JP6966730B2 - Game table - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming table represented by a pachinko machine, a slot machine (pachislot machine), and an enclosed game table.

Conventionally, in a game table represented by a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or the like, there is a game table in which the production mode can be switched according to the operation of the player (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-228874

However, in the conventional game table, it is not possible to make the player recognize what kind of effect mode can be selected in the state where one effect mode can be selected.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is conceivable to arrange lamps having a pattern corresponding to the corresponding effect mode and turn on the lamps corresponding to the effect mode that can be selected.

However, when a lamp is used, only the area of the lamp corresponding to the selected effect mode is used, so that the area of the lamp corresponding to the other unselected effect mode can be effectively utilized. There wasn't.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make the player recognize the effect mode that can be selected by the lamp, and it is effective to use a lamp area other than the lamp corresponding to the effect mode selected by the player. It is to provide a game table that can be utilized in a practical manner.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a first display means, a second display means provided in front of the first display means and transmitting light when no display is performed, and the above-mentioned. A display control means for controlling the display of the first display means and controlling the display of the second display means is provided, and the first display means performs display in the first visual mode. There is a case and a case where the display is performed in a second visual mode different from the first visual mode, and there is a means, the area where the display is performed in the first visual mode, and the second visual recognition. The area where the display in the embodiment is performed is a different region, and the second display means relates to the case where the display is performed in the third visual mode according to the first visual mode and the second visual mode. There is a case where the display is performed in the fourth visual mode, and there is a means, and the display in the third visual mode by the second display means is the display in the first visual mode by the first display means. It is possible to cover at least a part of the display of the display and at least a part of the display of the display in the second visual mode by the first display means, and the display by the second display means. The display in the fourth visual mode includes at least a part of the display in the first visual mode by the first display means and the display in the second visual mode by the first display means. It is possible to cover at least a part of the display, and in the first period, the display control means may be used on the first display means to display the first visual mode and the second visual mode. In the case where it is possible to display at least one of them and select the effect mode, in the second period following the first period, the second display means is displayed in the third visual mode. The display control means is a means, and in the third period, the display control means causes the first display means to display at least one of the first visual mode and the second visual mode, and selects an effect mode. In the fourth period following the third period, the second display means is a means for displaying in the fourth visual mode.

According to the present invention, the player can be made to recognize the effect mode that can be selected by the lamp, and the area of the lamp other than the lamp corresponding to the effect mode selected by the player can be effectively used. It is possible to provide a game table that can be utilized.

It is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the slot machine 100 in the state which the front door 102 is opened. It is a circuit block diagram of the control part of the slot machine 100. It is a figure which developed and showed the arrangement of the design applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) in a plane. It is a figure explaining the transition of the gaming state of the slot machine 100. (A) is a diagram showing the types of winning combinations (including operating combinations), symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination, and (b) is a middle horizontal winning combination as a winning line 114. It is a figure which shows 5 lines of the line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right down winning line and the upper right winning line. It is a figure which shows the conditional apparatus of a slot machine 100. Main control unit It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game end processing of step 2021 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main control part timer interrupt processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer update process of step 3009 of FIG. (A) is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400, and (c) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process. It is a flowchart of the timer interrupt processing of the 1st sub-control unit 400. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the effect control process of step 4009 of FIG. 12 (a). It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of receiving the bet number setting command of step 4102 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the character determination effect execution processing of step 4204 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of receiving a prize determination command of step 4104 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game end processing command reception time processing of step 4106 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of receiving the effect button operation of step 4109 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the lighting lamp switching process of step 4606 of FIG. (A) is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500, and (c) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process. It is a flowchart of the timer interrupt processing of the 2nd sub-control unit 500, and (d) is the flowchart of the image control processing of the 2nd sub-control unit 500. It is a front view of the character selection lamp 700 shown in FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of the character selection lamp 700 shown in FIG. 21. 22 is a front view showing the light guide plate, (a) is a view showing the light guide plate 713, (b) is a view showing the light guide plate 712, and (c) is a view showing the light guide plate 711. Is. (A) to (d) are diagrams illustrating an example of control of the character selection lamp 700. It is a figure explaining the example of the control of the character selection lamp 700, (a) is an example of the display of the "Den" of the character A, (b) is the example of the display of the "old man" of the character B, ( c) is an example of the display of the "princess" of the character C. It is a schematic plan view explaining the state of light emission display of a light guide plate, (a) is a figure which shows the state which light emission display of a light guide plate 713, (b) is a state which light emission display of a light guide plate 712. It is a figure which shows. It is a figure which shows the example of the pachinko machine to which this invention is applied.

Hereinafter, the slot machine (game table) according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
First, the overall configuration of the slot machine 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows an external perspective view of the slot machine 100.

The slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) in which multiple types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored and rotate inside the slot machine 100. It is configured to be able to. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a drive device such as a stepping motor.

In the present embodiment, each symbol is printed on a strip-shaped member in an appropriate number at equal intervals, and the strip-shaped members are attached to a predetermined circular tubular frame material to form each reel 110 to 112. When viewed from the player, three symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113, so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating each reel 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player changes. That is, each reel 110 to 112 functions as a display device that variably displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols. As such a display device, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can be adopted in addition to the reel. Further, in the present embodiment, three reels are provided inside the center of the slot machine 100, but the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

On the back surface of each of the reels 110 to 112, a backlight (not shown) for illuminating each symbol displayed on the symbol display window 113 is arranged. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be evenly illuminated. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112, and the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of this optical sensor are provided. It is configured so that a light-shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the spaces. Based on the detection result of this sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

The winning line indicator lamp 120 is a lamp indicating a valid winning line 114. The valid winning line is predetermined by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are 5 winning lines 114. For example, if one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line is valid, and if two medals are bet, the upper horizontal winning line and the lower horizontal winning line are added. If three medals are valid and three medals are bet, the five lines with the addition of the right-down winning line and the upper-right winning line will be valid as the winning line. The number of winning lines 114 is not limited to 5 lines, and for example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, and the right. Five lines, a down winning line and an upper right winning line, may be set as valid winning lines, or the same number of winning lines may be set as valid winning lines regardless of the number of bets.

The notification lamp 123 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been internally won in the internal lottery, or that the bonus game is in progress. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying the player that the game medal can be inserted. The re-game lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be re-gamed (no need to insert a medal) when the re-game, which is one of the winning roles in the previous game, is won. It's a lamp. The reel panel lamp 128 is a lamp for directing.

A character selection lamp 700 is provided on the left side of the reel 110. The character selection lamp 700 will be described in detail later.

The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) electronically stored in the slot machine 100. In the present embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of three bets are inserted, two are inserted when the bet button 131 is pressed, and three are inserted when the bet button 132 is pressed. It has become so. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights a number of lamps according to the number of inserted medals, and when a specified number of medals are inserted, the game start operation for notifying that the game start operation is possible. The lamp 121 lights up.

The effect button 701 is a button that can be operated by the player, which will be described in detail later.

The medal insertion slot 141 is an insertion slot for the player to insert medals at the start of the game. That is, the medals can be inserted electronically by pressing the bet buttons 130 to 132, or the actual medals can be inserted (inserted operation) from the medal insertion slot 141, and the insertion means that both are included. be. The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) numerically. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a prize. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (60G) displays.

The start lever 135 is a lever-type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired number of medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated to operate the start lever 135, the reels 110 to 112 start rotating. The operation on the start lever 135 is called the game start operation.

The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started to rotate by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. Hereinafter, the operation for the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the final stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. A light emitting body may be provided inside each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and when the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitting body can be turned on to notify the player.

The medal return button 133 is a button for removing medals by pressing the button when the inserted medals are jammed. The checkout button 134 is a button for settling medals and bet medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and discharging them from the medal payout outlet 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole for inserting a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100.

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

The sound hole 181 is a hole for outputting the sound of the speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right parts of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for enlivening the game. An effect device 160 is arranged on the upper part of the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 is provided on the upper part of the effect device 160. The effect device 160 is provided with a liquid crystal display device 157 (effect image display device) in the center. It should be noted that the display device may not be a liquid crystal display device but may be a display device capable of displaying various production images and various game information. For example, a multi-segment display (7-segment display), a dot matrix display, an organic EL display, and a plasma display. , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen may be used. Further, the display screen has a square shape, and the entire display screen is configured to be visible to the player. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. Further, it is also possible to provide an ornament (not shown) on the peripheral edge of the display screen so that the display screen looks irregular as a result of a part of the peripheral edge of the display screen being hidden by the ornament. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may have a curved surface.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 in a state where the front door 102 is opened. The main body 101 is a box body that is surrounded by a top plate 261, a left side plate 260, a right side plate 260, a bottom plate 264, and a back plate 242, and opens to the front. Inside the main body 101, a main control board storage case 210 that houses the main control board is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the ventilation port 249 provided at the upper part of the back plate 242, and the main control board storage case 210 Below, three reels 110 to 112 are arranged. A sub-control board storage case 220 containing a sub-control board is disposed on the side of the main control board storage case 210 and the reels 110 to 112, that is, on the side plate 260 on the left side facing the main control board storage case 210. Further, an external centralized terminal plate 248 connected to the main control board and outputting information of the slot machine 100 to an external device is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

A medal payout device 180 (a device for paying out medals accumulated in the bucket) is arranged on the bottom plate 264, and a power supply board is provided above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reels 110 to 112. A power supply device 252 is arranged, and a power supply switch 244 is arranged in front of the power supply device 252. The power supply device 252 converts the AC power supply supplied from the outside to the slot machine 100 into direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and supplies it to each control unit such as the main control unit 300, the sub control unit 400, and 500, which will be described later, and each device. do. Further, a storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) for supplying power to a predetermined component (for example, RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the power supply from the outside is cut off is provided. There is.

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

The front door 102 is hinged to the left side plate 260 of the main body 101 via a hinge device 276, and an effect device 160 and an upper speaker 272 are provided on the upper portion of the pattern display window 113. The upper speaker 272 is provided at a position corresponding to, for example, the sound hole 143. At the lower part of the symbol display window 113, a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, a passage 266 through which medals pass when the medal selector 170 drops an illegal medal or the like onto the medal tray 161 are provided. There is. Further, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the sound hole 181.

