JP6867024B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

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

In a slot machine as a game machine, a lottery of winning combinations is performed according to a bet of a medal (game medium) and an operation of a start switch by a player, and a plurality of reels on which various symbols are written are rotated. Then, the reels are sequentially stopped according to the lottery result and the operation of the stop switch by the player, and when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the valid line, a predetermined number of medals are paid out, and the winning combination is used. The corresponding game profit (hereinafter, simply referred to as game profit) will be given to the player.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-337381

By the way, in the slot machine, a lyrics image in which the lyrics of the music are written may be displayed on the image display unit in accordance with the music output from the speaker. In such a case, the number of frames for displaying the lyrics image is set in advance according to the playback time of the lyrics of the music output from the speaker.

Then, when the image data is generated, the image data of the image to be displayed in the next frame is generated in the reproduction time of one frame. However, within the reproduction time of one frame, the generation of image data of the image to be displayed next may not be completed, that is, processing may be omitted.

When the processing is omitted in this way, there is a possibility that the lyrics of the music output from the speaker and the lyrics image displayed on the image display unit may be misaligned.

In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of adjusting a delay in displaying an image due to a processing omission in a drawing process.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention determines the winning or not of the winning combination based on the betting means for betting the game value to be used for the game and the operation of the start switch after betting the game value. According to the winning type lottery means and the operation of the start switch, the rotation control of a plurality of reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged is controlled, and the winning is performed according to the operation of the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel. Based on the lottery result of the type lottery means, the reel control means for stopping and controlling each of the reels corresponding to the operated stop switch, the effect control means for determining the effect according to the progress of the game, and the effect control means. An image generation means for generating an image based on a determined effect and displaying it on an image display unit is provided, and in the effect, a plurality of specific images for which display periods to be displayed in advance are set are displayed in order. The specific effect is included, and the image generation means sequentially generates the specific image of the number of frames corresponding to the display period at a predetermined processing time during the execution of the specific effect, and the plurality of specific images. If the generation of any of the specific images is not completed within the processing time, the number of frames for which the generation of the specific image is not completed within the processing time is displayed on the image display unit thereafter. Reduce the number of frames .

According to the present invention, it is possible to adjust the delay in displaying an image due to the processing omission of the drawing process.

It is an external view for demonstrating the schematic mechanical structure of a slot machine. It is an external view in the state which the front door is opened for demonstrating the schematic mechanical structure of a slot machine. (A) is a diagram showing a symbol arrangement of reels, and (b) is an explanatory diagram for explaining a valid line and an invalid line. It is a block diagram which showed the schematic electrical structure of a slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the winning combination. It is a figure which shows the lottery table of a winning type. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating transition of a game state. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating transition of production state. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of production. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the frame of the music. It is a figure explaining the conventional image display when a processing omission occurs. It is a figure explaining the image display of this embodiment when a processing omission occurs. It is a flowchart which showed the main processing of the main control board. It is a flowchart which showed the lottery process. It is a flowchart which showed the sub-processing of a sub-control board. It is a flowchart which showed the command reception process. It is a flowchart which showed the effect determination process. It is a flowchart which showed the image generation processing.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, other specific numerical values, etc. shown in the embodiment are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are designated by the same reference numerals to omit duplicate description, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not shown. To do.

(Mechanical configuration of slot machine 100)
As shown in the external views of FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 100 as a gaming machine has a housing 102 having an open front surface and a front surface rotatably arranged vertically on one end of the front surface of the housing 102. An upper door 104 and a front lower door 106 are provided. A colorless and transparent design display window 108 made of a glass plate, a transparent resin plate, or the like is provided in the lower center of the front upper door 104, and is located in the housing 102 at a position corresponding to the design display window 108. Three reels 110 (left reel 110a, middle reel 110b, right reel 110c) are provided independently and rotatably. On the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c, as shown in the symbol arrangement of FIG. 3A, a plurality of types of symbols are arranged in each region equally divided into 21. Through the symbol display window 108, three consecutive symbols (upper, middle, lower) of each of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c can be visually recognized.

An operation unit installation table 112 is formed on the upper part of the front lower door 106, and the operation unit installation table 112 is provided with a medal insertion unit 114, a bet switch 116, a start switch 118, a stop switch 120, an effect switch 122, and the like. There is. The medal insertion unit 114 accepts the insertion of medals as a game medium through the medal insertion slot 114a. The bet switch 116 inserts (bets) a specified number of medals required for one game among the medals electrically stored inside the slot machine 100 (hereinafter, simply referred to as credits).

The start switch 118 is composed of, for example, a lever capable of detecting a tilting operation, and detects a game start operation by a player. The stop switch 120 (stop switch 120a, stop switch 120b, stop switch 120c) is provided corresponding to each of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c, and detects the player's stop operation. The effect switch 122 is composed of, for example, a pressing switch and a jog dial switch rotatably arranged around the pressing switch, and detects a player's pressing operation or rotation operation.

A liquid crystal display unit 124 for displaying various images accompanying the effect is provided at substantially the center of the upper part of the front upper door 104. Further, on the upper portion and the left and right of the front upper door 104, for example, an effect lamp 126 composed of a high-intensity light emitting diode (LED) is provided. Further, speakers 128 are provided at the left and right positions of the liquid crystal display unit 124 on the back surface of the front upper door 104 and at the inner left and right positions on the back surface of the front lower door 106 to produce an auditory effect by sound effects, musical sounds, and the like.

The operation unit installation table 112 is provided with a main credit display unit 130 and a main payout display unit 132. Further, a sub-credit display unit 134 and a sub-payout display unit 136 are provided between the symbol display window 108 and the operation unit installation table 112. The number of medals credited (number of credits) is displayed on the main credit display unit 130 and the sub credit display unit 134, and the number of medals paid out is displayed on the main payout display unit 132 and the sub payout display unit 136. ..

Below the reel 110 in the housing 102, a medal payout device (medal hopper) 142 for paying out medals from the medal discharge port 140a is provided. Further, in the lower part of the front surface of the front lower door 106, a saucer portion 140 for storing medals paid out from the medal discharge port 140a is provided. Further, a power switch 144 is provided in the housing 102. The power switch 144 is operated by an administrator who manages the slot machine 100, and is used to switch between two states, a power off state and a power on state.

