JP7142986B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a game machine installed in a game arcade or the like (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2015-104445 A

However, conventional game machines have room for improvement.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention selects the number of game values to be used for one game out of a plurality of game value numbers including a first game value number and a second game value number. settable setting means; game zone control means capable of controlling any one of a plurality of game zones including a normal zone and an advantageous zone; A first updating means capable of updating a first variation value when one game value number is set, and a second variation when the first game value number is set by the setting means in the advantageous interval. A second updating means capable of updating a value, and a specific game which is a game state advantageous to the player when the first variation value reaches a specific value and is a game state which continues until the advantageous section ends. game state control means capable of controlling the state, wherein the first variable value includes at least one of the number of games played and the number of game value difference; and the second variable value includes the number of games played and the number of game value difference. wherein the first updating means does not update the first variation value when the second game value number is set by the setting means in the advantageous interval, and the second updating means is, in the advantageous section, when the second game value number is set by the setting means, the second variation value can be updated, and the specific gaming state is such that the second variation value is the specific The configuration is such that the game state continues until a special value indicating a larger value than the value is reached .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view of the gaming machine of the first embodiment as seen from the front side, and a perspective view showing the internal configuration; It is a figure explaining the pattern of the reel of 1st Embodiment. 1 is a block diagram of a gaming machine of the first embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows the various tables of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the various tables of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the various tables of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the various tables of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the various tables of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining transition transition of RT state of 1st Embodiment, and a bonus state, and a figure explaining transition transition of a normal area and an advantageous area. It is a figure explaining transition transition between the stages of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen of a normal stage of 1st Embodiment, and the display screen of AT challenge. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the pseudo bonus A of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen (lottery method selection) of the pseudo bonus A of 1st Embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen (at the time of power failure) of the pseudo bonus A according to the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of pseudo bonus A (lottery method “stable”) of the first embodiment; It is a figure which shows the display screen (lottery method "turbulence") of the pseudo bonus A of 1st Embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of a pseudo bonus B, an episode stage, a difference number management AT stage, and a special character acquisition zone according to the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining EP selection of an episode stage in the first embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the battle stage of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the battle stage of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the battle record notification stage of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the state of endings A and B of 1st Embodiment in the form of a time chart. It is a figure which shows the display screen of endings A and B of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining production|presentation control in the case of shifting to ending B from game states other than ending A of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the ending B of 1st Embodiment, and the relationship of an advantageous area. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a result screen when the advantageous section ends before reaching the advantageous section limiter of the first embodiment; FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating transition of a display screen when an advantageous section ends due to reaching an advantageous section limiter according to the first embodiment; It is a figure explaining the state of endings A and B of 2nd Embodiment in the form of a time chart.

(embodiment)
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 27. FIG.
[Configuration of Gaming Machine 10]
The game machine 10 is a slot machine installed in a game arcade or the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 includes a housing 10b having an opening on the front surface, and a front door 10a for opening and closing the opening.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gaming machine 10 includes a medal slot 11, BET buttons 12 (12a, 12b, 12c), a start lever 13, stop buttons 15 (15L, 15C, 15R) (stop operation means). , advantageous zone lamp 16, display unit 17, lamp 18, speaker 19 (output means), reels 20 (20L, 20C, 20R) (variation display means), drum unit 21, medal payout device 22, setting button 24, main control board 25 and a sub-control board 26 .

The gaming machine 10 is a device that includes a storage unit and a control unit provided on the main control board 25 and the sub-control board 26, and is capable of performing various kinds of arithmetic processing and various controls, and is included in the concept of a computer. Each storage unit includes a storage device such as a semiconductor memory device for storing programs, information, and the like necessary for the operation of the gaming machine 10 . Each control unit includes a CPU and the like. Each control unit implements various functions of the embodiment by appropriately reading and executing various programs and the like stored in each storage unit.

The medal slot 11 is a portion into which a player inserts medals (game media). Inside the medal slot 11, a medal selector 11a (medal detection means) is provided. The medal selector 11a is a sensor or the like that detects medals inserted into the medal slot 11, and outputs a detection signal to the main control section 25b (described later).

The BET button 12, the start lever 13, the effect button 14, and the stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R are operation units operated by the player to play the game.
The BET buttons 12a, 12b, and 12c are an example of operation means capable of accepting a player's operation for setting the number of bets. By operating the BET buttons 12a, 12b, and 12c, the number of bets is set to 1, 2, and 3, respectively. In the embodiment, the games with the number of bets of 1, 2, and 3 medals are also referred to as 1BET game, 2BET game, and 3BET game, respectively.
The start lever 13 rotates the reels and receives a tilting operation from the player for starting a game.
The performance button 14 receives an operation from the player for executing a performance. By operating the production button 14, for example, production for suggesting and outputting various information is executed.

The stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R are examples of operation means for performing a stop operation of the reels 20L, 20C, 20R. The stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R are provided corresponding to the respective reels 20L, 20C, 20R, and are capable of receiving an operation for stopping symbols being displayed in a variable manner. The stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R can be pressed by, for example, light emitting means such as LEDs built into each button.

The advantageous section lamp 16 is controlled to light up while staying in an advantageous section (described later). In place of the advantageous section lamp 16, the gaming machine 10 uses, for example, a "dot" portion of a 7-segment display (also referred to as "7-segment") that constitutes a payout number display section for displaying the number of payout medals. , may be controlled to light up.
The display unit 17, the lamp 18, the speaker 19, etc. can be used as notification means, presentation means, etc. by outputting various information.
The display unit 17 is a liquid crystal display device or the like. The display unit 17 performs various effects using images, displays various information in the game, and the like. Further, as will be described later, the display unit 17 navigates (notifies) the operation order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R by displaying push order navigation 30L, 30C, and 30R.
The lamp 18 and the speaker 19 perform effects such as light emission and sound.
Also, the speaker 19 navigates the operation order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R in the same manner as the push order navigation 30L, 30C, 30R of the display unit 17. FIG.

The reels 20 (20L, 20C, 20R) are an example of variable display means for variably displaying symbols (identification information).
A plurality of (for example, 20) symbols are displayed on the peripheral surface of each of the reels 20L, 20C, and 20R.
As shown in FIG. 2, the types of patterns are, for example, "watermelon", "cherry", "bell", "blue 7 (blue letter 7)", "white 7 (white letter 7)", and the like. be.
The drum unit 21 is a device that rotates the reels 20L, 20C, and 20R. The drum unit 21 is provided inside the housing 10b.
According to the above-described embodiment, the patterns are variably displayed by visually recognizing a part of the patterns on the circumferential surfaces of the reels 20L, 20C, and 20R that are rotationally driven through the window on the front surface of the front door 10a.
The form of the variable display means is not limited to this, and for example, the number of patterns on the peripheral surface may be other than 20. Also, the form of the variable display means may be a form in which patterns are displayed on a liquid crystal display device or the like instead of a mechanical reel.
The medal payout device 22 is a device that pays out the medals stored in the hopper 22a to the medal payout port 22b.

The setting button 24 selects the setting of the winning probability of each winning combination (that is, the setting of the degree of advantage of the game) from among a plurality of probability values (set values) by accepting a selection operation by the manager of the gaming arcade or the like. , used to set

As shown in FIG. 3, the main control board 25, the medal selector 11a, the BET button 12, the start lever 13, the stop button 15, the advantageous zone lamp 16, the drum unit 21, the medal payout device 22, and the setting button 24 are connected by a communication cable. are connected and communication is possible.
The main control board 25 includes a storage section 25a (storage means) and a main control section 25b.
The storage unit 25a stores a variety of information such as game programs for games and tables for performing various lotteries (see FIGS. 4 to 8).

The main control section 25b operates according to a program stored in the storage section 25a. Thereby, the main control unit 25b performs processing related to the progress of the game of the gaming machine 10, and the like.
In addition, the main control unit 25b, in response to the operation of the operation unit such as the start lever 13, performs game progress processing including internal lottery processing, manages various information stored in the storage unit 25a, and operates the medal payout device 22 and the like. A game of the game machine 10 is realized by controlling the device.
Detailed processing of the main control unit 25b will be described later.

The sub-control board 26, the display unit 17, the lamps 18, and the speaker 19 are connected by a communication cable and can communicate with each other.
The sub-control board 26 includes a storage section 26a and a sub-control section 26b.
The storage unit 26a stores various information such as a game program related to a game.
The sub control unit 26b performs processing and control such as effects synchronized with the game of the gaming machine 10 based on information unidirectionally transmitted from the main control unit 25b of the main control board 25. FIG. The sub control unit 26b controls the display unit 17, the lamp 18, the speaker 19, and the like to produce effects such as image output, lamp light emission, fanfare sound output, and the like. These outputs and presentations are, for example, those notifying the transition of the game state, those corresponding to each game state, and the like.
Detailed processing of the sub-controller 26b will be described later.

