JP6627063B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  In a slot machine as a gaming machine, a lottery of a winning combination is performed and a plurality of spinning reels on which various symbols are written rotate according to a bet on a medal (game medium) and an operation of a start switch by a player. Then, according to the lottery result and the operation of the stop switch by the player, the spinning reel is sequentially stopped, and a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on an active line which is a payout target line. For example, a game profit (hereinafter, simply referred to as a game profit) according to the winning combination, such as a payout of a medal, is given to the player.

  In the slot machine, a plurality of game states are provided in which the degree of advantage (game profit) of the player is different when the game progresses. For example, it is set as a winning condition that the operation mode of the stop switch is a predetermined operation mode among a plurality of operation modes, that is, a predetermined operation order (batting order), a predetermined operation timing, or a combination thereof. When a winning combination with a large game profit (hereinafter, referred to as a selected winning combination) and another winning combination are won in an overlapping winning type (hereinafter, referred to as a selected winning type), winning conditions of the selected winning combination, etc. Is notified (hereinafter, the effect of notifying such an operation condition as the winning condition of the predetermined winning combination is simply referred to as an auxiliary effect), and the selected winning combination is thus notified. A so-called AT (assist time) AT effect state is provided in which a player can easily display a symbol combination corresponding to the above on the activated line. Slot machine also. Also, by setting the winning probability of the replay role to be higher than that of the normal game and suppressing the consumption of medals, the chance of winning the winning combination for the consumption of medals is increased, so-called RT (replay time) game, In some cases, an ART game in which an AT game and an RT game are advanced simultaneously is provided.

  In the above-described AT effect state, etc., a plurality of continuation rates for a continuous lottery for determining whether to continue the AT effect state are arranged in a predetermined order. Techniques for performing an AT effect state according to a pattern have been disclosed (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2014-61130 A JP 2012-192043 A

  However, in order to cover all the change patterns of the AT production state, including the change patterns of the continuation rate, and the change pattern that provides the special continuation rate at an unexpected timing, it is necessary to prepare a myriad of change patterns as scenarios. As a result, the memory capacity occupied by the scenario increases. In particular, in recent years, scenarios may be managed on the main control board from the viewpoint of fraud prevention, and the memory capacity of the main control board will be squeezed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a gaming machine capable of improving a production effect by continuing a production state with a variety of variation patterns while reducing a memory capacity. The purpose is.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a gaming machine of the present invention comprises: a betting means for betting a game value for use in a game; and after betting a game value , a plurality of winning types are determined based on operation of a start switch. According to the operation of the start switch, a winning type lottery means for determining any one by a winning type lottery, and a plurality of rotating reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged are controlled to correspond to the rotating reel. A reel control means for stopping and controlling each of the rotating reels corresponding to the operated stop switch based on a lottery result of the winning type lottery means in response to the operation of the stop switch, and a predetermined effect state advantageous to the player. State transition means for transitioning to any one of a plurality of effect states, including: Is continued with continued satisfying the predetermined effect condition, the terminate and do not satisfy the continuity condition the predetermined effect condition, the continuation condition is multiple and different in condition, the predetermined effect condition continues during and has, from the scenario in which the continuation condition are arranged in a predetermined order, said continuous condition is satisfied whether determined by referring to the continuation condition in order every time the predetermined effect condition is started performs substitution lottery to specific continuation condition, the if Tei determined substitution of the specific continuation condition is substituted lottery, the referenced continuation condition, initiated continuation condition of the predetermined effect condition and then, the long said determined substitution to a specific continuation condition by substitution lottery, the specific continuation condition, the continuation condition of the predetermined effect condition initiated.

  The state transition means determines the replacement with the specific continuation condition with respect to the predetermined effect state after the next time while the predetermined effect state continues, by a replacement lottery during the current predetermined effect state. Then, when the substitution to the specific continuation condition is determined by the substitution lottery, an effect control means for executing an effect indicating that the specific continuation condition is set may be provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to aim at the improvement of a production effect by continuing a production state with a change pattern rich in variations, reducing memory capacity.

FIG. 3 is an external view for explaining a schematic mechanical configuration of the slot machine. It is an external view in the state where the front door was opened for explaining the schematic mechanical configuration of the slot machine. It is a figure showing the symbol arrangement of a reel. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of the slot machine. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an effective line and a virtual line. It is an explanatory view for explaining a winning combination. It is an explanatory view for explaining a winning combination. It is an explanatory view for explaining transition of a game state in a main control board. It is a figure showing a winning type lottery table. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating transition of the effect state in a main control board. It is a figure showing an effect state lottery table. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for describing processing until an enemy character is determined. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for describing processing until a character type and the number of initial lives are determined. It is an explanatory view for explaining a digestion process of an attack right. It is a figure explaining the lottery table used for a battle effect. It is an explanatory view for explaining an effect mode of a battle effect. It is an explanatory view for explaining other production modes of a battle production. It is an explanatory view for explaining other production modes of a battle production. It is explanatory drawing which showed the digestion aspect of the attack right in the effect which shows battle defeat. It is explanatory drawing which showed the alerting | reporting aspect in the effect which shows the defeat of a battle. 5 is a flowchart illustrating main processing of a main control board. It is the flowchart which showed the lottery processing. It is the flowchart which showed the arrival condition determination processing. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an arrival condition determination process. It is the flowchart which showed the sub process of the sub control board. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a command receiving process. It is the flowchart which showed the production decision processing.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, other specific numerical values, and the like 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 specification and the drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration will be denoted by the same reference numerals, without redundant description, and elements not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. I do.

  In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, first, a mechanical configuration and an electrical configuration of a slot machine (game machine) capable of being played by a player will be briefly described. Basic processing (changing of a winning combination or a game state) and characteristic processing in 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 a front opening of the casing 102. A front upper door 104 attached to the front lower door 106, which is located below the front upper door 104 and is attached to the front opening of the housing 102 so as to be openable and closable, like the front upper door 104. A tray 108 is provided at a lower portion of the door 106 for storing medals paid out from a medal outlet 108a.

  An operation unit installation base 122 is formed above the front lower door 106, and a medal insertion unit 124, a bet switch 126, a start switch 128, a stop switch 130, an effect switch 132, and the like are arranged on the operation unit installation table 122. ing.

  A medal insertion unit 124 located on the right side of the operation unit installation table 122 accepts insertion of medals as game media through a medal insertion slot 124a, and a medal selector (not shown) provided on the back of the front lower door 106. Send. The medal selector includes a blocker (not shown) for guiding medals inserted outside the insertion period in which medals can be inserted or nonstandard medals to the medal outlet 108a, and medals within the standard inserted during the insertion period. And a inserted medal detecting unit 124b for detecting the passage of the medals. Here, the medals guided to the medal discharge port 108a are discharged to the receiving portion 108. When a player inserts medals exceeding a specified insertion number, which is the number of medals required to start one game, the number of medals exceeding the specified insertion number becomes a predetermined number (for example, 50). ) Is electrically stored (hereinafter simply referred to as credit) inside the slot machine 100 with the upper limit of ()). The one game will be described later in detail.

  Here, the prescribed 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 prescribed insertion numbers, the largest one among the plurality of prescribed insertion numbers is referred to as a maximum prescribed insertion number, and a minimum one. Is called the minimum prescribed number of inputs. If the specified number of inputs is selectable from 1 to 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 specified number of medals out of credited medals. When the bet switch 126 is pressed in a state in which medals equal to or more than the specified insertion number are credited, one game can be started, and the number of credited medals is reduced by the specified insertion number.

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

  A colorless and transparent design display window 136 made of a glass plate, a transparent resin plate, or the like is provided substantially at the center of the lower portion of the front upper door 104. A unit 134 is provided. As shown in the symbol arrangement of the reels in FIG. 3, the reel unit 134 has three rotating reels (left reel 134a, middle reel 134b, right The reels 134c) are independently rotatably provided, and the player can visually recognize the left reel 134a, the center reel 134b, and the right reel 134c through the symbol display window 136. The reel unit 134 starts rotation of the left reel 134a, the center 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 table 122 is a button switch provided for each of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c and capable of detecting a pressing operation of the player. A stop operation of the player who wants to stop each of the reel 134a, the center reel 134b, and the right reel 134c is detected. The three button switches related to the stop switch 130 are particularly called 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 in accordance with their positions.

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

  A liquid crystal display unit 138 for displaying various images accompanying the effect is provided substantially at the center of the upper part of the front upper door 104. In addition, an effect lamp 142 composed of, for example, a high-brightness light emitting diode (LED) is provided above the front upper door 104 and on the left and right.

  As shown in FIG. 2, speakers for effecting 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 are provided. Further, a medal payout device (medal hopper) 264 for paying out medals from the medal outlet 108a is provided below the reel unit 134 in the housing 102. 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 that detects Specifically, the payout control unit 264b is rotatably supported on the exterior of the main body of the payout control unit 264b, and has a plurality of medal insertion holes in which medals dropped from the medal storage unit 264a are inserted one by one from above in the circumferential direction. A disk (not shown) arranged on the disk, and a disk motor (not shown) for rotating the disk. By rotating the disk, medals inserted into the medal insertion holes are fed one by one through a pushing mechanism. The medals are ejected one by one by ejecting the medals to the outside and successively inserting the next medals into the medal insertion holes opened by the ejection.

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

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

  A power switch 148 is provided at an arbitrary position in the housing 102. The power switch 148 is configured by a switch capable of detecting 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, a power-off state and a power-on state. Used.

  In the present embodiment, the one game is the insertion of a medal through the medal insertion unit 124, the insertion of a credited medal through the operation of the bet switch 126, or the display of the replay combination on the activated line. After one of the medals is automatically inserted, the rotation of the plurality of spinning reels 134a, 134b, and 134c is controlled, and the winning type lottery is executed according to the operation of the start switch 128 by the player. According to the lottery result of the type lottery and the operation of the plurality of stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c by the player, the rotation reels 134a, 134b, 134c corresponding to the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c are respectively controlled to stop. To win the medals If you prize, say a game until payout of the medals are executed. In addition, when the winning type that can receive the payout of medals is non-winning or when the player wins but does not win, one game ends when all the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c are stopped. However, the start of one game may be read as the operation of the start switch 128 by the player instead of the insertion of the above-mentioned medals or the winning of the replay combination. The number of times that one game is repeated is referred to as the number of games.

(Electrical Configuration of 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 mainly controlled by a control board. Here, as an example of the control board, a description will be given of a main control board 200 and a sub control board 202 which share the functions of the control board. For example, among the programs related to the progress of the game, particularly important processes such as a lottery of a winning combination to be provided for the game and a prize thereof are executed by the main control board 200, and other processes related to effects, for example, are executed by the sub control board 202 Running on Further, as shown in FIG. 4, transmission of electrical signals between the main control board 200 and the sub-control board 202 is performed by the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 202 from the viewpoint of fraud prevention. Limited to direction only. However, if there is no such restriction, electrically two-way communication is technically possible.

(Main control board 200)
The main control board 200 has various semiconductor integrated circuits including a main CPU 200a as a central processing unit, a main ROM 200b in which programs and the like are stored, a main RAM 200c functioning as a work area, and the like. I do. However, a backup power supply (not shown) is connected to the main RAM 200c, and even when the power is turned off, data is not erased unless a setting change is performed and the main RAM 200c is initialized. Will be retained.

  In addition, the main control board 200 functions as the main CPU 200a in cooperation with the main RAM 200c based on a program stored in the main ROM 200b. It has functional units such as 306, determination unit 308, payout control unit 310, state transition unit 312, and command transmission unit 314.

  The initialization means 300 executes an initialization process in the main control board 200. The betting unit 302 bets medals to be used for a game. Here, the bet is based on the case where the credited medal is inserted through the operation of the bet switch 126, the case where the medal is inserted through the medal insertion unit 124, and the medal based on the fact that the replay combination is displayed on the activated line. Is included automatically. The winning type lottery means 304 is based on a medal bet and the operation of the start switch 128, and is formed of one or a plurality of overlapping ones selected from a plurality of types of winning roles including a small role, a replay role, and a bonus role. Either the winning type or the loss is determined by a winning type lottery.

  The reel control means 306 controls the rotation of the plurality of rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c in response to the operation of the start switch 128, and controls the plurality of stop button switches 130a respectively corresponding to the rotating rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. , 130b, 130c, the stop reel switches 134a, 134b, 134c corresponding to the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c are respectively controlled to stop. In addition, in response to the operation of the start switch 128, the reel control unit 306 activates the operation of the stop switch 130 in the previous game, and then displays the lottery result of the winning type lottery. The time until the operation is activated (disabled by the completion of the operation of the stop switch 130 in the previous game) is extended beyond a prescribed time, and during that time, the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c are rotated in various modes. A reel effect (freeze effect) may be performed. In the reel effect, an arbitrary switch that should be effective is not made valid for a predetermined time, a process that should be executed is held for a predetermined time, or a signal of an arbitrary switch that should be transmitted or received is transmitted or received for a predetermined time. It can be realized by not having it.

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

  The command transmission unit 314 sequentially determines commands related to the game accompanying the operations of the bet unit 302, the winning type lottery unit 304, the reel control unit 306, the determination unit 308, the payout control unit 310, the state transition unit 312, and the like. The command transmission unit 314 sequentially transmits the determined commands to the sub control board 202.

  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 unit 302, the winning type lottery unit 304, a reel control unit 306, and a determination unit 308 execute the various processes described above. 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 credits and the number of payout medals on both the display units 152 and 154. Control.

  Further, a reel drive control section 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, and 134c transmitted from the reel control unit 306 in response to the operation signal of the start switch 128, and stops the stepping motor 262. The drive of the stepping motor 262 is performed based on the stop signals of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c and the detection signal of the rotation position detection circuit 260, which are transmitted from the reel control means 306 in response to the operation signal of the switch 130. To stop.

  Further, a medal payout device 264 is connected to the main control board 200. The detection signal of the payout medal detection unit 264c is input to the main control board 200, and the payout control unit 310 counts the payout number of medals according to the detection signal and outputs the signal from the payout control unit 264b. Controls medal ejection.

  The main control board 200 is provided with a random number generator 200d. The random number generator 200d obtains a random number by sequentially incrementing the count value, looping the count value within a predetermined numerical range, and extracting the count value at a predetermined time. The 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 to determine the game profit to be given to the player, for example, the winning type lottery means 304 to determine the winning type. .

(Sub-control board 202)
Similarly to the main control board 200, the sub control board 202 has various semiconductor integrated circuits including a sub CPU 202a as a central processing unit, a sub ROM 202b storing programs and the like, a sub RAM 202c functioning as a work area, and the like. Based on the command from the main control board 200, the effect is particularly controlled. Similarly to the main RAM 200c, a backup power supply (not shown) is connected to the sub RAM 202c, and even if the power is turned off, the data is retained without being erased. The sub-control board 202 is also provided with a random number generator 202d similarly to the main control board 200, and the random number generated by the random number generator 202d (hereinafter referred to as “rendering random number”) mainly depends on the mode of rendering. Used to make decisions.

  The sub-control board 202 includes an initialization determining unit 330, a command receiving unit 332, an effect control unit 334, and the like, which function when the sub CPU 202a cooperates with the sub RAM 202c based on a program stored in the sub ROM 202b. It has a functional unit.

  The initialization determining means 330 executes an initialization process in the sub-control board 202. The command receiving unit 332 receives a command from another control board such as the main control board 200 and performs processing on the command. The effect control means 334 receives the detection signal from the effect switch 132, and determines the effect of the game performed by each 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 unit 334 controls 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. The illuminated data for the effect through the illuminated equipment is determined, and the audio data constituting the audio to be output from the speaker 140 is determined. Then, the effect control unit 334 executes the effect of the determined game. Each of these functional units will be described later in detail.

  The effects include effects performed by the main control board 200, such as the reel effects described above, and effects performed by the sub-control board 202. The effect performed by the sub control board 202 is a liquid crystal display unit 138, a speaker 140, an effect lamp 142, a reel backlight 144, a reel upper light 146, a sub credit display unit 156, and a sub payout display unit as the game progresses. It 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 a winning type with a more dynamic image. In such an effect, for example, an effect indicating transition to the AT effect state is performed over a plurality of games, and the player's sense of expectation can be increased. Also, even if the player has not won any of the winning types, it is possible to give the player a high expectation of a high payout through the effect as if he / she has won, so that the player is not bored. It becomes possible. In addition, as described above, in the ART gaming state (AT effect state), the winning types “Transition Replay 4” to “Transition Replay 21” in the winning areas 17 to 34 of the winning type lottery table shown in FIG. , Or the winning type of the hitting areas 35 to 40, "batting order bell 1" to "batting order bell 6", the game profit is large (the RT gaming state is promoted or the expected number of acquired games is maximized). An auxiliary effect for notifying the correct answer operation mode is also included.

  In the present embodiment, the effect moving image is processed 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 an enormous data capacity and a large processing load accompanying the display. Therefore, there is a case where the effect moving image is separately processed by interposing a liquid crystal control board.

  By linking the main control board 200 and the sub-control board 202, various game properties can be constructed. Hereinafter, main game modes will be described in detail.

(Table used for main control board 200)
In the slot machine 100, a plurality of game states are provided, and the game states transition as the game progresses. In the main control board 200, a plurality of winning type lottery tables and the like corresponding to the gaming state managed by the state shifting means 312 are stored in the main ROM 200b. The winning type lottery means 304 determines the current setting value (indicating the ease of obtaining a game profit stepwise) stored in the main RAM 200c and the current game state (a game state based on the presence or absence of a bonus combination described later). ), The corresponding win type lottery table is extracted from the main ROM 200b, and based on the extracted win type lottery table, the win type random number acquired in response to the operation signal of the start switch 128 is stored in the win type lottery table. It is determined which winning type corresponds.

