JP6630039B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine.

  There has been proposed a gaming machine that terminates the power saving state and shifts to the normal state when a button operation is detected in the power saving state (for example, see Patent Literature 1).

  Also, a gaming machine that notifies history information when a button operation is detected in the customer waiting display mode has been proposed (for example, see Patent Literature 2).

JP 2014-150867 A JP 2012-200326 A

  In Patent Literature 1, even when the game is not actually started, the power saving state is ended by detecting an operation (for example, an operation for displaying the history information described in Patent Literature 2). There was a possibility that a significant power saving effect could not be obtained.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a gaming machine with an enhanced power saving effect.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention
A gaming machine (slot machine 1) for playing games,
A normal state (normal mode) and a power saving state (power saving mode) can be set,
Detecting means for detecting an operation of the player;
When a first detection (detection of operation of the middle stop switch 8C) is performed by the detection means in the power saving state, a first output (display of a game history) is performed while maintaining the power saving state, When a second detection (operation of the right stop switch 8R is detected) is performed by the detection means in the power saving state, the output for terminating the power saving state and performing a second output (display of a brightness adjustment screen) is performed. Means ,
There are a plurality of said detection means,
The first detection and the second detection are detected by different detection means (middle stop switch 8C, right stop switch 8R),
The first detection and the second detection are detection of an operation different from an operation related to game start,
The second output is an output for adjusting the luminance of the light emitting means (the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52 or the reel LED 55).
According to such a configuration, the power saving effect is improved. In addition, the change in the luminance can be easily understood, and the adjustment of the luminance can be easily performed.

(2) In the gaming machine of the above (1),
The second output may be an output for adjusting the luminance of the light emitting means (the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52 or the reel LED 55).
According to such a configuration, a change in the luminance can be easily understood, and the adjustment of the luminance can be easily performed.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2),
There are a plurality of said detection means,
The first detection and the second detection may be detected by different detection means (medium stop switch 8C, right stop switch 8R).
According to such a configuration, it is easy to determine whether the detection is the first detection or the second detection, so that the power saving effect is improved.
Game control means for controlling the game,
Effect control means for controlling the effect based on the control information transmitted from the game control means,
The game control means includes predetermined control information transmitting means for transmitting predetermined control information capable of specifying the execution time of the standby effect,
The effect control means includes standby effect execution means for executing the standby effect based on receiving the predetermined control information,
The standby effect executing means, when executing the standby effect, executes a normal standby effect when the normal state is set, and power saving when the power saving state is set. A standby effect may be executed.

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (3),
The second output includes a plurality of types of outputs including an output for adjusting the luminance of the light emitting means (output of a luminance adjustment screen, output of a volume adjustment screen, input screens such as a password for saving a game history, etc.). Output, etc.)
The output unit may end the power saving state when performing at least an output for adjusting the luminance of the light emitting unit among the second outputs in the power saving state.
According to such a configuration, a change in the luminance can be easily understood, and the adjustment of the luminance can be easily performed.

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (4),
When performing the second output in the power saving state, the output means may end the power saving state and increase the brightness of the display means (the liquid crystal display 51).
According to such a configuration, the power saving state is terminated, and the luminance of a necessary portion is increased, so that the power saving effect can be suitably enhanced.

(6) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5),
Game control means (main control unit 41) for controlling the game,
Effect control means (sub-control unit 91) for controlling the effect based on the control information (command) transmitted from the game control means,
The game control means includes predetermined control information transmitting means for transmitting predetermined control information (standby command) capable of specifying an execution time of a standby effect (demonstration effect),
The effect control means,
Including a standby effect performing means for executing the standby effect based on receiving the predetermined control information,
The standby effect execution means,
When the standby effect is performed, a normal standby effect (demonstration in a normal mode) is performed when the normal state is set, and a power saving operation is performed when the power saving state is set. A standby effect (power-saving mode demonstration effect) may be executed.
According to such a configuration, the power required for executing the standby effect can be saved by setting the power-saving state, and the control according to the power-saving state is performed as part of the control for executing the standby effect. Since it is performed, the control by the effect control means can be simplified.

It is a front view of the slot machine of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the slot machine. It is a figure showing the symbol arrangement of a reel. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a slot machine. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main control unit. It is a figure for explaining the production screen which is output-controlled by the sub-control unit to the liquid crystal display. It is a figure for explaining warning information performed by a sub control part. FIG. 9 is a diagram for describing error notification executed by a sub control unit. It is a figure for explaining an effect menu performed by a sub control part. It is a figure for explaining demonstration production performed by a sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the demonstration effect performed by a sub control part. It is a figure for explaining a change screen of a power saving mode. It is a figure showing the production mode of the demonstration production after the setting was changed on the change screen of the power saving mode. It is a figure which shows the start condition of the demonstration effect by a sub control part. It is a timing chart for explaining a flow until a demonstration effect is started for each effect mode. It is a timing chart for explaining the flow from the execution of the effect menu to the start of the demonstration effect. It is a figure for explaining the modification of the start timing of the demonstration production after the end of the change state of the power saving mode. It is a figure for explaining the modification of the start timing of the demonstration production after the end of the change state of the power saving mode. It is a figure for explaining the modification at the time of browsing a game history during demonstration production. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process during a demonstration effect. It is a figure which shows the specific example at the time of displaying a game history and a brightness adjustment screen in a power saving mode. It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

  An embodiment for implementing a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below.

  A slot machine as an embodiment of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a housing 1a having an open front, and a front door 1b rotatably supported at a side end of the housing 1a. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inside the housing 1a of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, 2R (hereinafter, left reel, center reel, right Reels) are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R pass through the transparent window 3 provided on the front door 1b. It is arranged so that it can be seen.

  As shown in FIG. 3, "red 7", "blue 7", "white 7", "BAR", "watermelon", "cherry a", and "cherry" are provided on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively. A plurality of 21 types of mutually identifiable symbols such as "b", "bell", "replay", and "plum" are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are displayed in upper, middle, lower, and upper tiers, respectively, in a see-through window 3 provided substantially at the center of the front door 1b.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided correspondingly and rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4), so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously displayed on the see-through window 3. While the display is changing, the rotation of each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, so that three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the see-through window 3 as a display result.

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, a reel sensor 33L, 33C, 33R for detecting a reference position and a reel LED 55 for irradiating the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the back are provided for the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, respectively. , Are provided. The reel LED 55 includes twelve LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and can irradiate each symbol independently.

  A display area 51a of a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) is arranged at a position on the front side (player side) of each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a liquid crystal panel having a transmissivity when no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element. The liquid crystal display 51 passes through the transmission region 51b and the transmission window 3 corresponding to the transmission window 3 of the display region 51a. Each reel 2L, 2C, 2R can be visually recognized from the player side. In addition, a light guide plate (not shown) for irradiating the display area 51a from the back side is provided on the back surface of the display area 51a, and further, the transmission area 51b is excluded from the display area 51a. A concealing member (not shown) for concealing the inside is provided in the region. The liquid crystal display 51 is a display device capable of changing the display mode by controlling the liquid crystal element to either a state in which the light emitted by the light guide plate is transmitted or a state in which the light is not transmitted. Further, the liquid crystal display 51 can adjust the brightness in a plurality of stages when light is transmitted.

  In the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 1, a medal insertion section 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and a credit (the number of medals stored as a game value owned by the player). The MAXBET switch 6, which is operated when setting the maximum bet number among the prescribed number of bets determined according to the game state within the range, setting of medals stored as credits and bet numbers The adjustment switch 10 operated when the medals used for the game are settled (the medals used for setting the credit and the bet amount are returned), the start switch 7 operated when starting the game, the reels 2L, 2C And stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that are operated when stopping the rotation of the 2R, respectively, are provided so as to be operable by the player.

  In the present embodiment, of the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started rotating, the reel that stops first is referred to as a first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as a first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is referred to as a second stop reel, the stop is referred to as a second stop, the reel that stops third is referred to as a third stop reel, and the stop is referred to as a third stop. Alternatively, it is referred to as a final stop.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b displays the number of medals stored as credits on the credit indicator 11, as shown in FIG. A game auxiliary display 12 for displaying an error code or the like, a 1 BET LED 14 for notifying by lighting that a bet number is set to 1, a 2 BET LED 15 for notifying by lighting that a bet number is set to 2, and a setting of 3 bet numbers A 3BET LED 16 for notifying that a game has been inserted, a request LED 17 for notifying a state in which medals can be inserted by lighting, and a start valid LED 18 for notifying that a game start operation by operating the start switch 7 is effective. , Wait (because a certain period of time has not elapsed since the last game started, reel rotation starts Waiting to have state) in wait for notifying by lighting the effect that in LED 19, a game display section 13 in the replay LED20 is provided for informing it is provided by lighting the effect that during replay game, which will be described later.

  Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 4) for notifying by lighting that the setting operation of the bet amount by operating the MAXBET switch 6 is valid, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, Inside the 8R, left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 4) are provided to notify by light that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is valid. Have been.

  Inside the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 2, a reset switch 23 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a reset operation for releasing an error state described later and a hit state described later by a predetermined key operation, The set value display 24 displays the current set value while the set value is being changed or the set value is being checked, and a stop state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) at a predetermined timing ), A strike switch 36a for selecting the validity / invalidity of the strike function to be controlled, and an automatic settlement process (a process of adjusting (returning) a medal stored as a credit regardless of a player's operation at a predetermined opportunity. ), An automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting the validity / invalidity of the automatic settlement function to be controlled, and a flow path of medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4 to a hopper tan described below provided inside the housing 1a. A flow path switching solenoid 30 (see FIG. 4) for selectively switching to either the medal payout port 34a side or the medal payout exit 9 side. A medal selector 29 having a medal sensor 31 (see FIG. 4) and a door open detection switch 25 (see FIG. 4) for detecting an open state of the front door 1b are provided.

  2, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4), and the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are respectively detected inside the housing 1a. The reel unit 2 includes possible reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R (see FIG. 4), an external output board 1000 for outputting an external output signal (see FIG. 4), and stores medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4. The hopper tank 34a, a hopper motor 34b for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout port 9 (see FIG. 4), and a payout sensor 34c for detecting medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 4). 4) and a power supply box 100 are provided.

  On the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a is provided. Inside the overflow tank 35, there is provided a full tank sensor 35a for detecting that the accumulated amount of medals is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, that is, that the overflow tank 35 is full.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front of the power supply box 100 functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and functions as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stopped state in a normal state. In a setting change state, a reset / setting switch 38 functioning as a setting switch for changing a set value of a winning probability (a payout rate) of an internal lottery described later, and a power source operated when the power is turned on / off. A switch 39 is provided.

  The power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a, and the front door 1b is configured to be opened by a predetermined key operation carried by a clerk or the like. The set key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 can be operated only by a person such as a store clerk having the key, and cannot be operated by the player. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires further key operation after opening the front door 1b by key operation, only the clerk who possesses the key for operating the setting key switch 37 among the clerks at the amusement arcade. Operation is allowed.