4 to 8 are diagrams for explaining various tables of the first embodiment.
These tables are stored in the storage unit 25a of the main control board 25, but some tables (such as the push order display pattern table 35) may be appropriately changed so that the storage unit 26a of the sub control board 26 stores them. good.
(Probability of winning)
The internal lottery table 31a and the payout table 31b shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are referenced when the 3BET game is executed, and the internal lottery table 32a and the payout table 32b are referenced when the 2BET game is executed.
The internal lottery tables 31a and 32a define the winning probability of each winning combination in each game. The internal lottery tables 31a and 32a store each winning combination in association with the winning probability. The internal lottery tables 31a and 32a have information corresponding to settings 1-6.
Setting 1 is the lowest setting and setting 6 is the highest setting. The higher the setting, the more advantageous it is for the player.
It should be noted that the setting may be 5 stages or less, or 7 stages or more, and the distribution rates of various winning combinations may be the same or different for some or all of them.
The payout tables 31b and 32b store combinations of stop symbols in each game in association with the number of medals to be paid out.
Other tables and details of games using each table will be described later.

[Basic Operation of Gaming Machine 10]
The main control section 25b of the main control board 25 and the sub-control section 26b of the sub-control board 26 perform basic operations of the game as follows.
At the start of each game (also referred to as the relevant game or the current game in the embodiment), the number of bets is set using medals (including credit medals).
The number of bets can be set by inserting medals directly from the medal slot 11, by pressing the BET button 12, and so on.

In the method of inserting medals from the medal slot 11, a predetermined number of multipliers corresponding to the number of inserted medals is set (however, the upper limit is "3", which corresponds to three medals).
In the method using the BET button 12, when the BET buttons 12a, 12b, and 12c are operated, 1, 2, and 3 medals are subtracted from the credit medals, and the subtracted amount is used as the multiplier. set. Credit medals are added by inserting medals from the medal slot 11 or by winning prizes. For example, up to 50 medals can be credited (stored) as internal data.

The number of bets set by inserting medals or operating the BET button 12 is stored in the storage unit 25a. Then, when the number of bets reaches a predetermined number, a state is entered in which the player has the right to execute one game and can start the game.

In the state where the game can be started, the operation of the start lever 13 is valid. In this valid state, when the start lever 13 is tilted (game start operation), the game is started. In the embodiment, such operation of the start lever 13 in a valid state is also referred to as "lever operation". In accordance with the lever operation, the reels 20L, 20C, and 20R start to change, and the lottery result of the current game is displayed on the reels 20L, 20C, and 20L from among a plurality of winning hands (including losing hands) such as replay hands and small hands. A pre-determined internal lottery process is executed before the stop of 20R. As a result, the main control unit 25b determines whether or not to give the game medium by an internal lottery.
In the internal lottery process, a winning combination for the current game is determined by lottery based on a predetermined winning probability from among a plurality of winning combinations.
In the embodiment, the internal lottery process is completed before the reels 20L, 20C, and 20R reach steady rotation. good.

Each of the reels 20L, 20C, and 20R gradually increases their rotation speed from a stopped state, and then reaches a steady rotation in which they rotate at a constant speed. When such steady rotation is reached, the stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R provided corresponding to the respective reels 20L, 20C, 20R are put into a state in which they can be pressed (activation of the stop button operation).
When the stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R are pressed in such a state, the reels 20L, 20C, 20C, 20L, 20C, 20C, 20C, 20C, 20L, 20C, 20C, 20L, 20C, 20C, 20C, 20L, 20C, 20C, 20L, 20C, and 20C are arranged so as to stop at a combination of symbols allowed by the operation timing and the lottery result of the internal lottery process. 20R is controlled to stop.

In the embodiment, when the three stop buttons 15 are operated once each three times in order to stop the three reels 20, the buttons to be operated are the first stop button, the second stop button, Also called a third stop button, the reels 20 stopped by the first stop button, the second stop button, and the third stop button are also called the first reel, the second reel, and the third reel, respectively. In addition, the player's stop operation of each stop button to stop the first reel, the second reel, and the third reel is also referred to as the first reel stop operation, the second reel stop operation, and the third reel stop operation. . Furthermore, after detecting that the player's finger or the like has left the stop button operated to stop the first reel, the second reel, and the third reel, after the first reel stop operation, respectively. , after the second reel stop operation, and after the third reel stop operation.

After the third reel stop operation, as a result of judging the combination of the symbols stopped on the prize winning line, it is judged as winning when the predetermined combination of symbols is obtained, and the game value corresponding to the combination of the symbols is awarded.

As an example of the game value, when the combination of symbols corresponding to the minor win is stopped, a minor win is determined, and the medal payout device 22 is driven and controlled to pay out a predetermined number of medals to the medal payout port 22b ( (see payout tables 31b and 32b in FIGS. 4 and 5).
The payout of medals can be configured so that only the amount exceeding the maximum number of credit medals is paid out. It is also possible to configure so that the medals to be played are paid out.

In the stopped state, the three vertically continuous symbols displayed on the reels 20L, 20C, and 20R stop (also referred to as "stop display") so as to be visible from the outside. As a result, the main control unit 25b controls the symbols that are being variably displayed so that they can be stopped and displayed in a mode based on the determination result of the internal lottery.
Then, the main control unit 25b determines whether or not there is a winning based on the stop display mode at this time.
The main control unit 25b determines the winning based on the combination of the symbols stopped on the winning line in the middle row (the middle of the three vertically continuous symbols). Note that the winning lines are not limited to this, and may be, for example, a total of 5 lines consisting of 3 upper, middle and lower lines and 2 diagonal lines, or any one or more of these 5 lines. may

(Electing role)
The winning combination includes, for example, a "minor combination", a "replay combination", a "bonus combination", and the like.
Combinations of symbols corresponding to the "minor win" include, for example, a bell win, a rare win, a chance win win, and a losing win.
The combination of symbols corresponding to the "Bell combination" is "Bell, Bell, Bell" in the order of "reel 20L (left), reel 20C (middle), and reel 20R (right)" on the winning line.
Furthermore, the "bell combination" has a "common bell combination" and "push order bell combinations 1 to 6".
When winning the "common bell role", the combination of symbols will be complete regardless of the order of pressing. When one of the "push order bell roles 1 to 6 (to be described later)" is won, the combination of symbols is completed according to the push order.

The rare role includes a cherry role and a watermelon role. The pattern combination for the cherry role is "cherry/ANY/ANY" (where ANY is an arbitrary pattern), and the pattern combination for the watermelon role is "watermelon/watermelon/watermelon".
The sub-control unit 26b displays on the display unit 17 an image of the symbol corresponding to these or an image suggesting the symbol in the game in which the rare combination is won. The player can perform an operation involving eye pressing according to this display, that is, an operation to stop each of the reels 20L, 20C, and 20R at the timing when the same symbol as the symbol displayed on the display unit 17 or the like stops on the winning line. . In response to this stop operation, the main control unit 25b stops displaying the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination.
A combination of patterns of the “chance eye” is “bell, watermelon, watermelon” and the like.

By stopping the combination of symbols corresponding to the "replay combination", replay winning is determined, and the next game can be played without inserting medals, that is, without spending medals.
A symbol combination corresponding to the "replay combination" is "replay, replay, replay" (normal replay).
The bonus hand (replay hand and bonus hand duplication) has bonus hands 1 and 2 .
The symbol combination corresponding to the "bonus combination 1" is "white 7, cherry, blank" and the like. A combination of symbols corresponding to the "bonus combination 2" is "blue 7, cherry, blank" and the like. The game state shifts to a bonus state based on the stoppage of the symbol combination. Details of the bonus state will be described later.

(Press order)
The pressing order is the operating order for the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R.
In this embodiment, there are push-order bell combinations 1 to 6 as winning combinations with push order.
As described below, the main control unit 25b determines when the internal lottery determines that the pressing order bell combination is 1 to 6 and the operation mode of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R follows the pressing order. , "bell-bell-bell", which is a combination of symbols corresponding to the bell combination, is executed to stop and display the symbols.

When "push order bell combination 1 to 6" is won in the AT state (to be described later), the sub control unit 26b controls the display unit 17 and the speaker 19 to notify the push order. For example, if the winning combination is "push order bell combination 1", the pressing order navigators 30L, 30C, and 30R of "1", "2", and "3" are displayed in order from left to right on the display unit 17. (see FIG. 1(A)), and by outputting "left", "middle", and "right" sounds from the speaker 19, the operation order of the stop button 15 "15L → 15C → 15R" is notified .
Thus, the display unit 17 and the speaker 19 output information (specific information) regarding the operation order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R.
In addition to or instead of the display unit 17 and the speaker 19, lamps or the like that light up in the order in which the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R are operated may be provided.

When the player operates the stop button 15 according to this navigation, the combination of symbols corresponding to the "push order bell combination 1" is stopped and displayed, and the game value (payout of the prescribed number of medals) is given to the player. , game state transition, etc.) are given.
On the other hand, when "push order bell combination 1 to 6" is won and the stop button 15 is operated without following the push order, the combination of symbols corresponding to "push order bell combination 1 to 6" is not stopped. Although detailed explanation is omitted, in the embodiment, when such an operation of missing a bell is performed, a combination of predetermined symbols is stopped and controlled to pay out one medal. .

