JP6793010B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine capable of playing a game.

In the conventional game machine, these speakers and LEDs operate normally by executing sound output from the speaker and light emission from the LED (operation check of the effect device) when the power is turned on to the game machine. Some of them can be confirmed as to whether or not they are present (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-22268

However, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, since the operation check of the effect device is executed when the power is turned on, the effect device is used even in a situation where it is not necessary to confirm the operation of the effect device. There is a risk that the operation check of will be executed.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of executing operation confirmation control according to a situation.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention
It is a game machine that can play games
A movable member provided so as to be movable between the origin position and a position away from the origin position,
A normal state control means that controls a normal state in which a game can be played,
A configurable state control means that controls a set value to a settable state when the power supply is started and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied.
In the settable state, the settable state notification means for notifying that the settable state is set, and
In the configurable state, the configurable state ending means for ending the settable state by the operation of a staff member and shifting to the normal state, and
An operation confirmation control means capable of executing an operation confirmation control for confirming the operation of the movable member when the power supply is started, and an operation confirmation control means.
With
The operation confirmation control means executes the operation confirmation control when the power supply is started and is controlled to the normal state without satisfying the predetermined transition condition, the power supply is started, and the predetermined transition is performed. The operation check control is not executed when the condition is satisfied and the control is performed in the settable state, and the operation check control is executed after the settable state is completed.
The operation confirmation control includes a first operation control for locating the movable member at the origin position and a second operation control for confirming that the movable member can operate normally.
In the second motion control, the movable member is controlled to operate within a range of the first speed and the second speed faster than the first speed.
In the first motion control, the movable member is controlled to operate at a speed equal to or lower than the first speed in the second motion control.
It is characterized by that.
The gaming machine of means 1 of the present invention
It is a game machine (slot machine 1) capable of playing games.
A normal state control means (main control unit 41) that controls a normal state in which a game can be played, and
A configurable state control means (main control unit 41) that controls a set value selected from a plurality of types of set values having different advantages for the player to a settable state (setting change state).
It is possible to execute operation confirmation control (operation confirmation control processing) for confirming the operation of the effect device (effect LED 52, reel LED 55, effect LED 56a, first accessory 302, second accessory 400) when the power supply starts. Operation confirmation control means (sub control unit 91) and
With
The operation confirmation control means does not execute the operation confirmation control (operation confirmation control process) when the power supply is started and is controlled to the settable state (setting change state), and the power supply is started and the operation confirmation control means is started. The feature is that the operation confirmation control can be executed when the control is performed in the normal state.
According to this feature, while the operation confirmation control is executed when the power supply is started and controlled to the normal state, when it is controlled to the settable state, that is, it is installed in the amusement shop. When a situation that does not require the operation check operation is specified, the operation check control is not executed, and the operation check control can be executed according to the situation.

The gaming machine of the means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the means 1.
The operation confirmation control means is an execution condition (during the standby period) for executing the operation confirmation control (operation confirmation control process) for a predetermined period (for example, 1 minute) after the power supply is started. It is characterized in that the standby control that waits for the establishment of (56 operations are detected) is executed.
According to this feature, since the operation confirmation control is not executed immediately after the power supply is started, it is possible to prevent the operation confirmation omission of the effect device from occurring.

The gaming machine of the means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the means 2.
Equipped with an operation detection means (effect switch 56) capable of detecting a predetermined operation,
The operation confirmation control means is characterized in that the operation confirmation control (operation confirmation control process) is executed based on the detection of a predetermined operation by the operation detection means during the execution of the standby control.
According to this feature, it is possible to select whether or not to execute the operation confirmation control, so that the power consumption of the game machine can be reduced.

The gaming machine of the means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to the means 3.
Equipped with an operation detection means (effect switch 56) capable of detecting a predetermined operation,
The effect device includes light emitting means capable of emitting light (effect LED 52, reel LED 55, effect LED 56a, 303L, 303C, 303R, 402).
The operation confirmation control means is characterized in that the light emitting means emits light in an manner corresponding to a detection result of the operation detection means during execution of the operation confirmation control (operation confirmation control process).
According to this feature, it is possible to preferably confirm the light emitting mode of the light emitting means according to the detection result of the operation detecting means.

The gaming machine of the means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to the means 4.
Equipped with an operation detection means (effect switch 56) capable of detecting a predetermined operation,
The effect device includes movable members (movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302, moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400).
The operation confirmation control means is characterized in that the movable member is operated according to the detection result of the operation detection means during execution of the operation confirmation control (operation confirmation control process).
According to this feature, it is possible to preferably confirm the operation mode of the movable member according to the detection result of the operation detection means.

The gaming machine of means 6 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5.
The effect device includes a plurality of sound output means (speakers 53, 54) capable of outputting sound.
When the execution condition for executing the operation confirmation control (operation confirmation control process) is satisfied, the operation confirmation control means sets each of the plurality of sound output means in a predetermined order as the operation confirmation control. It is characterized in that the confirmation sound output control is performed so that the confirmation sound (inspection sound A in the right speaker 54 and inspection sound B in the left speaker 53) is individually output according to (the order of the right side speaker 54 and the left side speaker 53). ..
According to this feature, by the operator grasping the output order of the confirmation sounds, it is possible to grasp which sound output means is the confirmation sound output, and the sound output means under confirmation. It is possible to accurately grasp whether or not the sound is output normally.

The gaming machine of means 7 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6.
The effect device has an origin position (initial position in the first accessory 302, first position in the second accessory) and a position away from the origin position (lowermost position in the first accessory 302, second position). The accessory includes a movable member (movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302, moving portion 410 of the second accessory) provided so as to be movable with and from the second position).
An operation control means that controls the operation of the movable member, and
With
The motion control means
A first motion control (control of motion based on the inspection pattern A) for positioning the movable member at the origin position and a second motion control (inspection) for confirming that the movable member can operate normally. It is possible to perform the operation control based on the pattern B) and the third operation control (operation control based on the effect patterns A to H) for performing the effect by the movable member.
In the second operation control, the movable member is controlled to operate within a range of a first speed (low speed) and a second speed (high speed) faster than the first speed.
The first motion control is characterized in that the movable member is controlled to operate at a speed (low speed for inspection) equal to or lower than the first speed (low speed) in the second motion control.
According to this feature, in the first motion control, since the movable member operates at a speed at which it can be stopped at any timing, it can be safely positioned at the origin position.

The gaming machine of means 8 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 7.
Movable members (movable part 302C, moving part 410) and
An operation control means (sub control unit 91) that controls the operation of the movable member (movable unit 302C, moving unit 410), and
With
The motion control means is an initial motion control means (initial motion control means) capable of executing initial motion control (initial motion processing) for causing the movable member (movable unit 302C, moving unit 410) to perform an initial operation when power supply is started. Including the sub control unit 91)
The initial operation control means is the initial operation control (initial operation) in the case of a normal state (a state in which control of the main process is performed) in which the game can proceed when the power supply is started. Processing) is executed, and the initial operation control (initial operation processing) is not executed in the case of an abnormal state (RAM abnormality error state) in which the game cannot proceed due to the occurrence of an abnormality.
According to this feature, when the power supply to the game machine is started, in a device capable of executing the initial operation control for causing the movable member to perform the initial movement, when the power supply to the game machine is started, The initial operation control is executed in the normal state where the game can proceed, whereas the initial operation control is not executed in the abnormal state where the game cannot proceed due to the occurrence of an abnormality. It is not necessary to perform unnecessary control when the power supply to is started.
When there are a plurality of abnormal states, the initial operation control may not be executed only in a part of the abnormal states, or the initial operation control may not be executed in all the states.
Further, when the power supply to the game machine is started, if the abnormal state is controlled, the initial operation control is not executed. The initial operation control is not executed at that time, and then the initial operation is performed. It may be a configuration in which control is executed, or a configuration in which initial operation control is not executed thereafter.

The gaming machine of the means 9 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to the means 8.
Movable members (movable part 302C, moving part 410) and
An operation control means (sub control unit 91) that controls the operation of the movable member (movable unit 302C, moving unit 410), and
With
The motion control means is an initial motion control means (initial motion control means) capable of executing initial motion control (initial motion processing) for causing the movable member (movable unit 302C, moving unit 410) to perform an initial operation when power supply is started. Including the sub control unit 91)
The initial operation control means is the initial operation control (initial operation) in the case of a normal state (a state in which control of the main process is being performed) in which the game can proceed when the power supply is started. When the process) is executed and the state is controlled to the settable state (setting change state), the initial operation control (initial operation process) is not executed.
According to this feature, when the power supply to the game machine is started, in a device capable of executing the initial operation control for causing the movable member to perform the initial movement, when the power supply to the game machine is started, In the normal state where the game can proceed, the initial operation control is executed, but it is possible to select and set one of the multiple types of setting values that have different advantages for the player. Therefore, when the game is controlled to a settable state in which the progress of the game is impossible, the initial operation control is not executed, so that unnecessary control does not have to be performed when the power supply to the game machine is started.
When the power supply to the game machine is started and the predetermined transition condition is satisfied, for example, the power supply to the game machine is performed in a state where the key is operated or a specific operation means is operated. By starting, it corresponds to the case where a key operation or an operation of a specific operation means is detected at that time.
Further, when the power supply to the game machine is started, the initial operation control is not executed when the controllable state is controlled, the initial operation control is not executed at that time, and then the initial operation control is not executed. The configuration may be such that the motion control is executed, or the configuration may not execute the initial motion control after that.

In the means 8 and 9, the initial operation corresponds to an operation of returning to the initial position, an operation of confirming whether or not the operation is normal, and the like.

In addition, the present invention may have only the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention, and has a configuration other than the invention-specific matters together with the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be a thing.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example to which this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the structure of the 1st accessory. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation mode of the 1st accessory. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the operation mode of the 2nd accessory. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the moving part and the cam member when the sub-control part executes the spring drive control and the return drive control of the 2nd accessory. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the moving part and the cam member when the sub-control part executes the low-speed movement control of a 2nd accessory. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the initial setting process (main) executed by the main control unit. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the initial control (sub) executed by a sub-control unit. It is a figure which shows the operation pattern which the sub-control unit selects when operating the 1st accessory and the 2nd accessory. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the initial operation process executed by a sub-control unit. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the 1st accessory initial operation process which a sub-control unit executes in the initial operation process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the 2nd accessory initial operation process which a sub-control unit executes in the initial operation process. It is a timing chart which shows the timing which the sub-control unit executes the initial operation of the 1st accessory and the 2nd accessory. This is a timing chart for explaining the control of each accessory executed by the sub-control unit according to the result of the initial operation of the first accessory and the second accessory. This is a timing chart for explaining the control of each accessory executed by the sub-control unit according to the result of the initial operation of the first accessory and the second accessory. It is a timing chart which shows the timing which the sub-control unit executes the initial operation of the 1st accessory and the 2nd accessory when the main control unit is activated in the special control state (setting change state). It is a timing chart which shows the timing which the sub-control unit executes the initial operation of the 1st accessory and the 2nd accessory when the main control unit is started in the error control state. It is a timing chart which shows the timing which the sub-control unit executes the initial operation of the 1st accessory and the 2nd accessory when the main control unit is activated in the game control state. It is a figure for demonstrating the area A on the winning line LN and the area B on the invalid line LM1. It is a figure for demonstrating the area C in which the navigation effect is executed by the sub-control unit, and the area C'in which a stop operation mode advantageous for a player is displayed in the navigation effect. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the operation confirmation control process executed by a sub-control unit. This is a timing chart for explaining the operation check control executed by the sub-control unit. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation mode of each effect device by the operation confirmation control executed by the sub-control unit.

A mode for carrying out the slot machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

An embodiment of the slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a housing 1a having an open front surface and a side of the housing 1a. It is composed of a front door 1b rotatably supported at the end.

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the housing 1a of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, and right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer circumference are arranged. ) Are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be seen from the see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b. It is arranged like this.

A plurality of types of symbols (for example, "7", "BAR", "watermelon", "cherry", "bell", "replay", etc.) that can be distinguished from each other are specified on the outer periphery of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. 21 pieces are drawn in the order of. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided at substantially the center of the front door 1b.

Each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is rotated by the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 3) provided corresponding to each, so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuous with the perspective window 3. While the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped rotating, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed as display results in the perspective window 3.

The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R of the present embodiment use reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R to rotate reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on which a plurality of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface, from the player. Although it is possible to perform variable display for moving a plurality of visible symbols, the means for performing variable display for moving a plurality of symbols may be other than the reel, for example, a plurality of visible symbols on the outer peripheral surface. The configuration may be such that variable display can be performed by moving the belt on which the symbol is arranged.

Inside the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, there are reel sensors 33L, 33C and 33R that detect the reference position for each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C and 2R from the back. , Are provided. Further, the reel LED 55 is composed of 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of reels 2L, 2C and 2R, and each symbol can be independently irradiated.

Further, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R are arranged so as to output a detection signal when the lower end of the symbol region of the symbol number 1 for each reel 2L, 2C, 2R passes a predetermined position on each reel. For each reel, the lower end of the symbol area of symbol number 1 is the reel reference position.

A display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) is arranged at a position on the front side (player side) of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a liquid crystal panel that has transparency in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and passes through the transmission region 51b and the perspective window 3 corresponding to the perspective window 3 of the display region 51a. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized from the player side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b has a medal insertion section 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a player-owned game value). MAXBET switch 6 operated when setting the maximum number of bets among the specified number of bets determined according to the game state within that range, setting of medals and bets stored as credits Settlement switch 10 operated when settling the medals used for (returning the medals used for setting credits and bets), start switch 7 operated when starting the game, reels 2L, 2C The stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, which are operated when the rotation of the 2Rs is stopped, and the effect switch 56 used for the effect are provided so as to be operable by the player.

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

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b shows a credit display 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize, and the contents when an error occurs. Game auxiliary display 12 that displays an error code, etc., 1BETLED14 that notifies by lighting that the number of bets is set to 1, 2BETLED15 that notifies by lighting that the number of bets is set to 2, and 3 settings to the number of bets. 3BETLED16 that notifies by lighting that the game is being inserted, insertion request LED17 that notifies by lighting that a medal can be inserted, and start effective LED18 that notifies by lighting that the game start operation by operating the start switch 7 is effective. , Notifying by lighting that the wait (a state of waiting for the start of rotation of the reel because a certain period of time has not passed since the previous game start) is in progress LED19 in the weight, notifying that the replay game is in progress by lighting A game display unit 13 provided with an LED 20 during replay is provided.

Inside the MAXBET switch 6, a BET switch effective LED21 (see FIG. 3) is provided to notify by lighting that the operation of setting the number of bets by operating the MAXBET switch 6 is effective, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, Inside the 8R, left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 3) are provided to notify by lighting that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is effective. An effect LED 56a (see FIG. 3) is provided inside the effect switch 56 to notify by lighting that the operation of the effect switch 56 is effective.

Further, at the upper position of the front door 1b on the front side (player side) of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51, a first accessory 302 capable of moving forward and backward in the vertical direction is provided, and the first accessory 302 is provided. On the front surface of the object 302, effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R that are lit according to the effect mode are provided. Further, on the front side (player side) of the first accessory 302, a transparent upper panel 300 is provided over the entire surface of the display area 51a, and the space between the upper panel 300 and the display area 51a is the first. The first accessory 302 is arranged, and the first accessory 302, the display area 51a, the transmission area 51b corresponding to the see-through window 3, and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are visually recognized from the player side through the upper panel 300. You can do it. Further, the first accessory 302 is arranged in the space between the upper panel 300 and the display area 51a so that the player or the like cannot touch it.

Further, a lower panel 200 on which the title of the slot machine 1 is printed is provided below the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R on the front door 1b, and the lower panel 200 is substantially in the center in the front-rear direction. A second accessory 400 is provided, which is movable forward and backward and has a production switch 401 that can be touched and operated by the player.

Inside the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 2, a reset switch 23 that detects a reset operation for canceling an error state and a stop state, which will be described later, without opening the front door 1b by a predetermined key operation. The setting value display 24, which displays the setting value at that time while changing the setting value or checking the setting value, which will be described later, is in a stopped state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed). ), A stop switch 36a for selecting the enable / disable of the stop function controlled by), automatic settlement processing at a predetermined opportunity (processing to settle (return) medals stored as credits regardless of the player's operation) The automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting the enable / disable of the automatic settlement function to be controlled to the above, and the flow path of the medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are provided in the hopper tank 34a described later inside the housing 1a (FIG. 2) A flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching to either the side or the medal payout outlet 9 side, and a medal insertion unit 31 that detects medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 and flowed down to the hopper tank 34a side. , A medal selector 29 having an insertion port sensor 26 for detecting the insertion of foreign matter on the upstream side of the insertion medal sensor 31, a door opening detection switch 25 for detecting the open state of the front door 1b (see FIG. 3), and a first accessory 302. A drive mechanism (not shown) for driving the drive units 302L and 302R for driving the movable portion 302C and the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is provided.

Inside the housing 1a, as shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned reels 2L, 2C, 2R, reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 3), and reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively, are located. Reel unit 2 composed of detectable reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R (see FIG. 3), external output board 1000 for outputting an external output signal (see FIG. 3), and medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are stored. The hopper tank 34a, the hopper motor 34b for paying out the medals stored in the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout outlet 9 (see FIG. 3), and the payout sensor 34c for detecting the medal paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 3). A hopper unit 34 and a power supply box 100 (see FIG. 3) are provided.

An overflow tank 35 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a is provided on the side of the hopper unit 34. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a (see FIG. 3) for detecting that the stored medals are full is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front surface of the power supply box 100 functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in normal times. However, in the setting change state, the reset / setting switch 38 that functions as a setting switch for changing the setting value of the winning probability (ball output rate) of the internal lottery, which will be described later, and the power supply that is operated when the power is turned on / off. A switch 39 is provided.

Since the power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a and the front door 1b is configured to be openable by a predetermined key operation possessed by a clerk or the like, it is provided on the front surface of the power supply box 100. The setting key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 can be operated only by a person such as a clerk who has the key, and cannot be operated by the player. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires further key operation after opening the front door 1b by key operation, only the clerk who has the key to operate the setting key switch 37 among the clerk of the amusement park. It is possible to operate.

When playing a game on the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, or the number of bets is set using credits. To use the credit, operate the MAXBET switch 6. When the specified number of bets determined according to the game state is set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the game can be started. Become. If more than the maximum number of medals are inserted out of the specified number corresponding to the gaming state, that amount will be added to the credit.

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

Further, in this embodiment, in order to make it easier to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning, the invalid lines LM1 to 4 (LM1 is the left middle right reel) separately from the winning line LN. LM2 is a line extending over each middle stage of the left middle right reel, LM3 is a line extending over each lower stage of the left middle right reel, and LM4 is a line extending over each lower stage of the left middle right reel and middle stage of the middle reel. , The line over the upper part of the right reel.) Is set. The invalid lines LM1 to LM1 to 4 are not determined to win by the combination of the symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to 4, but are invalid lines when the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting a specific winning. By configuring the combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) that will be awarded when the winning line LN is aligned with any of LM1 to LM4, the symbols constituting the winning line LN are the symbols that constitute a specific winning. This makes it easier to recognize that the combinations are complete.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the invalid line LM1 and the reel 2L are set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the upper stage of the reel 2L, the upper stage of the reel 2C, and the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the upper stage. The lower tier, the lower tier of the reel 2C, the lower tier of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged in the lower tier, the upper tier of the reel 2L, the middle tier of the reel 2C, the lower tier of the reel 2R, that is Invalid line set across the symbols lined up to the right LM3, lower row of reel 2L, middle row of reel 2C, upper row of reel 2R, that is, invalid line set across symbols lined up to the right Four types of LM4 are defined as invalid line LM.

Further, in this embodiment, as a winning combination, a prize is won when a predetermined combination of symbols (for example, "bell-watermelon-cherry") defined as a winning combination is prepared in the winning line LN, and a predetermined combination of symbols is obtained. When the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are aligned, the combination of symbols (for example, "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon"), which is an index that is easier to recognize than the predetermined symbol combination, is aligned, so that the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are aligned. Includes roles that can be made to look like a prize by combining any of the symbols. In the following, when a predetermined combination of symbols is aligned with the winning line LN, the combination of symbols aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 is referred to as a symbol combination as an index, and a combination of symbols as an index is configured. The symbol is called an index symbol.

