JP6720286B2 - Game table - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine) and a spinning drum game machine (slot machine).

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a game table that shifts to an advantageous state for a player (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2017-176415, A

In the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, if the AT state advantageous to the player continues for 1,500 games, the AT state is ended regardless of the value of the number of internal AT games or the number of AT sets, so that the gambling property can be suppressed. .. However, in providing an end condition different from the normal end condition in such an advantageous state, there is room for improvement in the configuration.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming table which is characterized by an operation when ending a state advantageous to a player.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming table of the present invention,
A game control means capable of setting one game state from a plurality of types of game states including a first game state and a second game state which is more advantageous than the first game state,
An informing means capable of informing that the second gaming state is set (hereinafter referred to as "predetermined informing");
A credit means capable of storing the number of game media stored electronically,
And a display means capable of displaying a plurality of types,
A gaming machine having an automatic return function for returning the number of game media stored in the credit means without any operation by a player,
Further comprising an automatic return setting means for setting whether or not the automatic return function is effective,
The game control means,
In the second gaming state, when ending the second gaming state based on the satisfaction of the first ending condition,
In the second game state, the second game state may be ended based on the second end condition being satisfied before the first end condition is satisfied,
The display means is a means capable of displaying operation information that is advantageous to the player, based on that a predetermined condition that can be satisfied before the first end condition is satisfied,
The second game state, if the second end condition is not satisfied, continues until the first end condition is satisfied,
The automatic return function,
In the case where the automatic return function is enabled by the automatic return setting means, it operates when the second game state ends by the establishment of the first end condition,
In the case where the automatic return function is enabled by the automatic return setting means, it is a function that does not operate when the second gaming state ends by the establishment of the second end condition,
When the automatic return function operates in the state of performing the predetermined notification, the notification means continues the predetermined notification even while the automatic return function is operating, and the operation of the automatic return function is Is a means for ending the predetermined notification after the end,
It is characterized by

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming table which is characterized by an operation when ending a state advantageous to a player.

It is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as seen from the front side (player side). It is a figure showing an example of a pay line. FIG. 16 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with a front door opened. It is a circuit block diagram of a control unit. It is a figure which expands and shows the arrangement of the symbols given to each reel in plane. It is a figure which shows the kind of winning combination (including an operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination. It is a figure which shows the kind of winning combination (including an operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination. It is a figure which shows the kind and name of an internal winning combination. It is a figure which shows the kind and name of an internal winning combination. It is a transition diagram of a game state of the slot machine 100. It is a figure which shows the lottery table of an internal winning combination in the case of setting value 1. It is a figure which shows the lottery table of an internal winning combination in the case of setting value 6. It is a figure which shows the total of the lottery probability of the re-game combination for every RT. (A) is a figure which shows the lottery table of a mode, (b) is a figure which shows the lottery table of the ceiling pt. (A) is a figure which shows the lottery table of acquisition pt, (b) is a figure which shows the lottery table to pt double mode. It is a figure which shows the zone correspondence for every mode. (A) is a figure which shows an AR lottery table, (b) is a figure which shows an AR addition level lottery table, and (c) is a figure which shows an initial value lottery table of the number of AR remaining Bell navigations. It is a figure which shows the lottery table on which the number of remaining bell navigations is added. (A) is a figure which shows the set number of omen pt, and (b) is a figure which shows the kind of omen production during a lap, and the kind of omen production for ceiling. (A) is a figure which shows the kind of addition effect, (b) is a figure which shows the lottery table of the strength of notification. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of main control part main processing. It is a flowchart of the game start time state process (step S109) in FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a game start state B related process (step S1021) in FIG. 22. 24 is a flowchart of a normal start process (step S1109) in FIG. 23. 25 is a flowchart of the standby process (step S1231) in FIG. 24. 24 is a flowchart of the AR start processing (step S1107) in FIG. 23. It is a flowchart of the instruction information setting process (step S1111) in FIG. It is a flowchart of the game state update process (step S121) in FIG. 28A is a flowchart of the state B update process (step S1613) in FIG. 28, and FIG. 28B is a flowchart of the AR update process (step S1707) in FIG. 28A. 30 is a flowchart of the normal update process (step S1709) in FIG. 30 is a flowchart of the state B end determination processing (step S1711) in FIG. 31A is a flowchart of the MY counter update processing (step S1801) in FIG. 31, and FIG. 31B is a flowchart of the automatic settlement/stop processing (step S1804) in FIG. It is a flow chart which shows the flow of main control part timer interruption processing. (A) is a flowchart of a main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400, (b) is a flowchart of a command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400, and (c) is a It is a flowchart of the timer interruption process of the 1st sub-control part 400, (d) is a flowchart of the command process (step S307) in (a). 34A is a flowchart of the internal winning command processing (step S343) when the internal winning command is received in FIG. 34D, and FIG. 34B is the game state update command received in FIG. 34D. It is a flowchart of a game state update command process (step S343) in the case. It is a flowchart of the effect setting process (step S3009) for each state in FIG. It is a flowchart of the normal production effect setting process (step S3209) in FIG. (A) is a flowchart of the AR production effect setting process (step S3207) in FIG. 36, and (b) and (c) are flowcharts of the additional effect G number correction process (step S3405) in (a). It is the flowchart of the production setting process during AR (step S3207) in FIG. (A) is a flow chart of a main process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500, (b) is a flow chart of a command reception interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500, and (c) is a flow chart. It is a flowchart of the timer interruption process of the 2nd sub-control part 500, (d) is a flowchart of the image control process of the 2nd sub-control part 500. It is a figure which shows an example of a mode, a ceiling pt, and a precursor pt with respect to each number of turns. It is a figure which shows an example of a change when the number of remaining bell navigations becomes 0. (A) is a figure which shows an example of a change when the number of states B continuation possible games becomes 0, (b) shows an example of a change when the value of the MY counter reaches 2400 which is an upper limit. FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation|movement when AR and the state B are complete|finished (without automatic settlement and stop). It is a figure which shows the flow of operation|movement when AR and the state B are complete|finished (with automatic settlement and termination). It is a figure which shows the flow of operation|movement when AR and the state B are complete|finished after winning a re-gaming combination (with automatic settlement and termination). It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of the operation|movement with which service navigation is provided. It is a figure which shows an example of operation|movement in case the bonus state is continuing at the time of reaching a limiter.

Hereinafter, a slot machine according to an embodiment of a game table of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The slot machine of the present embodiment described below starts rotation by receiving a predetermined number of game media and receiving a predetermined rotation start instruction operation by a plurality of reels each provided with a plurality of types of symbols. At the same time, based on the acceptance of the rotation start instruction operation, it is determined by lottery whether or not the internal winning of a plurality of types of winning combinations is performed, and each of the plurality of reels individually rotates by receiving a predetermined rotation stop instruction operation. If the condition determined by the combination based on the result of the lottery and the reels and the plurality of reels is stopped matches the predetermined payout condition, if the game medium is paid out and the condition is not satisfied, It is a game table that advances a series of games that ends without paying out game media.

First, the basic configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as seen from the front side (player side). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a pay line.

The slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to an example of a game table of the present invention, and includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 attached to the front side of the main body 101 and capable of opening and closing with respect to the main body 101. Prepare Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are housed and rotated inside the slot machine 100. It is configured to be able to. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

In this embodiment, each pattern is printed on a strip-shaped member at an appropriate number of intervals, and the strip-shaped members are attached to a predetermined circular tubular frame member to form the reels 110 to 112. The symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in a vertical direction from the display window 113 as viewed by the player, so that a total of 9 symbols can be seen. To be more specific with reference to FIG. 2, the symbols displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 110 (position 1 in the figure) are displayed on the upper stage of the left reel and in the middle stage of the left reel 110 (position 4 on the diagram). The symbol to be displayed is the left reel middle stage symbol, the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the left reel 110 (position 7 in the figure) is the lower reel lower stage symbol, and the upper reel of the middle reel 111 (position 2 in the diagram) is displayed. The symbol is displayed on the middle reel upper stage symbol, the symbol displayed on the middle stage of the left reel 111 (5 position shown in the figure), the middle reel middle stage symbol, and the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the middle reel 111 (8 position shown on the diagram). Middle reel lower stage symbol, the symbol displayed on the upper stage of the right reel 112 (3 position shown in the figure) is the right reel upper stage symbol, the symbol displayed on the middle stage of the right reel 112 (6 position shown in the diagram) is the right reel The symbols displayed on the middle stage symbol, the lower stage of the right reel 112 (at the position 9 in the figure) are referred to as the right reel lower stage symbols, and the symbols of the respective reels 110 to 112 are displayed on the reels 110 to 112 through the display window 113. Three are displayed in the vertical direction, for a total of nine. Then, by rotating each reel 110 to 112, the combination of symbols seen by the player changes. That is, each reel 110 to 112 functions as a display device that variably displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols. As such a display device, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can be adopted in addition to the reel. Further, in the present embodiment, three reels are provided inside the center of the slot machine 100, but the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

On the back surface of each reel 110 to 112, a backlight (not shown) for illuminating each symbol displayed in the display window 113 is arranged. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each design so that the individual designs can be uniformly illuminated. An optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided near each of the reels 110 to 112 inside the slot machine 100. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light-shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. The position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined based on the detection result of the optical sensor, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the pay line.

The pay line display lamp 120 is a lamp that indicates an effective pay line. The winning line is a line for determining whether or not a symbol combination corresponding to a winning combination, which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, is displayed, and in the present embodiment, the left reel middle stage symbol, the middle reel middle stage A middle-stage pay line L1 including the symbols and the right reel middle-stage symbols is provided. FIG. 2 shows the pay line L1. The winning line to be activated (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as “effective line”) is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as the game medium. The slot machine 100 of the present embodiment requires three medals, and when the number of inserted medals is less than this number, no winning line is activated, and when the number of inserted medals is bet. The pay line L1 is activated. When the winning line is activated, the start lever 135 can be operated to start the game. The number of pay lines is not limited to one line. For example, in addition to the middle winning line L1, a lower right winning line composed of a left reel upper stage symbol, a middle reel middle stage symbol and a right reel lower stage symbol, and a left reel lower stage symbol, a middle reel middle stage symbol and a right reel upper stage symbol A total of 3 rightward winning lines may be set as valid winning lines, or a number of winning lines according to the bet number may be set as valid winning lines.

The notification lamp 123 is, for example, that the player is internally winning a specific winning combination (specifically, BB1, BB2, RB) in the internal lottery described later, or that it is in the RB state or the BB state described later. It is a lamp to inform people. The game medal insertion possible lamp 124 is a lamp for informing that the game medal can be inserted by the player. The re-gaming lamp 122 indicates that the current game is re-playable when a re-gaming combination (details will be described later) that is one of the winning combinations in the previous game is won (there is no need to insert medals). It is a lamp that informs the player. The reel panel lamp 128 is a production lamp.

The state B middle lamp 190 is a lamp indicating that the state B described later is set. The state B in-between lamp 190 is always lit when the state B is set and the push-order navigation occurs, and after being lit once, the lit state is maintained until the state B ends. In the state where the state B is set and before the push-order navigation occurs, the light may be turned on at any timing. In the present embodiment, the light is turned on when the AR preparation state (the AR preparation flag is turned on) and is turned off when the state B ends (step S1821 in FIG. 31).

The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (called credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In the present embodiment, one bet is inserted each time the bet button 130 is pressed, two are inserted when the bet button 131 is pressed, and three are inserted when the bet button 132 is pressed. ing. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. It should be noted that the game medal insertion lamp 129 lights up a number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a prescribed number of medals have been inserted, a game start is informed that the game can be started. The lamp 121 lights up. The bet buttons 130 to 132 correspond to an example of game operation means of the present invention.

The medal insertion slot 141 is an insertion slot for the player to insert medals at the start of the game. That is, the medals can be inserted electronically by using the bet buttons 130 to 132, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141, and the insertion means both. is there.

The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100. The game information display device 126 is a display device for displaying various kinds of internal information (for example, the number of paid-out medals during a bonus game) by numerical values. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. Note that in the following, it may be expressed as being given to the player in the same meaning as being paid out to the player. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when the desired number of medals is inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is called a game start operation. The start lever 135 corresponds to an example of the game operating means of the present invention.

The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139 including a left stop button 137, a middle stop button 138, and a right stop button 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started to rotate by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. More specifically, the left reel 110 can be stopped by operating the left stop button 137, the middle reel 111 can be stopped by operating the middle stop button 138, and the right stop button 139 can be stopped. The right reel 112 can be stopped by operating. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is called a stop operation, the first stop operation is a first stop operation, the next stop operation is a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is a third stop operation. Further, the reels stopped in response to these stop operations are referred to as a first stop reel, a second stop reel, and a third stop reel in order. Further, the order in which the stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped to stop all the rotating reels 110 to 112 is called an operation order or a pressing order. Further, an operation sequence in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the left reel 110 is referred to as “forward push operation sequence” or simply “forward push”, and a stop operation in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the right reel 112 is “ It is called "reverse pressing operation sequence" or simply "reverse pressing". It should be noted that a light emitting body may be provided inside each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and when the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitting body can be turned on to notify the player. The stop buttons 137 to 139 correspond to an example of the game operating means of the present invention.

The medal return button 133 is a button for pressing and removing the inserted medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The settlement button 134 is a button for settlement of the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals, and discharging from the medal payout outlet 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

At the bottom of the stop button unit 136, a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and affixing various certificate stamps is provided. Below the title panel 162, a medal payout opening 155 and a medal receiving tray 161 are provided.

The sound hole 145 is a hole for outputting the sound of the speaker 277 provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right parts of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for enlivening the game. A rendering device 160 is arranged above the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 for outputting the sound of the speaker 272 to the outside is provided above the rendering device 160. The effect device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 composed of two right shutters 163a and a left shutter 163b that can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and an effect image display device 157 (liquid crystal display) disposed behind the shutter 163. When the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b are opened to the outside in the horizontal direction in front of the effect image display device 157, the display screen of the effect image display device 157 displays the slot machine 100 front (player side, front side). ) Has become a structure that appears. It should be noted that the display device is not limited to the liquid crystal display device, as long as it is a display device capable of displaying various effect images and various game information, for example, a multi-segment display (7-segment display), a dot matrix display, an organic EL display, a plasma display. It may be a reel (drum) or a display device including a projector and a screen. In addition, the display screen has a rectangular shape, and the whole of the display screen is visible to the player. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. It is also possible to provide a decoration (not shown) on the periphery of the display screen so that a part of the periphery of the display screen is hidden by the decoration so that the display screen looks odd. In this embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but it may be a curved surface. The effect image display device 157 corresponds to an example of the display unit of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door opened. The housing 101 is a box body that is surrounded by the upper surface plate 261, the left side surface plate 260, the right side surface plate 260, the lower surface plate 264, and the rear surface plate 242, and opens to the front surface. Inside the housing 101, a main control board storage case 210 in which a main control board is housed is arranged at a position that does not overlap with a ventilation port 249 provided in the upper part of the back plate 242. A reel unit 700 including three reels 110 to 112 is arranged below the. A sub-control board storage case 220 having a sub-control board stored therein is disposed on a side surface plate 260 on the side of the main control board storage case 210 and the reel unit 700, that is, on the left side thereof. Further, an external centralized terminal plate 248 which is connected to the main control board and outputs the information of the slot machine 100 to an external device is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

A medal payout device 180 (a device for paying out medals accumulated in a bucket) is disposed on the lower surface plate 264, and a power supply having a power supply board is provided above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reel unit 700. The device 252 is provided, and a power switch 244 is provided on the front surface of the power supply device 252. The power supply device 252 converts an AC power supply externally supplied to the slot machine 100 into a DC voltage, converts the AC power supply into a predetermined voltage, and supplies the DC voltage to each control unit such as the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400, and each device. Further, a storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) is provided for supplying power to a predetermined component (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the power supply from the outside is cut off. There is.

A medal auxiliary storage 240 is arranged on the right side of the medal payout device 180, and an overflow terminal is arranged behind it (not shown). The power supply device 252 is provided with a power supply cord connecting portion for connecting the power supply cord 265, and the power supply cord 265 connected to the power supply device 252 is extended to the outside through a power supply cord hole 262 formed in the rear plate 242 of the housing 101. ing.