[Game Flow of Gaming Machine 10]
An example of the game flow of the gaming machine 10 of the embodiment will be described.
The main control unit 25b of the main control board 25 and the sub-control unit 26b of the sub-control board 26 can control the game machine 10 in a plurality of game states, and control various processes in each game state and transitions between game states. (also referred to as “migration” in the embodiment) and the like are performed as follows.
In the following, unless otherwise specified, the point of transition from each game state to another game state is basically after the third reel stop operation of the game in which the transition condition is satisfied. However, it is not limited to this, and the next game may be shifted after the transition condition is established.

(RT state, bonus state)
As shown in FIG. 9(A), the game state is controlled to be transitionable between RT0 state, RT1 state (bonus shift standby state), and bonus state. Although there are two RT states in this embodiment, the number may be one or three or more.
The RT state and the bonus state are basic game states of the gaming machine 10 .
RT is an abbreviation for replay time. The RT state of the present embodiment includes an RT0 state and an RT1 state in which the probability of winning a replay combination is determined.
As shown in the internal lottery tables 31a and 32a of FIGS. 4 and 5, in the RT0 state, the winnable bonus combination differs between the 3BET game and the 2BET game. That is, in the RT0 state, of the two bonus combinations, only the bonus combination 1 can be won in the 3BET game, while only the bonus combination 2 can be won in the 2BET game.
Also, the bonus state is, for example, a gaming state in which only the common bell combination is won.

RT0 is controlled after the setting is reset, after the RAM is cleared, and the like.
The RT0 state is shifted to the RT1 state based on winning the bonus combination 1 in the 3BET game or winning the bonus combination 2 in the 2BET game.
Therefore, the RT1 state has two states, ie, a state in which the bonus combination 1 is internally won and a state in which the bonus combination 2 is internally won.
In the RT1 state, when bonus hand 1 is internally won, by playing a 3-BET game, if the combination of symbols corresponding to bonus hand 1, ie, “White 7, Cherry, and Blank” stops (Bonus hand 1 won). The transition to bonus state 1 is made based on.
On the other hand, when the bonus combination 2 is internally won in the RT1 state, the combination of symbols corresponding to the bonus combination 2, ie, "Blue 7, Cherry, and Blank" stops by playing the 2BET game (Bonus combination 2 won). , based on this, it shifts to the bonus state 2.
In the RT1 state, when the bonus combination 2 is internally won, and when the push-order bell combination is won during the AT state (described later), the bell combination is supported by performing a stop operation according to the push order. The combination of the symbols that have been drawn is stopped and displayed. In addition, when the pressing order bell combination is won, if the stopping operation is performed without following the pressing order, one medal is paid out by stop-displaying a combination of predetermined symbols corresponding to the spilled eyes.

The transition from the bonus state 1 to the RT0 state is based on the fulfillment of the end condition of the bonus state 1 while staying in the bonus state 1. - 特許庁A condition for ending the bonus state 1 is that the number of paid out medals exceeds 40. During the stay in bonus state 1, only the common bell combination is won in the 3BET game. Therefore, when 3BET games are executed six times, 48 medals (8 payouts×6 times) are paid out, and the state shifts to RT0.
The transition from the bonus state 2 to the RT0 state is based on the fulfillment of the end condition of the bonus state 2 while staying in the bonus state 2. - 特許庁A condition for ending the bonus state 2 is that the number of paid out medals exceeds five. During the stay in bonus state 2, only the common bell combination is won in the 2BET game. Therefore, when the 2BET game is executed three times, six medals (2 payouts×3 times) are paid out, and the state shifts to RT0.

Through the above-described processing, the gaming machine 10 is basically designed such that a game is played in a state in which the bonus combination 2 is internally won in the RT1 state.
That is, even if the bonus states 1 and 2 are to be transitioned to, the player is unlikely to increase the number of acquired medals, so normally the player does not play games aiming to transition to the bonus states 1 and 2.
In addition, the gaming machine 10 is prepared in such a manner that a clerk or the like plays a 2BET game while staying in the RT0 state before the store opens, etc., so that the bonus combination 2 is internally won in the RT1 state. I assume. Even in this state, the player does not aim to win the bonus combination 2, which is less likely to increase the number of medals to be won. In addition, as will be described later, the gaming machine 10 is designed so that the 3BET game is played in the state where the bonus combination 2 is internally won in the RT1 state, the game progresses in each stage, and the transition between stages is performed. be.
For this reason, the gaming machine 10 basically has a game property in which the player is played without winning the bonus combination 1 while the bonus combination 2 is internally won in the RT1 state.

(Normal section, advantageous section)
As shown in FIG. 9B, the game section of the gaming machine 10 has a normal section and an advantageous section. A detailed description of each stage shown in FIG. 9B will be given later.
The normal section is a game section during normal stage and result stage stays. Incidentally, the normal stage in this case is a game after changing settings, after resetting with the same settings, a game after clearing the RAM, and a game after the end of the AT challenge.

The advantageous section is the normal stage after transition from the normal section (that is, the game state can be shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section while staying in the normal stage), while staying in the AT state after transition from the normal stage It is a game section of.
The condition for shifting from the normal section to the advantageous section is that a combination other than a losing combination is won while staying in the RT1 state (during the carrying over of the bonus combination 2 that is won during the 2BET game) while staying in the normal section. When a combination other than a losing combination is won, the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section after the third reel stop operation of the winning game.

In the AT state, first, the player stays in the AT challenge, and during the stay in the AT challenge, a lottery for transition to a pseudo bonus is performed. If the lottery for transition to this pseudo bonus is not won, the game shifts to the normal stage, which is the normal section.

After shifting to the game state after the pseudo bonus, the game shifts to the normal stage, which is an advantageous section, via the result stage.
For this reason, the transition condition from the advantageous section to the normal section is that the transition lottery to the pseudo bonus was not won during the AT challenge stay, or that the transition to the result stage was made after the transition to the game state after the pseudo bonus. is.
Note that even if the lottery for the shift from the AT challenge to the pseudo bonus is not won, the player may shift to the normal stage, which is an advantageous section, by going through stages similar to the result stage and the like.

(Counters related to games)
As shown in FIG. 6, the main control unit 25b counts the game results and stores the following counter information in the counter table 33.
・Counter A1: Count value of the number of games played during the advantageous interval ・Counter B1: Count value of the number of winning cards during the advantageous interval (difference) ・Counter A2: Count value of the number of games played in the 3BET game during the advantageous interval ・Counter B2 … The count value of the number of wins (difference number) in 3BET games during the advantageous section

That is, the counters A1 and B1 are counters relating to the advantageous section limiter (upper limit number of games played in the advantageous section). When the value indicated by the counter A1 reaches 1500 or the value indicated by the counter B1 reaches 2400, the main control unit 25b forcibly ends the advantageous section.
Counters A2 and B2 are counters for game information relating to 3BET games. The main control unit 25b shifts to ending B when the value indicated by the counter A2 reaches 1460 or when the value indicated by the counter B2 reaches 2220.
Although the details will be described later, the number of games played during the stay in Ending B is 31G, and the maximum winning number is 155. Therefore, when the 3BET game is played in the advantageous section, the advantageous section ends before reaching the advantageous section limiter. The gaming machine 10 has specifications assuming that the game progresses through such 3BET games.

Although detailed description is omitted, the gaming machine 10 includes a plurality of types of counters (a counter for managing the number of games during stay in an AT stage (to be described later), a difference number management stage, and a counter for managing the number of games during a stay at an AT stage (described later)) that are updated according to the progress of the game. counter for managing the difference number of sheets, the number of STs (to be described later), etc.). These counters are updated when a 3-BET game is played, but are controlled so as not to be updated when a 2-BET game is played. As a result, the gaming machine 10 prevents the AT-related game from progressing with a number of bets smaller than three bets.

(Non-AT state, AT state)
AT is an abbreviation for assist time. The AT state is a game state in which the operation order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R is notified when the pressing order bell combination 1 to 6 is won, thereby assisting the winning of the pressing order bell combination. Therefore, during the AT state, the ball output speed is faster than during the non-AT state.
In the non-AT state, the pressing order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R is not notified even if the lottery result of each game is the pressing order bell combination 1 to 6. Therefore, it is basically difficult for the player to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the order bell combination.
Therefore, the game characteristics of the gaming machine 10 basically increase the number of balls to be paid out by playing a game in which the player stays in the AT state for a long time.

(Details of each stage)
Details of each stage will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 27 and the like.
In the embodiment, a character used for game production is also referred to simply as a "character" (for example, a support character is referred to as a "support character"), and the number of games played is also referred to as "G".
Here, the main control unit 25b independently performs the transition control between the normal section and the advantageous section, the transition control between the RT0 state, the RT1 state, and the bonus state described above, and the transition control between each stage shown in FIG. can be done. However, as described above, since the game of this embodiment is basically performed in the RT1 state, the game of each stage is basically performed while staying in the RT1 state.