  Here, the winning combinations that constitute the winning type extracted in the winning type lottery table include a replay role, a small role, and a bonus role. The state in which the symbol combination corresponding to such a winning combination is aligned on the activated line is called display or winning, and the winning combination including the winning combination is won until the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed. Let the state be the internal winning state. When the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is displayed on the activated line, the replay combination among the winning combinations is a combination that allows the player to execute one game again without making a new bet for a medal, The small combination is a combination in which a symbol combination corresponding to the small combination is displayed on the activated line, so that a predetermined number of medals can be paid out according to the symbol combination. Further, the bonus combination is a winning combination which can shift the gaming state managed by the state shifting means 312 to the bonus gaming state by displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination on the activated line. Hereinafter, the winning combination and the game profit given to the player will be described.

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

  FIG. 5A shows an effective line in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the number of active lines is one. Specifically, of the nine symbols (3 reels × 3 upper / middle / lower stages) facing the symbol display window 136, the upper stage of the left reel 134 a and the middle reel 134 b A line connecting the positions corresponding to the symbols stopped on the upper stage of the middle and right reels 134c is set as the effective line A. FIG. 5B shows a virtual line. The virtual line is a line that displays another symbol combination that makes it easy to grasp the winning combination when it is difficult to grasp the winning combination only by the symbol combination displayed on the activated line A. In the present embodiment, the virtual line is 5 lines. Two virtual lines are assumed. Specifically, a virtual line B1, a middle line of the left reel 134a, a middle line of the middle reel 134b, and a line connecting the positions corresponding to the 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, The line connecting the position corresponding to the symbol stopped at the middle stage of the right reel 134c is connected to the virtual line B2, the position corresponding to the symbol stopped at the lower stage of the left reel 134a, the lower stage of the middle reel 134b, and the lower stage of the right reel 134c. The line connecting the position corresponding to the symbol which stops at the virtual line B3, the upper stage of the left reel 134a, the middle stage of the middle reel 134b, and the lower stage of the right reel 134c is connected to the virtual line C1, the lower stage of the left reel 134a, and the middle reel 134b. A line connecting the positions corresponding to the symbols stopped at the upper stage of the middle and right reels 134c is set as a virtual line C2. It is. However, as for the virtual lines B1, B2, B3, C1, and C2, the symbols are displayed linearly in appearance, and only the activated line A determines the winning of the winning combination.

  In the present embodiment, as the winning combinations, as shown in FIG. 6, the winning combinations “Replay 1”, “Replay 2”, “Replay 3”, “Replay 4”, “Replay 5”, “Replay 6” , “Replay 7”, “Replay 8”, “Replay 9”, “Replay 10”, “Replay 11”, “Replay 12”, “Replay 13” (hereinafter, these 13 replay roles are simply referred to as “replay roles” May be abbreviated as "), and the winning combinations" Small win 1 "," Small win 2 "," Small win 3 "," Small win 4 "," Small win 5 "," Small win 6 "," Small win 7 " , "Small win 8", "Small win 9", "Small win 10", "Small win 11", "Small win 12", "Small win 13", "Small win 14", "Small win 15", "Small win 16", "Small win 17", "Small win 18", "Small win 19", "Small win 20", "Small win 21", "Small win 22", "Small win 23", Small role 24 ”(hereinafter, the 24 small roles of the winning role“ Small role 1 ”to“ Small role 24 ”may be simply abbreviated to the winning role“ Small role ”) and the winning role“ CBB ”are provided. I have. In FIG. 6, one or a plurality of symbols constituting each winning combination are associated with each of the left reel 134a, the center reel 134b, and the right reel 134c. Among them, the winning combination “Replay” corresponds to the replay combination, the winning combination “small combination” corresponds to the small combination, and the winning combination “CBB” corresponds to the bonus combination.

(Replay role)
As a result of the winning type lottery, if the winning type including any of the winning combinations "Replay" is won and operated in the operation mode (here, the operation order) that is a winning condition, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination Among them, the symbols written on each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c can be displayed on the activated line A, and when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the activated line A, as described above, Thus, one game can be executed again without making a bet by the player. For example, as a result of the winning type lottery, when the winning type including the winning combination “Replay 8” is won and the operation is performed in the operation mode of the winning condition, the winning combination “Replay 8” shown in FIG. 6 is corresponded. A plurality of symbol combinations, for example, a “Replay” symbol written on the left reel 134a can be displayed on the activated line A, and a “Replay” symbol written on the middle reel 134b can be displayed on the activated line A. , "Red 7" symbol, "BAR A" symbol, "Loss A" symbol, "Loss B" symbol, or "Loss C" symbol on the right reel 134c can be displayed on the active line A. It becomes. In the example of FIG. 7A, the symbol combinations displayed on the activated line A are “replay”, “replay”, and “red 7”, but the symbol combination displayed on the virtual line C1 is “ "Replay", "Replay", and "Replay", and the player can easily grasp that the winning type including the winning combination "Replay 8" has been won.

  Here, in the present embodiment, when the symbol constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is on the activated line A when the stop switch 130 is pressed by the player, the reel control means 306 The stop control is performed so that the symbol stops on the effective line A. Also, when the stop switch 130 is pressed, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination are not on the active line A, but in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. In the case where the symbols are within the range (pull-in range) corresponding to four symbols, the number of symbols separated by the reel control means 306 becomes the number of sliding symbols, and a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is formed. Stop control is performed so as to stop the rotation after maintaining the rotation for the number of sliding frames so that the symbol to be drawn is drawn onto 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, and 134c, and all of the symbols are within the pull-in range of each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c, a predetermined priority is set. It is determined which symbol is to be drawn on the activated line A according to the ranking, and stop control is performed so as to stop the rotation after maintaining the rotation for the number of sliding frames so as to draw the prioritized symbol on the activated line A. Note that when the stop switch 130 is pressed and a symbol constituting a symbol combination corresponding to a winning combination other than the winning combination that has been won is on the active line A, the reel control unit 306 changes the symbol. A so-called kicking process for preventing the vehicle from stopping on the active line A is also executed in parallel. In addition, as described later, when an operation mode (operation order or operation timing) is set as a winning condition for a winning combination that constitutes a winning type, the reel control unit 306 determines the winning mode in accordance with the operation mode of the player. The stop control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the combination can be displayed on the activated line A.

  Then, in each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Replay 8" are arranged so as to be always displayed on the activated line A by the above stop control. (See FIGS. 3 and 6). Specifically, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Replay 8" are separated from each other by only a maximum of four frames in each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. A. As described above, when the winning combination including the winning combination “Replay 8” is won and the operation is performed in the operation mode that is the winning condition, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 8” always becomes the active line. A will be displayed on A. When the stop switch 130 is operated at random operation timing, the probability that the symbol corresponding to the predetermined winning reels 134a, 134b, and 134c of the 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 a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 8” are arranged so as to be always displayed on the pay line A on any of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. Therefore, PB = 1 in all of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c. In this way, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Replay 8" is displayed on the activated line A, the next game can be started without inserting medals.

  As will be described later in detail, the stop control when the winning type including the winning combination “Replay 8” is won is determined according to the winning mode (for example, whether the winning combination “Replay 8” is won by itself or another winning combination). It is set to be different depending on whether the winning combination and the winning combination.Therefore, according to the winning mode and the operation mode of the player, the symbol combination corresponding to any winning combination of the winning combination “Replay” that has been overlapped is set. It will be displayed on the active line A.

  In addition, as a result of the winning type lottery, when a winning type including the winning combination “Replay 6” is won, the winning combination “Replay” written on each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c shown in FIG. The symbol constituting "6" can be displayed on the activated line A, for example, as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 7B, the symbol combinations displayed on the activated line A are “Replay”, “Replay”, and “Bell”, but the symbol combination displayed on the virtual line B3 is “Attack”. A "," Attack A ", and" Attack A ", so that the player can easily grasp that the winning type including the winning combination" Replay 6 "has been won.

  In addition, as a result of the winning type lottery, when the winning type including the winning combination “Replay 1” is won, the winning combination “Replay” written on each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c shown in FIG. The symbol constituting "1" can be displayed on the activated line A, for example, as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 7C, the symbol combinations displayed on the activated line A are “attack B”, “BAR A”, and “bell”, but the symbol combinations displayed on the virtual line B2 are Since “BAR A”, “BAR A”, and “BAR A” are set, the player can easily understand that the winning type including the winning combination “Replay 1” has been won.

(Small role)
In addition, as a result of the winning type lottery, when the winning type including the winning combination “Small win 18” is won, the winning combination “R” described on each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c shown in FIG. 7D, the symbol constituting the "small win 18" can be displayed on the active line A, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "small win 18" is displayed on the active line A. In this case, the number of medals (here, nine) corresponding to the winning combination "small combination 18" is paid out to the player. In other words, as a result of the winning type lottery, the winning type including the winning combination “Small win 18” is won, and the winning condition (the operation in the operation order associated with the winning combination “Small win 18” described later) is satisfied. In this case, the "Replay" symbol written on the left reel 134a, which is a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Small Role 18" shown in FIG. 6, can be displayed on the activated line A, and is written on the middle reel 134b. The "bell" symbol to be displayed can be displayed on the activated line A, and the "replay" symbol written on the right reel 134c can be displayed on the activated line A. In the example of FIG. 7D, the symbol combinations displayed on the activated line A are “replay”, “bell”, and “replay”, but the symbol combination displayed on the virtual line B2 is “bell”. , "Bell", and "bell", and the player can easily grasp that the winning type including the winning combination "small win 18" has been won. Here, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Small win 18" are separated from each other by only a maximum of four frames in each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b and 134c. They are arranged so that they can always be displayed on the effective line A (see FIGS. 3 and 6).

  As will be described in detail later, the stop control when the winning type including the winning combination "Small Role 18" is won is determined based on the winning mode (for example, whether the winning combination "Small Role 18" has been won by itself, Is set differently depending on whether the winning combination and the winning combination have been won). Therefore, although the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Small win 18" is always arranged so as to be displayed on the active line A (see FIGS. 3 and 6), the winning combination "Small winning 18" is included. Depending on the operation mode, the player may not be able to always display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Small Role 18" on the activated line A even if the winning type is won. Absent.

  Also, unlike the winning combination "Small win 18", when the winning type including any of the winning combinations "Small winning 1" to "Small winning 8" is won, for example, the winning combination "Small winning 1" is included. If the player has operated the stop switch 130 in a random operation manner in the case of winning in the winning type, any of the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination "Small win 1" may be displayed on the activated line A. The probability PB that can be obtained is ４ (20/20 × 5/20 × 20/20). As described above, even if the winning combination “Small win 1” is won, the player is not always able to display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Small win 1” on the activated line A.

(Bonus role)
In addition, as a result of the winning type lottery, when the winning type including the winning combination “CBB” is won, among the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination “CBB”, the information is written on each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, and 134c. The symbol to be displayed can be displayed on the activated line A. For example, when the winning type including the winning combination “CBB” is won and the operation is performed in an operation mode serving as a winning condition, as shown in FIG. 7E, the winning combination “CBB” shown in FIG. The "bell" symbol written on the left reel 134a, which is a combination of a plurality of symbols, can be displayed on the activated line A, and the "Replay" symbol written on the middle reel 134b can be displayed on the activated line A, Either the "attack A" symbol or the "attack B" symbol written on the right reel 134c can be displayed on the activated line A. Then, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "CBB" is displayed on the activated line A, the gaming state is set to the bonus gaming state, and the medals are determined after the next one game (hereinafter, simply referred to as the next game). Until the number (for example, 14) or more is paid out, the game can be executed in the bonus game state. The symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "CBB" are separated from each other by a maximum of four frames in each of the rotating reels 134a, 134b and 134c. A so that it can be displayed on A (see FIGS. 3 and 6).

  When one of the above-mentioned winning types is won, an internal winning flag corresponding to each of the winning types is established (ON), and the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, The 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 these winning combinations cannot be displayed on the activated line A within the one game, After the end, the internal winning flag is turned off. In other words, the right to win the small win is limited to only one game that has been won in the win type including the small win, and the right cannot be carried over to the next game. On the other hand, when the winning type including the winning combination “CBB” is won, the BB internal winning flag is established (ON), and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “CBB” is displayed on the activated line A. Until displayed, the BB internal winning flag is carried over across games (however, the winning combination “CBB” of the present embodiment is not carried over because PB = 1). When the internal winning flag corresponding to the winning type including the winning combination “Replay” as the replaying combination is established, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is always displayed on the activated 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.

(Transition of game state)
Here, the transition of the game state including the bonus game state will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a plurality of gaming states such as an RT0 gaming state, an RT1 gaming state, an RT2 gaming state, an RT3 gaming state (ART preparation state), an RT4 gaming state (ART gaming state), and a bonus gaming state are prepared. In the RT0 gaming state, the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, the RT3 gaming state, and the RT4 gaming state, the winning probability of the replay combination is set (RT0 gaming state, RT1 gaming state, RT2 gaming state = 1 / 7.3, (RT3 gaming state, RT4 gaming state = 1 / 1.7, however, the winning probability of each RT game can be set arbitrarily), which is a so-called RT gaming state, and mainly a predetermined winning combination as described later. Is displayed on the activated line A, the RT game state shifts. The RT0 gaming state, the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, the RT3 gaming state, and the RT4 gaming state may be referred to as a bonus non-established gaming state in association with the bonus gaming state. Here, the winning probability of the replay combination of the RT3 gaming state and the RT4 gaming state is set relatively high, and the player can advantageously proceed with the game by shifting to the RT3 gaming state and the RT4 gaming state. . In the RT4 gaming state, it is assumed that an auxiliary effect is performed, that is, so-called AT is executed in parallel (AT effect state). In the present embodiment, the AT is executed in parallel with the RT4 gaming state. The state in which the player is playing may be referred to as an ART gaming state. The effect state will be described later in detail.

  The state transition means 312 transitions the plurality of game states based on a winning or a prize of a predetermined winning type such as a winning combination “Replay” or a winning combination “CBB”. Further, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not to shift the effect state from the non-AT effect state to the AT effect state based on the winning type determined by the winning type lottery. When the transition to the AT production state is determined by such a production state lottery, the gaming state transitions to the RT4 gaming state, and the AT production state and the RT4 gaming state proceed to the ART gaming state in parallel.

  More specifically, when a predetermined opportunity in the RT0 gaming state (for example, when the player wins a win type “bat order 1” to “bat order 6” in the win areas 35 to 40 of a win type lottery table shown in FIG. If no small winning combination has been won), the game shifts to the RT1 gaming state as shown in (1) of FIG. When the transition to the AT effect state is determined, if the gaming state is the RT1 gaming state, an auxiliary effect is performed, which corresponds to a winning combination (winning combination “Replay 11”) indicating the transition to the RT2 gaming state described later. When the symbol combination is displayed on the activated line A, as shown in (2) of FIG. 8, 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. A symbol combination corresponding to a winning combination (winning combination “Replay 12”) indicating a transition to a later-described RT3 gaming state is displayed on the activated line A, and as shown in (3) of FIG. Is shifted to the RT3 gaming state, and if the gaming state is the RT3 gaming state, an auxiliary effect is performed, and a symbol combination corresponding to a winning combination (winning combination “Replay 13”) indicating transition to the RT4 gaming state described later is valid. line By being displayed in the upper, as shown in (4) in FIG. 8, it shifts the gaming state to RT4 gaming state. In this way, the gaming state shifts to the RT4 gaming state, and becomes the ART gaming state.

  Here, during the continuous game number, the ART game state in which the AT effect state and the RT4 game state are executed in parallel is continued. Here, the continuous game number is the (upper limit) number of games in which the gaming state can be continued. In the ART gaming state, the state transition means 312 also executes a lottery for determining whether to add the number of continuous games in the ART gaming state, that is, an additional lottery. During this time, if the number of continuous games is added, the ART game state is maintained for a long time by the added number of games, and the player can advantageously proceed with the game. Then, when the number of games reaches the number of continuous games, of the ART games, the AT effect state ends, and the auxiliary effect is not performed. Is displayed on the activated line A, thereby shifting the gaming state to the RT1 gaming state.

  In addition, in the winning type lottery in any of the gaming states of the RT0 gaming state, the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, the RT3 gaming state, and the RT4 gaming state (bonus not established gaming state), the winning combination “CBB” is won, When the BB internal winning flag is established, the state transition means 312 transitions the gaming state to an internal middle gaming state (not shown) corresponding to a bonus gaming state preparation state. However, in the present embodiment, since the player can always display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "CBB" on the activated line A (PB = 1), the BB internal winning flag is carried over to the next game. There is nothing (the internal gaming state is not maintained), and the state transition means 312 transitions the gaming state from the internal gaming state to the bonus gaming state. As a result, when the winning combination “CBB” is won in the winning type lottery, as shown in (6) of FIG. 8, the state transition means 312 changes the gaming state to the RT0 gaming state, the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, The state shifts from the RT3 gaming state and the RT4 gaming state to the bonus gaming state. Further, when a predetermined number (for example, 14) medals are paid out in the bonus gaming state, as shown in (7) of FIG. 8, the state transition means 312 changes the gaming state from the bonus gaming state to the bonus gaming state. (RT0 gaming state, RT1 gaming state, RT2 gaming state, RT3 gaming state, or RT4 gaming state).