The front door 102 is hinged to the side plate 260 on the left side of the housing 101 via a hinge device 276, and on the upper part of the symbol display window 113, the effect device 160 and an effect control board for controlling the effect device 160. An upper speaker 272 (not shown) is provided. A medal selector 170 for selecting the inserted medals, a passage 266 through which the medals pass when the medal selector 170 drops an illegal medal or the like into the medal tray 161 are provided in the lower portion of the symbol display window 113. There is. Further, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the sound hole 145.

Although not shown, the main control board is provided with a switch (corresponding to an example of the stopping setting means of the present invention) for activating the stopping function and a switch for activating the automatic settlement function. A switch (corresponding to an example of the automatic return setting means of the present invention) is provided. The positions where these switches are provided are not particularly limited, and they may be provided on the sub-control board, may be provided separately from these boards, or may be provided at different locations. .. Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which a physical switch is provided, and for example, it may be configured to be able to set whether or not the stopping function and the automatic settlement function are enabled in a program that changes the setting values of the gaming table and the like. .. In this case, these functions may be set using the start lever 135 and the stop buttons 137 to 139. When a physical switch is provided, a variable indicating the state of this switch is stored when the power is turned on, and processing for activating the stopping function and the automatic settlement function is executed based on this variable. This variable is maintained until the power is turned on again. In addition to the above switches, a stop release switch (not shown, which corresponds to an example of stop release operating means of the present invention) for releasing stop is also provided.

Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

The control unit of the slot machine 100 is roughly classified into a main effect according to a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a command signal (hereinafter, simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. And a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on the command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400. Here, with respect to the main control unit 300, when the data capacity becomes large, there is a problem of security deterioration such that it becomes difficult to confirm the program and it becomes a hotbed for unauthorized modification, so the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300. The data capacity of the RAM 308 is limited. The main controller 300 corresponds to an example of the game control means and the game medium storage means of the present invention.

<Main control unit>
First, the main controller 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used during internal lottery of winning combinations, and reel symbols. A ROM 306 that stores arrays and stop positions, a RAM 308 that temporarily stores data, an I/O 310 that controls input/output of various devices, and a counter timer 312 that measures time, the number of times, and the like. And a WDT (Watchdog Timer) 314. Other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and the same applies to the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500, which will be described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output from the crystal oscillator 315b as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312, and the counter timer 312 determines the interrupt time based on the received frequency division data. Then, the interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 at each interrupt time. The CPU 304 executes monitoring of each sensor or the like and transmission of drive pulses in response to this interrupt request. For example, when the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the frequency division data of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256×47÷8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

The main control unit 300 uses a random number generation circuit 316 that is used as a hardware random number counter that changes a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535 based on a clock signal input from the crystal oscillator 315a, and a start signal when the power is turned on. A start signal output circuit 338 that outputs a (reset signal) is provided, and the CPU 304 starts game control when a start signal is input from the start signal output circuit 338 (main control unit main processing described later). Start).

Further, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 inserts various sensors 318 (the bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, the bet button 132 sensor, and the medal insertion slot 141 at each interrupt time. Medal reception sensor for medals, start lever 135 sensor, left stop button 137 sensor, middle stop button 138 sensor, right stop button 139 sensor, settlement button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medals paid out from the medal payout device 180, left reel 110 The optical sensor of the medium reel 111, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, the optical sensor of the right reel 112, the switch for activating the stopping function and the automatic settlement function (if used), and the like are monitored.

When the sensor circuit 320 detects the H level of the start lever sensor, it outputs a signal indicating this detection to the random number generation circuit 316. Upon receiving this signal, the random number generation circuit 316 latches the value at that timing and stores it in the register that stores the random number value used in the lottery.

Two medal acceptance sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141 and detect whether or not a medal has passed. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135, and detect a start operation by the player. The left stop button 137 sensor, the middle stop button 138 sensor, and the right stop button 139 sensor are installed in the corresponding stop buttons 137 to 139, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed in each of the corresponding bet buttons 130 to 132, and medals electronically stored in the RAM 308 are used as medals to be inserted into the game. Detects the loading operation when loading. The payment button 134 sensor is provided on the payment button 134. When the settlement button 134 is pressed once, the medals stored electronically are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting medals paid out by the medal payout device 180. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact sensor or a contact sensor.

The optical sensor of the left reel 110, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, and the optical sensor of the right reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions of the mounts of the reels 110 to 112, and are shielded from light provided on the reel frame. It goes to L level each time a piece passes. Rotational position information indicating how much the reel is rotated from the reference position from once the L level is reached to the next L level is calculated based on the value obtained by counting the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b. To be done. When the CPU 304 detects the L level signal, it determines that the reel has made one revolution, and resets the reel rotation position information to zero. This rotational position information is stored in the RAM 308 of the main controller 300.

The main control unit 300 includes a drive circuit 322 that drives a stepping motor provided in the reel devices 110 to 112, a drive circuit 324 that drives a solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 for selecting the inserted medals, and a medal payout device 180. Drive circuit 326 for driving the motor, various lamps 336 (winning line display lamp 120, notification lamp 123, game medal insertable lamp 124, re-game lamp 122, state B middle lamp 190, game medal insert lamp 129, game start lamp 121, a stored number display 125, a game information display 126, a payout number display 127) are provided with a drive circuit 328.

Further, an information output circuit 334 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 inserts a slot into an information input circuit 652 provided in an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information of the machine 100 (for example, information indicating the game state) is output.

The main control unit 300 also includes a voltage monitoring circuit 330 that monitors the voltage value of the power supply that is being supplied to the main control unit 300 from a power management unit (not shown). When the value is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output to the basic circuit 302.

Further, the main control unit 300 has an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400, and enables communication with the first sub control unit 400. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to send signals such as commands to the first sub control unit 400. However, a signal such as a command cannot be transmitted from the first sub control unit 400 to the main control unit 300.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the first sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first sub control unit 400 receives the control command transmitted by the main control unit 300 via the input interface. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on the control command. The basic circuit 402 and the CPU 404 temporarily store data. A RAM 408, an I/O 410 for controlling input/output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time, the number of times, and the like are mounted. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a backlight lighting pattern, data for controlling various display devices, and the like.

The CPU 404 transmits the data for frequency division stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 406 to the counter timer 412 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 412 determines an interrupt time based on the received data for frequency division, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 for each interrupt time. The CPU 404 controls each IC and each circuit based on the timing of this interrupt request.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sound source IC 418, and the sound source IC 418 is provided with speakers 272 and 277 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls the sound output from the amplifier and the speakers 272 and 277 in response to a command from the CPU 404. An S-ROM (sound ROM) storing voice data is connected to the sound source IC 418, and the voice data acquired from this ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277.

A drive circuit 422 is provided in the first sub-control unit 400, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel lamp, bet button lamp, Reel backlight, etc.) is connected.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 424 for driving the motor of the shutter 163, and the drive circuit 424 is provided with the shutter 163 via an output interface. The drive circuit 424 outputs a drive signal to a stepping motor (not shown) provided on the shutter 163 in response to a command from the CPU 404.

A sensor circuit 426 is provided in the first sub-control unit 400, and a shutter sensor 428 is connected to the sensor circuit 426 via an input interface. The CPU 404 monitors the state of the shutter sensor 428 at each interrupt time.

The CPU 404 also transmits and receives signals to and from the second sub control unit 500 via the output interface. The second sub control unit 500 performs various controls of the rendering device 160 including display control of the rendering image display device 157. The second sub-control unit 500 is, for example, a control unit that controls display of the effect image display device 157, a control unit that controls various effect drive devices (for example, a control unit that controls motor drive of the shutter 163). ), and may be configured by a plurality of control units.

The second sub control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives the control command transmitted by the first sub control unit 400 via the input interface and controls the entire second sub control unit 500 based on the control command. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I/O 510 for controlling input/output of various devices, and a counter timer for measuring time and the number of times. And 512 are mounted. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The ROM 506 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub control unit 500, data for image display, and the like.

The CPU 504 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 506 to the counter timer 512 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 512 determines an interrupt time based on the received data for frequency division, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 for each interrupt time. The CPU 504 controls each IC and each circuit based on the timing of this interrupt request.

Further, the second sub control unit 500 is provided with a VDP 516 (video display processor), and a ROM 506 and a VRAM 518 are connected to this VDP 516 via a bus. The VDP 516 reads out image data and the like stored in the ROM 506 based on a signal from the CPU 504, generates a display image using the work area of the VRAM 518, and displays the image on the effect image display device 157.

<Design arrangement>
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the symbol arrangement applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 will be described. It should be noted that this drawing is a plan view showing the arrangement of symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) in a plan view.

On each of the reels 110 to 112, a plurality of types (eight types in this embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the drawing are arranged for a predetermined number of frames (21 frames numbered 0 to 20 in this embodiment). Further, the numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers showing the arrangement positions of the symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, the number 19 frame of the left reel 110 is “watermelon design”, the number 20 frame of the middle reel 111 is “bell pattern”, and the right reel 112 number 18 is “Seven 1”. "Pattern" are arranged respectively.

The slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment stops the corresponding reels 110 to 112 within the maximum pull-in range (less than 5 frames in the present embodiment) from the position where the stop operation is performed in order to improve the interest of the game. It is configured.

<Type of winning combination>
Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing the types of winning combinations (including working combinations), the symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the payouts of each winning combination.

The winning combinations of the slot machine 100 include special winning combinations 1 to 3, replay winning combinations 1 to 11, and small winning combinations 1 to 23. The types of winning combinations are not limited to these winning combinations and can be arbitrarily adopted.

Of the winning combinations in the present embodiment, the special combinations 1 to 3 are the ones that shift to a state where a predetermined profit is given to the player (BB operating state and RB operating state described later, see the remarks column in FIG. 6). is there. In addition, the re-play combinations 1 to 11 are combinations that allow re-play without inserting new medals. These special winning combinations 1 to 3 and replay winning combinations 1 to 11 may be called "operating combinations". Further, the “winning” in the present embodiment includes a case where a symbol combination of a winning combination (without paying a medal) of a medal is displayed on the activated line. 3, winning of the re-play combination 1-11 is included. Special roles 1 to 3 are special roles that are carried over to the next game when it is not determined to be a winning game, and other roles are not carried over to the next game when it is not determined to be a winning game. It is a role.

Special winning combinations 1 and 2 are winning combinations (operating winning combinations) that shift to the BB working state (RT6). However, no medals will be paid out for winning this role. As for the corresponding symbol combination, the special combination 1 is “Seven 1-Seven 1-Seven 1”, and the special combination 2 is “Seven 2-Seven 2-Seven 2”. In the following description, the special combination 1 may be referred to as “BB1”, the special combination 2 may be referred to as “BB2”, and the special combination 1 and the special combination 2 may be collectively referred to as “BB”.

The special combination 3 is a combination (operating combination) that shifts to the RB operating state (RT4) by winning. However, no medals will be paid out for winning this role. The corresponding symbol combination is “Seven 1-Seven 1-BAR”. In the following description, the special combination 3 may be referred to as “RB”.

When the internal winning of the special winning combinations 1 to 3 is internally performed, the internal winning flag corresponding to the internally winning special winning combination is set to ON (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300). When the flags corresponding to the special roles 1 and 2 are set to ON, the main control unit 300 shifts the game state to the BB inside winning state (RT5), and the flag corresponding to RB is set to ON. If so, the main control unit 300 shifts the game state to the in-RB winning state (RT3). These flags are maintained in the ON state until the corresponding winning combination is won, and it becomes a state in which it is easy to win these winning combinations in the next and subsequent games. Specifically, even if you do not win those roles in the game that is internally won for special roles 1 to 3, the state will be the same as the state where you are internally won to special roles 1 to 3 in the next and subsequent games, and the corresponding symbol combination. It becomes easy to win the prizes. The BB internal hit state and the RB internal hit state will be described later.

In addition, if the special winning combination 1 to 3 is internally won in combination with another re-playing winning combination or a small winning combination, or if it is internally won to another winning combination in the win-win state, this other winning combination is configured. The reel stop control is executed so that the symbols are preferentially arranged.

The main control unit 300 shifts the game state to the BB operating state (RT6) based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination 1 and 2. Further, in this BB operating state, the payout amount exceeding the predetermined number (300 when the winning of the special role 1 is an opportunity, 200 when the winning of the special role 2 is an opportunity, see the remarks column in FIG. 6) is paid out. Then, the game state is shifted to RT (RT7) after bonus. The post-bonus RT will be described later.

The main controller 300 shifts the game state to the RB operating state (RT4) based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination 3. Further, in this RB operating state, when a predetermined number (for example, 105) is paid out, the game state is shifted to post-bonus RT (RT7).

The re-gaming combinations 1 to 11 are winning combinations (operating combinations) that can be played in the next game without inserting medals (game mediums) in the next game, and no medals are paid out. In addition, the corresponding symbol combination is such that the replay role 1 is “replay-replay-replay”, the replay role 2 is “bell-replay-bell”, and the replay role 3 is “replay-replay-cherry”. , The re-gaming role 4 is “replay-replay-seven 1”, the re-gaming role 5 is “replay-replay-seven 2”, the re-gaming role 6 is “replay-replay-bell”, Re-gaming role 7 is “Replay-Replay-Watermelon”, re-gaming role 8 is “Bell-Replay-Seven 1”, re-gaming role 9 is “Bell-Replay-Seven2”, and re-gaming role 10 is a "bell-replay-cherry", and the re-game player 11 is a "replay-bell-bell". Of the above replay roles, replay roles 1 and 2 are “normal replay”, replay roles 3 to 5 are “promotion replay”, replay role 6 is “fall replay 1”, and replay role 7 is “replay”. The fall replay 2”, the re-game roles 8 to 10 may be referred to as the “fall replay 3”, the re-game role 11 may be referred to as the “chance replay”, and the re-play roles 6 to 10 may be collectively referred to as the “fall replay”. .. Further, when the re-game combination 3 to 5 is won, the re-game high probability state (RT2) described later is entered, and when the re-game combination 6 to 10 is won, the normal state (RT0) is described later.

The re-play combinations 1 to 11 may be any combination that allows the player to play the next game without inserting medals. Therefore, for example, when the player wins the replay, the medals may be automatically inserted in the next game (the number of inserted medals is reset to the medal insertion number storage area described later), or the medals may be inserted in the game won the replay. The medal thus played may be carried over to the next game as it is for use.

The small winning combinations 1 to 23 are winning combinations in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning. Corresponding symbol combinations, small win 1 is "BAR-replay-replay", small win 2 is "BAR-replay-seven 1", small win 3 is "BAR-replay-seven 2", Small Win 4 is "BAR-Replay-Cherry", Small Win 5 is "BAR-Cherry-BAR", Small Win 6 is "BAR-Cherry-Watermelon", Small Win 7 is "BAR-Replay" -Bell", small role 8 is "cherry-cherry-cherry", small role 9 is "cherry-cherry-watermelon", small role 10 is "cherry-watermelon-bell", small role 11 is "Bell-Watermelon-Cherry", small role 12 is "Replay-Watermelon-Seven 1", small role 13 is "Replay-Watermelon-Seven2", and small role 14 is "Replay-BAR" -Seven 1", small win 15 is "Replay-BAR-Seven 2", small win 16 is "Blank 1-BAR-Seven 1", and small win 17 is "Blank 1-BAR-Seven 2" The small win 18 is "blank 1-watermelon-seven 1", the small win 19 is "blank 1-watermelon-seven 2", and the small win 20 is "blank 1-seven-cherry". Yes, the small win 21 is "blank 1-seven 2-cherry", the small win 22 is "blank 1-BAR-cherry", and the small win 23 is "bell-bell-bell". The corresponding payout number is as shown in FIG.

Of the above small wins, small win 1 is “weak cherry”, small wins 2 to 4 are “strong cherry”, small wins 5 to 7 are “determined cherry”, and small wins 8 to 10 are “middle cherry”. The small winning combination 11 may be referred to as “watermelon”, the small winning combinations 12 to 22 may be referred to as “single winning combination”, and the small winning combination 23 may be referred to as “bell”. In addition, when a small winning combination 12 to 22 is won, a preparation state (RT1) described later is entered. In addition, the small winning combination 23 is a winning combination regardless of the operation condition (operation timing, operation order) when the internal winning occurs.

<Types of internal winning roles>
Next, the types of internal winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing types and names of internal winning combinations.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show 34 types of internal winning combinations (conditional device numbers 1 to 34) in which the combinations described in FIGS. 6 and 7 are combined. The winning combination in the game is one of the winning combinations corresponding to this internal winning combination. These internal winning combinations are determined by lottery at the time of the game start operation.