  When playing a game in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or the number of bets is set using credits. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the game state is set, the pay line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the game can be started. Become. If medals are inserted in more than the maximum number among the prescribed numbers corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line set to determine whether the combination of the symbols displayed in the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a combination of the winning symbols. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the winning line LN set across the middle row of the reel 2L, the middle section of the reel 2C, and the middle section of the reel 2R, that is, the middle row, is a winning line. It is defined as. In the present embodiment, only one winning line is applied, but a plurality of winning lines may be applied.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in order to make it easy to recognize that the combination of the symbols constituting the prize on the prize line LN, invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are set separately from the prize line LN. The invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are not determined based on the combination of the symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. When the combination of the symbols constituting the specific prize is arranged on the prize line LN, the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are invalid. When a combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) that becomes a winning when the winning line LN is aligned with any of the LM1 to LM4 is configured, a symbol forming a specific winning on the winning line LN is formed. This is to make it easy to recognize that the combination is complete. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper line of the reel 2L, the upper line of the reel 2C, and the upper line of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1 and the reel 2L The lower line, the lower line of the reel 2C, the lower line of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the lower line, the upper line of the reel 2L, the middle line of the reel 2C, the lower line of the reel 2R, that is, the lower line Four types of invalid line LM3, invalid line LM4 set across the symbols lined up rightward, that is, the invalid line LM3 set across the symbols arranged in the lower row of the reel 2L, the middle row of the reel 2C, and the upper row of the reel 2R. It is defined as LM.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when a combination of predetermined symbols (for example, “Bell-watermelon-cherry b”) determined as a winning combination on the winning line LN is completed, a winning is achieved, and a predetermined winning combination is obtained. When the symbol combinations are aligned, a symbol combination (for example, “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”), which is an index that is easier to recognize than a predetermined symbol combination, is arranged on one of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4, thereby disabling the invalid lines LM1 to LM1. It includes a combination that can make it appear as if a prize has been won by a combination of symbols arranged in any of the LM4. In the following, a combination of symbols aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 when a predetermined symbol combination is aligned with the winning line LN is referred to as a symbol combination as an index, and constitutes a symbol combination as an index. The design is called an index design.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R rotate, and the symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R change continuously. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the see-through window 3.

  One game is completed by stopping all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and a predetermined combination of symbols (hereinafter, also referred to as a combination) is displayed on each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R on the winning line LN. As a result, when the game stops, a prize is generated, and a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player according to the prize and added to the credit. When the number of credits reaches the upper limit (50 in this embodiment), medals are paid directly from the medal payout port 9 (see FIG. 1). Further, when a combination of symbols accompanied by a transition of the game state is stopped on the pay line LN as a result of displaying the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the game state is shifted to a game state corresponding to the combination of the symbols. .

  In the present embodiment, the game starts when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in a state where the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and ends when all the reels stop. In addition, one unit of control (game control) for executing the game is started when all controls accompanying the end of the previous game are completed, and when all controls accompanying the end of the game are completed. finish.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, and a configuration using four or more reels may be used. In a good configuration using two or more reels, a winning may be determined based on a combination of display results derived for all two or more reels. Further, in the present embodiment, the variable display device is constituted by physical reels, but the variable display device may be constituted by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the game is started and each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is rotated to start changing symbols, any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated. When operated, the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is stopped, and the symbol is stopped and displayed. The maximum stop delay time from the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to the stop of the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is 190 ms (millisecond).

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate 80 times per minute, and change the symbols for 80 × 21 (the number of symbols per reel) = 1680 frames. Therefore, a maximum of four symbols are drawn during 190 ms. You can do it. In other words, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbols four frames away from the symbols, for a total of five frames.

  Therefore, for example, when one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated and the symbol displayed on the lower row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol from the symbol to four frames ahead Since the symbol can be displayed in the lower row, when one of the stop switches 8L, 8R is operated in each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the symbol displayed in the middle row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is operated. Can be displayed on the winning line.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The drive power for the electrical components that constitute the slot machine 1 is generated by the power supply board 101 and supplied to each unit.

  A power supply of AC 100 V is externally supplied to the power supply board 101, and a DC voltage necessary for driving the electric components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated from the power supply of AC 100 V, and the game control board 40 and the game control board 40 Is supplied to the effect control board 90 connected via the. A power supply line for supplying power to the effect control board is directly connected from the power supply board 101 to the effect control board 90 without passing through the game control board 40, and the power supply line is directly supplied from the power supply board 101 to the effect control board 90. May be supplied.

  Further, the hopper motor 34b, the dispensing sensor 34c, the full tank sensor 35a, the setting key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

  The game control board 40 includes the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the hitting switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, the inserted medal sensor 31, and the door opening. The detection switch 25, the reel sensors 33L, 33C and 33R are connected, and the payout sensor 34c, the full tank sensor 35a, the setting key switch 37, and the reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply board 101, The detection signals of these connected switches are input.

  In addition, the game control board 40 includes the above-mentioned credit indicator 11, game assist indicators 12, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, insertion request LED 17, start valid LED 18, waiting LED 19, replay LED 20, BET switch valid LED 21, , Middle and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, a set value display 24, a flow path switching solenoid 30, and reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, and the hopper motor 34b described above via the power supply board 101. These electric components are connected, and are driven based on the control of a main control unit 41 described later mounted on the game control board 40.

  The game control board 40 includes a main control unit 41, a control clock generation circuit 42, a random number clock generation circuit 43, a switch detection circuit 44, a motor drive circuit 45, a solenoid drive circuit 46, an LED drive circuit 47, a power cutoff detection circuit. 48, a reset circuit 49 is mounted.

  The main control unit 41 performs processing relating to the progress of the game, and directly or indirectly controls each unit of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40.

  The control clock generation circuit 42 generates a control clock CCLK that becomes an oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency outside the main control unit 41. The control clock CCLK generated by the control clock generation circuit 42 is supplied to the clock circuit 502 shown in FIG. The random number clock generation circuit 43 generates a random number clock RCLK, which is an oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency different from the oscillation frequency of the control clock CCLK, outside the main control unit 41. The random number clock RCLK generated by the random number clock generation circuit 43 is supplied to the random number circuits 508a and 508b shown in FIG.

  The switch detection circuit 44 takes in a detection signal input from switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101 and transmits it to the main control section 41. The motor drive circuit 45 transmits the motor drive signal (phase signal of the stepping motor) output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R. The solenoid drive circuit 46 transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30. The LED drive circuit 47 transmits the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. The power interruption detection circuit 48 monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1, and when detecting a voltage drop, outputs a voltage drop signal indicating this to the main control unit 41. The reset circuit 49 supplies a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 when the power supply is unstable such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off.

  FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40. The main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 5 is a one-chip microcomputer, and includes an external bus interface 501, a clock circuit 502, a matching block 503, a unique information storage circuit 504, an arithmetic circuit 505, a reset / interrupt. A controller 506, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 41b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 41c, a free-run counter circuit 507, random number circuits 508a and 508b, a timer circuit 509, An interrupt controller 510, a parallel input port 511, a serial communication circuit 512, a parallel output port 513, and an address decode circuit 514 are provided.

  The reset / interrupt controller 506 controls various resets and interrupt requests generated inside or outside the main control unit 41.

  The reset / interruption controller 506 includes an out-of-designation area prohibition (IAT) circuit 506a and a watchdog timer (WDT) 506b. The IAT circuit 506a is a circuit for monitoring whether or not the user program is correctly executed in the designated area, and has a function of outputting an IAT generation signal when detecting that the user program has been executed outside the designated area. The watchdog timer 506b has a function of generating a timeout signal every set period.

  The external bus interface 501 is a bus interface having an interface function between an external bus and an internal bus of a chip constituting the main control unit 41, an address bus, a data bus, and a direction control function of each control signal.

  The clock circuit 502 is a circuit that generates the internal system clock SCLK by dividing the control clock CCLK by two or the like.

  The verification block 503 has a function of connecting to an external verification machine and verifying a chip. The unique information storage circuit 504 is a circuit that stores a plurality of types of unique information serving as internal information of the main control unit 41. The arithmetic circuit 505 is a circuit that performs multiplication and division.

  The CPU 41a is a control CPU that executes game control in the slot machine 1 by executing a user program (game control processing program for game control) based on the control code read from the ROM 41b. When such game control is executed, a fixed data reading operation in which the CPU 41a reads fixed data from the ROM 41b, a variable data writing operation in which the CPU 41a writes various variable data in the RAM 41c and temporarily stores the same, and the CPU 41a is temporarily stored in the RAM 41c. A variable data reading operation for reading various types of variable data, a reception operation in which the CPU 41a receives an input of various signals from outside the main control unit 41 via the external bus interface 501, the parallel input port 511, the serial communication circuit 512, and the like; A transmission operation of outputting various signals to the outside of the main control unit 41 via the external bus interface 501, the serial communication circuit 512, the parallel output port 513, and the like is also performed.

  The ROM 41b stores a control code indicating a user program (a game control processing program for game control), fixed data, and the like.

  The RAM 41c provides a work area for game control. Here, at least a part of the RAM 41c may be a backup RAM backed up by a backup power supply. That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, at least a part of the contents of the RAM 41c is stored for a predetermined period.

  As the free-run counter circuit 507, four channels of 8-bit free-run counters are mounted.

  The random number circuits 508a and 508b are circuits that generate numerical data such as an 8-bit random number and a 16-bit random number, which are random numbers having a predetermined update range. In the present embodiment, the hardware random number generated by the 16-bit random number circuit 508b among the random number circuits 508a and 508b is used as a random number for an internal lottery described later.

  The timer circuit 509 is an 8-bit programmable timer, and the main control unit 41 includes three channels of an 8-bit counter as the timer circuit 509. In this embodiment mode, a real-time interrupt request and time measurement can be performed by using a timer circuit 509 and setting by a user program.

  The interrupt controller 510 is a circuit that controls an external interrupt request from the PI5 / XINT terminal and an interrupt request from a built-in peripheral circuit (for example, the serial communication circuit 512, the random number circuits 508a and 508b, and the timer circuit 509). is there.

  The parallel input port 511 has a built-in 8-bit input only port (PIP). The parallel output port 513 included in the main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 5 has an output-only port (POP) having an 11-bit width.

  The serial communication circuit 512 is a circuit that performs asynchronous serial communication in input / output to / from the outside. The main control unit 41 includes, as the serial communication circuit 512, a one-channel circuit for both transmission and reception, and a three-channel circuit for transmission only.

  The address decode circuit 514 is a circuit for decoding each functional block inside the main control unit 41 and decoding a chip select signal which is a decode signal for an external device. The chip select signal allows the internal circuit of the main control unit 41 or an external device serving as a peripheral device to selectively operate effectively, thereby enabling access from the CPU 41a.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513. The command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is transmitted in only one direction, and the command is not transmitted from the sub control unit 91 to the main control unit 41. In the present embodiment, the configuration is such that a command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513, that is, the command is transmitted as a parallel signal. , The command may be transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, that is, the command may be transmitted as a serial signal.

  The main control unit 41 receives detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40 from the parallel input port 511. Then, the main control unit 41 executes a basic process of shifting stepwise according to the detection states of various switches input from the parallel input port 511.

  Further, the main control unit 41 can execute the interrupt process by interrupting the basic process when an interrupt occurs. In the present embodiment, the timer interrupt processing (main), which will be described later, is executed when a time-out occurs in the timer circuit 509, that is, at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in the present embodiment).

  In addition, the main control unit 41 is set to prohibit other interrupts during execution of the interrupt process, and when a plurality of interrupts occur simultaneously, the main control unit 41 gives priority to a predetermined order. Interrupts to execute are set. If another interrupt factor occurs during the execution of the interrupt process and the interrupt factor continues even after the end of the interrupt process, a new interrupt occurs at that time. It will be.

  The main control unit 41 repeatedly loops processing according to the control state until the detection state of various switches connected to the game control board 40 changes as basic processing, and responds to the change in the detection state of various switches. Execute the process of shifting in stages. Further, the main control unit 41 executes the timer interrupt processing (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in the present embodiment). Note that the execution interval of the timer interrupt processing (main) is set to a time longer than the sum of the time taken for the repetition of the processing in accordance with the control state in the basic processing and the execution time of the timer interrupt processing (main). Thus, at least one round of the processing to be repeated according to the control state between the current and next timer interrupt processing (main) is performed at least.