As shown in FIG. 10, the game state is roughly divided into a normal stage, an AT stage, and a result stage.
The normal stage and result stage are controlled by non-AT. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to increase the number of medals obtained while staying in these stages. In addition, since the normal stage stays until it shifts to the AT challenge, the longer the stay is, the longer the period during which it is difficult to increase medals, which is disadvantageous to the player.

The AT stage is further divided into many stages. Among these stages, only the battle stage is partly controlled by the AT, and the other stages are controlled by the AT. Therefore, the number of medals increases easily while staying at the AT stage, which is advantageous for the player.
Therefore, the player plays with the aim of transitioning from the normal stage to the AT stage, and aiming to stay longer in the AT stage after the transition.
It should be noted that the processing related to the progress of the game in each AT stage (for example, lottery processing related to obtaining a support character, which will be described later, the lottery for adding the difference number, etc.) is executed only in the 3BET game. Therefore, the gaming machine 10 can prompt the player to play a 3BET game.

The game state transition control is not limited to the mode shown in FIG. 10, and may be changed as appropriate.
(normal stage)
A normal stage is played with a predetermined number of periodic games (for example, any of 30 to 70 G) as one period.
While staying in the normal stage, the game basically progresses in the order of "1st cycle→cycle judge→2nd cycle→cycle judge...→10th cycle→cycle judge" after transition to the advantageous section. As shown in FIG. 11(A), the display unit 17 displays information about the cycle.
The transition destination from the normal stage is the AT challenge. The condition for transitioning from the normal stage to the AT challenge is to satisfy one of the following three conditions.
・Winning an AT lottery ・Achieving the 10th cycle judge

The AT lottery will be explained.
The AT lottery is executed after each cycle ends. In the AT lottery, the more Pt (points) accumulated during each cycle and the higher the setting, the higher the winning probability. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a setting difference for the winning probability. As shown in FIG. 11(A), the display unit 17 displays information about the acquired Pt.
After each period ends, the periodic judge effect is executed for a predetermined number of games (for example, 10G). The result of the AT lottery is displayed on the display unit 17 in the final game of the periodic judge effect.

Pt is given to the player (that is, stored in the storage unit) as follows.
During the stay in each cycle of the normal stage, when a rare role is won (may include when a chance role is won, etc.), a lottery to move to the Pt specialized zone is performed. If the transition lottery is won, the game state shifts to the Pt specialized zone. Pt is given to the player each time, for example, a rare role is won in a game while staying in the Pt-specialized zone. The Pt-specialized zone continues for a predetermined number of games (for example, 5G), and after the end of the Pt-specialized zone, the state before shifting to the Pt-specialized zone is restored.
Note that while the player is staying in the Pt-specialized zone, the periodic game number is not subtracted, but it may be subtracted.

(common stock)
During the stay at the normal stage, the main control unit 25b executes a common stock lottery at the start of each cycle. The probability of winning is a fixed probability (for example, 10%) for all cycles, but is not limited to this. In the cycle, the common stock lottery may be won with a probability of 10%. As shown in FIG. 11A, the display unit 17 displays information on the presence or absence of common stock.
If the common stock is not consumed, it is carried over to the next stage (that is, across game states).

During the normal stage stay, the common stock is consumed when the periodic judge fails (that is, at the end of the final game of the periodic judge who did not win the AT lottery). By consuming the common stock, the Pt acquired in the current cycle is carried over to the next cycle. Therefore, the success probability of the periodic judge in the next cycle (that is, the probability of winning the AT lottery) is improved compared to the previous cycle.
In addition, if the cycle judge succeeds without consuming the common stock, the common stock will be carried over after the AT challenge, and will be consumed in the AT challenge, or will be used as a different type of stock such as a resurrected character (described later). converted.
The form of managing the common stock is not limited, and for example, both the main control board 25 side and the sub control board 26 side may convert the type of common stock. In addition, the main control board 25 side manages the number of common stocks owned, etc., and the sub control board 26 side performs processing for conversion of common stock types (that is, conversion processing for common stock names, control of how to use them). etc.) may be performed.

In this way, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment can carry over the common stock (rights) acquired in the normal stage to the subsequent stage, thereby preventing the stock from disappearing on the basis of the stage transition. You can prevent the loss of interest. In addition, since the gaming machine 10 can consume the carry-over stock in other game states (AT challenge, battle stage, etc., which will be described later), it is possible to improve interest.
On the other hand, in conventional gaming machines (for example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, etc.), the stock disappears based on the transition of the game state, so there are cases where interest is reduced. .

(AT Challenge)
The AT challenge transitions from the normal stage and continues for 15G. As will be described later, the AT challenge may be executed again by consuming common stock. As shown in FIG. 11B, the display unit 17 displays information on the presence or absence of common stock.
By shifting from the normal stage to the AT challenge, it is controlled to the AT state during the stay of the AT challenge.
When shifting to the AT challenge, the reels 20 are controlled so that an automatic stop of "BAR, BAR, BAR" occurs in the next game after the end game of the normal stage (not shown).
The transition destination from the AT challenge is any of the normal stage, pseudo-bonus A, and pseudo-bonus B.

The main control unit 25b executes a lottery for transition to the pseudo bonuses A and B at the start of the AT challenge (at the first lever operation after shifting to the AT challenge).
If the transfer lottery is not won, the normal stage will be entered after 15G.
On the other hand, if the transition lottery is won, the pseudo bonuses A and B are transitioned to after 15G. Further, the game state stays in the AT state for a long period of time because the transition to the battle stage is basically confirmed when the transition to the pseudo bonuses A and B is confirmed. Therefore, in order to obtain a large amount of medals, the player first plays the game with the aim of winning the lottery for transition to the pseudo bonuses A and B.

The higher the setting, the higher the probability of winning the lottery for shifting to pseudo bonuses A and B. For example, setting 1 and 2 is 35%, setting 3 is 40%, setting 4 and 5 is 45%, setting 6 is 50%. etc. When the pseudo-bonus is won, the pseudo-bonus A is transferred to the pseudo-bonus A at 80%, and the pseudo-bonus B is transferred to the remaining 20%.

As shown in FIG. 11(B), during the stay at the AT challenge, the pseudo-bonus shift expectation level is displayed on the display unit 17 to make the player feel the expectation for the pseudo-bonus. The main control unit 25b controls the pseudo-bonus transition expectation level so that it tends to be higher when the pseudo-bonus is won than when the pseudo-bonus is not won.

Also, even if the result of the transfer lottery at the start of the AT challenge is not won, an overwrite lottery is executed based on the winning of the rare role during the stay of the AT challenge. That is, even if the result of the transfer lottery at the start of the AT challenge is non-winning, if the overwrite lottery during the AT challenge stay is won, the lottery result is overwritten from non-winning to winning. Therefore, the player can always play the game with anticipation during his stay at the AT challenge.

When the main control unit 25b does not shift to the pseudo bonus at the end of the AT challenge, and when the common stock is in possession (that is, when the common stock is stored in the storage unit), the main control unit 25b shifts to the pseudo bonus. Run the draw again. Then, the main control unit 25b notifies the player of the result of the lottery by executing one set of AT challenge. In other words, the main control unit 25b executes the AT challenge again when there is a common stock without transitioning to the pseudo bonus.

In addition, the main control unit 25b determines that the winning probability of the lottery for transition to the pseudo bonuses A and B at the start of the AT challenge is higher when the common stock is consumed and the AT challenge is executed again. We are trying to make it higher than if you moved to AT Challenge via a judge. For example, the winning probability when consuming common stock is 55% for setting 1, 60% for setting 3, 65% for setting 4 and 5, and 70% for setting 6. However, the winning probability is not limited to this, and for example, both may be the same.
In this way, the common stock acquired in the normal stage is carried over to the AT challenge and consumed in an advantageous manner for the player.
In addition, if the lottery for shifting to the pseudo bonus is won without consuming the common stock, the common stock will be carried over from the AT challenge to the battle stage described later. In this case, the common stock is converted into the form of a resurrected character, which is one of the support characters. The details of the support character will be described later.

(Pseudo bonus A)
Pseudo bonus A is a stage composed of one set of 4G. During the stay of pseudo bonus A, it is a chance to add the difference number of sheets in the difference number management AT stage which will be described later.
The transition destination from the pseudo bonus A is the episode stage.

As described above, the pseudo bonus A is entered by winning the pseudo bonus A in the AT challenge. The reels 20 are controlled so that an automatic stop of "Blue 7, Blue 7, Blue 7" occurs in the next game after the end game of the AT challenge when the pseudo bonus A is won (illustration is omitted).

As shown in FIG. 12A and the like, when the player owns the resurrected character, the display unit 17 displays the possession information.
The display unit 17 continues to display the standby screen until winning the bell combination in the push order in the game after the above-mentioned S7 uniform occurrence game. In the game in which the pressing order bell combination is won, the player can select the lottery method for the number of continuous sets of the pseudo bonus A by operating the stop button 15 as follows.

