the greater the number of sheets, the higher the priority.

  As described above, when the winning type “Migration Replay 1” is won, any of the overlapping winning choices can be made regardless of the timing at which the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c are pressed. The symbol combination corresponding to the combination is always displayed on the effective line A. Therefore, even if the player operates the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c so as to stop any one of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c first, the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is applied to the effective line A. Although it can be displayed above, the combination of symbols displayed differs depending on the stop order.

  When such a winning combination of replay winning combinations is won, a symbol combination corresponding to any of a plurality of winning winning combinations can be displayed on the effective line A through the auxiliary effect. For example, when the game state transition means 312 determines a transition to the AT effect state in the RT2 game state and then wins a predetermined winning type (for example, the winning type “Transition Replay 1”), the player is made through the auxiliary effect. To perform an operation according to a predetermined operation mode (for example, batting order 1) indicating the transition of the gaming state, and the symbol combination corresponding to the predetermined winning combination (for example, the winning combination “transition replay 1”) is placed on the active line A With this, the gaming state is changed to the RT3 gaming state.

  The winning areas 3 to 7 of the winning type lottery table include any one of the winning combination “normal replay 1” and “transition replay 1” and the winning combination “normal replay 2” to the winning combination “normal replay 4” or The winning types “Transition Replay 2” to “Winning Replay 6” in which a plurality of winning combinations overlap are associated with each other. The winning type “Transition Replay 2” in the winning area 3 is set to stop order 2 for winning the winning combination “Transition Replay 1”, and the winning type “Transition Replay 3” in the winning area 4 The stop operation for winning the winning combination “Transition Replay 1” is set in the batting order 3, and the winning type “Transition Replay 4” in the winning area 5 is the stopping operation for winning the winning combination “Transition Replay 1”. The winning type “Transition Replay 5” in the winning area 6 is set to stop order 5 for winning the winning combination “Transition Replay 1”, and the winning type “Transition Replay 6” in the winning area 7 is The stop operation for winning the winning combination “Migration Replay 1” is set to batting order 6. Since the relationship between the operation mode in the winning areas 3 to 7 and the displayed winning combination corresponds to the relationship between the operation mode in the winning area 2 and the displayed winning combination, detailed description will be given here. Is omitted.

  In addition, in the winning areas 8 to 13 of the winning type lottery table, the winning roles “normal replay 1”, “transition replay 4”, the winning roles “normal replay 2”, “normal replay 3”, “transition replay 2”, The winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Winning Replay 12” in which any one or more winning combinations of “Transition Replay 3” are duplicated are associated with each other. The winning type “Transition Replay 7” in the winning area 8 is set to a batting order 1 for winning the winning combination “Transition Replay 2” indicating the transition to the RT4 gaming state, and the winning type in the winning area 9 In “Migration Replay 8”, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “Migration Replay 2” is set to batting order 2, and the winning type “Migration Replay 9” in the winning area 10 is the winning indicating the transition to the RT4 gaming state. The stop operation for winning the winning combination “Transition Replay 3” is set in batting order 3, and the winning type “Transition Replay 10” in the winning area 11 is the stopping operation for winning the winning combination “Transition Replay 3”. The winning type “Migration Replay 11” of the winning area 12 is set to the batting order 5 for winning the winning combination “Migrating Replay 3”, and the winning type “Migrating Replay” of the winning area 13 is set. Lee 12 ", the stop operation for winning the winning combination" Migration replay 3 "is set in the batting order 6. The relationship between the operation mode in the winning areas 8 to 13 and the displayed winning combination corresponds to the relationship between the operating mode in the winning areas 2 to 7 and the displayed winning combination. The detailed explanation is omitted. In the following, the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 12” may be simply abbreviated as “Winning Type“ Transition Replay ”.

  In the winning area 14, the winning roles “Increase Bell 1”, “Maintenance Bell 1”, “Maintenance Bell 3”, “Maintenance Bell 6”, “Maintenance Bell 8”, “Maintenance Bell 10”, “Maintenance Bell 12” ”,“ Maintenance Bell 13 ”,“ Maintenance Bell 15 ”,“ Maintenance Bell 21 ”, and“ Maintenance Bell 24 ”are associated with the winning type“ Selection Bell Left 1 ”(the winning combination“ Increase Bell 1 ”). And “Increase Bell 2” corresponds to the elected winning role, and the elected role “Maintenance Bell” corresponds to the failed elected role). In such duplicate winning, a winning condition as to which symbol combination corresponding to which winning combination is preferentially displayed on the active line A, for example, the order in which the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c are operated is set. ing.

  For example, the winning type “selected bell left 1” corresponding to the winning area 14 is determined by the winning type lottery, and the left reel 134a of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c is stopped first, and When the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially operated so that the middle reel 134b stops second (batting order 1), the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” with a large number of payouts is the effective line A. Stop control is performed so that it is displayed preferentially on the top. As described above, the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” are arranged so that they can be displayed on the active line A by stop control (see FIGS. 3 and 6).

  Further, when the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially operated so that the left reel 134a stops first and the right reel 134c stops second (batting order 2), or the middle reel 134b or the right reel 134c When the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially operated so that the first stop occurs (batting order 3 to 6), the symbol combination corresponding to one of the overlapping winning combination “maintenance bells” is on the active line A The stop control is performed so that it is displayed with priority. However, even if the winning combination “maintenance bell” is won, the player does not necessarily display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell” on the active line A.

  For example, the winning type “selection bell left 1” corresponding to the winning area 14 is determined by the winning type lottery, and the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are set so that the left reel 134a stops for the first time and the right reel 134c stops for the second time. Are sequentially operated (batting order 2), the winning roles “maintenance bell 1”, “maintenance bell 3”, “maintenance bell 6”, “maintenance bell 8”, “maintenance bell 10”, “maintenance bell 12”, “ Stop control is performed so that one of the symbol combinations corresponding to “maintenance bell 13” and “maintenance bell 15” is preferentially displayed on active line A. Specifically, when the stop button switch 130a is operated when any symbol (see FIG. 3) between the symbol numbers 15 to 19 of the left reel 134a is positioned on the active line A, the pull-in is possible. Among the various symbols, the “replay A” symbol, which has the largest number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line A, is set to be preferentially displayed. Then, the reel control means 306, according to the operation of the stop button switch 130a, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1”, and the winning combinations “Maintenance Bell 1”, “Maintenance Bell 3”, “Maintenance Bell” Control is performed so that the “Replay A” symbol corresponding to the left reel 134a among the symbol combinations corresponding to “6” and “Maintenance Bell 8” is preferentially displayed on the active line A. Further, the stop button switch 130a is operated when any of the symbols (refer to FIG. 3) between the symbol numbers 1 to 14 or between the symbol numbers 20 to 21 of the left reel 134a is positioned on the effective line A. Then, among the symbols that can be pulled in, the “replay B” symbol that has the largest number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line A is set to 16 so that it is displayed preferentially. Then, the reel control means 306, according to the operation of the stop button switch 130a, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1”, and the winning combinations “Maintenance Bell 10”, “Maintenance Bell 12”, “Maintenance Bell”. The stop control is performed so that the “replay B” symbol corresponding to the left reel 134a among the symbol combinations corresponding to “13” and “maintenance bell 15” is preferentially displayed on the active line A. Among the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning roles “Keeping Bell 1”, “Keeping Bell 3”, “Keeping Bell 6” and “Keeping Bell 8”, the “Replay A” symbol corresponding to the left reel 134a and the winning role “Keeping” Of the symbol combinations corresponding to “Bell 10”, “Maintenance Bell 12”, “Maintenance Bell 13”, and “Maintenance Bell 15”, the “Replay B” symbol corresponding to the left reel 134a is the left when the two symbols are combined. Since only four symbols are separated in the reel 134a, it can be displayed on the effective line A by the stop control (PB = 1). Here, the winning roles “maintenance bell 1”, “maintenance bell 3”, “maintenance bell 6”, “maintenance bell 8”, “maintenance bell 10”, “maintenance bell 12”, “maintenance bell 13”, “ There is a possibility of winning not only the “maintenance bell 15” but also the winning combination “increase bell 1”. This is because when the player performs an operation according to batting order 1, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” must be displayed on the active line A. Therefore, the winning combination “maintenance bell” is arranged in such a manner that the symbols common to the winning combination “increased bell 1” and the winning combination “increased bell 2” are displayed on the active line A for the first stop. .