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

The control unit of the slot machine 100 is roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a main effect according to a command signal (hereinafter, simply referred to as "command") transmitted by the main control unit 300. It is composed of a first sub-control unit 400 that controls the above, and a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on a command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described.

The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300, and the basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used at the time of an internal lottery for a winning combination, and a reel stop. A ROM 306 for storing positions, a RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 312 for measuring time, number of times, etc. , WDT (Watchdog Timer) 314 is installed. Other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this point is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500, which will be described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal having a predetermined period output by the crystal oscillator 315a as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312, and the counter timer 312 sets the interrupt time based on the received frequency dividing data. It is determined and an interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 every interrupt time. The CPU 304 monitors each sensor or the like and transmits a drive pulse in response to this interrupt request. For example, when the clock signal output by the crystal oscillator 315a is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256 × 47/8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

The main control unit 300 has a random number generation circuit 316 used as a hardware random number counter that fluctuates a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535, and a start signal output circuit that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 includes a 338, and when a start signal is input from the start signal output circuit 338, the CPU 304 starts game control (starts main control unit main processing described later).

Further, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 is input from various sensors 318 (bet button 130 sensor, bet button 131 sensor, bet button 132 sensor, medal insertion slot 141) for each interruption time. Medal reception sensor, start lever 135 sensor, stop button 137 sensor, stop button 138 sensor, stop button 139 sensor, checkout button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medal payout from medal payout device 180, index sensor for reel 110 , The index sensor of the reel 111, the index sensor of the reel 112, etc.) are monitored.

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

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

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

The index sensor of the reel 110, the index sensor of the reel 111, and the index sensor of the reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions on the mounting bases of the reels 110 to 112, and each time the light-shielding piece provided on the reel frame passes through. It becomes L level. When the CPU 304 detects this signal, it determines that the reel has rotated once, and resets the rotation position information of the reel to zero.

The main control unit 300 is provided in the drive circuit 322 for driving the stepping motor provided on the reels 110 to 112, the drive circuit 324 for driving the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 for selecting the inserted medals, and the medal payout device 180. Drive circuit 326 to drive the motor, various lamps 336 (winning line display lamp 120, notification lamp 123, game medal insertion possible lamp 124, re-game lamp 122, game medal insertion lamp 129, game start lamp 121, storage number display 125 , The game information display 126, and the payout number display 127) are provided with a drive circuit 328.

Further, an information output circuit 334 (external centralized terminal plate 248) is connected to the basic circuit 302, and an external hall computer (not shown) or the like is connected to the main control unit 300 via the information output circuit 334. The game information (for example, the game state) of the slot machine 100 is output to the information input circuit 652 provided.

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

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

<Sub-control unit>
Next, the first sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described.

The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that receives a control command transmitted by the main control unit 300 via an input interface and controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on the control command. The basic circuit 402 includes a CPU 404, a RAM 408 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time, number of times, and the like. It is installed. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal having a predetermined period output by the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a lighting pattern of the backlight, data for controlling various indicators, and the like.

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

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

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 422, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel 162 lamp, etc.) are provided in the drive circuit 422 via an input / output interface. It is connected.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 424, and the drive circuit 424 is connected to the LED 717a, the LED 717b, and the LED 717c (details will be described later) via an input / output interface.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 425, and the drive circuit 425 is connected to the LED 714a, the LED 714b, and the LED 714c (details will be described later) via an input / output interface.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sensor circuit 426, and the effect button sensor 701a is connected to the sensor circuit 426 via an input / output interface. The effect button sensor 701a is a sensor that detects the operation of the effect button 701. The CPU 404 monitors the state of the effect button sensor 701a for each interrupt time.

Further, the CPU 404 transmits / receives a signal to / from the second sub-control unit 500 via the input / output interface. The second sub control unit 500 controls the display of the effect image display device 157. The second sub-control unit 500 is composed of a plurality of control units, such as a control unit that controls the display of the liquid crystal display device 157 and a control unit that controls various production drive devices. May be good.

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

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

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

The symbol arrangement applied to each of the above-mentioned reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that the figure is a diagram showing an arrangement of symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) in a plane-developed manner.

<Design arrangement>
On each reel 110 to 112, a plurality of types (9 types in this embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the figure are arranged in a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in this embodiment). Further, the numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of the symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, the number 1 frame on the left reel 110 has a "watermelon" symbol, the number 0 frame on the middle reel 111 has a "bell" symbol, and the number 2 frame on the right reel 112 has a "watermelon" symbol. The symbols of "Seven 1" are arranged respectively.

<Transition of game state>
Next, the transition of the gaming state of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The game state is information for identifying the type of lottery data selected in a lottery or the like.
In the present embodiment, the gaming states of the slot machine 100 are a normal gaming state, a special role gaming state (for example, a BB (big bonus) gaming state and an RB (regular bonus) gaming state), and a special role internal winning state (for example, big). It is roughly divided into bonus (BB) and regular bonus (RB) internal winning state). However, it may be a division included in the special role internal winning state and the normal game state.

The internal winning probability of each role in the normal gaming state is RT0, the internal winning probability of each role in the special role gaming state is RT1, and the internal winning probability of each role in the special role internal winning state is RT2. ..

If there is a special role internal winning state in the normal game state, it will transition to the special role internal winning state, if there is a special role winning in the normal game state, it will transition to the special role gaming state, and in the special role internal winning state When there is a special role winning, the game transitions to the special role game state, and when the special role game state is reached, the game transitions to the normal game state in which a specified number of cards are paid out.

<Types of winning roles>
Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure (a) shows the types of winning combinations (including operating combinations), the symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination, and the figure (b) shows the winning line 114. It is a figure which shows 5 lines of the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right down winning line, and the upper right winning line.

Among the winning combinations in the present embodiment, the big bonus (BB1 as the special role 1 and the BB2 as the special role 2) and the regular bonus (RB as the special role 3) are used as a role to shift to the bonus game and again. A game (replay as a replaying role) is a role that enables replaying without inserting a new medal, and is sometimes referred to as an "acting role" to be distinguished from a winning combination. The "winning role" includes the operating role, such as a big bonus, a regular bonus, and a replay. Further, the "winning" in the present embodiment includes a case where a symbol combination of an operator without a medal payout (without a medal payout) is displayed on the valid line of the winning line 114, for example. Includes big bonuses, regular bonuses, and winning replays.

The winning roles of the slot machine 100 include big bonuses (BB1, BB2), regular bonuses (RB), and small roles (cherry as small role 1, watermelon as small role 2, bell as small role 3). , There is a replay. It goes without saying that the types of winning combinations are not limited to this, and can be arbitrarily adopted.

The "Big Bonus (BB1, BB2)" (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as "BB") is a special role (actuating role) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning a prize. .. The corresponding symbol combinations are "Seven2-Seven2-Seven2" for BB1 and "Seven1-Seven1-Seven1" for BB2. Also, for BB1 and BB2, the flags are carried over. That is, when BB1 and BB2 are internally won, a flag indicating this is set (stored in a predetermined area of RAM 308 of the main control unit 300), but even if BB1 and BB2 are not won in the game, the prize is won. The flag indicating the internal winning is maintained until the game is completed, and even after the next game, BB1 and BB2 are internally winning, and the symbol combination "Seven2-Seven2-Seven2" corresponding to BB1 and the symbol corresponding to BB2 are displayed. The combination "Seven 1-Seven 1-Seven 1" is in a state of winning all together.

The "regular bonus (RB)" is a special role (actuating role) in which a regular bonus game (RB game) is started by winning a prize. The corresponding symbol combination is "BAR-BAR-BAR". As for RB, the flag is carried over in the same manner as the above-mentioned BB. However, in the big bonus game (BB game), the big bonus game is started without the start condition that the regular bonus game (RB game) is internally won and the symbol combination is displayed on the winning line. The regular bonus game may be started later, and when one regular bonus game is completed, the regular bonus game may be automatically started so that the next regular bonus game is started immediately.

"Small role (cherry (small role 1), watermelon (small role 2), bell (small role 3))" (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as "cherry", "watermelon", "bell") A predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning, and the corresponding symbol combinations are "cherry-ANY-ANY" for cherry, "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon" for watermelon, and "bell-bell-bell" for bell. .. The corresponding payout number is as shown in the figure. In the case of "cherry-ANY-ANY", the symbol of the left reel 110 may be "cherry", and the symbols of the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 may be any symbol.

"Replay" is a winning combination (operating role) that allows a game to be played without inserting a medal (game medium) in the next game by winning a prize, and the medal is not paid out. The corresponding symbol combination is "replay-replay-replay" for the replay.

<Type of game state>
In the present embodiment, the gaming states of the slot machine 100 are roughly classified into a normal game, a BB game, an RB game, and an internal winning game of a big bonus (BB) and a regular bonus (RB). However, the internal winning game may be a division included in the normal game.

<Normal game>
The winning roles that are internally won in the normal game include a big bonus (BB), a regular bonus (RB), a replay (replay), and a small role (cherry, watermelon, bell).

The "big bonus (BB)" is a special role (actuating role) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning a prize. "Regular bonus (RB)" is a special role (actuating role) that starts a regular bonus game (RB game) by winning a prize. "Replay" is a winning combination (operating role) that allows a game to be played without inserting a medal in the next game by winning a prize, and the medal is not paid out. A "small role" is a winning role in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning a prize. The internal winning probability of each combination is a range of random numbers acquired at the time of internal lottery by extracting numerical data corresponding to the range of lottery data associated with each combination from the lottery data prepared for the normal game. It is obtained by the value divided by the numerical data of (for example, 65535). The lottery data prepared for a normal game is divided into several numerical ranges in advance, and each numerical range is associated with each winning combination or loss. It is determined which combination the random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery is the value corresponding to the lottery data, and the internal lottery combination is determined. For this lottery data, settings 1 to 6 having different winning probabilities for at least one combination are prepared, and a staff member of a game store or the like can arbitrarily select and set any of the set values.

In the normal game, the result of the internal lottery is generally lost (big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), replay (replay) and small role is not won), or the stop display result is either. It is set that the stop display result of the loss that does not correspond to the symbol combination of the winning combination is generally derived, and the total number of medals to be acquired is less than the total number of inserted medals. Therefore, it is a gaming state that is disadvantageous to the player. However, when the predetermined conditions are satisfied (for example, when a specific symbol combination is displayed), the game state may be changed to increase the probability of internal winning of the re-game. In this case, the game state may be changed. By suppressing the consumption of medals used in the game and paying out a predetermined number of medals by winning a small role, the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of medals inserted, which is profitable for the player. It may be in a gaming state.