(Push order navigation in pseudo bonus A)
A lottery method for the number of continuous sets will be described.
The set number lottery table 34 shown in FIG. 6 is a table for determining the number of sets during the pseudo bonus A stay.
The number-of-sets lottery table 34 stores the number of sets, stable winning probability, and turbulent winning probability in association with each other.
The number of sets is set to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 16, and 32 sets.
The highest stable winning probability is 84/256 for 2 and 3 sets, respectively. This next is the number of sets 3 and 4, which are 34/256 respectively. Also, the odds of winning the set number 16 and 32, which are the large number of sets, are the lowest at 1/256, respectively. In addition, the probability of winning one set, which is the minimum number of sets, is relatively low, ie, 10/256. In this way, the stable winning probability is set so that it is difficult to win with a large number of sets and the lowest number of sets, but the number of sets 2 to 5 will stably win.

The highest odds of winning a set are 1, which is the minimum number of sets, which is 230/256, which is extremely high. Also, the lowest odds of winning in the turbulent set are 16 and 32, which are 13/256 respectively, which are sufficiently higher than the stable winning probability (1/256). Other set numbers are not won (winning probability 0/256). In this way, the odds of winning a lot of sets are set to make it easier to win a lot of sets than a stable one. high.

Therefore, when the player selects "stable", the number of sets of the pseudo bonus A is determined based on the distribution ratio that makes it difficult to select 16 or more sets, although 2 or more sets are likely to be selected. On the other hand, if the player selects "turbulent", there is a high possibility that one set will be selected, but the possibility that 16 or more sets will be selected is higher than that of "stable". A set number of bonuses A is determined.

The pressing order display pattern table 35 shown in FIG. 6 stores the type of pressing order bell combination, pressing order display pattern, number of payouts, and lottery method ("stable", "turbulent") in association with each other.
The pressing order display pattern is a display mode of the pressing order navigators 30L, 30C, and 30R of the display unit 17 when winning the pressing order bell combination. The pressing order display pattern displays only the order of operation of the first stop button of the winning order of pressing the bell, and the remaining two second and third stop buttons are displayed from left to right regardless of the order of operation. ”, and “turbulence” are set to be displayed.
That is, when the first stop button serving as the bell for the pressing order is the stop button 15L (left) (i.e., "left→middle→right" or "left→right→middle"), the pressing order display pattern is as follows: It is "1/stable/turbulent". When the first stop button serving as the bell for the pressing order is the stop button 15C (middle) (that is, when it is "middle → left → right" or "middle → right → left"), the pressing order display pattern is "stable /1/ Turmoil”. When the first stop button serving as the bell for the pressing order is the stop button 15R (right) (that is, when it is "right→left→middle" or "right→middle→left"), the pressing order display pattern is "stable / Turbulence / 1”.

As shown in FIGS. 12(B) and 12(C), when the winning of the push order bell role is won, the control units 25b and 26b display the push order notification screen, and then display the selection operation reception screen on the display unit 17. to display.
Based on the push order display pattern table 35, the push order notification screen displays a display corresponding to the push order display pattern. That is, the pressing order notification screen displays the foreground navigation 51 (51a, 51b, 51c). The term "foreground" is used to distinguish between the foreground navigation 51 and the background navigation 52, which will be described later.
The foreground navigator 51 has a pressing order navigator 51a for the first stop button, and selection navigators 51b and 51b for navigating the selection of the lottery methods "stable" and "turbulent". That is, the characters "1, stable, turbulent" are displayed in the foreground navigators 51a, 51b, and 51c, respectively.

The selection operation reception screen is displayed in response to the operation of the first stop button according to the push order navigation 51a in the scene where the push order notification screen is displayed.
In this scene, if the first stop button is not operated according to the push order navigation 51a (that is, if the stop button corresponding to the "stable" or "turbulent" navigation is operated first), All the foreground navigators 51a, 51b, 51c disappear.
The selection operation acceptance screen displays the background navigation 52 (52a, 52b, 52c). The background navigation 52 is a portion of three large areas arranged in the horizontal direction. It should be noted that the background navigation 52a, 52b, 52c are the same regardless of the type of the pressing order bell role (see FIGS. 12(C), 13(B), and 13(D)).

The background navigation 52a (operation instruction area) is an area including the area where the pressing order navigation of the first stop button was displayed on the pressing order notification screen. The background navigator 52a is referred to as "navigation" for convenience, but the background navigator 52a prompts the player to operate the stop button 15 by saying, "Select with a button!" This is an area where information prompting the user to select "turbulence" is displayed.
The background navigation 52b is a background area of the foreground navigation 51b, that is, an area surrounding the display area of the foreground navigation 51b. The background navigation 52b has a red background, and the characters "stable" are displayed in the background.
The background navigation 52c is a background area of the foreground navigation 51c, that is, an area surrounding the display area of the foreground navigation 51c. The background navigator 52c is a blue background, and the characters "random" are displayed in the background.

Therefore, the arrangement of "stable" and "turbulent" in the selection operation reception screen can also be determined by the colors of the background navigation 52b, 52c. Also, as described above, the arrangement of "stable" and "turbulent" is always in the order from left to right, regardless of the winning hand of the bell hand. As a result, the gaming machine 10 can prevent the player from making an erroneous selection operation (that is, selecting the lottery method "stable" or "turbulent").

In the scene of FIG. 12(C), the player can operate the stop button 15C during the stop operation of the second reel if he wants to select stability, and if he wants to select turbulence, he can operate the stop button 15R. do it.
Then, the player can operate the rest of the stop buttons when the third reel is to be stopped.

It should be noted that at the time of the second reel stop operation (at the time when the control section detects the operation information of the reel stop operation), the remaining one navi disappears. For example, in the scene of FIG. 12(C), when the stop button corresponding to stability is operated to stop, the display unit 17 disappears the navigation 51b, 52b (one navigation) corresponding to stability, and at the same time it corresponds to turbulence. The navigator 51c, 52c (the other navigator) disappears.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display unit 17 may, for example, continue to display the other navigation after the stop button corresponding to one navigation is operated to stop.
In addition, the display unit 17 may change the display contents of the other navigation to the display contents of the one navigation and continue to display it when the stop button corresponding to one navigation is operated to stop. That is, for example, in the scene of FIG. 12(C), when the stop button corresponding to stability is operated to stop, the display unit 17 changes the navigation 51c, 52c (the other navigation) corresponding to turbulence to the navigation corresponding to stability. The display contents of 51b and 52b (navigation on one side) may be switched and displayed.

The main control unit 25b refers to the pushing order display pattern table 35 to determine which one of "stable" and "turbulent" is selected, and determines the type of the pushing order bell role and the winning game of the pushing order bell role. It can be determined based on the number of payouts in .
That is, in the example of FIG. 12(C), if the winning combination is the correct push order bell combination of "left→middle→right", and the result of the stop operation is 8 payouts, the player may It can be determined that the stop operation was performed in the order of "left → middle (stable) → right", and on the other hand, if the payout was one card, it can be determined that the stop operation was performed in the order of "left → right (turbulent) → middle" by the player. .
It should be noted that the main control unit 25b can also determine which of "stable" and "turbulent" is selected regardless of the number of payouts. That is, the main control unit 25b may refer to the pressing order display pattern table 35 to determine based on the type of the pressing order bell combination and the operation button at the time of the second reel stop operation.

Here, which of "stable" and "turbulent" is selected by the player may be biased for each player due to the player's character, taste, or the like. In other words, the choices may be biased, such as one player may only select "stable" and the other player may only select "turbulent". In such a case, if the number of payouts is superior or inferior depending on the options, it becomes unfair among the players. Regarding this, since the winning probability of the bell combination in the pressing order is the same for "left→middle→right" and "left→right→middle" (see the internal lottery table 31a in FIG. 4), "1, stable, Even if the options are biased to one side when "Confusion" is displayed, the probability of paying out 1 coin is the same as the probability of paying out 8 coins. As a result, the superiority or inferiority of the number of payouts does not occur between players.

FIGS. 13(A) and 13(B) are examples of display screens when the first stop button of the pressing order bell role is the center stop button 15C, and FIGS. 13(C) and 13(D). is an example of a display screen in the case where the first stop button of the pressing order bell role is the right stop button 15R. The control units 25b and 26b can process these cases in the same manner as in the examples of FIGS. 12(B) and 12(C).

(Navigation at the time of power outage during pseudo bonus A stay)
By the way, during a game, power failure (stop of power supply to the gaming machine 10) may occur unexpectedly by the player.
A power outage occurs during a stay in simulated bonus A, during a game involving selection operations of "stable" and "turbulent" (i.e., a game in which the bell role was first won after transitioning to simulated bonus A). If so, the gaming machine 10 performs the following control.
FIGS. 14(A) to 14(C) show the case where power failure occurs after the first reel stop operation wins the push-order bell combination of the stop button 15L and before the first reel stop operation is performed. is a diagram for explaining the transition of the display screen of .
As shown in FIGS. 14(A) and 14(B), when power failure occurs before the first reel is stopped, the main control unit 25b outputs information at the time of power failure (the order in which winning hands are pressed). It backs up (stores) in the storage unit 25a the fact that it is a bell combination, that the stop operation state is before the first reel stop operation, etc.). Power necessary for backup is supplied from a backup power supply (not shown) such as a capacitor.