The condition device numbers 1 to 16 are all internal winning combinations including special winning combinations. Of these, the condition device numbers 1, 8, and 13 are internal winning combinations in which the special combination is independently won and there is no overlap with other combinations. When these winning combinations are internally won, it becomes possible to win the corresponding special winning combination (transition to RB operating state (RT4) or BB operating state (RT6)), but if no winning is achieved, RB internal winning state (RT3) or shift to BB state (RT5). In this case, it is possible to win the special roles 1 to 3 unless the player internally wins another role in the game after the next time.

On the other hand, the condition device numbers 2 to 7, 9 to 12, and 14 to 16 are internal winning combinations in which special combinations and other combinations overlap and internal winning occurs. In this embodiment, the small winning combination and the re-gaming combination are configured to be stopped in preference to the special winning combination. Therefore, in a game in which a special combination and another combination are duplicated and internally won, there is a possibility that this other combination will win (in the case of a re-game combination, it will always win), but the special combination does not win. It should be noted that the special game can be won unless the player shifts from the next game to the RB winning state (RT3) or the BB winning state (RT5) and wins another winning combination in the next and subsequent games. ..

In the RB internal winning state (RT3) or the BB internal winning state (RT5), if an internal winning combination has been decided, one of the internal winning combinations will be stopped with priority, so a special combination I won't win. When the internal winning combination here includes a special combination (conditional device numbers 1 to 16), no flag is newly set for the special combination, and it is substantially treated as an outlier. As for internal winning combinations (conditional device numbers 2 to 7, 9 to 12, and 14 to 16) in which a special combination overlaps with other combinations, it is treated as an internal winning combination other than the special combination (see below. The same applies when referring to the table such as 15), and it is possible to stop other combinations. For example, when the condition device number 3 is internally won, the condition device number 26 is internally won. Further, when there is no internal winning combination (in case of losing), or when the internal winning of the condition device number 1, 8, 13 is achieved, it is possible to stop the symbol of the special winning combination.

The condition device numbers 17 to 25 are internal winning combinations constituted by re-game combinations. Among these, when the condition device numbers 19 to 24 are internally won, the RT described later may be transited. First, in the condition device numbers 19 to 21, the operation conditions (here, the pressing order, hereinafter the correct answer pressing order) for winning the promotion replay (replay combination 3 to 5) are set for each. When the stop operation in the case of internally winning the condition device numbers 19 to 21 matches the pressing order of the correct answers, the promotion replay (re-game combination 3 to 5) is won and the re-game high probability state (RT2) is entered. To do. On the other hand, if the stop operation does not match the correct pressing order, the normal replay (re-gaming combination 1 or re-gaming combination 2) is won, but RT does not shift. Next, in the condition device numbers 22 to 24, operation conditions (here, the pressing order, hereinafter the correct answer pressing order) for avoiding the winning of the fall replay (re-play combination 6 to 10) are set respectively. When the stop operation in the case of internally winning the condition device numbers 22 to 24 matches the pressing order of the correct answers, the normal replay (re-gaming role 1 or re-gaming role 2) is won, and the RT does not shift. On the other hand, if the stop operation does not match the correct pressing order, the player will win the fall replay (replay combination 6 to 10) and shift to the normal state (RT0). In the following description, the condition device numbers 19 to 24 may be collectively referred to as push-order replay.

The condition device numbers 26 to 34 are internal winning combinations made up of small winning combinations. Of these, the condition device numbers 29 to 31 define operating conditions for winning the bell (small winning combination 23) (here, the pressing order, hereinafter the correct answer pressing order). It should be noted that in the following description, the condition device numbers 29 to 31 may be collectively referred to as a push order bell. In the case where these condition device numbers 29 to 31 are internally won, and the stop operation matches the correct pressing order, the bell (small win 23) is won. On the other hand, if the stop operation does not match the correct pressing order, the internal winning one-piece winning combination (small winning combinations 12 to 22) is preferentially stopped in addition to the bell (small winning combination 23), and further the ready state (RT1) is set. Transition. In the above configuration, if the stopping operation does not match the correct pressing order, it may be misaligned. However, if the stopping operation does not match the correct pressing order, for example, the above-mentioned one-piece hand is always won. It may be configured so that a prize is always won for some role. In addition, in the present embodiment, when the condition device numbers 29 to 31 are internally won and the bell (small win 23) is not won (hereinafter, a bell spill, here, a single win (small win 12 to 22)). The transition to the preparation state (RT1) is the trigger for the transition to the preparation state (RT1), but regardless of the outcome, the preparation state (RT1) should be transitioned on condition that the correct pressing order is not met. You may

<Type of game state (RT)>
Next, types of game states of the slot machine 100 and transitions thereof will be described. FIG. 10 is a transition diagram of a game state of the slot machine 100.

The slot machine 100 has a plurality of eight different types of advantages, namely, a normal state, a ready state, a re-game high probability state, an RB inward state, an RB operating state, a BB inward state, a BB operating state, and a post-bonus RT. It is configured so that the states can be switched, and the degree of advantage is changed by the transition of these states to improve the interest of the game. In the following description, the state of this game may be referred to as RT, and the above-mentioned normal state, preparation state, re-game high probability state, RB internal hit state, RB operating state, BB internal hit state, BB operation The state and post-bonus RT may be referred to as RT0, RT1, RT2, RT3, RT4, RT5, RT6, RT7, respectively, in that order. Also, when these RTs are switched, the corresponding lottery table is changed (described later). The RT is controlled by the main control unit 300.

In FIG. 10, each RT described above is shown, and these transition conditions are indicated on the arrow. When the transition condition corresponding to each arrow is satisfied, RT transitions in the direction of the arrow. These transition conditions include, for example, winning a predetermined winning combination, internally winning a predetermined winning combination, stopping and displaying a specific symbol combination on a specific winning line, and having played a predetermined number of games. , And a predetermined number of sheets may be paid out.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a lottery table for internal winning combinations when the setting value is 1. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a lottery table for internal winning combinations when the setting value is 6. Further, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a total of the lottery probabilities of the re-game combination for each RT.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, internal winning combinations (for example, re-winning combinations) other than the re-gaming combination are included unless the game status is RT4 or RT6 (may be referred to as staying). In FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the lottery values of the condition device numbers 3, 12, 26, and 28 are different depending on the set value (in this embodiment, 1 to 6 can be set). When the gaming state is RT4 or RT6, the lottery value for the internal winning combination is a common lottery value regardless of the set value. As for the re-game combination, as shown in FIG. 13, although the total of the lottery values for each RT is different, there is no difference in the lottery values due to the set value.

In each of FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the condition device numbers of the internal winning combinations (condition devices) are shown on the vertical axis, and the lottery value (the size of the range of the lottery data) corresponding to RT is shown for these internal winning combinations. It is shown on the horizontal axis.

In the RT described below, the internal winning probability of the winning combination is obtained from the lottery data prepared in the ROM 306 by using the numerical data corresponding to the range of the drawing data associated with each winning combination, which is the random number value obtained during the internal drawing. The value is obtained by dividing the numerical data of the range (for example, 65536). For example, in the normal state (RT0), the lottery value of the common bell (small win 23) of the condition device number 32 is 5000 in any of the settings 1 to 6, and the winning probability (RT0) of the common bell in the normal state is RT0. It is 5000/65536≈7.63%.

Regarding the difference in the above-mentioned internal winning probability, the higher the set value, the higher the advantage tends to be. More specifically, the payout rate of the settings 1 to 3 (the expected value of the number of medals paid out per game/the number of medals used per game×100) is less than 100%, and the settings 4 to 6 are set. The payout rate is over 100%. That is, the settings 4 to 6 are set values that are advantageous to the player.

The lottery data is divided into some numerical ranges in advance, and each winning range or loss is associated with each numerical range. It is determined which random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery corresponds to the lottery data corresponding to which combination, and the internal lottery combination (internal winning combination) is determined. In addition, a staff member of a game shop or the like can arbitrarily select and set any of the set values.

Hereinafter, each RT will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

<RT0 (normal state)>
RT0 has the lowest internal winning probability of the re-gaming combination among RT0 to RT3, RT5, and RT7, and is the most disadvantageous RT for the player.

The roles to be internally won in RT0 include condition device numbers 1 to 17 and 25 to 32. If you do not win the winning combination, you lose and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed. It should be noted that not stopping the symbol combination related to the winning on the winning line may be referred to as "missing". In addition, the fact that the player has not won the winning combination may be expressed as “winning the loss”.

FIG. 10 shows that if the bell spills in the state where RT0 is set, the process shifts to RT1, if RB wins, it shifts to RT4, and if BB1 and BB2 wins, it shifts to RT6. Further, it is shown that the game is shifted to RT3 when the game which is internally won to the RB is not won, and the game is shifted to RT5 when the game which is internally won to the BB1 and BB2 is not won.

<RT1 (preparation state)>
RT1 is RT having the lowest internal winning probability of the re-gaming combination next to RT0 among RT0 to RT3, RT5, and RT7.

The roles to be internally won in RT1 include condition device numbers 1 to 17, 19 to 21, and 25 to 32.

In FIG. 10, when RT1 is set and a promotion replay (replay combination 3 to 5) is won, it shifts to RT2, when RB wins, it shifts to RT4, and when BB1 and BB2 wins, it shifts to RT6. Is shown. Further, it is shown that the game is shifted to RT3 when the game which is internally won to the RB is not won, and the game is shifted to RT5 when the game which is internally won to the BB1 and BB2 is not won.

<RT2 (replay high probability state)>
RT2 has a higher probability of winning a replay combination than RT0 and RT1, and is an RT that is more advantageous than RT0 and RT1.

The roles to be internally won in RT2 include condition device numbers 1 to 18 and 22 to 32.

In FIG. 10, when RT2 is set and the bell spills, it shifts to RT1, when it falls in a fall replay (replay role 6-10), it shifts to RT0, and when it wins RB, it shifts to RT4, It is shown that when winning in BB1 and BB2, the game shifts to RT6. Further, it is shown that the game is shifted to RT3 when the game which is internally won to the RB is not won, and the game is shifted to RT5 when the game which is internally won to the BB1 and BB2 is not won.

<RT3 (Current state in RB)>
RT3 is a state in which the internal winning flag corresponding to the RB is set to ON. This RT3 is more advantageous than RT0 because it is easier to move to RT4 than RT0 and the probability of winning a re-game combination is higher than RT0.

The role of internal winning in RT3 includes condition device numbers 17, 25 to 34. Although the condition device numbers 1 to 16 may actually be selected, the condition device numbers 17, 25 to 34 are consequently replaced because the condition device numbers corresponding to those excluding BB1, BB2 and RB are replaced. Will be selected. In FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the value of the lottery value in consideration of this is shown. In addition, when the winning combination is not internally won at RT3 (in case of losing), the player performs a stop operation at a predetermined timing to display the symbol combination corresponding to the RB.

FIG. 10 shows that when an RB wins in RT3 (when a symbol combination corresponding to RB is displayed), the process shifts to RT4.

<RT4 (RB operating state)>
RT4 is an advantageous RT that has a higher internal win probability of the common bell (small winning combination 23) than other RTs other than RT6, and facilitates the acquisition of medals.

The condition device number 32 is the only winning combination in RT4. The common bell that is internally won by the condition device number 32 is a part that wins the bell regardless of the operation condition (operation timing, operation order) when internally winning.

FIG. 10 shows that in RT4, when the payout amount exceeds the specified number (105 sheets, see the remarks column in FIG. 6), the process shifts to RT7.

In the present embodiment, the RT4 ends when a specified number of payouts are executed, but for example, the RT4 ends when a predetermined winning combination (for example, a single bonus) is won, or a predetermined number of times (for example, 8). It may be finished when there is a prize) times or when a game is played a predetermined number of times (for example, 6 times).

<RT5 (this state in BB)>
At RT5, the internal winning flag corresponding to either BB1 or BB2 is set to ON. This RT5 is more advantageous than RT0 because it is easier to move to RT6 than RT0 and the probability of winning the re-game combination is higher than RT0.

In RT5, there are condition device numbers 17, 25 to 34 in the winning combination. Although the condition device numbers 1 to 16 may actually be selected, the condition device numbers 17, 25 to 34 are consequently replaced because the condition device numbers corresponding to those excluding BB1, BB2 and RB are replaced. Will be selected. In FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the value of the lottery value in consideration of this is shown. In addition, when the winning combination is not internally won at RT5 (in the case of being out), the player performs a stop operation at a predetermined timing to correspond to BB1 or BB2 corresponding to the internal winning flag set to ON. A symbol combination can be displayed.

FIG. 10 shows that when the player wins either BB1 or BB2 at RT5 (when the symbol combination corresponding to either BB1 or BB2 is displayed), the process proceeds to RT6.

<RT6 (BB operating state)>
RT6 is an advantageous RT that has a higher internal winning probability of the common bell (small winning combination 23) than other RTs other than RT4, and makes it easier to obtain medals. It is the most advantageous RT because it continues until more payouts than RT4 are made.

In RT5, the condition device number 32 is the only internal winning combination. The common bell that is internally won by the condition device number 32 is a part that wins the bell regardless of the operation condition (operation timing, operation order) when internally winning.

FIG. 10 shows that when the payout amount exceeds the specified number at RT6, the process proceeds to RT7. The specified number is 300 when the player wins BB1 and moves to RT6, and 200 when he wins BB2 and moves to RT6.

In the present embodiment, the RT 6 ends when a prescribed number of payouts are executed. For example, the RT 6 ends when a predetermined combination (for example, a single bonus) is won, or a predetermined number of times (for example, 8). It may be finished when there is a prize) times or when a game is played a predetermined number of times (for example, 6 times).

<RT7 (RT after bonus)>
RT7 has a higher probability of winning the re-gaming combination than RT0 and RT1, and is more advantageous than RT0 and RT1.

The roles to be internally won in RT7 include condition device numbers 1 to 17 and 25 to 32.

In FIG. 10, when RT7 is set and the bell spills, it shifts to RT1, when 15 games have ended, it shifts to RT0, and when it wins RB, it shifts to RT4 and when it wins BB1 and BB2. It is shown to move to RT6. Further, it is shown that the game is shifted to RT3 when the game which is internally won to the RB is not won, and the game is shifted to RT5 when the game which is internally won to the BB1 and BB2 is not won.

<State A and State B (including AR)>
In the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, in addition to the RT described above, the game state is managed by being divided into a state A and a state B. In the state B, the notification of the stop operation sequence for the internally won combination may be executed (hereinafter may be referred to as operation navigation), and in the state A, the operation navigation is not displayed. In the present embodiment, the transition lottery to the state B (step S1003 in FIG. 22) is executed based on the internally won combination, and the state B is set based on the result.

When the state B is set, pt can be acquired (added to the cumulative acquisition pt) as the game progresses, and when the cumulative acquisition pt becomes equal to or higher than the ceiling pt, the AR, which will be described later, can be started after a waiting period ( The state where the AR preparation flag is ON, step S1317 in FIG. 25). At this time, the promotion replay navigation is displayed to prompt the shift to RT2 (step S1505 in FIG. 27). Then, when RT shifts to RT2, AR starts (FIG. 30). In this AR, the number of times of notification of the correct pressing order of the pressing order bell (bell navigation) is managed by the number of remaining bell navigations. Specifically, when the AR preparation flag is turned on, an initial value is set for the number of remaining bell navigations (step S1315 in FIG. 25), and the number of remaining bell navigations is decremented by 1 each time the bell navigation is performed (step S1403 in FIG. 26). ), when 0, AR and state B are finished (FIG. 29(b), step S1821 in FIG. 31). The number of remaining Bell navigations may be increased by the lottery (step S1407 in FIG. 26).

It should be noted that the AR preparation flag may be set to ON not only when it is set to ON based on the cumulative acquisition pt but also when the number of games that can be continued in the state B is very small (for example, 50 or less). Yes (Yes in step S1731 of FIG. 30).

During AR, when the push order replay and the push order bell (conditional device numbers 19 to 24 and 29 to 31) are internally won, an operation navigation indicating the correct push order corresponding to each is displayed (step of FIG. 27). S1517, step S1523, step S1533). However, in RT0 or RT7, the operation navigation is not displayed even if the push order bell (conditional device numbers 29 to 31) is internally won. It should be noted that this operation navigation is not limited to the one indicating the pressing order, and may be the one indicating the timing of the stop operation, such as a display such as "Aim at...", and the pressing order and timing. Both may be shown. In the following description, the operation navigation for the push-order bell may be referred to as bell navigation. In this way, since the operation navigation that is advantageous to the player is executed in the AR, the player is in a more advantageous state than when the AR is not used.