  Here, for example, the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” and the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1”, “Maintenance Bell 3”, “Maintenance Bell 6”, and “Maintenance Bell 8” are drawn in common “Replay A” symbols. It is assumed that the stop button switch 130a is operated in the range and the “Replay A” symbol is displayed on the active line A. At this time, the “Replay A” symbol stops on the active line A of the left reel 134a, so that the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 10”, “Maintenance Bell 12”, “Maintenance Bell 13”, “Maintenance Bell 15” (corresponding The symbol combination corresponding to “Replay B” symbol) on the left reel 134a is not likely to be displayed on the active line A.

  Next, when the stop button switch 130c is located on the effective line A between the symbol numbers 1 to 5 or the symbol numbers 15 to 21 of the right reel 134c (see FIG. 3). When operated, among the symbols that can be pulled in (“Replay A”, “Red 7”, “Lose” symbols), there are four types of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line A, “Red 7”. "Design" or "Lose" design is set to be displayed preferentially. Then, the reel control means 306 selects the “red 7” symbol corresponding to the right reel 134c or the symbol combination corresponding to the “maintenance bell 1” or “maintenance bell 3” in accordance with the operation of the stop button switch 130c. Stop control is performed so that the “losing” symbol is preferentially displayed on the effective line A. Further, when the stop button switch 130c is operated when any of the symbols between the symbol numbers 6 to 14 of the right reel 134c (see FIG. 3) is located on the effective line A, the symbol that can be pulled in. (“Replay A”, “BAR”, “Heart” symbol), the “BAR” symbol or “Heart” symbol, which has the largest number of four symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line A, is given priority. Set to display. Then, the reel control means 306, in accordance with the operation of the stop button switch 130c, among the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell 6” or “maintenance bell 8”, the “BAR” symbol corresponding to the right reel 134c or “ Stop control is performed so that the “heart” symbol is preferentially displayed on the active line A. Of the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning role “Maintenance Bell 1” or “Maintenance Bell 3”, the “Red 7” symbol and “Lose” symbol corresponding to the right reel 134c, and the winning role “Maintenance Bell 6” or “Maintenance Bell” Among the symbol combinations corresponding to “8”, the “BAR” symbol and the “heart” symbol corresponding to the right reel 134c are separated by a maximum of four symbols in the right reel 134c when the four symbols are combined. By the stop control, it can always be displayed on the effective line A (PB = 1). As described above, when one of the “red 7”, “losing”, “BAR”, and “heart” symbols is stopped on the effective line A of the right reel 134c, another overlapping winning combination is achieved. There is no possibility that a symbol combination corresponding to a winning combination “Increase Bell 1” (the symbol of the corresponding right reel 134c is “Replay A”) is displayed on the active line A. Further, for example, when the “red 7” or “losing” symbol is stopped on the effective line A of the right reel 134c, the symbol combinations that can be displayed on the effective line A are the winning combinations “maintenance bell 1” and “maintenance bell”. 3 ”, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination“ Maintenance Bell 6 ”or“ Maintenance Bell 8 ”(the symbol of the corresponding right reel 134c is“ BAR ”or“ Heart ”) is displayed on the active line A. The possibility will be lost.

  After the “red 7” or “losing” symbol stops on the active line A of the right reel 134c, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell 1” or the winning combination “maintaining bell 3” is changed to the middle reel 134b Since the probability PB that the corresponding “heart” symbol or “cherry” symbol can be displayed on the active line A is 11/21, any one corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell 1” or “maintenance bell 3” The probability PB that the symbol combination can be displayed on the effective line A is 660/9261 (5/21 × 11/21 × 12/21). Similarly, the probability PB that any symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell 6” or “maintenance bell 8” can be displayed on the active line A is 450/9261 (5/21 × 10 / 21 × 9/21). The winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1” and “Maintenance Bell 3” and the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 6” and “Maintenance Bell 8” have exclusive pull-in ranges of symbols constituting each winning combination in the right reel 134c. Since the winning combinations “maintenance bell 1” and “maintenance bell 3” are between symbols 1 to 5 or symbol numbers 15 to 21, the winning combinations “maintenance bell 6” and “maintenance bell 8” are symbols. (Between numbers 6-14), they are not displayed simultaneously. Similarly, the probability PB that any symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell 10” or “maintenance bell 12” can be displayed on the active line A is 1920/9261 (16/21 × 10 / 21 × 12/21), and the probability PB that any symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell 13” or “maintenance bell 15” can be displayed on the active line A is 1584/9261 (16/21 × 11/21 × 9/21). Therefore, when the operation according to batting order 2 is performed, the winning roles “maintenance bell 1”, “maintenance bell 3”, “maintenance bell 6”, “maintenance bell 8”, “maintenance bell 10”, “maintenance bell 12”, “ The probability PB that any symbol combination corresponding to “maintenance bell 13” and “maintenance bell 15” can be displayed on the active line A is about ½ (660/9261 + 450/9261 + 1920/9261 + 1584/9261). .

  As described above, when the winning type “Selected Bell Left 1” in the winning area 14 is won, if the player operates according to the batting order 1 that is the correct operation mode, it corresponds to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” with 9 payouts. The symbol combination to be displayed can always be displayed on the active line A (expected number of winnings = 9), and if operated according to the batting order 2 to 6, the winning combination of three payouts is avoided while avoiding winning of the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” The symbol combination corresponding to “Maintenance Bell” can be displayed on the active line A with a probability of about ½, and any winning combination will not be won (lost) with a probability of the remaining ½. Yes (expected number of acquisitions = about 3/2). That is, in the first stop, there is a possibility that both the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” and the winning combination “Maintenance Bell” will be won, and in the second stop, if the operation is in the correct operation mode, the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” will be left. ”Is preferentially displayed, and if the operation is not performed in the correct operation mode, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination“ Maintenance Bell ”is preferentially displayed, so that the winning combination“ Increase Bell 1 ”is displayed. The display of the corresponding symbol combination is avoided, and in the third stop when the operation according to the correct operation mode is not performed, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell” is displayed according to the operation timing, By dropping the “maintenance bell”, it is possible to prevent any winning role from winning. As described above, when operated in a mode other than the correct operation mode, the expected number of acquired images (base) can be lowered by a configuration in which the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell” is not displayed (missed) in about 1/2, It is possible to increase the difference between the number of expected acquisitions when the auxiliary performance is performed and when the player randomly operates. In addition, since it is impossible to grasp whether or not a winning is possible until the third stop, the player can maintain a sense of expectation for winning until the third stop.

  Note that the winning type “Selection Bell Left 1” corresponding to the winning area 14 is determined by the winning type lottery, and the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130b, 130b, 130b, When 130c is operated sequentially (batting order 3 to 6), the winning roles “maintenance bell 1”, “maintenance bell 3”, “maintenance bell 6”, “maintenance bell 8”, “maintenance bell 10”, “maintenance bell 12” ”,“ Maintenance bell 13 ”,“ maintenance bell 15 ”, stop control is performed so that any one of the symbol combinations is preferentially displayed on the active line A (PB = 1), and the first stop stage Thus, it is avoided that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is displayed on the active line A. Therefore, in the first stop, the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is avoided, and in the second stop and the third stop, depending on the operation timing, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Maintenance Bell” is displayed, By missing the winning role “Maintenance Bell”, it becomes possible to prevent any winning role from winning.