(Winning type lottery table)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a winning type lottery table used when determining a winning type random number. In the winning type lottery table, a plurality of winning areas are partitioned, and the winning type targeted for the lottery differs depending on each game state, and the presence or absence of a loss (unwinning) differs. In FIG. 9, each gaming state (RT0 gaming state (RT0), RT1 gaming state (RT1), RT2 gaming state (RT2), RT3 gaming state (RT3), RT4 gaming state (RT4), bonus gaming state (CBB)) The winning area (winning type) assigned for each is represented by “○”. Therefore, the winning area in which “○” is not described indicates that it is not allocated to the gaming state. Each of the divided winning regions is associated with a predetermined number (a winning range value), which is a numerical value indicating a winning range, and a winning type, and the numbers of all the winning regions assigned for each gaming state. Is added to the total number (65536) of the winning type lottery random numbers. Therefore, the probability that each winning type is determined is a value obtained by dividing the number associated with the winning area by the total number of the winning type random numbers. The winning type lottery means 304 sequentially obtains the numbers from the higher number of the plurality of winning areas in the winning type lottery table based on the game state at that time, and stores the number as the winning type random number. When the subtraction value is less than 0, the winning type associated with the current winning area is determined 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 “0” is associated with the winning type “0”. The combination is not displayed on the activated line A, and no payout of medals or the like is performed.

  The winning areas 1 to 5 are associated with winning types “maintenance replay 1” to “maintenance replay 5”, and according to the winning of the winning type, the winning combination “replay 3” and the winning combination “replay 8”, respectively. , The winning combination “Replay 11”, the winning combination “Replay 12”, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 13” can be displayed on the activated line A.

  Further, according to the winning type lottery table, a plurality of winning combinations may win in the overlapping winning type. For example, the winning area 6 is associated with a winning type “Transition Replay 1” in which the winning combinations “Replay 1”, “Replay 2”, “Replay 8” to “Replay 10”, and “Replay 13” overlap. . As described above, when a plurality of winning combinations are repeatedly won, a winning condition regarding which symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is preferentially displayed on the activated line A, for example, the stop button switch 130a , 130b, and 130c are set in the order in which they are operated.

  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 will be referred to as "stroke order 1," and the left reel 134a, the right reel 134c, and the middle reel The operation of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c for stopping the rotating reels in the order of 134b is "stroke order 2", and the stop button switches 130a, 130b for stopping the rotating reels in the order of the middle reel 134b, the left reel 134a, and the right reel 134c. The operation of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c for stopping the rotating reels in the order of the middle reel 134b, the right reel 134c, and the left reel 134a is referred to as the "batting order 4", and the operation of the right reel 134c and the left Reel 13 a, the stop button switch 130a, 130b, 130c for stopping the rotating reel in the order of the center reel 134b is set to "hit order 5", and the stop button switch for stopping the rotating reel 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 referred to as “batting order 6”.

  For example, in the RT4 gaming state, the winning type “transition replay 1” corresponding to the winning area 6 is determined by the winning type lottery, and the left reel 134a stops first among the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c ( When the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c are sequentially operated so as to perform the first stop (batting order 1, 2), the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Replay 13" indicating the maintenance of the RT4 gaming state is set to the active line A. The stop control is performed so that it is preferentially displayed on the top. When the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially operated so that the middle reel 134b or the right reel 134c is stopped first (batting order 3 to batting order 6), the winning indicating transition to the RT1 game state (fall) is performed. The stop control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the role “Replay 8” is preferentially displayed on the activated line A.

  In this manner, the winning type in which a plurality of winning combinations overlap is determined according to the operation order of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c by the player, based on the type of symbol combination that can be displayed on the activated line A, or When the winning combination is a small combination, it is set which symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is to be preferentially displayed on the activated line A based on the payout number of medals corresponding to the small combination. The reel control means 306 determines a symbol to be stopped and controlled according to the operation order and operation timing of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c by the player. For example, when one of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c is operated by the player while the spinning reels 134a, 134b, 134c are rotating, the rotation corresponding to the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c is performed. Of the reels 134a, 134b, and 134c, among the symbols existing in the pull-in range at the operation timing, the spinning reels 134a, 134b of the symbol combinations corresponding to all the winning combinations that still have the possibility of winning. , 134c are subject to stop control, and based on the priority set according to the operation order of the operated stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c, the reel control means 306 validates any one of the symbols. Stop control is performed on line A. In the present embodiment, when the priority is set based on the types of the symbol combinations that can be displayed on the activated line A, the priority increases as the number of the symbol combinations of the winning combinations that can be displayed on the activated line A increases. When the priority is set based on the payout number of medals corresponding to the winning combination (small combination), the small combination payout corresponding to the symbol combination displayed on the activated line A is set. The priority is set such that the higher the number, the higher the priority.

  As described above, when the winning type “migration replay 1” is won, even if the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are pressed at any time on the symbol arrangement, any of the overlapping winnings will be performed. The symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is always displayed on the activated line A. Therefore, even if the player operates the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c to stop any of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c first, the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is set to the active line A. Although it is possible to display on the top, the combination of the displayed symbols differs depending on the stop order.

  When such a replay combination is won in an overlapped winning type, a symbol combination corresponding to any of a plurality of winning combinations that have been repeatedly won can be displayed on the activated line A through an auxiliary effect. For example, in the RT4 gaming state, if the game has shifted to the AT effect state, when a predetermined winning type (for example, winning type “transition replay 1”) is won, the player is maintained in the gaming state through the auxiliary effect. Is performed in a predetermined operation mode (for example, batting order 1 or batting order 2), and a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined winning combination (for example, winning combination “Replay 13”) is displayed on the activated line A. Thus, the state transition unit 312 causes the gaming state to be maintained at the RT4 gaming state.

  Similarly, in the winning areas 7 and 8 of the winning type lottery table, the winning combination “Replay 13” indicating that the RT4 gaming state is maintained, and the winning type “Transition Replay” in which any one of a plurality of winning combinations of other replay combinations is overlapped. 2 ”and the winning type“ transfer replay 3 ”are associated with each other. Then, in the winning type “transition replay 2” in the winning area 7, the stop operation for causing the winning combination “replay 13” to be awarded is set to batting order 3 or 4, and the winning type “transition replay 3” in the winning area 8 is The stop operation for winning the winning combination “Replay 13” is set to the batting order 5 or 6. Since the relationship between the operation modes in the winning areas 7 and 8 and the displayed winning combinations corresponds to the relationship between the operation modes in the winning area 6 and the displayed winning combinations, a detailed description will be given here. Is omitted.

  Similarly, in the winning area 9 of the winning type lottery table, the winning combination “Replay 6” in which the “Attack A” symbol or the “Attack B” symbol is aligned on the virtual line B3 and the “Red 7” symbol in the virtual line The winning combination “Replay 2” aligned in a straight line on B3 is associated with a winning type “Attack Replay 1” in which any of a plurality of winning combinations of the other replay combinations overlap. In the winning type "Attack Replay 1" in the winning area 9, the stop operation for winning the winning combination "Replay 6" is set to the batting order 3 or 4, and the stopping operation for winning the winning combination "Replay 2". Are set to hit order 5 and 6. In the winning area 10, the winning combination "Replay 7" in which the "Attack A" symbol or the "Attack B" symbol is aligned on the virtual line C2, and the "Red 7" symbol is aligned in the virtual line B3. The winning combination “Replay 2” is associated with a winning type “Attack Replay 2” in which any one of a plurality of winning combinations of other replay combinations overlaps. In the winning type “Attack Replay 2” in the winning area 10, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “Replay 7” is set in the batting order 3 or 4, and the stopping operation for winning the winning combination “Replay 2”. Are set to hit order 5 and 6.

  Similarly, in the winning area 11 of the winning type lottery table, the winning combination “Replay 4” is associated with a winning type “Bar-hazure Replay” in which any of a plurality of winning combinations of other replay combinations are duplicated. In the winning type “bar loss replay” in the winning area 11, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “replay 4” is set in the batting order 5 or 6. Further, in the winning area 12, the winning combination “Replay 1” in which the “BAR A” symbols are aligned in a straight line on the virtual line B2, and the winning type “Bar matching replay” in which one or more winning combinations of other replay combinations overlap. "1" is associated therewith. In the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” in the winning area 12, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “replay 1” is set in the batting order 5 or 6. In the winning area 13, a winning combination "Replay 2" in which "Red 7" symbols are aligned in a straight line on the virtual line B3, and a winning type "7 matching replay" in which any one of a plurality of winning combinations of other replay combinations overlap. Is associated. In the winning type “7 replays” in the winning area 13, stop operations for winning the winning combination “Replay 2” are set in the batting order 5 or 6.

  In addition, the winning types “Attack Replay 3”, “Attack Replay 4”, and “Bar Aligned Replay 2” are associated with the winning areas 14 to 16 of the winning type lottery table, respectively. Accordingly, the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 6”, the winning combination “Replay 7”, and the winning combination “Replay 1” can be displayed on the activated line A, respectively.

  Further, in the winning areas 17 to 22 of the winning type lottery table, a winning combination “Replay 11” indicating transition to the RT2 gaming state, a winning combination “Replay 8” indicating transition to the RT1 gaming state, and other replays The winning type “transition replay 4” to the winning type “transition replay 9” in which any one of a plurality of winning combinations overlaps is associated with each other. In the winning area 17, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “Replay 11” is set to the batting order 1 for the winning type “Transition Replay 4”, and the winning type “Transition Replay 5” for the winning area 18 is the winning combination. A stop operation for winning "Replay 11" is set to the batting order 2, and a stop operation for winning the winning combination "Replay 11" is set to the batting order 3 for the winning type "Transition Replay 6" in the winning area 19. For the winning type “Transition Replay 7” in the winning area 20, the stop operation for causing the winning combination “Replay 11” to win is set in the batting order 4, and the winning type “Transition Replay 8” in the winning area 21 is set to the winning combination “ The stop operation for winning the replay 11 ”is set to the batting order 5, and the winning type“ transition replay 9 ”in the winning area 22 is the batting order for the winning combination“ replay 11 ”. It is set to.

  Similarly, in the winning areas 23 to 28 of the winning type lottery table, a winning combination “Replay 12” indicating transition to the RT3 gaming state, a winning combination “Replay 8” indicating transition to the RT1 gaming state, and other The winning type “transition replay 10” to the winning type “transition replay 15” in which any one of a plurality of winning combinations of the replay combinations overlaps is associated with each other. In the winning area 23, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “Replay 12” is set in the batting order 1 for the winning type “Transition Replay 10”, and the winning type “Transition Replay 11” in the winning area 24 is the winning combination. A stop operation for winning "Replay 12" is set to the batting order 2, and a stop operation for winning the winning combination "Replay 12" is set to the batting order 3 for the winning type "Transition Replay 12" in the winning area 25. In the winning type “transition replay 13” in the winning area 26, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “replay 12” is set in the batting order 4, and the winning type “transition replay 14” in the winning area 27 is set to the winning combination “ The stop operation for winning the prize “Replay 12” is set to the batting order 5, and the winning type “Transition Replay 15” in the winning area 28 is the stoppage for winning the winning combination “Replay 12”. Operation has been set in the batting order 6.

  Similarly, in the winning areas 29 to 34 of the winning type lottery table, a winning combination “Replay 13” indicating transition to the RT4 gaming state, a winning combination “Replay 8” indicating transition to the RT1 gaming state, and other The winning type “transition replay 16” to the winning type “transition replay 21” in which any one of a plurality of winning combinations of the replay combinations overlaps is associated with each other. In the winning area 29, the stop type for winning the winning combination "Replay 13" is set in the batting order 1 in the winning type "Transition Replay 16", and the winning type "Transition Replay 17" in the winning area 30 is the winning combination. A stop operation for winning "Replay 13" is set to batting order 2, and a stop operation for winning a winning combination "Replay 13" is set to hit order 3 for the winning type "Transition Replay 18" in the winning area 31. For the winning type “Transition Replay 19” in the winning area 32, the stop operation for winning the winning combination “Replay 13” is set in the batting order 4, and the winning type “Transition Replay 20” in the winning area 33 is set to the winning combination “ The stop operation for winning the replay 13 ”is set to the batting order 5, and the winning type“ transition replay 21 ”in the winning area 34 is the stop operation for winning the winning combination“ replay 13 ”. Operation has been set in the batting order 6.

  The winning area 35 is associated with a winning type “bat order 1” in which the winning combinations “Small win 1”, “Small win 5”, “Small win 9”, and “Small win 18” overlap. In such a duplicate winning, a winning condition regarding which symbol combination corresponding to which winning combination is to be preferentially displayed on the activated 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 “bat order 1” corresponding to the winning area 35 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 stops first, and the middle reel 134b stops. When the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c are sequentially operated so as to make the second stop (stroke order 1), the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Small winning combination 18" having a large number of payouts is given priority over the activated line A. Stop control is performed so as to be displayed. As described above, the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination "small winning combination 18" are arranged so as to be always displayed on the activated line A by the stop control (see FIGS. 3 and 6). In addition, when the winning type “strike order bell 1” is determined by the winning type lottery, and the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c are sequentially operated such that the left reel 134a stops first and the right reel 134c stops second. The stop control is performed such that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Small Win 9” with a small number of payouts is displayed preferentially on the activated line A (batting order 2). The symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination "Small win 9" are also arranged so as to be always displayed on the activated line A by the stop control (see FIGS. 3 and 6).

  When the winning type “bat order 1” is determined by the winning type lottery and the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c are sequentially operated so that the middle reel 134b stops first (batting order 3, 4), the payout number The stop control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Small win 5” with a small number is preferentially displayed on the activated line A, and the stop button switches 130a, 130b, When 130c is sequentially operated (batting order 5 and 6), stop control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Small Win 1” with a small number of payouts is preferentially displayed on the activated line A. However, since the winning combination "Small Role 1" and the winning combination "Small Role 5" are not PB = 1 (see FIGS. 3 and 6), the winning combination "Small Role 1" and the winning combination "Small Role 5" are won. Even if it does, the player cannot always display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Small Win 1” or the winning combination “Small Win 5” on the activated line A. For example, when the player operates at random, a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Small win 1” or the winning combination “Small winning 5” may be displayed on the activated line A with a probability of PB = 1/4. On the other hand, a so-called dropout that cannot be displayed on the effective line A with a probability of PB = 3/4 may occur.

  As described above, when the player has won the win type “bat order 1” in the win area 35, when the player operates in the batting order 1 in the correct answer operation mode, the player corresponds to the winning combination “small win 18” with nine payouts. The symbol combination can always be displayed on the activated line A (expected number of acquired sheets = 9), and when operated in the batting order 2, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Small winning 9” of one paid-out number is always displayed on the activated line A. When it is possible to display (expected winning number = 1) and operate in the batting order 3 to 6, the winning combination “Small role 1” or “Small role 5” with one payout number is avoided while avoiding winning of the winning combination “Small role 18”. Can be displayed on the effective line A with a probability of about 1/4, and no winning combination can be prevented from being won (missing) with a probability of about 3/4 remaining ( (Expected number of acquisitions = 1/4).

  Similarly, in the winning areas 36 to 40, the winning combination “Small part 18” with a large number of payouts and the winning type “Bambling order bell 2” to the winning type “Battering order” Bell 6 "is associated therewith. Then, in the winning type “bat order 2” in the winning area 36, a stop operation for winning the winning combination “small role 18” is set to the batting order 2, and in the winning type “bat order 3” in the winning area 37, the winning operation is performed. A stop operation for winning the role "Small Role 18" is set to the batting order 3, and a stop operation for winning the winning role "Small Role 18" is performed for the winning type "Bambling Order 4" in the winning area 38. In the winning type “batting order bell 5” in the winning area 39, the stop operation for causing the winning combination “small role 18” to be awarded is set to batting order 5, and in the winning type “batting order bell 6” in the winning area 40, The stop operation for winning the winning combination “Small win 18” is set to the batting order 6. The winning probabilities (number of winning range values) of the winning regions 35 to 40 are set to be equal. Since the player cannot usually know which winning type has been won, by providing the above-described winning areas 35 to 40, the winning role “Small Role 18” as the selected winning role is provided. It is extremely difficult to win. However, even when the player has won a winning type in which the gaming profit of the player is different according to the operation order of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, 130c, the player wins the winning role "Small Role 18" through the auxiliary effect. By grasping the correct answer operation mode that can be performed, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Small win 18" is displayed on the activated line A, and it is possible to obtain more medals than in the non-AT production state where the auxiliary production is not executed. It becomes possible.

  As described above, by executing the auxiliary effect, the AT effect state (in the present embodiment, the ART game state executed in parallel with the RT4 game state) in which the number of medals tends to increase in accordance with the progress of the game, and the auxiliary effect are performed. By not having (non-AT effect state), it is possible to realize a gaming state (RT0 gaming state, RT1 gaming state, RT2 gaming state, RT3 gaming state) in which medals tend to decrease as the game progresses. Specifically, in the RT0 gaming state, the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, and the RT3 gaming state, the winning types "batting order bell 1" to "batting order bell 6" (winning types "batting order bell 1" to "batting order bell 6"). When the player operates the stop switch 130 in a random operation mode in a game in which one of the winning types is simply abbreviated to the winning type “batting order bell”, expectation is obtained for the prescribed insertion number “3”. The number is about 11/6 (9 × 1/6 + 1 × 1/6 + ／ × 4/6), and the number of medals tends to decrease as the game progresses. On the other hand, in the AT effect state in which the auxiliary effect is executed, the winning combination “Small role 18” can be awarded in the game in which the winning type “bat order bell” has been won. The expected number of acquired coins becomes nine, and by adjusting the winning probability of the winning type “battering order bell”, it is possible to realize a game in which the number of medals tends to increase according to the progress of the game.