Although the state B ends with the end of the AR, there are two cases where the state B ends in addition to this condition in the present embodiment. The first is a case where the state B has continued for a predetermined number of games (for example, 1500 games), and this is managed using the number of state B continuous games. The second is a case where a predetermined net increase (for example, 2400) of medals is won from the time when the net increase is the lowest, and this is managed using the MY counter. These conditions are provided to prevent the feeling of euphoria from being aggravated by the fact that the state B lasts for a long time or obtains many profits in a short time.

In this embodiment, the state B flag is used to distinguish between the state A and the state B. If the state B flag is off, the state A is shown, and if the state B flag is on, the state B is shown.

<Outline of processing>
Hereinafter, the processes of the main control unit 300, the first sub control unit 400, and the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Main control unit main processing>
First, the main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main processing of the main control unit.

As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the activation signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the activation signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302, to which this activation signal is input, performs a reset start by a reset interrupt and executes a main control unit main process shown in FIG. 21 according to a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306.

When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are made in step S101. In this initial setting, the stack initial value is set to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, the setting of interrupt prohibition, the initial setting of the I/O 310, the initial setting of various variables stored in the RAM 308, the operation permission to the WDT 314, and the initial setting. Set values etc.

In step S103, it is checked whether or not a medal has been inserted (care or operation of the bet buttons 130 to 132), and the pay line display lamp 120 is turned on according to the insertion of the medal. When a medal is thrown in, preparation is made to send a throwing command indicating this. When a player wins a replay in the previous game, the process of inserting the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game is performed, so that the player does not need to insert medals. In addition, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated with a specified number of medals used, and if the start lever 135 has been operated, the number of inserted medals and an effective pay line are determined, and the game is played. To start.

In step S105, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current RT, and an internal lottery (lottery for winning combinations) is performed using this and the random number value obtained from the random number generation circuit 316. Determine the winning role. As a result of the internal lottery, when any of the winning combinations (including the operating combination) is internally won, the flag of the winning combination is turned on.

In step S107, reel stop data corresponding to the stop operation is prepared based on the result of the internal lottery. The reel stop data is stored in the ROM 306 of the main controller 300.

In step S109, game start state processing is executed. Here, based on the result of the internal lottery, processing of setting the state B, adding the number of remaining bell navigations, and displaying the lottery or operation navigation is performed. The details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S111, the rotation of the reels 110 to 112 is started on condition that the game interval timer (subtracted in the timer updating process described later) is 0, and the game interval timer is set to an initial value. At the start of rotation of the reels 110 to 112, preparations are made to send a reel rotation start command to the first sub-control unit 400. After that, the reels 110 to 112 reach a predetermined rotation speed, the optical sensor provided on each reel is detected, and when the symbol position of each reel is grasped, the stop operation to the stop buttons 137 to 139 is validated. By the game interval counter, the minimum time required for one game (4.1 s in this embodiment) is secured, and the gambling property is suppressed.

In step S113, reel stop control processing is executed. In this process, when any of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is pressed after the stop operation is validated, the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped. Specifically, every time a stop operation is performed, the stop table of the reel stop data is referred to and the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the stop operation are stopped according to the number of pull-in frames set in the stop table. Further, the reel stop data corresponding to the second stop operation is prepared for the first stop operation, and the reel stop data corresponding to the third stop operation is prepared for the second stop operation. It should be noted that preparation is made to transmit a corresponding command (first to third pressing command) to the first sub-control unit 400 for each stop operation, and each time the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, a corresponding command (first 1 to 3 stop command) is prepared for transmission to the first sub-control unit 400. When all reels 110 to 112 have stopped, the process proceeds to step S115.

In step S115, winning determination processing is performed. Here, it is determined that a winning combination has been won when a symbol combination corresponding to any winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line. For example, if "bell-bell-bell" are available on the activated pay line, it is determined that the bell (small win 23) has been won. After determining the winning combination, preparation for transmitting the winning command to the first sub control unit 400 is performed.

In step S117, if any winning combination with a payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is given (paid), and the number of the given medals is displayed using the payout number display 127.

In step S119, RT update processing is performed. In this process, RT is transitioned based on the conditions shown in the state transition diagram shown in FIG.

In step S121, a game state update process is performed. Here, based on the result of the game, start preparation and end processing of state B, and status update relating to state B are performed. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

This completes one game. After that, the game proceeds by returning to step S103 and repeating the above-described processing.

Next, with reference to FIG. 22, the details of the game start state processing (step S109) in the main control portion main processing of FIG. 21 will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart of the game starting state processing (step S109) in FIG.

First, in step S1001 executed first, it is determined whether or not the state B flag is off. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1003, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1021.

In step S1003, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to state B based on the internally won combination.

In step S1005, it is determined whether or not the lottery in step S1003 has been won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1007, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1031.

In step S1007, the number of games in which state B can be continued is set. Here, the number of games in which the state B can be continued is a value that defines the number of games in which the state B can be continued, and is configured so that the state B is not maintained beyond this value. In the present embodiment, 1500 is set as this value, but other constants may be used, and the value is not limited to a constant and may be determined by lottery from a plurality of values.

In step S1009, the value of the MY counter is initialized, and the process proceeds to step S1011.

In step S1011, the number of turns is set to 1, and the process proceeds to step S1013. In the present embodiment, a configuration is performed in which a ceiling indication effect, which will be described later, is executed after the state B is set and AR is set, and the period until the ceiling indication effect is finished is a unit of lap. It represents. For example, when the number of laps is 1, it represents the period until the first sign precursor effect is finished, and when the number of laps is 2, the second ceiling after the first ceiling sign effect is finished. It represents the period until the warning sign production ends.

In step S1013, the mode is set with reference to the table of FIG. FIG. 14A shows the mode selection probability with respect to the number of turns. In the present embodiment, three kinds of modes of mode A, mode B, and mode C are provided, and according to this mode, the ceiling pt, the sign pt, the AR setting, and the initial value of the number of times of navigation at the start of AR are set. The table referred to in each lottery and the correspondence between the cumulative acquisition pt and the zone are different. Here, since the number of turns is 1, the probability of selecting the mode A is 80%, and the probability of selecting the mode B and the mode C is 10%. Note that the higher the setting, the higher the transition rate to the mode C is set, so that the mode lottery probability may be different for each setting. Also, the mode that is most likely to be set may be different for each setting.

In step S1015, the value of the ceiling pt is set with reference to the table of FIG. In the present embodiment, when the pt acquired in one round reaches the ceiling pt, the ceiling indication effect is executed (one round ends). The ceiling pt has a configuration that is set for each revolution. For example, when the mode A is set, the probability that the ceiling pt is selected in the range of 201 to 300, 401 to 500, 601 to 700, 801 to 900 is 20%. Further, for example, when the mode B is set, the probability that the ceiling pt is selected in the range of 101 to 200, 301 to 400, 501 to 600, 701 to 800 is 20%. It should be noted that the ceiling pt is selected by a further lottery in any one of these numerical value ranges, but the lottery probability at this time may be even within the numerical value range, or may be a specific value within the numerical value range. A bias may be provided so that a range or a specific value is easily (or less easily) selected.

In step S1021, game start state B related processing is executed, and the flow proceeds to step S1031. Details of this state B transition processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1031, preparation for transmitting the internal winning command to the first sub-control unit 400 is performed, and this game start state processing is ended. The internal winning command includes information on the condition device number, state B, bonus, and AR of the internally won combination (for example, the state B flag, the AR preparation flag, the AR flag, the standby flag, the number of remaining bell navigations, and the remaining bell navigation additions). It includes information such as the number of times, the number of games left to wait, the cumulative acquisition pt, the ceiling pt, the type of mode, the presence or absence of the pt double mode), the presence or absence of instruction information and its content, and the like.

Next, the details of the game start state B-related processing (step S1021) in the game start state processing of FIG. 22 will be described with reference to FIG. 22. FIG. 22 is a flowchart of the game start state B related processing (step S1021) in FIG.

First, in step S1101 executed first, it is determined whether or not the game state is a bonus state (RT is RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1103, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1105.

In step S1103, processing for starting the game in the bonus state (bonus start processing) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1111.

In step S1105, it is determined whether the game state is the AR state (AR flag is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1107, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1109.

In step S1107, a process when the game starts in the AR state (AR start process) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1111. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1109, a process when the game starts in a state other than the bonus state and the AR state (normal start process) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1111. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1111, the instruction information setting process is executed, and the game start state B related process is ended. This instruction information setting process will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 24, details of the normal start processing (step S1109) in the game start state B related processing of FIG. 23 will be described. This figure is a flowchart of the normal start processing (step S1109) in FIG.

First, in the first step S1221, it is determined whether or not the standby flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1231, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1223.

In step S1223, it is determined whether the value of the cumulative acquisition pt is greater than or equal to the ceiling pt. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1225, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1241.

In step S1225, a lottery (AR lottery) as to whether or not AR is set is executed. In this AR lottery, the table of FIG. 17(a) is used. For example, if mode A is set, there is a 20% chance of winning the AR lottery, if mode B is set, there is a 30% chance of winning the AR lottery, and mode C is set. If so, there is a 40% chance of winning the AR lottery. Regarding the determination of whether or not to set the AR, for example, if the number of laps is 10 in the setting 1, the AR lottery is surely won, and in the setting 6, the number of laps is 11 and the AR lottery is surely won. As described above, the AR may be surely won in a specific number of laps for each setting. Note that the AR lottery is not limited to the timing of the present embodiment, for example, the AR lottery is executed before the ceiling pt is set, and the result of the AR lottery is already determined when the ceiling pt is set. It may be configured.

In step S1227, the standby flag is set to ON, and the process proceeds to step S1229.

In step S1229, the number of remaining standby games is set by lottery, and the flow proceeds to step S1241.

In step S1231, the waiting process is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1241. The details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1241, it is determined whether or not the AR preparation flag is set to ON. If this condition is satisfied, the normal start processing is ended, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1242.

In step S1242, the AT direct hit lottery is executed. When this lottery is won, the AR preparation flag is set to ON. In addition, when the AR preparation flag is set to ON in this process, the AR is started without performing the ceiling indication effect.

In step S1243, the pt lottery and the pt double mode lottery are executed. In the pt lottery, the lottery type associated with the internal winning combination (see the lottery type column in FIGS. 8 and 9) and the table in FIG. 15A are used. For example, in the condition device corresponding to the lottery type A (for example, condition device number 1), there is a 70% probability of 20pt, a 20% probability of 30pt, a 9% probability of 50pt, and a 1% probability of 100pt. To do. On the other hand, even if the condition device does not win (falls out), the player wins 1 pt with a probability of 90% and 3 pt with a probability of 10%. Note that these probabilities and values are merely examples, and arbitrary values can be adopted. For example, without performing the pt lottery for each game as in the present embodiment, 5 pt for each game is obtained in a certain numerical range (for example, 100 to 150 pt), and 3 pt is obtained for another range (for example, 250 to 300 pt). The configuration may be such that

In the pt2 mode lottery, the lottery type associated with the internal winning combination (see the lottery type column in FIGS. 8 and 9) and the table in FIG. 15B are used. The table of FIG. 15B is provided with a table with a high winning rate (high probability) and a table with a low winning rate (low probability). On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the cumulative acquisition pt is associated with the zones having different advantages and disadvantages depending on the mode. FIG. 16 shows a correspondence relationship between the total acquisition pt and the mode depending on whether it is inside the zone or outside the zone. In the present embodiment, the high probability table in FIG. 15B is selected when it is outside the zone, and the low probability table in FIG. 15B is referred to when it is in the zone. For example, in the condition device corresponding to the lottery type A (for example, condition device number 1), the pt double mode is set with a probability of 100% regardless of which of the high probability table and the low probability table is selected. Note that these probabilities and values are merely examples, and arbitrary values can be adopted.

For example, in the present embodiment, a configuration is used that determines which of the high-probability table and the low-probability table is used depending on whether the zone is inside or outside the zone. It may be configured, or may be configured to determine the table to be used by lottery based on the condition device or lottery for each game. Further, a table is used according to the cumulative acquisition pt, the number of games that have passed in the state B (for example, 100 games have passed since the transition to the state B), and the number of games since the bonus end (for example, within 50 games after the bonus end) The configuration may be such that it is determined or one of the tables is easily selected (or difficult to be selected). Further, in the present embodiment, the high-probability and low-probability tables are provided, but a plurality of tables having different winning probabilities may be provided in this way, or a single table may be provided.

In step S1245, it is determined whether the pt2 mode is set. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1247, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1251.

In step S1247, the pt acquired in step S1243 is doubled, and the process proceeds to step S1249.

In step S1249, a lottery is executed to determine whether or not to end the pt double mode, and if the lottery is won, the double mode is released. In addition, when the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, it may be configured so that it is difficult to win the lottery. In addition, the lottery may not be executed or the lottery may not be won for a few games after the pt double mode is set, so that the period of the pt double mode is guaranteed.

In step S1251, the pt acquired in step S1243 (pt doubled when step S1247 is executed) is added to the cumulative acquisition pt, and the normal start processing is ended.

Next, details of the waiting process (step S1231) in the normal start process of FIG. 24 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart of the waiting process (step S1231) in FIG.

First, in step S1301 executed first, it is determined whether or not the number of remaining games to be waited is 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1303, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1331.

In step S1303, the value of the cumulative acquisition pt is updated to the value obtained by subtracting the value of the ceiling pt, and the process proceeds to step S1305.

In step S1305, the standby flag is set to off, and the process proceeds to step S1311.

In step S1311, it is determined whether or not the AR lottery (step S1225 in FIG. 24) is won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1313, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1321.

In step S1313, the AR addition level is set by lottery (AR addition level lottery). In the present embodiment, a level (addition level) is provided for the addition in AR, and a configuration is adopted in which the ease of addition is different according to the addition level. In this embodiment, the additional level 1 and the additional level 2 are provided, and the additional level 2 is more likely to be added. The AR additional level lottery is a lottery for determining the additional level, and the table in FIG. 17B is used. In the table of FIG. 17B, the lottery probability of the additional level is set with respect to the cumulative acquisition pt. Since the cumulative acquisition pt referred to here corresponds to the remainder excluding the ceiling pt required for the AR lottery (step S1303), in the following description, the cumulative acquisition pt at this time is referred to as the surplus pt. There is. In FIG. 17B, if the surplus pt is in the range of 0 to 20, the addition level 1 is set with 99% probability, and the addition level 2 is set with 1% probability. In the table of FIG. 17B, the more surplus pt is, the more easily the additional level 2 is set. It should be noted that a configuration in which the additional level is once set and then the additional level is changed by lottery may be adopted, and a configuration in which the additional level is not changed until the end of the advantageous section (for example, state B, bonus, AR) is adopted. May be adopted. Further, although the present embodiment adopts a configuration in which the additional level is set by using the surplus pt, for example, the cumulative acquisition pt when the AR lottery is won (or the cumulative acquisition pt required to execute the AR lottery The minimum value (=ceiling pt) of the inside of the zone or outside of the zone (see FIG. 16) is referred to, and for example, it is easier to set the additional level 2 outside the zone than when inside the zone, As described above, the additional level may be set based on the information inside and outside the zone.

In step S1315, an initial value is set for the number of remaining bell navigations. In the present embodiment, the table of FIG. 17C is used to set this initial value. When referring to the table of FIG. 17(c), information on which of the three types of modes is set and the accumulated pt when the AR lottery is won (or necessary for executing the AR lottery) The minimum value of the cumulative total acquisition pt (=ceiling pt)) and the information whether the total acquisition pt when the AR direct hit lottery is won are inside the zone or outside the zone (see FIG. 16) are referred to. For example, in the mode A and in the zone, 10 is set as the initial value of the number of remaining navigations with a probability of 80%. Note that in the table of FIG. 17C, the initial value of the number of remaining bell navigations is set to be larger outside the zone than inside the zone.

In step S1317, the AR preparation flag is set to ON, and the waiting process ends.

In step S1321, 1 is added to the number of laps, and the process proceeds to step S1323.

In step S1323, any one of mode A, mode B, and mode C is set with reference to the table of FIG. 14A, and the process proceeds to step S1325.

In step S1325, the value of the ceiling pt is newly set with reference to the table of FIG. 14B, and this waiting process is ended.