  The rendering control board 90 is connected to rendering devices such as a liquid crystal display 51, a rendering effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, a reel LED 55, and the like. It is driven based on the control by the unit 91.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 controls the output of the effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55. However, an output control unit that directly performs output control of the effect device separately from the sub-control unit 91 is mounted on the effect control board 90 or another board, and the sub-control unit 91 is based on a command from the main control unit 41. The output pattern of the effect device may be determined in accordance with the output pattern determined by the sub-control unit 91, and the output control unit may control the output of the effect device based on the output pattern determined by the sub-control unit 91. The output control of the effect device is performed by both of the control units.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 are illustrated as the effect devices. However, the effect devices are not limited thereto, and may be, for example, mechanically driven. A display device, a mechanically driven role object, or the like may be applied as the rendering device.

  The effect control board 90 includes a microcomputer including a sub CPU 91a, a ROM 91b, a RAM 91c, and an I / O port 91d, and a sub control unit 91 for controlling the effect, and a liquid crystal display connected to the effect control board 90. A display control circuit 92 for controlling display of 51; an effect effect LED 52; an LED drive circuit 93 for controlling drive of the reel LED 55; an audio output circuit 94 for controlling audio output from the speakers 53 and 54; A reset circuit 95 for supplying a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when no initialization command is input for a certain period of time, a switch detection circuit 96 for detecting a detection signal input from switches connected to the effect control board 90, date information and time Clock device 97 for outputting time information including information, slot machine 1 A power cutoff detection circuit 98 that monitors the supplied power supply voltage and outputs a voltage drop signal indicating the voltage drop to the sub CPU 91a when the voltage drop is detected, and other circuits are mounted. The CPU 91a receives commands transmitted from the game control board 40, performs various controls for performing the effect, and directly or indirectly controls each unit of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90.

  The reset circuit 95 has a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 that supplies a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. When the power is turned on, the sub-control unit 91 executes the main control. It is designed to be started earlier than the section 41. On the other hand, in the power interruption detection circuit 98, the voltage at which the voltage drop signal is output is set lower than that of the power interruption detection circuit 48 which outputs the voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. In, the sub-control unit 91 detects a power failure at a later stage than the main control unit 41, and performs a power interruption process (sub) described later.

  The sub-control unit 91 has an interrupt function, like the main control unit 41, and generates an interrupt when a command is received from the main control unit 41 to acquire the command transmitted from the main control unit 41. , Execute the command reception interrupt processing stored in the buffer. Further, the sub-control unit 91 generates an interrupt every time the number of input system clocks reaches a certain number, that is, at certain time intervals (about 2 ms), and executes a timer interrupt process (sub) described later.

  Further, unlike the main control unit 41, when an interrupt occurs based on the reception of a command, the sub-control unit 91 interrupts the timer interrupt process (sub) even during execution of the process. , The command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority even if interrupts that trigger the timer interrupt process (sub) occur simultaneously.

  The backup power is also supplied to the sub-control unit 91 at the time of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 91c is retained while the backup power is supplied.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the payout rate of medals changes according to the set value. More specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using a winning probability according to a set value in a lottery that affects the degree of advantage to a player such as an internal lottery described later. The set value is made up of six levels from 1 to 6, where 6 is the highest payout rate and the payout rate decreases as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, the advantage gradually decreases.

  In order to change the set value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after turning on the setting key switch 37. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the set value read from the RAM 41c is displayed as a display value on the set value display 24, and the set value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38. Move to the setting change state. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the set value display 24 is updated one by one (when further operated from the set value 6, the display value is changed to the set value 1). Return). Then, when the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is determined as the set value. Then, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the determined display value (set value) is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and the state shifts to a state where the game can proceed.

  When the power is turned on with the setting key switch 37 turned on, the configuration may be changed to the setting change state on condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 25. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting from being illegally changed when the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration in which the setting is changed to the setting change state on the condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected, the opening of the front door 1b is not detected by the door opening detection switch 25 after the setting is changed. Also, it is preferable to maintain the setting change state, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting change, an operation for shifting to the setting change state again is not required, and the setting change state is not required. The operation does not become complicated. After the start switch 7 is operated and the set value is determined after the shift to the setting change state, the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 25 when the setting key switch 37 is turned off. The condition may be changed to a state in which the setting change state is ended and the game can proceed, and even in such a configuration, the setting change is illegally performed in a state where the front door 1b is not opened. Can be prevented.

  Further, in order to confirm the set value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on with no bet amount set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24, and the state shifts to a setting check state in which the setting value can be checked. In the setting confirmation state, the progress of the game is not possible, and by setting the setting key switch 37 to the off state, the setting confirmation state ends and the game returns to a state in which the game can proceed.

  After the game, when the setting key switch 37 is turned on in a state where the bet amount is not set, the setting is performed on condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 25. The configuration may be such that the state shifts to the confirmation state. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting value from being illegally confirmed when the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration in which the opening of the front door 1b is detected, it is determined that the opening of the front door 1b is not detected by the door opening detection switch 25 after the shifting to the setting checking state. Also, it is preferable that the setting confirmation state be maintained, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting confirmation, the operation for shifting to the setting confirmation state is not required again, and the setting confirmation state is not required. The operation does not become complicated. Further, after shifting to the setting confirmation state, after the start switch 7 is operated to determine the set value, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 25. On condition that the setting confirmation state is terminated and the game can be advanced to a state where the game can proceed. In such a configuration, the setting value is incorrectly set in a state where the front door 1b is not opened. Confirmation can be prevented.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 48 is detected each time the timer interrupt processing (main) is performed. A power failure determination process is performed, and when it is determined in the power failure determination process that a voltage drop signal has been detected, a power interruption process for setting data for determining whether data in the RAM 41c is normal at the next recovery (main) Execute

  Then, the main control unit 41 returns the processing state of the main control unit 41 to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c, on condition that the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the time of startup. However, when the data of the RAM 41c is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, the RAM abnormal error code is set in the register, the state is controlled to the RAM abnormal error state, and the progress of the game is disabled.

  The sub-control unit 91 also determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 98 has been detected in the timer interrupt processing (sub), and when it is determined that the voltage drop signal has been detected, At the next recovery, a power interruption process (sub) for setting data for determining whether the data in the RAM 91c is normal is executed.

  Then, the sub-control unit 91 returns the processing state of the sub-control unit 91 to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 91c, on condition that the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of startup. However, if the data in the RAM 91c is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM 91c is initialized. In this case, unlike the main control unit 41, the execution of the effect is not disabled only by initializing the RAM 91c.

  Further, even when it is determined that the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of the start, the sub-control unit 91 receives the setting command indicating that the state has shifted to the setting change state from the main control unit 41. The RAM 91c is also initialized when neither a later-described return command nor a setting command indicating that the control state of the main control unit 41 has returned after a certain period of time has elapsed has been received. Also in this case, the execution of the effect is not disabled only by initializing the RAM 91c.

  Next, initialization of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 will be described. The storage area of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is divided into an important work, a non-preserved work, a general work, a special work, an unused area, and a stack area.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 stores data in the RAM 41c when a RAM abnormality error occurs, when starting with the setting key switch 37 turned on, when CB ends, and when starting with the setting key switch 37 turned off. Is not destroyed, when the five initialization conditions at the end of one game are satisfied, four types of initialization with different areas initialized according to each initialization condition are performed.

  Initialization 1 is a state in which the setting key switch 37 is turned on at the time of start-up, and is an initialization performed prior to a transition to a setting change state or an initialization performed when a RAM abnormality error occurs. The areas other than the important work and the special work in the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized. The initialization 2 is an initialization performed at the end of the CB. In the initialization 2, a general work, an unused area, and an unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized. Initialization 3 is initialization performed when the setting key switch 37 is off at the time of start-up and the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed. The used stack area is initialized. The initialization 4 is an initialization performed at the end of one game. In the initialization 4, an unused area and an unused stack area of the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized.

  In this embodiment, the initialization 1 is performed before the transition of the setting change state. However, the initialization 1 is performed at the end of the setting change state, or both before the transition to the setting change state and at the end of the setting change state. You may do it.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a specified number of bets that can be set according to the game state is determined, and the slot machine 1 has a specified number of bets determined according to the game state. The game can be started. In the present embodiment, the pay line LN is activated when a prescribed number of bets is set according to the gaming state.

  In the present embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the activated pay line (in the case of the present embodiment, all the activated pay lines are always activated. The activated winning line is simply referred to as a winning line.) When a combination of symbols called a combination is arranged on the winning line, the winning is achieved. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

  The types of winning combinations are determined according to the game state, but are roughly divided into small winning combinations with medal payout and re-starting so that the next game can be started without setting the number of bets. There are a gaming role and a special role accompanied by a transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player. Hereinafter, the small role and the replaying role are collectively referred to as a general role.

  In order for a winning of each combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to win an internal lottery described later and set a winning flag of the combination in the RAM 41c.

  Among the winning flags of each of these roles, the winning flags of the small role and the replaying role are valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and are invalid in the next game. The combination is enabled until the combination of the permitted combinations is completed by the flag, and is invalid in the game in which the combination of the permitted combinations is completed. That is, once the winning flag of the special role is won, even if the combination of the roles permitted by the flag cannot be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery of the present embodiment will be described. In the internal lottery, the main controller 41 determines whether or not to permit the winning of each of the above-mentioned roles before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived and displayed (actually, the start switch 7). At the time of detection). In the internal lottery, first, when the start switch 7 is detected, a random number for the internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is obtained. More specifically, the value generated by the random number circuit 508b and stored in the random number value register of the random number circuit 508b is set in the lottery work assigned to the RAM 41c. Then, for each combination determined according to the gaming state, etc., according to the numerical data stored in the lottery work and the number of judgment values of each combination determined according to the current gaming state, the number of bets and the set value. It is determined whether or not a prize is permitted.

  In the internal lottery, the number of judgment values determined according to the role to be subjected to the internal lottery, the current game state, etc. and the set value are converted into a random number value for internal lottery (numerical data stored in the lottery work). When the result of the addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. Therefore, the winning combination is determined based on the probability (the number of judgment values / 65536) according to the magnitude of the number of judgment values.

  When the winning of any of the winning combinations is determined, the winning flag corresponding to the winning-determined winning combination is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the CPU 41a. The internal winning flag storage work consists of a 2-byte storage area, of which the upper byte is assigned as a special role storing work in which the special role winning flag is set, and the lower byte is a general role winning work. Assigned as a general role storage work for which the flag is set. Specifically, when the special combination is won, the special combination winning flag indicating that the special combination has been won is set in the special combination storing work, and the winning flag set in the general combination storing work is cleared. When the general combination is won, the general combination winning flag indicating that the general combination has been won is set in the general combination storage work. If no winning combination or combination of winning combinations is won, only the general combination storing work is cleared.

  Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described.

  The main control unit 41 refers to the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the rotation of the reels has started and when the reels have stopped and the reels that are still rotating still remain. Then, a stop control table is created for each rotating reel. When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the reel being rotated is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to, and the slip of the referred stop control table is performed. Based on the frame number, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  In the table index, an index indicating a head address of an area in which table creation data is stored from a reference address when referencing the table index, for each setting state of a winning flag by an internal lottery (hereinafter, referred to as an internal winning state). The difference up to the address where the data is stored is registered. As a result, it is possible to acquire a difference corresponding to the internal winning state and add the difference to the reference address to acquire the corresponding index data. Even if the winning combinations of the roles differ, if the same control is applied, the same address is stored as the index data. In such a case, the same table creation data is referred to. Thus, a stop control table is created.

  The table creation data includes a stop control table indicating the number of sliding frames according to the stop operation position, and an address of the stop control table to be referred to according to the reel stop state.