  Further, in the winning areas 15 to 25, one or both of the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” and “Increase Bell 2”, and a plurality of winning combinations “Winning Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” are selected. The winning types “selected bell left 2” to the winning types “selected bell right 4” with duplicated roles are associated with each other. In the winning area 15, a stop operation for winning the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is set to the batting order 1, and in the winning areas 16 and 17, a stop operation for winning the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is set. The batting order 2 is set. In the winning areas 18 and 19, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “Increase Bell 2” is set in batting order 3. The winning areas 20 and 21 win the winning combination “Increase Bell 2”. The stop operation for making the winning action is set to batting order 4, the stopping area for winning the winning combination “Increase Bell 2” is set to batting order 5 in the winning areas 22 and 23, and the winning area 24 and 25 are The stop operation for winning the “increase bell 2” is set to batting order 6. Since the relationship between the operation mode in the winning areas 15 to 25 and the expected acquired number corresponds to the relationship between the operation mode in the winning area 14 and the expected acquired number, the detailed description is omitted here.

  As described above, in all the winning areas 14 to 25 of the winning type lottery table, the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” and “Increase Bell 2” and the winning combinations “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 24” are plural. The winning combination is to be won in duplicate (hereinafter, winning types 14 to 25, “Selection Bell Left 1”, “Selection Bell Left 2”, “Selection Bell Left 3”, “Selection Bell Left 4”, “Selection Bell 1”, “Selection Bell 2”, “Selection Bell 3”, “Selection Bell 4”, “Selection Bell Right 1”, “Selection Bell Right 2”, “Selection Bell Right 3”, “ “Selection Bell Right 4” may be abbreviated as “Selection Bell” in some cases), and the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” with an expected number of winnings larger than the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1” to Winning Role “Maintenance Bell 24” or Stop operation to win the winning role “Increase Bell 2” varies depending on the winning area It is set to. In addition, the winning probability (the number of winning range values) of the winning areas 14 to 25 is set to be equal. Since the player cannot normally know which winning type is won, by providing the winning areas 14 to 25 as described above, the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” or It has become extremely difficult to win the winning role “Increase Bell 2”. However, even when the player wins a winning type in which the player's gaming profit differs depending on the order of operation of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c, the player can win the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” or win By grasping the correct operation mode that can win the winning combination “Increase Bell 2”, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” or “Increase Bell 2” is displayed on the effective line A, and the auxiliary effect is executed. More medals can be obtained than in the non-AT effect state.

  As described above, by executing the auxiliary effect, the AT effect state (ART game state executed in parallel with the RT4 game state in this embodiment) in which medals are likely to increase as the game progresses, and the auxiliary effect are performed. If there is no (non-AT effect state), a gaming state in which medals tend to decrease as the game progresses (RT1 gaming state, RT2 gaming state, RT3 gaming state, hereinafter, these three gaming states may be referred to as a normal gaming state). Can be realized). Specifically, in the normal game state, when the player operates the stop switch 130 in a random operation mode in a game where the winning type “Selection Bell” is won, the expected number of winnings is less than the prescribed insertion number “3”. Approximately 11/4 (9 × 1/6 + about 3/2 × 5/6), and medals are likely to decrease as the game progresses. On the other hand, in the AT effect state in which the assist effect is executed, the winning combination “Increase Bell” can be won in the game won by the winning type “Selected Bell”, so it is expected for the prescribed input number “3” The number obtained is 9, and by adjusting the winning probability of the winning type “Selection Bell”, it is possible to realize a game in which medals easily increase as the game progresses.

  In addition, the winning area 26 is associated with the winning combination “increased bell 1” and “increased bell 2” and the winning type “common bell” in which the winning combinations “maintained bell 1” to “maintained bell 24” overlap. Yes. For example, the winning type “common bell” is determined by the winning type lottery, and among the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c, the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially arranged so that the left reel 134a stops first. When operated (batting order 1, 2), stop control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is preferentially displayed on the active line A. In addition, when the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially operated so that the middle reel 134b or the right reel 134c stops first (batting order 3 to batting order 6), the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 2” Is controlled so that is preferentially displayed on the active line A. As described above, one or more symbols corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” and the winning combination “Increase Bell 2” must be displayed on the active line A on any of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c. (PB = 1), if the winning type “common bell” is won, the player will receive a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” or the winning combination “Increase Bell 2”. Can always be displayed on the active line A.

  The winning area 27 is associated with a winning type “RBB1” composed of a winning combination “RBB1”. Therefore, when the winning type “RBB1” is determined by the winning type lottery, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “RBB1” can be displayed on the active line A. When the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “RBB1” is displayed on the active line A, the bonus game based on the winning combination “RBB1” is started.

  The winning areas 28 to 30 are associated with winning types “RBB2”, “RBB3”, and “CBB”. Since the winning areas 28 to 30 correspond to the relationship between the winning combination and the bonus game start function in the winning area 27 described above, detailed description is omitted here. The winning types “RBB1”, “RBB2”, “RBB3”, and “CBB” are collectively referred to as a bonus winning type.

  In addition, the winning area 31 is associated with the winning combination “RBB1”, the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 16”, and the winning combination “RBB1 Cherry” in which the winning combination “Cherry” overlaps. Yes. When the winning type “RBB1 cherry” is determined by the winning type lottery, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “cherry” can be preferentially displayed on the active line A. In addition, the winning area 32 is associated with the winning combination “RBB2”, the winning combination “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 16”, and the winning combination “RBB2 Cherry” in which the winning combination “Cherry” overlaps. Yes. When the winning type “RBB2 cherry” is determined by the winning type lottery, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “cherry” can be preferentially displayed on the active line A. In the winning type lottery table of FIG. 9, since there is no single winning of the winning combination “Cherry”, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Cherry” is displayed on the active line A, so that the player can win the winning combination “ It is possible to know that “RBB1” or winning combination “RBB2” has been won. However, even if the winning combination “Cherry” is won, the player does not always have the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Cherry” displayed on the active line A. However, even if the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Cherry” cannot be displayed on the active line A, it is set to be controlled to stop preferentially in the order of replay role> small role> bonus role. The symbol combination corresponding to any one of the winning roles “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 16” will be displayed on the active line A (PB = 1), and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “RBB1”. Cannot be displayed on the active line A in the game. Therefore, in the game after the next game, the player displays the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “RBB1” or the winning combination “RBB2” on the active line A, so that the winning combination “RBB1” or the winning combination “RBB2” is displayed. It becomes possible to start a bonus game based on “”.

  In addition, the winning area 33 is associated with a winning type “losing”, and no medals are paid out for such a winning, but a game can be displayed by displaying a specific symbol combination on the active line A. Can be used for the start and end conditions of the game and the lottery of game profits.

  Next, when comparing the winning type lottery table in the internal medium gaming state of FIG. 9 and the winning type lottery table in the internal medium gaming state of FIG. 10, the former is the winning combination “BB” in the winning areas 27 to 32. On the other hand, in the latter, the winning type including the winning combination “BB” is not drawn. This is because in the latter case, since the winning combination “BB” has already been won, the winning combination “BB” cannot be won again. On the other hand, in the latter case, in the winning area 27, the winning combination “Cherry” is drawn by lottery, while the former does not draw lots.