In step S1331, the value of the number of remaining games to be waited is decremented by 1, and the waiting process is ended.

Next, the details of the AR start processing (step S1107) in the game start state B related processing of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart of the AR start processing (step S1107) in FIG.

First, in the first step S1401, it is determined whether or not either RT1 or RT2 is internally elected to the push order bell (condition device numbers 29 to 31). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1403, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1405.

In step S1403, the value of the number of remaining Bell navigation is subtracted by 1, and the process proceeds to step S1405.

In step S1405, an additional lottery for the number of remaining bell navigations is performed. In this lottery, the lottery type associated with the internal winning combination (see the lottery type column in FIGS. 8 and 9) and the tables in FIGS. 18(a) and 18(b) are used. Of these tables, the table shown in FIG. 18A is a table used in the case of the addition level 1, and the table shown in FIG. 18B is a table used in the case of the addition level 2. For example, in the case where the condition device corresponding to the lottery type A (for example, condition device number 1) is internally won, the number of remaining bell navigations is increased with a probability of 100% in both the addition level 1 and the addition level 2. , The breakdown is 80% probability is 5, 10% probability is 10, 5% probability is 20, 3% probability is 30, 1.5% probability is 50, and 0.5% probability is 100. , Has become. In addition, when the condition device corresponding to the lottery type D and the lottery type E is internally elected, the probability that the number of remaining bell navigations is added is higher in the additional level 2 than in the additional level 1. In the condition device corresponding to the lottery type G (for example, condition device number 17), the number of remaining bell navigations is not added (probability 0%), but this probability or value is an example and any value may be set. Can be adopted. In addition, in the present embodiment, the lottery with the number of remaining bell navigations added is executed for all the condition devices, but the lottery may not be executed depending on the condition device.

In step S1407, when the lottery in step S1405 is won, the number of remaining bell navigations is added, and the AR start processing is ended.

Next, the details of the instruction information setting process (step S1111) in the game start state B related process of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart of the instruction information setting process (step S1111) in FIG.

First, in step S1501 executed first, it is determined whether the AR preparation flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1503, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1511.

In step S1503, it is determined whether the promotion replay (condition device numbers 19 to 21) has been internally won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1505, and if not, the instruction information setting process ends.

In step S1505, the push order of the correct answers of promotion replay (promotion replay navigation) is set in the instruction information, and the instruction information setting process ends.

In step S1511, it is determined whether or not the AR state (the AR flag is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1513, and if not, the instruction information setting process ends.

In step S1513, it is determined whether or not an internal win is selected for the push order bell (conditional device numbers 29 to 31). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1515, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1521.

In step S1515, it is determined whether RT is RT1 or RT2. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1517, and if not, the instruction information setting process ends.

In step S1517, the correct push order (bell navigation) of the push order bell is set in the instruction information, and the instruction information setting process ends.

In step S1521, it is determined whether or not the promotion replay (condition device numbers 19 to 21) is internally won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1523, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1531.

In step S1523, the push order of the correct answers of the promotion replay (promotion replay navigation) is set in the instruction information, and the instruction information setting process ends.

In step S1531, it is determined whether the fall replay (conditional device numbers 22 to 24) has been internally won. If this condition is satisfied, the flow proceeds to step S1533, and if not, the instruction information setting process ends.

In step S1533, the push order of the correct answers of the fall replay (fall fall replay avoidance navigation) is set in the instruction information, and the instruction information setting process ends.

Next, with reference to FIG. 28, details of the game state update processing (step S121) in the main control unit main processing of FIG. 21 will be described. This figure is a flowchart of the game state update processing (step S121) in FIG.

First, in step S1601, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the bonus operation (RT4 or RT6) was performed when the start lever 135 was operated. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1607, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1603.

In step S1603, it is determined whether or not the bonus is being activated (RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1605, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1611.

In step S1605, various processes at the time of bonus operation are executed, and the process proceeds to step S1611.

In step S1607, it is determined whether or not the bonus is being activated (RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1611, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1609.

In step S1609, various processes at the end of the bonus are executed, and the process proceeds to step S1611.

In step S1611, it is determined whether the state B flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1613, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1615.

In step S1613, status B update processing is executed. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1615, it is determined whether the number of games in which the state B can be continued is larger than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1617, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1621.

In step S1617, the state B flag is set to ON, and the process proceeds to step S1621.

In step S1621, the instruction information is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S1623.

In step S1623, a game state update command is prepared for transmission. This command includes information about RT, state B, bonus, and information about AR (for example, AR preparation flag, AR flag, and number of remaining Bernavi).

Next, the details of the state B update process (step S1613) in the game state update process of FIG. 28 will be described with reference to FIG. 28 is a flowchart of the state B update process (step S1613) in FIG.

First, in step S1701, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the game state is the bonus state (RT is RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1703, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1705.

In step S1703, a process when the game ends in the bonus state (bonus updating process) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1711.

In step S1705, it is determined whether the game state is the AR state (AR flag is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1707, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1709.

In step S1707, processing for ending the game in the AR state (update processing during AR) is executed, and the flow proceeds to step S1711. The details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1709, a process when the game ends in a state other than the bonus state and the AR state (ordinary update process) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1711. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1711, the state B end determination process is executed, and the state B update process ends. This state B end determination processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, the details of the during-AR updating process (step S1707) in the state B updating process of FIG. 29A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29 is a flowchart of the AR update process (step S1707) in FIG.

First, in step S1721, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the value of the number of remaining Bell navigations is greater than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the updating process during AR is terminated, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1723.

In step S1723, the game state is set to normal (AR flag is off), and the process proceeds to step S1725.

In step S1725, the state B end flag is set to ON, and the during-AR updating process ends.

Next, the details of the normal update process (step S1709) in the state B update process of FIG. 29A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29 is a flowchart of the during-normal update process (step S1709) in FIG.

First, in step S1731, which is first executed, it is determined whether or not the number of games in which the state B can be continued is smaller than 51. If this condition is satisfied, the procedure proceeds to step S1733, and if not, the procedure proceeds to step S1741.

In step S1733, AR addition level 1 is set, and the flow proceeds to step S1735.

In step S1735, 9999 is set as the initial value of the number of remaining bell navigations, and the flow proceeds to step S1737.

In step S1737, the AR preparation flag is set to on, and the process proceeds to step S1741.

In step S1741, it is determined whether the AR preparation flag is set to ON. If this condition is satisfied, the flow proceeds to step S1743, and if not, this normal update processing is terminated.

In step S1743, it is determined whether or not the transition from RT1 to RT2 has occurred. If this condition is satisfied, the flow proceeds to step S1745, and if not, the normal updating process ends.

In step S1745, the game state is set to AR (the AR flag is on), and the process proceeds to step S1747.

In step S1747, the AR preparation flag is set to off, and the in-AR updating process ends.

Next, the details of the state B end determination process (step S1711) in the state B update process of FIG. 29A will be described with reference to FIG. 29. FIG. 29 is a flowchart of the state B end determination processing (step S1711) in FIG.

First, in the first step S1801, MY counter update processing is executed, and the flow advances to step S1803. The details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1803, it is determined whether the limiter flag is set to ON. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1804, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1805.

In step S1804, automatic settlement and stop processing are executed, and the flow advances to step S1821. The details of the automatic settlement and stopping processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1805, it is determined whether the state B end flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1821, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1807.

In step S1807, the number of games that can be continued in the state B is decremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S1809.

In step S1809, it is determined whether or not the number of games in which state B can be continued is larger than zero. If this condition is satisfied, the state B end determination process is ended, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1811.

In step S1811, the limiter flag is set to ON, and the state B end determination process ends.

In step S1821, the flag and variable relating to the state B are initialized. By this processing, the transition from the state B to the state A is performed. In this process, the status B flag, AR preparation flag, AR flag, status B end flag, and limiter flag are set to OFF. Further, the number of games that can be continued in the state B, the number of remaining navigations, the value of the MY counter, the cumulative acquisition pt, and the ceiling pt are initialized to 0, respectively.

Next, the details of the MY counter update process (step S1801) in the state B end determination process of FIG. 31 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart of the MY counter updating process (step S1801) in FIG.

First, in step S1811, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the immediately preceding winning combination is the re-gaming combination. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1821, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1813.

In step S1813, the number of payouts in the immediately preceding game is added from the value of the MY counter, and the value is updated as the value of the MY counter. Then, it progresses to step S1815.

In step S1815, a value obtained by subtracting the number of medals inserted in the immediately preceding game from the value of the MY counter is updated as the value of the MY counter. Then, it progresses to step S1817.

In step S1817, it is determined whether the value of the MY counter is negative. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1819, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1821.

In step S1819, the value of the MY counter is set to 0, and the flow advances to step S1821. Note that the values of the MY counter are cleared to 0 each time the minimum value is updated in steps S1817 and S1819, and the value of the MY counter becomes a value indicating an increment from the minimum value.

In step S1821, it is determined whether the value of the MY counter is larger than 2400. If this condition is satisfied, the MY counter updating process is terminated, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1823.

In step S1823, the limiter flag is set to ON, and the MY counter updating process ends.

Next, the details of the automatic settlement and stopping processing (step S1804) in the state B end determination processing of FIG. 31 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart of the automatic settlement and stop processing (step S1804) in FIG.

First, in step S1831, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the automatic payment function is enabled (the automatic payment function is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1833, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1841.

In step S1833, automatic settlement is started, and the process proceeds to step S1835.

In step S1835, it is determined whether all the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 have been discharged from the medal payout opening 155 (completion of settlement). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1841, and if not, step S1835 is repeatedly executed.

In step S1841, it is determined whether the stopping function is set to be valid (stopping function is on). If this condition is satisfied, the flow proceeds to step S1843, and if not, the automatic settlement and stop processing ends.

In step S1843, the stopping function is activated, and the flow proceeds to step S1845.

In step S1845, it is determined whether the stopping function has been canceled. If this condition is satisfied, the automatic settlement and stop processing are ended, and if not, step S1845 is repeatedly executed.

<Main controller 300 timer interrupt process>
Next, the main controller timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main controller 300 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that this figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main controller timer interrupt process.

The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (once in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms), and the main control unit timer interrupt is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. The process is started at a predetermined cycle.

In step S201, timer interrupt start processing is performed. In the timer interrupt start process, the value of each register of the CPU 304 is temporarily saved in the stack area.

In step S203, the WDT 314 is periodically (so that the count value of the WDT 314 exceeds the initial setting value (32.8 ms in this embodiment) so that a WDT interrupt does not occur (not to detect an abnormal process). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the period of the main controller timer interrupt.

In step S205, an input port status update process is performed. In this input port state update processing, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input port of the I/O 310 to monitor the presence/absence of the detection signals, and the RAM 308 is divided for each of the various sensors 318. It is stored in the provided signal state storage area. The state of the optical sensor is confirmed by this processing.

In step S207, various game processes are executed, and processes corresponding to the interrupt status are executed.

In step S209, timer update processing is performed. For example, a process of updating various timers for each time unit, such as subtracting the game interval timer, is executed.

In step S211, a command setting transmission process is performed, and various commands prepared for transmission in the main process of the main control unit 300, the timer interrupt process, and the like are transmitted to the first sub control unit 400. The output schedule information transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in the present embodiment, and bit 15 is strobe information (when ON, indicates that data is set), bit 11 -14 are command types (in the present embodiment, basic commands, bet commands, start lever acceptance commands, internal winning commands, reel rotation start commands accompanying the start of rotation of the reels 110 to 112, and acceptance of operations of the stop buttons 137 to 139. 1st to 3rd press commands, 1st to 3rd stop commands accompanying stop of reels 110 to 112, winning command, payout number command and payout completion command associated with medal payout process, game state update command), bit 0 -10 are composed of command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

In the first sub-control unit 400, the command type included in the received output schedule information makes it possible to determine the effect control according to the change in the game control in the main control unit 300, and is included in the output schedule information. The effect control content can be determined based on the information of the command data.

In step S213, external signal setting processing is performed. In this external signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 652 separate from the slot machine 100 via the information output circuit 334. For example, when the state B is set, a signal indicating this (state B signal) is output.

In step S215, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in step S205 are read to monitor the presence or absence of errors relating to a medal insertion abnormality, a medal payout abnormality, etc., and when an error is detected, (Omitted) Error processing is executed. Further, the medal selector 170 (medal blocker in which a solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 336, and various 7-segment (SEG) indicators are set according to the current game state.

In step S217, it is monitored whether the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is received (when the power cutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S221. When the low voltage signal is not received (when the power cutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S219. move on.

In step S219, timer interrupt end processing is performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 is set in each original register. After that, the process returns to the main processing of the main controller shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in step S221, information (restore data) that needs to be saved, such as specific variables and stack pointers for returning to the power-off state at the time of power recovery, is saved in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and the used area of the RAM 308 is used. A checksum value for a predetermined area including at least is derived and stored in the RAM 308, and a power supply flag indicating that the power interruption process has been performed is set to ON.

<Process of the first sub-control unit 400>
Next, the processing of the first sub control unit 400 will be described using FIG. 34. Note that FIG. 34A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 34B is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 34C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400.

First, in step S301, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, first, an initialization process is executed in step S301. In this initialization processing, the input/output ports are initialized and the storage area in the RAM 408 is initialized. In this process, the RAM 408 is provided with an area for storing internal winning information, which is information indicating the result of internal winning, and an area for storing RT update information, which is information indicating a gaming state.

In step S303, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10. When the timer variable is 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305.

In step S305, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

In step S307, command processing, which is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300, is executed. Details of this command processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S309, effect control processing is performed. Here, according to the effect reservation information in the effect reservation area provided in the RAM 408, effect preparation is performed. This preparation includes, for example, processing such as reading the effect data from the ROM 406 and performing effect data update processing when the effect data needs to be updated.

In step S311, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if the effect data read in step S309 includes a command to the sound source IC 418, the command is output to the sound source IC 418.

In step S313, lamp control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if the effect data read in step S309 includes an instruction to various lamps 420, this instruction is output to the drive circuit 422.

In step S315, shutter control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, when the effect data read in step S309 includes a shutter control command, shutter control corresponding to this command is performed.

In step S317, information output processing is performed to set the transmission of the control command to the second sub control unit 500 based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if the effect data read in step S309 includes a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500, the control command is set to be output, and the process returns to step S303.

Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The command reception interrupt process is a process executed by the first sub control unit 400 when the strobe signal output from the main control unit 300 is detected. In step S321 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408.

Next, the first sub-control unit timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is set to a predetermined value when triggered by this timer interrupt. To be executed in the cycle.

In step S331, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S303 in the first sub-control unit main processing shown in FIG. 34A and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms×10).

In step S333, the device data is transmitted to the second sub control unit 500 set in step S315, and the effect random number updating process is performed.

Next, the details of the command process (step S307) in the first sub-control unit main process of FIG. 34A will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a flowchart of the command processing (step S307) in FIG.

First, in step S341 which is first executed, it is determined whether or not there is an unprocessed command. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S343, and if not, the command processing ends.

In step S343, command processing, which is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300, is executed. Of these processes, the process when the internal winning command is received will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, the processing when the game state update command is received will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, the details of the internal winning command processing (step S343) when the internal winning command is received in the command processing of FIG. 34D will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 35A is a flowchart of the internal winning command processing (step S343) when the internal winning command is received in FIG.

First, in step S3001, which is executed first, the condition device number of the internally won combination is acquired, and the flow advances to step S3003.

In step S3003, the information on the state B is acquired from the information included in the internal winning command, and the process proceeds to step S3005. In addition, in the present embodiment, the management information of the bell navigation and the information about the acquisition of the AR are handled as the information about the state B, but it is not necessary to handle them in association with the state B, and may be acquired as needed. .. Further, the information to be acquired may include the difference number in the AR (net increase number, acquired number-used number) or information of the MY counter.

In step S3005, the presence/absence of instruction information is determined from the information included in the internal winning command. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3007, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3009.

In step S3007, effect data for executing the operation navigation is set based on the condition device number and the instruction information.

In step S3009, a process for setting an effect according to the state of the game (effect setting process for each state) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S3011. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S3011, in addition to the processing described above, the processing at the time of receiving the internal winning command is executed, and this processing ends.

Next, with reference to FIG. 35B, details of the game state update command process (step S343) when the game state update command is received in the command process of FIG. 34D will be described. FIG. 35(b) is a flowchart of the game state update command process (step S343) when the game state update command is received in FIG. 34(d).

First, in step S3101, which is executed first, information about RT and state B is acquired from the information included in the game state update command, and the process proceeds to step S3103.