<BB game>
The BB game is set to be in a gaming state that is profitable for the player. That is, in the BB game, the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of inserted medals. In the present embodiment, the BB game is started by winning a big bonus (BB), and the RB game (described later) can be continuously and repeatedly executed, and a predetermined number (for example, for example) during the game. It ends when more than 465 medals are won. However, the BB game may be executed as long as the RB game can be executed a plurality of times. , You may set to start the RB game when you win a prize. Further, in the BB game, when the BB general game excluding the RB game during the BB game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 30 times), or the number of times the RB game executed during the BB game is a predetermined number of times. It may be finished when it reaches (for example, 3 times).

<RB game>
The RB game is set to be in a gaming state that is profitable for the player. That is, in the RB game, the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of inserted medals. In the present embodiment, the RB game is started by winning a regular bonus (RB), and is set to a variation (for example, "setting 1" or "normal game") in which a predetermined combination increases the probability of internal winning. (Increase the internal winning probability 1/15 of "small winning combination 1" to the internal winning probability 1 / 1.2, which is a predetermined one value), and the predetermined number of ones (for example, 8 times). It ends when there is a prize. In the RB game, when a predetermined number of prizes (at least 2 times) are won (for example, 8 times), or when the number of RB games executed during the RB game reaches a predetermined number of times (for example,). It may be finished in 8 times). Since the above-mentioned BB game can execute the RB game a plurality of times, when one RB game is performed, the number of medals smaller than the total number of medals obtained in the BB game is acquired and the game ends. Become.

<Internal winning game of big bonus (BB) and regular bonus (RB)>
The winning combinations that are internally won in the internal winning games of the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) include the replay and the small winning combination. The big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) are not internally won, and it is a gaming state in which it is possible to win a symbol combination corresponding to the big bonus (BB) or the regular bonus (RB).

However, the probability of internal winning of the re-game may be changed from the next game internally won in the big bonus (BB) and regular bonus (RB), for example, the probability of internal winning of the re-game may be increased. Until the symbol combination corresponding to the big bonus (BB) and regular bonus (RB) wins, the total number of medals to be acquired will be almost the same as the total number of inserted medals, and the game will be compared with the normal game. It may be a gaming state that is beneficial to the player. Since both the BB game and the RB game are in a game state that is beneficial to the player, they may be generally referred to as a bonus game or a special game.

<Game state condition device>
Next, an example of the condition device of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

In the example of this conditional device, in each case of RT0, RT1 and RT2, the internal winning probability of each winning combination is shown by the value described in each column divided by 65536.

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

As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which the start signal is input reset starts by reset interruption and executes the main control unit main process shown in FIG. 8 according to the control program stored in advance in the ROM 306.

When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are performed in step 2001. In this initial setting, the stack initial value is set in the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, the interrupt prohibition is set, the I / O 310 is initialized, the various variables stored in the RAM 308 are initialized, the operation is permitted to the WDT 314, and the initial setting is performed. Set the value, etc.

In step 2003, the game start process is executed. Here, it is checked whether or not a medal has been inserted, and the winning line indicator lamp 120 is turned on according to the insertion of a medal. If the player wins the re-game in the previous game, the process of inserting the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game is performed, so that the player does not need to insert medals. Further, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated, and if the start lever 135 is operated, the process proceeds to step 2005. When the bet number is set, the bet number setting command is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400.

In step 2005, the number of medals inserted is determined, and a valid winning line is determined.

In step 2007, the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 316 is acquired.

In step 2009, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current gaming state, and an internal lottery is performed using this and the random number value acquired in step 2007. As a result of the internal lottery, if any of the winning combinations (including the operating combination) is internally won, the flag of the winning combination is turned ON.

In step 2011, reel stop data is selected based on the internal lottery result.

In step 2013, the rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started.

In step 2015, the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be accepted, and when any of the stop buttons is pressed, any of the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop button is selected in step 2011 for reel stop control. Stop based on the data. When all reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step 2017.

In step 2017, a winning determination is made. Here, when a pattern combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line 114 (valid line), it is determined that the winning combination has been won. For example, if "Bell-Bell-Bell" is aligned on the activated winning line, it is judged as a bell winning. In this winning determination process, a command including information about a symbol stopped on the valid line (winning symbol) is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400.

In step 2019, if any winning combination with a payout has been won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out according to the number of winning lines.

In step 2021, the game end process is performed. The game end process is shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the game end processing in step 2021 of FIG.

In step 2101, the game state update control is performed. In the RB game state, the number of remaining prizes and the number of remaining games of the RB game are counted from the current number of winnings and the number of games. In the BB game state, the number of acquired cards during the character game is counted.

In step 2102, RT state update control is performed. Here, the RT state is updated according to the RT transition condition shown in FIG.

In step 2103, it is determined whether or not the BB symbols are displayed in the same effective line, and if they are aligned, the process proceeds to step 2104, and if they are not aligned, the process proceeds to step 2106.

In step 2104, a predetermined value is set in the effect synchronization timer. The effect synchronization timer is a timer for executing the bonus winning effect.

In step 2105, step 2105 is repeated until the effect synchronization timer reaches 0, and when the effect synchronization timer reaches 0, the process proceeds to step 2106.

In step 2106, preparations are made for transmitting the game end command. Here, the value set in the effect synchronization timer is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400.

<Main control unit 300 timer interrupt processing>
The main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 10. The figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the timer interrupt process of the main control unit.

The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal in a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in the present embodiment), and the timer interrupt signal is used as a trigger for the main control unit timer interrupt. The process is started in a predetermined cycle.

In step 3001, the timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving the value of each register of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

In step 3003, WDT314 is periodically (this) so that the count value of WDT314 does not exceed the initial setting value (32.8 ms in this embodiment) and WDT interruption does not occur (so as not to detect an abnormality in processing). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the cycle of interrupting the timer of the main control unit.

In step 3005, the input port state update process is performed. In this input port state update process, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input port of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and the RAM 308 is partitioned for each of the various sensors 318. It is stored in the provided signal state storage area.

In step 3007, various game processes are performed. Specifically, the interrupt status is acquired (various interrupt statuses are acquired based on the signals from various sensors 318), and processing is performed according to this status (for example, the interrupt status of each of the acquired stop buttons 137 to 139). Stop button acceptance processing is performed based on).

Here, the interrupt status indicates the state of the main processing when the timer interrupt processing is performed. For example, if it is possible to accept the insertion of medals, the interrupt processing according to the medal selector processing state. If the medal is being paid out, interrupt processing is performed according to the medal payout acceptance processing status. Other main processing states include a basic processing state, a reel control state, and the like, and the reel control state includes an acceleration control state, a constant speed control state, a brake control state, and a stop control state.

In step 3009, the timer update process is performed. Various timers are updated in each time unit. This timer update process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step 3011, the command setting transmission process is performed, and various commands are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. The output schedule information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in this embodiment, and the bits 15 are strobe information (when on, it indicates that data is set) and bits 11. ~ 14 are command types (in this embodiment, a basic command, a start lever reception command, an effect command associated with an effect lottery process, a rotation start command associated with starting rotation of reels 110 to 112, and an operation of stop buttons 137 to 139 are accepted. Stop button reception command associated with, stop position information command associated with stop processing of reels 110 to 112, payout number command and payout end command associated with medal payout processing, command indicating game status, etc.), bits 0 to 10 are command data (command data ( It consists of predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

In the first sub control unit 400, the command type included in the received output schedule information enables the determination of the effect control according to the change in the game control in the main control unit 300, and is included in the output schedule information. It becomes possible to determine the effect control content based on the information of the command data.

In step 3013, the external output signal setting process is performed. In this external output signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 652, which is separate from the slot machine 100, via the information output circuit 334.

In step 3015, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in step 3005 are read out to monitor the presence or absence of errors related to medal insertion abnormalities, medal payout abnormalities, etc., and if an error is detected, (Not shown) Error processing is executed. Further, the medal selector 170 (medal blocker in which the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 336, and various 7-segment (60G) displays are set according to the current gaming state.

In step 3017, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when the power cutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step 3021, and when the low voltage signal is off (when the power cutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step 3019.

In step 3019, various processes for terminating the timer interrupt end process are performed. In this timer interrupt end processing, the value of each register temporarily saved in step 3001 is set in each original register. After that, the process returns to the main processing of the main control unit shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in step 3021, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the state at the time of power failure at the time of power recovery is saved as recovery data in a predetermined area of RAM 308, and power failure processing such as initialization of the input / output port is performed. After that, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of the timer update process in step 3009 of FIG.

In step 3101, it is determined whether the effect synchronization timer is 0. If it is not 0, the process proceeds to step 3102, and if it is 0, the process proceeds to step 3103.

In step 3102, the effect synchronization timer is subtracted. At the time of BB winning, a freeze occurs for a predetermined period. This is to ensure that the effect at the time of BB winning is executed, and during this period, not only the operation unit (for example, stop buttons 137 to 139) controlled by the main control unit 300, but also the first sub control unit. The operation of the operation unit (for example, the effect button 701) controlled by the 400 is also invalidated. Although the effect synchronization timer is mounted in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to a game table that is not equipped with the effect synchronization timer.

In step 3101, processing is performed according to various other timers.

<Processing of the first sub-control unit 400>
The processing of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 12A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400. FIG. 12B is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400. FIG. 12C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400.

First, in step 4001 of FIG. 12A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, the initialization process is first executed in step 4001. In this initialization process, the initial setting of the input / output port, the initialization process of the storage area in the RAM 408, and the like are performed.

In step 4003, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step 4005.

In step 4005, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

In step 4007, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 determines whether or not a command has been received from the main control unit 300.

In step 4009, the effect control process is performed. For example, if there is a new command in step 4007, the process corresponding to this command is performed. This process includes, for example, performing a process such as reading the effect data from the ROM 406, and performing an effect data update process when the effect data needs to be updated. This effect control process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step 4011, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step 4009. For example, if there is an instruction to the sound source IC 418 in the effect data read in step 4009, this instruction is output to the sound source IC 418.