  In the winning area 27 of the winning type lottery table in FIG. 10, winning types “Cherry” in which the winning combinations “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintaining Bell 16” and the winning combination “Cherry” overlap are associated. When the winning type “Cherry” is determined by the winning type lottery, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Cherry” can be preferentially displayed on the active line A. However, even if the winning combination “Cherry” is won, the player does not always have the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Cherry” displayed on the active line A. However, even if the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Cherry” cannot be displayed on the effective line A, the symbol combination corresponding to any of the winning combinations “Maintenance Bell 1” to “Maintenance Bell 16” is the effective line A. It is displayed above (PB = 1), and the same payout number as the winning combination “Cherry” can be obtained. As described above, the winning type “Cherry” can be determined only in the internal middle gaming state.

  Further, according to the winning type lottery table of FIG. 10, the winning combination whose priority is controlled to stop with respect to the operation modes of the winning types “selected bell left 1” to “selected bell right 4” in the winning areas 14 to 25 is determined. In contrast, even if the player performs a random operation, the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” or the winning combination “Increase Bell 2” with a payout probability of 2/3 can be won. The winning types “selected bell left 1” to “selected bell right 4” in the winning type lottery table in the inside game state will be described in detail later.

(Sub control board 202)
Referring back to FIG. 4, the sub control board 202, like the main control board 200, includes a sub CPU 202a that is a central processing unit, a sub ROM 202b that stores programs, a sub RAM 202c that functions as a work area, and the like. It has a semiconductor integrated circuit and controls the production based on commands from the main control board 200. Similarly to the main RAM 200c, a backup power source (not shown) is connected to the sub RAM 202c, and even when the power is turned off, data is retained without being erased. The sub-control board 202 is also provided with a random number generator 202d as in the case of the main control board 200, and the random number generated by the random number generator 202d (hereinafter referred to as a production lottery random number) mainly has a mode of production. Used to determine.

  Further, the sub control board 202 functions by the sub CPU 202a functioning in cooperation with the sub RAM 202c based on the program stored in the sub ROM 202b. It has a functional part.

  The initialization determining unit 330 executes initialization processing in the sub control board 202. The command receiving unit 332 receives commands from other control boards such as the main control board 200 and performs processing on the commands. The effect control means 334 receives the detection signal from the effect switch 132 and determines the effect of the game performed on each device of the liquid crystal display unit 138, the speaker 140, and the effect lamp 142 based on the winning type command. Specifically, the effect control means 334 includes the image data displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 138, the effect lamp 142, the reel backlight 144, the reel upper light 146, the sub credit display unit 156, the sub payout display unit 158, and the like. In addition to determining the illumination data for presentation through the illumination device, the audio data constituting the audio to be output from the speaker 140 is determined. Then, the effect control means 334 executes the determined game effect. Each of these functional units will be described in detail later.

  The effects include an effect executed by the main control board 200 such as the reel effect described above and an effect executed by the sub-control board 202. The effects executed by the sub control board 202 are as the game progresses, the liquid crystal display unit 138, the speaker 140, the effect lamp 142, the reel backlight 144, the reel upper light 146, the sub credit display unit 156, the sub payout display unit. 158 is a visual and auditory expression means provided through 158 or the like, and can give a story to the game or suggest a lottery result of the winning type with a more dynamic image. In such an effect, for example, an effect suggesting the transition to the AT effect state is performed over a plurality of games, and the player's expectation can be enhanced. Also, even if you haven't won any of the winning categories, you can make the player have a high expectation of a high payout through the performance as if the niece is winning, so that the player will not get bored. It becomes possible.

  For example, when a bonus winning type is won by a winning type lottery, a suggestion effect that indicates that the bonus winning type is won is executed over a plurality of games. Even if the bonus winning type is not won by the winning type lottery, the suggestion effect is executed with a predetermined determination probability. In the suggestion effect, the effect control means 334 displays, for example, an image of content for performing a predetermined mission on the liquid crystal display unit 138. Then, when the bonus winning type is won by the winning type lottery, the effect control means 334 displays an image of the content indicating that the mission is finally achieved on the liquid crystal display unit 138, and the bonus winning type is displayed. Inform you that you are winning. On the other hand, if the bonus winning type is not won by the winning type lottery, the effect control means 334 displays an image of the content indicating that the mission has finally failed on the liquid crystal display unit 138 to thereby win the bonus winning. Notify that the category was not won.

  In addition, as described above, for the effect, in the ART gaming state (AT effect state), the winning type “transition replay” in the winning area 2 to 13 of the winning type lottery table shown in FIG. When the winning type “Selected Bell” is won, an auxiliary effect for notifying the correct operation mode in which the gaming profit is large (the RT gaming state is promoted or the expected number of acquired games is maximized) is also included.

  In the present embodiment, the effect moving image is processed in the sub control board 202 in the sub control board 202. However, the image including the still image and the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 138 has a data capacity and a process associated with the display. Since the load becomes enormous, there may be a case where an effect moving image is processed separately by interposing a liquid crystal control board.

  Various playability can be realized by the functional units of the main control board 200 and the functional units of the sub control board 202 described above. Hereinafter, an example of a game realized by each functional unit will be described.

(RT gaming state transition)
As described with reference to FIG. 8, the RT gaming state managed by the gaming state transition means 312 can be shifted only one step at a time in the order of RT1 gaming state → RT2 gaming state → RT3 gaming state → RT4 gaming state. In consideration of the number of transition stages up to the RT4 gaming state that realizes the ART gaming state, the gaming profit increases in the order of the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, the RT3 gaming state, and the RT4 gaming state. Then, when the game state transition means 312 determines the transition to the AT effect state by the effect state lottery, the effect control means 334 causes the effect control means 334 to perform an auxiliary effect, and sequentially shifts the game state to the RT game state with a higher game profit. Finally, the ART gaming state is executed by transitioning to the RT4 gaming state.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of the RT gaming state. Suppose that when the current gaming state is the RT2 gaming state, the gaming state transition means 312 determines the transition to the AT effect state by the effect state lottery. As shown in the winning type lottery table of FIG. 9, in the RT2 gaming state, the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 6” in the winning areas 2 to 7 may be determined by the winning type lottery. For example, when the winning type “Transition Replay 3” is determined by the winning type lottery, the effect control means 334 performs an auxiliary effect that notifies the batting order 3 through the liquid crystal display unit 138 as shown in FIG. When the player performs an operation in the operation mode according to the batting order 3 in accordance with the auxiliary effect, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “transition replay 1” is displayed on the active line A as shown in FIG. In response to this, the gaming state transition means 312 promotes the gaming state from the RT2 gaming state to the RT3 gaming state with higher gaming profit.

  In the RT3 gaming state, the winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” in the winning areas 8 to 13 of the winning type lottery table of FIG. 9 may be determined by the winning type lottery. For example, when the winning type “Transition Replay 12” is determined by the winning type lottery, the effect control means 334 performs an auxiliary effect informing the batting order 6 through the liquid crystal display unit 138 as shown in FIG. When the player performs an operation in the operation mode according to the batting order 6 according to the auxiliary effect, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Transition Replay 3” is displayed on the active line A as shown in FIG. In response to this, the gaming state transition means 312 promotes the gaming state from the RT3 gaming state to the RT4 gaming state with higher gaming profit. Thus, the ART gaming state is started. In this way, by executing the auxiliary effect in the game won in the selected winning category including the selected winning combination, the player is caused to perform the operation according to the correct operation mode, and the symbol combination corresponding to the selected winning combination is displayed on the effective line A. It is possible to intentionally change the RT gaming state.