  In addition, the winning areas 41 to 46 are associated with the winning types “common bell”, “chance 1”, “chance 2”, “chance 3”, “attack small part 1”, and “attack small part 2”, respectively. The winning combinations "Small win 18", "Small win 9", "Small win 12", "Small win 13", "Small win 16", and "Small win 17" according to the winning of each of the winning types. The corresponding symbol combination can be displayed on the activated line A.

  The winning area 47 is associated with the winning type “CBB”, and a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “CBB” is displayed on the activated line A in accordance with the winning of the winning type “CBB”. Can be. One or a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination "CBB" are arranged so as to be always displayed on the activated line A on any of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c (PB = 1). When the player wins the winning type “CBB”, the player can always display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “CBB” on the activated line A. Then, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “CBB” is displayed on the activated line A, the bonus game is started. In such a bonus game state, the winning type in the corresponding winning area is forcibly set to the small winning combination. For example, when a winning area 0 to 34 is won by a winning type lottery, the number of payouts is set to one of the winning combinations “Small win 19” to “Small win 24” in which the payout number is 13 in accordance with the winning area won. The player can display on the activated line A a symbol combination corresponding to any one of the winning combination "Small win 19" to the winning combination "Small winning 24". When the number of payouts exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 14), the bonus game state is ended.

(Transition of production state)
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of the effect state on the main control board 200. As described with reference to FIG. 8, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not to transition the production state from the non-AT production state to the AT production state based on the winning type determined by the winning type lottery. Determined by When the transition to the AT production state is determined by such a production state lottery, the gaming state transitions to the RT4 gaming state, and the AT production state and the RT4 gaming state advance to the ART gaming state. Hereinafter, the effect states (non-AT effect state, AT effect state) shifted by the state shifter 312 on the main control board 200 will be described in detail.

(Non-AT production state)
As the non-AT effect state, a non-AT normal effect state and a non-AT chance effect state are provided. When the production state is the non-AT normal production state, the execution frequency of the auxiliary production is extremely lower than that of the AT production state, and almost no auxiliary production is performed, or the auxiliary production is not performed at all. Is limited. The non-AT normal effect state is an effect state corresponding to an initial state among a plurality of effect states.

  The state transition unit 312 transitions the production state to a non-AT chance production state based on a predetermined opportunity in the non-AT normal production state, for example, when a predetermined winning type is determined by a winning type lottery (1), When a predetermined end condition is satisfied in the non-AT chance effect state, for example, when a predetermined number of games are exhausted, the effect state is returned to the non-AT normal effect state (2). Further, the state transition unit 312 can transition the effect state to the AT effect state (at first, the AT start effect state) in the non-AT normal effect state and the non-AT chance effect state (3). However, the non-AT chance effect state is set to be more easily shifted to the AT effect state than the non-AT normal effect state. For example, in the non-AT chance production state, the promotion lottery is executed at a predetermined promotion probability (for example, 50%) during a predetermined number of games, and when the promotion is determined as a result of the promotion lottery, the stage of the stage indicating the degree of expectation is determined. The stage goes up. Then, as a result of continuing the promotion lottery, when the stage is promoted by a predetermined stage (for example, five stages) or more, the transition to the AT effect state is determined. In the non-AT chance effect state, the transition to the AT effect state is determined with a probability of 30%. Therefore, the player desires to stay in the non-AT chance production state rather than the non-AT normal production state. When the predetermined number of games is consumed in the non-AT effect state without reaching the AT effect state (a so-called zone or ceiling), the state transition unit 312 shifts the effect state to the AT effect state.

(AT production state)
In the AT effect state, the correct operation mode is notified by the auxiliary effect, so that it is possible to acquire many medals while suppressing the consumption of medals. Therefore, the player can advance the game more advantageously in the AT effect state than in the non-AT effect state.

  In the AT effect state, three AT effect states (AT start effect state, AT normal effect state, and AT chance effect state) are provided. When shifting the effect state from the non-AT effect state to the AT effect state, the state shifting means 312 first shifts to the AT start effect state among the three AT effect states (3). The state transition means 312 stays only one game in the AT start production state, and determines by lottery the number of predetermined rights (attack rights described later) to be granted to the player and related to the continuation of the AT normal production state. That is, for example, the state transition unit 312 executes a continuous lottery with a predetermined continuation probability (for example, 95%) every predetermined time (for example, 0.2 seconds) from the start of the AT start effect state, and the continuation in the continuous lottery is performed. The number of predetermined rights to be granted is determined according to the time until the interruption. For example, if the result of the continuous lottery continues for 2.2 seconds, it is rounded up and continued for 3 seconds, and three predetermined rights (one for one second) are granted. Such predetermined rights will be described later in detail.

  Further, when the predetermined number of rights is determined, the state transition means 312 transitions the effect state to the AT normal effect state (4). Then, after the effect state is shifted to the AT normal effect state, before satisfying the predetermined arrival condition and before the predetermined end condition is satisfied, the AT effect state ends, and the state transition means 312 changes the effect state to the non-AT effect. The state transitions to the state (non-AT normal effect state) (5). On the other hand, when the attainment condition is satisfied before the end condition is satisfied after the effect state is shifted to the AT normal effect state, the state transition means 312 shifts the effect state to the AT start effect state again (6), and the AT Normal production state is continued. Such reaching and ending conditions will be described later in detail.

  Further, the state transition unit 312 may transition the effect state to the AT chance effect state in the AT start effect state or the AT normal effect state (7), (8). The AT chance production state continues for a predetermined number of games (for example, 15 games), during which a lottery is performed to determine whether to provide a predetermined game profit. When the AT chance production state ends, the state transition unit 312 transitions the production state to the AT start production state (9). In the AT start production state, as described above, the predetermined right is granted by the number determined by the lottery. In this way, the player can obtain more predetermined rights than when it is not determined that the predetermined game profit is to be given. Therefore, in the AT chance production state, the possibility that a predetermined right is added without increasing the number of games in the AT normal production state is increased. Become.

(Table on transition of production state)
The main ROM 200b further stores a plurality of effect state lottery tables and the like. The state transition means 312 extracts a corresponding effect state lottery table from the main ROM 200b based on the current effect state, refers to the extracted effect state lottery table, and operates a plurality of effect states based on the operation of the start switch 128. Of these, any one of the effect states is determined by the effect state lottery.

  11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating an effect state lottery table. FIG. 11A is used in a non-AT normal effect state, and FIG. 11B is used in a non-AT chance effect state. ) Is used in the AT start effect state, and FIG. 11D is used in the AT normal effect state. In each of the effect state lottery tables, a plurality of winning regions are partitioned, and the number of the winning regions and the effect state are associated with each of the partitioned winning regions. Therefore, the probability of winning in each of the winning regions is a value obtained by dividing the number associated with the winning region by the total number of the winning type lottery random numbers. For example, in the effect state lottery table for the non-AT normal effect state in FIG. 11A, three winning regions are partitioned, and a non-AT chance effect state, an AT start effect state, and a loss are assigned, respectively. The transition probability to each effect state differs according to the number of each setting. Further, in any of the effect state lottery tables in FIGS. 11A to 11D, a loss winning area is provided. When the loss winning area is determined in the non-AT normal production state, the non-AT chance production state, and the AT normal production state, the respective production states are maintained, and the loss area is determined in the AT start production state. After one game is digested as the AT start effect state, the effect state is shifted to the AT normal effect state. Hereinafter, the playability, particularly, the gaming properties related to the AT normal performance state will be described in detail.

(AT normal production state)
When the state shifting means 312 shifts the effect state to the AT normal effect state, the effect control means 334 executes a so-called battle effect in which the ally character and the enemy character fight in the AT normal effect state. Specifically, when the state transition unit 312 transitions the production state to the AT normal production state, the production control unit 334 determines the enemy character (for example, one body) and the number of ally characters (for example, three or four). To determine. Then, the effect control unit 334 starts a battle effect after displaying an introduction screen for introducing the enemy character. The player can understand that the ally character has defeated the enemy character in the battle effect, so that the player can recognize that the character has transitioned (continues) to the AT normal effect state again, while viewing the effect in which the ally character has lost. To end the AT normal effect state, that is, to shift to the non-AT effect state. Hereinafter, a detailed flow of the AT normal effect state will be described.

(Enemy character decision)
The state transition unit 312 newly transitions to the AT normal production state again when the predetermined arrival condition is satisfied in the AT normal production state, and changes the AT normal production state when the predetermined end condition is satisfied before the arrival condition is satisfied. The process ends, and the effect state shifts to the non-AT effect state. Here, the reaching condition is that an internal update value that is internally updated at a predetermined update trigger reaches a predetermined threshold. For example, in the present embodiment, the internal control value is managed internally in the main control board 200. The enemy life counter (internal update value) is updated (subtracted) by digesting the attack right described later, and the enemy life counter reaches a predetermined threshold value (here, 0) by accumulation. The enemy life counter is an internal parameter indicating the number of remaining lives until the enemy character is defeated. In addition, as a reaching condition, a predetermined number of games may be reached by continuing the game by a continuous lottery, or a predetermined number of winning combinations may be won. Further, here, as the predetermined game profit given when the updated enemy life counter (internal update value) reaches the threshold value (satisfies the reaching condition), the state is again shifted to the AT normal effect state (continued) Although the description has been given by way of example, the present invention is not limited to such a case, and various game profits that are advantageous to the player, such as a chance zone, an additional specialization zone, and a predetermined number of continuous games can be adopted.

  The end condition is a condition that serves as a trigger (opportunity) for ending the AT normal effect state. For example, in the present embodiment, a predetermined number of games (hereinafter, referred to as a guaranteed number of games; for example, 40 games) has elapsed, In addition, the attack right described later is all consumed. In addition, as a termination condition, it may be adopted that a result to the effect that the game is continued by the continuous lottery is not obtained, or that a predetermined winning combination wins.

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for describing processing up to determination of an enemy character. The state transition unit 312 determines a threshold value as a reaching condition, that is, the initial life number of the enemy character (here, also the character type), and sets the determined initial life number in the enemy life counter. FIG. 12A shows the relationship between the character type that can be determined and the initial number of lives. In the battle effect, when the value of the enemy life counter reaches the threshold value (here, 0), it is determined that the state transitions to the AT normal effect state again. In view of this point, in the character type “normal”, the smaller the value of the enemy life counter, the easier it is to meet the reaching condition, that is, the easier it is to win the enemy character. When the character type determined by the state transition unit 312 is “special A”, if the arrival condition is satisfied in the current AT normal production state (if the enemy character is won), successive ATs in the next AT normal production state will be performed. The transition to the normal production state is determined. Similarly, when the character type determined by the state transition unit 312 is “special B”, the transition to the next AT normal production state (this victory) is determined, and the attack right in the next AT start production state is set. Continuation probabilities are favored. In addition, the state transition unit 312 can determine the character type “special C” only in the AT normal production state immediately before the AT normal production state in which the character type “special A” is determined. Therefore, if the character type “special C” is determined and the arrival condition is satisfied in the AT normal production state where the enemy character belonging to the character type “special C” appears, the character type “special A” will be obtained in the next AT normal production state. Is determined to be determined.

  As described above, when the initial life number is set in the enemy life counter, the effect control unit 334 sets the notification enemy life counter (report update value) based on the value of the enemy life counter. Here, it is assumed that the value of the enemy life counter is directly set in the notification enemy life counter. The notification enemy life counter is a counter managed by the effect control means 334 to notify the player of the life counter of the enemy character, and represents a virtual remaining life number until the enemy character is defeated.

  Subsequently, the effect control unit 334 refers to the lottery table of the enemy character shown in FIG. Either is determined by lottery. For example, if the character type is “normal” and the value of the notification enemy life counter is “400”, the effect control unit 334 determines one of a plurality of enemy characters belonging to the first group. . As described above, the character types “special A”, “special B”, and “special C” have higher game profits (privileges) than the character type “normal”. Therefore, the player desires that the enemy characters belonging to the fifth to seventh groups be determined by the enemy characters belonging to the first to fourth groups.

  Here, the above-described process of determining the character type and the initial life number by the state transition unit 312 will be described. The state transition means 312 provides a plurality of initial life numbers (for example, 400, 300, 200, 100) corresponding to the character type "normal" in order to provide sharp playability of whether or not the AT normal production state can be continued. ). In addition, the state transition unit 312 determines the character type “special A” or “special B” at an unexpected timing by the player instead of the character type “normal”, and further determines the character type “special A”. Is determined, the character type “special C” may be determined accordingly. Here, when the character type “normal” and the number of initial lives are determined, a reaching condition (threshold) is set by the number of initial lives (hereinafter, a condition including the number of initial lives is simply referred to as a “reaching condition”). When the character types "special A", "special B", and "special C" are determined, the arrival condition is set according to the initial life number, and the benefits associated therewith are set. Here, a condition accompanied by a privilege is referred to as a “specific condition”. It is sufficient that the specific arrival condition is a condition independent of the other arrival conditions, and various arrival conditions themselves, such as those that grant benefits by arrival and those that change the update mode of the enemy life counter, are sufficient. May be added. In addition, while the AT normal production state continues, a plurality of combinations of the character type and the initial life number are predetermined in order to have a certain degree of regularity in the change of the character type and the initial life number for each AT normal production state. A so-called scenario, which is arranged in the given order, may be used. Note that the initial life number is a threshold value of the reaching condition, and consequently indicates a probability (continuation rate) of continuing the AT normal effect state.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for describing processing until the character type and the initial life count are determined. For example, when it is desired to change the plurality of initial lives corresponding to the character type “normal” for each AT normal production state to enhance the sharpness and incorporate the game characteristics, as shown in FIG. Combinations of “normal” and a plurality of corresponding initial life numbers (“normal 400”, “normal 300”, “normal 200”, “normal 100”) are arranged in a predetermined order, for example, “Scenario A” to “scenario C” are prepared. Further, at the timing unexpected by the player, the character type “special A” or “special C” is assigned as if the character type “special A” was determined as a privilege, for example, “scenario H”. Alternatively, a character type “special B”, for example, “scenario L” to which a character type “special B” is assigned is prepared as if the character type “special B” was determined as a privilege at a timing unexpected by the player. The state transition unit 312 determines any one of a plurality of scenarios (for example, “scenario A”) as shown in FIG. 13A in the first AT normal effect state, and sets the AT normal effect state while the AT normal effect state continues. Each time the normal production state starts, the combination of the character type and the initial life number is sequentially referred to from the determined scenario, and the initial life number is set in the enemy life counter.

  However, in addition to the change patterns of the plurality of initial lives corresponding to the character type “normal”, the change patterns as if the character types “special A”, “special B”, and “special C” were determined at unexpected timings If it is intended to cover all the cases, it is necessary to prepare an infinite number of change patterns as scenarios, and the memory capacity of the main control board 200 occupied by the scenarios increases. Therefore, the effect of determining the character type and the number of initial lives is devised so that the effect state is improved by continuing the effect state with a variety of variation patterns while reducing the memory capacity.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13B, combinations of a plurality of character types “normal” and a corresponding plurality of initial life numbers (“normal 400”, “normal 300”, “normal 200”, “normal”) 100)) prepare a scenario arranged in a predetermined order, and here, the character types “special A”, “special B”, and “special C” are not included in the scenario. Then, the state transition unit 312 determines one of a plurality of scenarios (for example, “scenario A”) as shown in FIG. 13B in the first AT normal effect state, and the AT normal effect state is continued. During this time, each time the AT normal production state starts anew, the combination of the character type and the initial life number is sequentially referred to from the determined scenario (“normal 400” → “normal 300” → “normal 200” → “Normal 100” → “Normal 400” ...). Therefore, here, only the combination (“normal 400”, “normal 300”, “normal 200”, “normal 100”) of the character type “normal” and the corresponding plurality of initial lives is referred to.

  Then, the state transition unit 312 compares the determined combination of the character type “normal” and the initial life number with one of the character types “special A”, “special B”, and “special C” at a predetermined lottery probability. It is determined by lottery (replacement lottery) whether or not to replace the combination with the initial life number (specific arrival condition). The state transition unit 312 is referred to if the replacement lottery does not determine the replacement with the combination of the character types including the character types “special A”, “special B”, and “special C” and the initial life count. The combination of the character type “normal” and the initial life number is set as the arrival condition of the started AT normal effect state. On the other hand, when replacement by a combination of the character types including the character types “special A”, “special B”, and “special C” and the initial life count is determined by the replacement lottery, the referred character type “normal” is set. Instead of the combination with the initial number of lives, the combination of the character type including the character types “special A”, “special B”, and “special C” and the initial number of lives is determined by the arrival condition of the started AT normal production state. I do. The lottery probability of the replacement lottery can be changed according to the number of times of the AT normal effect state, or can be changed according to the character type.

  For example, suppose that the state transition unit 312 determines “scenario C” in the first AT normal effect state as shown in FIG. The state transition unit 312 sequentially refers to the determined combination of the character type and the initial life number from the determined “scenario C” each time the normal AT state is started while the normal AT state is continuing. (“Normal 300” → “normal 200” → “normal 100” → “normal 300”...). Then, the state transition unit 312 performs a replacement lottery with a predetermined lottery probability, and performs the replacement lottery, for example, for the third or ninth AT normal effect state, as shown in FIG. If the replacement with the combination of “special A” and the initial life number “300” is determined, the character type “special A” and the initial life number are replaced with the combination of the referenced character type “normal” and the initial life number. The combination with the number “300” is set as the arrival condition of the started AT normal effect state. When the character type “special A” is determined, as shown in FIG. 13C, the state transition unit 312 sets the character type “special A” to the character type “special A” immediately before the AT normal effect state (eighth). Special C "may be determined.