In step 4013, the lamp control process is performed based on the process result of step 4009. For example, if there is an instruction to various lamps 420 in the effect data read in step 4009, this instruction is output to the drive circuit 422.

In step 4017, information output processing is performed in which a control command is set to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 based on the processing result of step 4009. For example, if there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read in step 4009, a setting is made to output this control command, and the process returns to step 4003.

Next, the command reception interrupt processing of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 (b). This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output by the main control unit 300. In step 5001 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408.

Next, the timer interrupt processing of the first sub-control unit executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 (c). The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt in a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in this embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined with this timer interrupt as an opportunity. Execute in the cycle of.

In step 6001, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step 4003 in the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 12A, and the data is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step 4003, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

In step 6003, various update processes are performed. The control command is transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 set in step 4017, and the effect random number value is updated.

Further, when the effect synchronization timer is set in the first sub-control unit timer interrupt process, the effect synchronization timer is subtracted.

When subtracting the effect synchronization timer, the subtraction is started from the timing when the game end processing command is transmitted from the main control unit 300.

In the present embodiment, information is transmitted from the main control unit 300 to the first sub-control unit 400 only at the start of the effect synchronization timer, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the main control unit is also at the end of the effect synchronization timer. Information may be transmitted from the 300 to the first sub-control unit 400. By transmitting information from the main control unit 300 even at the end, it is difficult for an error to occur between the time until the effect performed by the first sub-control unit 400 ends and the time until the operation unit can be operated. Become.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of the effect control process in step 4009 of FIG. 12 (a).

In step 4101, it is determined whether or not the bet number setting command has been accepted, and if it is accepted, the process proceeds to step 4102, and if not, the process proceeds to step 4103.

In step 4102, the bet number setting command reception processing is executed. The processing at the time of receiving the bet number setting command will be described later with reference to FIG. Next to the process at the time of receiving the bet number setting command, the process proceeds to step 4108.

In step 4103, it is determined whether or not the winning determination command has been accepted, and if it is accepted, the process proceeds to step 4104, and if it is not accepted, the process proceeds to step 4105.

In step 4104, the process at the time of receiving the winning determination command is executed. The processing at the time of receiving the winning determination command will be described later with reference to FIG. After the process at the time of receiving the winning determination command, the process proceeds to step 4108.

In step 4105, it is determined whether or not the game end processing command has been accepted, and if it is accepted, the process proceeds to step 4106, and if not, the process proceeds to step 4107.

In step 4106, the game end processing command reception processing is executed. The processing at the time of receiving the game end processing command will be described later with reference to FIG. After the game end processing command reception processing, the process proceeds to step 4108.

In step 4107, processing at the time of receiving other commands is executed, and the process proceeds to step 4108.

In step 4108, it is determined whether the operation of the effect button 701 has been accepted. If it is not accepted, the process ends, and if it is accepted, the process proceeds to step 4109.

In step 4109, the effect button operation reception processing is executed, and then the processing is terminated. The processing at the time of receiving the effect button operation will be described later with reference to FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of the process at the time of receiving the bet number setting command in step 4102 of FIG.

In step 4201, it is determined whether or not the first bet number setting command is accepted. If the first bet number setting command is accepted, the process proceeds to step 4202, and if the first bet number setting command is not accepted, the process proceeds to step 4207.

In step 4202, it is determined whether the character selection flag is on. If the character selection flag is on, the process proceeds to step 4203, and if the character selection flag is not on, the process proceeds to step 4205. The character selection flag is a flag for determining whether or not a character can be selected by the effect button 701.

In step 4203, the effect button invalidation control is performed. As will be described in detail later, when the number of bets is set while the character selection flag is set to on, the character with the cursor at that time (the character whose lamp is lit on the character selection lamp 700). Therefore, the effect button 701, which is an operation unit for selecting a character, is invalidated.

In the present embodiment, the character determination is not canceled by, for example, the operation of the settlement button 134 after the character is determined, but the character is not limited to this, for example, the character is operated by the operation of the settlement button 134 after the character is determined. The configuration may be such that the decision can be canceled.

In step 4204, the character determination effect execution process is executed, and then the process proceeds to step 4207. This character determination effect execution process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step 4205, it is determined whether or not this game is the first game after the end of BB. If the current game is the first game after the end of BB, the process proceeds to step 4206, and if the current game is not the first game after the end of the BB, the process proceeds to step 4207.

In step 4206, the light guide plate is turned off while it is lit. As will be described in detail later, among the light guide plates 711, 712, and 713 (see FIG. 22), the light guide plate lit in the BB (the light guide plate in which the pattern is displayed by any of the LED 714a, LED 714b, and LED 714c) is , Turns off at the timing of accepting the bet number setting command of the first game after the end of BB (turns off LED714a, LED714b, LED714c). Next, the process proceeds to step 4207.

In step 4207, other bet number setting command reception processing is executed, and the processing is terminated.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of the character determination effect execution process in step 4204 of FIG.

In step 4301, it is determined whether the character selection counter is 0. If it is 0, the process proceeds to step 4302, and if it is not 0, the process proceeds to step 4304.

In step 4302, the character A corresponding lamp extinguishing control is performed. Here, the character A refers to the character "Den" which is later shown by the pattern 702 shown in FIG. 21 and the pattern 713a of the light guide plate 713 shown later in FIG. 23 (a). When the character selection counter is 0, the back side of the pattern 702 among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c (see FIG. 22)) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703, and 704 (see FIG. 21 respectively). Only the LED 717a located in is lit, and in this step 4302, the lit LED 717a is turned off.

In step 4303, the lighting control of the light guide plate corresponding to the character A is performed. Here, only the LED 714c (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 713, which is the light guide plate of the character A, that is, the pattern 713a of the “Den”, is turned on. The LED 714b (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 712 and the LED 714a (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 711 are turned off. When step 4303 is completed, the process proceeds to step 4309.

In step 4304, it is determined whether the character selection counter is 1. If it is 1, the process proceeds to step 4305, and if it is not 1, the process proceeds to step 4307.

In step 4305, the character B compatible lamp is turned off. Here, the character B refers to the character "old man" shown by the pattern 703 shown later in FIG. 21 and the pattern 712a of the light guide plate 712 later shown in FIG. 23 (b). When the character selection counter is 1, the back side of the pattern 703 among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c (see FIG. 22)) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703, and 704 (see FIG. 21 respectively). Only the LED 717b located in is lit, and in this step 4305, the lit LED 717b is turned off.

In step 4306, the lighting control of the light guide plate corresponding to the character B is performed. Here, only the LED 714b (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 712, which is the light guide plate of the character B, that is, the pattern 712a of the “grandfather”, is turned on. The LED 714c (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 713 and the LED 714a (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 711 are turned off. When step 4306 is completed, the process proceeds to step 4309.

In step 4307, the character C-compatible lamp is turned off. Here, the character C refers to the character "princess" shown by the pattern 704 later shown in FIG. 21 and the pattern 711a of the light guide plate 711 later shown in FIG. 23 (c). When the character selection counter is neither 0 nor 1 (when the character selection counter is 2 in this embodiment), the lamps (LED717a, LED717b) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703 and 704 (see FIG. 21 respectively). , LED 717c (see FIG. 22 respectively)), only the LED 717c located on the back side of the pattern 704 is lit, and in this step 4307, the lit LED 717c is turned off.

In step 4308, the character C-compatible light guide plate lighting control is performed. Here, only the LED 714a (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 711, which is the light guide plate of the character C, that is, the pattern 711a of the “princess”, is turned on. The LED 714c (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 713 and the LED 714b (see FIG. 22) provided on the side of the light guide plate 712 are turned off. When step 4308 is completed, the process proceeds to step 4309.

In step 4309, the liquid crystal display device 157 displays and executes the effect corresponding to the character selected by the character selection counter among the characters A to C. Further, the speakers 272 and 277 may output and execute the voice and music effects corresponding to the characters selected by the character selection counter among the characters A to C.

In the following step 4310, the character selection counter is set to off, which is a state in which none of the characters A to C is selected, and the process ends.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of the process at the time of receiving the winning determination command in step 4104 of FIG.

In step 4401, it is determined whether or not the BB prize has been won. If it is a BB prize, the process proceeds to step 4402, and if it is not a BB prize, the process proceeds to step 4407.

In step 4402, the BB winning effect execution control is performed. That is, the liquid crystal display device 157, the speaker 272, 277, or the like executes a predetermined effect to be executed at the time of BB winning.

In step 4403, other prize determination command reception processing is executed, and then the processing is terminated.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of the game end processing command reception time processing in step 4106 of FIG.

In step 4501, it is determined whether or not the BB prize has been won. If it is a BB prize, the process proceeds to step 4502, and if it is not a BB prize, the process proceeds to step 4509.

In step 4502, the value of the effect synchronization timer is acquired. This effect synchronization timer is a timer for executing the BB winning effect.

In step 4503, step 4503 is repeated until the effect synchronization timer reaches 0, and when the effect synchronization timer reaches 0, the process proceeds to step 4504. When the effect synchronization timer is not 0, the operation of the operation unit managed by the main control unit 300 is not accepted, so that the state is similar to the freeze state.

The effect synchronization timer in the present embodiment is set so that the timing at which the effect synchronization timer becomes 0 is the same as the start timing of the character selection effect, but this is not limited to this, for example, for the BB winning effect. It may be set to a time that can guarantee only the time to be used.

In step 4504, character selection effect execution control is performed. The character selection effect is the character A's "Den", which is the character corresponding to the pattern 702, which will be described later in FIG. 21, the character A's "old man", which is the character corresponding to the pattern 703, and the character C, which is the character corresponding to the pattern 704. It is a production that lets the player select one of the "princesses" of.

In step 4505, the character selection counter is set to 0. The character selection counter is a counter corresponding to each selectable character. It is possible for the character selection counter to select three characters corresponding to three values from 0 to 2, and when the character selection counter is 0 or 1, the effect button 701 is effectively operated. It is configured to add 1 to the character selection counter and set the character selection counter to 0 when the effect button 701 is effectively operated when the character selection counter is 2. With this configuration, it is possible to loop and select a plurality of characters with only one effect button 701.