  However, when the operation according to the correct operation mode is not limited, the correct operation mode must be equally distributed to a plurality of selected winning types to be selected. For example, as can be understood with reference to the winning areas 2 to 7 in the winning type lottery table in FIG. 9, the winning type “Migration Replay 1” in which the correct operation mode is the batting order 1 to the winning operation mode in which the correct operating mode is the batting order 6 The winning types up to the type “Migration Replay 6” are evenly distributed (the correct operation mode is not biased), and even if the player performs a random operation, the operation according to the correct operation mode is performed unintentionally. There is. Then, for example, in the situation where transition to the RT gaming state where the gaming profit is larger should not be originally made, such as the transition to the AT effect is not decided, the auxiliary effect is not performed, but not intended, The gaming state is promoted from the RT2 gaming state to the RT3 gaming state. As a result, the player can easily transition to the RT gaming state with a large gaming profit.

  Therefore, when the game state is the RT3 game state and the winning type “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” is won in the winning areas 8 to 13, and the operation according to the correct operation mode is performed, The symbol combination corresponding to “Transition Replay 2” or “Transition Replay 3” is displayed (PB = 1), and transition is made to the RT4 gaming state. However, when an operation other than the correct operation mode is performed, the winning combination “Transition Replay 4” is displayed. ”Is displayed (PB = 1), and the gaming state is transitioned to the RT1 gaming state. Thus, even though the transition to the AT effect state has not been decided, even if the gaming state is unintentionally shifted to the RT3 gaming state, the gaming state has a probability of 5/6 according to the player's operation. Can be demoted to the RT1 gaming state having the maximum number of transition stages to the RT4 gaming state, and the easy promotion of the unintended RT gaming state can be suppressed by increasing the demotion frequency of the gaming state. it can.

  However, such winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” are provided only in the RT3 gaming state, and in the RT2 gaming state winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 6”, Even if an operation other than the correct operation mode is performed, the gaming state is maintained only by displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “normal replay 1”. Further, in the RT4 gaming state, the winning type “transition replay” is not provided in the first place. That is, regarding the winning type “transition replay”, there is no way to demote the gaming state from the RT2 gaming state or the RT4 gaming state. Even in the RT3 gaming state, the winning probabilities of the winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” are not so high, so the frequency of demoting to the RT1 gaming state is not sufficient, and the player can easily It will be possible to transition to a specific RT gaming state.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the winning classification “selection bell” in the winning areas 14 to 25 is further used to increase the demoting frequency when the transition to the AT effect state is not determined. For example, when winning type “Selection Bell” is won, if an operation according to the correct operation mode is performed, a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” or “Increase Bell 2” is displayed (PB = 1). While the player can receive 9 payouts for the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” or “Increase Bell 2”, an operation other than the correct operation mode is performed regardless of which RT game state the game state is. When this occurs, a transition is made to an RT gaming state with a small gaming profit, such as the RT1 gaming state or the RT2 gaming state. The gaming state transition will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of the RT gaming state. As described with reference to FIG. 11, regarding the promotion of the RT gaming state, for example, when the current gaming state is the RT2 gaming state, the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay” in the winning areas 2 to 7 are used. 6 ”is determined by a lottery for winning type, and the player performs an operation in the correct operation mode, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination“ Transition Replay 1 ”is on the active line A as shown in FIG. Displayed, the gaming state transition means 312 promotes the gaming state from the RT2 gaming state to the RT3 gaming state. In addition, when the current gaming state is the RT3 gaming state, the winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” of the winning areas 8 to 13 are determined by the winning type lottery, and the player operates according to the correct operation mode. As shown in FIG. 12B, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Migration Replay 2” or “Migration Replay 3” is displayed on the active line A, and the gaming state transition means 312 The state is promoted from the RT3 gaming state to the RT4 gaming state. On the other hand, when the current gaming state is the RT3 gaming state, the winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” of the winning areas 8 to 13 are determined by the winning type lottery, and the player depends on other than the correct operation mode. When the operation is performed, as shown in FIG. 12C, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Transition Replay 4” is displayed on the active line A, and the gaming state transition means 312 sets the gaming state to the RT3 gaming state. Will be demoted to RT1 gaming state.

  In addition, when the current gaming state is one of the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, the RT3 gaming state, or the RT4 gaming state, the winning type “selected bell” in the winning areas 14 to 25 is determined by the winning type lottery. When the player performs an operation other than the correct operation mode, for example, as shown in FIG. 12D, a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell 1” is displayed on the active line A. In this embodiment, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination other than the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” or “Increase Bell 2” corresponding to the correct operation mode is displayed on the active line A, the gaming state The transition means 312 permanently downgrades the gaming state to the RT1 gaming state. Thus, even though the transition to the AT performance state has not been determined, even if the gaming state is unintentionally transitioned to the RT2 gaming state, the RT3 gaming state, and the RT4 gaming state, the player can respond to the operation of the player. The gaming state can be demoted to the RT1 gaming state where the number of transition stages up to the RT4 gaming state is the maximum. Thus, by increasing the demotion frequency of the gaming state, easy promotion of the unintended RT gaming state can be further suppressed (even if the promotion is promoted, it can be demoted immediately). However, here, even in the RT1 gaming state, the winning type “selected bell” is selected, and when the gaming state is the RT1 gaming state, the winning type “selected bell” in the winning areas 14 to 25 is won. Even if the player performs an operation other than the correct operation mode and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell 1” is displayed on the active line A, for example, the RT1 game is set as the gaming state. Only the state is maintained, and the gaming state does not substantially change.

  In addition, as described above, when the winning type “selected bell” of the winning areas 14 to 25 is determined by the winning type lottery and the player performs an operation other than the correct operation mode, it corresponds to the winning combination “maintained bell”. The symbol combination to be displayed can be displayed on the active line A only with a probability of about 1/2. Therefore, when the winning type “selected bell” is determined by the winning type lottery and the player performs an operation other than the correct operation mode, as shown in FIG. There may be a case where a symbol combination is not displayed, so-called missing. In the present embodiment, as described above, if the winning type “selected bell” is determined by the winning type lottery and no symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed, the gaming state transition means 312 changes the gaming state to the RT2 gaming state. Demote permanently. Thus, even though the transition to the AT effect state has not been decided, even if the gaming state is unintentionally shifted to the RT3 gaming state and the RT4 gaming state, the gaming state is changed according to the player's operation. , It is possible to demote to RT2 gaming state where the number of transition stages to RT4 gaming state is small, and further increase the frequency of demoting of gaming state, further suppressing easy promotion of unintended RT gaming state (promoted) Can be demoted immediately). However, here, even in the RT2 gaming state, the winning type “selected bell” is selected, and when the gaming state is the RT2 gaming state, the winning type “selected bell” in the winning areas 14 to 25 is won. Even if the player performs an operation other than the correct operation mode and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed on the active line A, the RT2 gaming state is maintained as the gaming state. The gaming state is not substantially changed.

  In the case where the gaming state is RT1 gaming, the missed game corresponds to promotion of the gaming state (from the RT1 gaming state to the RT2 gaming state). In the present embodiment, the promotion route from the RT1 gaming state to the RT2 gaming state has only such a failure. In other words, the symbol combination that does not involve winning of any winning combination, such as missing the winning combination “maintenance bell”, is the only promotion route to the RT2 gaming state. Therefore, when the transition to the AT effect state is determined, if the game state is the RT1 game state and the winning type “selected bell” is determined by the winning type lottery, the effect control means 334 takes the winning role. In order to make it spill, an operation other than the correct operation mode is intentionally performed.