In the slot machine 100, when a medal is bet, the valid line A is activated, the operation on the start switch 118 is valid, and the game can be started. Here, as for the bet, the case where the credited medal is inserted through the operation of the bet switch 116 and the case where the medal is inserted through the medal insertion unit 114, and the replay combination described in detail later is displayed on the effective line A. Including the case where medals are automatically inserted based on the above. Further, the effective line A is a line for determining the winning combination of the winning combination, and is one in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3B, the effective line A is the middle stage of the left reel 110a, the middle stage of the middle reel 110b, among the nine symbols (3 reels x 3 stages of upper, middle and lower) facing the symbol display window 108. It is set to a line connecting the positions corresponding to the symbols that stop in the middle of the right reel 110c. The invalid line is used for the winning judgment of the winning combination, which displays another symbol combination that makes it easy to grasp the winning combination when it is difficult to grasp the winning combination only by the symbol combination displayed on the valid line A. It is a line other than the valid line A, and in the present embodiment, the four invalid lines B1, B2, C1 and C2 shown in FIG. 3B are assumed.

Then, when the start switch 118 is operated by the player while the game can be started, the game is started, the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c are rotated, and the winning type lottery and the like are executed. Will be done. After that, the corresponding left reel 110a, middle reel 110b, and right reel 110c are stopped according to the operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, and 120c, respectively. Then, depending on the combination of the lottery result of the winning type lottery and the symbol displayed on the valid line A, if the winning combination that can receive the medal payout is won, the medal payout is executed and the winning type that can receive the medal payout. If the player is not elected, or if he is elected but does not win, the game ends when the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c all stop.

(Electrical configuration of slot machine 100)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of the slot machine 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 100 is provided with a control board including a main control board 200 for controlling the progress of the game and a sub control board 202 for controlling the effect according to the progress of the game. Further, the transmission of electrical signals between the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 is limited to only one direction from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 202 from the viewpoint of fraud prevention and the like.

(Main control board 200)
The main control board 200 has a semiconductor integrated circuit including a main CPU 200a which is a central processing unit, a main ROM 200b in which a program or the like is stored, a main RAM 200c which functions as a work area, and the like, and controls the entire slot machine 100 in an integrated manner. .. Even when the power is turned off, the main RAM 200c is retained without being erased unless the settings are changed and the RAM is cleared.

Further, the main control board 200 functions by the main CPU 200a cooperating with the main RAM 200c based on the program stored in the main ROM 200b, the initialization means 300, the betting means 302, the winning type lottery means 304, and the reel control means. It has functional units such as 306, determination means 308, payout control means 310, state control means 312, command transmission means 314, and external output means 316.

The main control board 200 receives various detection signals from the insertion medal detection unit 114b, the bet switch 116, the start switch 118, and the stop switch 120 that detect the insertion of medals into the medal insertion port 114a, and the received detection signals. The main CPU 200a executes various processes based on the above.

The initialization means 300 executes the initialization process on the main control board 200. The betting means 302 bets medals for use in the game. Based on the operation of the start switch 118, the winning type lottery means 304 performs a winning type lottery for determining the winning or not of the winning combination, and more specifically, the winning or not of the winning type including the winning combination, as will be described later.

The reel control means 306 controls the rotation of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c according to the operation of the start switch 118, and corresponds to the rotating left reel 110a, middle reel 110b, and right reel 110c, respectively. The corresponding left reel 110a, middle reel 110b, and right reel 110c are stopped and controlled according to the operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, and 120c.

Further, a reel drive control unit 150 is connected to the main control board 200. The reel drive control unit 150 drives the stepping motor 152 based on the rotation start signals of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c transmitted from the reel control means 306 in response to the operation signal of the start switch 118. To do. Further, the reel drive control unit 150 detects the stop signals and the rotation position detection circuits 154 of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c, which are transmitted from the reel control means 306 in response to the operation signal of the stop switch 120. The drive of the stepping motor 152 is stopped based on the signal.

The determination means 308 determines whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the effective line A. Here, displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination on the valid line A may be simply referred to as winning. The payout control means 310 pays out the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination based on the fact that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the valid line A (winning). Further, a medal payout device 142 is connected to the main control board 200, and the payout control means 310 ejects medals while counting the number of medals to be paid out.

The state control means 312 is provided with a game state control means 320 that shifts the gaming state to one of a plurality of types of gaming states, and an effect state control means 322 that shifts the effect state to any of the plurality of types of effect states. It controls the game state including the game state and the production.

The command transmitting means 314 sequentially determines and determines commands related to the game associated with the operations of the betting means 302, the winning type lottery means 304, the reel control means 306, the determination means 308, the payout control means 310, the state control means 312, and the like. Commands are sequentially transmitted to the sub-control board 202.

Further, the main control board 200 is provided with a random number generator (random number generation means) 200d. The random number generator 200d sequentially increments the count value, loops it within a predetermined numerical range, and extracts the count value at a predetermined time point to obtain a random number. The random numbers generated by the random number generator 200d of the main control board 200 (hereinafter referred to as the winning type lottery random numbers) are used by the winning type lottery means 304 to determine the winning type.

(Sub-control board 202)
Further, the sub control board 202 has various semiconductor integrated circuits including a sub CPU 202a which is a central processing device, a sub ROM 202b in which programs and the like are stored, a sub RAM 202c which functions as a work area, and the like, similarly to the main control board 200. , In particular, the effect is controlled based on the command from the main control board 200. Further, like the main RAM 200c, a backup power supply (not shown) is connected to the sub RAM 202c, and even when the power supply is turned off, the data is retained without being erased. Similar to the main control board 200, the sub control board 202 is also provided with a random number generator (random number generation means) 202d, and the random numbers generated by the random number generator 202d (hereinafter referred to as effect lottery random numbers) are mainly used. It is used to determine the mode of production.

Further, the sub control board 202 functions by the sub CPU 202a collaborating with the sub RAM 202c based on the program stored in the sub ROM 202b, such as the initialization determination means 330, the command receiving means 332, and the effect control means 334. It has a functional part.