When the start switch 7 is operated while the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously changed. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the perspective window 3.

When all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, one game is completed, and a predetermined combination of symbols (hereinafter, also referred to as a combination) on the winning line LN is displayed on each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R. If the game is stopped as a result, a prize will be generated, and a number of medals determined according to the prize will be given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the maximum number of credits (50 in this embodiment) is reached, medals are directly paid out from the medal payout outlet 9 (see FIG. 1). Further, when the combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state stops on the winning line LN as the display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the combination of symbols is shifted to the gaming state according to the combination of symbols. ..

In this embodiment, the game starts when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected while the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and the game ends when all the reels are stopped. In addition, one unit of control (game control) for executing the game starts when all the controls associated with the end of the previous game are completed, and when all the controls associated with the end of the game are completed. finish.

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

Further, in the slot machine 1 in the present embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated to start the fluctuation of the symbol, one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated. When this is done, the rotation of the reels corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is stopped, and the symbol is displayed as stopped. The maximum stop delay time from when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated to when the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped is 190 ms (milliseconds).

The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate 80 times per minute and change the symbol for 80 x 20 (the number of symbol frames per reel) = 1600 frames, so that a maximum of 4 symbols can be drawn in 190 ms. You will be able to do it. That is, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbols up to 4 frames ahead of the stops, for a total of 5 frames.

Therefore, for example, when any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated and the symbol displayed on the lower part of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol displayed from the reference is 4 Since the symbols up to the frame destination can be displayed in the lower row, when any of the stop switches 8L and 8R is operated on each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, on the winning line of the reel corresponding to the stop switch. The symbols arranged within 5 frames including the symbols displayed in can be displayed on the winning line.

In the following, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R may be simply referred to as reels when it is not necessary to distinguish them. Further, the reel 2L may be referred to as a left reel, the reel 2C may be referred to as a middle reel, and the reel 2R may be referred to as a right reel. Further, the operation of stopping the reels 2L, 2C and 2R by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R may be referred to as a stop operation.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game control board 40 controls the game, and the effect control board 90 controls the game. The effect is controlled according to the state, and the power supply board 101 generates a drive power source for the electric components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies the drive power source to each part.

An AC100V power supply is supplied to the power supply board 101 from the outside, and a DC voltage required for driving the electric components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated from the AC100V power supply, so that the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are generated. It is supposed to be supplied to. Further, the above-mentioned hopper motor 34b, payout sensor 34c, full tank sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

On the game control board 40, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the stop switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, the input medal sensor 31, and the door open. The detection switch 25, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R are connected, and the payout sensor 34c, the full tank sensor 35a, the setting key switch 37, and the reset / setting switch 38 described above are connected via the power supply board 101. The detection signals of these connected switches are input. Further, on the game control board 40, the above-mentioned credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12, 1-3 BETLED 14 to 16, input request LED 17, start effective LED 18, wait LED 19, replay LED 20, BET switch effective LED 21, left. , Middle, right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, set value display 24, flow path switching solenoid 30, reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are connected, and the hopper motor 34b described above is connected via the power supply board 101. These electrical components are connected and are driven under the control of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40.

The game control board 40 is composed of a microcomputer equipped with a main CPU 41a, a ROM 41b, a RAM 41c, and an I / O port 41d, and is provided with a random number circuit or the like that generates a random number for an internal lottery, and performs processing related to the progress of the game. It is input from the main control unit 41 that directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40, and the switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101. A switch detection circuit 44 that captures the detected detection signal and transmits it to the main control unit 41, and a motor drive that transmits the motor drive signal (stepping motor phase signal) output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R. The circuit 45, the solenoid drive circuit 46 that transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30, and the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 are connected to the game control board 40. When the LED drive circuit 47 transmitted to various indicators and LEDs and the voltage of the power supply supplied to the slot machine 1 are monitored and a voltage drop is detected, a voltage drop signal indicating that fact is sent to the main control unit 41. A power failure detection circuit 48 that outputs to the main control unit 41 and a reset circuit 49 that gives a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in a state where the power supply is unstable such as when the power is turned on or when the power is cut off are mounted.

The main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91. The command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in only one direction, and the command is not sent from the sub control unit 91 to the main control unit 41.

The main control unit 41 repeatedly loops the processing according to the control state until the detection state of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 changes as the main processing, and responds to the change in the detection state of the various switches. Execute the process of gradual migration. Further, the main control unit 41 executes the timer interrupt process (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment). The execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to be longer than the total time of the time in which the process repeated according to the control state in the main process completes and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main). This means that the process of repeating the timer interrupt process (main) between this time and the next time according to the control state always completes at least one cycle.

The effect switches 56 and 401, the position sensors 305a and 305b described below constituting the first accessory 302, and the accessory sensors 403a and 403b described below constituting the second accessory 400 are connected to the effect control board 90. The detection signals of these connected switches are input. Further, the effect control board 90 includes a liquid crystal display 51, an effect LED 52, speakers 53, 54, a reel LED 55, effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R, and effect motors 304L, 304R, which constitute the first accessory 302. The effect devices such as the effect LED 402 and the effect motor 404 that constitute the two accessory 400 are connected, and these effect devices are driven based on the control by the sub control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90. It has become like. In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 causes the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53, 54, the reel LED 55, the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R, and the effect motor 304L. , 304R, the effect LED 402, the effect motor 404, and other output control units are configured. In addition to the sub control unit 91, the effect control board is an output control unit that directly controls the output of the effect device. Mounted on 90 or another board, the sub control unit 91 determines the output pattern of the effect device based on the command from the main control unit 41, and the output control unit produces the effect based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 91. The output control of the device may be performed, and in such a configuration, the output control of the effect device is performed by both the sub control unit 91 and the output control unit.

The effect control board 90 includes a sub control unit 91 composed of a microcomputer provided with a sub CPU 91a, a ROM 91b, a RAM 91c, and an I / O port 91d to control the effect, and a liquid crystal display 51 connected to the effect control board 90. The display control circuit 92 that controls the display, the effect LED 52, the LED drive circuit 93 that controls the drive of the reel LED 55, and the audio output circuit 94 that controls the audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, when the power is turned on or A reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when an initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, and a switch detection circuit 96 that detects a detection signal input from switches connected to the effect control board 90. , The clock device 97 that outputs time information including date information and time information, and when the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 is monitored and a voltage drop is detected, a voltage drop signal indicating that fact is sent to the sub CPU 91a. From the sub-control unit 91 with respect to the power failure detection circuit 98 that outputs to the output, and the effect motors 304L and 304R for operating the first accessory 302 and the effect motor 404 for operating the second accessory 400. A motor drive circuit 99 for transmitting an output motor drive signal (phase signal of a stepping motor), other circuits, and the like are mounted.

The sub-control unit 91 receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40 to perform various controls for performing the effect, and directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90. Control.

The reset circuit 95 mounted on the effect control board 90 has a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 for giving the system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40, and is set to have a lower voltage when the power is turned on. The sub control unit 91 is activated at an earlier stage than the main control unit 41. On the other hand, the power failure detection circuit 98 is set to have a lower voltage for outputting the voltage drop signal than the power failure detection circuit 48 for outputting the voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40, and is set to have a lower voltage when the power is cut. The sub control unit 91 detects a power failure at a stage later than that of the main control unit 41, and performs a power failure process (sub) described later.

The motor drive circuit 99 outputs motor drive signals to the respective effect motors 304L, 304R, and 404 based on the control signal generated by the sub CPU 91a according to the effect mode. When the sub CPU 91a outputs the control signal pattern selected according to the above, the operations of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 are controlled by the sub control unit 91 according to the effect mode. The motor drive signals of the effect motors 304L, 304R, 404 are phase signals of the stepping motor, like the motor drive signals of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R. By exciting each excitation phase of the effect motors 304L, 304R, 404 by the motor drive signal, the effect motors 304L, 304R, 404 are rotated, and the effect motors 304L, 304R, 404 are The shorter the step rate of the motor drive signal, the weaker the torque and the higher speed, and the longer the step rate of the motor drive signal, the stronger the torque and the lower speed.

Like the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 has an interrupt function, generates an interrupt when receiving a command from the main control unit 41, and acquires a command transmitted from the main control unit 41. , Executes command reception interrupt processing to be stored in the buffer. Further, the sub control unit 91 generates an interrupt every time the number of input of the system clock reaches a certain number, that is, every fixed time interval (about 2 ms), and executes a timer interrupt process (sub) described later. Further, unlike the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 interrupts the process when an interrupt occurs based on the reception of a command, even if the timer interrupt process (sub) is being executed. The command reception interrupt process is executed in, and even if the interrupt that triggers the timer interrupt process (sub) occurs at the same time, the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority. Further, the backup power supply is also supplied to the sub control unit 91 at the time of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 91c is held while the backup power supply is supplied.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment has a configuration in which the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. Specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using the winning probability according to the set value in the lottery that affects the advantage to the player such as the internal lottery. The set value is composed of 6 stages from 1 to 6, with 6 having the highest payout rate, and the smaller the value in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 the lower the payout rate. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and the smaller the value in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is, the lower the advantage is.

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

It should be noted that, when the power is turned on while the setting key switch 37 is on, the setting change state may be entered on condition that the door open detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b. Well, with such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting from being changed illegally when the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration of shifting to the setting change state on the condition that the detection corresponding to the opening of the front door 1b is performed, the door opening detection switch 25 corresponds to the opening of the front door 1b after shifting to the setting change state. It is preferable to maintain the setting change state even if the detection is not performed. Therefore, even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting change, the operation for shifting to the setting change state is performed again. It is not necessary and the setting change operation is not complicated. Further, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off after the start switch 7 is operated to confirm the set value after shifting to the setting change state, the door open detection switch 25 detects the front door 1b to be opened. On the condition that the setting is changed, the setting change state may be terminated and the game may proceed to a state in which the game can proceed. Even in such a configuration, the front door 1b may be illegally opened. It is possible to prevent the setting from being changed.

Further, in order to confirm the set value, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on after the game is finished and the bet number is not set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value display 24 displays the setting value read from the RAM 41c, so that the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the progress of the game is impossible, and by turning off the setting key switch 37, the setting confirmation state ends and the game returns to the state in which the progress is possible.

After the game is over, when the setting key switch 37 is turned on when the number of bets is not set, it is a condition that the door opening detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b. In addition, a configuration that shifts to the setting confirmation state may be used, and such a configuration can prevent the setting value from being illegally confirmed when the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration of shifting to the setting confirmation state on condition that the detection corresponding to the opening of the front door 1b is performed, the door opening detection switch 25 corresponds to the opening of the front door 1b after shifting to the setting confirmation state. It is preferable to maintain the setting confirmation state even if the detection is not performed. Therefore, even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting confirmation, the operation for shifting to the setting confirmation state again is performed. It is not necessary and the setting confirmation operation is not complicated. Further, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off after the start switch 7 is operated to confirm the set value after the transition to the setting confirmation state, the door open detection switch 25 detects the front door 1b to be opened. On the condition that the setting is confirmed, the setting confirmation state may be terminated and the game may be returned to the state in which the game can proceed. Even in such a configuration, the front door 1b is illegally not opened. It is possible to prevent the set value from being confirmed.

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not a voltage drop signal from the power failure detection circuit 48 is detected each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed. When the determination process is performed and it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected in the power failure determination process, the power failure process (main) for setting the data for determining whether the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the next return is performed. Run.

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

The error state shifts to the normal error state that is canceled by the reset operation (operation of the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23) and the setting change state described above, and is canceled until a new setting value is set. The RAM error state is a special error state, including the special error state without, and once controlled to the RAM error error state, it shifts to the setting change state and is released until a new setting value is set. Will not be done.

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

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

Further, even if it is determined that the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of its activation, the sub control unit 91 is activated when it receives a setting command described later indicating that the setting has been changed from the main control unit 41. The RAM 91c is initialized even when neither the return command nor the setting command, which will be described later, indicating that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been restored is received even after a certain period of time has elapsed. In this case as well, only the RAM 91c is initialized, and the execution of the effect is not disabled.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a specified number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state is determined, and the game is provided on the condition that the specified number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set. Can be started. In this embodiment, the winning line LN is activated when a predetermined number of bets are set according to the gaming state.

Then, in this embodiment, the winning line that is activated when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped (in the case of this embodiment, the winning line LN is always enabled, so that it is enabled in the following. A prize is won when a combination of symbols called a role is arranged on the winning line LN (simply called a winning line). The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

The types of winning roles are determined according to the game status, but they can be broadly divided into small roles that involve paying out medals and re-starting the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There is a game role and a special role with a transition to a game state that is advantageous to the player. In the following, the small role and the replay role are collectively referred to as the general role. In order for each winning combination determined according to the game state to be won, it is necessary to win the internal lottery and set the winning flag of the winning combination in the RAM 41c. The internal lottery is performed before the display results of all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived (specifically, the start switch 7) whether or not the main control unit 41 allows the winning of each of the above-mentioned combinations. It is determined by using a random number (at the time of detection). Of the winning flags for each of these winning combinations, the winning flags for the small winning combination and the replaying combination are valid only in the game in which the flags are set, and are invalid in the next game, but the winning flags for the special winning combination are , It is valid until the combinations of the allowed combinations are complete by the flag, and is invalid in the game in which the combinations of the allowed combinations are complete. That is, once the winning flag of the special role is won, even if the combination of the winning combination permitted by the flag cannot be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

In addition, in the internal lottery, a general role (hereinafter referred to as a duplicate winning combination) that is won in duplicate with the special combination is provided, and if the duplicate winning combination is won in the internal lottery, the special role is also duplicated. It is suggested that the special combination may have been elected by stopping the symbol combinations constituting the duplicate winning combination on reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. It has become.

Further, in the internal lottery, only when the stop operation is performed in a predetermined stop order, the symbols constituting the winning combination are aligned with the winning line LN and stopped, and a small winning combination can be generated. A re-game combination (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a push order combination), a small combination that can generate a prize by aligning the symbols that make up the combination with the winning line LN regardless of the stop order, and a re-game combination (replaying combination) (Sometimes called non-pushing order) can be won.

In addition, in the internal lottery, as the winning combination, a special role (special small role or special replaying role) different from the normal role is included, and the special role is won by the internal lottery. The right controlled by the assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) (hereinafter referred to as AT right) described later over the number of games can be won.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 notifies the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, which is advantageous for the player, by the lighting mode of the game auxiliary display 12 according to the internal lottery result. It is possible to control the assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT), which is the notification period during which notification can be executed, and the right to be controlled by AT is elected, and a predetermined start condition (for example, after the AT right is elected) is predetermined. After the number of games has passed and the AT right has been won, the predetermined symbol combination stops at reels 2L, 2C, 2R, etc.), and the main control unit 41 starts controlling the AT. , Control to AT. Then, when the AT is controlled, by winning the navigation target combination (corresponding combination among the above-mentioned push order combinations) according to the game state, the navigation notification is executed, which is advantageous for the player. The operation mode (pushing order, operation timing) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is notified, and a command capable of specifying an operation mode that is advantageous to the player is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 to display the liquid crystal. A navigation effect using a display 51 or the like is executed. By operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R in the operation mode notified by the navigation notification and the navigation effect, the push order winning combination won in the internal lottery can be reliably won. In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 can execute the navigation notification and execute the navigation effect by satisfying certain conditions even in the non-AT state not controlled by the AT. ..

Next, the stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R performed by the main control unit 41 will be described. The main control unit 41 inputs the winning number, the table index stored in the ROM 41b, and the table creation data when the reel starts to rotate and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating remains. Refer to it and create a stop control table for each spinning reel. Then, when any operation corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected among the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to, and the referenced stop control table is slipped. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R.

In this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding frames, and it is possible to pull in a maximum of 4 symbols to stop the reel after detecting the stop operation. That is, the stop position of the symbol can be specified from a range of up to 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. Further, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to pull in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation to stop the reel, and stop when the stop operation is detected. It is possible to specify the stop position of a symbol from a range of up to 5 symbols including the operation position.

In this embodiment, if any of the winning combinations is won, when the stop operation is performed, the winning combinations can be stopped by aligning the winning combinations within the pull-in range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. If possible, control is performed to align and stop the winning combination, and control is performed to stop the winning combination without aligning it within a pull-in range of a maximum of 4 frames.

If the special role and the small role are won at the same time, such as when the special role is carried over from before the previous game and the small role is won, the maximum on the winning line is when the stop operation is performed. If the winning small wins can be aligned and stopped within the pull-in range of 4 frames, the control is performed to align and stop the small wins that have been won within the pull-in range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. If it is not possible to draw in, if it is possible to align and stop the winning special roles in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, control is performed to align and stop them, and the winning combination is Control is performed so that the four frames are stopped without being aligned within the pull-in range. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the small winning combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special winning combination, and the special winning combination can be won only when the small winning combination cannot be drawn in. If the special role and the small role can be drawn in at the same time, only the small role will be drawn in, and the small role will not be aligned on the winning line at the same time as the special role. In addition, when a special role and a small role are won at the same time, the control to align the special role on the winning line is prioritized over the small role, and only when the special role cannot be drawn in, the small role is placed on the winning line. Alignment control may be performed.

Further, in this embodiment, when the special role and the re-game combination are won at the same time, such as when the special role is carried over from before the previous game and the re-game combination is won, the stop operation is performed. At that time, control is performed so that the symbols of the re-game combination are aligned and stopped within a pull-in range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-game combination or the symbols constituting the re-game combination to be elected at the same time are arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within 4 frames for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Since it can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range of 4 frames, if the special role and the re-game combination are won at the same time, regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player. Instead, all the replay roles will be awarded. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the re-game combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special combination, and the re-game combination is sure to win the prize. If the special role and the re-game role can be drawn in at the same time, only the re-game role will be drawn in, and the special role will not be aligned on the winning line at the same time as the re-game role.

In this embodiment, the reel stop control is performed using a stop control table that can specify the number of slip frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. However, the stop position that can specify the stop position can be specified. A configuration that specifies the stop position from the table and stops the reel at the specified stop position, and searches for a stop position that can be stopped at the timing when the stop operation is performed without using the stop control table or stop position table. A configuration that performs stop control to specify and stop the reel at the specified stop position, stop control using the stop control table, stop control using the stop position table, and stop without using the stop control table or stop position table. A configuration in which stop control by searching and specifying a stop position may be used together, or a configuration in which a stop control table or a stop position table is partially changed to perform stop control may be used.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 transmits a command to the effect control board 90 at a predetermined trigger, while the sub control unit 91 is based on the command transmitted by the main control unit 41. Control the production.

In the timer interrupt processing (sub), the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer, and if an unprocessed command is stored, the earliest of them. The control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to based on the command received in the step, and the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speaker 53, 54, the reel LED 55, and the effect are based on the control contents registered in the control pattern table. Output control of various effect devices such as LED 303L, 303C, 303R, 402, effect motors 304L, 304R, 404 and the like. In the control pattern table, for each of the plurality of types of effect patterns, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the effect lighting mode of the effect LED 52, the output modes of the speakers 53 and 54, the lighting mode of the reel LED 55, and the effect. Control patterns of these effect devices such as lighting modes of the LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R, and 402, drive patterns of the effect motors 304L, 304R, and 404 are registered, and the sub-control unit 91 receives a command when the sub-control unit 91 receives a command. Among the control patterns registered corresponding to the effect patterns set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table, the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to, and the effect device is based on the control pattern. Output control is performed. As a result, the effect according to the effect pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

If the sub-control unit 91 receives a new command during the execution of the effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 91 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed and uses the newly received command. An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. That is, even if the production is not completed to the end, when a new command is received, the production that was being executed is canceled and a new production is performed unless the new command received is not the command that triggers the new production. The effect based on the command will be executed.