  In this way, by multiplying the scenario and the replacement lottery, the character type “normal” and the initial life number are determined based on the scenario, and the replacement is performed while sharpening whether or not the AT normal production state can be continued. By the lottery, the character types “special A”, “special B”, and “special C” can be determined at an unexpected timing by the player. Also, as shown in FIG. 13B, only a scenario relating to a combination of the character type “normal” and any one of the plurality of initial life numbers may be prepared. It is possible to reduce the memory capacity of the main control board 200 occupied by the scenario while realizing a variety of variation patterns.

  Further, as described above, the state transition unit 312 determines the replacement with the character type “special C” only in the AT normal production state immediately before the AT normal production state in which the character type “special A” is determined. obtain. In order to realize such a specification, the state transition means 312 replaces the next normal AT production state with the specified arrival condition for the subsequent AT normal production state while the AT normal production state continues, and replaces it in the current AT normal production state. Determined by lottery. For example, in the example of FIG. 13 (c), the state transition unit 312 sets the combination of the character type “normal” and the initial life number “300” in the ninth AT normal production state at the start of the eighth AT normal production state. It is assumed that the replacement lottery is performed, and that the replacement with the combination of the character type “special A” and the initial life number “300” is determined by the replacement lottery (the replacement flag is turned ON). Here, the replacement flag indicates the result of the replacement lottery. In addition, at the start of the eighth AT normal effect state, the state transition unit 312 determines whether the character type “special C” in the eighth AT normal effect state has been determined, in addition to the determination of the replacement in the ninth AT normal effect state. When the replacement lottery is performed and the replacement with the combination of the character type “special C” and the initial life number “300” is determined, as shown in FIG. 13C, the character type in the eighth AT normal effect state The combination of “normal” and the initial life number “100” is replaced with a combination of the character type “special C” and the initial life number “300”. In this way, the effect control unit 334 determines that the character type “special A” and the initial life number “300” have been replaced by a combination by the substitution lottery. , And an effect indicating that a specific arrival condition is set in the next AT normal effect state can be executed. Then, when the reaching condition is satisfied in the eighth AT normal production state, the state transition unit 312 determines that the character type “normal” and the initial life number if the replacement flag is ON in the ninth AT normal production state. The combination of “300” is replaced with a combination of the character type “special A” and the initial life number “300”.

  With this configuration, the effect control unit 334 determines that if the arrival condition is satisfied in the AT normal effect state, the character type “ The appearance of an enemy character belonging to "special A" can be fueled or announced by an enemy character belonging to the character type "special C". Accordingly, the appearance of the enemy character belonging to the character type “special C” makes it possible for the player to expect the AT normal effect state to continue for a long time.

  Here, when the replacement to the specific arrival condition is determined by the substitution lottery, the effect control unit 334 sets the specific arrival condition by causing an enemy character belonging to the character type “special C” to appear. However, if it is possible to suggest that a specific arrival condition is set, a predetermined effect of causing not only enemy characters belonging to the character type "special C" but also a predetermined character to appear is provided. This may be indicated in various notification modes, such as performing, changing to a predetermined background, and performing a predetermined attack on the enemy character. Also, here, the state transition means 312 performs the substitution lottery at the start of the current AT normal production state, by replacing the next normal AT production state with the specified arrival condition while the AT normal production state continues. In the above description, the replacement lottery may be performed at any timing as long as the current AT normal production state is being performed. As described above, when the replacement with the character type “special C” is determined in the middle of the AT normal rendering state, the rendering control unit 334 replaces the enemy character that has battled so far after the determined timing. The enemy character belonging to the character type “special C” is interruptedly changed.

  Also, here, when the replacement with the character type “special C” is determined, the combination of the character type “special C” and the initial life number “300” regardless of the character type and the initial life number before the replacement. , That is, an example in which the initial number of lives is set to a fixed value “300”. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, only the character type is replaced with “special C”, and the initial number of lives is Inherit the initial life number before replacement (for example, replace the combination of the character type “normal” and the initial life number “100” with the combination of the character type “special C” and the initial life number “100”). May be determined by lottery each time. With such a configuration, there is a possibility that a small initial life number may be set together with the replacement with the character type “special C”, so that the player shifts to the AT normal production state with the character type “special A” having a high privilege. Expectation can be raised.

  Also, here, an example has been described in which the state transition unit 312 of the main control board 200 determines the replacement with the character type “special C” by the replacement lottery. The effect control unit 334 may determine the replacement to the character type “special C” by the replacement lottery, and the initial life number may be the same as the initial life number before the replacement. With such a configuration, the memory capacity of the main control board 200 can be reduced.

  Further, here, as a scenario, the state transition unit 312 transitions to the AT normal production state again when the arrival condition is satisfied in the AT normal production state, and changes the AT normal production state when the end condition is satisfied before the arrival condition is satisfied. When the AT normal production state is continued and the AT normal production state is continued, a plurality of arrival conditions are arranged in a predetermined order. If the replacement lottery is performed and the replacement to the specific arrival condition is not determined by the replacement lottery, the referred arrival condition is set as the arrival condition of the started AT normal production state, and the specific lottery is performed by the replacement lottery. When the replacement with the reaching condition is determined, an example has been described in which the specific reaching condition is set as the reaching condition of the started AT normal effect state in place of the referred reaching condition. However, the conditions that are the targets of the scenario are not limited to the arrival conditions, but may be the superordinate concept, that is, the continuation conditions for continuing the AT normal production state. For example, the arrival condition can be replaced with a continuation rate (continuation condition) in the sense that the arrival condition indicates easiness of continuation. The continuation condition is a condition for determining the continuation of the AT normal production state, and includes, for example, a continuation rate for determining the continuation of the AT normal production state in addition to the arrival condition. In this case, the state transition unit 312 performs a continuous lottery in the AT normal production state, and when the continuous lottery is won at a continuation rate corresponding to the continuation condition (when the continuation condition is satisfied), the state transition unit 312 again transitions to the AT normal production state. When the lottery falls (the continuation condition is not satisfied), the AT normal effect state is ended. Then, while the AT normal production state continues, the state transition means 312 sequentially changes the continuation conditions from the scenario in which a plurality of continuation conditions are arranged in a predetermined order each time the AT normal production state is started. The replacement lottery to the specific continuation condition is performed, and if the replacement to the specific continuation condition is not determined by the replacement lottery, the referred continuation condition is set as the continuation condition of the started AT normal production state, When the replacement to the specific continuation condition is determined by the replacement lottery, the specific continuation condition is set as the continuation condition of the started AT normal effect state instead of the referred continuation condition.

  Further, here, the AT normal production state (AT production state) is described as a predetermined production state advantageous to the player, which can be continued when the continuation condition in the scenario is satisfied, but is limited to such a case. Instead, it is possible to adopt various effect states and game profits that are advantageous to the player, such as a non-AT chance effect state, an AT chance effect state, other chance zones, additional special zones, and the like. For example, when the non-AT chance production state is adopted as the predetermined production state, if the continuation condition is satisfied in the non-AT chance production state, the state transition unit 312 transitions the production state to the non-AT chance production state again. While the non-AT chance production state continues, the player can obtain a lottery opportunity based on the production state lottery table in FIG. 11B, and further satisfies the continuation condition, for example, a predetermined number of times. It is possible to introduce game characteristics such that the player can shift to the AT effect state by continuing (for example, five times).

(Battle production)
When the enemy character is determined in this way and the number of friendly characters is determined, the effect control unit 334 starts a battle effect after displaying an introduction screen for introducing the enemy character. In the battle effect, a predetermined right for updating the enemy life counter of the enemy character (this right is referred to as “attack right” in the sense of the right to attack the enemy character) is given, and the attack right is digested. The enemy life counter is updated (as compensation for the right to attack). Here, the digestion of the attack right is expressed by the stop control of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c as follows.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the attack right digestion process. In the main control board 200, the number of attack rights is managed by an attack right counter, and when the state transition means 312 determines to grant the attack right, the value of the attack right counter is updated. Further, the effect control means 334 notifies the player of the number of attack rights based on the value of the attack right counter. Therefore, the player can grasp the number of attack rights.

  When the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery means (here, it is assumed that the winning type “Attack Replay 1” has been won), the state transition means 312 outputs the attack right counter. If the value is 1 or more (if there is an attack right), it is determined by a lottery (digestion lottery) with a predetermined digestion probability (for example, 1/5) whether or not the attack right is digested, and the result of the digestion lottery is determined. It is transmitted to effect control means 334. Then, if the result of the digestion lottery indicates that the attack right has been digested, the effect control means 334 notifies the player of the correct answer operation mode (stroke order 3, 4) and causes the player to perform the operation in the correct answer operation mode. As shown in FIG. 14A, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 6” is displayed on the activated line A. The state transition unit 312 updates (subtracts) the enemy life counter of the enemy character according to the result of the digestion lottery (digestion of the attack right) and the operation of the player, and the production control unit 334 displays the image to attack the enemy character. Is displayed. In this way, the player can grasp that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 6” is displayed on the activated line A, and that the player has attacked the enemy character based on the attack right.

  Further, even when the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery means, the value of the attack right counter is 0 (whether there is no attack right), or Even if the value of the right counter is 1 or more, the effect control means 334 does not notify the player of the correct answer operation mode unless it is determined that the attack right is consumed by the use of the lottery. Therefore, when the player performs the operations in the batting order 1 or 2, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 13” is displayed on the activated line A as shown in FIG.

  In this case, if the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery means and the value of the attack right counter is 1 or more, the state shifting means 312 Although an example of determining whether to release the attack right has been described, the present invention is not limited to such a case, and it may be determined whether to release the attack right according to the game state, such as a game state or a production state. .

  In addition, here, when the winning type “Attack Replay 1” is won by the winning type lottery means, a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 6” is displayed on the activated line A to digest the attack right. However, when one of the winning types “Attack Replay 3”, “Attack Replay 4”, “Attack Small Role 1”, and “Attack Small Role 2” wins, the winning role “Replay 6”, “ When the symbol combination corresponding to "Replay 7", "Small win 16", and "Small win 17" is displayed on the activated line A, the attack right is consumed and the enemy life counter is updated. However, the lottery of the attack right is performed only when the winning type "Attack Replay 1" or "Attack Replay 2" is won, and the winning types "Attack Replay 3", "Attack Replay 4", "Attack Small Role 1" In the event that any one of "Attack Small Role 2" is won, the right to attack will always be consumed without performing the drawing lottery. Here, it is assumed that the attack right is consumed when any of the winning types “Attack Replay 3”, “Attack Replay 4”, “Attack Small Role 1”, and “Attack Small Role 2” are won. For such a winning type, a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Replay 6", "Replay 7", "Small win 16", or "Small win 17" is displayed on the activated line A without receiving an auxiliary effect. Therefore, it is possible to adopt a specification that the attack right is not digested depending on the winning (winning).

  Here, if it is determined that the attack right is to be digested by the digestion lottery, a predetermined game profit is given according to the digestion, that is, the enemy life counter of the enemy character is updated (subtracted) and updated. Although the example in which the enemy life counter reaches the threshold value and shifts to the AT normal production state has been described, the invention is not limited to this case. For example, if it is determined that the attack right is to be exhausted by the digestion lottery, the digestion is performed. , Various game profits can be provided, for example, by directly determining whether or not to shift to the AT normal effect state with a predetermined probability by lottery.

  Also, even if the attack right is not consumed, the enemy life counter may be updated according to the result of the winning type lottery. For example, the winning type “bar-matching replay 1” is determined by the winning type lottery, and it is determined at a predetermined notification probability (for example, 1/10) that the correct answer operation mode serving as the winning condition of the winning combination “replay 1” is to be reported (for example, 1/10). When the winning combination "Bar Replay 2" is determined by the winning type lottery, the player places the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Replay 1" on the activated line A. It can be displayed. In this case, the state transition unit 312 forcibly sets the value of the enemy life counter to the threshold value (“0”) regardless of the progress state of the game at that time, that is, regardless of the number of elapsed games or the value of the enemy life counter. ) To determine a transition to a new AT normal effect state. In addition, when the winning type “7 replays” is determined by the winning type lottery and it is determined by the notification lottery with a predetermined notification probability that the correct operation mode to be the winning condition of the winning combination “Replay 2” is determined by the notification lottery. The player can display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 2” on the activated line A. In this case, the state transition means 312 forcibly sets the value of the enemy life counter to the threshold value ("0") regardless of the progress of the game at that time, and determines transition to a new AT normal effect state. At the same time, the transition to the next AT normal effect state in the next AT normal effect state is also determined.

  Here, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 1” or the winning combination “Replay 2” is displayed on the activated line A, the state transition unit 312 causes the state transition unit 312 to perform the game regardless of the progress state of the game at that time. , The value of the enemy life counter is forcibly updated to a threshold value (“0”), and the transition to the new AT normal production state is determined by way of example. The enemy life counter of the enemy character may be largely updated (subtracted) in accordance with. For example, the reduced life number of a predetermined value (for example, “200”) larger than “120” which is the maximum value in the lottery table of the reduced life number in FIG. 15 described later is determined and subtracted from the value of the enemy life counter. It may be. At this time, the case where the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 2” is displayed on the activated line A is better than the case where the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 1” is displayed on the activated line A. The game profit may be high, for example, the enemy life counter may be greatly updated (the number of reduced lives is twice as long as the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 1” is displayed on the activated line A). Thus, by winning the winning combination “Replay 1” or the winning combination “Replay 2”, the probability of winning the enemy character can be significantly increased.

  Subsequently, a process of updating the enemy life counter according to the exhaustion of the attack right will be described. Here, the state transition unit 312 updates the value of the enemy life counter according to the exhaustion of the attack right, and the effect control unit 334 updates the notification enemy life counter in conjunction therewith.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a lottery table used for a battle effect. The state transition unit 312 refers to the lottery table of the number of reduced lives in FIG. 15 in the game in which the attack right has been exhausted, and determines “20”, “40”, “60”, “80”, “100” as the number of reduced lives. , “120”. Here, the reduced life number corresponds to damage to the enemy character, and indicates a degree of reduction in the life number in the enemy life counter. For example, when the winning type “Attack Replay 1” is won by the winning type lottery and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 6” is displayed on the activated line A (when the attack right is exhausted), the state shifts. The means 312 determines “40” as the number of life reduced by lottery. Then, the state transition unit 312 updates the enemy life counter by subtracting the determined reduced life number “40” from the value of the enemy life counter. Then, as described above, when the enemy life counter reaches a predetermined threshold value (here, 0) in the AT normal production state, the state transition unit 312 makes the enemy life counter transition to a new AT normal production state again, and the enemy life counter becomes a predetermined value. If a predetermined end condition is satisfied before reaching the threshold value (here, 0), the AT normal effect state is ended.

  The enemy life counter is updated not only when the attack right is exhausted as described above, but also at various occasions. For example, one of the winning types “Attack Replay 1”, “Attack Replay 2”, “Attack Replay 3”, “Attack Replay 4”, “Attack Small Role 1”, and “Attack Small Role 2” is determined by the winning type lottery. If this is done, the enemy life counter is updated in accordance with the exhaustion of the attack right, but on the other hand, the winning types “Attack Replay 1”, “Attack Replay 2”, “Attack Replay 3”, “Attack Replay 4” , "Attack Small Win 1" and "Attack Small Win 2", when the winning type (for example, the winning type "common bell") is determined, whether to update the enemy life counter based on the winning type is determined. Is determined by lottery. When it is determined that the enemy life counter is updated by the lottery, the number of reduced lives (for example, “20”) is determined by the lottery according to the winning type, and is subtracted from the enemy life counter. In this way, the player does not need to win the attack types “Attack Replay 1”, “Attack Replay 2”, “Attack Replay 3”, “Attack Replay 4”, “Attack Small Role 1”, and “Attack Small Role 2”. Thus, it is possible to damage the enemy character (update the enemy life counter) according to the other winning types, and it can be expected that the enemy life counter is updated at various occasions.

  Here, as the manner of digestion of the attack right, for example, the winning type “Attack Replay 1” is won by the winning type lottery, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 6” is displayed on the activated line A. Although the example in which the state transition unit 312 updates the enemy life counter by subtracting the determined reduced life number from the value of the enemy life counter has been described, the attack right is consumed (the reduced life number is determined). ) Is not limited to this case, and various specifications can be applied. For example, the winning type determined by the winning type lottery (winning type “attack replay 1”, “attack replay 2”, “attack replay 3”, “attack replay 4”, “attack small role 1”, “attack small role 2” ) Is applied for each game, and the specification to determine whether or not to update the enemy life counter (if updated, the number of reduced lives) is determined by lottery. If it is not done, for the first time, as a remedy, it is determined whether or not to use the attack right by a predetermined draw probability by lottery, and if the digestion lottery is won, the number of reduced lives is determined and the enemy life counter is updated It may be. In this way, it is possible to give the opportunity to update the enemy life counter a plurality of times for one game. In this case, the effect control unit 334 once performs an effect in which the ally character is attacked by the enemy character and determines that the enemy character has been attacked when the decision to update the enemy life counter is not made based on the winning type ( In response to the attack right being exhausted), the effect of avoiding the attack and causing the ally character to counterattack the enemy character may be performed.