As shown in FIG. 14(C), the main control unit 25b reads the information at the time of power failure from the storage unit 25a and refers to the push order display pattern table 35 after recovery from the power failure. In the example of FIGS. 14A to 14C, the power failure occurs before the first reel is stopped, so the main control unit 25b controls the three stop buttons 15L and 15C when power failure occurs. , 15R of the pressing order display pattern information "1/stable/turbulent" is transmitted to the sub-controller 26b.
The sub control unit 26b displays on the display unit 17 the foreground navigators 51a, 51b, and 51c reflecting the winning combination and the stop operation state at the time of power failure based on the information received from the main control unit 25b. In this case, the display unit 17 displays the pressing order navigation 51a and selection navigation 51b, 51c (stable, turbulent) of the first reel stop operation as navigation of the stop button, but displays background navigation 52a, 52b, 52c. do not do. Further, the display unit 17 displays characters, characters, etc., for prompting restart of the game such as "Proceed with the game" instead of the background navigators 52a, 52b, 52c, and performs an effect different from the normal time.

Also, FIGS. 14(D) to 14(F) are after winning the push order bell combination and after the first reel stop operation (after the control unit detects the operation information of the reel stop operation). 15 is a diagram for explaining transition of the display unit 17 when power failure occurs before the second reel stop operation is performed. FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 14(D) and 14(E), in this case, similarly to the above, the main control unit 25b outputs information at the time of the power failure (that the winning combination is the bell combination in the order of pressing, the stop operation state, etc.). has been operated to stop the first reel and before the operation to stop the second reel, etc.) is backed up in the storage unit 25a.

As shown in FIG. 14(F), the main control unit 25b reads the information at the time of power failure from the storage unit 25a and refers to the push order display pattern table 35 in the same manner as described above even after power failure. However, in the examples of FIGS. 14(D) to 14(F), the first reel stop operation is performed at the time of power failure, and the state is before the second reel stop operation. For this reason, the main control unit 25b deletes the information of the pressing order display pattern of the first stop button from the information of the pressing order display pattern of "1/stable/disturbance" and deletes the information of the pressing order display pattern of "none (operated)/stable". / Turbulence” is sent to the sub-controller 26b.
As shown in FIG. 14(F), as a result, the sub-control unit 26b, based on the information received from the main control unit 25b, reflects the winning combination and the stop operation state at the time of the power failure. )/stable/turbulent” selection navigators 51b and 51c are displayed on the display unit 17. FIG. However, even in this case, the display unit 17 displays the selection navigation 51b, 51c (stable, turbulent) as the navigation of the stop button, but does not display the background navigation 52a, 52b, 52c. In addition, the display unit 17 displays text, such as "advance the game" prompting restart of the game, characters, etc., instead of the background navigation 52a, 52b, 52c, and performs an effect different from the normal time. The background image is the same as in FIG. 14(C).

Although illustration etc. are omitted, the gaming machine 10 performs navigation and effects corresponding to the winning combination other than the pressing order bell combination when the power is cut off during the stay of the simulated bonus A.
Further, when power failure occurs, the remaining navigation display mode after the first reel stop operation or the second reel stop operation can be controlled in the same manner as the above-described normal display mode.

By performing the above-described control, when power failure occurs in a state in which the lottery method "stable" or "turbulent" can be selected, the game machine 10 can perform an effect reflecting the game before the power failure when the power failure occurs. It can be carried out. That is, since the display unit 17 displays the foreground navigation 51, even if the power is cut off before the selection operation, the player can select the lottery method after the power is restored. As a result, even if a power outage occurs during the progress of a game involving navigation, the game machine 10 takes over the gaming situation at the time of power outage after the power outage is restored. The game after power failure recovery can be advanced as a series. As a result, the gaming machine 10 can prevent the loss of interest due to the power failure.
In addition, since the display unit 17 displays different background images depending on whether the power failure has occurred or not, it is possible for the player to play the game after the power failure after the power failure. It can be notified that

On the other hand, conventional gaming machines (for example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, etc.) cannot perform navigation that reflects the game situation at the time of power failure after the power failure has been restored. For this reason, the game before the power failure and the game after the power failure are no longer continuous, and the interest in the game may be reduced.

The navigation method reflecting the gaming situation at the time of power failure as described above is an example. As long as similar navigation can be performed, the method is not limited.
For example, the pressing order display pattern table 35 of FIG. By transmitting information indicating the reel inside and information indicating that the lottery method is to be selected to the sub-control unit 26b, the sub-control unit 26b based on these information, after power failure recovery Similarly, navigation reflecting the game situation may be performed.
Also, the forms of the foreground navigation 51 and the background navigation 52 at the time of power failure recovery may be changed as appropriate. , the background navigation 52 indicating "stable" and "turbulent" may be displayed when power is restored. Further, the display unit 17 displays at least one of the foreground navigation 51 and the background navigation 52 as an image dedicated to power failure recovery, so that the lottery method "stable" or "turbulent" can be selected. can be

Note that the game machine 10 may be configured without a power failure recovery function. , the functions and effects as described above are exhibited.

(Increase in the difference number during pseudo bonus A stay)
During the stay of pseudo bonus A, the difference during the stay at the difference number management AT stage that shifts later based on the lottery method (stable or turbulent) selected by the player from the game next to the game in which the push-order bell role was won. Execute a lottery for adding the number of coins. An additional lottery is executed every game. As a result, the player can increase the difference number management AT stage during the stay of the pseudo bonus A, which shifts to after the pseudo bonus A.

In the embodiment, when a role other than a rare role is won, 10 cards are added at 78%, 20 cards at 16%, and 30 cards at 6%. The odds of winning are 20, 30 at 15%, 50 at 10%, and 100 at 5%, but are not limited to these. It should be noted that, as a result of the addition lottery, the specification may be such that there is a case where the addition is not made.
In the pseudo bonus A, the mode of presentation differs according to the type of lottery method ("stable", "turbulent").

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the effect of the lottery method "stable".
Since the game of pseudo bonus A is 4G per set, in the effect of the lottery method "stable", the effect may be different between the 1st to 3rd G games in one set and the 4th G game. controlled.
As shown in FIG. 15A, during the stay at pseudo bonus A, the display unit 17 displays a dog character in the center according to the lever operation in each game. On the left side of the dog character, a numerical value ``+10'' is displayed to indicate the additional number of the difference number, and on the right side of the dog character, characters ``Continue'' are displayed to indicate continuation.
As shown in FIGS. 15(B) and 15(C), in the 1st to 3rd G games in one set, an effect in which the difference number is selected is executed in response to the third reel stop operation. In addition, this example is an example in which an addition of 10G was won as a result of the lottery.

As shown in FIGS. 15(D) and 15(E), in the 4th G game in one set, when the pseudo bonus A continues, an effect indicating that the pseudo bonus A continues is selected, The performance is executed. On the other hand, if the simulated bonus A does not continue because all the set numbers have been consumed, even in the 4th G, the effect of selecting the difference number (Fig. 15 (B), Fig. 15 (C)) is executed. be done.

Note that even when the pseudo bonus A continues (that is, when continuing to the next set), an additional lottery for the difference number is performed, but the effect of selecting "continue" is given priority. Therefore, in the effect of selecting the difference number of the 1G game of the next set, the additional number of the 1G game of the next set and the additional number of the game displaying "Continue" are added and displayed.
For example, in the 4th G in one set, if "+10" is won as a result of the extra lottery of the difference number and the pseudo bonus A continues, the "difference number + 10" effect in the 4th G is not executed, and the effect of "continue" is executed. Then, in the 1G of the continued next set, if "+20" is won as a result of the lottery for adding the difference number, "+30" which is obtained by adding this "+20" and the above "+10" of the 4G ” is executed.

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the effect of the lottery method "turbulent".
As shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, when the selected lottery method is “turbulent”, the display unit 17 inflates a balloon (accessory) in response to the lever operation in each game. display clown characters. The difference number of sheets to be added is displayed in the balloon. Then, as shown in FIG. 16(C), the display unit 17 displays an image indicating that the additional number of coins has been determined after the operation to stop the third reel.
As shown in FIGS. 16(D) and 16(E), the display unit 17 executes effects as to whether or not the pseudo bonus A continues only in the first set and the 16th set. When the simulated bonus A continues, the display unit 17 notifies that the simulated bonus A continues by executing an effect of displaying an exploding balloon. On the other hand, if the simulated bonus A does not continue, the display unit 17 displays the screen of FIG.
In addition, the display unit 17 may execute an effect (FIGS. 16(D) and 16(E)) indicating whether or not to continue in the lottery method “turbulent” at the timing when another set is completed. and may be executed every game.

(Pseudo bonus B)
Pseudo bonus B is transferred when the pseudo bonus B is won in the AT challenge.
The transition destination from the pseudo bonus B is the episode stage.
The number of times the pseudo bonus B is played is a fixed number of times 20G, and after the completion of this 20G, the game shifts to the episode stage.
The reels 20 are controlled so that when the pseudo-bonus B is won, an automatic stop occurs in the next game after the end game of the AT challenge, with a double combination of "white 7, white 7, white 7" (not shown). do).