In step S3103, it is determined whether or not the AR starts from the next game (the AR flag is on) by referring to the information acquired in step S3101. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3105, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3107.

In step S3105, the corresponding effect data and its execution timing are set so that the effect corresponding to the AR is started at the timing of the start operation of the next game.

In step S3107, in addition to the processing described above, processing at the time of receiving a game state update command (for example, including processing for setting a bonus state effect and default effect) is executed, and this game state update command processing ends. To do.

Next, the details of the effect setting process (step S3009) for each state in the internal winning command process of FIG. 35A will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart of the effect setting process (step S3009) for each state in FIG.

First, in step S3201 which is first executed, it is determined whether or not the game state is the bonus state (RT is RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3203, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3205.

In step S3203, processing for appropriately setting effects in the bonus state (during bonus effect setting processing) is executed, and the effect setting processing for each state ends.

In step S3205, it is determined whether the game state is the AR state (AR flag is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3207, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3209.

In step S3207, a process for appropriately setting an effect in the AR state (AR mid-stage effect setting process) is executed, and the effect setting process for each state is ended. The details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIGS. 38(a) and 39.

In step S3209, a process (normal medium effect setting process) for appropriately setting effects in states other than the bonus state and the AR state is executed, and the effect setting process for each state is ended. The details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 37, the details of the normal production effect setting process (step S3209) in the effect setting process for each state of FIG. 36 will be described. 36. FIG. 36 is a flowchart of the normal production effect setting process (step S3209) in FIG.

First, in step S3301 executed first, it is determined whether the ceiling pt is set (first step S3301 after setting the ceiling pt) or the precursor pt is not set. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3303, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3311.

In step S3303, the sign pt is set in the lottery. The sign pt is used for determining whether or not to execute a sign-in-a-circle effect described later. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19A, the range of values that the cumulative acquisition pt can take is divided into several ranges, and the number that can set the precursor pt is set for these ranges and modes. Has been done. For example, in the case of mode A, 2 to 3 precursor pts are set in a range of 0 to 200, and a range of 201 to 400, a range of 401 to 600, a range of 601 to 800, and a range of 801 to 999, respectively. In this range, 1 to 3 precursor pts are set. Although illustration is omitted, the winning probability in the precursory pt zone is set to be higher than that in the outside of the zone, so that the precursory pt is easily set in the zone. The sign pt may have an upper limit or a lower limit set to the number of times set within the range so as not to be set in the zone.

Note that the first sub-control unit 400 does not retain the precursor pt when the power is cut off, and thus the precursor pt is cleared when the power is restored. In this case, there is a possibility that the indication effect during the circuit is not executed and the setting change may be estimated from this behavior. For this reason, in the present embodiment, when there is no precursor pt, this is newly set. In setting the sign pt, it is only necessary to set 0pt when the condition device (other than the loser) is first elected at the time of power-on or after double power feeding without using the accumulated pt of the main control unit 300 as a reference.

In step S3311, it is determined whether the cumulative acquisition pt has reached (or exceeded) the precursor pt. More specifically, it is determined whether there is a precursor pt that is larger than the cumulative acquisition pt before the update and is equal to or less than the cumulative acquisition pt after the update (current). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3313, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3321.

In step S3313, it is determined whether or not the ceiling indication effect has been set. If this condition is satisfied, the procedure proceeds to step S3321, and if not, the procedure proceeds to step S3315.

In step S3315, a lottery for a precursory presentation effect is performed. In this lottery, the table of FIG. 19B is used, and one of the indication effects A to D during the lap (set No. 001 to 004) is selected. The in-circulation indication effects A to D have a content including a portion common to any of the ceiling indication effects E to H, and the common portions increase in the order of A, B, C, and D. It should be noted that including a common part includes a case where mutual effects have the same content in some sections, a case where some effects are common in a certain section, and the like. Further, the effect is not limited to any of sound, lamp, and image, and may be any kind of effect. It should be noted that, for example, a configuration may be provided in which a sign A during the circuit effect A and a sign A during the circuit effect expected by the player from this effect are provided. In addition, in step S3311, when there are a plurality of precursor pts that are larger than the cumulative acquisition pt before the update and are equal to or less than the cumulative acquisition pt after the update (current), the in-circle predictive presentation effects A and B are not selected, Either one of the indication effects C and D (set No. 003, 004) during the lap is selected.

In step S3317, the precursory effect during laps selected in step S3315 is set, and the process proceeds to step S3321.

In step S3321, it is determined whether the cumulative acquisition pt has reached (or exceeded) the ceiling pt. More specifically, it is determined whether or not the ceiling pt is larger than the cumulative acquisition pt before the update and is equal to or less than the updated (current) cumulative acquisition pt. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3323, and if not, the normal medium effect setting process ends.

In step S3323, it is determined whether or not the precursor effect during the lap has been set. If this condition is satisfied, the procedure proceeds to step S3325, and if not, the procedure proceeds to step S3327.

In step S3325, the set warning sign effects that have already been set are discarded, and the flow advances to step S3327. It should be noted that the configuration is not limited to this configuration, and may be a configuration in which the setting of the precursory effect during the circuit is overwritten on the setting of the precursory effect for the ceiling, and the configuration may be such that the precursor effect for the ceiling is performed instead of the predictive effect during the circuit ..

In step S3327, a lottery for the indication effect for the ceiling is executed. In this lottery, the table of FIG. 19B is used, and any of the ceiling indication effects E to H (set No. 005 to 008) is selected. In addition, although the confrontation effect is not included in the symptom indication effects A to D, the confrontation effect is included in the ceiling indication effects E to H. This confrontation effect is an effect that indicates whether or not the AR is started by indicating a win or loss between the main character and another character. Note that this confrontation effect is an example, and the aspect of the effect that indicates whether or not the AR is started is not limited. Further, the expectation level of the ceiling indication effect increases in the order of E, F, G, and H, and especially the ceiling indication effect H is selected only when the AR winning is confirmed.

In step S3329, the ceiling indication effect selected in step S3327 is set, and the process proceeds to step S3331. In addition, the ceiling indication effect here is set as an effect having a length according to the number of remaining standby games in the main control unit 300.

In step S3331, effects other than those described above are appropriately set, and the normal-time effect setting process ends. Although not adopted here, a process of displaying the cumulative acquisition pt may be performed in order to expect the AR to start. Further, in this case, when a pt larger than the minimum pt that can be obtained by the condition device in the game is acquired, the low value is first displayed and then the original value is displayed, and so on. You may do it.

Next, with reference to FIG. 38( a ), details of the during-AR effect setting process (step S 3207) in the effect setting process for each state of FIG. 36 will be described. 36. FIG. 36 is a flowchart of the AR production setting process (step S3207) in FIG. The AR effect setting process of FIG. 39 described later is an example of a process different from this process.

First, in step S3401, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the addition of the number of remaining bell navigations (step S1405 in FIG. 26) is won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3403, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3411.

In step S3403, lottery for additional effects is executed. In this lottery, the table of FIG. 20(a) is used, and one of the effects is determined. It should be noted that, depending on the type of effect, there is one that includes notification of the number of times of addition of the remaining bell navigation (set Nos. 001 to 004 and 008 to 010 in FIG. 20A). There are two types of notification, weak notification and strong notification, and one of these notifications is set according to the table of FIG. 20(b). For example, when the number of additions is 3, weak notification is set with a probability of 100%, when the number of additions is 20, weak notification is set with a probability of 50%, and strong notification is set with a probability of remaining 50%. It should be noted that these probabilities and values are merely examples, and arbitrary values can be adopted. Further, the type of notification may be two or more, and is not limited to two.

In step S3405, a process for correcting the number of games for additional effects (additional effect G number correction process) is executed, and the flow advances to step S3407. The details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIGS. 38(b) and 38(c).

In step S3407, the effect data determined in step S3403 is set (addition effect setting), and the process proceeds to step S3411. However, when the number of games for the effect is corrected in step S3405, a part of the effect determined in step S3403 is cut (not set) according to the number of games. In this case, the shortened effect is executed.

In step S3411, it is determined whether or not the instruction information is the correct push order (bell navigation) of the push order bell. If this condition is satisfied, the procedure proceeds to step S3413, and if not, the procedure proceeds to step S3415.

In step S3413, effect data for subtracting the displayed remaining number of Bell navigation is set, and the process proceeds to step S3415.

In step S3415, effects other than those described above are appropriately set, and the AR in-effect setting process ends.

Next, the details of the additional effect G number correction process (step S3405) in the AR effect setting process of FIG. 38A will be described with reference to FIG. 38B. FIG. 38 is a flowchart of the additional effect G number correction processing (step S3405) in FIG. Note that the additional effect G number correction process of FIG. 38C described later is an example of a process different from this process.

First, in step S3421, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the number of games of the effect selected in step S3403 is larger than the number of remaining bernavis being displayed (the number of remaining bernavis displayed to the player). To be done. If this condition is satisfied, the flow proceeds to step S3423, and if not, this additional effect G number correction processing is ended.

In step S3423, the number of games of the effect selected in step S3403 is corrected to the number of remaining displayed bell navigations. By this processing, the number of production games to be executed is shortened. After this processing, the additional effect G number correction processing is ended.

Next, the details of the additional effect G number correction process (step S3405) in the AR effect setting process of FIG. 38A will be described with reference to FIG. 38C. FIG. 38 is a flowchart of the additional effect G number correction processing (step S3405) in FIG. Note that the additional effect G number correction process of FIG. 38(b) described above is an example of a process different from this process.

First, in step S3431, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the number of games of the effect selected in step S3403 is larger than the number of remaining Bell navigations displayed (the number of remaining Bell navigations displayed to the player). To be done. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3433, and if not, the additional effect G number correction process is ended.

In step S3433, in shortening the effect selected in step S3403, a lottery (shortened G number lottery) for determining the number of games after shortening is executed. In this lottery, the value of the number of games up to the value of the number of remaining displayed navigations is determined, and the process proceeds to step S3435.

In step S3435, the number of games of the effect selected in step S3403 is corrected to the number of games (the number of shortened drawing results G) determined in step S3433. By this processing, the number of production games to be executed is shortened. After this processing, the additional effect G number correction processing is ended.

Next, the details of the during-AR production setting process (step S3207) in the production setting process for each state of FIG. 36 will be described with reference to FIG. 39. 36. FIG. 36 is a flowchart of the AR production setting process (step S3207) in FIG. Note that the above-described AR production effect setting process of FIG. 38A is an example of a process different from this process.

First, in step S3501, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the addition of the number of remaining Bell navigations (step S1405 in FIG. 26) is won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3503, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3511.

In step S3503, lottery for additional effects is executed. In this lottery, the table of FIG. 20(a) is used, and one of the effects is determined. It should be noted that, depending on the type of effect, there is one that includes notification of the number of times of addition of the remaining bell navigation (set Nos. 001 to 004 and 008 to 010 in FIG. 20A). There are two types of notification, weak notification and strong notification, and one of these notifications is set according to the table of FIG. 20(b). For example, when the number of additions is 3, weak notification is set with a probability of 100%, when the number of additions is 20, weak notification is set with a probability of 50%, and strong notification is set with a probability of remaining 50%. It should be noted that these probabilities and values are merely examples, and arbitrary values can be adopted. Also, the type of notification is not limited to two.

In step S3507, the effect data determined in step S3503 is set (additional effect set), and the flow advances to step S3511.

In step S3511, it is determined whether or not the instruction information is the correct push order (bell navigation) of the push order bell. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3513, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3515.

In step S3513, effect data for subtracting the displayed remaining number of bell navigations is set, and the flow advances to step S3515.

In step S3515, it is determined whether or not the additional effect is set. If this condition is met, step S3517 follows, otherwise step S3521 follows.

In step S3517, it is determined whether or not the number of remaining bell navigations is 1. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3519, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3521.

In step S3519, the setting is changed so that the announcement effect portion of the set addition effect is executed in the game, and the process proceeds to step S3521. It should be noted that the parts other than the notification effect are canceled.

In step S3521, effects other than those described above are set as appropriate, and the AR in-effect setting process ends.

<Processing of second sub-control unit 500>
Next, the processing of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 40A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 40B is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 40C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 40D is a flowchart of the image control process of the second sub control unit 500.

First, in step S401 of FIG. 40(a), various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S401. In this initialization processing, the input/output port initialization and the storage area initialization processing in the RAM 508 are performed.

In step S403, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10. When the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S405.

In step S405, 0 is substituted for the timer variable.

In step S407, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 determines whether a command has been received from the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400.

In step S409, effect control processing is performed. Specifically, if there is a new command in step S407, the process corresponding to this command is performed. For example, a process of reading effect data for performing image control regarding the background image from the ROM 506 is executed. In addition, the process of reading the other effect data from the ROM 506 is performed, and when the effect data needs to be updated, the effect data is updated.

In step S411, image control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S409. For example, when the effect data read out in step S409 includes an image control command, image control corresponding to this command is performed. For example, image control regarding the display image (notification image, background image) is executed. This image control process will be described later with reference to FIG. When this image control process ends, the process returns to step S403.

Next, the command reception interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. The command reception interrupt process is a process executed by the second sub control unit 500 when the strobe signal output from the first sub control unit 400 is detected. In step S415 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the first sub-control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508.

Next, the second sub-control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is triggered by this timer interrupt. To be executed in the cycle.

In step S417, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step S403 in the second sub-control unit main processing shown in FIG. 40A and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S403, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms×10).

In step S419, an updating process of the random number value for effect is performed.

Next, the image control process of step S411 in the main process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a diagram showing a flowchart showing the flow of the image control processing.

In step S421, a transfer instruction of image data is issued. Here, the CPU 504 first swaps the designation of the drawing areas of the display area A and the display area B of the VRAM 518. As a result, the one-frame image stored in the display area that is not designated as the drawing area is displayed on the effect image display device 157. Next, the CPU 504 sets ROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of the VRAM 518) and the like in the attribute register of the VDP 516 based on the position information table, etc., and then the image from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518. Set an instruction to start data transfer. The VDP 516 transfers the image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518 based on the instruction set in the attribute register. After that, the VDP 516 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

In step S423, it is determined whether or not the transfer end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 is input. If the transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S425, otherwise the transfer end interrupt signal is input. Wait for you.

In step S425, parameter setting is performed based on the effect scenario configuration table, attribute data, and the like. Here, the CPU 504 forms the display image in the display area A or B of the VRAM 518 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 518 in step S421. Therefore, the information of the image data forming the display image (coordinate axis of VRAM 518, image size , VRAM coordinates (arrangement coordinates), image superposition and transparency, etc. are instructed to the VDP 516. The VDP 516 sets a parameter according to the attribute based on the instruction stored in the attribute register.

In step S427, a drawing instruction is given. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 516 to start drawing an image. The VDP 516 starts image drawing in the frame buffer according to the instruction of the CPU 504.

In step S429, it is determined whether or not the generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 based on the image drawing end is input. If the generation end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S431, otherwise, the generation end interrupt signal. Wait for is input.

In step S431, the scene display counter, which is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scenes of images have been generated, is incremented (+1), and the process ends.

≪Operation explanation≫
Hereinafter, the features of the slot machine 100 described above will be described using operation examples. In the following figures, in the item "number of games", a period from one game start operation (operation of the start lever 135) to the next game start operation is shown as one game period.

[From initial state until state B is set]
The flow from the initial state of the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment to the start of AR will be described below. Here, the state of RT0 and the state A is set as the initial state.

In the state A, the transition lottery to the state B is executed at the start of each game (step S1003 in FIG. 22). When this lottery is won, various settings of the number of games that can be continued in state B, the MY counter, the number of laps, the mode, and the ceiling pt are executed (Yes route in step S1005 of FIG. 22). Furthermore, at the end of the game in which these settings have been made, the state B flag is set to ON, and the state B is set from the next game (step S1617 in FIG. 28).

[Until AR starts in state B]
In the state B, pt may be acquired based on the condition device internally won in each game (step S1243 of FIG. 24, FIG. 15A), and the pt acquired here is added to the cumulative acquisition pt. (Step S1251 in FIG. 24). At this time, when the pt double mode is set by the lottery, the acquired pt is doubled and added to the cumulative acquisition pt (step S1243 in FIG. 24, FIG. 15B).