Further, when the sub-control unit 91 receives the internal winning command, the sub-control unit 91 selects an effect pattern at a selection rate according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command and sets it in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b, and when the sub-control unit 91 receives the internal winning command, it is stored in the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command. The registered selection rate is referred to, one of the effect patterns is selected from a plurality of types of effect patterns according to the selection rate, and the selected effect pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the effect pattern of the game. Therefore, even if the same command is received, a different control pattern is selected depending on the effect pattern selected when the internal winning command is received, and as a result, different effects may be performed depending on the effect pattern.

Next, the configuration of the first accessory 302 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the first accessory 302 is a movable portion 302C that can move the front side of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 in the vertical direction, and both sides of the movable portion 302C inside the front door. It is composed of drive units 302L, 302R and the like of movable units 302C arranged on both sides of the liquid crystal display 51, respectively.

On the front side of the movable portion 302C, the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R are arranged so as to be visible from the player side, and on both side portions of the movable portion 302C, the guide pieces 305L connected to the drive portions 302L, 302R are arranged. , 305R is provided. The guide pieces 305L and 305R are passed through slit-shaped holes 301L and 301R extending in the vertical direction inserted from the front side to the inside side of the front door 1b on both sides of the display area 51a of the front door 1b, and the inside of the front door 1b. It is connected to the drive units 302L and 302R on the side. The movable portion 302C may be equipped with a liquid crystal display that can be visually recognized from the player side, a structure that operates on the movable portion, and the like.

The drive units 302L and 302R are the guide shafts 325L and 325R that guide the guide pieces 305L and 305R of the movable parts 302C in the vertical direction, and the upper bearing portions 321L and 321R that rotatably support the upper and lower ends of the guide shafts 325L and 325R. And the lower bearing portions 322L, 322R, the driven gears 327L and 327R fixed to the lower part of the guide shafts 325L and 325R, and the effect motors 304L and 304R for driving the driven gears 327L and 327R via the drive gears. It is composed of position sensors 305a and 305b that detect the position of unit 302C.

A concave groove is spirally formed on the peripheral surface of the guide shafts 325L and 325R, while the guide pieces 305L and 305R of the movable portion 302C are slidably engaged with the groove and the movable portion 302C. A support portion is provided to support the guide shafts 325L and 325R. By driving the directing motors 328L and 328R, the guide shafts 325L and 325R are rotated around the axis, and the support portions of the guide pieces 305L and 305R are formed. By moving relative to the groove portion of the guide shaft 325L and 325R, the movable portion 302C can move in the vertical direction along the guide shaft 325L and 325R.

The position sensors 305a and 305b are sensors that detect whether or not there is a movable portion 302C at the detection position of the corresponding position sensor, and the position sensor 305a is such that the movable portion 302C is the movable portion as shown in FIG. The position sensor 305b is arranged at a position where it can be detected that it is in the initial position when performing an effect using the 302C, and the position sensor 305b is the lowest position in the range in which the movable portion 302C moves up and down as shown in FIG. 5A. It is placed in a position where it can be detected. The position sensor may be arranged at a position where it can be detected that the movable portion 302C is at a specific position, and is not limited to the initial position and the lowest position of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 (b). In addition, it may be a position where it can be detected that the movable portion 302C is in the middle position in the range of vertical movement. Further, the number of position sensors may be a plurality or a singular number as long as it is movable to detect that the movable portion 302C is at a specific position.

The effect motors 304L and 304R are composed of stepping motors, and the effect motors 304L and 304R are rotationally driven from the time when the movable portion 302C is detected by the position sensor 305a, that is, when the movable portion 302C is in the initial position. The position of the movable unit 302C (position from the initial position) can be specified by the number of steps to be performed, and as shown in FIG. 5, the movable unit 302C is moved to an arbitrary position by the drive signal from the sub control unit 91. Is possible.

The lighting patterns of the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, and 303R can be controlled by the control signal output from the sub control unit 91, and the effect LED 303C is advantageous to the player, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A. Information on the benefits and, as shown in FIG. 5B, it is possible to display a message suggesting that the situation may be advantageous for the player.

The sub-control unit 91 rotates and drives the effect motors 304L and 304R at a predetermined speed by outputting a drive signal in a predetermined pattern according to the effect mode, that is, the movable unit 302C is driven at a predetermined speed. It is possible to move it up and down. The drive signal pattern according to the effect mode is from the first pattern and the first speed in which the effect motors 304L and 304R are rotationally driven in the forward direction (the direction in which the movable portion 302C moves downward) at a predetermined first speed. The second pattern of rotating the effect motors 304L and 304R in the forward direction at a predetermined second speed, which is also fast, and the effect motors 304L and 304R in the opposite direction (the direction in which the movable portion 302C moves upward) at the first speed. A third pattern of rotationally driven is included.

Next, the configuration of the second accessory 400 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. As shown in FIG. 6, the second accessory 400 is provided substantially in the center of the lower panel 200 of the front door 1b, and the effect switch 401 that can be operated by the player and the effect switch 401 are the lower panel. A second position (FIG. 6) that substantially coincides with the display surface 200a of the 200, advances from the first position (see FIG. 6A) to the player side, and protrudes from the display surface 200a of the lower panel 200. (See)), the moving unit 410 that can move forward and backward, the driving unit 411 that moves the moving unit 410 forward and backward, the effect motor 404 that drives the cam mechanism of the driving unit 411, and the moving unit 410 are specified. It is composed of accessory sensors 403a, 403b, etc. that detect whether or not they are in the position of.

As shown in FIG. 7, the moving portion 410 is formed in a bottomed tubular shape, is arranged so that the bottom surface 410a side of the moving portion 410 is forward in the moving direction, and is arranged on the outer surface of the bottom surface 410a of the moving portion 410. A production switch 401 is provided. In the rear portion of the moving portion 410 in the moving direction, regulation arms 474a and 474b for restricting the movement of the moving portion 410 are extended toward the rear side from positions facing each other across the central axis of the moving portion 410. , Cylindrical protrusions 475a and 475b are projected inward on the facing surfaces at the rear ends of the regulating arms 474a and 474b.

The drive unit 411 has a cam member 421 formed in a cylindrical shape and compression springs 472a to 472d that urge the moving unit 410 forward. On the outer peripheral surface of the cam member 421, a recess 441 that is recessed inward in the radial direction of the cam member 421 is formed. The stepped portion between the outer peripheral surface of the cam member 421 and the recess 441 has two parallel surfaces 442a and 442b extending parallel to the axial direction (front-back direction) of the cam member 421 and inclined with respect to the axial direction of the cam member 421. The two curved inclined surfaces 443a and 443b extending in the direction, the rear ends of the parallel surfaces 442a and 442b and the rear ends of the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b extend in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the cam member 421. Two orthogonal planes 444a and 444b are formed.

The two parallel surfaces 442a and 442b, the two inclined surfaces 443a and 443b, and the two orthogonal surfaces 444a and 444b are arranged at positions facing each other with the rotation shaft 422 interposed therebetween. Further, the front end portions of the parallel surfaces 442a and 442b and the front end portions of the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b are separated from each other so that the movement of the protrusions 475a and 475b can be restricted.

The cam member 421 configured in this way is rotatably provided at the tip of a rotating shaft facing the front-rear direction of the effect motor 404 around the rotating shaft, and the moving portion 410 is urged by compression springs 472a to 472d. The protrusions 475a and 475b of the moving portion 410 are inserted into the recesses 441 of the cam member 421 so as to cover the cam member 421 in this state. When the protrusions 475a and 475b come into contact with the stepped portion of the recess 441, the movement of the protrusions 475a and 475b is restricted.

The effect motor 404 is composed of a stepping motor, and the effect motor 404 is operated from the time when the moving unit 410 is detected by the accessory sensor 403b, that is, when the moving unit 410 is in the first position which is the initial position. The position of the moving unit 410 (position from the initial position) can be specified by the number of steps to be rotationally driven, and by rotationally driving the effect motor 404 by a predetermined number of steps, the moving unit 410 is moved from the first position to the first position. It is possible to move it to two positions.

The accessory sensors 403a and 403b are position sensors that detect whether or not there is a moving unit 410 at the detection position of the corresponding accessory sensor, and the accessory sensor 403a uses the effect switch 401 for the moving unit 410. It is arranged at a position where it can be detected that it is in the first position, which is the initial position when performing the effect, and the accessory sensor 403b is in the second position, which is the front position of the range in which the moving unit 410 moves forward and backward. It is placed in a detectable position. The arrangement of the accessory sensor may be any position as long as it can detect that the moving unit 410 is in a specific position, and is not limited to the first position and the second position of this embodiment, and the moving unit 410 moves forward and backward. It may be an intermediate position in the range to be used. Further, the number of accessory sensors may be a plurality or a singular number as long as it can detect and move the moving unit 410 at a specific position.

As shown in FIG. 7A, in the initial driving state of the second accessory 400, the peripheral surfaces of the protrusions 475a and 475b are in contact with the orthogonal surfaces 444a and 444b, respectively, and the movement is caused by the compression springs 472a to 472d. Since the movement of the portion 410 to the second position side (forward) is restricted, the moving portion 410 is maintained at the first position (initial position).

As shown in FIG. 7B, when the sub-control unit 91 executes the spring drive control for moving the moving unit 410 from the first position to the second position at a second speed faster than the first speed described later. , The cam member 421 is rotated by a predetermined angle in the second direction (direction of the middle arrow in FIG. 7B) by the effect motor 404. As a result, when the orthogonal surfaces 444a and 444b move to the second direction side from the protrusions 475a and 475b and the restrictions imposed by the orthogonal surfaces 444a and 444b on the peripheral surfaces of the protrusions 475a and 475b are released, the protrusions 475a, The 475b moves forward along the parallel surfaces 442a and 442b by the urging force of the compression springs 472a to 472d. As a result, the effect switch 401 vigorously pops out from the first position to the second position together with the moving portion 410, and is maintained at the second position by the urging force of the compression springs 472a to 472d.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the moving unit 410 is in the second position, the sub-control unit 91 executes the return drive control for moving the moving unit 410 from the second position to the first position. The cam member 421 is rotated by a directing motor 404 in a predetermined angle in the second direction (direction of the middle arrow in FIG. 7C). As a result, the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b of the moving portion 410 of the cam member 412 move to the second direction side, and the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b come into contact with the protrusions 475a and 475b. Further, the cam member 421 is rotated by a directing motor 404 in a second direction (see the direction of the middle arrow in FIG. 7C), so that as the cam member 421 rotates in the second direction, the protrusion 475a, The position where the 475b contacts the cam member 421 changes rearward along the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b. At this time, while suppressing the urging force by the compression springs 472a to 472d, the protrusions 475a and 475b move along the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b, so that the moving portion 410 moves to the first position. Then, after the moving portion 410 is moved to the first position, the moving portion 410 is stopped by stopping the rotational drive of the effect motor 404 in a state where the protruding portions 475a and 475b are in contact with the orthogonal surfaces 444a and 444b. Will be maintained in the first position, i.e. the initial position.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the sub-control unit 91 executes low-speed movement control for moving the moving unit 410 from the first position to the second position at a first speed slower than the second speed, the cam The member 421 is rotated in the first direction (direction of the middle arrow in FIG. 8A) by the effect motor 404. As a result, when the orthogonal surfaces 444a and 444b move to the first direction side from the protrusions 475a and 475b and the restrictions on the protrusions 475a and 475b by the orthogonal surfaces 444a and 444b are released, the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b As the cam member 421 abuts and is further rotated in the first direction, the position where the peripheral surfaces of the protrusions 475a and 475b abut with the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b changes forward along the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b. .. At this time, the protrusions 475a and 475b move forward by the urging force of the compression springs 472a to 472d while moving along the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b. In this case, the protrusions 475a and 475b are constantly subjected to backward resistance from the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b due to the urging force of the compression springs 472a to 472d, so that the moving speed of the inclined surfaces 443a and 443b, that is, the effect The moving unit 410 moves to the second position at a speed corresponding to the rotation speed of the motor 404, and the moving unit 410 pops out at a slower speed than in the case of the spring drive control described above.

In this state, when the sub-control unit 91 moves the moving unit 410 from the second position to the first position, the sub-control unit 91 executes the return drive control described above to perform low-speed movement control even when the spring drive control is executed. It is possible to move the moving unit 410 to the first position at a predetermined speed by the common return drive control even when the above is executed.

As described above, in the second accessory 400, the sub-control unit 91 can change the forward moving speed of the moving unit 410 by switching the rotation direction of the cam member 421. Further, the sub-control unit 91 moves the moving unit 410 from the first position to the second position at a predetermined speed by changing the rotation speed of the cam member 421 in the low-speed movement control (see FIG. 8). , Spring drive control (see FIG. 8) for moving the moving unit 410 from the first position to the second position at a speed faster than a predetermined speed can be executed. Further, the sub-control unit 91 moves the moving unit 410 from the first position to the second position by spring drive control or low-speed movement control, and then moves the moving unit 410 from the second position to the first position by common return drive control. It can be moved to.

The first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 of this embodiment can be operated according to a predetermined operation pattern by setting an operation pattern according to the effect pattern by the sub control unit 91 as described later. The operation mode of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302, the lighting mode of the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R of the first accessory 302, and the operation mode of the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400, the first role. Depending on the lighting mode of the effect LED 402 of the object 302, there is a possibility that a privilege advantageous to the player has been given, a possibility that the privilege will be given, the content of the privilege (number of games, number of medals, number of rights, etc.), internal lottery. It is possible to suggest the type of winning combination in, the possibility that a small winning combination or a replaying combination was won in the internal lottery, and the like.

Benefits that are advantageous to the player determine the value that can be used for the game, the replay, the advantageous state that is advantageous to the player, and the right that enables the transition to the advantageous state (whether or not the advantageous state occurs). Winning a lottery, allowing a prize to shift to an advantageous state, etc.), the right to be notified of an operation mode that is advantageous to the player, and being controlled to a game state with a high expected value to which a game value is given. The game, such as the right, the right to be notified whether the current game state is a game state that is advantageous to the player, the period controlled to the advantageous state (the number of fixed games, the average value of the number of games that fluctuates depending on the end condition, etc.) It may be advantageous to the player, or it may not be directly advantageous to the player, for example, to be a condition for the production to be performed in a special production mode, or to obtain a privilege on the Internet. It may be a condition or the like.

Next, the control content of the initial setting process executed by the main control unit 41 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

When the main control unit 41 is activated due to the occurrence of a reset, the main control unit 41 sets the startup time. In the startup setting, the status flag provided in the main control unit 41 is initialized. The status flag is data that holds the state of the operation result and the execution result of the instruction, and particularly includes the interrupt master permission flag that sets the prohibition / permission of interrupt. Since the initial value of the interrupt master permission flag is a value indicating the prohibition of interrupts, the main control unit 41 is started in a state where interrupts are prohibited. After that, the main control unit 41 sets various functions with reference to the HW parameters stored in the ROM 41b, and then performs the initial setting process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9 according to the program stored in the ROM 41b.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the initial setting process, first, interrupt is set to prohibit (Sa1), then the initial process is executed (Sa2), the RAM initialization data is set, and each output port is initialized. , And various initial settings such as setting the built-in register and setting the upper address of the interrupt vector, and wait until the power supply voltage becomes normal. After that, the destruction determination process of the RAM 41c is executed (Sa3), and it is determined whether or not the stored contents of the RAM 41c are destroyed based on the parity of the RAM 41c and the destruction diagnosis data set at the time of power failure.

After the RAM destruction determination process is performed in the step of Sa3, the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state based on the detection state specified by the detection signal of the setting key switch 37 with reference to the parallel input port 511. If it is determined whether or not it is (Sa4) and it is determined that the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state, the RAM initialization process is executed to initialize the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sa5). In the RAM initialization process, all the RAM areas of the usable area except the stack area in use of the RAM 41c are initialized.

After executing the RAM initialization process in the step of Sa5, the setting command (start) indicating that the setting is changed to the setting change state is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 (Sa6), and then the setting change process is started. After shifting to the setting change process, the set value is confirmed by operating the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 in a predetermined procedure as described above, and the OFF of the setting key switch 37 is detected. By doing so, the setting change process is completed, and the game shifts to a state in which it can proceed. Further, the main control unit 41 transmits a setting command (end) indicating that the setting change processing is finished when the setting change processing is finished, to the sub control unit 91. Can specify the end of the setting change process on the main control unit 41 side based on the setting command (end).

On the other hand, when it is determined in the step of Sa4 that the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state, it is determined whether or not the stored contents of the RAM 41c are destroyed (Sa7). In the step of Sa7, it is determined whether or not the RAM abnormality flag is set, and whether or not the stored contents of the RAM 41c are destroyed based on the determination result in the destruction diagnosis process in the step of Sa3.

When it is determined in the step of Sa7 that the stored contents of the RAM 41c are destroyed, a RAM error flag indicating that a RAM error has occurred is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sa8), and the RAM error occurs. After transmitting an error command that can identify the occurrence to the sub-control unit 91 (Sa9), the process proceeds to error processing.

In the error processing, the error state is controlled so that the progress of the game is disabled. In the error state in which the RAM error flag is set and the transition is made, the data in the RAM 41c is initialized by initializing all the RAM areas in the usable area by turning on the setting key switch 37 and turning on the power switch 39. It is possible to eliminate the error state by surely eliminating the abnormality. On the other hand, when the power switch 39 is turned on without turning on the setting key switch 37, the RAM error flag is still set and an error state occurs again. Further, the case where the stored contents of the RAM 41c are not destroyed is a case where the RAM abnormality flag is not set, the RAM parity is 0 in the destruction diagnosis process, and the destruction diagnosis data is determined to be correct. ..

If it is determined in the step of Sa7 that the stored contents of the RAM 41c have not been destroyed, a return command indicating that the control state before the power failure has been restored is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 (S10), and then all the registers. Is restored (Sa11). Then, the timer interrupt is set to allow (Sa12), the initial setting process is terminated, the process is shifted to the timer interrupt process (main), and the operation is executed before the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. Return to the processing.

In this way, the main control unit 41 performs the initial setting process first after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, and in the initial setting process, the power supply to the slot machine 1 is performed. Depending on the state of the main control unit 41 when it is started, the process shifts to one of timer interrupt processing (main), setting change processing, and error processing. Then, when migrating to these processes, a command capable of specifying the type of the process to be transferred is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and when migrating to the timer interrupt process (main), that is, When returning to the control state before the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, a return command is sent to the sub-control unit 91 to start the setting change process and shift to the setting change state. Sends a setting command (start) to the sub-control unit 91, and sends an error command to the sub-control unit 91 when error processing is started due to a RAM error to shift to an error state.

After shifting from the initial setting process to the setting change process, the main control unit 41 returns to a state in which the game can proceed through the setting change state, so that the game can proceed. When returning to the state, the setting command (end) that can specify that the setting change state is terminated is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, but the return command is not transmitted. In addition, after shifting to error processing due to RAM error, the error state is released by shifting to setting change processing as described above, so that the game can proceed to a state where it can proceed. Even when the process is completed and the game returns to a state in which the game can proceed, the return command is not transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

Next, the control contents of various controls executed by the sub-control unit 91 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 25.

When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started and the reset signal is input from the reset circuit 95, the sub control unit 91 of this embodiment executes the initial control described later. In the initial control, according to the type of command received from the main control unit 41, the main control unit 41 notifies that the setting change state is controlled and that the error state is controlled. Control, the main control unit 41 returns to the control state before the power failure, that is, when a normal game is started, various controls for performing an effect related to the game or the like are performed. By returning the main control unit 41 to the control state before the power failure, it is determined whether or not the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 operate normally for various controls for performing an effect related to a game or the like. Initial operation processing to be confirmed, these first accessory 302, second accessory 400, and LEDs controlled by the sub control unit 91 (effect LED 52, effect LED 56a, effect LED 303L of the first accessory 302) , 303C, 303R, the effect LED 402 of the second accessory 400), and the operation confirmation control process described later for confirming the operation of each effect device including the speakers 53 and 54.