  The stop control table referred to according to the reel stop status indicates whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, the left, It may differ depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, or the middle and right reels are stopped. The stop control table address to be referred to for each situation is registered for each spinning reel, and based on the start address of the table creation data, It is possible to specify the address of the stop control table to be referred to according to the situation, and from the specified address, the address according to each situation is required. And to be able to identify the Do stop control table. Even when the stop status of the reel or the stop position of the stopped reel is different, when the same stop control table is applied, the same address may be registered as the address of the stop control table. In such a case, the same stop control table is referred to.

  The stop control table is data that can specify the number of sliding frames at each timing when the stop operation is performed. In this embodiment, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R use stepping motors that make one revolution with a cycle of 336 steps (0 to 335). That is, by driving the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R for 336 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R make one revolution. Twenty-one areas (frames) divided into 16 steps (the number of steps in which one symbol moves) for one rotation of the reel are defined, and these areas include areas 0 to 20 from the reel reference position. A number has been assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is also 21, and symbol numbers from 0 to 20 are assigned to the symbols on each reel from the reel reference position. , Area numbers 0 to 20 are assigned in order. In the stop control table, the number of sliding frames for each area number is compressed and stored according to a predetermined rule. By expanding the stop control table, the number of sliding frames for each area number can be obtained. I have.

  As described above, in the stop control table created with reference to the table index and the table creation data, the area corresponding to each area number is set at the stop reference position (in the present embodiment, the see-through window 3 when the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected at the timing (the timing at which the number of steps from the reel reference position is included in the range of the number of steps of each area number) located at the position of the lower symbol 3). This is a table in which the number of frames is set.

  Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the start address of table creation data according to the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Specifically, first, the table index is referred to, index data corresponding to the internal winning state is obtained, and table creation data is specified based on the obtained index data, and all reels are identified from the specified table creation data. Acquires the address of the stop control table of each reel corresponding to the rotating state, and develops the stop control table of each reel stored at the acquired address to create a stop control table for all reels.

  When any one of the reels stops or any two of the reels stop, the index data acquired at the start of the reel rotation, that is, the start address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game. The table creation data is specified based on the table creation data, and the stopped reel and the stop control table address of the unstopped reel corresponding to the area number of the stop position of the reel are acquired from the identified table creation data. The stop control table for each of the stored reels is expanded to create a stop control table for the unstopped reels.

  Next, when the main control unit 41 effectively detects any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the spinning reel, the control for deriving the display result to the relevant reel is described. More specifically, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is effectively detected, the stop operation position is determined based on the number of steps from the reel reference position when the stop operation is detected. The number of sliding frames corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired by referring to the stop control table of the reel where the stop operation has been detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the acquired number of sliding frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps until the number of sliding frames acquired and stopped is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Perform control. As a result, the area corresponding to the area number corresponding to the area number corresponding to the area number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected is the stop reference position (in the present embodiment, the see-through window 3). (The lower symbol area).

  In the table index according to the present embodiment, only one address is stored as index data corresponding to one internal winning state in one game state, and one reel is included in one table creation data. Only one address is stored as the address of the storage area of the stop control table corresponding to the stop state (and the stopped position of the stopped reel). That is, table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one game state, and a stop control table corresponding to a reel stop state (and a stopped reel stop position) are uniquely determined. Is also unique for one internal winning state and one reel stop state (and a stopped reel stop position) in one game state. For this reason, when all of the gaming state, the internal winning state, and the reel stop state (and the stopped reel stop position) satisfy the same condition, the reels are stopped based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. Is performed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is defined as the number of sliding frames in the stop control table, and it is possible to stop the reel by drawing a maximum of 4 frame symbols after detecting the stop operation. . In other words, the stop position of the symbol can be specified from a maximum of five frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. Further, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to draw up to four symbols and stop the reel after detecting the stop operation. The stop position of the symbol can be designated from a range of up to five symbols including the operation position.

  In the present embodiment, if any of the winning combinations has been won, the winning combination is drawn to the maximum within a range of four frames on the winning line so that the unwinning roles are not aligned on the winning line. Creates a stop control table in which the number of sliding frames to be drawn in is determined, and performs stop control of the reels. If none of the roles has been won, a stop in which the number of sliding frames in which none of the roles are aligned is determined. A control table is created, and reel stop control is performed. In this manner, in the normal gaming state or inside, when a stop operation is performed, if the winning combination can be stopped within the pull-in range of a maximum of four frames on the pay line, if the stop is performed, the stop is performed. The control for stopping is performed, and the control for stopping the winning combination that has not been won is performed without being aligned within a pull-in range of a maximum of four frames.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the small role is won while the special role is being carried over, that is, when the special role and the small role are simultaneously won, the winning small role is placed on the winning line within a range of four frames. The number of sliding frames is determined so as to draw in as much as possible, and for the stop operation position where the winning small role cannot be drawn within a maximum of 4 frames on the winning line, the winning special role is placed on the winning line with 4 frames. A stop control table in which the number of sliding frames is determined so as to draw in the maximum within the range is created, and stop control of the reels is performed. As a result, if the special role and the small role are simultaneously won, when the stop operation is performed, the small role that has been won within the pull-in range of a maximum of four frames on the winning line is stopped together. If it is possible, a control is performed to stop them together, and if the winning small role cannot be drawn on the winning line with a maximum of 4 frames, the winning combination cannot be stopped with a maximum of 4 frames on the winning line. If the winning special roles can be stopped together, the control to stop them will be performed, and the non-winning roles will be stopped without being aligned in the 4-frame pull-in range. Become. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the small role on the pay line is given priority over the special role, and the special role can be won only when the small role cannot be drawn. When the special role and the small role can be drawn in at the same time, only the small role is drawn in and the small role and the special role are not aligned on the winning line.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the replaying game is won while the special role is being carried over, that is, when the special role and the replaying game are simultaneously won, the winning replaying game is placed on the winning line for four frames. A stop control table in which the number of sliding frames is determined so as to draw in as much as possible within the range is created, and reel stop control is performed. With this, when the special combination and the re-game combination are won at the same time, when the stop operation is performed, the control is performed such that the symbols of the re-game combination are aligned and stopped within a pull-in range of a maximum of 4 frames on the pay line. I do. In this case, the symbols that constitute the replaying game or the symbols that constitute the replaying game that is simultaneously won are arranged within 5 symbols on each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, that is, at intervals of 4 frames or less. In the case where the special role and the replaying role are simultaneously elected, regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player, since it can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range of four frames. Instead, the re-game players will always win. In other words, in such a case, the control for aligning the re-gaming combination on the winning line is given priority over the special combination, and the re-gaming combination always wins. When the special role and the replaying role can be drawn in at the same time, only the replaying role is drawn in and the special role does not coincide with the replaying role on the winning line.

  In the present embodiment, the reel stop control is performed using the stop control table that can specify the number of sliding frames at each timing when the stop operation is performed. A configuration in which a stop position is specified from the position table and stop control is performed to stop the reel at the specified stop position. A stop position that can be stopped at the timing of the stop operation is searched without using the stop control table or the stop position table A configuration that performs stop control to stop the reel at the specified stop position, stop control using the stop control table, stop control using the stop position table, stop possible without using the stop control table or stop position table That uses stop control by searching for and specifying a suitable stop position, and that performs stop control by partially changing the stop control table and stop position table It may be.

  In the present embodiment, after the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started, the main controller 41 rotates the reels for which the stop operation has not yet been detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected. And the control to stop the display result on the corresponding reel is performed on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected. Even if the reel rotation is temporarily stopped due to the occurrence of the reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected after the reel rotation is resumed. On the condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, the control of stopping the display result on the corresponding reel is performed.

  In the present embodiment, the control to stop the display result on the corresponding reel is performed on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected, but the rotation of the reel starts. After that, when a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed, even if the reel stop operation is not performed, it is considered that the stop operation has been performed, and the automatic stop control for automatically stopping each reel is performed. You may do it. In this case, since the reels stop without the player's operation, it is preferable to derive a display result that does not constitute any combination even if any combination has been won.

  In the present embodiment, after starting the game, the main control unit 41 counts the game time, which is the time elapsed from the time when the rotation of the reel is started, that is, the time elapsed from the time when the rotation of the reel is started. After the end of one game, when a predetermined number of bets is set by inserting medals or the like and the game start operation is performed in a state where the game start operation is enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game is performed. If the game time for which the timing was started from the start time is equal to or longer than a specified time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment), that is, if the specified time has elapsed from the start of reel rotation of the previous game, a wait is generated. Instead, the rotation of the reel for the game in the game is started at that time.

  On the other hand, after the end of one game, when a predetermined number of bets is set by inserting medals or the like and the game start operation is performed in a state where the game start operation is enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game is started. If the game time that started counting from the point in time is less than the specified time, that is, if the specified time has not elapsed since the start of reel rotation in the previous game, a wait is generated and the reel rotation is started at that point. Instead, the game waits until the game time that has started timing from the start of reel rotation of the previous game reaches a specified time, and starts rotation of the reel when the specified time is reached.

  Next, a command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 instructs the sub-control unit 91 to insert a number of coins command, a credit command, an internal winning command, a reel acceleration information command, a stop operation command, a number of sliding frames command, a stop command, a game Send multiple types of commands including end command, winning number command, payout start command, payout end command, standby command, stop command, error command, return command, setting command, setting confirmation command, door command, operation detection command .

  These commands include 1-byte type data indicating the type of command and 1-byte extended data indicating the content of the command. The sub-control unit 91 can determine the type of command from the type data.

  The inserted number command is a command capable of specifying the inserted number of medals, that is, the number of medals used for setting the bet amount, and is a state from the end of the game (after the setting change) to the start of the game. Or, when a predetermined number of bets is not set, a medal is inserted or the MAXBET switch 6 is operated to set a bet amount. Further, since the inserted number command is transmitted when the operation of setting the bet amount is performed, it is possible to specify that the operation of setting the bet amount is performed by receiving the inserted number command.

  The credit command is a command capable of specifying the number of medals stored as credit, and is a state from the end of the game (after changing the setting) to the start of the game, and in a state where a specified number of bets is set, Sent when medals are inserted and credits are added.

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the result of the internal lottery, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game. Since the internal winning command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started, by receiving these commands, it is possible to specify that the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started. .

  The reel acceleration information command is a command that can specify that the rotation of the reel starts with the progress of the game, and is transmitted when the rotation of the reel starts with the progress of the game.

  The stop operation command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel. It is transmitted every time the accompanying stop control is performed.

  The number of sliding frames command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, or the number of sliding frames to move from when the corresponding reel is stopped to when the reel is stopped. Each time the stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel is performed, it is transmitted after the corresponding stop operation command is transmitted.

  The stop command is a command capable of specifying whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel, and a stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel. Is transmitted after the corresponding sliding frame number command is transmitted.

  The stop operation command, the number of sliding frames command, and the stop command can specify whether the reel to be stopped is a left reel, a middle reel, or a right reel, and is associated with the stop operation of each reel. Since the command is transmitted every time the stop control is performed, by receiving these commands, it is possible to specify that any one of the reels has been stopped and the reel to be stopped.

  The game end command is a command capable of specifying that the game has ended and the game state of the next game (usually, inside, CB), and the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel. Sent when the stop switch is released.

  The winning number command is a command capable of specifying the combination of symbols aligned on the winning line LN, the presence or absence of a winning, the type of winning, and the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning, so that the player stops the third stop reel. This is when the stop switch is pressed and the stop switch is released, and is transmitted after the transmission of the game end command.

  Since both the game end command and the winning number command are transmitted when the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel and releases the stop switch, by receiving these commands, It is possible to specify that all the operations necessary to advance one game have been completed.

  The payout start command is a command for notifying the start of payout of medals, and is transmitted when payout of medals due to winning or settlement of credits (including medals used for setting the bet amount) is started. The payout end command is a command for notifying the end of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals due to winning and credit settlement ends.