In step 4506, the lighting control of the character A corresponding lamp is performed. Here, the character A refers to the character "Den" which is later shown by the pattern 702 shown in FIG. 21 and the pattern 713a of the light guide plate 713 shown later in FIG. 23 (a). Since the character selection counter is 0 here, the back side of the pattern 702 among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c (see FIG. 22)) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703, and 704 (see FIG. 21 respectively). Only the LED 717a located in is lit.

The initial value of the character selection counter is 0, and since the character A is selected in the initial state, the lamp corresponding to the character A is turned on immediately after the character selection effect is started. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, in the initial state, the previously selected character may be in the selected state.

In step 4507, the character selection flag is set to on.

In step 4508, the effect button activation control is executed. As a result, the operation of the effect button 701 is activated.

In step 4509, other game end command reception processing is executed, and then the processing is terminated.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing at the time of receiving the effect button operation in step 4109 of FIG.

In step 4601, it is determined whether the effect button 701 is valid. If the effect button 701 is valid, the process proceeds to step 4602, and if the effect button 701 is not valid, the process ends.

In step 4602, it is determined whether the operation of the effect button 701 has been accepted. If the operation of the effect button 701 is accepted, the process proceeds to step 4603, and if the operation of the effect button 701 is not accepted, the process ends.

In step 4603, 1 is added to the character selection counter.

In step 4604, it is determined whether the character selection counter is 3. If the character selection counter is 3, the process proceeds to step 4605. If the character selection counter is not 3, the process proceeds to step 4606.

In step 4605, the character selection counter is set to 0.

In step 4606, the lighting lamp switching process is executed, and the process ends. This lighting lamp switching process will be described later with reference to FIG.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of the lighting lamp switching process in step 4606 of FIG.

In step 4701, it is determined whether the character selection counter is 0. If it is 0, the process proceeds to step 4702, and if it is not 0, the process proceeds to step 4704.

In step 4702, the character C compatible lamp is turned off. That is, at present, among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703 and 704, only the LED717c located on the back side of the pattern 704 corresponding to the character C is lit. In this step 4702, the lit LED 717c is turned off.

In step 4703, the lighting control of the character A corresponding lamp is performed. That is, among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703, and 704, only the LED717a located on the back side of the pattern 702 corresponding to the character A is turned on. When step 4703 is completed, the process ends.

In step 4704, it is determined whether the character selection counter is 1. If it is 1, the process proceeds to step 4705, and if it is not 1, the process proceeds to step 4707.

In step 4705, the character A corresponding lamp is turned off. That is, at present, among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703 and 704, only the LED717a located on the back side of the pattern 702 corresponding to the character A is lit. In this step 4705, the lit LED 717a is turned off.

In step 4706, the lighting control of the character B corresponding lamp is performed. That is, among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703, and 704, only the LED717b located on the back side of the pattern 703 corresponding to the character B is turned on. When step 4706 is completed, the process ends.

In step 4707, the character B corresponding lamp extinguishing control is performed. That is, at present, among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703 and 704, only the LED717b located on the back side of the pattern 703 corresponding to the character B is lit. In this step 4707, the lit LED 717b is turned off.

In step 4708, the lighting control of the character C-compatible lamp is performed. That is, among the lamps (LED717a, LED717b, LED717c) located on the back side of each of the patterns 702, 703, and 704, only the LED717c located on the back side of the pattern 704 corresponding to the character C is turned on. When step 4708 is completed, the process ends.

If the value of the character selection counter is a value other than 0 and 1 when the effective operation of the effect button is accepted, the value of the character selection counter is always 2 and the character before the effective operation of the effect button is accepted. Since the value of the selection counter is always 1, the character B-compatible lamp is turned off in step 4707, and the character C-compatible lamp is turned on in step 4708.

<Processing of the second sub control unit 500>
The processing of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 20A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 20B is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 20C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 20D is a flowchart of the image control process of the second sub control unit 500.

First, in step 7001 of FIG. 20A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, the initialization process is first executed in step 7001. In this initialization process, input / output port initial setting, initialization process of a storage area in RAM 508, and the like are performed.

In step 7003, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step 7005.

In step 7005, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.
In step 7007, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 determines whether or not a command has been received from the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400.

In step 7009, the effect control process is performed. For example, if there is a new command in step 7007, the process corresponding to this command is performed. This process includes, for example, performing a process such as reading the effect data from the ROM 506, and performing an effect data update process when the effect data needs to be updated.

In step 7011, image control processing is performed based on the processing result of step 7009. For example, if there is an image control command in the effect data read out in step 7009, image control corresponding to this command is performed (details will be described later), and the process returns to step 7003.

Next, the command reception interrupt processing of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 20 (b). This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub-control unit 500 detects a strobe signal output by the first sub-control unit 400. In step 8001 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the first sub-control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508.

Next, the second sub-control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 20 (c). The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in this embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined with this timer interrupt as an opportunity. Execute in the cycle of.

In step 9001, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step 7003 in the second sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 20A, and the data is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step 7003, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

In step 9003, the effect random value value update process and the like are performed.

Next, the image control process of step 7011 in the main process of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 20 (d). The figure is a diagram showing a flowchart showing the flow of image control processing.

In step 10001, the image data transfer instruction is given. Here, the CPU 504 first swaps the designation of the display area A of the VRAM 518 and the drawing area of the display area B. As a result, the one-frame image stored in the display area not designated as the drawing area is displayed on the effect image display device 157. Next, the CPU 504 sets ROM coordinates (transfer source address of ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of VRAM 518), etc. in the attribute register of VDP 516 based on a table such as position information, and then an image from ROM 506 to VRAM 518. Set the command to instruct the start of data transfer. The VDP 516 transfers the image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518 based on the instruction set in the attribute register. After that, the VDP 516 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

In step 1003, it is determined whether or not the transfer end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 is input, and if the transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step 10005. If not, the transfer end interrupt signal is input. Wait for it.

In step 10005, parameters are set based on the effect scenario configuration table, attribute data, and the like. Here, in order to form a display image in the display area A or B of the VRAM 518 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 518 in step 10001, the CPU 504 information on the image data constituting the display image (coordinate axis of the VRAM 518, image size). , VRAM coordinates (arrangement coordinates), etc.) are instructed to VDP516. The VDP 516 sets parameters according to the attributes based on the instructions stored in the attribute registers.

In step 10007, a drawing instruction is given. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 516 to start drawing an image. The VDP 516 starts drawing an image in the frame buffer according to the instruction of the CPU 504.

In step 10009, it is determined whether or not the generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 based on the drawing end of the image is input, and if the generation end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step 10011, and if not, the generation end interrupt signal is output. Wait for to be entered.

In step 10011, the scene display counter that is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scenes of images are generated is incremented (+1) to end the process.

<Structure of character selection lamp 700>
FIG. 21 is a front view of the character selection lamp 700 shown in FIG.

The patterns 702, 703, and 704 are configured to be visible from the front of the character selection lamp 700. At the uppermost stage, a pattern 702, which is a pattern representing the pattern of the character "Den", which is the character A, is provided. Adjacent to the pattern 702, a pattern 703, which is a pattern representing the pattern of the character "old man", which is the character B, is provided in the lower part of the pattern 702. Adjacent to the pattern 703, a pattern 704, which is a pattern representing the pattern of the character "princess", which is the character C, is provided in the lower part of the pattern 703. Even when the LEDs 717a, 717b, and 717c shown in FIG. 22 are not lit, the pattern of each character can be visually recognized.

FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the character selection lamp 700 shown in FIG. 21.

When the character selection lamp 700 is disassembled, the front cover member 710, the light guide plate 711, the light guide plate 712, the light guide plate 713, the middle cover member 715, the lens member 716, and the LED are in order from the front side (player side). It has a substrate 717, and an LED substrate 714 is provided on the side of the light guide plate 711, the light guide plate 712, and the light guide plate 713. A lens may be provided at a position corresponding to the patterns 702, 703 and 704 in the center of the inner cover member 715.

The region visible to the player of the lens member 716 is divided into an upper region, a middle region, and a lower region, each of which is provided with the patterns 702, 703, and 704 shown in FIG. 21. The upper region, the middle region, and the lower region of the lens member 716 may be a translucent member. It does not have to be completely translucent, and there are cases where dark parts of the pattern do not have to be translucent.

In the LED substrate 717 on the back side of the lens member 716, the LED 717a is provided at a position corresponding to the pattern 702, and the pattern 702 is visually recognized brighter by lighting the LED 717a.

In the LED substrate 717 on the back side of the lens member 716, the LED 717b is provided at the position corresponding to the pattern 703, and the pattern 703 is visually recognized brighter by lighting the LED 717b.

In the LED substrate 717 on the back side of the lens member 716, the LED 717c is provided at the position corresponding to the pattern 704, and the pattern 704 is visually recognized brighter by lighting the LED 717c.

The light guide plate 711, the light guide plate 712, and the light guide plate 713 are arranged at predetermined intervals, and the LED 714a of the LED substrate 714 is arranged so that the emitted light is incident on the side surface of the light guide plate 711. The LED 714b of the 714 is arranged so that the emitted light is incident on the side surface of the light guide plate 712, and the LED 714c of the LED substrate 714 is arranged so that the emitted light is incident on the side surface of the light guide plate 713.

In the present embodiment, the structure is such that three light guide plates of the light guide plate 711, the light guide plate 712, and the light guide plate 713 are stacked, but the structure is not limited to this, and the number of light guide plates is not limited to any number. Also, a transmissive liquid crystal display may be provided instead of the light guide plate.

In this embodiment, the lamps (LEDs 717a, 717b, 717c of the LED substrate 717) behind the light guide plate can display three characters (three types of characters), so that at least the lamps can be displayed. Three to make it possible to display three images (three types of images) (patterns 711a, 712a, 713a) as many as the number of characters that can be displayed by (LEDs 717a, 717b, 717c). A light guide plate is provided.

Further, for example, one lamp may be arranged behind the plurality of light guide plates, and the character selected by the player may be displayed by switching the light guide plates to be turned on.

When a plurality of light guide plates are stacked and arranged like the light guide plate 711, the light guide plate 712, and the light guide plate 713, it is necessary to install them at intervals. This is because, if installed without a gap, the light emitted from the LED for lighting one light guide plate may also enter the side surfaces of a plurality of other light guide plates and interfere with each other. be.

In this embodiment, a plurality of light guide plates are installed at intervals on one axis by changing the size of holes for installing each light guide plate.