First, the initial control will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, in the initial control, the sub control unit 91 starts the start-up process (Sp1) when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is restarted and the reset signal is input from the reset circuit 95, and the sub control unit 91 is sub-controlled. The control state before the power failure is restored by initializing the built-in device and peripheral IC of the CPU 91a, the interrupt mode, the stack pointer, etc., setting the access to the RAM 91c, determining whether the RAM 91c is normal or not, and the like. The timing at which the power supply to the slot machine 1 is restarted and the reset signal is output from the reset circuit 95 is earlier than the timing at which the reset signal is input to the main control unit 41 and reset to the main control unit 41. This is the timing at which a sufficient period is secured for the sub-control unit 91 to complete the activation process before the signal is input. In the activation process, the accessory normal flags 1 and 2 and the accessory abnormality flags 1 and 2 described later are cleared, and the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 in the production is set to be disallowed. Will be done. If it is determined that the RAM 91c is not normal, the state shifts to the sub-error state and the error of the sub-control unit 91 is notified without returning the control state before the power failure.

After the start processing is normally completed in the step of Sp1 and the control state before the power failure is restored, whether an error command (RAM error) has been received from the main control unit 41 (Sp2) or a setting command (start) is executed. While determining whether the command has been received (Sp3) or the return command (Sp4), it waits until any one of the error command (RAM error), the setting command (start), and the return command is received (Sp2). ~ Sp4).

When the return command is received in the step of Sp4, it is determined whether or not the game was in progress before the power failure based on various data indicating the progress of the game set in the RAM 91c (Sp5). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the state before the power failure was the state before all the reels stopped after the game start operation was performed, and after the game start operation was performed, all the reels stopped. If it is in the state before the power failure, it is determined that the game was in progress before the power failure. Then, when it is determined that the game was in progress before the power failure, the output control of the effect according to the control state before the power failure is started, and the effect executed before the power failure is restarted (Sp6).

In this embodiment, it is configured to specify whether or not the game was in progress before the power failure based on various data indicating the progress of the game set in the RAM 91c. For example, in the state during the game. The main control unit 41 is configured to transmit a return command capable of specifying that the player has recovered from the power failure, and the sub control unit 91 specifies whether or not the game was in progress before the power failure based on the return command. It may be configured.

After starting the output control of the effect in the step of Sp6, the game progresses and all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, so that the presence or absence of a prize and the type of the prize can be specified. It waits until a command is received from the main control unit 41 (Sp7), and each time the winning determination command is received, it is determined whether or not the re-game combination has won a prize based on the winning determination command (Sp8), and the game is repeated. Until the game is ended without winning a prize, the player waits while continuing the output control of the effect started in the step of Sp6 (Sp7, Sp8). The main control unit 41 transmits a winning determination command to the sub control unit 91 when all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped in each game.

If it is determined in the step of Sp5 that the game was not in progress before the power failure, the standby period timer provided in the predetermined area of the RAM 91c is used to start the clocking of the standby period (Sp18), based on the standby period timer. The standby control is performed to wait until a predetermined standby period (1 minute in this embodiment) has elapsed or it is specified that the effect switch 56 has been operated (Sp19, Sp20).

If it is determined that the effect switch 56 has been operated in the step of Sp20 before it is determined that the standby period has elapsed based on the standby period timer in the step of Sp19, the operation confirmation control process is executed (Sp21). As will be described later, operation confirmation control is performed to confirm whether or not each effect device controlled by the sub control unit 91 operates normally (see FIGS. 23 to 25).

Then, in the step of Sp19, when it is determined that the standby period has elapsed based on the standby period timer without operating the effect switch 56 within the standby period, the operation confirmation control process executed in the step of Sp21 ends. In that case, if it is determined that the game has ended without winning the replaying combination in the step of Sp8, the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400, which will be described later, is executed (Sp9).

Further, in the step of Sp3, when it is determined that the setting command (start) has been received, the output of the effect in each effect device such as the liquid crystal display 51 is set as a setting change notification to notify that the setting is being changed. After setting (Sp14), the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image indicating that the setting is being changed, and the speakers 53 and 54 output a sound indicating that the setting is being changed to notify that the setting is being changed. Let me. After that, it waits until the setting command (end) is received (Sp15), and by receiving the setting command (end), after setting the predetermined period notification to end after continuing the setting change notification for a predetermined period () Sp16), move to the step of Sp9, and execute the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400. By setting the predetermined period notification, the initial operation process is temporarily executed in parallel with the predetermined period notification.

Further, when an error command indicating a RAM abnormality is received in the step of Sp2, the output of the effect in the effect device such as the liquid crystal display 51 is used as an error notification (RAM error) for notifying that the error in the RAM 41c has occurred. It is set (Sp17), an error code indicating a RAM error is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and a sound indicating a RAM error is output from the speakers 53 and 54 to notify that a RAM error has occurred. After the error notification indicating the RAM abnormality error is set once, the error notification is not canceled until the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. In addition, no initial operation processing is performed during this period.

After the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is completed in the step of Sp9, it is determined whether or not the output control of the effect has been started (Sp10), and the output control of the effect starts. If it has not been completed, the output control of the effect is started (Sp11), and if the output control of the effect has been started, the output control of the effect is continued. Then, depending on the result of the initial operation processing, the effect by the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is set to be permitted or disallowed (Sp12). After the step of Sp12, the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected in a state where the bet number or the re-game is not set and none of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is rotated, so that the game The game history display control for displaying related information (for example, the game history, the combination of symbols constituting the winning combination in the slot machine 1, the payout, etc.) is enabled (Sp13), and the initial control is terminated.

Then, after terminating the initial control, the sub control unit 91 executes the control of the effect according to the command received from the main control unit 41. Further, after the game history display control is enabled, the sub control unit 91 is for directing in a state where the bet number or the re-game is not set and none of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is rotated. An operation promotion effect that prompts the operation of the effect switch 56 by displaying an image indicating that it is possible to perform display control such as a game history by operating the switch 56 in a part of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51. To execute. When the operation promotion effect is being executed, the player or the like operates the effect switch 56 to execute display control such as the game history, and display the game history on the liquid crystal display 51, for example. , An effect of outputting a two-dimensional code capable of specifying the history, an effect of displaying a combination of symbols constituting a combination in the slot machine 1 and a payout, an effect of displaying a character related to a game, and the like are executed.

In the initial control executed by the sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment, the operation promotion effect is executed after the game history display control is enabled, and the game history display control is enabled. The operation promotion effect is not executed in the state before the operation, that is, in the state where the sub-control unit 91 is executing the initial control.

Further, when the effect switch 56 is operated in the state before the game history display control is enabled, that is, in the state where the initial control is executed, the operation of the effect switch 56 is on standby as described above. If it is within the period, the operation is effectively accepted and the operation confirmation control is executed. However, if the operation of the effect switch 56 is outside the above-mentioned standby period, the operation is invalid. As a result, neither operation confirmation control nor display control such as game history is executed.

As described above, in the initial control executed by the sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment, the setting command (start) is received and then the setting command (end) is received, or the start process is executed and then the return command is received. Since the initial operation processing is executed in the step of Sp9 on the condition that the setting command is performed, if the setting command (start), the setting command (end), or the return command cannot be received normally, the initial operation process is executed. The control is not terminated, and the effect by the sub control unit 91, for example, the effect using the first accessory 302, the second accessory 400, etc., and the effect using the liquid crystal display 51 are not executed. There is.

Further, in the initial control executed by the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment, when the return command is received after recovering from the power failure, until a predetermined waiting period elapses after receiving the return command. If the operation check control process is executed on condition that it is detected that the effect switch 56 has been operated within the period, but the return command is not received after recovering from the power failure, for example, the setting command ( When (start) is received, that is, when the main control unit 41 side is controlled to the setting change state or setting confirmation state, or when an error command is received, that is, when the main control unit 41 side is controlled to the error state, The operation check control process is not executed.

Next, the drive control and the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described.

The sub-control unit 91 can execute an effect using the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 according to the progress of the game specified based on the command received from the main control unit 41. As shown in FIG. 11, as an operation pattern for operating the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 in the effect, the effect patterns A to H are set in advance, and the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 302 are set in the initial operation process. Inspection patterns A and B are preset as operation patterns for operating the accessory 400. By setting the effect patterns A to H and the inspection patterns A and B from the sub control unit 91, the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 are operated based on the patterns.

In the effect pattern A, after the effect motors 304L and 304R are driven so that the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 advances from the initial position to the lowest position at high speed, the movable portion 302C is moved from the lowest position to the initial position. By driving the effect motors 304L and 304R so as to retract at a predetermined speed (constant speed), the movable portion 302C is advanced at a high speed and retracted at a constant speed, while the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is retracted. After driving the effect motor 404 so as to advance from the first position, which is the initial position when performing the effect, to the second position at a low speed, the moving unit 410 is moved from the second position to the first position at a predetermined speed. By driving the effect motor 404 so as to retract at (constant speed), the moving unit 410 is advanced at a low speed and retracted at a constant speed.

In the effect pattern B, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is advanced at a high speed and retracted at a constant speed, as in the effect pattern A, while the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is moved from the first position to the second position. After driving the effect motor 404 to advance to the position by the above-mentioned spring drive control, the effect motor is moved back from the second position to the first position at the same constant speed as the effect pattern A. By driving the 404, the moving unit 410 is advanced by spring drive control and retracted at a constant speed.

In the effect pattern C, after the effect motors 304L and 304R are driven so that the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 advances from the initial position to the lowest position at a lower speed than the high speed of the effect pattern A, the movable portion By driving the effect motors 304L and 304R so that the 302C is retracted from the lowest position to the initial position at a constant speed similar to that of the effect pattern A, the movable portion 302C is advanced at a low speed and retracted at a constant speed. Similar to the effect pattern A, the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is advanced at a low speed and retracted at a constant speed.

In the effect pattern D, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is advanced at a low speed and retracted at a constant speed as in the effect pattern C, while the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is spring-loaded as in the effect pattern B. It advances by drive control and retracts at a constant speed.

In the effect pattern E, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is advanced at a high speed and retracted at a constant speed as in the effect pattern A, while the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is not moved from the first position.

In the effect pattern F, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is advanced at a low speed and retracted at a constant speed as in the effect pattern C, while the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is not moved from the first position.

In the effect pattern G, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is not moved from the initial position, while the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is advanced at a low speed and retracted at a constant speed as in the effect pattern A.

In the effect pattern H, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is not moved from the initial position, while the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is advanced by spring drive control and retracted at a constant speed as in the effect pattern B. ..

In the inspection pattern A, the effect motors 304L and 304R are driven so that the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is retracted at a slower speed than when it is retracted by the effect patterns A to F and the inspection pattern B described later. Then, while the movable portion 302C is retracted to the initial position at a low speed for inspection, the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is moved from the second position to the first position by the effect patterns A to D, G, H, and the inspection patterns described later. By driving the effect motor 404 so as to retract at a slower speed than when retracting by B, the moving unit 410 is retracted to the first position, which is the initial position, at a low speed for inspection.

In the inspection pattern B, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is advanced at a high speed and retracted at a constant speed as in the effect pattern A, while the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is moved from the first position to the second position. After driving the effect motor 404 so as to advance at a speed higher than the low speed of the effect pattern A, the moving unit 410 is produced to move backward from the second position to the first position at the same constant speed as the effect pattern A. By driving the motor 404, the moving unit 410 is advanced at a high speed for inspection and retracted at a constant speed.

The low speed for inspection based on the inspection pattern A is a speed slower than the speed at which the movable portion 302C and the moving portion 410 are operated based on any of the effects patterns A to H and the inspection pattern B, and the inspection is performed. When the movable portion 302C and the moving portion 410 are operated at a low speed for inspection based on the pattern A, the movable portion 302C and the moving portion 410 can be stopped at any timing. By operating the movable portion 302C based on the inspection pattern A, even if the output of the position sensor 305a is detected immediately after the operation of the movable portion 302C is started, the movable portion 302C is set to the detection position of the position sensor 305a. The movable portion 302C can be stopped without being significantly deviated from the above position, and can be safely positioned at the initial position without colliding with other members or the like due to the movable portion 302C moving beyond the operable range. Further, by operating the moving unit 410 based on the inspection pattern A, even if the output of the accessory sensor 403a is detected immediately after the operation of the moving unit 410 is started, the moving unit 410 can be used as the accessory sensor. It can be stopped without significantly deviating from the detection position of 403a. For example, the moving unit 410 does not move beyond the operable range and collides with other members or the like, and is safely the initial position. It can be located in one position.

In this way, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 advances at high speed when the effect patterns A, B, and E are set, and at high speed when the effect patterns C, D, and F are set. By advancing at a lower speed, which is slower than the speed, advancing at a different speed according to the effect patterns A to F, while advancing at a different speed according to the effect patterns A to F, when the inspection pattern B is set, it differs according to the effect patterns A to F. It is designed to advance at the highest speed of the speed. Further, both when the effect patterns A to F are set and when the inspection pattern B is set, the retreat is performed at a constant speed so that the retreat is performed at a common speed regardless of the effect pattern and the inspection pattern. It has become.

Further, when the inspection pattern A is set, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is a low speed for inspection, which is slower than when the other effect patterns A to F and the inspection pattern B are set. Then, it is retracted to the initial position when the effect is performed using the movable portion 302C.

The moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 advances at a low speed when the effect patterns A, C, and G are set, while when the inspection pattern is set, the moving unit 410 is used for inspection at a speed higher than the low speed. It is supposed to advance at the speed of. Further, regardless of whether the effect patterns A to D, G, and H are set or the inspection pattern is set, the process is retracted at a constant speed, so that the process is retracted at a common speed regardless of the effect pattern and the inspection pattern. It has become so.

Further, when the inspection pattern A is set, the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is slower than when other effect patterns A to D, F, G and the inspection pattern B are set. At a low speed for inspection, it is retracted to the first position, which is the initial position when the effect is performed using the moving unit 410.

Next, the control contents of the initial operation process in which the sub-control unit 91 operates the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 in the initial control will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the initial operation processing, first, the first accessory initial operation process for performing the initial operation process for the first accessory 302 is executed (Sq1), and then the initial operation process for the second accessory 400. The second accessory initial operation process is executed (Sq2), and when the first accessory initial operation process and the second accessory initial operation process are completed, the initial operation process is terminated and the initial control is returned. ..

As shown in FIG. 13, in the first accessory initial operation process, first, the sub-control unit 91 is a counter set in the RAM 91c, and is an initial position for returning the first accessory 302 to the initial position. After setting the retry count counter that counts the number of times the return operation is performed to 0 (Sr1) and setting the operation pattern of the first accessory 302 to the inspection pattern A (Sr2), a predetermined time (in this embodiment, in this embodiment). When the movable portion 302C is located at the lowest position farthest from the initial position, it is longer than the time required for the movable portion 302C to retract at a low speed for inspection based on the inspection pattern A from the lowest position to the initial position. Whether or not the output of the position sensor 305a is detected before the elapse of a long time), that is, whether or not the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 returns to the initial position based on the output of the position sensor 305a. Whether or not it is determined (Sr3).

By setting the operation pattern of the first accessory 302 to the inspection pattern A in the step of Sr2, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is set back to the initial position at the inspection speed (low speed) for the effect. A motor drive signal is output to the motors 304L and 304R.

In this state, if it is determined in the step of Sr3 that a predetermined time has elapsed before the output of the position sensor 305a is detected (Sr4), 1 is added to the retry count counter (Sr5), and the retry count counter is predetermined. It is determined whether or not it is less than the number (3 in this embodiment) (Sr6). Then, when the retry count counter is less than a predetermined number, the steps Sr2 to Sr6 are repeatedly executed, the operation pattern of the first accessory 302 is set to the inspection pattern A, and then the output of the position sensor 305a is detected. When the above-mentioned predetermined time elapses before the predetermined number of times (three times in this embodiment) is reached, the movable portion 302C does not normally return to the initial position, and the first accessory 302 The accessory abnormality flag 1 indicating that the operation has not been performed normally is set in the RAM 91c (Sr7), the first accessory initial operation process is terminated, the process returns to the initial operation process, and the second accessory initial operation process is performed. Run.

If it is determined in the step of Sr3 that the output of the position sensor 305a is detected before the predetermined time elapses, after setting the operation pattern of the first accessory 302 to the inspection pattern B (Sr8), Predetermined time (in this embodiment, the time required for the movable portion 302C to advance from the initial position to the lowest position based on the inspection pattern B, then to be retracted from the lowest position to the initial position, and to return to the initial position. Whether or not the outputs of the position sensors 305a and 305b have changed in a predetermined order, that is, after the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is detected by the position sensor 305a before the elapse of a longer time). It is determined whether or not it is detected by the position sensor 305b and then detected again by the position sensor 305a (Sr9, Sr10). By setting the operation pattern of the first accessory 302 to the inspection pattern B in the step of Sr8, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is advanced from the initial position to the lowest position at high speed, and the initial position at a constant speed. A motor drive signal is output to the effect motors 304L and 304R so as to move backward.

In this state, if it is determined in the step of Sr9 that the outputs of the position sensors 305a and 305b have changed in a predetermined order before the above-mentioned predetermined time elapses, the movable portion 302C normally advances and retracts. The accessory normal flag 1 indicating that the first accessory 302 has operated normally is set in the RAM 91c (Sr11), and in the step of Sr9, the outputs of the position sensors 305a and 305b are described above before they change in a predetermined order. When it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the accessory abnormality flag 1 indicating that the movable portion 302C has not normally advanced and retracted and the first accessory 302 has not operated normally is set in the RAM 91c ( Sr7). When the sub-control unit 91 newly sets the accessory normal flag 1 or the accessory abnormality flag 1 in the RAM 91c, if the accessory normal flag 1 or the accessory abnormality flag 1 is already set, the sub-control unit 91 may set the accessory normal flag 1 or the accessory error flag 1. After canceling the character normal flag 1 or the character abnormality flag 1 that has already been set, a new character normal flag 1 or the character abnormality flag 1 is set, and the character normal flag 1 or the character abnormality flag 1 is set. Only one of the accessory abnormality flags 1 is set in the RAM 91c.

After that, after setting the accessory abnormality flag 1 in the step of Sr7 or setting the accessory abnormality flag 2 in the step of Sr11, the sub-control unit 91 ends the first accessory initial operation process. Returning to the initial operation process, the second accessory initial operation process is executed (Sq2).

As shown in FIG. 14, in the second accessory initial operation process, first, the sub-control unit 91 is a counter set in the RAM 91c, and returns the second accessory 400 to the first position, which is the initial position. After setting the retry count counter for counting the number of times the initial position return operation is performed to 0 (St1) and setting the operation pattern of the second accessory 400 to the inspection pattern A (St2), a predetermined time (St2) In this embodiment, when the moving unit 410 is located at the second position farthest from the first position, which is the initial position, the moving unit at a low speed for inspection based on the inspection pattern A from the second position to the first position. The second accessory is based on whether or not the output of the accessory sensor 403a is detected, that is, based on the output of the accessory sensor 403a before the elapse of (a time longer than the time required for the 410 to retract). It is determined whether or not the moving portion 410 of the 400 has returned to the first position, which is the initial position (St3).

By setting the operation pattern of the second accessory 400 to the inspection pattern A in the step of St2, the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is set back to the initial position at the inspection speed (low speed) for production. A motor drive signal is output to the motor 404.

In this state, if it is determined in the step of St3 that a predetermined time has elapsed before the output of the accessory sensor 403a is detected (St4), 1 is added to the retry count counter (St5), and the retry count counter is set. It is determined whether or not the number is less than a predetermined number (3 in this embodiment) (St6). Then, when the retry count counter is less than a predetermined number, the steps from St2 to St6 are repeatedly executed, the operation pattern of the second accessory 400 is set to the inspection pattern A, and then the output of the accessory sensor 403a is output. When the above-mentioned predetermined time elapses before being detected reaches a predetermined number of times (three times in this embodiment), the moving unit 410 does not normally return to the initial position, and the second accessory 400 The accessory abnormality flag 2 indicating that the second accessory has not operated normally is set in the RAM 91c (St7), the second accessory initial operation process is terminated, and the process returns to the initial operation process.