  The standby command is a command indicating that a transition to a standby state is to be performed. When a transition to the standby state is made after the end of one game and the estimated end time (60 seconds in the present embodiment) has elapsed without a bet amount being set, When the payout of the medals due to the settlement of the credit (including the medals used for setting the number of bets) is completed, the payout end command is transmitted, and the state shifts to the standby state, a setting command described below indicating the end of the setting change state or A setting confirmation command, which will be described later, indicating the end of the setting confirmation state is transmitted, and is transmitted when shifting to the standby state.

  The stop command is a command indicating the occurrence or release of a stop state. After the end of the BB, a stop command indicating the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted when the ending effect wait time has elapsed, and a reset operation is performed. At the time when the stop state is released, a stop command indicating the release of the stop state is transmitted.

  The error command is a command that indicates the occurrence or release of an error state, and the type of the error state.When an error is determined, and when the state is controlled to the error state, an error command that indicates the occurrence of the error state and its type is transmitted and reset. When the operation is performed and the error state is released, an error command indicating the release of the error state is transmitted.

  The return command is a command indicating that the main control unit 41 has returned to the control state before the power failure, and is transmitted when the main control unit 41 has returned to the control state before the power failure at the time of activation.

  The setting command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting change state, the setting value after the setting change, a setting command indicating the start of the setting change state is transmitted at the time of transition to the setting change state, and A setting command indicating the end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change is transmitted. Further, since the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized along with the transition to the setting change state, it is possible to specify that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been initialized by the setting command indicating the start of setting. .

  The setting confirmation command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting confirmation state. When entering the setting confirmation state, a setting confirmation command indicating the start of the setting confirmation is transmitted, and when the setting confirmation state ends, the setting confirmation end is indicated. A confirmation command is sent.

  The door command is a command indicating the detection state of the door open detection switch 25, that is, ON (open state) / off (closed state). When the power is turned on, when one game ends (after the game ends, the bet amount of the next game) Before the setting can be started) and when the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 changes (from on to off, from off to on).

  The operation detection command is a command indicating a detection state (on / off) of operation switches (MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R), and is transmitted at regular intervals.

  Of these commands, commands other than the door command and the operation detection command are generated in the basic processing, temporarily stored in a command queue provided in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the subsequent command transmission processing of the timer interrupt processing (main). You.

  On the other hand, the door command is generated in the door monitoring process of the timer interruption process (main), is temporarily stored in a command queue provided in the RAM 41c, and is transmitted in the command transmission process of the subsequent timer interruption process (main). Is done.

  The operation detection command is generated based on the detection state of the switch every time the command transmission processing of the timer interrupt processing (main) is executed ten times, and is temporarily stored in a command queue provided in the RAM 41c. Is transmitted in the command transmission processing of the subsequent timer interruption processing (main).

  Next, the control of the effect performed by the sub-control unit 91 based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  When receiving a command from the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 executes a command reception interrupt process. In the command reception interrupt processing, the command acquired from the command transmission line is stored in the reception buffer provided in the RAM 91c.

  The receiving buffer is provided with an area capable of storing a maximum of 16 commands so that a plurality of commands can be stored.

  In the timer interrupt processing (sub), the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer. The control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to based on the command received at the stage, and the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, and the like are controlled based on the control contents registered in the control pattern table. Controls the output of various effect devices.

  In the control pattern table, for each of a plurality of types of effect patterns, a display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, a lighting mode of the effect LED 52, an output mode of the speakers 53 and 54, a lighting mode of the reel LED 55, and the like. The control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and upon receiving the command, the sub-control unit 91 sets the control pattern of the control pattern registered in the control pattern table corresponding to the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c in the game. The control device refers to the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command, and controls the output of the effect device based on the control pattern. As a result, an effect according to the effect pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

  When a new command is received during the execution of the effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 91 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed, and returns to the newly received command. An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. That is, when a new command is received even in a state where the production has not been completed to the end, the production that was being executed is canceled and a new production is performed unless the received new command is not a command that triggers a new production. An effect based on the command will be executed.

  The effect pattern is selected at the selection rate according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command when the internal winning command is received, and is set in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b. When the internal control command is received, the sub-control unit 91 sets the effect in the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal win command. With reference to the registered selection rate, one of a plurality of effect patterns is selected according to the selectivity, and the selected effect pattern is set as the effect pattern of the game in the RAM 91c. Also, even if the same command is received, different control patterns are selected depending on the effect pattern selected when the internal winning command is received, and as a result, different effects may be performed depending on the effect pattern.

  Next, an effect performed by the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment based on the effect pattern will be described.

  Based on the result of the internal lottery, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment determines whether or not to control to an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player. An advantageous state is controlled over a predetermined number of games. In the advantageous state, the probability that a privilege that is advantageous to the player is given is more favored than when the advantage is not controlled. Further, in a state in which the sub-control unit 91 is not controlled to the advantageous state (hereinafter, referred to as a normal state), based on the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c, as shown in FIG. While the background image is output to the liquid crystal display 51 to perform a normal background effect, in the advantageous state in which the state is controlled to the advantageous state, based on the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c, as shown in FIG. Then, a special background image indicating that the state is controlled to be in an advantageous state is output to the liquid crystal display 51 to perform a special background effect.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in the special background effect, a special background different from the background of the normal background effect is output to the liquid crystal display 51 to be controlled in an advantageous state. To the player that there is a high possibility that an award will be given.

  In the present embodiment, the normal background effect is performed in the normal state, and the special background effect is performed in the advantageous state. However, the normal background effect and the special background effect are performed at a higher ratio in the advantageous state than in the normal state. By increasing the ratio of performing the special background effect, it may be configured to indicate that the possibility that the special background effect is controlled in an advantageous state is high.

  Further, the sub-control unit 91 specifies the order of the stop operation of each reel based on the stop operation command, the number of sliding frames command, and the stop command, and recommends a recommended operation mode (in the present embodiment, recommended to the player) When the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated in an operation mode other than the operation mode in which the left stop switch 8L is set to the first stop, a warning notification is issued to warn the user to perform the stop operation in the recommended stop order. In the warning notification, as shown in FIG. 7, a warning message indicating that the stop operation is performed in the recommended stop order is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 so that the recommended operation mode recommended to the player is recognized. The operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R according to the recommended operation mode is prompted.

  When an error such as a hopper empty, a medal full, a medal jam, or the like has occurred, the sub-control unit 91 specifies the occurrence of the error and its type based on the error command, as shown in FIG. In accordance with the type of the specified error state (in the present embodiment, the error of the medal selector 29), an image indicating that an error has occurred is output to the liquid crystal display 51, and the error notification sound is output to the speaker 53. , 54 to output an error. Also, when the open state of the front door 1b is specified based on the door command, similarly to the case where an error has occurred based on the error command, the error is notified by the liquid crystal display 51 and the speakers 53 and 54. It is supposed to do. When the release of the error state is specified based on the error command, or when the closed state of the door is specified based on the door command, the error state is released and the error notification is terminated, and the error state is terminated. An error release timer for measuring the time elapsed from the release of the error is set in the RAM 91c, and the time measurement is started.

  Further, the sub-control unit 91 does not enable the game start operation by the start switch 7 and the reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R from the end of the game to the setting of the specified number of bets. In this state, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is continuously pressed for 5 seconds or more, as shown in FIG. 9, an effect menu for displaying items related to the effect according to the operation by the player. Is output to the liquid crystal display 51, and an effect operation elapsed time timer for measuring an elapsed time after the operation related to the effect menu is performed is set in the RAM 91c to start timekeeping. Then, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), as the menu items of the effect menu, the arrangement of the symbols and the payout table in the slot machine 1, the history of the game in the slot machine 1, the character capable of selecting the leading character appearing in the effect The selection is displayed, and one of these items is selected by operating the start switch 7, and a message indicating that the selection can be determined by operating the middle stop switch 8C is displayed.

  In this state, when the start switch 7 and the stop switch 8C are operated and the arrangement and the payout table are selected and determined, the arrangement of the symbols and the payout for each winning combination shown in FIG. When the history is selected and determined, as shown in FIG. 9B, the number of games played in the slot machine 1 during the predetermined period, the number of shifts to the bonus and the AT (assist time), and the like are performed. Display the game history. After that, the start menu 7 is operated to end the effect menu and shift to the effect with the normal background. Further, each time the start switch 7 and the stop switch 8C are operated, the effect operation elapsed time timer is reset, and time measurement is started from 0 again.

  On the other hand, when the start switch 7 and the stop switch 8C are operated to select and determine the character selection, as shown in FIG. 9 (c), together with images of a plurality of characters that can be selected as leading characters. One of the characters is selected by operating the left and right stop switches 8L and 8R, and a message indicating that the character can be determined by operating the start switch 7 is displayed. In this state, when the left and right stop switches 8L and 8R are operated, the display is updated so as to indicate the selected character in accordance with the operation, and the start switch 7 is operated to display the selected character. The character is set in the RAM 91c, the effect menu is ended, and the process proceeds to the effect with the normal background. Further, each time the start switch 7 and the stop switch 8C are operated, the effect operation elapsed time timer is reset, and time measurement is started from 0 again. After that, after a character is set in the effect menu, the sub-control unit 91 selects an effect pattern in which the character set in the RAM 91c appears and controls the effect.

  As described above, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment issues a standby command indicating transition to the standby state, as described above, after the end of one game, the time at which the end of the game is estimated without setting the bet amount ( In the present embodiment, when a transition is made to the standby state after elapse of 60 seconds, the payout of medals due to the settlement of credits (including medals used for setting the number of bets) is completed, and a standby is performed after a payout end command is transmitted. Sent when transitioning to the state. On the other hand, when the start condition of the demonstration effect including the reception of the standby command is satisfied, the sub-control unit 91 starts the demonstration effect (demonstration effect) as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the control related to the demonstration effect when the start condition of the demonstration effect is satisfied, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not the power saving mode is set in the RAM 91 c when the standby command is received. (Sa01), if the power saving mode is not set, the demonstration effect starts in the normal mode (Sa02), and if the power saving mode is set, the demonstration is performed in the power saving mode. An effect is started (Sa06).

  When the demonstration effect in the normal mode is started in the step of Sa02, an effect pattern corresponding to the demonstration effect in the normal mode is selected, and as shown in FIG. In addition to displaying on the display unit 51, the lighting mode of the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55 is controlled to change according to the passage of time. The effect pattern corresponding to the demonstration effect in the normal mode is configured to require a specific time (30 seconds in the present embodiment) from the start to the end.

  After the demonstration effect of the normal mode is started in the step of Sa02, the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 or the operation of setting the bet amount by inserting the medals from the medal insertion unit 4 is performed (Sa03), or the demonstration in the step of Sa02. Until a specific time (30 seconds in the present embodiment) elapses from the start of the effect, control is performed according to the elapse of time according to the control pattern defined by the effect pattern (Sa04). When the specific time has elapsed without performing the bet amount setting operation, the process returns to step Sa02 to start the normal mode demonstration effect from the beginning, and performs the normal mode demonstration effect on the bet amount setting operation. Is repeated until is performed.

  If the operation of setting the number of bets has been performed in the step of Sa03, the demonstration effect is terminated (Sa05), and control is performed in an effect pattern according to the progress of the game.

  On the other hand, when the demonstration effect in the power saving mode is started in the step of Sa06, an effect pattern corresponding to the demonstration effect in the power saving mode is selected, and as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 is set to the minimum value, and the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55 are controlled to be turned off. The effect pattern corresponding to the demonstration effect in the power saving mode is configured to be maintained at the start state regardless of the elapsed time from the start of the control by the pattern.

  After starting the power-saving mode demonstration effect in step Sa06, the process waits until a bet amount setting operation is performed regardless of the lapse of time (Sa07). Then, when the bet amount setting operation is performed, the demonstration effect is terminated (Sa05), as in the case where the demonstration effect in the normal mode is started, and control is performed in an effect pattern according to the progress of the game. I do.