The initialization determining means 330 executes the initialization process on the sub-control board 202. The command receiving means 332 receives a command from another control board such as the main control board 200, and processes the command. The effect control means 334 receives the detection signal from the effect switch 122, and determines the effect of the game performed by each device of the liquid crystal display unit 124, the speaker 128, and the effect lamp 126 based on the received command. Specifically, the effect control means 334 is used to display image data on the liquid crystal display unit 124, and to produce an electric effect through an illumination device such as an effect lamp 126, a sub credit display unit 134, and a sub payout display unit 136. In addition to determining the decoration data, the audio data constituting the audio to be output from the speaker 128 is determined. Then, the effect control means 334 executes the effect of the determined game. More specifically, the image IC 202e (image generation means) provided on the sub-control board 202 sequentially generates (draws) image data based on the effect determined by the effect control means 334, and generates (draws) the generated image data on the liquid crystal display. By outputting to the display unit 124, the image corresponding to the image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124. The effect also includes an auxiliary effect that notifies the operation mode of the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c in the ART gaming state (AT state) described later and assists the winning of a specific winning combination with a large number of payouts.

(Table used in the main control board 200)
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the winning combination, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the winning type lottery table.

The slot machine 100 is provided with a plurality of types of gaming states and effect states, as will be described in detail later, and the gaming states and effect states are shifted according to the progress of the game. Then, in the main control board 200, a plurality of winning type lottery tables and the like corresponding to the game states managed and controlled by the game state control means 320 are stored in the main ROM 200b. The winning type lottery means 304 sets the corresponding winning type lottery table in the main ROM 200b according to the current set value (indicating the easiness of obtaining the game profit stepwise) stored in the main RAM 200c and the current game state. Based on the winning type lottery table extracted from, it is determined which winning type in the winning type lottery table the winning type lottery random number acquired in response to the operation signal of the start switch 118 corresponds to.

Here, the winning combination that constitutes the winning type extracted in the winning type lottery table includes a replay combination, a small combination, and a bonus combination. The replay role is a role in which when the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is displayed on the valid line A, the game can be executed again without making a new bet of the medal by the player, and the small role is the small role. By displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the combination on the effective line A, it is possible to receive a predetermined number of medals according to the combination of symbols. Further, the bonus combination is a combination in which the game state managed by the game state control means 320 can be shifted to the bonus game state by displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination on the effective line A. ..

As shown in FIG. 5, the winning combination in the present embodiment is, as a replay combination, the winning combination "normal replay", "transition replay 1" to "transition replay 7" (hereinafter, these eight replay combinations are simply the winning combination " It may be abbreviated as "replay role"). In addition, as small roles, the winning combination "maintenance bell 1" to "maintenance bell 24" (hereinafter, these 24 small roles may be simply abbreviated as the winning combination "maintenance bell"), the winning combination "increase bell 1" to "Increase bell 2" (hereinafter, these two small roles may be simply abbreviated as the winning combination "increase bell"), and the winning combination "cherry" are provided. In addition, as bonus roles, "RBB1", "RBB2", "RBB3", "CBB" (hereinafter, winning combination "RBB1", "RBB2", "RBB3", "CBB" are simply the winning combination "BB May be abbreviated). In FIG. 5, one or a plurality of symbols constituting each winning combination are associated with each of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c.

Here, in the present embodiment, when the stop switch 120 is operated by the player, if the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination that can be won are on the effective line A, the reel control means. The stop control is performed by 306 so that the symbol stops on the effective line A. Further, when the stop switch 120 is operated, there are no symbols on the effective line A that constitute a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination that can be won, but four symbols in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the reel 110. When it exists within the range corresponding to the minute (pull-in range), the number of distant symbols becomes the number of sliding frames by the reel control means 306, and the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination are effective. The stop control is performed so as to stop after maintaining the rotation for the number of sliding frames so as to be pulled onto the line A. Further, if there are a plurality of symbols in the reel 110 corresponding to the winning combination that can be won, and all of them are within the pull-in range of the reel 110, any of the symbols is valid line A according to a predetermined priority. It is determined whether to pull it upward, and stop control is performed so that the priority symbol is pulled onto the effective line A and the rotation is maintained for the number of sliding frames and then stopped. When the stop switch 120 is pressed, if there is a symbol on the effective line A that constitutes a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination other than the winning combination that can be won, the reel control means 306 uses the symbol to control the symbol. The so-called kicking process, which prevents the reel from stopping on the effective line A, is also executed in parallel. Further, as will be described later, when the operation mode (operation order and operation timing) is set as a winning condition for the winning combination included in the winning type, the reel control means 306 wins according to the operation mode of the player. The symbol combination corresponding to the combination is stopped and controlled so that it can be displayed on the effective line A.

Then, the symbols constituting the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combination "normal replay", the winning combination "transition replay 3" to "transition replay 7", and the winning combination "increase bell" are controlled by the above stop control on each reel 110. , Are arranged so that they can always be displayed on the valid line A. On the other hand, the symbols constituting the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combinations "transition replay 1" to "transition replay 2", the winning combinations "maintenance bell", "cherry", and "BB" are the above-mentioned stop control on each reel 110. Therefore, it is not always arranged so that it can be displayed on the effective line A, so that so-called omission may occur.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the winning type lottery table, a plurality of winning areas are divided, and the winning type to be the target of the lottery differs depending on each game state, and the presence or absence of loss (non-winning) differs depending on each game state. In FIG. 6, each gaming state (non-RT state (non-RT), RT1 state (RT1), RT2 state (RT2), RT3 state (RT3), internal medium gaming state (internal medium), bonus gaming state (BB)) The winning area (winning type) assigned to each is represented by "○", but in reality, the winning type lottery table corresponding to each of the plurality of gaming states is stored in the main ROM 200b. In the winning type lottery table, each of the divided winning areas is associated with a predetermined number (winning range value), which is a numerical value indicating the winning range, and the winning type, and all assigned to each gaming state. The total number of winning areas is the total number of winning type lottery random numbers (65536). The winning type lottery means 304 sequentially acquires the number of the winning areas from the plurality of winning areas in the winning type lottery table based on the game state at that time, and determines the number of the winning number by the winning type lottery random number. When the subtraction value is less than 0, the winning type associated with the winning area at that time is used as the lottery result of the winning type lottery.