In the step of St3, when it is determined that the output of the accessory sensor 403a is detected before the predetermined time elapses, the counter is set in the RAM 91c and the second accessory 400 is initially operated. After setting the retry count counter for counting the number of times to be performed to 0 (St8) and setting the operation pattern of the second accessory 400 to the inspection pattern B (St9), the moving unit 410 sets a predetermined time (in this embodiment, the moving unit 410). After advancing from the first position, which is the initial position, to the second position based on the inspection pattern B, the time required for retreating from the second position to the first position and returning to the initial position) Before the lapse of time, whether or not the outputs of the accessory sensors 403a and 403b have changed in a predetermined order, that is, after the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is detected by the accessory sensor 403a, the accessory sensor 403b After that, it is determined whether or not it is detected again by the accessory sensor 403a (St10, St11). By setting the operation pattern of the second accessory 400 as the inspection pattern in the step of St9, the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 is advanced from the first position to the second position at the inspection speed (high speed). A motor drive signal is output to the effect motor 404 so as to move backward to the first position at a constant speed.

In this state, if it is determined in the step of St10 that the outputs of the accessory sensors 403a and 403b have changed in a predetermined order before the predetermined time elapses, the moving unit 410 normally advances and retracts. , The accessory normal flag 2 indicating that the second accessory 400 has operated normally is set in the RAM 91c (St14).

On the other hand, in the step of St11, if it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed before the outputs of the accessory sensors 403a and 403b change in a predetermined order, 1 is added to the retry count counter (St12), and the retry count counter is set. It is determined whether or not the number is less than a predetermined number (3 in this embodiment) (St13). Then, when the retry count counter is less than a predetermined number, the steps St9 to St13 are repeatedly executed to set the operation pattern of the second accessory 400 to the inspection pattern B, and then the accessory sensors 403a and 403b When a predetermined time elapses before the outputs change in a predetermined order reaches a predetermined number of times (three times in this embodiment), the moving unit 410 does not normally advance and retreat, and the second accessory The accessory error flag 2 indicating that the 400 has not operated normally is set in the RAM 91c (St7). As with the accessory normal flag 1 and the accessory abnormality flag 1, only one of the accessory normal flag 2 and the accessory abnormality flag 2 is set in the RAM 91c.

When the accessory normal flag 2 or the accessory abnormality flag 2 is set, the sub-control unit 91 ends the second initial operation process, ends the initial operation process, and returns to the initial control.

According to such control, as shown in FIG. 15, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 starts the initial setting process, and the RAM 41c is in a normal state before the power is cut off. When the state returns to the above state, a return command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 to shift to the main process and execute control related to the normal game.

On the other hand, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the sub control unit 91 starts the initial control before the main control unit 41 starts, and indicates that the initial control is performed. The activation process is executed while displaying the screen on the liquid crystal display 51, and the process waits until a predetermined command is received. Then, when a return command is received as a predetermined command, it waits for a predetermined standby period (1 minute in this embodiment), and if the operation of the effect switch 56 is not detected within the standby period, the operation of the effect switch 56 is not detected. When the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected within a predetermined time (1 minute in this embodiment) after the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is executed and the return command is received. After executing the operation confirmation control process described later, the initial operation process of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is executed. In the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400, first, the initial operation of the first accessory 302 is started, the accessory normal flag 1 or the accessory abnormality flag 1 is set, and then the second accessory flag 1 is set. By starting the initial operation of the accessory 400 and setting the accessory normal flag 2 or the accessory abnormality flag 2, the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 302 and the second in the subsequent production are set according to the setting status of these flags. Set whether to allow or disallow the operation of the accessory 400.

Specifically, when the accessory normal flag 1 is set, the operation of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 and the lighting of the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, and 303R are set to allow, and the accessory abnormality flag is set. When 1 is set, the operation of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is set to be disallowed, while the lighting of the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R is set to be permitted. Further, when the accessory normal flag 2 is set, the operation of the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 and the lighting of the effect LED 402 are set to allow, and the accessory abnormality flag 2 is set. The operation of the moving unit 410 of the second accessory 400 is set to be disallowed, while the lighting of the effect LED 402 is set to be permitted.

As described above, in the initial control, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment receives the return command transmitted when the main control unit 41 shifts to the main process, and receives the first accessory 302 and the second accessory. The initial operation process of the object 400 is executed. Further, the sub-control unit 91 has the first accessory 302 and the second accessory based on the accessory normal flag 1 or the accessory abnormality flag 1 and the accessory normal flag 2 or the accessory abnormality flag 2 set in the initial operation processing. It is determined whether or not the initial operation of the object 400 is normally performed, and depending on the determination result, permission or disapproval of the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 in the subsequent production is set in the RAM 91c. To do.

As shown in FIG. 16, the main control unit 41 starts the reel rotation control by operating the start switch 7 with a predetermined number of bets set, and also sub-controls the internal winning command. A freeze command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 when transmitting to the unit 91 and further controlling the freeze state in the game. After that, a stop command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 every time the stop operation is performed with the reel stop operation enabled, and when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, the winning judgment is made. A command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 to start control of the frozen state for a predetermined time.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 selects any one of the effect patterns A to H based on the received freeze command. For example, when the effect pattern A is selected as the effect pattern, the second stop operation is set in the RAM 91c by the initial control when it is determined that the third stop operation has been performed based on the received stop command. When the operation of the second accessory 400 is permitted with reference to the permission status of the accessory 400, an operation pattern corresponding to the selected effect pattern is set, the second accessory 400 is operated, and the liquid crystal is displayed. The display 51 executes an operation request effect requesting the operation of the effect switch 401 in the second accessory 400, and waits until the effect switch 401 is operated or a predetermined time elapses.

In the second accessory 400, by setting the operation pattern of the effect pattern A, the player advances to the second position, and then, a sufficient time (for example,) for the player to operate the effect switch 401 according to the operation request effect. The moving unit 410 is maintained in the second position for 5 seconds). Further, by turning on the effect LED 402 of the effect switch 401, the player is encouraged to operate the effect switch 401. Then, after the operation request effect is completed, the moving unit 410 is retracted to the first position.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 determines the permission status of the first accessory 302 set in the RAM 91c by the initial control, provided that the effect switch 401 is operated by the player or the predetermined time has elapsed. By reference, when the operation of the first accessory 302 is permitted, the operation pattern of the selected effect pattern A is set, the first accessory 302 is operated, and the privilege given to the player is given. The contents of the above are also notified as a result notification on the liquid crystal display 51.

In the first accessory 302, by setting the operation pattern of the effect pattern A, the movable portion 302C is at the lowest position, that is, the position where the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are on the front side (player side) and overlap with the winning line LN. After advancing to, the effect LED 303L, 303C, 303R lights a predetermined lighting mode (for example, the effect LED 303L, 303R is turned on, and the effect LED 303C is indicated by "+100" as shown in FIG. 5C. By turning on the light so as to be displayed), the content of the privilege given to the player is notified. Then, after the movable unit 302C is maintained at the lowest position for a sufficient time for the player to recognize the content of the privilege, the movable unit 302C is used for directing until the control of the free state by the main control unit 41 is completed. The LED 303C is turned off and retracted to the initial position.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 17, for example, when the effect pattern A is selected as the effect pattern and it is determined that the third stop operation has been performed based on the received stop command, the initial control is performed. With reference to the permission status of the second accessory 400 set in the RAM 91c, if the operation of the second accessory 400 is not permitted, the liquid crystal display without setting the operation pattern of the second accessory 400. The display 51 executes the operation request effect of the effect switch 401, and waits until the effect switch 401 is operated or a predetermined time elapses.

In the second accessory 400, since the operation pattern is not set, the moving unit 410 does not operate and is maintained at the first position, while the effect LED 402 of the effect switch 401 is turned on. The player is prompted to operate the production switch 401.

After that, the sub-control unit 91 operates the first accessory 302 as in the case of FIG. 16 described above, provided that the effect switch 401 is operated by the player or the predetermined time has elapsed. If is permitted, the operation pattern of the selected effect pattern A is set, the first accessory 302 is operated, and the result notification is also executed on the liquid crystal display 51.

In this way, when the accessory normal flag 1 is set in the initial operation process in the initial control executed by the sub control unit 91 and the operation of the first accessory 302 is permitted, the main control unit 41 then freezes. When controlled to the state, the sub control unit 91 operates the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 in the range from the initial position to the lowest position, and lights the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R. Further, when the accessory normal flag 2 is set and the operation of the second accessory 400 is permitted, when the main control unit 41 subsequently controls the second accessory to the frozen state, the sub control unit 91 has the second accessory. The moving portion 410 of the object 400 is operated in the range from the first position to the second position, and the effect LED 402 is turned on.

On the other hand, if the accessory normal flag 2 is set in the initial operation process in the initial control executed by the sub control unit 91 and the operation of the second accessory 400 is not permitted, the main control unit 41 then freezes. When controlled to the state, the sub control unit 91 executes only the effect of lighting the effect LED 402 without operating the moving unit 410 of the second accessory 400. Further, although not particularly shown, when the accessory normal flag 1 is set in the initial operation process and the operation of the first accessory 302 is not permitted, then when the main control unit 41 controls the freezing state. In addition, the sub-control unit 91 executes only the effect of lighting the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, and 303R without operating the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment starts the setting change process in the initial setting process when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started while the setting key switch 37 is on. The setting shifts to the setting change state, and the setting command (start) is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. After that, as described above, the set value is selected by the operation of the reset / setting switch 38, the setting is confirmed by the operation of the start switch 7, and the setting key switch 37 is turned off to end the setting change state. The game shifts to the main process and the game is ready to proceed.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 sets the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 to be disallowed in the activation process, and receives the setting command (start) after the activation process. As a result, a notification screen indicating that the setting is being changed is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 to notify that the setting is being changed. After that, by receiving the setting command (end), the setting change notification is continued for a predetermined period, the initial operation process is started, and the initial operations of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 are executed. Then, depending on the result of the initial operation processing, permission or disapproval of the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 in the subsequent production is set.

In this way, when the sub control unit 91 is activated when the main control unit 41 is in the setting change state, that is, when the main control unit 41 is executing a special control that makes it impossible to advance the game. , The initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is not executed, the initial operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is restricted, and the initial operation is performed after the setting change state is completed. The operation process is executed, and the initial operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is performed.

Further, the sub control unit 91 continues the setting change notification until a predetermined period elapses after the main control unit 41 ends the setting change state, and the initial operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400. By starting the process, the setting change notification and the initial operations of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 are performed in parallel.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the main control unit 41 of this embodiment starts error processing when it is determined that the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started and the RAM is destroyed in the initial setting process. Then, the error state due to the RAM error is controlled, and an error command (RAM error) is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. Since the error state due to the RAM error is not canceled unless the process is shifted to the setting change process, the state in which the progress of the game is disabled continues for the period during which the power supply to the slot machine 1 is continued. Become. After that, when the setting key switch 37 is on, the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started and the setting change process is executed, so that the error is cleared.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 sets the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 to be disallowed in the activation process, and receives an error command (RAM error) after the activation process. By doing so, a notification screen indicating that a RAM abnormality has occurred is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, an error notification for notifying the RAM abnormality is started, and the power supply to the slot machine 1 is continuously stopped. Notify a RAM error. After that, the setting change process is executed in the main control unit 41 as described above, and the setting command (end) is received to start the initial operation process of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400. Depending on the result of the initial operation processing, the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 in the subsequent production is permitted or disallowed.

The setting key switch is used when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped and then the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started while the main control unit 41 is performing error processing due to a RAM error. If 37 is not in the on state, that is, if it does not shift to the setting change state, the main control unit 41 will transmit the error command (RAM error) again, and the sub control unit 91 will send the error command (RAM error). ) Is received, the error notification for notifying the RAM error is executed again.

In this way, when the sub control unit 91 is executing error processing due to a RAM error in the main control unit 41, that is, when the main control unit 41 is started in a state where the game cannot proceed, the sub control unit 91 is started. The initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 cannot be executed, and the initial operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is restricted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the main control unit 41 of this embodiment is slotted when the reel control process is executed in the main process, that is, during the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R as the game progresses. When the power supply to the machine 1 is stopped, then the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started to return to the reel control process when the power supply is stopped, and the reel as the game progresses. Resume control processing. Then, by performing the third stop operation of the rotating reel, one game is ended, a winning determination command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, and the process shifts to the game start waiting process.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 sets the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 to be disallowed in the activation process, and receives the return command after the activation process. Based on various data set in the RAM 91c that has been restored to the control state before the power failure, the control status of the main control unit 41 before the power failure is in the state after the game starts until all reels stop. It is determined whether or not the game was in progress, and if the game was in progress before the power failure, the output control of the production is started in the production mode executed before the power failure. After that, by receiving a winning judgment command indicating that a winning combination other than the replaying combination has won or none of the winning combination has been won, the initial operation processing of the first winning combination 302 and the second winning combination 400 is started. Then, depending on the result of the initial operation processing, permission or disapproval of the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 in the subsequent production is set.

In this way, the sub control unit 91 is in a state where the game is in progress before the power failure in the main control unit 41, that is, the state before the power failure is the state after the start of the game until all the reels are stopped. If there is, after recovering from the power failure, the initial operation process cannot be executed during the period until all reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped and the game is finished, and the first accessory 302 and The initial operation of the second accessory 400 is limited. Then, after all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, that is, after the game is finished, the initial operation process is executed to perform the initial operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400. Further, as described above, the navigation effect is executed during the period from the start of the game to the third stop operation. Therefore, even if a power failure occurs while the navigation effect is being executed, the power is then transmitted. The initial operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is limited without executing the initial operation process during the period from the recovery from the disconnection to the end of the navigation effect.

The sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment includes a first accessory 302 having a movable portion 302C movable in a range from the initial position to the lowest position, and a second accessory 400 having a moving portion 410, and is a slot machine. When the power supply to 1 is started, the initial operation process for initial operation to determine whether the movable unit 302C and the moving unit 410 operate normally can be executed.

In such a configuration, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the sub control unit 91 uniformly becomes the first regardless of whether or not the game can proceed on the main control unit 41 side. Assuming that the initial operation processing of the accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is executed, if the game cannot proceed, for example, when the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 has an abnormality, the first It is not necessary to perform the initial operation of the accessory 302 and the second accessory 400, but even in such a case, the sub-control unit 91 can perform the initial operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400. Unnecessary control will be executed.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the sub control unit 91 controls the main process capable of advancing the game on the main control unit 41 side. In the present state (normal state), the initial operation process is executed, and the main control unit 41 is executing a special control in which the game cannot proceed (special state, in this embodiment, the setting change game). In the case of a setting change state in which the progress of the game is impossible, or a RAM error error state in which the game cannot proceed due to the occurrence of a RAM error), the initial operation process is not executed, so that power is supplied to the slot machine 1. When the main control unit 41 is in a special state when is started, it is not necessary to control unnecessary initial operation processing.

Further, such a configuration is applied to a pachinko gaming machine which is provided with an effect device in which a movable part operates like the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 and which can perform an initial operation when the power is turned on. Even in this case, when the power supply is started, if the main control unit 41 is in a special state, it is not necessary to control unnecessary initial operation processing.

In this embodiment, the state in which the main processing that allows the progress of the game is controlled (normal state) on the main control unit 41 side is a state in which the main processing is controlled. The state in which special control that prevents the progress of the game is being executed (special state) is a state in which setting change processing is being executed and a state in which error processing due to a RAM error is being executed. The special state is a control state other than the setting change processing and the error processing due to the RAM abnormality, for example, a state in which the setting value is confirmed on the main control unit 41 side if the game progress is impossible, and the game progresses. Even in the setting confirmation state where the game cannot be progressed, the reel rotation error state where the game cannot proceed due to an abnormality in the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and the error state where the game cannot proceed due to other abnormalities. Well, with such a configuration, as in the present embodiment, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 is unnecessary when the game cannot proceed. It is not necessary to control the initial operation processing.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 is in a state (special state) in which the main control unit 41 side is executing a special control in which the game cannot proceed, and the setting change state or a RAM error occurs in the game. In the case of a RAM error error state in which progress is impossible, the configuration is such that the initial operation processing of the movable part 302C of the first accessory 302 is not executed, but the sub control unit 91 is in a setting change state or an AM error error state. The initial operation may not be performed only in one of the states, that is, a part of the special states.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the main control unit 41 side is in the RAM abnormal error state among the error states which are the special states in which the game cannot proceed, the first accessory 302 and Although the configuration is such that the initial operation processing of the second accessory 400 is not executed, the sub-control unit 91 has an error state other than the RAM error error state, for example, an error in the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and the game progresses. The initial operation may not be performed only for the reel rotation error state where the game cannot be performed, or any other error state where the game cannot proceed, or the initial operation is not performed for all error states including the RAM error state. It may be configured.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the sub control unit 91 controls the main process capable of advancing the game on the main control unit 41 side (a state in which the main process is controlled. In the case of the normal state), the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is executed, and the main control unit 41 is executing a special control in which the game cannot proceed (special state). In the case of), the initial operation process is not executed, and then when the main control unit 41 side shifts from the special state to the normal state, the initial operation process is executed. However, the sub control unit 91 has a slot. If the main control unit 41 side is in a special state when the power supply to the machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 side shifts to the normal state until the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped thereafter. However, the configuration that does not execute the initial operation processing, that is, the sub control unit 91 executes the initial operation processing only when the main control unit 41 side returns to the normal state when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. It may be configured.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment is in a state in which the main control unit 41 is executing a special control in which the game cannot proceed when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started (special state, In the present embodiment, when the setting change state is reached, the release condition of the special state (in the present embodiment, the setting key switch 37 is turned off in the setting change state) is satisfied, and it is normal. By executing the initial operations of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 when the state (main process in this embodiment) is entered, the state is shifted to the normal state, and the first accessory is used in the subsequent production. When the 302 is in a state where it can be operated and it is necessary to determine whether or not the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 operate normally due to the initial operation, the initial operation control can be executed.

Further, in the sub control unit 91 of this embodiment, the main control unit 41 is in a special state (setting change state in this embodiment) release condition (in this embodiment, the setting key switch 37 is in the off state in the setting change state). After the establishment of (to be done) and the transition to the normal state (main process in this embodiment), the fact that the main control unit 41 has been controlled to the special state is notified for a predetermined period from the transition to the normal state. The sub-control unit 91 can release the special state when the main control unit 41 is controlled to the special state when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. When the condition is satisfied and the state shifts to the normal state, the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is executed in parallel with the notification for a predetermined period, and after the transition to the normal state. By executing the predetermined period notification and the initial operation processing in parallel, the time required for the predetermined period notification and the initial operation processing is shortened, and the game can be started quickly.

Further, the main control unit 41 of this embodiment can transmit a command capable of specifying the control status of the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91, while the sub control unit 91 is transmitted from the main control unit 41. The configuration is such that the effect can be controlled based on the received command, the main control unit 41 starts supplying power to the slot machine 1, and it is determined that the RAM 41c is normal in the initial setting process. As a result, when shifting to the main processing, which is the normal state, a return command indicating that the main processing has normally returned is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, and the sub control unit 91 powers the slot machine 1. After the supply is started, the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is executed when the return command is received, and even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. If the return command is not received, that is, if it cannot be confirmed that the main control unit 41 has shifted to the normal state, the sub-control unit 91 should limit the initial operations of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400. Can be done.

Further, the main control unit 41 of this embodiment can transmit a command capable of specifying the control status of the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91, while the sub control unit 91 is transmitted from the main control unit 41. It is a configuration that can control the effect based on the received command, and the main control unit 41 starts supplying power to the slot machine 1 when the setting key switch 37 is on, and the setting change is a special state. When controlling to the state, a setting command (start) indicating that the control of the setting change state is started is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, and the setting key switch is in the state where the setting change state is controlled. When 37 is turned off and the setting change state is terminated and the process shifts to the main process, that is, when the special state release condition is satisfied and the state shifts to the main process which is the normal state, the setting change state ends. While the setting command (end) indicating that the operation has been performed is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, the sub control unit 91 starts supplying power to the slot machine 1 and sets command (start). Is received and it is specified that the state has shifted to the special state, and then when the setting command (end) is received, the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 is executed. If the setting command (end) is not received even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, that is, if it cannot be confirmed that the main control unit 41 has shifted to the normal state, the sub control unit 91 side plays the first role. The initial operation of the object 302 and the second accessory 400 can be restricted.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment receives a return command after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, or issues both commands in the order of a setting command (start) and a setting command (end). If a command other than these commands is received before receiving, that is, if the main control unit 41 cannot normally receive a predetermined command to be transmitted when the power is turned on, the effect is not executed thereafter. Therefore, when the main control unit 41 does not receive the predetermined command transmitted when the power is turned on even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, that is, when it cannot be confirmed that the main control unit 41 has shifted to the normal state. The execution of the effect can be restricted on the sub-control unit 91 side.