When the cumulative acquisition pt is updated to be equal to or larger than the ceiling pt, the AR lottery is executed, the standby flag is set to ON, and the number of remaining games to be standby is set (Yes in step S1223 of FIG. 24). ). This remaining game count is decremented by 1 for each game (step S1331 in FIG. 25). Further, in the first sub-control unit 400, an indication effect for ceiling, which is an effect having a length according to the number of remaining games, is set (step S3329 in FIG. 37). This ceiling indication effect includes a confrontation effect that suggests whether or not AR is started. The suggestion part of this confrontation effect is a game in which the number of remaining games is 0 (the number of remaining games is subtracted). It is set to be executed in the last game). In the following description, the game from the game in which the standby flag is set to ON to the game immediately before the game in which the standby flag is set to OFF is referred to as a standby period.

When the number of remaining games to be waited becomes 0, the surplus exceeding the ceiling pt is stored in the cumulative acquisition pt, and the waiting flag is set to OFF (Yes route in step S1301 in FIG. 25). At this time, if the above AR lottery has not been won, 1 is added to the number of laps, the mode and the ceiling pt are newly set (No route in step S1311 of FIG. 25), and the above-described flow is repeated. Be done. On the other hand, if the player has won the above AR lottery, the initial values of the AR addition level and the number of remaining bell navigations are set, and the AR preparation flag is turned on (Yes route in step S1311 of FIG. 25). In the present embodiment, the AR preparation flag may be set to ON by the AR direct hitting lottery separately from the AR lottery corresponding to the cumulative acquisition pt (step S1242 in FIG. 24).

After the AR preparation flag is set to ON, when the state is shifted from RT1 to RT2, the game state is set to AR (the AR flag is ON), and AR is started (step S1745 in FIG. 30). When the AR preparation flag is on, notification of the operating condition is executed so as to shift from RT1 to RT2 (step S1505 in FIG. 27).

Even in the game while the standby flag is set to ON, pt is acquired based on the condition device internally won in each game. That is, the cumulative acquisition pt can be increased even if it exceeds the ceiling pt. When the player wins the AR lottery, the additional level becomes more advantageous according to the surplus of the accumulated acquisition pt that exceeds the ceiling pt. If the AR lottery is not won, the surplus of the cumulatively acquired pt that exceeds the ceiling pt is carried over to the next lap.

[Regarding the signage during the circuit]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the ceiling indication effect is executed at the start of the AR. However, depending on the value of the ceiling pt, there is a possibility that the interest of the game may be diminished if the period until the precursor presentation effect for the ceiling is executed becomes long. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the interest of the game is enhanced by executing the in-circulating aura effect having the same configuration as the ceiling aura effect. Hereinafter, the indication effect during the circuit will be described with reference to FIG. 41. The figure shows an example of the mode, the ceiling pt, and the sign pt for each number of turns.

In FIG. 41, the number of laps from 1 to 4 and each mode are shown. The ceiling pt is set every time the number of turns is set, but at this time, the first sub-control unit 400 is configured to set the sign pt due to the setting of the ceiling pt (see FIG. 37). Step S3303). FIG. 41 shows that a precursor pt is set for each number of laps. The sign pt is configured to be set more in the zone (see FIG. 16). Also, the ceiling pt is easily set in this zone (FIG. 14(b)).

When the cumulative acquisition pt is updated to a value equal to or greater than the precursor pt, a precursory effect during the circuit is set (step S3317 in FIG. 37). This sign during the circuit is different from the ceiling sign effect in that there is no confrontation effect, but it is an effect including contents common to other parts. With this configuration, it is possible to expect that the ceiling indication effect will be executed and the confrontation effect or AR will be started, and the enjoyment of the game can be improved. The ceiling indication effect has a higher priority than the orbiting indication effect, and when the ceiling indication effect is executed during the orbiting indication effect, the orbiting indication effect is discarded (see FIG. 37). (Step S3325), the configuration is adopted in which the symptom indication during the circuit is not executed when the indication effect for ceiling is executed (Yes route in step S3313 in FIG. 37).

[End of AR and state B (end due to the number of remaining bell navigations)]
In this embodiment, the AR period is managed by the number of remaining Bell navigations. When the condition device internally won in either RT1 or RT2 is the push-order bell (condition device numbers 29 to 31), the number of remaining bell navigations is decremented by 1 and the bell navigation is displayed (steps S1403 and FIG. 27 in FIG. 26). Step S1517, step S3007 in FIG. 35, step S3413 in FIG. 38A, step S3513 in FIG. 39). The number of remaining bell navigations may be added by lottery (step S1407 in FIG. 26). In addition, when there is an addition, the addition effect is executed (step S3407 in FIG. 38(a), step S3507 in FIG. 39).

When the number of remaining bell navigations becomes 0, the game state is set to normal (the AR flag is off) and the AR ends (step S1723 in FIG. 29B). Further, the parameter of the state B is initialized by setting the state B end flag to ON, and the state A is set (step S1725 in FIG. 29B, step S1805 and step S1821 in FIG. 31).

FIG. 42 shows an example of a change when the number of remaining Bell navigations becomes 0. In this example, it is shown that the number of remaining bell navigations becomes 0 because the internal winning of the push order bell is internally executed in the fourth game and the bell navigation is executed, whereby the state is switched to the state A from the fifth game. Further, along with this, it is shown that the effect type is switched from the AR effect to the normal effect, and the number of games that can be continued in the state B and the MY counter are initialized (cleared to 0).

Unlike the present embodiment, when the number of remaining bell navigations is 0, the AR is ended, a new ceiling pt and a sign pt are set, and the state B is continued (a new lap is started. May be adopted.

[End of AR and state B (end due to the number of games that can be continued in state B)]
As described above, by adding the number of remaining bell navigations to the AR, the number of games played after the state B is set increases. However, in order to prevent the gambling property from increasing, the number of games that can be continued is provided in the state B (step S1007 in FIG. 22), and the number of games played after the state B is set is the number of games that can be continued. When the number is reached, the limiter flag is set to ON (step S1811 in FIG. 31), and the state A is set (Yes route in step S1803 in FIG. 31, step S1821). At this time, all values related to AR are also initialized (AR ends), so AR ends even if the number of remaining Bernavi is not zero.

FIG. 43(a) shows an example of the change when the number of continuable games in state B becomes 0. In this example, it is shown that the number of games in which state B can be continued becomes 0 in the 4th game, which causes the state to be switched to the state A from the 5th game. Further, along with this, it is shown that the effect type is switched from the AR effect to the normal effect, and the number of remaining bell navigations and the MY counter are initialized (cleared to 0).

[End of AR and state B (end by MY counter)]
As described above, in this embodiment, the number of games that can be continued in the state B is used to prevent the gambling performance from increasing. Further, in order to prevent the gambling level from increasing due to the cumulative total of the net increase in number obtained by subtracting the inserted number from the payout number in a short period of time, an upper limit (for example, 2400) is also set for the net increase in medals in the state B. It is provided. Specifically, a variable (MY counter, initial value 0) for storing the net increase in medals is provided, and the net increase for each game is calculated from the difference between the number of medals used and the number of payouts, and is added to the MY counter ( 32A, step S1813 and step S1815). Here, when the net number of increase is negative, the value of the MY counter decreases, but when the value of the MY counter turns negative at this time, the value of the MY counter is set to 0 (initialization) (FIG. 32 ( Step S1819 of a)). Then, when the value of the MY counter reaches the upper limit (for example, 2400), the limiter flag is set to ON, the state B ends and the state A is set (step S1823 in FIG. 32A). At this time as well, as in the case where the number of games in which state B can be continued becomes 0, all the values related to AR are initialized (AR ends), so AR ends even if the number of remaining bell navigations is not 0.

FIG. 43(b) shows an example of change when the value of the MY counter reaches the upper limit of 2400. In this example, in the fourth game, the internally-winned push-order bell is won and 10 medals are acquired, and the value of the MY counter reaches the upper limit of 2400 (2405 in this example), which causes It is shown that the state is switched to the state A from the fifth game. Further, along with this, it is shown that the effect type is switched from the AR effect to the normal effect, and the number of remaining bell navigations and the number of games in which the state B can be continued are initialized (cleared to 0).

[Operation example at the end of AR and state B]
In the present embodiment, in addition to the case where the number of remaining navigations becomes 0, the number of games that can be continued in state B reaches 0, or the AR and state B ends when the MY counter reaches 2400, which is the upper limit. Is adopted (see FIGS. 42 and 43). In the following description, it may be expressed that "the limiter has been reached" when any of the number of games that can be continued in state B and the MY counter satisfies the conditions for ending AR and state B. Even if the remaining number of bell navigations is a value that allows the AR and the state B to be continued, the AR and the state B are forcibly ended when the limiter is reached. Therefore, the reaching conditions of the limiter are the AR and the state B. It can be said that it is a condition for forcibly ending.

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which automatic settlement and stopping are executed only when the AR and the state B are terminated by reaching the limiter. On the other hand, when the AR and the state B are ended because the remaining number of Bell navigation is 0, the automatic settlement and the stop are not executed. It should be noted that in executing the automatic settlement and the suspension, it is necessary to enable each function in advance, and the function that is not enabled (disabled) is not executed (see FIG. 32(b)). ). Hereinafter, examples of these operations will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the operation in the case where the AR and the state B are ended (the automatic settlement and the stopping are not performed) due to the remaining Bellnavi count becoming 0 will be described with reference to FIG. 44. This figure is a diagram showing a flow of operations when the AR and the state B are finished (without automatic settlement and stopping).

FIG. 44 shows a flow of the operation when the AR and the state B are ended because the number of remaining Bell navigation is 0. In this example, a payout process (step S117 in FIG. 21) is executed at a timing when all reels 110 to 112 are stopped, and then a freeze (AR end freeze, flow omitted) for executing an effect at the end of AR is executed. Further, it is shown that it is in a state where it is possible to subsequently accept the insertion of medals (step S103 in FIG. 21). If there is no payout, the payout operation is not executed (there is no period from the stop of all reels to the completion of payout). Further, the freeze at the end of AR may be configured not to be executed (there is no period from the completion of payout to the end of freeze). It should be noted that when the number of remaining bell navigations becomes 0, the automatic settlement and stop processing are not executed.

Further, in FIG. 44, the AR ending effect is executed from the time when all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped to the end of the freeze (time period (A) shown in FIG. 44), and thereafter (time period shown in FIG. 44 ( D)) shows that a normal (non-AR) effect is being executed. Further, it is shown that the state B signal that was in the on state is turned off when the freeze ends, and the lamp 190 during the state B that is in the turned on state is turned off.

Next, the operation in the case where the AR and the state B are ended by the arrival at the limiter (with automatic settlement and stopping) will be described using FIG. 45. This figure is a diagram showing a flow of operations when the AR and the state B are finished (with automatic settlement and termination). In the description of the operation example of FIG. 45, the description of the operation common to that of FIG. 44 is omitted.

In the operation example of FIG. 45, the operation up to the end of freeze is the same as the operation example of FIG. In the operation example of FIG. 45, the automatic settlement is executed after the freeze ends (step S1833 of FIG. 32B), and then the stopping is executed (step S1843 of FIG. 32B), and the stopping release operation is performed. It is shown that the medal insertion is ready (step S103 in FIG. 21), and points at which these operations are executed (periods (B) and (C) shown in FIG. 45 are shown. The addition) is different from the operation example of FIG. If one of the automatic settlement and the termination is valid, the invalid process is not executed. In some cases, the limiter may recognize that the state B has ended by this automatic settlement and stopping.

In any of the above operation examples, the state B signal is set to OFF at the timing of the initialization of state B (setting of state A, step S1821 of FIG. 31), and the lamp 190 during state B is turned off. In the present embodiment, a configuration is employed in which the state B is initialized after the cancellation is stopped (step S1821 is executed after step S1804 in FIG. 31), but regarding the timing of this initialization, the payout completion by the game result is completed. It suffices as long as it is possible to start the next game (after step S117 to before step S103 in FIG. 21), for example, payout completion, freeze end (immediately before start of automatic payment), payment completion (stop) It may be a timing such as (immediately before) or cancellation of suspension. The same applies to the timing of extinguishing the lamp 190 during the state B. Further, when the configuration in which the lamp 190 is extinguished during the stoppage of the state B is adopted, it may be possible to recognize that the stoppage function has been activated by the limiter because the lamp 190 is extinguished.

In this embodiment, these processes are executed in the order of automatic settlement and stopping. Among these, during the stopping process, the game cannot proceed until the stopping is released by the store clerk, and the player's insertion of medals, operation of the start lever, and the like are invalidated. Incidentally, when winning the replay, a process for automatically starting the next game (automatic insertion or carryover of the inserted medals) is executed (step S103 in FIG. 21), but the replay is performed immediately before the automatic settlement and stopping processes. In the case of winning the prize, the process for enabling the next game to be started is not performed until the automatic settlement and the cancellation of the stop are performed. In FIG. 46, it is shown that the automatic insertion is executed after the stop release and the operation of the start lever 135 for starting the next game can be accepted. Further, an error screen may be displayed on the effect image display device 157 during execution of the stopping process, and a display instructing to call a clerk may be displayed. FIG. 45 shows an example in which a message instructing to call a clerk is displayed on effect image display device 157 in the period (C).

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the limiter is reached, the automatic settlement and the termination are executed. However, even when only one of them is executed, the limiter is reached. It may be possible for the player to know what has been done. When two types of limiters are used as in the present embodiment (state B continues 1500 games, and the net number of sheets increased from the minimum value exceeds 2400), depending on the type of limiter, It may be configured such that the processing to be executed is different, or that automatic settlement or stopping is not executed for any of the limiters. In this case, it may be possible for the player to know the type of limiter that has reached.

[About service navigation]
In the present embodiment, after shifting to the state B, the AR lottery (step S1225 and step S1242 in FIG. 24) is won, the AR preparation flag is set to ON (step S1317 in FIG. 25), and then the AR is shifted to RT2. The configuration which becomes the state is adopted (step S1745 in FIG. 30). Here, if the number of games that can be continued in the state B becomes 0 without winning the AR lottery even after the state B is transitioned to, a game of a player who expects to gain more profits. There is a risk that the interest of the people will decline. Particularly, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which automatic settlement and termination are executed when the number of games in which the state B can be continued becomes 0, and if these processes are executed in a state where the profit is small, the interest of the game becomes more interesting. May decline.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the AR preparation flag is set to ON when the number of games in which the state B can be continued is very low (50 in the present embodiment) (step S1731 in FIG. 30). Yes route). When the AR preparation flag is on, the operation navigation for shifting to RT2 is executed (Yes route in step S1501 in FIG. 27). Further, although the AR state is started when the process shifts to RT2 (step S1745 in FIG. 30), the operation navigation is also executed in this AR state (Yes route in step S1511 in FIG. 27). According to the above flow, operation navigation is given even if the AR lottery is not won. With this configuration, the player may have an opportunity to obtain a profit, so that it is difficult to reduce the interest of the game. In the following description, the operation navigation given without winning the AR lottery in the above flow is referred to as a service navigation, and is distinguished from the operation navigation given by the AR lottery.

FIG. 47 shows an example of the flow of operations to which service navigation is added. In this example, it is shown that the game is proceeding from the first game to the third game without the AR state being set (AR preparation flag off). Note that the normal effect is executed during this period (see FIG. 47(a)). Then, in the third game, the number of games that can be continued in state B has become 50, so that the AR preparation flag is set to ON and the operation navigation for shifting to RT2 is executed (step S1501 in FIG. 27). And yes route). Further, after that, by shifting to RT2, the AR state is set and the number of remaining Bernavi is subtracted (step S1745 in FIG. 30, step S1403 in FIG. 26), but here, a value larger than the number of games in which state B can be continued. Since (9999 in this embodiment) is set as the number of remaining bell navigations, the service navigation continues until the state B ends. FIG. 47 shows that the operation navigation (service navigation) can be executed from the fourth game to the end of the state B. In the example of FIG. 47, the promotion replay (conditional device numbers 19 to 21) is internally won in the fourth game, the game is transferred to RT2, and the AR state is set in the fifth game. For this reason, it is shown that the number of remaining bell navigations is subtracted each time an internal winning is selected for the push order bell (conditional device numbers 29 to 31).

When the configuration of the service navigation described above is adopted, a configuration may be employed in which the service navigation can be executed and the ending effect for the state B is executed. FIG. 47 shows an example in which the ending effect in state B is executed while the service navigation is being executed. 47(b) is an example at the start of the ending effect (at the start of the fourth game), (c) is an example during the ending effect, and (d) is at the end of the ending effect (53rd game). It is an example of (at the end).