  The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment can execute a demonstration effect in one of the normal mode and the power saving mode according to the setting of the power saving mode as described above. The demonstration effect is executed in accordance with the setting set by. The setting and confirmation of the power saving mode by the store clerk of the amusement arcade can be performed when the main control unit 41 is in the setting change state or the setting confirmation state of the set value of the winning probability (ball rate) described above. .

  Specifically, the sub-control unit 91 receives the setting command from the main control unit 41 and specifies that the setting change state has been started, or the sub-control unit 91 receives the setting confirmation command and starts the setting confirmation state. When it is determined that the power saving mode has been specified, the state is shifted to the power saving mode change state, and the power saving mode change screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as shown in FIG. On the power saving mode change screen, a message indicating that the normal mode or the power saving mode can be selected, a message indicating that the selected mode, and the mode can be selected and determined by operating the stop switches 8L, 8R and the start switch 7 are displayed. It is supposed to be. When either the normal mode or the power saving mode is selected and determined while the power saving mode change screen is displayed, the determined mode is set in the RAM 91c as the demonstration effect mode. Thereafter, when the setting command and the setting confirmation command are received from the main control unit 41 and it is specified that the setting change state or the setting confirmation state has been ended, the power saving mode change state is ended and the power saving mode Exit the display of the change screen. Immediately thereafter, as shown in FIG. 13, the demonstration effect of the mode set in the RAM 91c, that is, when the normal mode is set as the demonstration effect mode, the demonstration effect of the normal mode is started, and If the power mode is set, a demonstration effect of the power saving mode is started.

  In this embodiment, the control of the power saving mode is executed by the sub control unit 91, but the control of the power saving mode may be executed by the main control unit 41. In this case, the main control unit 41 determines whether a condition for starting a demonstration effect is satisfied. When the condition for starting the demonstration effect is satisfied, it is determined whether or not the power saving mode is set. Then, according to the determination result, the sub-control unit 91 may transmit a command for starting a demonstration effect in the normal mode or a demonstration effect in the power saving mode. In the power saving mode, power saving may be set on the game control board 40 side, for example, by turning off the LED on the game control board 40 side. That is, the power saving mode may be executed in all or a part of the slot machine 1.

  The sub control unit 91 starts the demonstration effect when the start condition of the demonstration effect is satisfied as described above. As shown in FIG. 14, the start condition of the demonstration effect is determined for each effect state before shifting to the demonstration effect, that is, for each effect state being executed.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the effect mode being executed is a normal background, a special background, or a special background with BGM, operations related to the game and operations related to the effect menu from the end of the game or the end of the effect menu. It is a demonstration effect start condition that 60 seconds have elapsed or a settlement operation is performed without performing the operation.

  As shown in FIG. 15A, the main control unit 41 transmits a standby command when an operation related to the game is not performed within 60 seconds after the end of the game. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 waits without performing the operation related to the effect menu for 60 seconds after the stop operation is performed and the game is ended in the game in which the effect is performed with the normal background or the special background. If a command is received or a standby command transmitted after payment of credits by a payment operation is received, a demonstration effect is started when the standby command is received. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 15B, when the effect mode being executed is a special background with BGM, the sub-control unit 91 performs an operation related to the game for 30 seconds after the game is completed. When the operation related to the effect menu is not performed, the BGM is stopped, and a standby command is received without performing the operation related to the effect menu for another 30 seconds, that is, 60 seconds after the game ends. Starts a demonstration effect when a standby command is received.

  Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 16A, after the effect menu is completed, a standby command due to no operation related to the game being performed during the execution of the effect with the normal background, the special background, or the special background with BGM is executed. If the value of the effect operation elapsed time timer is before 60 seconds when the standby command is received and the value of the effect operation elapsed time timer is before 60 seconds, the demonstration effect is performed. To start.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, when the effect mode being executed is a warning notification, it is assumed that 60 seconds have elapsed from the end of the game without performing the operation related to the game and the operation related to the effect menu. Or, it is a demonstration production start condition that the settlement operation is performed. As shown in FIG. 15C, the main control unit 41 receives the standby command transmitted when no operation related to the game is performed for 60 seconds after the game is completed or after the credit is settled by the settling operation. In this case, a standby command is sent. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 starts the warning notification when the stop operation is performed in the non-recommended stop order, then continues the warning notification, and starts the demonstration effect when the standby command is received. Let it.

  Also, although not particularly shown, even when the effect mode being executed is a prize notification effect indicating the occurrence of a prize, the operation related to the game and the operation related to the effect menu are not performed from the end of the game. The demonstration production start condition is that seconds have elapsed or that the settlement operation is performed. The main control unit 41 transmits the standby command when an operation related to the game is not performed for 60 seconds after the game is completed or when a standby command transmitted after the credit is settled by the adjustment operation is received. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 starts the prize information production when any of the winning combinations is won, then continues the prize information production, and starts the demonstration production when receiving the standby command.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, when the error is notified, it is determined that 60 seconds have passed since the error was canceled without performing the operation related to the game and the operation related to the effect menu, under the demonstration effect start condition. is there. As shown in FIG. 15D, after transmitting the standby command when the operation related to the game is not performed for 60 seconds as described above, for example, the medal selector 29 detects the medal clogging. An error command is transmitted when the error is issued, and an error command is transmitted again when the error is released. On the other hand, the sub control unit 91 starts the demonstration effect when the standby command is received, and ends the demonstration effect and starts the error notification when the error command is received first. Then, when the error command is received again, the error notification is ended and the process returns to the effect mode before the demonstration effect. Thereafter, based on the above-described error cancellation timer, the demonstration effect is started when 60 seconds have elapsed without performing the operation related to the game and the operation related to the effect menu. If the settlement operation is performed before the elapse of 60 seconds and the standby command is transmitted, the demonstration effect is started by receiving the standby command.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, when the effect mode being executed is an effect menu, and the menu is being displayed, the history is being displayed, and the character is being selected, the effect menu start operation or the last in the effect menu is performed. It is a demonstration effect start condition that 60 seconds have elapsed since the operation of the step (1). As shown in FIG. 16B, the sub-control unit 91 performs the start operation of the effect menu by pressing any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R continuously for 5 seconds or more as described above. To start the production menu. Thereafter, while the menu is being displayed, the history is being displayed, and the character is being selected, when 60 seconds have elapsed from the production menu start operation or the last operation in the production menu based on the value of the production operation elapsed time timer, Start demonstration. When the standby command is received from the main control unit 41 during the effect menu, the effect menu is continued without executing the demonstration effect.

  In a configuration in which the input of a password for setting the effect contents in the effect menu, the game history, and the like can be converted into a two-dimensional code and output, as shown in FIG. When the password is being input and the two-dimensional code is being displayed, the demonstration effect start condition is that five minutes have elapsed since the last operation in the effect menu. As shown in FIG. 16 (c), after starting the effect menu, the sub-control unit 91 starts the effect menu, and based on the value of the effect operation elapsed time timer while the password is being input and the two-dimensional code is being displayed. The demonstration effect is started when five minutes have passed since the effect menu start operation or the last operation in the effect menu. When the standby command is received from the main control unit 41 during the effect menu, the effect menu is continued without executing the demonstration effect.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, when the effect mode being executed is the power saving mode change state, the end of the power saving mode change state is the demonstration effect start condition. As shown in FIG. 15E, the main control unit 41 transmits a setting command when shifting to the setting change state and when ending, and transmits a setting confirmation command when shifting to the setting check state and when ending. The setting change state or the setting confirmation state is ended, and the setting command or the setting confirmation command is transmitted. On the other hand, when receiving the setting command indicating the start of setting or the setting confirmation command indicating the start of checking, the sub-control unit 91 shifts to the power saving mode change state. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 15E, when a setting command indicating the end of the setting or a setting confirmation command indicating the end of the confirmation is received, the demonstration effect corresponding to the changed mode is immediately executed.

  The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a main control unit 41 that controls a game, and a sub control unit 91 that controls an effect based on a command transmitted from the main control unit 41. The unit 41 transmits a standby command that can specify the transition time to the standby state. In response to this, the sub-control unit 91 executes a demonstration effect based on the reception of the standby command, and Reference numeral 91 indicates whether or not to control to the power saving mode.

  In such a configuration, if the process of executing the demonstration effect in response to the reception of the standby command and the process of controlling to any of the normal mode and the power saving mode are configured to be performed separately, the sub-control unit 91 There is a problem that the control to be performed becomes complicated.

  On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment can set whether the demonstration effect is to be executed in the normal mode or the power saving mode. When the normal condition is set, the demonstration effect of the normal mode is executed, and when the power saving mode is set, the demonstration of the power saving mode is performed. The power saving mode is set so that the power required to execute the demonstration effect can be saved, and the power saving mode is set as part of the control to execute the demonstration effect. Since the control is performed, the control by the sub-control unit 91 can be simplified.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 repeatedly performs an effect requiring a specific time (30 seconds in the present embodiment) using the liquid crystal display 51 as a demonstration effect in the normal mode, and performs a demonstration in the power saving mode. As an effect, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 is set to the minimum value, a message of “during power saving mode” is displayed, and the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55 are kept in a light-off state regardless of the elapsed time. The processing load of the sub-control unit 91 when executing the power-saving mode demonstration effect can be reduced as compared with the execution of the normal-mode demonstration effect. Power required to execute the operation can be saved.

  In the present embodiment, after one game ends, the main control unit 41 measures whether or not the estimated end time (60 seconds in the present embodiment) has elapsed without setting the bet amount, and determines in the power saving mode. Regardless of whether the normal mode or the power saving mode is set as the setting, the standby command is transmitted when the estimated end time (60 seconds in the present embodiment) elapses. The unit 91 executes a demonstration effect when a standby command is received, and the sub-control unit 91 can start a demonstration effect according to a period measured by the main control unit 41. At this time, it is not necessary to measure different periods on the main control unit 41 side depending on whether the normal mode or the power saving mode is set on the power saving mode change screen, and the control can be simplified.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 keeps pressing one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R continuously for 5 seconds or longer in a state where the reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is not valid. In this way, it is possible to cause the liquid crystal display 51 to display an effect menu that displays items related to the effect in response to the operation by the player, and to determine the period of the operation after the operation related to the effect menu has been performed. Measured by the time timer, regardless of whether the normal mode or the power saving mode is set on the power saving mode change screen, the effect operation elapsed time timer is used for a predetermined period (in this embodiment, the effect (60 seconds or 5 minutes, depending on the content), a demonstration effect is executed, and the operation of the player related to the effect menu is received. Give it is possible to start the demonstration effect depending on the period measured from. At this time, it is not necessary to measure different periods depending on whether the normal mode or the power saving mode is set on the power saving mode change screen, and control can be simplified.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit performs the normal mode and the power saving mode immediately after the end of the change state of the power saving mode, that is, after receiving the setting command indicating the setting end or the setting confirmation command indicating the checking end. The demonstration effect according to the newly set mode is executed, and immediately after the end of the change state of the power saving mode, according to the newly set mode of the normal mode and the power saving mode. Since the demonstration effect is performed, it is possible to confirm whether or not the mode set on the power saving mode change screen is reflected.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 specifies the order of the stop operation of each reel based on the stop operation command, the number of sliding frames command, and the stop command, and recommends a recommended operation mode (this In the embodiment, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated in an operation mode other than the operation mode in which the left stop switch 8L is set to the first stop, a warning message that warns the user to perform the stop operation in the recommended stop order. If the game does not proceed after executing the warning notification, the warning notification is continued until a demonstration effect is started, and the stop switch 8L is recommended in a recommended operation mode. , 8C, 8R can be reliably recognized as not being properly performed.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 executes a prize notification effect when any of the winning combinations wins. If the game does not progress after executing the prize notification effect, the sub-control unit 91 sets the prize information. The notification effect is continued until the start of the demonstration effect, and it is possible to surely recognize that a winning has occurred.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 transmits a standby command when shifting to the standby state, whereas the sub-control unit 91 receives the standby command to control the demonstration effect. Although it is configured to start, the command that triggers the sub control unit 91 to start the control of the demonstration effect is transmitted at the timing of shifting to the standby state, so that the execution time of the demonstration effect can be specified. It may be a command, or a command that can specify the execution time of the demonstration effect by being transmitted at the timing serving as a starting point for measuring the time until the timing of executing the demonstration effect.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 transmits a standby command when shifting to the standby state, and the standby command specifies the execution timing of the demonstration effect by the sub-control unit 91. In place of such a dedicated command, the sub-control unit 91 can specify not only the execution time of the demonstration effect but also other control states. For example, the execution time of the demonstration effect may be specified based on a command indicating the end of credit settlement). In such a configuration, the sub-control unit may be configured to execute the demonstration effect when a specific command is received, or to execute the demonstration effect when a predetermined period has elapsed after receiving the specific command. A configuration may be used. More specifically, the main control unit determines the time until a transition to the standby state, such as when one game ends, when the payout of medals due to credit adjustment ends, when the setting change state and the setting confirmation state end, and the like. A specific command is transmitted when the timing serving as a measurement start point is reached, and the sub-control unit measures a period from when the specific command is received by a timer set in the sub-control unit 91, Regardless of whether the normal mode or the power saving mode is set on the power saving mode change screen, the demonstration effect is executed when a predetermined period is measured based on the timer. Is also good. With such a configuration, the demonstration effect can be started according to the period measured by the sub control unit. At this time, it is not necessary to measure different periods depending on whether the normal mode or the power saving mode is set on the power saving mode change screen, and control can be simplified.