As shown in FIG. 7, the main control unit 25b, when winning the bell role or winning the rare role, selects support characters and character acquisition special zone transition rights based on the winning probability specified in the acquired character lottery table 36a. Conduct winning draws.
As a result, the player can stock the support character and the right to move to the character acquisition specialized zone during the stay at the simulated bonus B.
As shown in FIG. 17A, the display unit 17 displays information (type, number, etc.) of the support character owned by the player and the right to move to the special character acquisition zone. Note that the display unit 17 continues to display these pieces of information until the battle stage is reached (see FIGS. 17(C) and 17(D), etc.).

Support characters are consumed in the battle stage described later. In the battle stage, the greater the number of support characters in stock, the more advantageous the player is (the action of each support character in the battle stage will be described later). Also, the right to shift to the character acquisition special zone is the right to shift from the difference number management AT stage to the character acquisition special zone, as will be described later. Support characters can be stocked even after moving to the character acquisition special zone.
Therefore, by stocking support characters and stocking the right to move to the character acquisition specialized zone while staying in the pseudo-bonus B, it becomes advantageous for the player after the transition to the battle stage.

(episode stage)
First, the production of the episode stage will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 18A, when the pseudo bonus A or the pseudo bonus B ends, that is, after the third reel stop operation of the ending game of each pseudo bonus A or B, the display unit 17 selects the first EP. display the screen.
There are a total of eight episode stage effects (EP 1 to 8), each of which has a different effect (contents displayed on the display section 17, story, BGM, etc.).
The initial EP selection screen displays selection buttons for EPs 1 to 8, and the selection of EPs 1 to 8 is switched by moving the cursor each time the effect button 14 is operated. Then, the sub control unit 26b sets the selected EP as the initial EP according to the lever operation.
The sub-control unit 26b executes other EPs in a predetermined order from the next time onward when the episode stage is entered. In the embodiment, the first EP is used as a starting point, and from the next time onwards, the EPs having a larger number, that is, the EPs having a larger number, that is, the EP2 are executed after the EP1. Then, when EP8 is reached, the next EP is executed by returning to EP1.

As shown in FIG. 18(B), for example, when EP1 is selected on the initial EP selection screen, EP1 is executed for the first EP, and when transitioning to EP after the next time, "EP2→EP3 . . . → EP8”. Further, as shown in FIG. 18(C), when EP6 is selected on the initial EP selection screen, EP6 is executed as the initial episode stage, and when transitioning to the episode stage after the next time, "EP7→ EP8→EP1→ . . . →EP5”.
In this way, the gaming machine 10 can freely select an EP at the end of the first simulated bonus. Therefore, the player can surely see all eight EPs by shifting to the EP eight times after shifting to the AT stage (that is, by winning the battle stage seven times). In addition, since the player can select the initial EP, even if the AT stage does not continue, the player can surely see all the EPs by winning the AT challenge eight times.

On the other hand, the EPs of conventional gaming machines are executed only in a predetermined pattern, and the player cannot see all the EPs unless, for example, the AT stage or the like is continued many times. . Further, in conventional gaming machines, even if a player wins a lottery for transition to an AT stage or the like many times (for example, the number of types of effects), he/she cannot enjoy all types of EP effects.

A game of the episode stage will be explained.
The episode stage is AT with a fixed number of 16G.
The transfer destination from the episode stage is the difference number management AT stage.
The main control unit 25b executes an additional lottery for a support character by referring to the obtained character lottery table 36b in FIG. Therefore, staying in the episode stage is a chance for the player to obtain a support character. When the main control unit 25b wins the support character addition lottery, the main control unit 25b updates the information on the stock number of support characters in the storage unit 25a, and also updates the display regarding the support characters on the display unit 17 (Fig. 17 ( B)).
In addition, the main control unit 25b grants a support character (such as a preemptive attack character) when the end game of the first episode stage is executed. Don't give character. Therefore, in the first episode stage, the player can have more expectation of victory after shifting to the battle stage than in the second and subsequent episode stages.
It should be noted that the main control unit 25b is not limited to the first episode stage, and may perform an additional lottery for a support character in the ending game of some or all of the episode stages from the second time onward.
Also, the support character given to the end game of the first episode stage is not limited to the preemptive attack character, and may be another support character.

(Difference number management AT stage)
The differential number management AT stage is an AT managed by the differential number of sheets.
The differential number management AT continues until the remaining differential number reaches zero. Then, when the remaining difference number managed by the difference number management AT becomes 0, the game state shifts to the battle stage from the game next to the game in which the remaining difference number has become 0.
The main control unit 25b executes the subtraction of the remaining difference number only in the 3BET game, and does not execute it in the 2BET game or the like. For this reason, the number of medals obtained in the 2BET game during stay at the difference number management AT stage does not contribute to the shift to the battle stage.

The initial differential number of cards in the first set of the differential number management AT stage is fixed at 100 cards, and the initial differential number of cards in the second and subsequent sets is determined by lottery in the battle record announcement stage, which will be described later. Then, the difference number obtained by adding the initial difference number and the difference number acquired by the pseudo bonus becomes the difference number managed in the difference number management AT stage.

Since the difference number management AT stage is managed by the difference number, when the winning combination with the payout number larger than the BET number is won, the remaining difference number is reduced, while the payout number is smaller than the BET number. When winning, the number of remaining difference is increased.
For example, when the remaining difference number is 100, a 3-BET game is executed and symbols corresponding to a bell combination with a payout number of 8 (a combination with a payout number larger than the BET number) are stopped and displayed. A certain 5 is subtracted, and the remaining number of sheets becomes 95 sheets. On the other hand, when a 3-BET game is executed and symbols corresponding to a watermelon combination with a payout number of 1 (a combination with a payout number smaller than the number of bets) are stopped and displayed, 2, which is the difference number, is added, and the remaining difference number is added. is 102 sheets.
When a winning combination is lost, the main control unit 25b subtracts the number of payouts corresponding to the winning combination from the difference number of coins to be managed, but it may not be subtracted.

Further, when winning a combination with a payout number smaller than the number of bets increases the number of remaining balances, an upper limit may or may not be set for the increase. When setting an upper limit on the difference number, for example, the difference number at the start of the episode stage may be set as the upper limit.
In the embodiment, only a lottery to move to the character acquisition special zone (for example, winning 20% of rare role winnings) is executed while staying at the difference number management AT stage, and an extra lottery for the difference number is executed. However, it is not limited to this, and an extra lottery for the difference number may be executed.
It should be noted that during the stay at the difference number management AT stage, the right to move to the special character acquisition zone may be selected by lottery as in the pseudo bonus B.

In addition, if the episode stage is ended with the right to move to the character acquisition specialized zone obtained by the pseudo bonus B, the next game after the ending game of the episode stage will not be played. , you may move directly to the character acquisition specialized zone. In this case, the display unit 17 displays the display screen of the difference number management AT stage and the premonitory screen indicating the transition to the character acquisition special zone after the lever operation of the next game after the end game of the episode stage. You may display the display screen of the character acquisition special zone.

(Character acquisition special zone)
The character acquisition specialized zone is an AT that moves from the difference number management AT stage. The character acquisition special zone is a special zone where a support character can be acquired with a high probability.
In the embodiment, while staying in the character acquisition special zone, updating of the difference number management during staying at the difference number management AT stage is stopped, but it may be updated.
The main control unit 25b executes an additional lottery for a support character by referring to an acquired character lottery table 36c shown in FIG. When the main control unit 25b wins the support character addition lottery, the main control unit 25b updates the information on the stock number of support characters in the storage unit 25a, and also updates the display regarding the support characters on the display unit 17 (Fig. 17 ( D)).
The character acquisition special zone continues for 5G per set. The main control unit 25b executes a continuation lottery (for example, winning probability of 5%) at the end of one set, and if the continuation lottery is won, one more set is continued.
When the 5G game in the character acquisition zone ends without continuing the character acquisition zone, the game state returns to the difference number management AT stage.

Note that the number of games in one set is not limited to 5G, and any number of games may be determined from a plurality of types of numbers of games by lottery or the like.
Also, the timing of executing the continuous lottery is not limited to the end of one set. Further, for example, like the pseudo bonus A, the number of sets to be executed is determined by referring to the set number lottery table 34 shown in FIG. 6 according to the lever operation of the first game of the first set. good too.

(Battle stage)
The battle stage is a game state that transitions from the episode stage, and is partially controlled by AT.
A part of the game controlled by the AT is a case where the player wins the bell combination in the pushing order while owning the bell character.
The battle stage ends when the player defeats the enemy character E without destroying all of the characters C1 to C4 owned by the player, or defeats the enemy character E by destroying all of the characters C1 to C4 owned by the player.
In the battle stage, when the possessed characters C1 to C4 win against the enemy character E, the transition to the battle report announcement stage and the subsequent transition to the pseudo bonus or episode stage is confirmed. In other words, by defeating the enemy character E, it is confirmed that the player will continue to stay in the AT stage.
On the other hand, when the possessed characters C1 to C4 are defeated, the transition to the result stage and the subsequent transition to the normal stage are confirmed. For this reason, the gaming machine 10 has a game characteristic in which a player plays a game aiming to stay in the AT stage continuously by defeating the enemy character E.