According to the winning type lottery table of FIG. 6, the winning area 1 is associated with the winning type "normal replay" in which the winning combination "normal replay" is independently included, and the winning type "normal replay" is won. The symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "normal replay" can be displayed on the effective line A according to the above. Winning areas 2 to 13 include the winning combination "Transition Replay 1" to "Transition Replay 7" for shifting the RT state and the winning combination "Normal Replay", which will be described in detail later. "Transition replay 1" to "Transition replay 12" are associated with each other. In this way, when a winning combination including a plurality of winning combinations is won in duplicate, a winning condition regarding which of the winning combinations the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is preferentially displayed on the effective line A, for example, , The order in which the stop switches 120a, 120b, and 120c are operated is set.

In the following description, the operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c for stopping the reels in the order of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c is defined as "stroke order 1", and the left reel 110a, the right reel 110c, and the middle reel 110b The operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c that stop the reels in order is defined as "striking order 2", and the operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c that stop the reels in the order of the middle reel 110b, the left reel 110a, and the right reel 110c is "striking order". 3 ”, the operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c that stop the reels in the order of the middle reel 110b, the right reel 110c, and the left reel 110a is set to“ striking order 4 ”, and the right reel 110c, the left reel 110a, and the middle reel 110b are in that order. The operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c for stopping the reels is set to "striking order 5", and the operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c for stopping the reels in the order of the right reel 110c, the middle reel 110b, and the left reel 110a is "striking order 6". ".

For example, in the RT1 state, when the winning type "transition replay 1" is won and the operation is performed according to the batting order 1, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "transition replay 4" indicating the transition to the RT2 state is effective line A. Stop control is performed so that it is displayed preferentially above. Further, when the operations in the batting order 2 to 6 are performed, the stop control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "normal replay" is preferentially displayed on the effective line A.

Winning areas 14 to 25 include the winning combination "increase bell" and the winning combination "maintenance bell" in duplicate. Winning types "selection bell left 1" to "selection bell right 4" (hereinafter, these 12 winnings) The type may be simply abbreviated as the winning type "selection bell"). The winning probabilities (number of placements) in the winning areas 14 to 25 are set to be equal. Since the player usually cannot know which winning type is won, it is difficult to win the winning combination "increase bell" by providing the winning areas 14 to 25 as described above. .. Further, even if the stop switches 120a, 120b, and 120c are operated in the batting order in which the winning combination "maintenance bell" is preferentially displayed, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "maintenance bell" is not necessarily displayed on the effective line A. Therefore, depending on the operation mode, the omission may occur.

The winning area 26 is associated with a winning type "common bell" in which the winning combination "increase bell" and the winning combination "maintenance bell" are duplicated, and the winning combination 27 is associated with the winning combination "cherry". The winning type "cherry" is associated with the winning type "cherry", and the winning combinations "RBB1", "RBB2", "RBB3", and "CBB" are individually included in the winning areas 28 to 31. "RBB1", "RBB2", "RBB3", and "CBB" are associated with each other. In the following, the winning types "RBB1", "RBB2", "RBB3", and "CBB" may be collectively referred to as the winning type "BB".

A winning type "loss" is associated with the winning area 32, and when the winning type is won, the symbol combination corresponding to any of the winning combinations shown in FIG. 5 is not displayed on the valid line A. , No medals will be paid out. However, as will be described later, when the BB internal winning flag is carried over to the next game, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "BB" may be displayed on the effective line A by winning the winning type "Loss". It will be possible.

When any of the above-mentioned winning types is won, the internal winning flag corresponding to each winning type is established (on), and the stop control of each reel 110 is performed according to the establishment status of the internal winning flag. The Rukoto. At this time, if the winning type including the small winning combination is won, but the symbol combination corresponding to these winning combination cannot be displayed on the valid line A in the game, after the game is completed. The internal winning flag is turned off. That is, the right to win a small winning combination is limited to the game in which the small winning combination is included in the winning type, and the right cannot be carried over to the next game. On the other hand, when the winning type including the winning combination "BB" is won, the BB internal winning flag is established (on) and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "BB" is on the effective line A. Until it is displayed, the BB internal winning flag is carried over across the game. If the internal winning flag corresponding to the winning type including the winning combination "Replay", which is the replay combination, is established, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is always displayed on the valid line A, and a medal is required. The internal winning flag is turned off after the processing required to perform the next game is performed without fail.

(Transition of game state)
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state. Here, a plurality of gaming states such as a normal gaming state, an internal medium gaming state, and a bonus gaming state are provided. Further, in the normal game state, a plurality of RT states such as a non-RT state, an RT1 state, an RT2 state, and an RT3 state are provided.

In the non-RT state, RT1 state, RT2 state, and RT3 state, the winning probabilities of the replay combination are non-RT state = 1 / 7.3, RT1 state = 1 / 1.4, RT2 state = 1 / 1.4, respectively. RT3 state = 1 / 7.3 is set. Here, the winning probability of the replay combination in the RT1 state is set to be relatively high, and the player can advance the game advantageously by shifting to the RT1 state. Further, in the RT1 state, it is assumed that the AT state in which the auxiliary effect is performed is executed in parallel, and in the present embodiment, the state in which the AT state is executed in parallel with the RT1 state is referred to as an ART gaming state. ..

The non-RT state in the normal gaming state is a gaming state corresponding to the initial state in a plurality of gaming states. In the non-RT state, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning type "selection bell" and any small winning combination (winning winning combination "increase bell", "maintenance bell") was not displayed on the valid line A. In that case, that is, when a dropout occurs, the game state control means 320 shifts the game state to the RT1 state.

Further, in the RT1 state, when any of the winning types "Transition Replay 1" to "Transition Replay 6" is won and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "Transition Replay 4" is displayed, the game state control is performed. The means 320 shifts the gaming state to the RT2 state.