  Further, in the present embodiment, after the end of the change state of the power saving mode, that is, after receiving the setting command indicating the end of the setting or the setting confirmation command indicating the end of the confirmation, the sub-control unit 91 immediately switches to the normal mode. Although the demonstration effect according to the newly set mode among the power saving modes is executed, for example, as shown in FIG. 17A, if the newly set mode is the normal mode, In the case where the newly set mode is the power saving mode as shown in FIG. 17B, the normal mode demonstration effect is first performed in one loop. The power saving mode may be executed after that, and a demonstration effect of the power saving mode may be executed. With such a configuration, even if the power saving mode is set in the changed state of the power saving mode, the power saving mode is set. After the change of the mode, the demonstration effect of the normal mode is executed once, so even if the power saving mode was set immediately before opening the store, the demonstration effect of the normal mode first Is executed, so that the appearance of the slot machine immediately after opening the store can be improved.

  In addition, not only after the end of the power saving mode change state, but also after a specific situation such as after turning on the power or after changing the setting of the setting value, the power saving mode is set when the demonstration effect is first executed. Even if there is, the demonstration effect of the normal mode is executed once, and then the demonstration effect of the power saving mode is executed. Thus, the appearance of the slot machine immediately after opening can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 transmits a standby command after the completion of credit settlement, and the sub-control unit 91 starts a demonstration effect when the standby command transmitted after the completion of credit settlement is received. The main control unit 41 transmits a standby command when a predetermined period (for example, 60 seconds) has elapsed after the completion of the credit settlement, that is, the demonstration effect is started immediately after the settlement of the credit. When the sub-control unit 91 receives the standby command, the demonstration effect is started, or the main control unit 41 transmits a specific command at the end of credit settlement, and the sub-control unit 91 receives the specific command. After a predetermined period (for example, 60 seconds) elapses, a demonstration effect is started, that is, a predetermined period elapses after the credit settlement is completed. It may be configured to start the demonstration effect at the time was.

  Further, in the present embodiment, after the end of the change state of the power saving mode, that is, after receiving the setting command indicating the end of the setting or the setting confirmation command indicating the end of the confirmation, the sub-control unit 91 immediately switches to the normal mode. Although the demonstration effect according to the newly set power saving mode is executed, the sub control unit 91 sets the estimated end time without setting the bet amount after the end of the change state of the power saving mode. When (60 seconds in the present embodiment) elapse, a demonstration effect may be executed.

  Further, in such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 18A, if the effect mode before shifting to the power saving mode change state is a normal background, a special background, or a special background with BGM, After the change state of the power saving mode is completed, the effect state is before shifting to the power saving mode change state. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 18B, the effect state is before shifting to the power saving mode change state. Is an effect menu, after the change state of the power saving mode ends, an effect menu such as a normal background is displayed instead of the effect menu which is the effect mode before shifting to the power saving mode change state. The effect mode may be set to the previous effect mode. In this way, when the transition to the energy saving mode change state is performed during execution of the effect menu, the effect menu is displayed after the energy saving mode change state ends. To return the over current presentation aspects normal background, in addition to the special background or the like, it is not necessary to hold until the display contents of the current presentation menu can be simplified control.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the demonstration effect is terminated by performing an operation for displaying the effect menu during the demonstration effect. However, a predetermined operation (for example, stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R operation) during the demonstration effect is performed. As shown in FIG. 19, information such as a game history is displayed on a part of the liquid crystal display 51 so as to be browsed while continuing the demonstration effect, as shown in FIG. You may return to the demonstration. With this configuration, in particular, the demonstration effect is not ended by the browsing operation of the game history or the like during the execution of the energy-saving mode demonstration effect. Continues, and the demonstration effect of the energy saving mode continues instead of returning to the normal effect mode even after the display of the game history, etc., so that the power required for executing the demonstration effect of the power saving mode is further reduced. it can.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a demonstration that is performed during a demonstration effect in a case where information such as a game history is displayed on a part of the liquid crystal display 51 while continuing the demonstration effect by a predetermined operation during the demonstration effect. It is a flow chart which shows an example of processing during production. In the demonstration effect processing, the sub control unit 91 first determines whether or not the game history is being displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 by determining whether or not the game history display flag is on. A determination is made (step S101).

  When it is determined that the game history is being displayed (Step S101; Yes), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the display of the game history (Step S109). In step S109, whether a predetermined time has elapsed from the display of the game history is determined by whether a timer for measuring a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) started when the display of the game history is started has timed up or the like. What is necessary is just to judge. If a predetermined time has elapsed from the display of the game history (step S109; Yes), the game history (for example, the balloon in FIG. 19) is deleted from the liquid crystal display 51 (step S110). In step S110, the game history display flag may be reset to the off state. Thereafter, the process during the demonstration effect is completed. The game history may be deleted when a predetermined operation is received while the game history is being displayed. Further, the game history may be deleted when the operation for displaying the game history (pressing the middle stop switch 8C) is completed.

  When it is determined that the game history is not being displayed (Step S101; No), the brightness adjustment screen is being displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 by determining whether or not the brightness adjustment screen display flag is on. It is determined whether or not there is (step S102).

  When it is determined that the brightness adjustment screen is being displayed (Step S102; Yes), it is determined whether an operation for changing the brightness (light amount) of the liquid crystal display 51 has been received (Step S111). In step S111, it is determined whether the stop switch 8L or 8C has been operated. In this embodiment, the left stop switch 8L is a switch for decreasing the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51, and the middle stop switch 8C is a switch for increasing the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51.

  When an operation for changing the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 is received (Step S111; Yes), the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 is changed in accordance with the operation (Step S112). In step S112, when the left stop switch 8L is operated, the luminance of the liquid crystal display 51 is decreased by one step, and when the middle stop switch 8C is operated, the luminance of the liquid crystal display 51 is increased by one step. Let it. In this embodiment, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 can be changed in four stages, and when the brightness is the upper limit or the lower limit, the brightness is not changed. Note that the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 may be adjusted at any stage.

  After executing the processing of step S112, or when an operation for changing the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 is not received (step S111; No), an operation for ending the brightness adjustment screen of the liquid crystal display 51 is performed. It is determined whether or not it has been received (step S113). In step S113, it is determined whether the right stop switch 8R has been operated. In this embodiment, the right stop switch 8R is a switch for terminating the display of the brightness adjustment screen on the liquid crystal display 51.

  When an operation for ending the brightness adjustment screen of the liquid crystal display 51 is received (Step S113; Yes), the brightness adjustment screen is deleted from the liquid crystal display 51 (Step S114). In step S114, the brightness adjustment screen display flag may be reset to the off state. Thereafter, the process during the demonstration effect is completed. Note that the brightness adjustment screen may be deleted when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the display of the brightness adjustment screen.

  When it is determined that the brightness adjustment screen is not being displayed (Step S102; No), it is determined whether or not the middle stop switch 8C has been operated (Step S103). In this embodiment, the middle stop switch 8C is a switch for displaying the game history on the liquid crystal display 51 during the demonstration effect. If the middle stop switch 8C has been operated (step S103; Yes), the game history is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 (step S104), and the demonstration effect processing ends. In step S104, the game history display flag is set to the ON state when the game history is displayed. In addition, the count of a timer for measuring a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) from the start of the display of the game history is started.

  If it is determined in step S103 that the middle stop switch 8C has not been operated (step S103; No), or if it has been determined in step S109 that the predetermined time has not elapsed since the start of the display of the game history (step S109) ; No), it is determined whether or not the right stop switch 8R has been operated (step S105). In this embodiment, the right stop switch 8R is a switch for displaying a brightness adjustment screen on the liquid crystal display 51 during the demonstration effect.

  If the right stop switch 8R has been operated (step S105; Yes), it is determined whether or not the power saving mode has been set (step S106). If the mode is the power saving mode (step S106; Yes), the power saving mode is ended (step S107). In the process of step S107, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 which has been the minimum value in the power saving mode may be set to the brightness in the normal mode, and the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55 may be turned on. An intermediate mode for turning on some effect LEDs and setting the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 to an intermediate value between the power saving mode and the normal mode is provided, and in step S107, the mode shifts to the intermediate mode. Is also good. That is, although the power saving mode is ended, it is not always necessary to return to the normal mode. By doing so, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 can be increased at a minimum, and a power saving effect can be obtained. In the intermediate mode, the brightness and the turning on / off of the LED may be arbitrarily set as long as the power saving effect is set higher than the normal mode.

  After the process of step S107, or when it is determined that the mode is not the power saving mode (step S106; No), a brightness adjustment screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 (step S108), and the process during the demonstration effect is ended. In step S108, the brightness adjustment screen display flag is set to the ON state when the game history is displayed.

  In this embodiment, since the game history is automatically deleted after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the display, an operation for displaying the brightness adjustment screen even during the display of the game history is accepted. It is possible. If an operation for displaying the brightness adjustment screen is received during the display of the game history, the display of the game history may be terminated in step S108, or the brightness adjustment screen may be displayed in parallel with the game history. Or you may make it superimpose and display.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a case where a game history and a brightness adjustment screen are displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in the power saving mode. As shown in FIG. 21A, when the middle stop switch 8C is operated during the demonstration in the power saving mode, the game history is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as shown in FIG. 21B. Is displayed. At this time, since the power saving mode is maintained, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 remains at the minimum value. In addition, when the right stop switch 8R is operated during the demonstration in the power saving mode, a brightness adjustment screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as shown in FIG. At this time, since the power saving mode ends, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 is changed to the brightness of the normal mode. In the luminance adjustment screen shown in FIG. 21C, the light amounts of the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55 as light emitting means may be adjusted.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the operation for displaying the game history (first output) is detected (first detection), the game history is displayed while the power saving mode is maintained. Display. Thereby, it is possible to display information desired by the player while maintaining the power saving effect. On the other hand, when the operation (second detection) for displaying the brightness adjustment screen (second output) is detected, the power saving mode is terminated and the brightness adjustment screen is displayed. As described above, when the brightness adjustment operation of the liquid crystal display 51 is detected, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 is returned to the brightness of the normal mode by terminating the power saving mode. This makes it easier for the player to adjust the brightness. In addition, since it is assumed that the game is started after the brightness adjustment operation, even if the power saving mode is ended, the possibility that the power saving effect is lost is reduced. In addition, the power saving mode is terminated before the player actually starts the game, such as the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 or the operation of setting the number of bets by inserting medals from the medal insertion unit 4, thereby enabling the game to be played. Motivation to start a game.