That is, in the present embodiment, the inner cover member 715 is provided with a shaft portion 715a, and the light guide plate 711, the light guide plate 712, and the light guide plate 713 are installed in accordance with the shaft portion 715a to provide a predetermined interval. Positioning is easy. The shaft portion 715a includes a large-diameter portion 715b rising from the middle cover member 715, and a small-diameter portion 715c at the tip in the axial direction, which has a smaller diameter than the large-diameter portion 715b. The light guide plate 713 is provided with a through hole 713b through which the large diameter portion 715b can penetrate. The light guide plate 712 is provided with a through hole 712b through which the small diameter portion 715c can penetrate but cannot penetrate through the large diameter portion 715b. The light guide plate 711 is not provided with a through hole through which the shaft portion 715a can penetrate, and is provided with an abutting portion 711b on the back side where the tip of the small diameter portion 715c abuts. The abutting portion 711b does not have to be provided with a special configuration, and may simply have no through hole. With this configuration, the distance between the light guide plate 711, the light guide plate 712, and the light guide plate 713 is determined by the axial length of the large diameter portion 715b and the axial length of the small diameter portion 715c. When installing the light guide plate 711, the light guide plate 712, and the light guide plate 713, the light guide plate 713 is pushed to the root of the large diameter portion 715b, the light guide plate 712 stops at the tip of the large diameter portion 715b, and the light guide plate 712 has a small diameter. It stops at the tip of the portion 715c and can be easily positioned.

23 is a front view showing the light guide plate shown in FIG. 22, (a) is a view showing the light guide plate 713, (b) is a view showing the light guide plate 712, and (c) is a light guide plate. It is a figure which shows 711.

In each of FIGS. 23 (a), (b), and (c), the light guide plate is provided with a very fine groove in the portion shown in which the light guide plates 711, 712, and 713 are colored. Since the light incident on the light guide plate from the side surface is not totally reflected inside the portion provided with the groove, the light is emitted from the portion provided with the groove toward the outside of the light guide plate, and the portion provided with the groove is the same as the portion provided with the groove. The same pattern is displayed so that it shines.

A pattern 713a is formed on the light guide plate 713, a pattern 712a is formed on the light guide plate 712, and a pattern 711a is formed on the light guide plate 711.

24 (a) to 24 (d) are diagrams illustrating an example of control of the character selection lamp 700.

First, when the BB wins in the slot machine 100, the BB winning effect is executed. In this example, at this time, all of the LEDs 714a, 714b, 714c, 717a, 717b and 717c are turned off (see FIG. 24A).

After that, when the BB winning effect is completed, it becomes possible to select a character, and the character A lamp (LED717a) corresponding to the character A (“Den”) set as the initial cursor position is turned on (FIG. 24). See (b)).

After that, when the effect button 701 is operated in a state where the character can be selected, the cursor position is moved by one, and the character A lamp (LED717a) corresponding to the character A selected before the cursor movement is performed. Is turned off, and the character B lamp (LED717b) corresponding to the character B (“old man”), which is the destination character, is turned on (see FIG. 24 (c)). Here, the character is switched when the effect button 701 is operated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the character may be switched after a predetermined time has elapsed.

After that, when the bet number setting operation is performed, the lamp (LED717b) corresponding to the character selected when the bet number setting operation is performed is turned off, and the character selected when the bet number setting operation is performed is turned off. The LED 714b provided on the side surface of the light guide plate (light guide plate 712, which is a light guide plate with a “grandfather” pattern) corresponding to the above is turned on, and the pattern 712a, which is a pattern of “grandfather”, is emitted and displayed (see FIG. 24 (d)). ).

In the present embodiment, the effect button 701 is adopted as an operation for selecting a character, and a bet number setting operation is adopted as an operation for determining a character, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a character is selected. The operation for determining the character and the operation for determining the character may be any. For example, a plurality of effect buttons may be provided, the first effect button may be adopted as an operation for selecting a character, and the second effect button may be adopted as an operation for determining a character, or a character may be selected. The operation for performing the operation and the operation for determining the character may be operations by a plurality of operation units.

In the present embodiment, the first display means (for example, the light guide plate 712 that emits and displays the pattern of the "grandfather") is the region of the pattern of the "grandfather" of the lens member 716 illuminated by the first lamp (for example, the LED 717b). ), And when the display by the first display means is not executed, it is possible to visually recognize the pattern (for example, the pattern of the "old man" of the lens member 716) applied to the first lamp. The display by the first display means and the display (effect) by the first lamp are not performed at the same time. With the configuration as in the present embodiment, it becomes easy to visually recognize the display by the first display means when the display by the first display means is executed, and the display by the first lamp (effect). ) Is executed, it becomes easy to visually recognize the display (effect) by the first lamp.

In the present embodiment, the display area of the first display means (for example, the light guide plate 712 that emits and displays the pattern of the "old man") is the "old man" of the lens member 716 illuminated by the first lamp (for example, the LED 717b). It is wider than the display area of (the area of the pattern). With the configuration as in the present embodiment, when displaying by the first display means, it is possible to emphasize and display the pattern related to the pattern applied to the first lamp. ..

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of control of the character selection lamp 700, (a) is an example of displaying the “Den” of the character A, and (b) is an example of displaying the “old man” of the character B. And (c) is an example of the display of the "princess" of the character C.

In the present embodiment, the pattern (for example, pattern 702) applied to the first lamp (for example, the area of the pattern of the “Den” of the lens member 716 illuminated by the LED 717a) and the first image display device (for example, “Don”). The pattern (for example, pattern 713a) applied to the light guide plate 713) that emits and displays the pattern is the same character, and different patterns are applied to each of them. The applied pattern may be a part of the applied pattern on the first image display device. It should be noted that the configuration as in the present embodiment makes it easy to prevent deterioration of visibility due to the overlap of the patterns of the first image display device and the first lamp.

In the present embodiment, behind the light guide plate (for example, the light guide plate 711, 712, 713), the area of the pattern of the "den" of the lens member 716 illuminated by the LED 717a, the lens member illuminated by the LED 717b. It has a "grandfather" pattern area of 716 and a "princess" pattern area of the lens member 716 illuminated by the LED 717c), and the display by the light guide plate is executed across the three lamp areas. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any configuration may be used as long as the display is performed over at least a plurality of lamp areas. In addition, since it is possible to prevent the eyes from seeing the pattern of the rear lamp when the display by the light guide plate is executed by the configuration as in this embodiment, attention should be paid to the display by the light guide plate. It can be made easier.

In this embodiment, a plurality of lamps (for example, an area of the "grandfather" pattern of the lens member 716 illuminated by the LED 717a, an area of the "grandfather" pattern of the lens member 716 illuminated by the LED 717b, and the LED 717c are illuminated. Only one of the "princess" pattern areas of the lens member 716) is lit, but for example, multiple lamps may be lit at once, and the character can be selected. It suffices if each lamp lights up one by one in the state.

In the present embodiment, each lamp (for example, the area of the "grandfather" pattern of the lens member 716 illuminated by the LED 717a, the area of the "grandfather" pattern of the lens member 716 illuminated by the LED 717b, and the lens illuminated by the LED 717c. The size and shape of the area of the "princess" pattern of the member 716) are the same, but the area is not limited to this, and for example, the areas of a plurality of lamps may be different from each other. Only the area of some lamps may be different.

The structure of the implementation, the shape of each lamp region, the shape of the light guide plate (transmissive liquid crystal display), and the like are not limited to this.

26 is a schematic plan view explaining a state of light emission display of the light guide plate, FIG. 26A is a diagram showing a state in which the light guide plate 713 is light emission display, and FIG. 26B is a light emission display of the light guide plate 712. It is a figure which shows the state which is doing. In the figure, the path of the light emitted from the LEDs 714a and 714b is indicated by an arrow.

In FIG. 26A, the light emitted from the LED 714a enters the side surface of the light guide plate 713, enters the inside of the light guide plate 713, and is reflected by the pattern 713a (for example, a very fine groove) to the outside of the light guide plate 713. Is emitted toward the front side (player side), and the pattern 713a emits light and displays.

In FIG. 26B, the light emitted from the LED 714b enters the side surface of the light guide plate 712, enters the inside of the light guide plate 712, and is reflected by the pattern 712a (for example, a very fine groove) to the outside of the light guide plate 712. Is emitted toward the front side (player side), and the pattern 712a emits light and displays.

The light guide plate has a processed surface (for example, a surface formed with a very fine groove) on the front surface or the back surface (front surface in this embodiment) of a plate-shaped material having light transmission, and is a processed surface. By irradiating the light guide plate with light from a horizontal direction (side surface of the light guide plate), a pattern corresponding to the pattern applied to the processed surface is displayed (light emission display). FIG. 26 shows the movement of light when light is applied toward the light guide plate from a horizontal direction with respect to the machined surface.

In the present embodiment, three light guide plates are stacked and provided, and the configuration has three light sources capable of irradiating light from the side surfaces of each of the three light guide plates.

<Application to pachinko machines>
The character selection lamp 700 of the gaming table according to the present invention is configured to have "a launching device 1010 for launching a ball into a predetermined gaming area 1002 and a ball launched from the launching device 1010 so as to be able to enter the ball" shown in FIG. 27. The winning opening 1006, the detecting means 1008 for detecting the ball entering the winning opening, the payout means 1012 for paying out the ball when the detecting means 1008 detects the ball, and a predetermined symbol (identification information) are displayed in a variable manner. A pachinko machine 1000 equipped with a variable display device 1004 that, when a game ball enters a winning opening and wins a prize, causes the variable display device 1004 to stop and display after changing the design to notify the transition of the game state. It is also applicable to. Specifically, it may be arranged at a position immediately next to the variable display device 1004, or at a position in the upper corner or left / right corner of the pachinko machine 1000.

In this pachinko machine 1000, for example, an effect to be executed in the bonus state may be selected before shifting to the bonus state, or the pachinko machine 1000 is executed in the state after the end of the bonus during the period set in the bonus state. It may be configured to select the production.

Further, in the pachinko machine 1000, for example, an operation means for allowing the player to select may be used as an effect button, and the player may be made to select by changing the timing of operating the launching device operated by the player. It may be.

<Application to enclosed game consoles>
The game table according to the present invention can also be applied to an enclosed game table in which medals enclosed in the game table are circulated and used.