Further, when the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment receives a command other than the return command after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started and before the return command is received, that is, the return command cannot be normally received. In that case, since the effect is not executed after that, if the predetermined command is not received even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, that is, the main control unit 41 shifts to the normal state. If it cannot be confirmed, the execution of the effect can be restricted on the sub control unit 91 side.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment is configured not to execute the initial operation of the first accessory 302 in the setting change state which is a special state in which the game cannot proceed, and the setting change state in the setting change state. It is possible to display a display indicating that the above is in the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 to perform a setting change notification to notify that the setting has been changed, and the first accessory 302 has a liquid crystal display in the initial operation. Since the movable portion 302C is operated at a position overlapping the display area 51a of the device 51 and the initial operation is not performed in the special state, it is a setting change state displayed in the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51. The visibility of the display indicating that effect is not obstructed.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes position sensors 305a and 305b capable of detecting the position of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302, and the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is provided by the initial operation processing. Can be determined based on the order in which the outputs of the position sensors 305a and 305b are detected, and if it is determined that the movable portion 302C does not operate normally, then the first accessory Since the operation of the movable part 302C is set to be disallowed in the effect using the 302, and then the operation of the movable part 302C is restricted in the effect using the first accessory 302, the movable part 302C does not operate normally. It is possible to prevent the movable portion 302C from operating. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

In this embodiment, when it is determined by the initial operation processing that the movable portion 302C does not operate normally, the operation of the movable portion 302C is set to be disallowed in the subsequent production using the first accessory 302. The operation of the movable portion 302C is restricted. However, when it is determined by the initial operation process that the movable portion 302C does not operate normally, as a control for limiting the operation of the movable portion 302C, for example, the movable portion 302C It may be a control that limits the operation of the above and notifies that it does not operate normally, or it may be a control that limits only the operation of the movable portion 302C so that other effects can be executed. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 only limits the operation of the movable unit 302C or the moving unit 410 when it is determined by the initial operation processing that the movable unit 302C or the moving unit 410 does not operate normally. However, when it is determined by the initial operation processing that the movable portion 302C or the moving portion 410 does not operate normally, the movable portion 302C or the moving portion 410 is subjected to the initial operation processing. It may be configured so that it cannot be executed including other effects until it is determined that the operation is normal.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes an effect switch 56 that can be operated by the player, and when the effect switch 56 is operated, for example, a game history is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a predetermined effect. When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started and the initial control is terminated in the sub control unit 91, the reception of the operation of the effect switch 56 is enabled, that is, the sub control unit is displayed. Since the operation of the effect switch 56 is not accepted during the period when the initial control is being executed in 91, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is operating by the initial operation processing in the initial control. It is possible to prevent the game history and the like from being displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 by executing a predetermined effect. As a result, it is possible to prevent the visual recognition of the content displayed by the operation of the effect switch 56 from being hindered by the initial operation of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes an effect switch 56 that can be operated by the player, and when the effect switch 56 is operated, for example, a game history is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a predetermined effect. It is possible to display on the liquid crystal display 51 that a predetermined effect can be executed by operating the effect switch 56, and to execute an effect prompting the operation of the effect switch 56. Therefore, the effect of prompting the operation of the effect switch 56 is not executed during the period when the initial operation control is performed, and the predetermined effect is executed in the state where the movable portion 302C is operating by the initial operation process. Can be prevented. As a result, it is possible to prevent the visual recognition of the content displayed by the operation of the effect switch 56 from being hindered by the initial operation of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes the initial setting process when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, determines whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal, and the data in the RAM 41c is obtained. If it is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, the RAM error error code is set in the register to control the RAM error error state, and the progress of the game is disabled, and the power is supplied to the slot machine 1. It is possible to prevent the game from progressing with a RAM error occurring when is started.

Further, even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped in the RAM abnormality error state, the main control unit 41 of this embodiment determines whether the data in the RAM 41c is normal in the initial setting process after the power supply is restarted. By determining, the RAM abnormality error state is controlled again, and it is possible to prevent the game from proceeding without the RAM abnormality error state being resolved.

Further, after the main control unit 41 of this embodiment controls once to the RAM abnormality error state, the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the setting shifts to the setting change state, and a new setting value is set. In addition to canceling the RAM error error state, a setting command (start) is sent to the sub-control unit 91 when shifting to the setting change state, and then the setting change state is terminated to play the game. A setting command (end) is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 when shifting to the main processing capable of progressing, and the sub-control unit 91 starts supplying power to the slot machine 1. , When the setting command (end) is received, the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 is executed, so that the setting command (end) is received even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. If not, that is, if it cannot be confirmed that the main control unit 41 has shifted to the controlled state (normal state) in which the game can proceed, the sub-control unit 91 side has the first accessory 302 and the first accessory. 2 It is possible to limit that the initial operation of the accessory 400 is performed.

As shown in FIG. 20, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment performs the slot machine 1 when the reel control process is executed in the main process, that is, during the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R as the game progresses. When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started to return to the reel control process when the power supply is stopped, and the reel control process as the game progresses. To resume. Then, by performing the third stop operation of the rotating reel, one game is ended, a winning determination command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, and the process shifts to the game start waiting process.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 sets the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 to be disallowed in the activation process, and issues a return command in the initial control executed after the activation process. By receiving, based on various data set in the RAM 91c that has returned to the control state before the power failure, the control status is changed to the main control unit 41 before the power failure, and all reels stop after the game starts. It is determined whether the state is up to, that is, during the game, and if the game is in progress before the power failure, the output control of the effect in the effect mode executed before the power failure is started. After that, by receiving a winning judgment command indicating that a winning combination other than the replaying combination has won or none of the winning combination has been won, the initial operation processing of the first winning combination 302 and the second winning combination 400 is started. Then, depending on the result of the initial operation processing, permission or disapproval of the operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 in the subsequent production is set.

As described above, it is possible that the sub control unit 91 was in the game before the power failure in the main control unit 41, that is, one of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R was rotating before the power failure. In that case, after recovering from the power failure, the initial operation process cannot be executed in the period until all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped and the game is finished, and the first accessory 302 and The initial operation of the second accessory 400 is limited. Then, after all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, that is, after the game is finished, the initial operation process is executed to perform the initial operation of the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment stops each reel by stopping the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in response to a stop operation by the player after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated. Based on the combination of symbols derived on the winning line LN straddling 2L, 2C, and 2R, it is configured to determine whether or not a winning has occurred, and the sub control unit 91 has reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. A first accessory 302 having a movable portion 302C that can be moved to a position overlapping the winning line LN on the front side (player side) of

In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 21, when the movable portion 302C is moved to a position where it overlaps with the winning line LN, or during the movement, the movable portion 302C can be moved to the area A where the symbol is derived on the winning line LN. When at least a part of the part 302C invades, at least a part of the movable part 302C overlaps the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on the winning line LN, so that the visibility of the reel passing through the winning line LN is hindered. ..

Further, in such a configuration, the movable portion 302C is placed on the winning line LN during the period in which the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated and the stop operation of at least one reel is effective with the start of the game. When it is outside the area A where the symbol is derived, for example, when it is on the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 or in the area B where the symbol is derived on the invalid line LM1, it is movable on the reel passing through the winning line LN. Since the portions 302C do not overlap, the movable portion 302C is derived from the winning line LN while the movable portion 302C does not hinder the player from aiming and deriving a specific symbol on the winning line LN. When the player is in the area A, the movable portion 302C overlaps the reel passing through the winning line LN, which hinders the pressing.

Further, during the period in which the stop operations of all the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are invalid, even if the movable portion 302C overlaps the reel passing through the winning line LN, it does not hinder the pressing. It is possible to perform an effect of moving the movable portion 302C to a position overlapping the winning line LN.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the first accessory 302 has a first effect of executing the effect without moving the movable portion 302C to a position overlapping the winning line LN on the front side of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and a reel. It is possible to execute a second effect that may move the movable unit 302C to a position that overlaps with the winning line LN on the front side of 2L, 2C, and 2R, and the main control unit 41 of the sub control unit 91 can execute the effect. During the game, when the stop operation of at least one or more reels is valid, the control for performing the second effect is not executed, and the game is hindered by the execution of the effect by the first accessory 302. In particular, it is possible to prevent the movable portion 302C from overlapping the winning line LN and hindering the visibility of the reel passing through the winning line LN.

In this embodiment, the sub control unit 91 does not perform the second effect that may move the movable unit 302C to a position overlapping the winning line LN when the main control unit 41 is in the game. Although the configuration is limited, for example, as shown in FIG. 21, the sub-control unit 91 can execute an effect during the game in which the movable unit 302C overlaps the area B from which the symbol is derived on the invalid line LM1. At least, the effect of overlapping the movable portion 302C on the reel passing through the winning line LN, that is, the effect of overlapping the movable portion 302C with the region A from which the symbol is derived on the winning line LN is executed, as shown in FIG. The configuration may be such that the movement is restricted, and even in such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the visibility of the reel passing through the winning line LN from being hindered by the movable portion 302C overlapping the winning line LN. it can.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub control unit moves the movable unit 302C to a position overlapping the winning line LN even during the period before the reel stop operation becomes effective when the main control unit 41 is in the game. Although the configuration is such that the second effect that may be caused is not performed, the movable portion 302C may be moved to a position that overlaps with the winning line LN at least during the period when the reel stop operation is effective. If the configuration is such that the movement is restricted so as not to be performed, the movable portion 302C overlaps with the winning line LN, which hinders the visibility of the reel passing through the winning line LN, which hinders the eye-catching. Can be prevented.

Further, in this embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are rotated, the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are stopped according to the stop operation by the player, so that the reels 2L and 2C are stopped. Based on the combination of symbols derived on the winning line LN straddling 2R, it is determined whether or not a winning has occurred, and the sub control unit 91 is on the front side of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. A first accessory 302 having a movable portion 302C that can be moved to a position overlapping the winning line LN on the (player side) is provided, and in such a configuration, when power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. Assuming that the sub control unit 91 uniformly executes the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 regardless of whether or not the game is in progress on the main control unit 41 side, for example, the main control unit When a power failure occurs while the game is in progress on the 41 side, the initial operation may hinder the game when returning from the power failure.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is based on various data set in the RAM 91c that has been restored to the state before the power failure when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. , When it is determined whether or not the game was in progress before the power failure, and when it is not in the game before the power failure, that is, when it is determined that the game is not in progress when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. Executed the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302, and based on various data set in the RAM 91c, when the game was in progress before the power failure, that is, the power supply to the slot machine 1 was started. Occasionally, when the main control unit 41 determines that the game is in progress, the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 is not executed, so that when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. In addition, when the main control unit 41 executes control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R to advance the game, the initial operation processing is performed, and the movable unit 302C overlaps the reel passing through the winning line LN. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the first accessory 302 from interfering with the initial operation game.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the first accessory 302 is moved to a position overlapping the winning line LN on which the occurrence of winning is determined by the initial operation, but the initial operation is performed during the rotation of the reel. This prevents the first accessory from moving to a position overlapping the winning line LN, and prevents the initial operation from hindering the visibility of the reel passing through the winning line LN.

In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the game was in progress before the power failure, and if the game was not in progress before the power failure, the initial operation process of the first accessory 302 is executed and before the power failure. When the game is in progress, the initial operation process of the first accessory 302 is not executed, but at least when the state before the power failure is the state in which the reel stop operation is effective, the first combination If the configuration does not execute the initial operation processing of the object 302, the initial operation processing is performed when the main control unit 41 executes the control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R to advance the game. It is possible to prevent the accessory 302 from interfering with the initial operation game.

Further, the first accessory 302 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the movable portion 302C that can be moved to a position overlapping the winning line LN on the front side (player side) of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is provided. The configuration may be such that the movable portion 302C operates so that the effect can be executed across the position overlapping the winning line LN on the front side of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, or the front side of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R. A display area such as a liquid crystal display or a light guide plate capable of displaying an image due to the incident light is arranged at a position overlapping the winning line LN, and an image or light effect can be executed at a position overlapping the winning line LN. It may be configured. Even with such a configuration, as in the present embodiment, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 executes control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R to advance the game. By performing the initial operation processing in this case, it is possible to prevent the first accessory 302 from interfering with the initial operation game.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment is shown in FIG. 22 as a navigation effect for notifying the player in an advantageous operation mode (stop order, stop timing, etc.) by an image displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 so as to be identifiable. As described above, in the area C above the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51, a navigation image suggesting an operation mode advantageous to the player (for example, the first stop is the middle reel, the second It is possible to display "213" suggesting that the stop is on the left reel and the third stop on the right reel, and "bell" suggesting that the bell has been won). On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 is configured to include a first accessory 302 having a movable portion 302C that can move the front side of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51.

In such a configuration, when the movable portion 302C is moved to a position overlapping the winning line LN, or during the movement, a navigation image suggesting an operation mode advantageous to the player in the navigation effect is displayed in the area C. When at least a part of the movable part 302C invades, at least a part of the movable part 302C overlaps with the navigation image, so that the visibility of the navigation image suggesting an operation mode advantageous to the player is hindered.

Further, in such a configuration, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated with the start of the game, and the operation mode is specified as an advantageous operation mode for the player during the period in which the stop operation of at least one reel is effective. The movable portion 302C is outside the area C where the navigation image is displayed, while the navigation image suggesting that the symbol (for example, “red 7”) is stopped at the winning line LN is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. In some cases, the movable portion 302C does not overlap with the navigation image, so that it does not interfere with the aiming and deriving of the symbol suggested by the navigation image, while the movable portion 302C is on the region C. , The movable portion 302C overlaps with the navigation image, which hinders the eye pressing.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the first accessory 302 is the first effect that executes the effect without moving the movable portion 302C to a position overlapping the winning line LN on the front side of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. , The second effect of executing the effect of moving the movable portion 302C to a position overlapping the winning line LN on the front side of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be executed, and the sub control unit 91 is the main control unit. When 41 is in the game and the stop operation of at least one or more reels is effective, that is, when there is a possibility that the navigation effect is being executed, the control for performing the second effect is not executed. Therefore, the visibility of the navigation effect is hindered by the execution of the effect by the first accessory 302, and in particular, the area C where the navigation effect is performed on the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 and the movable portion 302C overlap. It is possible to prevent the visibility of the navigation effect from being hindered.

In this embodiment, the sub control unit 91 does not perform the second effect that may move the movable unit 302C to a position overlapping the winning line LN when the main control unit 41 is in the game. Although the configuration is limited, as shown in FIG. 22, the sub-control unit 91 is the main control unit 91, with the area C'in the area C for displaying the navigation effect displaying the operation mode advantageous to the player. When 41 is in the game, the configuration may be such that the movable portion 302C is not overlapped with the region C'in which at least the operation mode advantageous to the player is displayed. An effect in which the movable portion 302C overlaps the area C may be executed during the game.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 does not perform the second effect that may move the movable unit 302C to a position overlapping the winning line LN when the main control unit 41 is in the game. Although it is a configuration that limits it, if it is a configuration that restricts the second effect that may move the movable part 302C to a position that overlaps with the winning line LN at least during the period when the navigation effect is displayed, the liquid crystal It is possible to prevent the visibility of the navigation effect from being hindered by the overlap between the area C on the display area 51a of the display 51 on which the navigation effect is performed and the movable portion 302C.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 displays a navigation image suggesting the reel stop operation order as an advantageous operation mode for the player in a portion near the upper part of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in the display area 51a. However, the configuration is such that an operation mode advantageous to the player, such as a timing for performing a stop operation in order to derive a specific symbol to the winning line LN, is displayed in another portion of the display area 51a. In such a configuration, the visibility of the navigation effect is hindered by limiting the effect that the movable portion 302C overlaps with the area in which the operation mode advantageous to the player is displayed. Can be prevented.

Further, as described above, the sub-control unit 91 includes a first accessory 302 having a movable portion 302C that can move the front side of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51, so that power can be supplied to the slot machine 1. It is a configuration capable of executing an initial operation process for initial operation in order to determine whether or not the movable portion 302C operates normally when it is started. In such a configuration, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the sub-control unit 91 uniformly performs the initial stage of the first accessory 302 regardless of whether or not the navigation effect is being executed. With the configuration in which the operation processing is executed, for example, when a power failure occurs while the navigation effect is being executed, the initial operation may hinder the navigation effect when returning from the power failure.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is based on various data set in the RAM 91c that has been restored to the state before the power failure when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. , When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, if it is determined that the game is in progress on the main control unit 41 side before the power failure, that is, there is a possibility that the navigation notification is executed on the main control unit 41 side. In a certain case, there is no possibility that the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 is not executed and the main control unit 41 determines that the game is not in progress before the power failure, that is, the navigation effect is being executed. In this case, the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 is executed. In such a configuration, when the main control unit 41 is in the game accompanied by the navigation notification, the sub control unit 91 does not execute the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302, which is advantageous for the player in the navigation effect. The movable part 302C does not overlap the area C on which the navigation image suggesting the operation mode is displayed, and the initial operation is the navigation effect when returning from the power failure, such as when a power failure occurs during the execution of the navigation effect. It is possible to prevent the operation mode from being notified by the above.

In addition, an effect device capable of performing such a configuration in a region on the front side of the notification means in which the movable portion notifies the operation mode (for example, right-handed, left-handed, etc.) like the first accessory 302 is provided. At the same time, it may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine that can perform the initial operation when the power is turned on. Even in this case, the initial operation is performed when the power is restored, such as when a power failure occurs during the execution of the navigation effect. It is possible to prevent the operation mode from being notified by the navigation effect from being obstructed.

The first accessory 302 of this embodiment has a movable portion 302C that can move the front side of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51, but is located in front of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51. , A display area such as a liquid crystal display, a light guide plate or the like capable of displaying an image due to light incident may be arranged, and an effect using an image or light may be executed on the front side of the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51. .. Even with such a configuration, as in the present embodiment, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, when a power failure occurs during the execution of the navigation effect, or when the power is restored from the power failure. It is possible to prevent the initial operation from hindering the specific operation mode notified by the navigation effect.

Further, in this embodiment, when the navigation effect is executed during the game and it is determined that the game is in progress before the power failure, the initial operation process of the first accessory 302 is not executed and before the power failure. If it is determined that the game is not in progress, the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302 is executed. However, it is determined whether or not the navigation effect is being executed before the power failure, and the navigation effect is performed before the power failure. If it is determined that the first accessory 302 is not being executed, the initial operation process of the first accessory 302 is not executed, and if it is determined that the navigation effect is not being executed before the power failure, the initial operation of the first accessory 302 is performed. The operation processing may be executed, and even in such a configuration, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started and a power failure occurs during the execution of the navigation effect, the power failure occurs. It is possible to prevent the initial operation from hindering the identification of the operation mode notified by the navigation effect at the time of returning.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment sends a prize determination command to the sub control unit 91 that can specify the presence or absence of a prize and the type of prize when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped. When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the sub control unit 91 transmits to the main control unit 41 based on various data set in the RAM 91c that has been restored to the state before the power failure. If the side determines that the game is in progress, then the initial operation of the first accessory 302 is executed on condition that the game is completed, so that the initial operation of the first accessory 302 is notified by the progress of the game or the navigation effect. It is possible to confirm whether or not the first accessory 302 operates normally while preventing the operation mode from being hindered from being specified. Further, even if the game ends, if the re-game combination wins, the initial operation is not performed, and then, when the game ends without the re-game combination winning, the initial operation of the first character 302 Therefore, even if the game starts immediately after the replaying combination wins a prize, the initial operation of the first accessory 302 hinders the identification of the operation mode notified by the progress of the game or the navigation effect. Can be prevented.