Further, in the above example, the example in which the service navigation is provided when the number of games in which the state B can be continued is close to 0 has been described, but the configuration may be such that the service navigation is provided when the MY counter is close to the upper limit of 2400. .. Although the probability is very low, there is a possibility that a medal may be acquired and the MY counter may increase even if the AR lottery is not won in the state B. In this case as well, by adding the service navigation, the player is in the state B. Can be recognized (the MY counter reaches 2400, which is the upper limit), and the player can be prevented from being surprised even if automatic settlement or termination is executed. That is, as the ending condition of the state B or the AR state, a limit different from the main ending condition (managed by the number of remaining bell navigations in the present embodiment) (in the present embodiment, the state B continues for 1,500 games, and the minimum value is set). It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the service navigation is given when the limit is approached when the number of net additions exceeds 2400).

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the service navigation continues until the end of state B by setting the number of remaining bell navigations that is greater than the number of games in state B that can be continued (9999 in this embodiment). Not limited to such a configuration, for example, the service navigation may be continued until the end of the state B by adopting a configuration in which the number of remaining bell navigations is not referred to only in the service navigation. It should be noted that, for example, the service navigation and the state B may be ended before the number of games that can be continued in the state B is set to 0 by setting a value smaller than the number of games that can be continued in the state B to the number of remaining bell navigations. When adopting the configuration in which the service navigation continues until the end of the state B as in the present embodiment, it is possible to let the player know that the state B is finished (the number of sustainable games becomes 0). It is possible to prevent the player from being surprised even if automatic settlement and termination are executed.

In the present embodiment, since the AR state and the state B are ended when the remaining number of Bell navigation is 0, the state B is not continued in the non-AR state after the AR state is ended. However, for example, the AR state may be set again after the AR state has ended, so that the state B may be continued in the non-AR state for a while. In this configuration also, the service navigation configuration (state B It is possible to employ a method in which the AR preparation flag is set to ON when the remaining number of games that can be continued is very small (50 games remaining in this embodiment). Also in this case, it is possible to make it difficult to reduce the interest of the game at the end of the state B.

[Modification when the number of games that can be continued in state B is 0 during the bonus state]
In this embodiment, when a special combination is won, a bonus state is set (RT4 or RT6, see FIG. 10), but this bonus state may overlap with the state B. In FIG. 48, when the special role 1 is won in the state B to enter the bonus state (first game), and then the number of the state B sustainable games reaches 0 while the bonus state is still continuing (11 An example of (game eye) is shown.

In the present embodiment, even if the bonus state is still continuing, if the limiter is reached, automatic settlement and stopping will be executed (at the end of the 11th game in FIG. 48). In this case, the continuation of the bonus state is started after the stoppage is canceled (the twelfth game onward in FIG. 48), but the bonus state is interrupted, which may reduce the interest of the game. There is.

Therefore, when the bonus state is still continuing, the automatic settlement and the stopping are not executed when the limiter is reached, and these processes are executed when the bonus ends (the 25th game of FIG. 48 ends). As described above, the automatic settlement and the termination may be delayed. For example, in the bonus state, instead of not executing step S1804 in FIG. 31, a separately provided flag (hereinafter, a limiter operation delay flag) is turned on, and if this flag is turned on after the bonus ends, automatic settlement and suspension The process (FIG. 32(b)) may be executed. Note that the process of executing automatic settlement and stopping at the end of the bonus may be executed by the medal insertion for the next game and the start reception (before step S103 in FIG. 21). In addition, unlike the present embodiment, when the configuration for winning the replay during the bonus is adopted, the operation described in FIG. 46 may be applied when the replay is won in the game at the end of the bonus.

As another example, the limiter operation delay flag is turned on at the time of the bonus winning (the first game in FIG. 48), and if this flag is on, step S1804 in FIG. 31 is not executed, and after the bonus ends. The configuration may be such that the automatic settlement and stopping processing (FIG. 32B) is executed. In this configuration, whether or not the limiter operation delay flag is turned on at the time of bonus winning is determined by information such as the number of payouts in the bonus state and the number of payouts per game, and the number of games required for digestion derived therefrom. It can be judged based on the above. For example, in the present embodiment, when the special part 1 is won, the bonus state ends with 300 payouts, and 13 payouts per game during that time, so the number of games required for digestion is 24, and a net increase during that time. It can be derived that the number of sheets is 240. Therefore, when the number of games in which state B can be continued is less than 24 or when the value of the MY counter exceeds 2260, it is determined to set the limiter operation delay flag.

Note that in any configuration, the information regarding the state B (the number of games in which the state B can be continued, the number of remaining bell navigations, the value of the MY counter, etc.) is initialized at the end of the state B as shown in FIG. ..

Further, in the above example, when the bonus state is still continuing when the limiter is reached, the configuration for delaying both automatic settlement and termination has been described, but only one of them may be delayed. Alternatively, only one of them may be delayed and the other may not be executed.

Note that what looks like a bonus, such as a so-called pseudo bonus, may have the same configuration as the bonus, or may have a configuration that ends when the state B ends.

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In the present embodiment, as the limit of the state B, the state B continues 1500 games and the net increase from the minimum value exceeds 2400 is adopted. Any material can be used, and it can be arbitrarily adopted.

Further, the state B is an example of a game state that is advantageous to the player and has an end condition (limit) different from the main end condition, but is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment. ..

For example, a configuration in which an AR (or AT) ends when the number of remaining Bell navigations (or the number of remaining games) satisfies an end condition, and an end (forced) even when the AR (or AT) does not satisfy the above end condition. In the case of adopting a configuration of (terminating), automatic settlement or stopping may be performed when the condition for forced termination is satisfied. Further, for example, in the case of adopting a configuration in which the bonus ends when the number of remaining games satisfies the end condition and a configuration in which the bonus ends (forced end) even if the bonus does not satisfy the end condition, It may be configured such that automatic settlement or termination is executed when the condition for forced termination is satisfied. In this way, when the second gaming state (eg, state B, AR, bonus), which is more advantageous than the first gaming state (eg, state A, non-AR, non-bonus), is provided In addition, the automatic settlement or the termination may be executed according to the ending condition of the second game state. With this configuration, the termination condition can be grasped by executing automatic settlement or cancellation.

In the present embodiment, the AR state and the state in which the AR preparation flag is turned on are adopted as the state in which the operation navigation is executed, but this configuration is not limited and may be a so-called AT or the like. In addition, although the configuration in which the number of remaining bell navigations is managed for the period in which the AR state is set is adopted, for example, a configuration in which the number of remaining games and the number of remaining available acquisitions are managed, or whether to continue or not is determined by lottery You may.

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the flags and variables related to this are initialized when the state B ends (step S1821 in FIG. 31). Such information is not limited to the variables used in the present embodiment, and various variables and flags may be used to determine whether to execute automatic settlement and termination. For example, when the number of continuous games in the AR state is 200 or more, the number of operation navigations in the AR state is 50 or more, and the acquisition difference from the start to the end of the AR state is a condition for operating the automatic settlement function. If the number of sheets is a certain number or more, the following may be adopted. Further, the timing for determining these conditions is not limited to the configuration of determining at the end of the advantageous section such as the state B, but the corresponding flag is set to ON when the above condition is satisfied, and the advantageous section is determined. It may be configured to execute automatic settlement and termination according to this flag at the end of. When the variables and flags described here are adopted, these variables and flags are initialized at the end of the state B.

Further, when the automatic settlement is executed, a signal may be output through the information output circuit 334. This signal may be configured to be output only when the automatic settlement function or the stop function is enabled. In this configuration, the player may be able to recognize that the automatic settlement function and the stop function are enabled. In addition, regardless of whether it is valid or invalid, a signal may be output when the execution condition (=limiter arrival) of the automatic settlement function or the stopping function is satisfied. With this configuration, it may be possible to grasp the number of times the player has reached the limiter.

Further, with respect to the automatic settlement function, in addition to paying out the stored game media (medals), the information provided for the stored games may be stored in an external recording medium (storage. Transfer of game media records that have been).

The state of the switch when the power is turned on is used to enable/disable the automatic settlement and stopping functions. For this reason, for example, when the power is turned off immediately before reaching the limiter and reset to either valid or invalid, and then the power is turned on again to reach the limiter, automatic settlement and termination are executed according to the reset state.

In the present embodiment, the slot machine 100 using medals (coins) as a game medium is shown as an example of a game table, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a game ball (for example, a pachinko ball) is played. The present invention can be applied to slot machines, pachinko machines, arrange-ball game machines, ball-playing machines, smart balls, etc. used as media.

In addition, the slot machine is a slot machine that operates on mobile terminals (smartphones, game machines) and personal computers, and only exchanges electronic data without using medals by a program that simulates the operation based on the above configuration. There may be, in this case, the game medium includes computerized data corresponding to medals, and the game medium is input by inputting computerized data from a predetermined external device (electronic storage device). The payout of the game medium includes outputting the digitized data to a predetermined external device (electronic storage device).

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiment of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention. Those involving such modifications and changes are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the invention only list the most suitable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what has been done.

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Hereinafter, the configuration of the invention described in the above description will be described with reference to the corresponding configuration.

In the above description,
A plurality of types of game states including a first game state and a second game state that is more advantageous than the first game state (for example, a combination of state A and state B, non-AR and AR, RT0 and RT6) A game control means (for example, a main control unit 300) capable of setting one of the game states,
And a game medium storing means (for example, a main control unit 300) capable of storing the game medium,
A game table having an automatic return function (for example, step S1833 of FIG. 32B) for returning the game medium stored in the game medium storing means without any operation of the player,
Further comprising an automatic return setting means for setting whether or not the automatic return function is valid (for example, a switch for enabling or disabling the automatic settlement function),
The game control means,
In the second gaming state, a case of ending the second gaming state based on the satisfaction of a first ending condition (for example, a limiter flag is on),
In the second game state, the second game state is ended based on that a second end condition (for example, the number of remaining Bell navigations is 0) is satisfied before the first end condition is satisfied. In some cases,
The second gaming state, if the second end condition is not satisfied, continues until the first end condition is satisfied,
The automatic return function,
When the automatic return function is enabled by the automatic return setting means, it operates when the second gaming state ends due to the establishment of the first end condition (for example, FIG. 45),
When the automatic return function is enabled by the automatic return setting means, it does not operate when the second game state ends due to the establishment of the second end condition (for example, FIG. 44),
A gaming table, which is characterized by that.

Also, in the game table described above,
The second game state (for example, state B) may overlap with the bonus state (for example, RT4, RT6) (for example, FIG. 48),
When the first ending condition is satisfied in the case where the second gaming state and the bonus state overlap, the operation of the automatic return function is delayed until the bonus state ends (for example, FIG. 48). ,
A gaming table, which is characterized by that.

Also,
A plurality of types of game states including a first game state and a second game state that is more advantageous than the first game state (for example, a combination of state A and state B, non-AR and AR, RT0 and RT6) A game control means (for example, a main control unit 300) capable of setting one of the game states,
Game operation means (for example, bet buttons 130 to 132, start lever 135, stop buttons 137 to 139) that receives an operation for progressing the game,
Stop release operation means (for example, stop release switch) different from the game operation means,
A gaming table having a stopping function (for example, step S1843 in FIG. 32B) for stopping the progress of the game until the stopping releasing operation means is operated,
Further comprising a stop setting means for setting whether or not the stop function is effective (for example, a switch for determining whether or not the stop function is effective),
The game control means,
In the second gaming state, a case of ending the second gaming state based on the satisfaction of a first ending condition (for example, a limiter flag is on),
In the second game state, the second game state is ended based on that a second end condition (for example, the number of remaining Bell navigations is 0) is satisfied before the first end condition is satisfied. In some cases,
The second gaming state, if the second end condition is not satisfied, continues until the first end condition is satisfied,
The stop function is
In the case where the stopping function is validated by the stopping setting means, it operates when the second game state ends due to the establishment of the first ending condition (for example, FIG. 45),
In the case where the stopping function is enabled by the stopping setting means, it does not operate when the second gaming state ends due to the establishment of the second ending condition (for example, FIG. 44),
A gaming table, which is characterized by that.

Also, in the game table described above,
The second game state (for example, state B) may overlap with the bonus state (for example, RT4, RT6) (for example, FIG. 48),
When the first ending condition is satisfied in the case where the second gaming state and the bonus state overlap, the operation of the stopping function is delayed until the bonus state ends (for example, FIG. 48),
A gaming table, which is characterized by that.

Also, in the game table described above,
The first end condition is a condition (for example, a limiter flag is on) for forcibly ending the second game state,
A gaming table, which is characterized by that.

Also, in the game table described above,
The first end condition is that a predetermined number of games have passed while the second game state continued (for example, state B has passed 1,500 games), or a game acquired in the second game state. The difference number obtained by subtracting the number of used game media from the number of media is accumulated for each game, and the increase from the minimum value of the accumulated number is equal to or more than a predetermined number (for example, the value of the MY counter is 2400). The above is a condition that is satisfied based on any of the above,
A gaming table, which is characterized by that.

Also, in the game table described above,
Operation information that is advantageous to the player is displayed based on that a predetermined condition (for example, the number of games that can continue in state B is 50, FIG. 47) that is satisfied before the first ending condition is satisfied. Display means (for example, effect image display device 157) for
A gaming table, which is characterized by that.

Also, in the game table described above,
The game control means,
When the operation information is displayed based on the satisfaction of the predetermined condition, the second game state is continued until the first ending condition is satisfied (for example, FIG. 47),
A gaming table, which is characterized by that.

100 slot machine 110-112 reel 113 display windows 130-132 bet button 135 start lever 137-139 stop button 157 effect image display device 272, 277 speaker 420 various lamps 300 main control unit 400 first sub-control unit 500 second sub-control Department

Claims (2)

A game control means capable of setting one game state from a plurality of types of game states including a first game state and a second game state which is more advantageous than the first game state,
An informing means capable of informing that the second gaming state is set (hereinafter referred to as "predetermined informing");
A credit means capable of storing the number of game media stored electronically,
And a display means capable of displaying a plurality of types,
A gaming machine having an automatic return function for returning the number of game media stored in the credit means without any operation by a player,
Further comprising an automatic return setting means for setting whether or not the automatic return function is effective,
The game control means,
In the second gaming state, when ending the second gaming state based on the satisfaction of the first ending condition,
In the second game state, the second game state may be ended based on the second end condition being satisfied before the first end condition is satisfied,
The display means is a means capable of displaying operation information that is advantageous to the player, based on that a predetermined condition that can be satisfied is satisfied before the first ending condition is satisfied,
The second gaming state, if the second end condition is not satisfied, continues until the first end condition is satisfied,
The automatic return function,
In the case where the automatic return function is enabled by the automatic return setting means, it operates when the second game state ends by the establishment of the first end condition,
In the case where the automatic return function is enabled by the automatic return setting means, it is a function that does not operate when the second gaming state ends by the establishment of the second end condition,
When the automatic return function operates in the state of performing the predetermined notification, the notification means continues the predetermined notification even during the operation of the automatic return function, and the operation of the automatic return function Is a means for ending the predetermined notification after the end,
A game table characterized by that. A game control means capable of setting one game state from a plurality of types of game states including a first game state and a second game state which is more advantageous than the first game state,
An informing means capable of informing that the second gaming state is set (hereinafter referred to as "predetermined informing");
A game operation means for receiving an operation for progressing the game,
Stopping operation means different from the game operation means,
And a display means capable of displaying a plurality of types,
A gaming table having a stopping function for stopping the progress of the game until the stopping releasing operation means is operated,
Further comprising a stop setting means for setting whether or not the stop function is effective,
The game control means,
In the second gaming state, when ending the second gaming state based on the satisfaction of the first ending condition,
In the second game state, the second game state may be ended based on the second end condition being satisfied before the first end condition is satisfied,
The display means is a means capable of displaying operation information that is advantageous to the player, based on that a predetermined condition that can be satisfied is satisfied before the first ending condition is satisfied,
The second gaming state, if the second end condition is not satisfied, continues until the first end condition is satisfied,
The stop function is
In the case where the stopping function is enabled by the stopping setting means, it operates when the second gaming state ends by the establishment of the first ending condition,
In the case where the stopping function is enabled by the stopping setting means, it is a function that does not operate when the second gaming state ends due to the establishment of the second ending condition,
When the stopping function operates while the predetermined notification is being performed, the notification unit continues the predetermined notification even while the stopping function is operating, and the stopping operation of the stopping function is performed. Is a means for ending the predetermined notification after
A game table characterized by that.