In addition, in the RT2 state, a symbol combination corresponding to any of the winning types "Transition Replay 7" to "Transition Replay 12" and the winning combination "Transition Replay 5" or the winning combination "Transition Replay 6" is displayed. When this is done, the game state control means 320 shifts the game state to the RT3 state. On the other hand, in the RT2 state, when the winning type "selection bell" is won and the combination of symbols corresponding to any small winning combination is not displayed on the valid line A, that is, when the omission occurs. The game state control means 320 shifts the game state to the RT1 state.

Further, the game state control means 320 shifts the game state to the non-RT state when the specified number of games (for example, 256 games) elapses without winning the winning type "BB" in the RT3 state.

Further, in the normal game state, regardless of the non-RT state, the RT1 state, the RT2 state, or the RT3 state, when the winning type "BB" is won and the BB internal winning flag is established, the game state control means 320 receives the game state control means 320. The game state is shifted to the internal medium game state corresponding to the preparation state of the bonus game state. At this time, if the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "BB" cannot be displayed on the effective line A, the BB internal winning flag is carried over to the next game as it is (the internal middle game state is maintained). ). Then, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "BB" is displayed on the effective line A, the game state control means 320 shifts the game state to the bonus game state. Further, in the bonus game state, when a predetermined number of medals (for example, 204 medals in the winning combination "RBB1" and 60 medals in the winning combination "RBB2", "RBB3", "CBB") or more are paid out, the game state. The control means 320 shifts the gaming state to a non-RT state (normal gaming state). However, in the game in which the winning type "BB" is established, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "BB" is displayed on the effective line A, the game state control means 320 does not go through the internal middle game state. Directly shift to the bonus game state. In this way, when the game state is shifted to the bonus game state, the game state control means 320 gives the player a game profit such that a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the winning winning combination "BB" can be paid out. It also functions as a granting means.

(Transition of production state)
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of the effect state on the main control board 200. Here, a plurality of production states such as a non-AT state, an AT preparation state, and an AT state are provided.

The non-AT state is provided with a non-AT normal state and a non-AT chance state. When the effect state is the non-AT state, the execution frequency of the auxiliary effect is extremely lower than that in the AT state, and the auxiliary effect is hardly performed or the auxiliary effect is not performed at all, so that the number of medals that can be obtained is limited. To. The non-AT normal state is an effect state corresponding to the initial state among the plurality of effect states.

In the non-AT normal state, the effect state control means 322 determines whether or not to shift the effect state from the non-AT state to the AT state via the AT preparation state based on the winning type determined by the winning type lottery. It will be decided by lottery. Then, when the AT lottery is won in the non-AT normal state, the effect state control means 322 shifts the effect state to the AT preparation state (1).

Further, the effect state control means 322 determines whether or not to shift the effect state to the non-AT chance state based on a predetermined opportunity in the non-AT normal state, for example, the winning type determined by the winning type lottery, by chance lottery. decide. Then, when the chance lottery is won in the non-AT normal state, the effect state control means 322 shifts the effect state to the non-AT chance state (2). That is, in the non-AT normal state, the effect state control means 322 performs the AT lottery and the chance lottery for each game. The AT lottery and the chance lottery may be drawn independently, or may be drawn at once (a lottery in which only one of them wins).

The non-AT chance state continues for a predetermined number of games. The effect state control means 322 performs an AT lottery in each game in the non-AT chance state. Then, when the AT lottery is won in the non-AT chance state, the effect state control means 322 shifts the effect state to the AT preparation state (1). Here, in the AT lottery in the non-AT chance state, the winning probability of the AT lottery is set higher than in the non-AT normal state. For example, the AT lottery is performed in both the non-AT normal state and the non-AT chance state, but when the winning type "cherry" is determined by the winning type lottery, the production state may be the non-AT normal state. In the case of a non-AT chance state, the AT lottery is won with a probability of 1/5, whereas the AT lottery is won with a probability of 1/20.

On the other hand, in the non-AT chance state, if the AT lottery is not won by the time when the predetermined number of games elapses, the effect state control means 322 returns the effect state to the non-AT normal state (3). When the predetermined number of games is consumed in the non-AT state without shifting to the AT state (so-called zone or ceiling is reached), the effect state control means 322 shifts the effect state to the AT preparation state (1). ). In the non-AT state, if you win the winning type "RBB1", you will definitely win the AT lottery (the transition to the AT state is confirmed), and if you win the winning types "RBB2" and "RBB3", you will be in the bonus game state. If the AT lottery is won with a predetermined probability and the winning type "CBB" is won, the AT lottery is won with a lower probability than when the winning types "RBB2" and "RBB3" are won in the bonus game state.

In the AT preparation state, it is a standby state for shifting the gaming state to the RT1 state, and when the gaming state is the non-RT state and the RT2 state, the winning type "selection bell" is won and any of the small ones is won. When the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination is not displayed on the effective line A, that is, when the omission occurs, the effect state control means 322 shifts the effect state to the AT state (4). Then, the ART gaming state in which the AT state and the RT1 state proceed in parallel is executed.

In the AT state, the operation mode is notified by the auxiliary effect, so that it is possible to acquire many medals while suppressing the consumption of medals. Therefore, the player can advance the game advantageously in the AT state as compared with the non-AT state. As described above, the effect state control means 322 also functions as a game profit giving means for giving the player a game profit such that more medals can be obtained by the auxiliary effect when the effect state is changed to the AT state.

In the AT state, the effect state control means 322 shifts the effect state to the non-AT state when a predetermined end condition such as the elapse of the number of continuous games in which the AT state can be continued is satisfied (5).

(Example of production)
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the effect, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a frame of the music. When the production control means 334 wins the winning type "BB" including the winning combination "BB" by the winning type lottery and the game state is shifted to the bonus game state, one of a plurality of songs ( Here, the music a) is output from the speaker 128, and as shown in FIG. 9, a specific effect of generating a PV image (image data) matching the output music on the image IC 202e and displaying it on the liquid crystal display unit 124 is performed. Execute.