In addition, when the sub-control unit 91 is in the game before the power failure, after returning from the power failure, the sub-control unit 91 is a prize indicating that a role other than the replaying role has won a prize or none of the roles has won a prize. In the period until the determination command is received, the configuration is such that the initial operation of moving the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is restricted without being executed, but when the specified number of bets is set before the power failure. Is also the period from when the start switch 7 is operated after the power is restored to when the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started, after the reel rotation is started, except for the replaying role. Similar to the period until the winning determination command indicating that the winning combination has won or none of the winning combination has been won is received, the initial operation of the first winning combination 302 may be restricted without being executed. With such a configuration, the number of bets is set before the power failure, and even if the start switch 7 is operated immediately after returning from the power failure and the game is started, the first role Since the initial operation of the object 302 is not executed, the movable portion 302C does not overlap the winning line LN, and it is possible to avoid hindering the visibility of the object 302.

Further, if the main control unit 41 is in the game before the power failure, the main control unit 41 plays a game for a predetermined period of a length sufficient for executing the initial operation of the first accessory 302 at the end of the game after returning from the power failure. It may be configured to control the freeze state that delays the progress of the game. With such a configuration, when the sub control unit 91 recovers from the power failure and enters the game, at the end of the game, that is, during a predetermined period controlled by the main control unit 41 in the frozen state. Since the initial operation of the first accessory 302 is executed, it is possible to prevent the game from being started on the main control unit 41 side during the initial operation.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment can hold the data of the RAM 91c even during the power failure, and when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the RAM 91c is restored to the state before the power failure. Based on various set data, it is determined whether or not the main control unit 41 side is in the game, and when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the control of the main control unit 41 side is performed. The main control unit 41 is in the game on the sub control unit 91 side only by transmitting a return command that can specify whether or not to return to the control state before power supply without transmitting a command that can specify the state. It is possible to determine whether or not there is, and whether or not to execute the initial operation according to the determination result.

When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, a return command that can specify whether or not the control state on the main control unit 41 side is in the game is transmitted, and the sub control unit 91 sends the return command to the return command. Based on this, the main control unit 41 may determine whether or not the game is in progress, and may determine whether or not to execute the initial operation according to the determination result.

In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 includes a first accessory 302 having a movable portion 302C that can move in a range from the initial position to the lowest position, and moves the movable portion 302C at at least two different speeds. At the same time, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is initially operated in a predetermined operation pattern, and is there a problem with the movable portion 302C? It is possible to execute the initial operation process to detect whether or not it is.

In such a configuration, if the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is operated at a slower speed than when it is operated by the effect in the initial operation processing, it operates at a high speed when it is operated at a slow speed. Since the drive torque is larger than that of the case where the drive torque is increased, there is a possibility that a defect that occurs when the product is operated at a high speed cannot be detected. There is a similar risk for the second accessory 400.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 operates the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 as an operation pattern in which the movable portion 302C advances from the initial position to the lowest position at a low speed. Alternatively, it is possible to operate the movable portion 302C by selecting one of the operation patterns in which the movable portion 302C advances from the initial position to the lowest position at a high speed faster than the low speed, and the power supply to the slot machine 1 can be supplied. In the initial operation process when started, the operation pattern for advancing the movable part 302C at high speed is selected, and the movable part 302C is controlled to be initially operated at high speed. The movable portion 302C has an operation pattern in which the movable portion 302C is advanced at a high speed, which is faster than the operation pattern in which the movable portion 302C is advanced at a low speed, that is, the drive torque for driving the movable portion 302C is smaller than the operation pattern in which the movable portion 302C is advanced at a low speed. Is controlled to advance from the initial position to the lowest position to perform the initial operation, so that the accuracy of detecting a defect in the movable portion 302C can be improved. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

Further, such a configuration is applied to a pachinko gaming machine which is provided with an effect device in which a movable part operates like the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 and can perform an initial operation when the power is turned on. Even in this case, in the initial operation process, the movable portion 302C is driven more than the operation pattern in which the movable portion 302C is advanced at a low speed, that is, the operation pattern in which the movable portion 302C is advanced at a low speed. Since the control is performed so that the movable portion 302C is advanced from the initial position to the lowest position to perform the initial operation in the operation pattern in which the drive torque is small, it is possible to improve the detection accuracy of the defect of the movable portion 302C.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment has an operation pattern for advancing the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 from the initial position to the lowest position at a low speed and an operation for advancing at a higher speed than the low speed. It is possible to select one of a plurality of operation patterns including the pattern and control the movable portion 302C to advance from the initial position to the lowest position, and yes, the movable portion 302C can be moved from the lowest position. When retracting to the initial position, drive control is performed with one type of operation pattern in which the movable portion 302C is retracted at a constant speed, regardless of whether the movable portion 302C is advanced at a low speed or the movable portion 302C is advanced at a high speed. Therefore, when the movable portion 302C is advanced from the initial position to the lowest position, the operation mode is changed by a plurality of operation patterns, and when the movable portion 302C is retracted from the lowest position to the initial position, a common operation pattern is used. Control can be simplified. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment is provided in the movable portion 302C provided in the first accessory 302 and movable in the range from the initial position to the lowest position, and is provided in the second accessory 400 and is provided from the first position to the first position. Initial operation processing in which the movable unit 410 that can be moved within the range of two positions can be controlled respectively, and the movable unit 302C and the moving unit 410 are initially operated in a predetermined order when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. By executing the above, the movable part 302C is initially operated to determine whether or not the movable part 302C is operated normally, and then the moving part 410 is initially operated to operate the moving part 410 normally. It is designed to determine whether or not all the movable members (movable part 302C and moving part 410) are initially operated before the control for initial operation of all the movable members is completed. Is determined, the control for causing all the movable members to perform the initial operation is executed. Therefore, even if it is determined that one of the movable members does not operate normally during the initial operation process, all the movable members are movable. Since the control for causing the member to perform the initial operation is executed, the control of the initial operation is not complicated.

In this embodiment, the initial operation process for initially operating the movable unit 302C and the moving unit 410 in a predetermined order is executed, but the initial operation process for simultaneously initializing the movable unit 302C and the moving unit 410 is executed. Such a configuration may be used, and the time required for the initial operation can be shortened.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes position sensors 305a and 305b capable of detecting the position of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302, and when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. In the initial control to be executed, if it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed before the outputs of the position sensors 305a and 305b change in a predetermined order by executing the initial operation process of the first accessory 302, the movable unit 302C Set the accessory abnormality flag 1 in the RAM 91c to indicate that the first accessory 302 did not operate normally because the first accessory 302 did not move forward and backward normally, and the operation of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 in the subsequent production. Is set to disallow, while the lighting of the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, and 303R is set to allow, so that the operation of the movable part 302C of the first accessory 302 is restricted. It is possible to prevent the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 from operating while the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 does not operate normally. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is set to disallow the operation of the movable part 302C of the first accessory 302 in the subsequent production by setting the accessory abnormality flag 1 in the initial operation process. On the other hand, by setting the lighting of the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, and 303R to permission, the operation of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is restricted. For example, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is configured. It may be a control that limits the operation of the above and notifies that it does not operate normally, or it may be a control that limits only the operation of the movable portion 302C so that the other effects, the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R, can be executed. Further, when only a part of the first accessory 302 does not operate normally, the operation may be restricted only to the part that does not operate normally, and the effect may be executed for the other part. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment elapses a predetermined time after the operation pattern of the first accessory 302 is set in the initial operation process and before the outputs of the position sensors 305a and 305b change in a predetermined order. When it is determined that the first accessory 302 has not operated normally, for example, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 is temporarily caught during the movement. After the operation pattern of the first accessory 302 was set in the initial operation process, the outputs of the position sensors 305a and 305b were not detected at the predetermined timing corresponding to the operation pattern, or, for example, inside the effect motor. After the operation pattern of the first accessory 302 is set in the initial operation process, the movable portion 302C cannot move to the predetermined position in the predetermined number of steps due to the deviation between the number of steps and the rotation angle. After the output of the position sensor 305a was detected, the output of the position sensor 305a was not detected and the output of the position sensor 305a was detected again, so that the first accessory 302 did not operate normally. It may be a configuration for determining, and it may be a configuration for determining that the first accessory 302 did not operate normally by detecting any of these situations, or among these situations. The configuration may be such that it is determined that the first accessory 302 has not operated normally by detecting any of a plurality of situations, and further by detecting any of these situations. It may be configured to determine whether or not the situation is detected, and by detecting the situation, it is determined that the first accessory 302 has not operated normally. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

Further, in the present embodiment, the position sensor 305a is arranged at a position where the movable portion 302C can be detected at the initial position in the first accessory 302, and the position where the movable portion 302C can be detected at the lowest position. The position 305b arranged in the first accessory 302 is provided, and it is determined whether or not the first accessory 302 operates normally based on the outputs of the two position sensors. The movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 A third position sensor capable of detecting that the position is in a specific position other than the initial position and the lowest position is provided, and it is determined whether or not the first accessory 302 operates normally based on the outputs of the three position sensors. It may be configured, or for example, it may be configured to determine whether or not the first accessory 302 normally operates based on the output of only the position sensor 305a capable of detecting the initial position. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

In this embodiment, the slot machine 1 has a movable portion 302C that can move in a range from the initial position to the lowest position, and is provided with a first accessory 302 that is provided so that a player or the like cannot contact from the outside. It has a moving unit 410 that can move in the range from the first position to the second position, and the effect switch 401 provided on the moving unit 410 is used with the second accessory 400 provided so that the player or the like can contact from the outside. , And the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not the moving unit 410 operates normally when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, so that the moving unit 302C and the moving unit 410 It is possible to execute the control that causes the initial operation of.

In such a configuration, the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 may not operate normally due to the contact from the outside even if it operates normally if there is no contact from the outside at the time of the initial operation. In such a case, even if it can operate normally, it may be determined that it does not operate normally.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, in the initial operation of the first accessory 302, the sub control unit 91 sets the operation pattern of the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 and operates the movable portion 302C. After starting the control, when the initial operation is not completed normally and it is determined that the movable portion 302C is not normal, the accessory abnormality flag 1 indicating that the movable portion 302C does not operate normally is set in the RAM 91c. On the other hand, in the initial operation of the second accessory 400, after setting the operation pattern of the moving unit 410 of the second accessory 400 and starting the control to operate the moving unit 410, the initial operation is normally completed. Instead, when it is determined that the moving unit 410 is not normal, it is possible to set the operation pattern of the moving unit 410 again and perform control to start the control for restarting the moving unit 410. Even if the control for reactivating the 410 is performed a specified number of times (three times in this embodiment), the initial operation is not normally completed after the control for operating the moving unit 410 is started, and the moving unit 410 is not normal. When it is determined, the accessory abnormality flag 2 indicating that the moving unit 410 does not operate normally is set in the RAM 91c. Therefore, the first accessory 302 that cannot be contacted from the outside is initially operated. On the other hand, for the second accessory 400 that can be contacted from the outside, if the initial operation is not completed normally, the initial operation is performed again, while it is determined that the second accessory 400 does not operate normally if the initial operation is not completed normally even once. If the initial operation is not completed normally even if the control for performing the initial operation is repeated up to the specified number of times, it is determined that the moving unit 410 does not operate normally. Therefore, for example, the moving unit 410 is accidentally contacted from the outside during the initial operation. After that, it does not operate normally even though it is a situation where it operates normally if there is no contact from the outside at the time of initial operation, such as a situation where it is not touched, and it does not operate normally due to contact from the outside. Can be prevented from being determined.

Further, such a configuration is provided with an effect device such as the first accessory 302 in which a movable portion that cannot be contacted from the outside operates, and an effect device such as the second accessory 400 in which a movable portion that can be contacted from the outside operates. , And may be applied to pachinko gaming machines that can perform initial operation when the power is turned on. Even in this case, the moving unit 410 is accidentally contacted from the outside during the initial operation and is not contacted thereafter. It is determined that the product does not operate normally even though it operates normally if there is no external contact during the initial operation, such as a situation, and the product does not operate normally due to external contact. Can be prevented.

In the initial operation, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment operates the movable unit 302C once for the first accessory 302, and the initial operation is not completed normally, and the movable unit 302C is not normal. When it is determined, the accessory abnormality flag 1 indicating that the movable portion 302C does not operate normally is set in the RAM 91c, while the moving portion 410 is set a specified number of times for the second accessory 400 (in this embodiment). It is possible to operate up to 3 times), and even if it is operated up to the specified number of times, if the initial operation is not completed normally and it is determined that the moving unit 410 is not normal, the moving unit 410 is normal. Although the RAM 91c is configured to set the accessory abnormality flag 2 indicating that it does not operate, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 can be operated up to the first specified number of times (for example, twice). Therefore, even if the operation is performed up to the first specified number of times, if the initial operation is not completed normally and it is determined that the movable portion 302C is not normal, the accessory abnormality indicating that the movable portion 302C does not operate normally is present. The flag 1 may be set in the RAM 91c. In such a configuration, the second accessory 400 moves to a second specified number (for example, three times) that is larger than the first specified number of times to operate the movable portion 302C. Even if the unit 410 can be operated and operated up to the second specified time, if the initial operation is not completed normally and it is determined that the moving unit 410 is not normal, the moving unit 410 is normal. It is preferable to configure the RAM 91c to set the accessory abnormality flag 2 indicating that the RAM 91c does not operate. In such a configuration, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, in the initial operation process, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 that cannot be contacted from the outside is controlled to perform the initial operation again. 1 If the initial operation is not completed normally even if the specified number of times is performed, it is determined that the initial operation does not operate normally. On the other hand, the moving portion 410 of the second accessory 400 that can be contacted from the outside is subjected to the initial operation again. Even if the control is performed up to the second specified number of times, which is larger than the first specified number of times, if the initial operation is not completed normally, it is determined that the operation does not operate normally. It is possible to prevent it from being determined that the product does not operate normally even though the product operates normally without contact from the outside and does not operate normally due to contact from the outside.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a configuration including a first accessory 302 that cannot be contacted from the outside and a second accessory 400 that can be contacted from the outside, but the accessory that cannot be contacted from the outside and the outside. It may be configured to include one or a plurality of accessories that can be contacted from the outside, and a configuration that includes a first movable portion that cannot be contacted from the outside and a second movable portion that can be contacted from the outside. There may be. In such a configuration, when the initial operation is performed on the accessory or movable part that can be contacted from the outside, the operation may be performed more times than when the initial operation is performed on the accessory or movable part that cannot be contacted from the outside. By configuring it so that it is determined that it does not operate normally when the initial operation is not completed normally, it is a situation where it operates normally if there is no external contact during the initial operation, as in this embodiment. It is possible to prevent it from being determined that the product does not operate normally even though the product does not operate normally due to contact from the outside.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the accessory abnormality flag 1 indicating that the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 does not operate normally is set in the RAM 91c by the initial operation process, the sub control unit 91 is subsequently set. Since the operation of the first accessory 302 is set to be disallowed and the operation of the first accessory 302 is restricted, the movable portion 302C of the first accessory 302 does not operate normally. 1 It is possible to prevent the accessory 302 from operating. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

In this embodiment, when the accessory abnormality flag 1 is set, the sub-control unit 91 executes a control that limits the operation of the first accessory 302 in the subsequent production, while the first combination. The lighting of the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, and 303R provided on the object 302 is not restricted and is lit in the same manner as when the accessory abnormality flag 1 is not set, but the accessory abnormality flag 1 When is set, the configuration may be such that the operation of the first accessory 302 and the lighting of the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, and 303R are both restricted. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first accessory 302 includes effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R that are lit according to the effect mode, and the sub-control unit 91 lights the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R. It is controllable, and because the accessory abnormality flag 1 is set in the initial operation process, even when the control for limiting the operation of the first accessory 302 is executed, the control to light the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R is performed. Since this is done, the limitation of the production using the first accessory 302 can be minimized. The same applies to the second accessory 400.

Next, the operation confirmation control of each effect device executed by the sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25.

As described above, the sub-control unit 91 executes the initial control when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, and has a predetermined standby period (1 minute in this embodiment) from the time when the return command is received. ) Elapses, the operation of the effect switch 36 is detected, and the operation confirmation control process is executed. In the operation confirmation control process, each effect device included in the sub control unit 91 (in this embodiment, the first accessory 302, the second accessory 400, the effect effect LED 52, the effect LED 56a, and the first accessory 302 are used for the effect. For the LED 303L, 303C, 303R, the production LED 402 of the second accessory 400, the speakers 53, 54, etc.), the operation confirmation control that can confirm whether or not the slot machine 1 operates normally at the time of shipment from the factory is executed. ..

As shown in FIG. 23, in the operation check control process, first, an operation check image indicating that the operation check control process is being executed (for example, a character image of "operation check" and an operation of the effect switch 56 are performed. (Su1), the control for displaying a character image or the like indicating that the operation confirmation control is to be advanced on the liquid crystal display 51 is started (Su1). After that, it waits until the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected, and each time the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected (Su2, Su4, Su6, Su8, Su10), in a predetermined predetermined order. A process of controlling the corresponding effect device to the output mode for inspection is performed (Su3, Su5, Su7, Su9, Su11). The sub-control unit 91 executes each step of the period (Su3, Su5, Su7, Su9, Su11) during the execution of the operation confirmation control process and controlling each effect device to the output mode for inspection. During the period), it is not determined whether or not the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected, and while one effect device is controlled to the output mode for inspection, another effect device is used for inspection. It is not controlled by the output mode of.

If the first operation of the effect switch 56 is detected after starting the display of the image whose operation is being confirmed in the step of Su1 (Su2), the right speaker output process is executed (Su3), and the right side is displayed. Inspection sound A for the speaker 54 (a voice in a mode in which it can be recognized that the sound is output from the right speaker 54, for example, a “right!” Sound suggesting that the output is from the right speaker). The output mode is controlled so as to output. Then, when the output control of the inspection sound A is completed, the right speaker output process is terminated, and the process waits until the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected.

After that, when the second operation of the effect switch 56 is detected (Su4), the left speaker output process is executed (Su5), and the left speaker 53 is inspected differently from the above-mentioned inspection sound A. Sound B (a voice in a mode in which it can be recognized that it is output from the left speaker 53, for example, a “left!” Sound suggesting that it is output from the left speaker) is output. The output mode is controlled. Then, when the output control of the inspection sound B is completed, the left speaker output process is terminated, and the process waits until the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected.

After that, when the third operation of the effect switch 56 is detected (Su6), the LED area-specific lighting process is executed (Su7), and the sub control unit 91 is arranged in each part of the slot machine 1. The LEDs whose output can be controlled (in this embodiment, the effect LED 52, the effect LED 56a, the effect LED 303L, 303C, 303R of the first accessory 302, the effect LED 402 of the second accessory 400, etc.) are predetermined. For inspection in the order of each area (in this embodiment, the order of the first accessory 302, the second accessory 400, the LEDs on the upper side of the front door 1b, and the LEDs on the lower side of the front door 1b). The output mode is controlled to a lighting mode (a lighting mode in which the lighting state can be recognized, for example, a lighting mode in which the lighting state is continuously lit for 3 seconds). Then, when the output control in the lighting mode for inspection is completed for all the LEDs, the processing for each LED area is completed, and the operation of the effect switch 56 is waited until the operation is detected.

After that, when the fourth operation of the effect switch 56 is detected (Su8), the above-mentioned first accessory initial operation process is executed (Su9). Then, after the initial operation process of the first accessory is completed, it waits until the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected.

After that, when the fifth operation of the effect switch 56 is detected (Su10), the above-mentioned second accessory initial operation process is executed (Su11). Then, after the initial operation process of the second accessory is completed, the control for displaying the image under operation check on the liquid crystal display 51 started in the step of Su1 is terminated (Su12), and the operation check control process is terminated. Return to the above-mentioned initial control.

As described above, in the operation confirmation control process executed by the sub control unit 91 of the present embodiment, each time the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected, one of the effect devices that the sub control unit 91 can control is produced. The device is controlled to the output mode for inspection.