  Subsequently, in response to the update of the enemy life counter by the state transition unit 312, and subsequently, in response to the update of the enemy life counter by the state transition unit 312, the production control unit 334 sets the notification enemy life based on the value of the enemy life counter. Update the counter. However, in the present embodiment, in order to enhance the effect of the battle effect, the effect control means 334 does not use the value of the enemy life counter as it is, and the enemy life counter for notification so that the value of the enemy life counter does not approach the threshold value. To update. Here, "not to be close" indicates that the value is equal to or far from the value of the enemy life counter as a numerical value. For example, here, the value of the enemy life counter is updated by subtraction, so that the value of the notification enemy life counter is not closer to the threshold “0” than the value of the enemy life counter, that is, the value of the enemy life counter is equal to or greater than the value of the enemy life counter. Updated to be value. Specifically, when the state transition unit 312 determines the reduced life number, the state transition unit 312 directly subtracts the reduced life number from the enemy life counter to update the enemy life counter, while the effect control unit 334 determines the updated enemy life counter. According to the difference between the life counter and the previous value of the notification enemy life counter, the reduction life number for notification, which is the reduction life number for notification within the range of the difference, is determined from the notification enemy life counter. Subtract the reduced life count and update the notification enemy life counter. Hereinafter, specific examples thereof will be described.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an effect mode of a battle effect. When transitioning to the AT normal effect state, the effect control means 334 first displays an introduction screen for introducing the enemy character as shown in FIG. 16 (a), and displays the enemy character's life gauge on the upper left side of the liquid crystal display unit 138. (Bar) is displayed. Here, it is assumed that “200” is determined as the initial life number, and “200” is set in both the enemy life counter and the notification enemy life counter. Therefore, here, the enemy character is determined from the third group (see FIG. 12B). Then, as illustrated in FIG. 16B, it is assumed that the state transition unit 312 determines “40” as the reduced life number in accordance with the exhaustion of the attack right. Then, the state transition unit 312 updates the enemy life counter to “160” by subtracting the reduced life number “40” from the enemy life counter value “200”. On the other hand, the effect control unit 334 does not directly reflect the reduced life “40” on the notification enemy life counter, but updates the updated enemy life counter value “160” and the notification enemy life counter initial value “ The number of reduced lives for notification (for example, “20”) is determined by lottery within the range of the difference “40” from “200”, and the reduced number of lives for notification “20” is set to the initial value of the enemy life counter for notification. The notification enemy life counter is updated to “180” by subtracting from “200”. The effect control unit 334 refers to the value of the notification enemy life counter, and changes the life gauge of the enemy character on the liquid crystal display unit 138 to a life gauge having a length corresponding to the value of the notification enemy life counter “180”. At the same time, the effect that the enemy character is under attack is executed. At this time, the player knows that the ally character has caused damage corresponding to “20” to the enemy character.

  Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 16C, it is assumed that the state transition unit 312 determines “80” as the reduced life number in accordance with the exhaustion of the attack right. Then, the state transition unit 312 updates the enemy life counter to “80” by subtracting the reduced life number “80” from the enemy life counter value “160”. On the other hand, the effect control unit 334 does not directly reflect the reduced life “80” on the notification enemy life counter, and updates the updated enemy life counter value “80” and the previous value of the notification enemy life counter “ Within the range of difference “100” from “180”, the number of reduced lives for notification (for example, “100”) is determined by lottery, and the number of reduced lives for notification “100” is set to the previous value of the enemy life counter for notification. The notification enemy life counter is updated to “80” by subtracting from “180”. The effect control unit 334 refers to the value of the notification enemy life counter, and changes the life gauge of the enemy character on the liquid crystal display unit 138 to a life gauge having a length corresponding to the value of the notification enemy life counter “80”. At the same time, the effect that the enemy character is under attack is executed. At this time, the player knows that the ally character has caused damage corresponding to “100” to the enemy character.

  With this configuration, the value of the notification enemy life counter does not become closer to the threshold value than the value of the enemy life counter (without becoming less than the value of the enemy life counter), that is, the original damage of the enemy character By holding the original damage inside without excessively displaying, the damage to the enemy character can be expressed in a variety of display modes.

  According to this configuration, according to the difference between the updated enemy life counter and the previous value of the notification enemy life counter, the number of notification reduced lives can be updated in various modes within the range of the difference. In addition, it is possible to form a zone to be updated with a high probability and a low probability with a reduced number of lives for notification on the display without changing the original arrival condition (when the enemy life counter reaches the threshold). In addition, by reducing the number of lives internally in a plurality of times of digestion of the attack right and notifying at once at any timing, it is also possible to execute an effect as if a large blow was given to the enemy character. . Also, by gradually notifying the number of life reductions accumulated internally at a plurality of timings, it is possible to execute an effect of gradually damaging, such as being poisoned. Here, the reduction life number for notification is processed by the effect control unit 334, that is, the sub-control board 202, so that the processing load and the memory capacity of the main control board 200 can be reduced.

  However, even when configured as described above, at the start of the battle effect, the reduced life count is not accumulated internally, so the difference between the updated enemy life counter value and the previous value of the notification enemy life counter is not Is small, and a large value cannot be adopted as the number of lives reduced for notification. Therefore, after the battle effect has progressed, an effect rich in variations is possible, but at the start of the battle effect, the effect is limited. Therefore, by making the value of the notification enemy life counter at the start of the battle effect not the same value as the enemy life counter, it is possible to provide a variety of effects from the start of the battle effect.

  Specifically, as described above, in the battle effect, the effect control means 334 not only updates the notification enemy life counter so as not to be closer to the threshold value than the value of the enemy life counter, and also performs the battle effect (predetermined effect state). ), The value of the notification enemy life counter (report update value) is set to be farther from the threshold value than the value of the enemy life counter (internal update value). The timing of setting the value of the notification enemy life counter is not limited to the start time, but may be set at any timing before the start of the battle effect.

  FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another effect mode of the battle effect. Here, it is assumed that “200” is determined as the initial life number and “200” is set in the enemy life counter. However, in the example of FIG. 17, unlike FIG. 16, the effect control unit 334 sets the value of the notification enemy life counter to a value farther from the threshold than the value of the enemy life counter (a value larger than “200”) “300”. Is set. Therefore, “300” is set in the notification enemy life counter. Then, the enemy character is determined not from the third group but from the second group (see FIG. 12 (b)), and the effect control unit 334 switches to the second group as shown in FIG. 17 (a). Display an introduction screen that introduces the enemy character to which you belong. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 17B, it is assumed that the state transition unit 312 determines “40” as the reduced life number in accordance with the exhaustion of the attack right. Then, the state transition unit 312 updates the enemy life counter to “160” by subtracting the reduced life number “40” from the enemy life counter value “200”. On the other hand, the effect control means 334 determines the reduced life number for notification by lottery within the range of the difference “140” between the updated enemy life counter value “160” and the initial value of the notification enemy life counter “300”. (For example, “120”) is determined, and the notification reduced life number “120” is subtracted from the initial value “300” of the notification enemy life counter to update the notification enemy life counter to “180”. The effect control unit 334 refers to the value of the notification enemy life counter, and changes the life gauge of the enemy character on the liquid crystal display unit 138 to a life gauge having a length corresponding to the value of the notification enemy life counter “180”. At the same time, the effect that the enemy character is under attack is executed. At this time, the player knows that the ally character has caused damage corresponding to “120” to the enemy character.

  Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 17C, it is assumed that the state transition unit 312 determines “80” as the reduced life number in accordance with the exhaustion of the attack right. Then, the state transition unit 312 updates the enemy life counter to “80” by subtracting the reduced life number “80” from the enemy life counter value “160”. On the other hand, the effect control unit 334 sets the notification enemy life counter within the range of the difference “100” between the updated enemy life counter value “80” and the previous value “180” of the notification enemy life counter. The number of life for notification (for example, “100”) is determined by lottery, and the number of life for notification for life “100” is subtracted from the previous value “180” of the life counter for information for enemy, and the life counter for information for enemy is determined. Is updated to “80”. The effect control unit 334 refers to the value of the notification enemy life counter, and changes the life gauge of the enemy character on the liquid crystal display unit 138 to a life gauge having a length corresponding to the value of the notification enemy life counter “80”. At the same time, the effect that the enemy character is under attack is executed. At this time, the player knows that the ally character has caused damage corresponding to “100” to the enemy character.

  With this configuration, the damage can be internally held from the start of the battle effect, and the damage to the enemy character is expressed in a variety of display modes at any timing of the battle effect. It becomes possible. Also, as described above, the enemy character is originally determined from the third group, but is determined from the second group, which is more difficult to win. Then, although the enemy character is determined from the same second group (the initial value of the notification enemy life counter = “300”), the initial value of the enemy life counter is “200” and “300”. Is present, and a variety of effects can be achieved with respect to the victory over the enemy character. Also in this case, the processing life and the memory capacity of the main control board 200 can be reduced because the reduction life number for notification is processed by the effect control means 334, that is, the sub control board 202.

  Here, when the value of the enemy life counter is set at the start of the AT normal production state, as an example of setting the notification enemy life counter so as to be farther from the threshold than the value of the enemy life counter, the threshold is set as 0, the initial value of the enemy life counter is a positive integer, and when subtracting the reduced life number from the enemy life counter, the value of the notification enemy life counter must be set to be larger than the value of the enemy life counter. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case, and the threshold is a positive integer, the initial value of the enemy life counter is a positive integer or 0 smaller than the threshold, and the reduced life count is added to the enemy life counter. Alternatively, the value of the notification enemy life counter may be set to be less than the value of the enemy life counter.

  Also, here, an example in which an enemy character is determined from a different group corresponding to the initial value of a different notification enemy life counter by setting the notification enemy life counter so as to be farther from the threshold than the value of the enemy life counter. (See FIG. 12B). For example, when the character type “special A”, “special B”, or “special C” is determined, the value of the enemy life counter is used as it is for the enemy life for notification. A group may be set in the counter and the determined group may not be changed.

(Direction indicating battle victory)
In this way, when the enemy life counter reaches the threshold, the effect control means 334 executes an effect indicating a battle victory, for example, during four games, and then the state transition means 312 temporarily changes the effect state. After shifting to the AT start effect state, the state shifts to a new AT normal effect state. However, as described above, the value of the enemy life counter and the value of the notification enemy life counter are different, and the notification enemy life counter has not yet reached the threshold value even though the enemy life counter has reached the threshold value. May not be. In this case, the effect control means 334 spontaneously performs the effect of digesting the attack right regardless of the presence or absence and the number of the attack right (without digesting the attack right). For example, when the winning type “Attack Replay 1” is won by the winning type lottery means 304, the effect control means 334 voluntarily informs the player of the correct operation mode (batting order 3 and 4), and determines the correct operation mode. The operation is performed, and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 6” is displayed on the activated line A as shown in FIG. By doing so, it is possible to set the threshold value of the notification enemy life counter and to execute an effect indicating a battle victory without unnecessary use of the attack right.

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another effect mode of the battle effect. For example, as shown in FIG. 18A, when the value of the enemy life counter is “40” and the value of the notification enemy life counter is “100”, the state transition is performed as shown in FIG. 18B. Assume that the means 312 determines “40” as the number of reduced lives in accordance with the exhaustion of the attack right. Then, the state transition unit 312 updates the enemy life counter to “0” by subtracting the reduced life number “40” from the enemy life counter value “40”. Thus, the battle victory is determined. On the other hand, the effect control means 334 determines the reduced life number for notification by lottery within the range of the difference "100" between the updated enemy life counter value "0" and the previous value "100" of the notification enemy life counter. (For example, “40”) is determined, and the notification reduced life number “40” is subtracted from the initial value “100” of the notification enemy life counter to update the notification enemy life counter to “60”. Here, although the battle victory has been determined, the life gauge of the enemy character remains to have a length corresponding to the value “60” of the notification enemy life counter.

  Here, the effect control means 334 starts an effect indicating a battle victory, and executes an effect to digest the attack right, thereby changing the value of the notification enemy life counter as shown in FIG. Forcibly set to "0". With such a configuration, the value of the original enemy life counter and the value of the notification enemy life counter can be combined to notify the player of the battle victory. When the battle victory is determined, the remaining attack right is carried over to the next AT normal production state.

  Here, when the value of the enemy life counter is updated to “0”, when the battle victory is determined, the value of the notification enemy life counter is quickly set to “0”, and the battle victory is immediately performed. Notify the player. Therefore, as will be described later, the end condition of the AT normal effect state includes the lapse of the guaranteed number of games. However, when the battle victory is determined, the above-mentioned battle is not performed without waiting for the lapse of the guaranteed number of games. An effect indicating victory is started, and a new AT normal effect state is started.

(Direction indicating battle defeat)
If the end condition is satisfied before the arrival condition is satisfied, the state transition unit 312 ends the AT normal effect state. As described above, the termination condition is that a predetermined number of games (guaranteed number of games, for example, 40 games) have elapsed and all of the attack rights have been exhausted. When such an end condition is satisfied, an effect indicating that the user has lost the battle is performed for the number of games (for example, four games) smaller than the guaranteed number of games, and then the AT normal effect state ends. That is, if the battle victory is not determined in a state where all of the attack rights have been exhausted, the AT normal production state is changed after 44 games including 40 games (guaranteed number of games) and 4 games (defeat notification) have elapsed. finish. Also, if the battle victory is not determined in a state where all of the attack rights have not been exhausted, the AT normal production state ends after all of the attack rights have been exhausted. In addition, the same effect table is used so that the effect indicating that the battle has been lost is basically equal to the effect indicating the victory of the battle. Therefore, it is difficult to determine at first glance the effect indicating that the battle has been lost and the effect indicating that the battle has been won. Here, the termination condition includes that all of the right to attack is consumed because if the player loses the battle while the right to attack remains, the player feels a sense of loss to the right to attack. . Therefore, when the guaranteed number of games elapses in the AT normal effect state, the effect control means 334 starts an effect indicating a battle defeat to indicate that the battle is nearly defeated, and thereafter does not satisfy the arrival condition. When the attack right has been completely consumed, the notification that the AT normal production state has ended is performed.

  The progress of the game in the AT normal production state corresponds to the number of teammate characters, and the number of teammate characters decreases each time a predetermined number of games elapse, and when the number of teammate characters reaches the guaranteed number of games, the number of teammate characters increases. Becomes 1. Therefore, the player can grasp the progress degree of the game in accordance with the number of notified ally characters, and grasps that the possibility of losing a battle is high when the number of ally characters becomes one.

  By the way, as described above, the same effect table is used so that the effect indicating that the battle has been lost is basically equal to the effect indicating the battle victory. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to discriminate the difference between the effect indicating that the player has lost the battle and the effect indicating the victory of the battle, and the final notification notifies the player of the win / loss. Therefore, the transition to the AT normal production state can be fueled until the final result is announced. In addition, a performance indicating that the player has lost the battle is being performed, and while the right to attack is left, a lottery for the right to attack is performed, and the right to the attack is determined. The transition to the AT normal effect state again may be determined. On the other hand, while the performance indicating the battle victory is being performed, the transition to the AT normal production state has already been determined, so that the attack right that can be carried over to the next AT normal production state is unnecessarily consumed. If this happens, the player may feel a sense of loss. Then, the attack right is consumed while the effect indicating that the battle has been lost is executed, and the attack right is not exhausted while the effect indicating the battle victory is executed. Therefore, the player knows that the effect is an effect indicating that he / she has lost the battle, because the attack right has been consumed, and loses his / her motivation to play.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, even while the effect indicating the battle victory is being executed, the effect is executed as if the attack right has been consumed. In other words, when the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery means while the performance indicating the battle victory is being executed, the performance control means 334 uses the attack right. Whether or not to perform is determined by lottery with a predetermined digestion probability. If the result of the digestion lottery indicates that the attack right has been exhausted, the correct operation mode (batting order 3 and 4) is notified to the player, and the correct operation mode is performed. To display an image attacking the enemy character. However, at this time, since the transition to the AT normal effect state has already been determined, the attack right is virtually consumed, and the actual attack right is not consumed. In this way, by unnecessarily digesting the right to attack that can be carried over to the next AT normal production state, without giving the player a sense of loss (actually not extinguishing the right to attack), defeating the battle The player loses the battle, because in both the directing effect and the directing effect indicating the victory of the battle, the effect of digesting the attack right (the effect that appears to digest the attack right) can be performed. And an effect indicating a battle victory can be hardly distinguished.

  Further, even if the game reaches the guaranteed number of games and the effect indicating the defeat of the battle is started in this way, the game profit in the AT normal effect state does not change, so that the player is the same as before reaching the guaranteed number of games. , For example, an auxiliary effect. In this state, if it becomes impossible to end the AT normal production state until all of the attack rights have been consumed, the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery means, and Based on the winning, you must wait for the winning lottery of the attack right to be won. Here, since the winning probability of the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” does not change throughout the AT normal rendering state, under the condition that the digestion probability is fixed, the rendering indicating the defeat of the battle is better. Since the number of games is smaller than the guaranteed number of games (for example, 40 games) (for example, 4 games), the frequency (probability) at which the attack right is consumed decreases. Then, when the battle victory is not determined, even if it is desired to end the AT normal production state with a predetermined number of games (for example, four games), it is difficult to win the digestion lottery. Unnecessarily, the effect of defeating the battle becomes longer. On the other hand, even if an effect indicating the defeat of the battle is started, it is possible to return to the AT normal effect state again by satisfying the reaching condition by exhausting the remaining attack rights. However, even in this case, if the attack right is exhausted at the same frequency as that until the guaranteed number of games is reached, the effect of defeating the battle will be unnecessarily long. Here, after the guaranteed number of games has elapsed, in order to increase the frequency with which the attack right is consumed, a separate RT game state in which the probability that the winning type “attack replay 1” or “attack replay 2” is won is higher than the RT4 game state. Although it is possible to prepare, it is not realistic considering that the process for shifting the gaming state becomes complicated.