Further, the image IC 202e superimposes the lyrics image 124a on which the lyrics of the music a are written on the PV image and displays it on the liquid crystal display unit 124 in accordance with the music a output from the speaker 128. For example, the image IC 202e displays the lyrics image 124a with the words "I want to meet" on the liquid crystal display unit 124, as shown in FIG. 9A, while the lyrics such as "I want to meet" are output from the speaker 128. To display. After that, the image IC 202e causes the liquid crystal display unit 124 to display the lyrics image 124a marked as "trembling" as shown in FIG. 9B while the lyrics such as "trembling" are output from the speaker 128. Further, the effect control means 334 displays the lyrics image 124a marked with "cannot sleep" on the liquid crystal display unit 124 as shown in FIG. 9 (c) while the lyrics such as "cannot sleep" are output from the speaker 128. To display. By synchronizing the lyrics of the music a with the lyrics shown by the lyrics image 124a in this way, the player can visually grasp the lyrics of the music a.

By the way, when the music is output from the speaker 128, the number of frames of the displayed lyrics image 124a is set in advance according to the playback speed (playback time) at which the lyrics in the music are output, as shown in FIG. 10A. The music table is stored in a ROM (not shown). For example, in the music table of music a, the lyrics image 124a marked "I want to meet" is set to 150 frames, and the lyrics image 124a marked "Shivering" is set to 120 frames. The lyrics image 124a marked "I can't sleep" is set to 200 frames, and the same lyrics image 124a is continuously displayed during the set frames. That is, it can be said that the display time of each lyrics image 124a is set in the music table.

Then, the image IC 202e refers to the music table, and the image data (PV image and lyrics image 124a) displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124 is displayed every predetermined processing time (for example, 33.3 ms), that is, every frame. The combined image data) is generated, and the image based on the generated image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10B, the image IC 202e is described as "I want to meet" in the processing time immediately before the lyrics of "I want to meet" are output from the speaker 128. A drawing process is performed to generate image data for displaying the lyrics image 124a on the liquid crystal display unit 124. Then, in the next processing time, by outputting the image data generated in the previous processing time to the liquid crystal display unit 124, the lyrics image 124a marked "I want to meet" is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124. .. Further, at the same time as the lyrics image 124a marked "I want to meet" is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124, the lyrics of "I want to meet" are output from the speaker 128. Then, the image IC 202e refers to the music table and performs this drawing process 150 times to display the lyrics image 124a marked "I want to meet" on the liquid crystal display unit 124 over 150 frames.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a conventional image display when a processing omission occurs. In the image IC 202e, the drawing process for generating image data is delayed (so-called processing omission), and as shown in FIG. 11A, if the drawing process is not completed during one processing time for generating a frame, In the next processing time, new image data cannot be output to the liquid crystal display unit 124, and the image of the previous frame is displayed as it is on the liquid crystal display unit 124. For example, as shown in FIG. 11B, when the drawing process for generating the image data including the lyrics image 124a of "I want to meet" occurs five times, the lyrics image 124a of "I want to meet" occurs. Is displayed over 155 frames with respect to the original 150 frames. That is, the lyrics image 124a of "I want to meet" is displayed longer than it should be. Therefore, even when the next lyrics of "I want to meet", "Shivering", is output from the speaker 128, the lyrics image 124a of "I want to meet" will continue to be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124. After that, the lyrics output from the speaker 128 and the lyrics displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124 will be out of alignment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an image display of the present embodiment when a processing omission occurs. Therefore, in the image IC 202e of the present embodiment, the end command is output when one drawing process is completed, and the end command is not output when the next drawing process is started. In this case, the processing omission counter that counts the number of processing omission frames is added and updated one by one. Then, when all the drawing processing of the currently displayed lyrics image is completed (when the drawing processing for the set number of frames is completed), the value of the processing omission counter is calculated from the number of frames of the lyrics image to be displayed next. The subtracted value is determined (updated) to the number of frames for displaying the next lyrics image, and the processing omission counter is reset.

As a result, if processing omission does not occur, the value of the processing omission counter becomes 0 when the drawing processing of the currently displayed lyrics image is completed, so the number of frames for displaying the next lyrics image is It remains at the preset value.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the drawing process for generating the image data including the lyrics image 124a of "I want to meet" occurs five times, the lyrics image 124a of "I want to meet" occurs. Is displayed over 155 frames, and at this time, the value of the processing omission counter becomes 5. Then, when the image data including the lyrics image 124a of "Shivering" which is the next lyrics of "I want to meet" is first generated, the number of frames for displaying the lyrics image 124a of "Shivering" is 120 times. The 115 frames obtained by subtracting the value of the processing omission counter is the number of times the image data including the lyrics image 124a of "shivering" is drawn.

In this way, when processing fails in the drawing process that generates image data in which images with a preset number of frames (display period) are sequentially displayed, the number of frames (display period) of the next image is set to the previous image. By reducing the number of times the processing is missed in step 1, the timing at which the display of the next lyrics image 124a ends and the timing at which the sound of the next lyrics ends can be matched. That is, the deviation of the display of the lyrics image 124a can be adjusted.

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

(Main processing of main control board 200)
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the main processing of the main control board 200. Here, the processing related to the features of the present embodiment will be described in detail, and the description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted.

(Step S100)
When the power of the slot machine 100 is turned on via the power switch 144 and the power is turned on, the initialization means 300 executes the initialization process in preparation for the start of the game. The initialization means 300 generates backup data at any time while the power is turned on, and holds the backup data in the main RAM 200c. Therefore, even if an unexpected power failure occurs, it is possible to restore the state before the power failure by using the retained backup data in this initialization process. For example, even if an unexpected power failure occurs during the rotation of each reel 110, it is started from the state in which each reel 110 is rotating again after the return operation. Therefore, in the initialization process, the RAM of the main RAM 200c is basically not cleared.

(Step S200)
Subsequently, the betting means 302 bets the medal through the operation of the bet switch 116 by the player or the insertion of the medal into the medal insertion unit 114. Further, the command transmission means 314 generates an input command indicating that the operation has been performed, and transmits the generated input command to the sub-control board 202.

(Step S300)
Next, the winning type lottery means 304 activates the game start operation for the start switch 118, and shifts to the operation waiting state of the start switch 118. Here, the winning type lottery means 304 is at the time when the start switch 118 is operated from the winning type lottery random numbers updated by the random number generator 200d of the main control board 200 in response to the operation of the start switch 118 by the player. Winning type Get lottery random numbers. Then, the winning type lottery means 304 determines one winning type lottery table corresponding to the currently set game state from the plurality of winning type lottery tables, and the acquired winning type lottery random number determines the winning type. It is determined which winning area corresponds to in the lottery table, and the winning type or loss of the determined winning area is determined as the lottery result. Further, after the lottery result is determined according to the operation of the start switch 118, the command transmission means 314 is a winning type command including information on the lottery result (winning type or loss) of the winning type lottery, the game state, the effect state, and the like. Is generated, and the generated winning type command is transmitted to the sub-control board 202. The lottery process S300 will be described in detail later.