  In this way, when the selected winning category is determined by the winning category lottery, the winning game “maintenance bell” wins, and when no winning player wins, the state transitions to different RT gaming states. In addition, if the winning combination “Maintenance Bell” wins, the transition to the RT gaming state lower than the case where none of the winning combinations wins, the RT4 gaming state is reached in accordance with the player's operation. It is possible to form a route that demotes to the RT1 gaming state having the maximum number of transition stages and promotes to the RT2 gaming state by dropping.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram in which winning areas 2 to 13 of the winning type lottery table shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 are extracted. As shown in FIG. 13, in the RT2 gaming state, the winning classification “transition replay 1” including the winning combination “transition replay 1” that shifts the gaming state to the RT3 gaming state among the winning classifications “transition replay 1” to “transition replay 12”. “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 6” may be determined by winning type lottery, and the winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” are not determined. Further, in the RT3 gaming state, the winning types including “winning replay 2” and “transition replay 3” for shifting the gaming state to the RT4 gaming state among the winning types “transition replay 1” to “transition replay 12”. “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” may be determined by winning type lottery, and the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 6” are not determined. On the other hand, in the inside game state, all of the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 12” may be determined by the winning type lottery.

  That is, in the RT2 gaming state, among the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 12”, the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 6” are the lottery targets of the winning type lottery, and in the RT3 gaming state. Among the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 12”, the winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” are the lottery targets of the winning type lottery and are selected according to the game state to be set. The lottery for the winning category and the selected winning combination is different. On the other hand, in the internal medium gaming state, all of the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 12” are the lottery targets of the winning type lottery, and are selected in the RT2 gaming state and the RT3 gaming state. All of the selected winning types are subject to lottery.

  Here, it is assumed that the winning type including the winning combination for changing the RT gaming state is not the lottery target of the winning type lottery in the internal middle gaming state. To explain using the winning type lottery table of the present embodiment, in the RT2 gaming state, among the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 12”, the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 6”. In the RT3 gaming state, among the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 12,” the winning types “Transition Replay 7” to “Transition Replay 12” are subject to the lottery of the winning type lottery. Thus, in the internal middle game state, it is assumed that all of the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 12” are not the lottery targets of the winning type lottery. Therefore, for example, while the suggestion effect is being executed in the RT2 gaming state, one of the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 6” is won by the winning type lottery, for example, the winning combination “Transition Replay”. If the symbol combination corresponding to “1” is displayed on the active line A, it is indicated that the bonus winning type has not been won (the game state is not in the internal game state) even though the suggestion effect has been executed. It will be easily grasped by the person.

  Therefore, in the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment, for example, even if the suggestion effect is performed in either the RT2 gaming state or the internal middle gaming state, the winning type “ Transition replay 1 ”to“ transition replay 6 ”may be determined. Therefore, during the execution of the suggestion effect, the winning types “Transition Replay 1” to “Transition Replay 6” are determined, and the stop switch 130 is operated in the correct operation mode, so that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Transition Replay 1” is obtained. Even if displayed on the active line A, it is difficult for the player to determine whether the set gaming state is the RT2 gaming state or the internal middle gaming state. Therefore, in the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the bonus winning type from being easily grasped when the suggestion effect is executed.

  Moreover, only the winning type “Transition Replay” in which the batting orders 1 and 2 do not become the correct operation mode is provided (the correct operation mode is equally distributed from the batting order 1 to the batting order 6 with respect to the winning type “Transition Replay”. If a penalty is imposed on the operation mode of the batting orders 3 to 6 and the selected winning combination is awarded, an auxiliary production is performed, and the symbol combination corresponding to the correct winning combination is unintentionally effective. It is not displayed on A.

  On the other hand, in the slot machine 100 of this embodiment, the correct operation mode is equally distributed from the batting order 1 to the batting order 6 for the winning type “transition replay”, and a penalty is imposed on a specific operation mode. Even if there is not, the winning combination type will be displayed on the active line A with the winning combination “Migration Replay” won and the intention combination will be displayed on the active line A. Can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, specific processing in the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 will be described based on flowcharts.

(Main processing of main control board 200)
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing main processing of the main control board 200. Here, first, an outline of one game after initialization will be described along the main process of the main control board 200, and then the details of each process will be described. Here, processing related to the features of the present embodiment will be described in detail, and descriptions of configurations unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted. Although detailed description is omitted, when each process is performed, the switches (the bet switch 126, the start switch 128, and the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c) used in each process are activated at the start of the process. And invalidated at the end of the process.

(Step S100)
When the power of the slot machine 100 is turned on via the power switch 148 and becomes energized, the initialization unit 300 executes an initialization process in preparation for the start of the game. The initialization unit 300 generates backup data at any time while the power is on, and holds the backup data in the main RAM 200c. Therefore, even if an unexpected power interruption occurs, it is possible to restore the state before the power interruption using the stored backup data in this initialization process. For example, even if an unexpected power interruption occurs during the rotation of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c, the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c are started again after the return operation. Therefore, in the initialization process, the main RAM 200c is basically not initialized (RAM clear).

(Step S200)
Subsequently, the betting means 302 bets medals through the operation of the bet switch 126 by the player or the insertion of medals into the medal insertion unit 124. Further, the command determining means 314 generates a making command indicating that the operation has been performed, and the command sending means 316 sends the generated making command to the sub control board 202.

(Step S300)
Next, the winning type lottery means 304 validates the game start operation with respect to the start switch 128 and shifts to a state waiting for the operation of the start switch 128. Here, the winning type lottery means 304 at the time when the start switch 128 is operated from the winning type lottery random number updated by the random number generator 200d of the main control board 200 in accordance with the operation of the start switch 128 by the player. 1 winning type lottery random number is acquired. The winning type lottery means 304 determines one winning type lottery table corresponding to the currently set gaming state from the plurality of winning type lottery tables shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. It is determined to which of the winning areas in the determined winning type lottery table the lottery random number corresponds, and the winning type or lose of the determined winning area is determined as the lottery result. Further, after the lottery result is determined in accordance with the operation of the start switch 128, the command determining unit 314 generates a winning type command including a lottery result (winning type or loss) of the winning type lottery, information on the gaming state, and the like. The command transmission unit 316 transmits the generated winning type command to the sub-control board 202. The lottery process S300 will be described in detail later.

(Step S400)
When the start switch 128 is operated, the reel control means 306 drives the stepping motor 262 to rotate the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c. In this reel rotation process, when a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) elapses from the start of rotation of the left reel 134a, middle reel 134b, and right reel 134c in the previous game (wait), the left reel in the game The rotation of 134a, middle reel 134b, and right reel 134c is started, and when all of the left reel 134a, middle reel 134b, and right reel 134c are rotated at a constant speed, the process proceeds to step S500. Further, the reel control means 306 may execute a reel effect.

(Step S500)
Subsequently, when the reel control means 306 activates the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c and receives an operation of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c by the player, the reel control means 306 receives the rotation reel (the left reel 134a, Either the middle reel 134b or the right reel 134c) is controlled to stop. In addition, when any of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c is operated, the command determining unit 314 displays a stop command (first stop command, information indicating the information of the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c). (Second stop command, third stop command) is generated for each operation, and the command transmission means 316 sequentially transmits the generated stop commands to the sub-control board 202.

(Step S600)
Next, the determination means 308 determines which combination the symbol combination displayed on the active line A shown in FIG. 5A corresponds to and determines the gaming state according to the symbol combination. Various processes required for change and replay are executed. In addition, the command determination unit 314 generates a winning command including a symbol combination displayed on the effective line A and a medal payout number when the symbol combination corresponding to the small role is displayed on the effective line A. The command transmission unit 316 transmits the generated winning command to the sub-control board 202. This determination process S600 will be described in detail later.