Further, the game table according to the present invention can also be applied to an enclosed game table in which a game ball enclosed in the game table is circulated and used.
<Appendix 1>
The present invention
1. 1.
An effect member having translucency (for example, a lens member 716) and
A light emitting device for an effect member (for example, LEDs 717a, 717b, 717c) capable of emitting light toward the effect member.
A light guide plate that guides light (for example, light guide plates 711, 712, 713) and
A light emitting device for a light guide plate (for example, LEDs 714a, 714b, 714c) capable of emitting light toward the light guide plate, and
A light emitting control means (for example, a first sub-control unit 400) that executes control to make the light emitting device for the effect member and the light emitting device for the light guide plate emit light.
Equipped with
The light emitting device for the effect member is a device provided behind the effect member.
The light emitting device for the light guide plate is a device provided on the side of the light guide plate.
The effect member has a first region (for example, a region provided with a pattern 702, a region provided with a pattern 703, a region provided with a pattern 704) and a second region (for example, a region provided with a pattern 702, a pattern 703). The area provided with the pattern 704, the area provided with the pattern 704).
The first region is a region to which the first pattern (for example, pattern 702, pattern 703, pattern 704) is applied.
The second region is a region to which the second pattern (for example, pattern 702, pattern 703, pattern 704) is applied.
The second region is a region provided adjacent to the first region.
The light guide plate is a third region (for example, a region where the light guide plate 711 and the pattern 702, the pattern 703, and the pattern 704 overlap, a region where the light guide plate 712 and the pattern 702, the pattern 703, and the pattern 704 overlap, and a light guide plate. It has a pattern (the area where the pattern 702, the pattern 703, and the pattern 704 overlap) with the 713).
The third region is a region to which a third pattern (for example, patterns 711a, 712a, 713a) is applied.
The third pattern is a pattern related to the first pattern.
The third pattern is a larger pattern than the first pattern.
The light emitting control means executes control to make the light emitting device for the effect member emit light toward the first pattern in the first period for visually recognizing the first pattern, and emits light from the light guide plate light emitting device. It is a means that does not execute the control to make it
The light emitting control means executes control to make the light emitting device for the effect member emit light toward the second pattern in the second period for visually recognizing the second pattern, and causes the light emitting device for the light guide plate to emit light. It is a means that does not execute the control to make it
The light emitting control means executes control to make the light emitting device for the light guide plate emit light toward the third pattern in the third period for visually recognizing the third pattern, and causes the light emitting device for the effect member to emit light. It is a means that does not execute the control to make it
Because it was a game table characterized by that
The area of the lamp other than the lamp corresponding to the effect mode selected by the player, which allows the player to recognize the effect mode that can be selected by the lamp (for example, LEDs 717a, 717b, 717c). It is possible to provide a game table that can effectively utilize.

Further, the present invention
2. 2.
1. 1. It is a game table described in
The light guide plate is a first light guide plate (for example, light guide plates 712, 713).
The light emitting device for the light guide plate is the first light emitting device for the light guide plate.
A second light guide plate (for example, light guide plates 711 and 712) provided in front of the first light guide plate is provided.
A light emitting device for a second light guide plate (for example, LEDs 714a and 714b) capable of emitting light toward the second light guide plate is provided.
The light emitting device for the second light guide plate is a device provided on the side of the second light guide plate.
The second light guide plate is a fourth region (for example, a region where the light guide plate 711 and the pattern 702, the pattern 703, and the pattern 704 overlap, and a region where the light guide plate 712 and the pattern 702, the pattern 703, and the pattern 704 overlap. )
When the light emitting device for the first light guide plate does not emit light toward the first light guide plate, and the light emitting device for the second light guide plate does not emit light toward the second light guide plate. The first pattern and the second pattern can be visually recognized from the front through the fourth area.
When the light emitting device for the first light guide plate emits light toward the first light guide plate and the light emitting device for the second light guide plate does not emit light toward the second light guide plate. Is able to visually recognize the third pattern from the front through the fourth area.
When the light emitting device for the first light guide plate does not emit light toward the first light guide plate, and the light emitting device for the second light guide plate emits light toward the second light guide plate. The fourth pattern (for example, patterns 711a and 712a) displayed in the fourth area can be visually recognized.
The fourth pattern is a pattern related to the second pattern.
The fourth pattern is a pattern larger than the second pattern, and is
The light emission control means is a means capable of executing the first effect member irradiation control, which is a control for causing the effect member light emitting device to emit light toward the first region.
The light emitting control means is a means capable of executing a second effect member irradiation control, which is a control for causing the effect member light emitting device to emit light toward the second region.
The light emission control means is a means capable of executing the first light guide plate irradiation control, which is a control for causing the first light guide plate light emitting device to emit light.
The light emission control means is a means capable of executing a second light guide plate irradiation control, which is a control for causing the second light guide plate light emitting device to emit light.
In the state where the first effect member irradiation control is being executed, the light emission control means finishes the first effect member irradiation control based on the fact that the first condition is satisfied, and then the first effect member irradiation control. It is a means to start the execution of the light guide plate irradiation control of
In the state where the second effect member irradiation control is being executed, the light emission control means finishes the second effect member irradiation control based on the fact that the second condition is satisfied, and then the second effect member irradiation control. It is a means to start the execution of the light guide plate irradiation control of the light guide plate.
It was a game table characterized by that.

Further, the present invention
3. 3.
2. 2. It is a game table described in
An operation receiving means (for example, an effect button 701) capable of accepting a player's operation, and
Equipped with
The first condition is a condition that is satisfied based on the operation of the operation receiving means by the player.
The second condition is a condition that is satisfied based on the operation of the operation receiving means by the player.
It was a game table characterized by that.

Further, the present invention
4.
An effect member having transparency (for example, a lens member 716) and
A light emitting device for an effect member (for example, LEDs 717a, 717b, 717c) capable of emitting light toward the effect member.
A liquid crystal display device (for example, a transmissive liquid crystal display) provided in front of the effect member,
A light emitting control means (for example, a first sub-control unit 400) that executes control to make the light emitting device for the effect member emit light,
A liquid crystal display control means (for example, a first sub-control unit 400) that controls the liquid crystal display device, and
An effect control means (for example, a first sub-control unit 400) that controls the light emission control means and the liquid crystal display control means, and the like.
Equipped with
The liquid crystal display device is a device capable of displaying an image or a moving image.
The light emitting device for the effect member is a light source provided behind the effect member, and is a light source.
The effect member has a first region (for example, a region provided with a pattern 702, a region provided with a pattern 703, a region provided with a pattern 704) and a second region (for example, a region provided with a pattern 702, a pattern 703). The area provided with the pattern 704, the area provided with the pattern 704).
The first region is a region to which the first pattern (for example, pattern 702, pattern 703, pattern 704) is applied.
The second region is a region to which the second pattern (for example, pattern 702, pattern 703, pattern 704) is applied.
The second region is a region provided adjacent to the first region.
The liquid crystal display device includes a third region (for example, a region where the transmissive liquid crystal and the pattern 702, the pattern 703, and the pattern 704 overlap, a region where the transmissive liquid crystal and the pattern 702, the pattern 703, and the pattern 704 overlap, and a transmissive liquid crystal display device. It is a device having a pattern 702, a pattern 703, and a region where the pattern 704 overlaps).
When the image or video is not displayed in the third area, the first pattern or the second pattern can be visually recognized from the front through the third area.
The liquid crystal display device corresponds to the first image in the third region (for example, an image corresponding to the pattern 711a in the transmission region, an image corresponding to the pattern 712a in the transmission region, and a pattern 713a in the transmission region. It is a device that can display images)
The liquid crystal display device is a device that displays the first image larger than the first pattern when displaying the first image in the third region.
The first image is an image related to the first pattern, and is an image.
When the light emitting control means executes the control for causing the light emitting device for the effect member to emit light, the effect control means executes the control for displaying an image or a video on the liquid crystal display device on the liquid crystal display control means. It ’s a way to prevent it,
When the liquid crystal display control means executes control for displaying the first image on the liquid crystal display device, the effect control means controls the light emission control means for causing the light emitting device for the effect member to emit light. Is a means of not letting you do it,
Because it was a game table characterized by that
-It is possible to make the player recognize the effect mode that can be selected by the lamp, and it is possible to effectively utilize the area of the lamp other than the lamp corresponding to the effect mode selected by the player. A game table can be provided.
<Appendix 2>
The present invention
1. 1.
With the production material
A light emitting device for an effect member provided for the effect member and capable of emitting light,
A light guide plate that guides light and displays a pattern,
A light emitting device for a light guide plate provided for the light guide plate and capable of emitting light,
A light emitting control means for executing control to make the light emitting device for the effect member and the light emitting device for the light guide plate emit light.
Equipped with
The effect member is a member having a first pattern and a second pattern.
The light emitting device for the effect member is a first light emitting device for a pattern and a second light emitting device for a picture.
The light guide plate includes a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate.
The second light guide plate includes a light guide plate provided in front of the first light guide plate.
The first light guide plate is a light guide plate having a third pattern.
The second light guide plate is a light guide plate having a fourth pattern.
The third pattern is a pattern related to the first pattern.
The third pattern is a pattern larger than the first pattern, and is
The fourth pattern is a pattern related to the second pattern.
The fourth pattern is a pattern larger than the second pattern, and is
The light emitting device for the light guide plate is a first light emitting device for a light guide plate and a second light emitting device for a light guide plate.
The light emission control means is a means capable of executing the first light guide plate irradiation control, which is a control for causing the first light guide plate light emitting device to emit light.
The light emission control means is a means capable of executing a second light guide plate irradiation control, which is a control for causing the second light guide plate light emitting device to emit light.
The light emission control means is a means capable of executing the first picture irradiation control, which is the control for causing the first picture light emitting device to emit light.
The light emission control means is a means capable of executing a second picture irradiation control, which is a control for causing the second picture light emitting device to emit light.
When the first light guide plate irradiation control is not executed by the light emission control means and the second light guide plate irradiation control is not executed, the first pattern and the second pattern are displayed. Visible and
When the first light guide plate irradiation control is executed by the light emission control means and the second light guide plate irradiation control is not executed, the third pattern can be visually recognized.
When the first light guide plate irradiation control is not executed by the light emission control means and the second light guide plate irradiation control is executed, the fourth pattern can be visually recognized.
The light emission control means is in a state where the irradiation control for the first pattern is being executed, and after the irradiation control for the first pattern is completed based on the fact that the first condition is satisfied, the first It is a means that can execute the light guide plate irradiation control of
In the state where the second pattern irradiation control is being executed, the light emission control means finishes the second pattern irradiation control based on the fact that the second condition is satisfied, and then the second pattern irradiation control. It is a means capable of performing light guide plate irradiation control.
It was a game table characterized by that.