(Step S400)
When the start switch 118 is operated, the reel control means 306 drives the stepping motor 152 to rotate the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c. In this reel rotation process, when a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) elapses from the start of rotation of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c in the previous game (wait), the left reel in the game concerned. The rotation of the 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c is started, and when all of the left reel 110a, the middle reel 110b, and the right reel 110c are rotating at a constant speed, the process is transferred to step S500.

(Step S500)
Subsequently, the reel control means 306 activates the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c, and when the player accepts the operation of the stop switches 120a, 120b, 120c, the reels (left reel 110a, middle reel 110b) corresponding to the operation are received. , Any one of the right reel 110c) is stopped and controlled. Further, when any one of the stop switches 120a, 120b, and 120c is operated, the command transmission means 314 is a stop command (first stop command, second stop command, second) indicating information on the stopped switches 120a, 120b, 120c that have been operated. (Stop command, third stop command) is generated for each operation, and the generated stop commands are sequentially transmitted to the sub-control board 202.

(Step S600)
Next, the determination means 308 determines which combination of symbols displayed on the effective line A corresponds to, and various types required for changing the gaming state or replaying according to the combination of symbols. Executes the processing of. Further, the command transmission means 314 generates a winning command including the number of medals to be paid out when the symbol combination displayed on the effective line A and the symbol combination corresponding to the small winning combination is displayed on the effective line A. , The generated winning command is transmitted to the sub-control board 202. Further, the state control means 312 shifts the game state to the bonus game state based on the fact that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination "BB" is displayed on the effective line A in the internal middle game state. The determination process S600 will be described in detail later.

(Step S700)
Subsequently, the payout control means 310 executes a medal payout process corresponding to the small winning combination when, for example, a symbol combination corresponding to the small winning combination is displayed on the effective line A based on the determination result in step S600. , When the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is displayed on the effective line A, the process for betting the next game is automatically executed. Further, when the predetermined number of medals are paid out in the bonus game state, the state control means 312 shifts the game state to the non-RT state and sets a winning type lottery table corresponding to the game state. In this way, the payout control means 310 executes various processes corresponding to the symbol combinations displayed on the effective line A, and ends the game. Further, when the medal payout process is performed, the command transmission means 314 generates a payout command indicating that the payout process has been performed, and transmits the generated payout command to the sub-control board 202.

One game is executed through a series of processes from step S200 to step S700. After that, steps S200 to S700 will be repeated.

(Lottery process S300)
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the lottery process in step S300. Here, the processing related to the features of the present embodiment will be described in detail, and the description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted.

(Step S301)
First, the winning type lottery means 304 refers to the winning type lottery table according to the game state at that time, and determines one of a plurality of types of winning types by the winning type lottery based on the operation of the start switch 118.

(Step S302)
The winning type lottery means 304 determines whether the winning combination "BB" is included in the winning type determined by the winning type lottery, that is, whether the BB internal winning flag is established. As a result, if the winning combination "BB" is included, the process is transferred to step S303, and if the winning combination "BB" is not included, the process is transferred to step S304.

(Step S303)
The game state control means 320 shifts the game state to the internal middle game state.

(Step S304)
The game state control means 320 determines whether the effect state is the non-AT state. As a result, if the effect state is the non-AT state, the process is transferred to step S305, and if the effect state is not the non-AT state, the process is transferred to step S306.

(Step S305)
The game state control means 320 performs an AT lottery based on the lottery result of the winning type lottery. Further, if the effect state is the non-AT normal state, the game state control means 320 performs a chance lottery based on the lottery result of the winning type lottery, and ends the lottery process.

(Sub-processing of sub-control board 202)
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the sub-processing of the sub-control board 202.

(Step S1100)
When the power of the slot machine 100 is turned on via the power switch 144 and the power is turned on, the initialization determining means 330 executes the initialization process in preparation for the start of the game. The initialization determination means 330 generates backup data at any time while the power is turned on, and holds the backup data in the sub RAM 202c.

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

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

(Step S1400)
The effect control means 334 analyzes the detection signal of the effect switch 122 and performs various processes based on the analysis result.

(Step S1500)
The effect control means 334 refers to the execution information (timetable) of various effects determined to be executed, performs a time schedule management process for executing the process corresponding to the corresponding time stored in the timetable, and steps S1200. Repeat the process from. In this process, the display image of the liquid crystal display unit 124 is inserted or switched, and various commands are transmitted to each device. As a result, various effects are executed.

(Command reception process S1300)
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the command reception process in step S1300. Here, in particular, the transition of the AT state will be described in detail, and the description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted.

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

(Step S1302)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1301 is an input command, the effect control means 334 considers that the game start preparation for the next game has been performed, and sets the effect that has been executed up to that point under predetermined conditions. Switch or end with.

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

(Step S1304)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1303 is a winning type command, the effect control means 334 determines the effect of the game based on the winning type command. For example, when the player shifts to the bonus game state, one of a plurality of songs is played. The effect determination process S1304 will be described in detail later.

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

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

(Step S1307)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1306 is a stop command, the effect control means 334 determines whether the stop command is a first stop command, a second stop command, or a third stop command. The stop operation determines which of the stop switches 120a, 120b, and 120c is performed, and based on the determination result and the content of the effect, various processes are performed and the effect mode is changed.

(Step S1308)
Subsequently, the command receiving means 332 determines whether or not the received command is a winning command. As a result, if the received command is a winning command, the process is moved to step S1309, and if the received command is not a winning command, the process is moved to step S1310.

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

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

(Step S1311)
If it is determined that the command received in step S1310 is a payout command, the effect control means 334 sets the effect based on the payout command in the timetable and ends the command reception process S1300. Then, the numerical values of the sub-credit display unit 134 and the sub-payment display unit 136 are updated according to the payout of medals.