  FIG. 21 shows an example in which the game history and the brightness adjustment screen are displayed during the demonstration effect in the power saving mode. However, even when the same operation is performed during the demonstration effect in the normal mode, the game history and the brightness adjustment screen are displayed. The brightness adjustment screen is displayed. For example, the game history and the brightness adjustment screen shown in FIGS. 21 (b) and (c) may be displayed so as to be superimposed on the demonstration effect in the normal mode shown in FIG. 10 (b).

  Further, in this embodiment, when the operation of the middle stop switch 8C as the first detection is detected, the game history as the first output is displayed, and the right stop switch as the second detection is displayed. When the operation of the 8R is detected, a brightness adjustment screen serving as the second output is displayed. The first detection, the first output, the second detection, and the second output are not limited to this.

  For example, the first detection and the second detection may be detection of operation of any operation means (start switch 7, stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R, etc.) provided in the slot machine 1. . As in this embodiment, erroneous detection of the first detection and the second detection can be prevented by using different operation means for performing the first detection and the second detection. In addition, erroneous operations by the player can be reduced. Note that the first detection and the second detection may be detections of different operations of the same operation unit. For example, in the case of an operation means that can be pressed, the detection of a single press may be set as the first detection, and the detection of a long press may be set as the second detection. Further, a sensor for detecting a player's operation may be provided, and the first detection and the second detection may be detection of the player's operation by the sensor.

  In addition, the first output and the second output may be any outputs corresponding to the first detection and the second detection, respectively. The output here includes all outputs from the slot machine 1, such as display on the liquid crystal display 51 (output of images and videos), lighting of various LEDs (output of light), audio output from speakers 53 and 54, and the like.

  If the second detection is performed during the power saving mode, the second detection (second output) is performed when the player subsequently starts the game using the slot machine 1 in order to end the power saving mode. It is preferable to detect an assumed operation or action (output related to starting a game). In the above embodiment, the second output is the output of the brightness adjustment screen. However, the second output may be the output of a volume adjustment screen, the output of an input screen such as a password for saving a game history, or the like. However, a plurality of types including these may be used.

  When there are a plurality of second outputs, the power saving mode is ended when a specific second output is performed, while the power saving mode is not ended when another second output is performed. Is also good. For example, when outputting the brightness adjustment screen as the second output, the power saving mode is ended to make the brightness easy to understand, and when outputting the volume adjustment screen, the power saving mode is maintained. You may do so.

  In this embodiment, the process of FIG. 20 is executed during the demonstration effect. However, the process of FIG. 20 is executed even in a state where a game other than the demonstration effect is not executed (standby state or the like). May be.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 performs the operation of setting the bet amount during the demonstration effect, thereby terminating the demonstration effect, and performing control in the effect pattern according to the progress of the game. Although it is a configuration, when a setting operation of the number of bets is performed, a predetermined game start effect may be performed, and then control may be performed in an effect pattern according to the progress of the game. In the effect, a message indicating that the start of the game is welcome may be displayed, or an image of a character indicating the same may be displayed. With such a configuration, it is possible to reliably recognize that the game has been shifted to a startable state.

  Further, in the present invention, detection of an operation for starting a game (operation for setting the number of bets) in the slot machine 1 may be set as the second detection, and execution of the game start effect may be set as the second output. That is, in the power saving mode, when the first detection for performing the first output that does not lead to the start of the game is performed, the power saving mode is maintained and the operation for starting the game is detected. In this case, the power saving mode may be terminated and the second output may be executed. When the second detection is to detect an operation for starting a game, a screen display for starting a game may be the second output.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto. Needless to say, it is included.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which a bet amount is set using medals and credits as a game value, but a bet number is set using a game ball as a game value. The present invention may be applied to a slot machine or a completely credit-type slot machine that sets a bet amount using only credits as a game value. When a game ball is used as a game value, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls, and when 3 is set as the number of bets in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. Is used to set the number of bets.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the use of only one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls. For example, a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls can be used together. It may be. That is, it is possible to set a bet amount and play a game using any of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and game balls, and to generate a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls by the occurrence of a prize. A slot machine that can pay out any of the utility values may be applied.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a slot machine. However, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko game machine that plays a game by firing a game ball in a game area. In this case, the game control means for controlling the game and the effect control means for controlling the effect are provided, and the condition for starting the demonstration effect is satisfied in the configuration for executing the demonstration effect on the effect control means side. When the normal mode is set, the demonstration effect of the normal mode is executed, and when the energy saving mode is set, the demonstration effect of the energy saving mode may be executed.

  For example, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine 701 as shown in FIG. In the pachinko gaming machine 701, a predetermined game using a game ball as a game medium is performed, and a predetermined game value can be given based on the game result. As an example of a game using a game ball, a predetermined hitting ball is fired based on a predetermined operation (for example, a rotation operation) performed by a player on a hitting operation handle provided on the lower right of the front surface of a housing of the pachinko gaming machine 701. A game ball as a game medium is fired toward a game area by a firing motor or the like provided in the device. When the game ball flowing down the game area 702 enters a first start winning opening (first start area) formed in the normal winning ball device 706A, the first start condition is satisfied. Thereafter, based on the fact that the first start condition is satisfied, for example, by ending the previous special figure game or the big hit game state, the special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 704A starts. Is done.

  When the game ball enters the second start winning opening (second start region) formed in the normal variable winning ball device 706B, the second start condition is satisfied. Thereafter, the special figure game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display device 704B starts based on the second start condition being satisfied, for example, by ending the previous special figure game or the big hit game state. Is done.

  When a special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 704A is started or a special figure game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display apparatus 704B is started, special Whether the variable display result of the symbol is a “big hit” as a predetermined specific display result or whether a “small hit” as a special display result different from the specific display result is variable. It is determined (predetermined) before the display result is derived and displayed. Then, a variation pattern is determined at a predetermined rate based on the determination of the variable display result, and an effect control command for designating the variable display result and the variation pattern is issued from the game control microcomputer (game control means) of the main board. It is transmitted to the effect control board (effect control means).

  After the special figure game is started based on the variable display result and the determination of the variation pattern, for example, when a predetermined variable display time corresponding to the variation pattern has elapsed, a fixed special symbol that becomes the variable display result is derived. Is displayed. “Left”, “middle”, and “right” decorations arranged on the screen of the image display device 705 corresponding to the variable display of special symbols by the first special symbol display device 704A and the second special symbol display device 704B. In the symbol display area, a variable symbol (effect symbol) different from the special symbol is variably displayed. In a special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display apparatus 704A or a special figure game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display apparatus 704B, a definite special that results in a variable display of the special symbol When a symbol is derived and displayed, a fixed decorative symbol which is a variable display result of the decorative symbol is derived and displayed on the image display device 705.

  When a predetermined big hit symbol is derived and displayed as a special symbol variable display result, the variable display result (special symbol display result) becomes "big hit" (specific display result), and a value advantageous to the player is given. It is controlled to a jackpot game state as a specific game state. That is, whether or not to control to the big hit gaming state corresponds to whether or not the variable display result is "big hit", and is determined (predetermined) before the variable display result is derived and displayed. When a small hit symbol different from the big hit symbol is derived and displayed as the special symbol variable display result, the variable display result (special symbol display result) becomes “small hit” (special display result), which is different from the specific game state. It is controlled to a small hitting game state as a special game state. As a variable display result of the special symbol, neither the big hit symbol nor the small hit symbol is derived and displayed, and when the lost symbol is derived and displayed, the variable display result (special figure display result) is “losing”.

  In the big hit game state, the special winning opening is in an open state, and the special variable winning ball device 707 is in a first state advantageous to the player. The special winning opening is continued for a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds or 0.1 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls entering the special winning opening and generating a winning ball. A round game (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "round") is performed. During periods other than the execution period of such round games, the special winning opening is in a closed state, and it is difficult or impossible to generate a winning ball. When a game ball enters the special winning opening, a winning ball is detected by the count switch, and a predetermined number (for example, 14) of game balls are paid out as a prize ball each time the ball is detected. The round game in the big hit game state is repeatedly executed until reaching a predetermined upper limit number (for example, “15”).

  In addition, speakers 708L and 708R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at upper left and right positions of the gaming machine frame 703, and a gaming effect lamp 709 is provided around the gaming area. .

  A stick controller 731A, which can be held and tilted by a player, is attached to a member forming the lower plate, for example, at a predetermined position on the near side of the upper surface of the lower plate main body (for example, a central portion of the lower plate). I have. The stick controller 731A includes an operation rod held by the player, and a trigger button is provided at a predetermined position of the operation rod (for example, a position where the index finger of the operator's hand is hooked when the player grips the operation rod). I have.

  The member forming the upper plate includes, for example, a push button 731B at a predetermined position on the near side on the upper surface of the upper plate main body (for example, above the stick controller 731A), which allows the player to perform a predetermined instruction operation by a pressing operation or the like. Is provided.

  In the above-described pachinko gaming machine 701, game control means (for example, a main board) for controlling a game, and effect control for controlling an effect based on control information (for example, an effect control command) transmitted from the game control means. Means (for example, an effect control board), and the effect control means can set a normal state (for example, a normal mode) and a power saving state (for example, an energy saving mode), and performs the first detection (for example, When the operation of the stick controller 731A is detected), the first output (for example, display of the game history) is performed while the power saving state is maintained, and the second detection (for example, the push button 731B) is performed in the power saving state. (Operation of the image display device 705), the power saving state is ended, and the second output (for example, display of the brightness adjustment screen of the image display device 705) is performed. May include a notification unit that performs.

  Specifically, when the operation of the stick controller 731A is detected while the demonstration effect in the energy saving mode is being displayed on the image display device 705, the game history is displayed on the image display device 705 while the energy saving mode is maintained. To display. On the other hand, if the operation of the push button 731B is detected while the demonstration effect in the energy saving mode is being displayed on the image display device 705, the energy saving mode is ended and the brightness adjustment screen is displayed on the image display device 705. do it. The first detection, the first output, the second detection, and the second output are not limited to the same as in the case of the slot machine 1 described above.

1 Slot Machine 2L, 2C, 2R Reel 6 MAXBET Switch 7 Start Switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop Switch 41 Main Control Unit 91 Sub Control Unit

Claims (2)

A gaming machine for playing games,
Normal state and power saving state can be set,
Detecting means for detecting an operation of the player;
When the first detection is performed by the detection unit in the power saving state, the first output is performed while the power saving state is maintained, and the second detection is performed by the detection unit in the power saving state. Output means for terminating the power saving state and performing a second output .
There are a plurality of said detection means,
Detecting the first detection and the second detection by different detection means,
The first detection and the second detection are detection of an operation different from an operation related to game start,
The gaming machine, wherein the second output is an output for adjusting luminance of a light emitting unit . Game control means for controlling the game,
Effect control means for controlling the effect based on the control information transmitted from the game control means,
The game control means includes predetermined control information transmitting means for transmitting predetermined control information capable of specifying the execution time of the standby effect,
The effect control means includes standby effect execution means for executing the standby effect based on receiving the predetermined control information,
The standby effect executing means, when executing the standby effect, executes a normal standby effect when the normal state is set, and power saving when the power saving state is set. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein a standby effect is performed.

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