Further, the present invention
2. 2.
With the production material
A light emitting device for directing members that can emit light, and
A liquid crystal display device provided in front of the effect member and
An effect control means for executing a control for causing the light emitting device for the effect member to emit light and a control for displaying the light on the liquid crystal display device.
Equipped with
The liquid crystal display device is a device capable of displaying an image or a moving image and transmitting light when the image or the moving image is not displayed.
The effect member is a member having a first pattern and a second pattern.
The light emitting device for the effect member is a first light emitting device for a pattern and a second light emitting device for a picture.
The liquid crystal display device is a device capable of displaying a third pattern, and is a device capable of displaying a third pattern.
The liquid crystal display device is a device capable of displaying a fourth pattern, and is a device capable of displaying a fourth pattern.
The third pattern is a pattern related to the first pattern.
The third pattern is a pattern larger than the first pattern, and is
The fourth pattern is a pattern related to the second pattern.
The fourth pattern is a pattern larger than the second pattern, and is
The effect control means is a means capable of executing a third pattern display control, which is a control for displaying the third pattern on the liquid crystal display device.
The effect control means is a means capable of executing a fourth pattern display control, which is a control for displaying the fourth pattern on the liquid crystal display device.
The effect control means is a means capable of executing the first picture irradiation control, which is the control for causing the first picture light emitting device to emit light.
The effect control means is a means capable of executing a second picture irradiation control, which is a control for causing the second picture light emitting device to emit light.
When the third pattern display control is not executed by the effect control means and the fourth pattern display control is not executed, the first pattern and the second pattern can be visually recognized. And
When the third pattern display control is executed by the effect control means and the fourth pattern display control is not executed, the third pattern can be visually recognized.
When the third pattern display control is not executed by the effect control means and the fourth pattern display control is executed, the fourth pattern can be visually recognized.
The effect control means finishes the first pattern irradiation control based on the fact that the first condition is satisfied in the state of executing the first picture irradiation control, and then the third. It is a means that can execute the pattern display control of
In the state where the second pattern irradiation control is being executed, the effect control means finishes the second pattern irradiation control based on the fact that the second condition is satisfied, and then the fourth pattern irradiation control. It is a means that can execute the pattern display control of
It was a game table characterized by that.
<Appendix 3>
The present invention
1. 1.
A production means with multiple displays and
With multiple light guide plates
A light emitting means for performing a light emitting effect on the effect means (hereinafter, referred to as "first light emitting means") and
A light emitting means for producing a light emitting effect on the plurality of light guide plates (hereinafter, referred to as "second light emitting means").
A light emitting control means capable of executing light emission control of the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means, and
It is a game table equipped with
The display of one of the plurality of displays is the first display.
The display of one of the plurality of displays is the second display.
The light guide plate of one of the plurality of light guide plates is the first light guide plate.
The light guide plate of one of the plurality of light guide plates is a second light guide plate.
The second light guide plate is a light guide plate provided in front of the first light guide plate.
The first light guide plate is a light guide plate having a pattern related to the first display (hereinafter referred to as "first pattern").
The first light guide plate is a light guide plate having a pattern related to the second display (hereinafter referred to as "second pattern").
The first pattern is located at a position where the light emission control means overlaps at least a part of the first display when the first condition is satisfied during the execution of the control for causing the first display to emit light. It is a means that can start the control to make the light emitted.
The second pattern is located at a position where the light emission control means overlaps at least a part of the second display when the second condition is satisfied during the execution of the control for causing the second display to emit light. It is a means that can start the control to make the light emitted.
It was a game table characterized by that.

Further, the present invention
2. 2.
The first display means,
A second display means provided in front of the first display means and transmitting light when no display is performed, and a second display means.
A display control means for controlling the display of the first display means and controlling the display of the second display means.
Equipped with
The first display means includes a case where the display is performed in the first visual mode and a case where the display is performed in a second visual mode different from the first visual mode.
The second display means includes a case where the display is performed in the third visual mode according to the first visual mode and a case where the display is performed in the fourth visual mode according to the second visual mode. can be,
The display in the third visual mode by the second display means includes at least a part of the display in the first visual mode by the first display means and the display by the first display means. It is possible to cover at least a portion of the display in the second visual aspect,
The display in the fourth visual mode by the second display means includes at least a part of the display in the first visual mode by the first display means and the display by the first display means. It is possible to cover at least a portion of the display in the second visual aspect,
The display control means is
It is a means for displaying the first display means in the first visual mode and then displaying it in the second display means in the third visual mode.
The display control means is
It is a means for displaying the first display means in the second visual mode and then displaying the second display means in the fourth visual mode.
It was a game table characterized by that.

Further, the present invention
3. 3.
1. 1. It is a game table described in
The display control means is
It is a means for setting the position of the display in the third visual mode by the second display means to be a position that overlaps with the display in the first visual mode by the first display means.
It was a game table characterized by that.

Further, the present invention
4.
1. 1. It is a game table described in
The display control means is
The second display means is provided with the second display means so that the display in the first visual mode by the first display means becomes a part of the display in the third visual mode by the second display means. It is a means to display in three visual modes,
It was a game table characterized by that.

<Appendix 4>
The present invention
1. 1.
The first display means,
A second display means provided in front of the first display means and transmitting light when no display is performed, and a second display means.
A display control means for controlling the display of the first display means and controlling the display of the second display means.
Equipped with
The first display means includes a case where the display is performed in the first visual mode and a case where the display is performed in a second visual mode different from the first visual mode.
The area where the display in the first visual mode is performed and the area where the display is performed in the second visual mode are different areas.
The second display means includes a case where the display is performed in the third visual mode according to the first visual mode and a case where the display is performed in the fourth visual mode according to the second visual mode. can be,
The display in the third visual mode by the second display means includes at least a part of the display in the first visual mode by the first display means and the display by the first display means. It is possible to cover at least a portion of the display in the second visual aspect,
The display in the fourth visual mode by the second display means includes at least a part of the display in the first visual mode by the first display means and the display by the first display means. It is possible to cover at least a portion of the display in the second visual aspect,
The display control means is
In the first period, when the first display means can display at least one of the first visual mode and the second visual mode, and the effect mode can be selected, the above-mentioned In the second period following the first period, it is a means for causing the second display means to display in the third visual mode.
The display control means is
In the third period, when the first display means can display at least one of the first visual mode and the second visual mode, and the effect mode can be selected, the above-mentioned In the fourth period following the third period, it is a means for causing the second display means to display in the fourth visual mode.
It was a game table characterized by that.
Further, the present invention
2. 2.
1. 1. It is a game table described in
The display control means is
It is a means for setting the position of the display in the third visual mode by the second display means to be a position that overlaps with the display in the first visual mode by the first display means.
It was a game table characterized by that.
Further, the present invention
3. 3.
1. 1. It is a game table described in
The display control means is
The second display means is provided with the second display means so that the display in the first visual mode by the first display means becomes a part of the display in the third visual mode by the second display means. It is a means to display in three visual modes,
It was a game table characterized by that.
Aspects of the invention are not limited to the individual embodiments described above, but include any combinations of the elements of the individual embodiments in the invention, as well as various modifications which one of ordinary skill in the art may conceive. Therefore, the effect of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned contents. That is, various additions, changes and partial deletions are possible without departing from the conceptual idea and purpose of the present invention derived from the contents defined in the claims and their equivalents.

The game console according to the present invention can be applied to a game console represented by a slot machine or the like.

100 Slot machine 101 Main body 102 Front door 110 Left reel 111 Middle reel 112 Right reel 113 Design display window 114 Winning line 120 Winning line display lamp 121 Game start lamp 123 Notification lamp 124 Game medal insertable lamp 125 Game information Indicator 127 Number of payout indicators 128 Reel panel lamp 130 Bet button 131 Bet button 132 Bet button 133 Medal return button 134 Settlement button 135 Start lever 137-139 Stop button 140 Door key hole 141 Medal slot 155 Medal payout exit 161 Medal tray 160 Direction device 162 Title panel 170 Medal selector 240 Medal auxiliary storage 272 Upper speaker 277 Speaker

Claims (3)

The first display means,
A second display means provided in front of the first display means and transmitting light when no display is performed, and a second display means.
A display control means for controlling the display of the first display means and controlling the display of the second display means.
Equipped with
The first display means includes a case where the display is performed in the first visual mode and a case where the display is performed in a second visual mode different from the first visual mode.
The area where the display in the first visual mode is performed and the area where the display is performed in the second visual mode are different areas.
The second display means includes a case where the display is performed in the third visual mode according to the first visual mode and a case where the display is performed in the fourth visual mode according to the second visual mode. can be,
The display in the third visual mode by the second display means includes at least a part of the display in the first visual mode by the first display means and the display by the first display means. It is possible to cover at least a portion of the display in the second visual aspect,
The display in the fourth visual mode by the second display means includes at least a part of the display in the first visual mode by the first display means and the display by the first display means. It is possible to cover at least a portion of the display in the second visual aspect,
The display control means is
In the first period, when the first display means can display at least one of the first visual mode and the second visual mode, and the effect mode can be selected, the above-mentioned In the second period following the first period, it is a means for causing the second display means to display in the third visual mode.
The display control means is
In the third period, when the first display means can display at least one of the first visual mode and the second visual mode, and the effect mode can be selected, the above-mentioned In the fourth period following the third period, it is a means for causing the second display means to display in the fourth visual mode.
A game table featuring that. The game console according to claim 1.
The display control means is
It is a means for setting the position of the display in the third visual mode by the second display means to be a position that overlaps with the display in the first visual mode by the first display means.
A game table featuring that. The game console according to claim 1.
The display control means is
The second display means is provided with the second display means so that the display in the first visual mode by the first display means becomes a part of the display in the third visual mode by the second display means. It is a means to display in three visual modes,
A game table featuring that.

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