(Step S700)
Subsequently, when the symbol combination corresponding to the small combination is displayed on the active line A based on the determination result in step S600, for example, the payout control unit 310 executes a medal payout process corresponding to the small combination. When the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is displayed on the active line A, a process for automatically betting the next game is executed. In addition, when a predetermined number of medals are paid out in the bonus gaming state, the gaming state transition means 312 returns the gaming state to the gaming state before the transition from the bonus gaming state to the bonus gaming state, and corresponds to the gaming state. The winning type lottery table to be set is set. Thus, the payout control means 310 performs various processes corresponding to the symbol combination displayed on the active line A, and ends the one game. Further, when the medal payout process is performed, the command determination unit 314 generates a payout command indicating that the payout process has been performed, and the command transmission unit 316 transmits the generated payout command to the sub-control board 202. .

  One game is executed through a series of processes from step S200 to step S700. Thereafter, steps S200 to S700 are repeated.

(Lottery process S300)
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the lottery process in step S300. Here, processing related to the features of the present embodiment, in particular, the winning combination “BB” and the AT effect state will be described in detail, and the description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted.

(Step S301)
First, the winning type lottery means 304 refers to the winning type lottery table (FIGS. 9 and 10) corresponding to the game state at that time, and selects one of a plurality of winning types based on the operation of the start switch 128. Determined by type lottery.

(Step S302)
Next, the game state transition means 312 determines whether or not the winning combination “BB” is included in the winning combination constituting the winning type determined by the winning type lottery. As a result, if the winning combination “BB” is included, the process proceeds to step S303, and if the winning combination “BB” is not included, the process proceeds to step S304.

(Step S303)
If it is determined in step S302 that the winning combination “BB” is included, the gaming state transition means 312 shifts the gaming state to the internal / intermediate gaming state and sets the winning type lottery table shown in FIG. According to the winning type lottery table, the number of correct operation modes in the winning type “selected bell” is expanded from one to four in order to suppress the consumption of medals in the internal game state. However, there is a possibility that the winning combination “maintenance bell” wins depending on the operation mode, and the demotion frequency of the gaming state is increased. In addition, in order to prevent the player from grasping that the winning combination “BB” has been won, in relation to the batting order 1 and batting order 2 in which only the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” can be won in a gaming state other than the internal medium gaming state, Even when the correct operation mode is expanded in the internal game state, the winning combination “Increase Bell 1” is set to win.

(Step S304)
Subsequently, the game state transition means 312 determines whether or not to shift to the AT effect state based on the operation of the start switch 128 according to the game state at that time, by effect state lottery.

(Step S305)
The game state transition means 312 determines whether or not the transition to the AT effect state is determined in the lottery in step S304. As a result, if the transition to the AT effect state is determined, the process proceeds to step S306, and if the transition to the AT effect state is not determined, the lottery process S300 is terminated.

(Step S306)
If it is determined in step S305 that the transition to the AT effect state has been determined, the game state transition means 312 sets an arbitrary number of games in the ART counter and changes the effect state from the non-AT effect state to the AT effect state. And the lottery process S300 is terminated. Here, the ART counter is a counter indicating the number of remaining continued games in the ART gaming state.

(Determination process S600)
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the determination process in step S600. Here, processing related to the features of the present embodiment, in particular, the transition of the gaming state will be described in detail, and description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted.

(Step S601)
First, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether or not the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Transition Replay 1”. As a result, if the symbol combination corresponds to the winning combination “Migration Replay 1”, the process proceeds to Step S602, and if not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Migration Replay 1”, the process proceeds to Step S603.

(Step S602)
If it is determined in step S601 that the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “transition replay 1”, the gaming state transition means 312 transitions the gaming state to the RT3 gaming state. Then, the determination process S600 ends.

(Step S603)
Next, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Transition Replay 2” or “Transition Replay 3”. As a result, if the symbol combination corresponds to the winning combination “Transition Replay 2” or “Transition Replay 3”, the process moves to Step S604, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Transition Replay 2” or “Transition Replay 3”. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S605.

(Step S604)
If it is determined in step S603 that the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “transition replay 2” or “transition replay 3”, the gaming state transition means 312 determines the gaming state. Is shifted to the RT4 gaming state, and the determination process S600 is terminated.

(Step S605)
Subsequently, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether or not the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Migration Replay 4”. As a result, if the symbol combination corresponds to the winning combination “Migration Replay 4”, the process proceeds to Step S606, and if not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Migration Replay 4”, the process proceeds to Step S607.

(Step S606)
If it is determined in step S605 that the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “transition replay 4”, the gaming state transition means 312 transitions the gaming state to the RT1 gaming state. Then, the determination process S600 ends.

(Step S607)
Next, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether or not the result of the winning type lottery in step S301 is the winning type “selected bell” and the operation is performed in an operation mode other than the correct operation mode. As a result, if the winning type is “selected bell” and the operation is performed in an operation mode other than the correct operation mode, the process proceeds to step S608, and the winning type is not “selected bell”, or the winning type If it is “selection bell” but the operation is performed in the correct operation mode, the process proceeds to step S611.

(Step S608)
If it is determined in step S607 that the winning type lottery result is the winning type “Selection Bell” and the operation is performed in an operation mode other than the correct operation mode, the winning type lottery means 304 is on the active line A. It is determined whether or not the symbol combination displayed in is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Maintenance Bell”. As a result, if the symbol combination corresponds to the winning combination “maintained bell”, the process proceeds to step S609, and if not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintained bell”, the process proceeds to step S610.

(Step S609)
If it is determined in step S608 that the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell”, the gaming state transition means 312 shifts the gaming state to the RT1 gaming state. Then, the determination process S600 ends.

(Step S610)
If it is determined in step S608 that the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “maintenance bell”, that is, it is determined that the winning combination “maintenance bell” has been missed, the gaming state transition means 312. Shifts the gaming state to the RT2 gaming state, and ends the determination process S600.

(Step S611)
Subsequently, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether or not the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “BB”. As a result, if the symbol combination corresponds to the winning combination “BB”, the process proceeds to step S612. If the symbol combination does not correspond to the winning combination “BB”, the process proceeds to step S613.

(Step S612)
If it is determined in step S611 that the symbol combination displayed on the active line A is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “BB”, the gaming state transition means 312 determines the current gaming state (RT1 gaming state, RT2 (A game state, an RT3 game state, or an RT4 game state) is held, the game state is shifted to the bonus game state, the winning type lottery table shown in FIG. 9 is set, and the determination process S600 is ended.

(Step S613)
Next, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether or not the current gaming state is the RT4 gaming state and the rendering state is the AT rendering state, that is, whether or not it is the ART gaming state. As a result, if it is the ART gaming state, the process proceeds to step S614, and if it is not the ART gaming state, the determination process S600 is terminated.

(Step S614)
If it is determined in step S613 that the gaming state is the ART gaming state, the gaming state transition means 312 determines whether or not the ART counter is zero. As a result, if the ART counter is not 0, the process proceeds to step S615. If the ART counter is 0, the process proceeds to step S616.

(Step S615)
If it is determined in step S614 that the ART counter is not 0, the gaming state transition means 312 subtracts 1 from the ART counter and ends the determination process S600.

(Step S616)
If it is determined in step S614 that the ART counter is 0, the gaming state transition means 312 ends the AT effect state, shifts to the non-AT effect state, and ends the determination process S600. At this time, the gaming state is not immediately demoted from the RT4 gaming state, but will eventually be demoted to the RT1 gaming state or the RT2 gaming state as the AT effect state ends.

(Sub-processing of sub-control board 202)
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a sub process of the sub control board 202.

(Step S1100)
When the power of the slot machine 100 is turned on via the power switch 148 and becomes energized, the initialization determining means 330 executes an initialization process in preparation for the start of the game. The initialization determination unit 330 generates backup data at any time while the power is turned on, and holds the backup data in the sub RAM 202c.