  Therefore, when the guaranteed number of games is reached without satisfying the reaching condition in the AT normal production state, the probability of using the attack right is changed thereafter. By doing so, the digestion probability after reaching the guaranteed number of games and before reaching the guaranteed number of games will be different.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a manner of digestion of an attack right in an effect indicating a battle defeat. As shown in FIG. 19, if the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery before the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state is reached, the state transition unit 312 sets the attack right On condition that the value of the counter is 1 or more, it is determined whether or not the attack right is to be digested by a digestion lottery with a predetermined digestion probability (here, 1/5). Then, the effect control means 334 notifies the player of the correct answer operation mode (batting order 3 and 4) only when the result of the digestion lottery indicates the digestion of the attack right, and causes the player to perform the operation in the correct answer operation mode. Then, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 6” is displayed on the activated line A. The state transition unit 312 updates the enemy life counter according to the result of the digestion lottery (the digestion of the attack right) and the operation of the player. However, before reaching the guaranteed number of games, since the probability of completion is 1/5, as shown in FIG. 19, it is less likely that it will be determined that the attack right is to be completed by the drawing lottery, and the number of guaranteed games is reached. Sometimes the right to attack remains undigested.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, when the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery after the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state is reached, the state transition unit 312 On condition that the value of the attacking right counter is 1 or more, it is determined whether or not the attacking right is to be digested by a predetermined lottery probability (here, 1/2) by a random drawing. Therefore, after reaching the guaranteed number of games, the probability (frequency) of using the attack right by the use of the lottery increases, and the update probability of the enemy life counter increases accordingly.

  As described above, by increasing the probability that the attack right is consumed without changing the winning probability of the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2”, the AT normal production is performed early when the arrival condition is not satisfied. The state can be terminated. In addition, since the update probability of the enemy life counter is increased, it is possible to quickly shift to the next AT normal effect state even when the arrival condition is satisfied.

  Here, in the case where the effect indicating the defeat of the battle is executed, the example in which the probability of digesting the attack right is increased has been described, but as described above, while the effect indicating the battle victory is being executed, When an effect is performed as if the attack right has been consumed, the probability that the attack right can be virtually consumed may be increased similarly to the case where the effect indicating the defeat of the battle is executed. In this way, the player loses the battle right without unnecessarily digesting the attack right that can be carried over to the next AT normal performance state without giving the player a sense of loss (actually not digesting the attack right). In both of the effects that indicate that the battle was successful and the effects that indicate that the battle has been won, the player has the same probability of performing the effect of digesting the attack right (the effect that appears to digest the attack right), and has lost the battle. It can be configured such that it is difficult to distinguish between the effect indicating the fact and the effect indicating the battle victory.

  Also, here, the case where the digestion probability after reaching the guaranteed number of games without satisfying the arrival condition in the AT normal production state is higher than the digestion probability before reaching the guaranteed number of games has been described. Not limited to this, it is sufficient that the digestion probabilities are different, and the digestion probability after reaching the guaranteed number of games can be made lower than the digestion probability before reaching the guaranteed number of games. With this configuration, it is possible to intentionally extend the production defeated in the battle. In this case, not only the auxiliary production is extended, but also the winning types “bar-matched replay 1” and “bar-matched replay” as described below. Since it is possible to wait for the appearance of "2" and "7-set replay", it is possible to use the game property of providing the player with the game benefit of extending the AT normal production state.

  Also, here, as an example of updating the enemy life counter according to the exhaustion of the attack right, an example in which the auxiliary effect is executed when the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery. However, as long as the attack right is given to the player and the attack right can be used for any occasion, the present invention is not limited to such a winning type and stop control.

  Here, when it is determined that the attack right is digested by the digestion lottery, the enemy life counter of the enemy character is updated (subtracted) in accordance with the digestion, and the updated enemy life counter reaches the threshold value. Thus, on the premise that the state shifts to the AT normal production state, an example has been described in which the probability of the attack right being consumed is increased after the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state is reached. However, not limited to such a case, as described above, for example, if it is determined that the attack right is to be digested by the digestion lottery, it is determined according to the digestion whether to directly shift to the AT normal production state. Assuming that various game profits are provided, such as determined by lottery with the probability of, the probability of the attack right being consumed may be increased after reaching the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state. Also in this case, when the transition to the AT normal production state is not determined by increasing the probability of using the attack right without changing the winning probability of the winning type “attack replay 1” or “attack replay 2”. In addition, the AT normal effect state can be ended early. In addition, since the frequency of the lottery for shifting to the AT normal effect state increases, it is possible to promptly determine whether to shift to the AT normal effect state, and to quickly shift to the effect state.

  In addition, as described above, for example, a specification for determining whether or not to update each game and the enemy life counter based on the winning type determined by the winning type lottery (if updating, the number of reduced lives thereof) is determined by lottery. Apply, if the decision to update the enemy life counter is not made in such a lottery, as a remedy, it is determined by a lottery with a predetermined probability of whether or not the attack right is used up, and if you win the digestion lottery, it will decrease. Even when the digestion mode such as updating the enemy life counter by determining the number of lives is applied, similarly, after reaching the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state, the probability of digestion of the attack right is increased. Can be. Also in this case, by increasing the probability that the attack right is consumed, the AT normal effect state can be terminated early when the arrival condition is not satisfied. In addition, since the update probability of the enemy life counter is increased, it is possible to quickly shift to the next AT normal effect state even when the arrival condition is satisfied.

(Remedies for stage showing battle defeat)
By the way, as described above, even if the attack right is not consumed, the enemy life counter may be updated according to the result of the winning type lottery. For example, when the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” or the winning type “7-matched replay” is determined by the winning type lottery, and when the information lottery with a predetermined notification probability (for example, 1/10) is won, the winning combination “replay 1”, A correct answer operation mode serving as a winning condition of the winning combination “Replay 2” is notified. In this way, the player can display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 1” or the winning combination “Replay 2” on the activated line A. Then, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 1” or the winning combination “Replay 2” is displayed on the activated line A, the state transition unit 312 regardless of the progress state of the game at that time, Regardless of the number of elapsed games or the value of the enemy life counter, and whether or not the guaranteed number of games has been reached, the value of the enemy life counter is forcibly updated to a threshold ("0"), and The transition to the normal AT normal production state is determined. When the winning combination “Replay 2” is won, the state transition unit 312 determines the transition to the next AT normal production state in the next AT normal production state in addition to the transition to the new AT normal production state. I do. Such a notification lottery based on the predetermined notification probability is performed every time the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” or the winning type “7-matched replay” is determined by the winning type lottery during the AT normal production state. . However, as a remedy when the player loses the battle when the effect of losing the battle is executed and reaches the guaranteed number of games without satisfying the reaching condition in the AT normal production state, In this case, the notification probability of the notification lottery for determining whether or not to notify the correct operation mode when the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” or “7-matched replay” is won may be changed. By doing so, the notification probabilities after reaching the guaranteed number of games and before reaching the guaranteed number of games will be different.

  FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a notification mode in an effect indicating a battle defeat. As shown in FIG. 20, if the winning type “bar-matching replay 1” or “7-matching replay” is won by the winning type lottery before the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state is reached, the state transition unit 312 corrects the answer. Whether or not to notify the operation mode (batting order 5, 6) is determined by a notification lottery with a predetermined notification probability (here, 1/10). Then, only when the result of the notification lottery indicates the execution of the auxiliary effect, the effect control means 334 notifies the player of the correct operation mode (batting order 5 and 6) and causes the player to perform the operation in the correct operation mode. The symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “Replay 1” or “Replay 2” is displayed on the activated line A. The state transition means 312 determines at least transition to the next AT normal production state in accordance with the winning of the winning combination “Replay 1” or “Replay 2”. However, before reaching the guaranteed number of games, the notification probability is 1/10, so that it is less likely to decide to execute the auxiliary effect, and the AT normal effect state is rarely continued.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 20, after reaching the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state, if the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” or “7-matched replay” is won by the winning type lottery, the state transition means 312 Then, whether or not to notify the correct answer operation mode is determined by a notification lottery at a predetermined notification probability (here, 1/2). Therefore, after reaching the guaranteed number of games, the probability (frequency) of executing the auxiliary effect by the notification lottery increases.

  In this way, the probability of digesting the attack right is increased, so that the player can win the winning role “Replay 1” or “Replay 2” even if the player is in the stage of losing the battle, thereby making the AT normal stage. It is possible to reversely shift to the state.

  In this case, if the winning type “Bar matching replay 1” or “7 matching replay” is won by the winning type lottery, the correct answer is reached before reaching the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state regardless of which one is won. The operation mode is notified with a notification probability of 1/10, and after reaching the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state, whether or not the correct operation mode is reported with a notification probability of 1/2. Although the example of the notification has been described, the notification probability is not limited to this case, and the notification probabilities in the case where the winning type “Bar matching replay 1” is won and the case where the winning type “7 matching replay” is won are set independently. You may. Therefore, a total of four notifications are given when the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” is won and when the winning type “7-matched replay” is won, and before and after reaching the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal production state. Probabilities can be set individually.

  Also, here, the case where the notification probability after reaching the guaranteed number of games without satisfying the arrival condition in the AT normal effect state is higher than the notification probability before reaching the guaranteed number of games has been described. The notification probability is not limited, and the notification probability after reaching the guaranteed number of games may be lower than the notification probability before reaching the guaranteed number of games. According to such a configuration, when an effect that has been defeated in a battle is entered, the overall probability of transition to the AT normal effect state can be reduced, and the game can be sharpened.

  Also, here, when reaching the guaranteed number of games, an effect indicating that the battle has been defeated is started, and an example is described in which the digestion probability and the notification probability are different before and after reaching the guaranteed number of games. The present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to start the effect indicating the defeat of the battle by satisfying the progress condition regarding the progress of the game, and to make the digestion probability and the notification probability different before and after reaching the guaranteed number of games. For example, as the elapsed condition, not only the predetermined number of games (guaranteed number of games), but also that the number of navigations, which is the number of games for notifying the correct operation mode by the auxiliary effect in the AT normal effect state, has reached the predetermined number. It is possible to employ the fact that the number of payouts reached has reached, or that the number of payouts has reached the set number of payouts (number of payouts−number of inserts).

  Hereinafter, specific processing in the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 will be described with reference to flowcharts.

(Main processing of main control board 200)
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the main processing of the main control board 200. Here, first, an outline of one game after initialization will be described along the main processing of the main control board 200, and then details of each processing will be described. In addition, here, the processing related to the features of the present embodiment will be described in detail, and the description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted. Although detailed description is omitted, when each process is performed, switches (bet switch 126, start switch 128, stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c) used in each process are enabled at the start of the process. And is 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 the power is turned on, the initialization means 300 executes an initialization process in preparation for the start of the game. The initialization unit 300 generates backup data as needed while the power is turned on, and holds the backup data in the main RAM 200c. Therefore, even if a sudden power failure occurs, in the initialization processing, the state before the power failure can be restored by using the held backup data. For example, even if an unexpected power interruption occurs during the rotation of the rotating reels 134a, 134b, 134c, the rotation reels 134a, 134b, 134c are restarted from the state where they are rotating again after the return operation. Therefore, in the initialization process, basically, the initialization (RAM clear) of the main RAM 200c is not performed.

(Step S200)
Subsequently, the betting unit 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 transmission unit 314 generates an input command indicating that the operation has been performed, and transmits the generated input command to the sub-control board 202.

(Step S300)
Next, the winning type lottery means 304 validates the game start operation on the start switch 128 and shifts to a state of waiting for the operation of the start switch 128. Here, according to the operation of the start switch 128 by the player, the winning type lottery means 304 determines the winning type lottery random number updated by the random number generator 200d of the main control board 200 at the time when the start switch 128 is operated. The winning random number of 1 winning type is acquired. Then, 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. It is determined which winning area in the determined winning type lottery table corresponds to, and the winning type or loss of the determined winning area is determined as the lottery result. After the lottery result is determined in accordance with the operation of the start switch 128, the command transmission unit 314 generates a winning type command including information on a lottery result (winning type or loss) of the winning type lottery, a game state, and the like. , And sends the generated winning type command to the sub-control board 202. The lottery process S300 will be described later in detail.

(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 processing, when a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) elapses (e.g., 4.1 seconds) from the start of rotation of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c in the previous game, the left reel in the game is waited. The rotation of the reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c is started. When all of the left reel 134a, the middle reel 134b, and the right reel 134c are rotated at a constant speed, the process proceeds to step S500. In addition, the reel control unit 306 may execute a reel effect.

(Step S500)
Subsequently, the reel control unit 306 activates the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c, and when the player operates the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c, the spinning reel (the left reel 134a, Either the middle reel 134b or the right reel 134c) is stopped. In addition, when any one of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c is operated, the command transmission unit 314 outputs a stop command (a first stop command, a first stop command, or the like) indicating information on the operated stop button switch 130a, 130b, or 130c. A second stop command and a third stop command are generated for each operation, and the generated stop commands are sequentially transmitted to the sub-control board 202.

(Step S600)
Next, the determination unit 308 determines which of the predetermined symbol combinations displayed on the activated line A shown in FIG. 5A corresponds to a predetermined combination, and determines the game state according to the symbol combination. Various processes required for change and replay are executed. The command transmitting unit 314 also generates a winning command including a symbol combination displayed on the activated line A, a payout number of medals when a symbol combination corresponding to a small combination is displayed on the activated line A, and the like. Then, the generated winning command is transmitted to the sub-control board 202. In addition, the state transition unit 312 transitions the gaming state to the bonus gaming state based on the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination “CBB” being displayed on the activated line A in the internal middle gaming state, as shown in FIG. Set the winning type lottery table. Furthermore, when the transition to the ART gaming state is determined, the state transition means 312 causes the effect control means 334 to start an auxiliary effect, and ends the auxiliary effect when the number of continuous games in the ART gaming state is exhausted.

(Step S700)
Subsequently, based on the determination result in step S600, for example, when a symbol combination corresponding to a small combination is displayed on the activated line A, the payout control unit 310 executes a payout process of a medal corresponding to the small combination. When the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is displayed on the activated line A, the processing for automatically betting the next game is executed. Further, when a predetermined number of medals are paid out in the bonus gaming state, the state shifting unit 312 returns the gaming state to the gaming state before shifting from the bonus gaming state to the bonus gaming state, and corresponds to the gaming state. Set the winning type lottery table. As described above, the payout control unit 310 performs various processes corresponding to the symbol combinations displayed on the activated line A, and ends the one game. In addition, when the payout processing of the medal is performed, the command transmitting unit 314 generates a payout command indicating that the payout processing is performed, and 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. 22 is a flowchart showing the lottery process in step S300. Here, the processing related to the features of the present embodiment 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 a winning type lottery table (FIG. 9) according to the game state at that time and, based on the operation of the start switch 128, selects one of a plurality of types of winning types by the winning type lottery. decide.

(Step S302)
Subsequently, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether or not the effect state is the AT normal effect state. As a result, if it is in the AT normal effect state, the process proceeds to step S303; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S306.

(Step S303)
If it is determined in step S302 that the effect state is the AT normal effect state, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether the game is the start game of the AT normal effect state. As a result, if it is a start game, the process proceeds to step S304; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S305.

(Step S304)
If it is determined in step S303 that the game is the start game of the AT normal production state, the winning type lottery means 304 determines the arrival condition of the AT normal production state. The reaching condition determination processing S304 will be described later in detail.

(Step S305)
If it is determined in step S303 that the game is not the start game of the AT normal production state, the winning type lottery means 304 determines whether or not the arrival condition of the AT normal production state is satisfied. The reaching condition determination processing S305 will be described later in detail.

(Step S306)
Next, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not the winning combination “CBB” is included in the winning combination that is determined by the winning type lottery, that is, whether the BB internal winning flag is established. I do. As a result, if the winning combination “CBB” is included, the process proceeds to step S307. If the winning combination “CBB” is not included, the process proceeds to step S308.

(Step S307)
If it is determined in step S306 that the winning combination “CBB” is included, the state transition unit 312 determines the current gaming state (RT0 gaming state, RT1 gaming state, RT2 gaming state, RT3 gaming state, RT4 gaming state). ) Is stored, and the game state is shifted to the internal middle game state.

(Step S308)
Subsequently, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not to transition to the AT effect state based on the operation of the start switch 128 by the effect state lottery according to the game state at that time. Further, if the effect state is a non-AT normal effect state, the state transition means 312 determines by lottery whether or not to shift to the non-AT chance effect state, and determines whether the effect state is an AT start effect state or an AT normal effect state. If so, it is determined by lottery whether or not to shift to the AT chance production state.

(Arrival condition determination processing S304)
FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the arrival condition determination processing in step S304. Here, the state transition means 312 determines the arrival condition of the AT normal effect state.

(Step S304-1)
First, the state transition unit 312 determines whether the AT normal effect state is the first AT normal effect state after the effect state has shifted to the AT effect state. As a result, if it is the first time, the process proceeds to step S304-2. If it is not the first time, that is, if the AT normal effect state is maintained, the process proceeds to step S304-3.

(Step S304-2)
If it is determined in step S304-1 that the AT normal effect state is the first AT normal effect state after the effect state has transitioned to the AT effect state, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not the state transition means 312 shown in FIG. Decide on one of several such scenarios.

(Step S304-3)
Subsequently, the state transition unit 312 sequentially refers to the combination (arrival condition) of the character type and the initial life number from the scenario determined in step S304-2.

(Step S304-4)
Next, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not the replacement flag is ON. As a result, if the replacement flag is ON, that is, if the replacement is determined in the replacement lottery in step S304-6 described later, the process proceeds to step S304-5, and if the replacement flag is not ON, The process moves to step S304-6.