Further, in the operation confirmation control process, the sub control unit 91 controls the corresponding effect devices in a predetermined order in a predetermined order in the output mode for inspection.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment detects the operation of the effect switch 56 during the period during which the operation confirmation control process is being executed and each effect device is controlled to the output mode for inspection. During the period in which one effect device is controlled to the output mode for inspection without determining whether or not it is, the other effect device is not controlled to the output mode for inspection.

It should be noted that the sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment detects the operation of the effect switch 56 during the period during which the operation confirmation control process is being executed and each effect device is controlled to the output mode for inspection. The configuration is such that the operation of the effect switch 56 is not effectively accepted without determining whether or not the effect is present, but the operation of the effect switch 56 is operated even during the period when each effect device is controlled to the output mode for inspection. The configuration may be such that other effect devices can be controlled to the output mode for inspection by effectively accepting and detecting the operation of the effect switch 56. With such a configuration, it is possible to simultaneously control a plurality of effect devices in the output mode for inspection, and it is possible to shorten the time required for the operation confirmation control process. Further, in the configuration in which each effect device can be controlled to the output mode for inspection during the period in which each effect device is controlled to the output mode for inspection, the output of the effect device is duplicated, so that each effect device is controlled. During the period when the output mode of the effect device is controlled to the output mode for inspection, the output of the effect device is not controlled to the output mode for inspection. It is possible to check the operation. For example, during the period in which one speaker 53 is controlled to the output mode for inspection, the sound output from both speakers 53 and 54 is configured so that the other speaker 54 is not controlled to the output mode for inspection. It is possible to check the operation of the speakers 53 and 54 while preventing the speakers from overlapping. Further, for example, during the period in which the speakers 53 and 54 are controlled to the output mode for inspection, the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 are not controlled to the output mode for inspection. It is possible to confirm the operation of the speakers 53 and 54 while preventing the operating sounds of the accessory 302 and the second accessory 400 from overlapping with the sounds from the speakers 53 and 54.

According to such operation confirmation control and initial control, as shown in FIG. 24, the sub control unit 91 receives a return command from the main control unit 41 when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. In this case, the operation confirmation control process is executed by waiting for a predetermined standby period (1 minute in this embodiment) and detecting the operation of the effect switch 56 within the standby period. Then, after displaying the operation-checking image on the liquid crystal display 51, it waits until the effect switch 56 is further operated. In this state, each time the effect switch 56 is operated, each effect device is controlled to the output mode for inspection in a predetermined order.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the effect switch 56 is operated within the standby period to start the operation confirmation control process, and the operation confirmation image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Then, when the first effect switch 56 is operated, the inspection sound A is output from the right speaker 54, and then the second effect switch 56 is operated, so that the left speaker is output. The inspection sound B is output from 53. After that, by operating the effect switch 56 for the third time, the LEDs are controlled to the lighting mode for inspection, and the first area (the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R of the first accessory 302), the first 2 areas (directing LED 402 of the second accessory 400), 3rd area (directing effect LED 52 arranged on the upper side of the front door 1b), 4th area (directing LED 56a of the directing switch 56, reel LED 55) , The LEDs are turned on for each area in the order of the fifth area (effect LED 52 arranged on the lower side of the front door 1b). After that, the operation of the production switch 56 for the fourth time is performed to perform the initial operation processing of the first accessory 302, and then the operation of the production switch 56 for the fifth time is performed to perform the second role. The initial operation process of the object 400 is performed.

Then, when the initial operation process of the second accessory 400 is completed, the display of the image during the confirmation operation on the liquid crystal display 51 is terminated, and the operation confirmation control process is terminated. As a result, in the liquid crystal display 51, the initial image displayed before the operation confirmation control process is started is displayed again, and in the first accessory 302 and the second accessory 400, the initial operation process in the initial control ( (See FIGS. 10 and 15) is performed, and then the production related to the game is started.

In a conventional game machine, whether or not these speakers and LEDs are operating normally by outputting a sound of a predetermined mode from the speaker or causing the LED to emit light in a predetermined mode when the power of the game machine is turned on. It is a configuration that allows you to check (check the operation of the effect device).

In a game machine having such a configuration, the operation check of the effect device is executed when the power is turned on. Therefore, even if the game machine is originally in a situation where it is not necessary to check the operation of the effect device, the effect device There is a risk that the operation check will be executed.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment includes a main control unit 41 and a sub control unit 91, and the main control unit 41 controls the game to a normal state in which the game can be played. It is possible to control a setting value selected from a plurality of types of setting values having different advantages for the player to a settable setting change state, and the sub-control unit 91 supplies power to the slot machine 1. Is started, the initial control is executed, and the operation confirmation control process is executed in the initial control, so that the sub-control unit 91 can control and confirm the operation of the effect device used for the effect in connection with the game. It is possible to execute the operation confirmation control to perform. Further, the sub control unit 91 does not execute the operation confirmation control when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started and the main control unit 41 is controlled to the setting change state, and the power supply is started to perform the main control. The configuration is such that the operation confirmation control can be executed when the unit 41 is controlled to the normal state. In such a configuration, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started and the main control unit 41 is controlled to the normal state, the sub control unit 91 executes the operation check control while the setting is changed. When it is controlled, that is, it is a situation where the slot machine 1 is installed in a game store after being shipped from the factory, and there is a high possibility that it is not necessary to check the operation at the time of factory shipment. When is specified, the operation confirmation control is not executed, and the operation confirmation control can be executed according to the situation.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment waits for the establishment of the execution condition for executing the operation check control for a predetermined standby time (for example, 1 minute) after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. It is a configuration that executes control. In such a configuration, since the operation confirmation control of the effect device is not executed immediately after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, it is possible to prevent the operation confirmation omission of the effect device from occurring.

The sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment includes an effect switch 56 capable of detecting a predetermined operation by a player or the like, and has a predetermined standby time (for example, 1 minute) after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. It is configured to execute the standby control that waits for the establishment of the execution condition for executing the operation confirmation control, and the operation of the effect device is performed on the condition that the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected during the execution of the standby control. It is a configuration that executes confirmation control. In such a configuration, it is possible to select whether or not to execute the operation confirmation control even in a situation where the operation confirmation control of the effect device can be executed. Therefore, the operation confirmation control can be performed when it is not necessary to perform the operation confirmation. The power consumption of the slot machine 1 can be reduced without doing so.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes an effect switch 56 capable of detecting a predetermined operation by a player or the like, and an effect device used for the effect in connection with the game, and as the effect device, LEDs capable of emitting light ( In this embodiment, the effect LED 303L, 303C, 303R of the first accessory 302, the effect LED 402 of the second accessory 400, the effect LED 52, the reel LED 55, etc.) are included, and the sub control unit 91 controls the operation. The configuration is such that the LEDs are controlled to emit light in a predetermined order in response to the detection of the third operation of the effect switch 56 during execution. With such a configuration, it is possible to preferably confirm the light emitting mode of the LEDs, which are the light emitting means, according to the detection result of the operation of the effect switch 56.

In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 includes an effect switch 56, and applies the effect switch 56 as an operation detection means during execution of the operation check control of the effect device to control the operation of the effect device. During execution, the LEDs, which are light emitting means, are made to emit light in an manner according to the detection result of the operation detecting means, but an operating means other than the effect switch 56 may be applied as the operation detecting means, for example. , A configuration in which the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are applied as operation detection means, and a direction switch capable of detecting operations in directions such as up, down, left, and right as a switch for production, and the direction switch is used as an operation detection means Even with such a configuration, it is possible to preferably confirm the light emitting mode of the light emitting means according to the detection result of the operation detecting means.

For example, in a configuration in which the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R are applied as the operation detection means, the sub control unit 91 detects the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R while the operation confirmation control is being executed. A configuration in which the light emitting means is made to emit light in an manner according to the result, for example, LEDs arranged on the left side of the slot machine 1 according to the detection of the operation of the stop switch 8L on the left side (for example, the first accessory 302). The left side effect LED 303L, the effect effect LED 52 arranged on the left side of the slot machine 1) are made to emit light, and are arranged on the right side of the slot machine 1 according to the detection of the operation of the right stop switch 8R. The operating LEDs (for example, the effect LED 303R on the right side of the first accessory 302, the effect LED 52 arranged on the right side of the slot machine 1) are made to emit light, and the operation of the stop switch 8C on the middle side is detected. LEDs arranged in the central portion of the slot machine 1 according to the above (for example, among the directing LEDs of the first accessory 302, the directing LED 303C in the central portion, the directing LED 402 of the second accessory 400, the slot machine 1 (For example, the effect LED 52, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a in the effect switch 56, etc.) arranged in the central part (for example, the lower panel 200 part capable of displaying the title of the slot machine 1) is made to emit light to start. The configuration may be such that all the LEDs on the left side, the right side, and the center portion emit light when the operation of the switch 7 is detected. In such a configuration, since the LEDs of the portion corresponding to the type of the operation detecting means for which the operation is detected are made to emit light, it is possible to confirm the light emitting mode of the portion of the light emitting means corresponding to the operation of the operation detecting means. Further, since all the LEDs are made to emit light when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected, the light is emitted as compared with the case where the LEDs of the corresponding parts are sequentially made to emit light according to the operation of the operation detecting means. The time required to confirm the light emitting mode of the means can be shortened.

Further, for example, in a configuration in which a direction switch is applied as an operation detection means, the sub-control unit 91 has a configuration in which the light emitting means emits light in an manner according to the detection result of the direction switch, for example, a direction. When an upward operation is detected by the switch, the LEDs arranged on the upper side of the slot machine 1 (for example, the effect LEDs 303L, 303C, 303R of the first accessory 302, the upper part of the slot machine 1). When the effect LED 52, reel LED 55, etc. arranged in the slot machine 1 are made to emit light and the downward operation is detected by the direction switch, the LEDs arranged in the lower portion of the slot machine 1 (for example, the first 2 The effect LED 402 of the accessory 400 and the effect LED 52 arranged on the lower side of the slot machine 1 (for example, the panel portion where the title of the slot machine 1 can be displayed) are made to emit light, and the direction switch is used. When an operation in the left direction is detected, the LEDs arranged on the left side of the slot machine 1 (for example, the effect LED 52 arranged on the left side of the slot machine 1) are made to emit light, and the direction switch is made. When an operation in the right direction is detected by, even in a configuration in which LEDs arranged on the right side of the slot machine 1 (for example, an effect LED 52 arranged on the right side of the slot machine 1) are made to emit light. good. In such a configuration, since the LEDs corresponding to the direction in which the operation is detected are emitted by the direction switch which is the operation detecting means, it is easy to recognize the LEDs whose operation is confirmed according to the operation of the operation detecting means. can do.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes an effect switch 56 capable of detecting a predetermined operation by a player or the like, and an effect device used for the effect related to the game, and is a movable member that can operate as the effect device. The sub-control unit 91 includes the first accessory 302 including a movable unit 302C, and the sub-control unit 91 responds to the detection of the fourth operation of the effect switch 56 during the execution of the operation confirmation control. It is a configuration that controls to operate. With such a configuration, it is possible to confirm the operation mode of the movable portion 302C, which is a movable member, according to the detection result of the operation of the effect switch 56.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes an effect switch 56 capable of detecting a predetermined operation by a player or the like, and an effect device used for the effect related to the game, and is movable as the effect device. The sub-control unit 91 includes the second accessory 400 including the moving unit 410 which is a member, and the sub-control unit 91 moves the movement in response to the detection of the fifth operation of the effect switch 56 during the execution of the operation confirmation control. The configuration is such that the unit 410 is controlled to operate. With such a configuration, it is possible to confirm the operation mode of the moving unit 410, which is a movable member, according to the detection result of the operation of the effect switch 56.

In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 operates the movable unit 302C and the moving unit 410 corresponding to the predetermined number of times the operation of the effect switch 56 is detected in the operation confirmation control. In other words, the movable unit 302C and the moving unit 410 are controlled to operate according to different detection results of the effect switch 56. For example, the nth (n is an integer) effect switch. By detecting the operation of 56, the movable part 302C and the moving part 410 are controlled to operate in sequence, and by detecting the operation of the nth (n is an integer) effect switch 56, the movable part The 302C and the moving unit 410 may be controlled to operate at the same time. Even in such a configuration, the operating mode of the moving unit 410, which is a movable member, can be preferably adjusted according to the detection result of the operation of the effect switch 56. You can check.

Further, in this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 applies the effect switch 56 as an operation detection means during execution of the operation confirmation control of the effect device, and detects the operation during the execution of the operation confirmation control of the effect device. The movable unit 302C and the moving unit 410, which are movable members, are operated according to the detection result of the means. However, an operation means other than the effect switch 56 may be applied as the operation detection means, for example, a start. A configuration in which the switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are applied as operation detection means, a direction switch capable of detecting operations in directions such as up, down, left, and right is provided as a switch for production, and the direction switch is applied as an operation detection means. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to preferably confirm the operation mode of the movable member according to the detection result of the operation detection means.

Further, for example, in a configuration in which the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R are applied as the operation detection means, the sub control unit 91 may use the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R while the operation confirmation control is being executed. The movable member is operated in a manner corresponding to the detection result of, for example, the movable portion 302C is operated in response to the detection of the operation of the left stop switch 8L, and the operation of the right stop switch 8R is detected. The moving unit 410 may be operated accordingly, and the movable unit 302C and the moving unit 410 may be operated according to the detection of the operation of the start switch 7. In such a configuration, since the movable member is operated according to the type of the operation detection means in which the operation is detected, it is possible to confirm the operation mode of the movable member corresponding to the operation of the operation detection means. Further, since all the movable members are operated in response to the operation of the start switch 7, the operation of the movable members is compared with the case where the corresponding movable members are operated in response to the operation of the operation detection means. The time required to confirm the aspect can be shortened.

Further, for example, in the configuration in which the direction switch is applied as the operation detection means, the sub-control unit 91 operates the movable member in an manner according to the detection result of the direction switch during the execution of the operation confirmation control, for example, the direction. When the switch detects an upward operation, the movable portion 302C arranged on the upper side of the slot machine 1 is operated, and when the downward operation is detected by the direction switch, the slot machine 1 operates. A configuration may be configured in which the moving unit 410 arranged on the lower side is operated, and when the left or right operation is detected by the direction switch, the moving unit 302C and the moving unit 410 are operated. In such a configuration, since the movable member corresponding to the direction in which the operation is detected is operated by the direction switch which is the operation detecting means, it is easy to recognize the movable member whose operation is confirmed according to the operation of the operation detecting means. can do.

The sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment includes an effect switch 56 capable of detecting a predetermined operation by a player or the like, and an effect device used for the effect related to the game, and can output sound as the effect device. Including the speakers 53 and 54, which are the sound output means of the above, the sub-control unit 91 has a plurality of sound output means according to the detection of the first operation of the effect switch 56 during the execution of the operation confirmation control. The inspection sound A is output from one of the speakers 54, and the inspection sound B is output from one of the plurality of sound output means 53 in response to the detection of the first operation of the effect switch 56. It is a configuration that controls so that it is output, and when the execution conditions for executing the operation confirmation control for the sound output means are satisfied, each of the plurality of sound output means individually outputs the confirmation sound in a predetermined order. Therefore, if the operator grasps the output order of the confirmation sounds, it is possible to grasp which sound output means is the confirmation sound output, and the sound output means under confirmation is normal. It is possible to accurately grasp whether or not sound is being output.

In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 outputs the inspection sound A from the speaker 54 in response to the detection of the first operation of the effect switch 56 during the execution of the operation confirmation control. A configuration in which the inspection sound B is output from the speaker 53 in response to the detection of the second operation of the effect switch 56, that is, a confirmation sound is output from the speakers 53 and 54 according to different detection results of the effect switch 56. The configuration is controlled so as to output, but for example, the configuration is controlled so that the confirmation sound is output from the speakers 53 and 54 when the operation of the effect switch 56 for the nth time (n is an integer) is detected. good. Even in such a configuration, if the operator grasps the output order of the confirmation sounds, it is possible to grasp which sound output means the confirmation sound is output from, and the sound output means under confirmation. It is possible to accurately grasp whether or not the sound is output normally.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes an effect device used for the effect in relation to the game, and includes the first accessory 302 including a movable member as the effect device, and the first accessory 302 is at the origin position. The sub-control unit 91 includes a movable portion 302C which is a movable member provided so as to be movable between a certain initial position and a predetermined lowermost position away from the origin position, and the sub-control unit 91 places the movable portion 302C at the origin position. Control of the movement of the movable part 302C based on the inspection pattern A as the first movement control for positioning, and movement based on the inspection pattern B as the second movement control for confirming that the movable part 302C can operate normally. It is possible to control the operation of the movable unit 302C and control the operation of the movable unit 302C based on the effect patterns A to H as the third operation control for performing the effect by the movable unit 302C, and in the second operation control, Controls the movable portion 302C to operate within the range of the first speed (low speed) and the second speed (high speed) faster than the first speed, and in the first movement control, in the second movement control. The structure is such that the movable portion 302C is controlled to operate at a speed equal to or lower than the first speed (low speed for inspection). In such a configuration, in the first operation control, the movable portion 302C operates at a speed at which it can be stopped at any timing, so that it can be safely positioned at the origin position.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes an effect device used for the effect in relation to the game, and includes the second accessory 400 including a movable member as the effect device, and the second accessory 400 is the origin. The sub-control unit 91 moves to the origin position, including a moving unit 410 which is a movable member operably provided between a first position which is a position and a predetermined second position away from the origin position. The operation control of the moving unit 410 based on the inspection pattern A as the first operation control for positioning the unit 410, and the inspection pattern B as the second operation control for confirming that the moving unit 410 can operate normally. It is possible to control the operation of the moving unit 410 based on the above, and to control the operation of the moving unit 410 based on the effect patterns A to H as the third operation control for performing the effect by the moving unit 410. In the operation control, the moving unit 410 is controlled to operate within the range of the first speed (low speed) and the second speed (high speed) faster than the first speed, and in the first operation control, the second speed is controlled. The structure is such that the moving unit 410 is controlled to operate at a speed equal to or lower than the first speed in the operation control (low speed for inspection). In such a configuration, in the first operation control, the moving unit 410 operates at a speed at which it can be stopped at any timing, so that it can be safely positioned at the origin position.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the present invention and is included in the present invention even if there are changes or additions within the scope of the gist of the present invention. Needless to say.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which a bet number is set by using medals and credits as a game value has been described, but a slot in which a game ball is used as a game value to set a bet number. It may be applied to machines or fully credited slot machines that set bets using only credits as game value. When using a game ball as a game value, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls, and when setting 3 as the number of bets in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. Corresponds to setting the number of medals using.

Further, the value is not limited to one using only one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and for example, a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls can be used together. It may be. That is, it is possible to set the number of bets and play a game by using any of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls are generated when a prize is generated. A slot machine that can pay out any value may be applied.

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 41 Main control unit 91 Sub control unit 302 1st accessory 400 2nd accessory

Claims (1)

It is a game machine that can play games
A movable member provided so as to be movable between the origin position and a position away from the origin position,
A normal state control means that controls a normal state in which a game can be played,
A configurable state control means that controls a set value to a settable state when the power supply is started and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied .
In the settable state, the settable state notification means for notifying that the settable state is set, and
In the configurable state, the configurable state ending means for ending the settable state by the operation of a staff member and shifting to the normal state, and
An operation confirmation control means capable of executing an operation confirmation control for confirming the operation of the movable member when the power supply is started, and an operation confirmation control means.
With
The operation confirmation control means executes the operation confirmation control when the power supply is started and is controlled to the normal state without satisfying the predetermined transition condition, the power supply is started, and the predetermined transition is performed. The operation check control is not executed when the condition is satisfied and the control is performed in the settable state, and the operation check control is executed after the settable state is completed.
The operation confirmation control includes a first operation control for locating the movable member at the origin position and a second operation control for confirming that the movable member can operate normally.
In the second motion control, the movable member is controlled to operate within a range of the first speed and the second speed faster than the first speed.
In the first motion control, a game machine that controls the movable member to operate at a speed equal to or lower than the first speed in the second motion control .

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