(Direction determination process S1304)
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the effect determination process of step S1304. Here, the processing related to the features of the present embodiment will be described in detail, and the description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted.

(Step S1304-1)
First, the effect control means 334 determines whether or not the bonus game state has been entered. As a result, if the transition to the bonus gaming state is performed, the process is transferred to step S1304-2, and if the transition to the bonus gaming state is not performed, the effect determination process S1304 is terminated.

(Step S1304-2)
The production control means 334 selects one of the plurality of songs.

(Step S1304-3)
The effect control means 334 determines the music selected in step S1304-2, and ends the effect determination process.

(Image generation processing S2000)
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an image generation process by the image IC 202e. This image generation process is executed at predetermined intervals. Here, the processing related to the features of the present embodiment will be described in detail, and the description of the configuration unrelated to the features of the present embodiment will be omitted.

(Step S2001)
First, the image IC 202e determines whether or not the end command has been output in the previous image generation process. As a result, if the end command is output in the previous image generation process, the process is moved to step S2003, and if the end command is not output in the previous image generation process, the process is moved to step S2002.

(Step S2002)
The image IC 202e adds 1 to the processing omission counter and updates it, and ends the image generation processing.

(Step S2003)
The image IC 202e resets the end instruction.

(Step S2004)
The image IC 202e determines whether or not the drawing counter indicating the number of frames for displaying the currently displayed lyrics image 124a is 0. As a result, if the drawing counter is 0, the process is transferred to step S2005, and if the drawing counter is not 0, the process is transferred to step S2008.

(Step S2005)
The image IC202e refers to the music data and reads out the lyrics to be displayed next and the number of frames.

(Step S2006)
The image IC 202e subtracts the value of the processing omission counter from the number of frames read in step S2005, and newly sets the subtracted value in the drawing counter.

(Step S2007)
The image IC 202e resets the processing omission counter to 0.

(Step S2008)
The image IC 202e is updated by subtracting 1 from the drawing counter.

(Step S2009)
The image IC 202e refers to the music data and generates image data including the lyrics image 124a.

(Step S2010)
The image IC 202e outputs an end command on condition that the drawing process is completed, and ends the image generation process S2000.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. It is clear that a person skilled in the art can come up with various modifications or modifications within the scope of the claims, and it is understood that these also naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Will be done.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the state control means 312 has been described with an example of managing the gaming state and the effect state on the main control board 200, but the state control means 312 is not limited to such a case, and the state control means 312 is a sub control board. In 202, the game state and the effect state may be managed. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 are arranged so as to share the functional part for advancing the game, but the functional part of the main control board 200 is assigned to the sub control board 202. Alternatively, the functional parts of the sub-control board 202 may be arranged on the main control board 200, or all the functional parts may be arranged together on one control board.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the suggestion effect is executed with a predetermined probability when the winning type "BB" is won and when the winning type "BB" is not won. However, not limited to this, if the AT lottery or chance lottery is won in the non-AT normal state, or if the AT lottery or chance lottery is not won, the transition to the AT state or the non-AT chance state is made with a predetermined probability. You may want to perform a suggestive effect. That is, the suggestion effect may be executed with a predetermined probability when some game profit is given and when the game profit is not given.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the predetermined lyrics image 124a is processed, the display period (number of frames) when displaying the next lyrics image 124a is updated (adjusted), but the next and subsequent lyrics images The display period (number of frames) may be updated (adjusted) when the 124a is displayed. For example, when the predetermined lyric image 124a is processed by 4 frames, 2 frames may be reduced when displaying the next lyric image 124a, and 2 frames may be reduced when displaying the next lyric image 124a.

If the predetermined lyrics image 124a is processed and the display period (number of frames) of the next lyrics image 124a is shorter than the number of frames that are processed, the display period (number of frames) of the next lyrics image 124a is reduced. ) May be set to only the period that can be recognized by the player of one frame or more, and may be adjusted by the display period (number of frames) of the lyrics image 124a after that.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the lyrics image 124a is superimposed on the PV image and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124, but the image in which the lyrics image 124a and the PV image are integrated is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 124. You may try to do it. For example, when a plurality of songs are output in succession, an end command is output when the drawing of the image in which the lyrics image 124a and the PV image are integrated is completed, and if a processing omission occurs, the next and subsequent songs are output. The display period (number of frames) of the image in which the lyrics image 124a and the PV image are integrated may be updated (adjusted).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the image IC 202e does not output the end command, the processing omission counter is added and updated one by one, but the sub CPU 202a outputs the end command by the image IC 202e. If not, the processing omission counter may be added and updated one by one.

Further, each process performed by the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202 described above does not necessarily have to be processed in chronological order in the order described in the flowchart, and may include parallel or subroutine processing.

100 slot machine (game machine)
110a, 110b, 110c Reel 116 Bet switch 118 Start switch 120 Stop switch 124 Liquid crystal display (image display)
202e image IC (image generation means)
302 Bet means 304 Winning type lottery means 306 Reel control means 310 Payout control means 312 State control means 320 Game state control means (game profit giving means)
322 Production state control means (game profit giving means)
334 Production control means

Claims (1)

Bet means to bet the game value to be used for the game,
After betting the game value , the winning type lottery means for determining the winning or not of the winning combination based on the operation of the start switch,
In response to the operation of the start switch, the rotation of a plurality of reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged is controlled to rotate, and in response to the operation of the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel, the lottery result of the winning type lottery means is obtained. Based on this, a reel control means for stopping and controlling each of the reels corresponding to the operated stop switch, and
A production control means that determines the production according to the progress of the game,
An image generation means that generates an image based on the effect determined by the effect control means and displays it on the image display unit.
With
Wherein the directing, includes a specific effect to display a plurality of specific image display period is set respectively to be displayed in advance in order,
The image generation means
During the execution of the specific effect, the specific images having the number of frames corresponding to the display period are sequentially generated at predetermined processing times.
If the generation of any particular image of the plurality of specific image is not completed within the processing time by the number of frames generated is not completed in the specific image within the processing time, the image display unit after the next A gaming machine characterized by reducing the number of frames of the specific image to be displayed.

Images