(Step S304-5)
If it is determined in step S304-4 that the replacement flag is ON, the state transition unit 312 replaces the combination of the character type and the initial life number referred to in step S304-3 with the replacement in step S304-6 described later. The replacement is performed with the combination of the character type and the initial life number determined to be replaced in the lottery, and the replacement flag is turned off. Thus, the arrival condition is replaced with the specific arrival condition.

(Step S304-6)
Subsequently, the state transition unit 312 performs a replacement lottery for each combination of the character type including the character types “special A” and “special B” and the initial life count at a predetermined lottery probability.

(Step S304-7)
Next, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not replacement is determined as a result of the replacement lottery. As a result, if the replacement is determined, the process proceeds to step S304-8, and if the replacement is not determined, the process proceeds to step S304-12.

(Step S304-8)
If it is determined in step S304-7 that replacement with the character type “special A” or “special B” has been determined as a result of the substitution lottery, the state transition unit 312 determines whether the AT normal rendering state has continued. Then, in order to replace the reaching condition in the next AT normal effect state, the replacement flag is turned on in association with the determined character.

(Step S304-9)
Subsequently, the state transition unit 312 performs a replacement lottery with a predetermined lottery probability for a combination of the character type including the character type “special C” and the initial life count.

(Step S304-10)
Next, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not replacement with the character type “special C” has been determined as a result of the replacement lottery. As a result, if the replacement is determined, the process proceeds to step S304-11, and if the replacement is not determined, the process proceeds to step S304-12.

(Step S304-11)
If it is determined in step S304-10 that replacement with the character type “special C” has been determined as a result of the replacement lottery, the state transition unit 312 determines the character type and initial life number referred to in step S304-3. Is replaced with a combination of the character type “special C” and the initial number of lives.

(Step S304-12)
Subsequently, the state transition unit 312 sets the reference or replaced initial life number in the enemy life counter.

(Step S304-13)
Next, the command transmitting unit 314 transmits the combination of the character type referred to or replaced and the initial life number to the sub-control board 202, and ends the reaching condition determination processing S304.

(Arrival condition determination processing S305)
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the arrival condition determination processing in step S305. Here, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not the arrival condition of the AT normal effect state is satisfied.

(Step S305-1)
First, the state transition means 312 determines whether or not the value of the enemy life counter is 0 or less, or whether or not the guaranteed number of games has been reached in the AT normal effect state. As a result, if the value of the enemy life counter is 0 or less, or if the number of guaranteed games has been reached, a step to start an effect indicating a battle victory or an effect indicating that the battle has been lost is performed. The process moves to S305-2, and if the value of the enemy life counter is greater than 0 and the number of guaranteed games has not been reached, the process moves to step S305-7. As described above, the effect indicating that the battle has been won and the effect indicating that the battle has been lost are basically equal. In addition, even if the effect indicates that the player has lost the battle, if the transition to the AT normal effect state is determined in accordance with the progress of the game, the effect may be changed to an effect indicating the victory of the battle. Therefore, here, the processing shifts to the process of terminating the AT normal production state by satisfying the transition condition to one of the production showing the battle victory and the production showing that the battle has been defeated. The means 334 starts either an effect indicating a battle victory or an effect indicating a battle has been lost.

(Step S305-2)
If it is determined in step S305-1 that the value of the enemy life counter is equal to or less than 0 or the number of guaranteed games has been reached, the state transition unit 312 determines whether the predetermined number of games has been satisfied after satisfying the condition. It is determined whether or not (for example, 4 games) has elapsed. As a result, if the predetermined number of games has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S305-3. If the predetermined number of games has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S305-7. Here, at least for a predetermined number of games, the effect state is not shifted, so that an effect indicating a battle victory or an effect indicating a defeat in the battle is executed.

(Step S305-3)
If it is determined in step S305-2 that the predetermined number of games has elapsed, the state transition unit 312 determines whether the value of the enemy life counter is 0 or less and the condition of step S305-1 is satisfied. , A predetermined winning type that allows the attack right to be digested (winning type “attack replay 1”, “attack replay 2”, “attack replay 3”, “attack replay 4”, “attack small role 1”, “attack small role” 2)) is determined. As a result, if the value of the enemy life counter is equal to or less than 0 and the player has won the predetermined winning type, the process proceeds to step S305-4, and the value of the enemy life counter is larger than 0, or If the predetermined winning type has not been won, the process moves to step S305-5. Here, the reason why the state transition means 312 waits for the winning of the predetermined winning type is as follows. That is, as described above, in the present embodiment, the value of the enemy life counter does not always coincide with the value of the notification enemy life counter, and the value of the enemy life counter is 0, but the value of the notification enemy life counter is zero. May be greater than zero. However, the state transition means 312 cannot grasp the value of the notification enemy life counter. Here, when the effect control means 334 forcibly sets the value of the notification enemy life counter to “0” by executing an effect to digest the attack right during the effect indicating the battle victory, There is. For example, if the value of the enemy life counter is 0 but the value of the notification enemy life counter is greater than 0, and the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is won by the winning type lottery means 304, In step S1304-6, which will be described later, the effect control unit 334 executes an auxiliary effect, wins a predetermined winning combination (winning combinations “Replay 6”, “Replay 7”), and changes the value of the notification enemy life counter. Forcibly set to "0". If the value of the enemy life counter is 0 and the value of the notification enemy life counter is already 0, the winning type lottery means 304 selects the winning type “attack replay 1” or “attack replay 2”. , The effect control unit 334 does not execute the auxiliary effect. In any case, by the winning type lottery means 304, a predetermined winning type (winning type "attack replay 1", "attack replay 2", "attack replay 3", "attack replay 4", "attack small play 1", When the "attack small part 2" is won, the effect control means 334 sets the value of the notification enemy life counter to at least 0 (because it has become), so the state transition means 312 changes the AT normal effect state. Can be finished.

(Step S305-4)
If it is determined in step S305-3 that the value of the enemy life counter is equal to or less than 0 and that the player has won the predetermined winning type, that is, the arrival condition is satisfied, and the effect control means 334 At least in step S1304-6 to be described later, when it can be estimated that the effect of digesting the attack right is spontaneously performed in order to set the notification enemy life counter to the threshold value, the state transition unit 312 performs the effect After the state is temporarily shifted to the AT start effect state, the state is again shifted to the AT normal effect state.

(Step S305-5)
If it is determined in step S305-3 that the value of the enemy life counter is greater than 0 or that the player has not yet won the predetermined winning type, the state transition unit 312 increases the guaranteed number of games in the AT normal effect state. It is determined whether or not the value has reached and the value of the attack right counter is 0 or less. As a result, if the number of guaranteed games has been reached and the value of the attack right counter is equal to or smaller than 0, the process proceeds to step S305-6, and the number of guaranteed games has not been reached, or the value of the attack right counter has reached If it is 1 or more, the process moves to step S305-7.

(Step S305-6)
If it is determined in step S305-5 that the number of guaranteed games has been reached and the value of the attack right counter is equal to or less than 0, that is, if the end condition of the AT normal effect state is satisfied, the state transition means 312 Shifts the effect state to the non-AT normal effect state.

(Step S305-7)
Subsequently, the state transition unit 312 determines whether or not the guaranteed number of games has been reached in the AT normal rendering state and the value of the enemy life counter is greater than zero. As a result, if the number of guaranteed games has been reached and the value of the enemy life counter is greater than 0, the process proceeds to step S305-10, and the number of guaranteed games has not been reached or the value of the enemy life counter is 0. If so, the process moves to step S305-8.

(Step S305-8)
In step S305-7, the guaranteed number of games has not been reached, that is, the effect indicating the defeat of the battle has not been started yet, or the value of the enemy life counter is 0 or less, that is, the AT normal effect state If the continuation is determined, the state transition unit 312 sets the digestion probability for determining whether to digest the attack right to 1/5.

(Step S305-9)
Next, the state transition unit 312 sets the notification probability for determining whether or not to notify the correct answer operation mode to 1/10 when the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” or “7-matched replay” is won. .

(Step S305-10)
In step S305-7, if the guaranteed number of games has been reached and the value of the enemy life counter is greater than 0, that is, if an effect indicating defeat of the battle has already been started, the state transition unit 312 sets the attack right To expedite the attack right, the digestion probability for determining whether or not the attack right is exhausted is set to １ ／.

(Step S305-11)
Next, the state transition means 312 sets the notification probability for determining whether or not to notify the correct operation mode when the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” or “7-matched replay” is won for the remedy. / 2.

(Step S305-12)
Subsequently, the state transition means 312 is set on condition that the value of the attack right counter is 1 or more in the game in which the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is determined by the winning type lottery. With the digestion probability, whether or not to digest the attack right is determined by a digestion lottery.

(Step S305-13)
Next, in the game in which the winning type “bar-matched replay 1” and “7-matched replay” are determined by the winning type lottery, the state transition means 312 respectively determines the winning combination “replay 1”, Whether or not to notify the correct answer operation mode serving as the winning condition of “Replay 2” is determined by a notification lottery.

(Step S305-14)
Subsequently, the state transition unit 312 refers to the lottery table of the number of reduced lives in FIG. 15 in the game in which the attack right has been consumed, and as the number of reduced lives, “20”, “40”, “60”, “80”, One of “100” and “120” is determined, and the determined reduced life number is subtracted from the enemy life counter, and the value of the attack right counter is decremented by one.

(Step S305-15)
Next, the state transition means 312 determines whether or not to grant the attack right by lottery, and when it is determined to grant the attack right, adds the number to be given to the attack right counter.

(Step S305-16)
Next, the command transmitting means 314 transmits the result of the digestion lottery, the result of the notification lottery, the value of the enemy life counter, and the value of the attack right counter to the sub-control board 202, and ends the arrival condition determination processing S305. .

(Sub-processing of sub-control board 202)
FIG. 25 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 the slot machine 100 is energized, the initialization determining means 330 executes an initialization process in preparation for the start of the game. The initialization determining means 330 generates backup data as needed 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 has been received. As a result, if a command has been received, the process proceeds to step S1300, and 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 receiving process S1300 will be described later in detail.

(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 unit 334 performs a time schedule management process of executing a process corresponding to the corresponding time stored in the time table with reference to the execution information (time table) of the various effects determined to be executed, and step S1200. Repeat the process from. In this processing, 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 receiving process S1300)
FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the command receiving process in step S1300. Here, particularly, 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 unit 332 determines whether the received command is a submit command. As a result, if the received command is the input command, the process proceeds to step S1302. If the received command is not the input command, the process proceeds to step S1303.

(Step S1302)
If it is determined in step S1301 that the received command is an input command, the effect control unit 334 determines that the game start preparation for the next game has been performed, and sets the effect that has been executed up to that time under a predetermined condition. To switch or end.

(Step S1303)
Subsequently, the command receiving unit 332 determines whether the received command is a winning type command. As a result, if the received command is a winning type command, it is determined that one game has 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 in step S1303 that the received command is a winning type command, the effect control unit 334 determines a game effect based on the winning type command. Here, if the effect state managed by the state transition means 312 is the AT effect state and the winning type indicated by the winning type command is the winning type “transition replay” or the winning type “bat order”, the effect control means 334 determines an auxiliary effect for notifying the correct operation mode of the winning type. Further, when the value of the enemy life counter becomes 0 or less, or when the number of guaranteed games is reached in the AT normal production state, the production control means 334 performs a production showing a battle victory or a production showing that the battle has been lost. Start and, finally, announce the outcome of the battle. In this way, the player can grasp whether or not the AT normal effect state can be continued. The effect determination processing S1304 will be described later in detail.

(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 a time table.

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

(Step S1307)
If it is determined in step S1306 that the received command is a stop command, effect control unit 334 determines whether the stop command is a first stop command, a second stop command, a third stop command, The stop operation determines which of the stop button switches 130a, 130b, and 130c is the stop operation, performs various processes based on the determination result and the contents of the effect, and changes the effect mode.

  In addition, when the stop command is the third stop command and the enemy life counter managed by the main control board 200 is updated in the AT normal effect state, the effect control unit 334 responds accordingly. The enemy life counter is updated so as not to be closer to the threshold value than the value of the enemy life counter, and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 138 as a life gauge of the enemy character with reference to the notification enemy life counter.

(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 in step S1308 that the received command is a winning command, the effect control unit 334 sets an effect based on the winning command in a time table.

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

(Step S1311)
If it is determined in step S1310 that the received command is a payout command, effect control unit 334 sets an effect based on the payout command in a 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 payout of medals.

(Direction determination processing S1304)
FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the effect determination processing in step S1304. Here, the effect control means 334 determines the effect of the game.

(Step S1304-1)
First, the effect control means 334 determines whether or not the game is a start game in the AT normal effect state. As a result, if it is a start game, the process proceeds to step S1304-2; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1304-4.

(Step S1304-2)
If it is determined in step S1304-1 that the game is the start game in the AT normal effect state, the effect control unit 334 changes the value of the notification enemy life counter so that the value is farther from the threshold value than the value of the enemy life counter. Set.

(Step S1304-3)
Subsequently, the effect control unit 334 refers to the enemy character lottery table shown in FIG. 12B, and determines the character type and the enemy character in the group corresponding to the set initial value of the notification enemy life counter. Either is determined by lottery.

(Step S1304-4)
Next, in the game in which the winning type “Attack Replay 1” or “Attack Replay 2” is determined by the winning type lottery, if it is determined that the attack right is to be consumed, the effect control unit 334 determines that the winning type “Attack It is possible to notify the correct operation mode of "Replay 1" and "Attack Replay 2", and to notify the correct operation mode in the game in which the winning type "Bar matching replay 1" or "7 matching replay" is determined by the winning type lottery. If it has been determined, the correct operation mode of the winning type “bar aligned replay 1” and “7 aligned replay” is notified.

(Step S1304-5)
First, the effect control unit 334 determines that the value of the enemy life counter is equal to or less than 0, the value of the notification enemy life counter is greater than 0, and that the specific win type “attack replay 1”, “attack replay” It is determined whether "2" has been won. As a result, if the value of the enemy life counter is equal to or less than 0, the value of the notification enemy life counter is greater than 0, and a specific winning type has been won, the process proceeds to step S1304-6, and the enemy life If the value of the counter is greater than 0, if the value of the notification enemy life counter is 0 or less, or if the specific winning type has not been won, the effect determination processing S1304 ends.

(Step S1304-6)
If it is determined in step S1304-5 that the value of the enemy life counter is 0 or less, the value of the notification enemy life counter is greater than 0, and that a specific winning type is won, the effect control means 334. However, in order to set the notification enemy life counter as a threshold value, the effect type of the winning type “Attack Replay 1” and “Attack Replay 2” is notified, and an effect for notifying the battle victory is determined. S1304 ends.

  As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to such embodiments. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the claims, and it is understood that these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Is done.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the state transition unit 312 manages the game state and the effect state on the main control board 200 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. At 202, the gaming state and the effect state may be managed. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 are arranged so as to share the functional units for performing the game, but the functional units of the main control board 200 are 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.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the AT effect state is described as being terminated when the set number of continuous games is reached. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. Auxiliary effects such as reaching the number of navigations, which is the number of games for notifying the correct operation mode, reaching the set payout number, or reaching the set acquired number (payout number-insertion number). The game may be terminated by exhausting various available game opportunities. Further, in the above-described embodiment, in each of the effect states in which the auxiliary effect can be received, an additional lottery is performed for the number of continuous games, and the number of continuous games is extended by winning. Instead, it is possible to perform various lotteries for changing the end condition of the effect state, such as increasing or decreasing or changing the number of various game opportunities that can receive the auxiliary effect.

  The processes performed by the main control board 200 and the sub-control board 202 do not necessarily need to be performed in chronological order according to the order described in the flowchart, and may include processing 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 302 betting means 304 winning type lottery means 306 reel control means 310 payout control means 312 state transition means 332 command receiving means 334 production control means

Claims (2)

Betting means for betting a game value to be used for a game,
A winning type lottery means for determining one of a plurality of types of winning types by a winning type lottery based on an operation of a start switch after betting a game value ;
In response to the operation of the start switch, the rotation of a plurality of rotating reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are respectively arranged is controlled, and in accordance with the operation of a stop switch corresponding to the rotating rotating reel, the lottery of the winning type lottery means. Reel control means for stopping and controlling each of the rotating reels corresponding to the operated stop switch based on the result,
State transition means for transitioning to any of a plurality of types of effect states including a predetermined effect state advantageous to the player,
With
The state transition means includes:
Wherein the predetermined effect condition is continued the a continuation satisfies predetermined effect condition, terminates the predetermined effect condition and does not satisfy the continuity condition,
There are a plurality of continuation conditions under different conditions,
While the predetermined effect condition continues, from the scenario in which the continuation condition are arranged in a predetermined order, it said continued the continuation condition with reference to the sequence every time the predetermined effect condition is started Determine whether the condition is met ,
Performs substitution lottery to specific continuation condition, the Without Tei substitution is determined for a particular continuation condition, the referenced continuation condition, initiated by the continuation condition of the predetermined effect condition by the substitution lottery A game machine characterized in that , if replacement with the specific continuation condition is determined by the substitution lottery, the specific continuation condition is set as a continuation condition of the started predetermined effect state. The state transition means determines the replacement with the specific continuation condition with respect to the predetermined effect state after the next time while the predetermined effect state continues, by a replacement lottery during the current predetermined effect state. And
The method according to claim 1, further comprising: an effect control unit configured to execute an effect indicating that the specific continuation condition is set when the substitution to the specific continuation condition is determined by the substitution lottery. Gaming machine.

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