(Step S1200)
The command receiving unit 332 determines whether a command from the main control board 200 is received. As a result, if a command has been received, the process proceeds to step S1300. If a command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S1400.

(Step S1300)
If it is determined in step S1200 that a command has been received, the command receiving unit 332 executes various processes based on the received command. The command reception process S1300 will be described in detail later.

(Step S1400)
The effect control means 334 analyzes the detection signal of the effect switch 132 and performs various processes based on the analysis result.

(Step S1500)
The effect control means 334 refers to the execution information (time table) of the various effects determined to be executed, performs a time schedule management process for executing a process corresponding to the corresponding time stored in the time table, and step S1200. Repeat the process from. In this process, a display image on the liquid crystal display unit 138 is inserted or switched, and various commands are transmitted to each device. As a result, various effects are executed.

(Command reception processing S1300)
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the command reception process in step S1300. Here, in particular, the transition of the AT effect state will be described in detail, and the description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted.

(Step S1301)
First, the command receiving means 332 determines whether or not the received command is an input command. As a result, if the received command is a submission command, the process proceeds to step S1302, and if the received command is not a submission command, the process proceeds to step S1303.

(Step S1302)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1301 is a throw-in command, the effect control means 334 determines that the effect that has been executed up to that point has been executed under the predetermined condition, assuming that the game start preparation for the next game has been performed. Switch or end with.

(Step S1303)
Subsequently, the command receiving unit 332 determines whether or not the received command is a winning type command. As a result, if the received command is a winning type command, it is assumed that one game has been started, and the process proceeds to step S1304. If the received command is not a winning type command, the process proceeds to step S1306.

(Step S1304)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1303 is a winning type command, the effect control means 334 determines a game effect based on the winning type command. Here, if the effect state managed by the game state transition means 312 is the AT effect state, and the winning type indicated in the winning type command is the winning type “transition replay” or the winning type “selected bell”, the effect control The means 334 determines an auxiliary effect that notifies the correct operation mode of the winning type. However, when the gaming state managed by the gaming state transition unit 312 is the RT1 gaming state and the winning type indicated in the winning type command is the winning type “selected bell”, the effect control unit 334 displays the winning type of the winning type. An auxiliary effect for notifying the correct operation mode is determined, and the gaming state is changed to the RT2 gaming state. In addition, when the winning type indicated in the winning type command is a bonus winning type, and when the winning type indicated in the winning type command is not the bonus winning type, the production control means 334 has a predetermined probability of determination. The execution of the suggestion effect is decided. Then, when the bonus control type is won by the win type lottery (in the case of an internal / middle game state), the effect control means 334 finally displays an image of content indicating that the mission has been achieved on the liquid crystal display unit. If the bonus selection type is not won by the winning type lottery (when it is in the RT gaming state), an image of content indicating that the mission has finally failed is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit. 138 to make a display decision.

(Step S1305)
Next, the effect control means 334 starts executing the determined effect. For example, if the determined effect is an auxiliary effect, the effect control unit 334 sets the auxiliary effect in the time table.

(Step S1306)
Subsequently, the command receiving unit 332 determines whether or not the received command is a stop command. As a result, if the received command is a stop command, the process proceeds to step S1307, and if the received command is not a stop command, the process proceeds to step S1308.

(Step S1307)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1306 is a stop command, the effect control means 334 determines whether the stop command is a first stop command, a second stop command, or a third stop command, The stop operation is determined to be one of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c. Based on the determination result and the content of the effect, various processes are performed and the effect mode is changed.

(Step S1308)
Subsequently, the command receiving unit 332 determines whether the received command is a winning command. As a result, if the received command is a winning command, the process proceeds to step S1309. If the received command is not a winning command, the process proceeds to step S1310.

(Step S1309)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1308 is a winning command, the effect control means 334 sets the effect based on the winning command in the time table.

(Step S1310)
Subsequently, the command receiving unit 332 determines whether or not the received command is a payout command. As a result, if the received command is a payout command, the process proceeds to step S1311. If the received command is not a payout command, the command reception process S1300 is terminated.

(Step S1311)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1310 is a payout command, effect control means 334 sets an effect based on the payout command in the time table, and ends the command receiving process S1300. Then, the numerical values of the sub credit display unit 156 and the sub payout display unit 158 are updated in accordance with the medal payout.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Is done.

  In the embodiment described above, the winning combinations “Migration Replay 1” to “Migration Replay 4” have been described as the winning combinations for transitioning the RT gaming state. For example, other winning combinations can be used. Which winning combination is used, and the number, combination, and order of the winning combinations can be arbitrarily set.

  In the embodiment described above, the game state transition unit 312 has been described as an example of managing the game state and the effect state on the main control board 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game state transition unit 312 is You may manage a game state and an effect state in the control board 202. FIG. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 are arranged so as to share a function part for proceeding with the game, but the function part of the main control board 200 is assigned to the sub control board 202. Alternatively, the functional units of the sub control board 202 may be arranged on the main control board 200, or all the functional units may be arranged on one control board.

  In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the AT effect state ends when the set number of continuous games is reached. However, the AT effect state that can receive the assist effect is not limited to this case. Auxiliary effects such as having reached the number of navigations, which is the number of games for notifying the correct operation mode, reaching the set number of payouts, or reaching the set number of payouts (number of payouts-number of input), etc. It may be ended by digesting various game opportunities that can be received. In the above-described embodiment, it has been explained that in each gaming state where an auxiliary effect can be received, the number of continuous games is added and a lottery is performed, and the number of continuous games is extended by winning, but only in such a case. First, it is possible to perform various lotteries that change the end condition of the gaming state, such as increasing or decreasing or changing the number of various gaming opportunities that can receive an auxiliary effect.

  In addition, each process performed by the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 described above does not necessarily have to be performed in time series in the order described in the flowchart, and may include processes in parallel or by a subroutine.

100 slot machine (game machine)
126 Bet switch 128 Start switch 130 Stop switch 134a, 134b, 134c Rotating reel 200 Main control board 202 Sub control board 302 Bet means 304 Winning type lottery means 306 Reel control means 310 Payout control means 332 Command receiving means 334 Production control means

Claims (2)

After bets Yu technique medium, based on the operation of the start switch, and selects winning answer operation mode is a predetermined operation sequence of the plurality of operation order is set as the winning conditions for the stop switch and other winning A winning type lottery means for determining one of a plurality of winning types including a selected winning type including a bonus winning type including a bonus combination by a winning type lottery ,
Yu technique who plurality of kinds advantageously different degrees of RT gaming state, internal in playing state is transited in accordance with the winning of the bonus winning type, and includes a bonus gaming state in which the transition according to the winning of the bonus combination A gaming state transition means for setting any gaming state from a plurality of gaming states ;
With
The gaming state transition means includes
When the gaming state is set to the RT gaming state, when the selected winning type is determined by the winning type lottery and the player performs an operation according to the correct operation mode, the set RT game is set. Transition the state to the RT gaming state with a higher gaming profit,
When the gaming state is set to the RT gaming state, when the selected winning type is determined by the winning type lottery and the player performs an operation other than the correct operation mode, the set RT Maintaining the gaming state or changing the set RT gaming state to the RT gaming state with a smaller gaming profit,
In the plurality of types of RT gaming states, the selected winning types that are the lottery targets of the winning type lottery differ depending on the set RT gaming state,
The winning type lottery means is:
When the gaming state is set to the internal medium gaming state, one of the winning types including all of the selected winning types to be selected in each of the plurality of types of RT gaming states is determined by the winning type lottery. A gaming machine characterized by that.   When the gaming state is set to the internal medium gaming state and when the gaming state is set to the RT gaming state, it suggests that the gaming state is transitioned to the bonus gaming state. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising an effect control means for executing the suggestion effect.

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