The battle stage has a so-called ST (stock time) type of gameplay. Partially controlled to AT state. When the bell spills continuously for a predetermined number of games, the player's owned characters C1 to C4 are defeated. In the embodiment, the number of consecutive bell spills (also referred to as ST number) is the specification of 4G.
On the other hand, the possessed characters C1 to C4 attack the enemy character E in response to the game result other than spilling the bell. When the HP of the enemy character E becomes 0 while the number of STs remains, the characters C1 to C4 possessed by the player win against the enemy character E (see FIG. 20(B)).

The main control unit 25b draws lots and determines the enemy character E when shifting to the battle stage.
As shown in FIG. 8, in this case, the main control unit 25b refers to the enemy character lottery table 37, and according to the low setting (1 to 3) and the high setting (4 to 6), a match is played during the stay in the battle stage. The enemy character E to be played is determined by lottery from enemy characters weak, medium, strong, and fixed. The enemy character lottery table 37 is set so that the stronger enemy character E is more likely to be selected with the low setting than with the high setting.

The stronger the enemy character E, the higher its HP, and the player finds it difficult to win in the order of weak, medium, and strong enemy characters. In addition, even if the bell is spilled, the number of owned bell characters (the number of STs) is not subtracted when confirming the enemy character. Therefore, when the enemy character is determined, the player's victory is determined without being defeated. Therefore, in the embodiment, when it is determined that the enemy character is confirmed, the support character is not consumed, but it may be consumed. Further, when the enemy character confirmation is selected, the enemy character E may be defeated with one blow at the start of the battle stage, that is, in the 1G after shifting to the battle stage.
The types of enemy characters E are not limited to four types, and may be three types or less or five types or more. Further, the main control unit 25b may select the enemy character E with a uniform lottery probability for all settings.

The player is given four types of possessed characters C1 to C4 and owns them when shifting to the battle stage. By obtaining a game result other than spilling the bell, only one owned character C1 to C4 attacks the enemy character E once per game.
For example, FIG. 19A shows a scene in which possessed character C4 attacks enemy character E. FIG.
The order of attacks is the possessed character C1->C2->C3->C4, and after the possessed character C4, the possessed character C1 attacks.
As shown in the attack point table 38 of FIG. 8, the damage inflicted on the enemy character E by the possessed characters C1 to C4, that is, the HP subtraction points of the enemy character E differ for each of the possessed characters C1 to C4.
For example, in the scene in FIG. 19A where owned character C4 appears, if the replay role is won, the main control unit 25b refers to the attack point table 38 to give 100 points of damage to the enemy character E. , that is, 100P is subtracted from the HP of the enemy character E.

In the battle between the possessed characters C1-C4 and the enemy character E, the support characters support the possessed characters C1-C4 (that is, the player) in an advantageous manner.
As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the display unit 17 displays the number of stocked support characters possessed while staying in the battle stage. The number of support characters possessed is decremented each time the support character is activated, that is, by being consumed. As described above, the player can obtain a support character during his stay in the three stages of the AT stage (pseudo bonus B, episode stage, character acquisition special zone).

(support character)
Explain the details of the support character.
There are five types of support characters: a defense character, a bell character, a preemptive attack character, a double character, and a resurrection character.

・Defensive Character When the possessed characters C1 to C4 receive damage due to the occurrence of a bell spill (when the number of ST decreases), the defensive character nullifies this damage. In the embodiment, when the defensive character is consumed, the HP of the possessed characters C1 to C4 is not recovered in the game in which the defensive character is consumed. Although it is a specification that does not return to , it may be restored.
It should be noted that the main control unit 25b performs a defense character acquisition lottery with a predetermined probability (for example, 5%) in each game even while staying in the battle stage. stocked. If the winning timing of the defending character is the winning of the bell role of the pushing order, and the bell role of the pushing order is not captured, it is consumed in the winning game.
As shown in FIGS. 19(B) and 19(C), regarding the stock of "defensive characters", the ones acquired before the start of the battle stage (defensive character A) and the ones acquired after the start of the battle stage (defensive character B ) to make it look like there are different stocks.
The mode of managing the types of defensive characters A and B is not limited. may change the types of the defense characters A and B by receiving information from the main control board 25 . In this case, even if the main control board 25 treats the defensive characters as one type regardless of the type (defensive characters A and B), the game machine 10 realizes the performance of the defensive characters A and B of different types. can.

In this way, even if the support character has the same effect, by making it appear to the player that there is another support character, the production effect is improved and the interest in the battle stage is improved.
In addition, during the stay in the battle stage, "defense character A" is consumed with priority over "defense character B", and if "defense character B" remains at the end of the battle stage, "defense character A" converted. Note that the display screen in FIG. 17 or the like shows an example in which the post-conversion “defense character A” is simply displayed as “defense”.
Also, while staying in the battle stage, only "defensive character (defensive character B)" can be acquired, and the support character displayed will be different depending on the timing when only "defensive character" is acquired, but while staying in the battle stage A lottery for acquiring other support characters may be executed at this time, and the displayed support characters may be changed according to the acquisition timing of the other support characters.

Bell Character As shown in FIG. 19D, the Bell Character notifies the order of pressing the stop button in the game in which the bell role is won. Therefore, the display unit 17 displays the push order navigation on the display unit 17 . As a result, in a game in which the push order bell role has been won, the player can play the game without reducing the number of STs, that is, without damaging the owned characters C1 to C4 by performing the stop operation according to the notification of the push order. be able to
Also, when the bell character is consumed, the enemy character E is damaged even if the player makes a mistake in the order of pushing and does not win the role of the bell in the order of pushing. Therefore, the enemy character E can be reliably damaged.

・Pre-emptive attack character A pre-emptive attack character performs a pre-emptive attack on enemy character E after the transition to the battle stage and before the start of the 1G game (that is, after the difference number management AT stage is over), for example, 200 points per character. Deal damage to enemy character E. The main control unit 25b performs control so that damage corresponding to the stock number of the preemptive attack character and the HP of the enemy character E is given to the enemy character E in one preemptive attack. For example, if the stock number of preemptive attack characters is 16 and a weak enemy character with HP of 3000P is selected, the main control unit 25b consumes 15 preemptive attack characters in one preemptive attack. By doing so, damage of 3000P (200P x 15 pieces) is given to weak enemy characters. For this reason, depending on the stock number of preemptive attack characters, there is a case where the enemy character E is defeated without playing even one game after shifting to the battle stage.
In addition, the specification of the preemptive attack character is not to give a fixed point of damage to enemy character E, but to give damage to enemy character E, such as giving damage to enemy character E that is 10% of the current HP of enemy character E. The amount may vary.

・Double character Double character doubles the damage given to enemy character E. The double characters are consumed when the possessed characters C1 to C4 inflict damage on the enemy character E. For this reason, if the double character wins the role of the push order bell on its own (that is, in a game where the winning role is the push order bell role and the push order is not notified because it does not have a support character, the game If the player's push order operation is valid), or if a role other than the push order bell role is won, it is consumed.
Also, the double character can be consumed in duplicate with the Bell character or the preemptive attack character. Although only one double character is consumed per game in the embodiment, it is not limited to this, and a plurality of double characters may be consumed per game.

・ Resurrection character As shown in FIG. 20(A), the resurrection character can be used when the HP of the owned characters C1 to C4 becomes 0 (that is, when the number of ST becomes 0 G). revive.
As described above, when the number of STs reaches 0G, the conditions for ending the battle stage are established by defeating the owned characters C1 to C4. Even in such a case, the battle stage is executed again by consuming the resurrected character. Therefore, the resurrected characters that resurrect the owned characters C1 to C4 are a powerful support for the game.
Also, in this case, the HP of the enemy character E is maintained, that is, the damage received by the enemy character E is inherited. Therefore, it is determined that the player wins the battle stage controlled by consuming the resurrected character than the battle stage controlled without consuming the resurrected character (that is, the battle stage before consuming the resurrected character). high probability.

Resurrected characters can be acquired while staying in the three stages of the AT stage (pseudo bonus B, episode stage, character acquisition special zone), but the common stock acquired in the normal stage will be transferred to the pseudo bonus without being consumed. If you do, it will be converted to a resurrected character. Therefore, even if the player does not win the resurrection character in the lottery of the three stages of the AT stage, the player may have the resurrection character.

(Results announcement stage)
The battle record announcement stage shifts after winning the battle stage and is completed in 1G.
The battle record announcement stage is positioned to congratulate the player on winning the battle stage and to inform the player of the benefit.
That is, as shown in FIG. 21(A), in the battle record announcement stage, the sub-control unit 26b displays the enemy character E defeated in the battle stage according to the lever operation.

Also, in the record announcement stage, the main control unit 25b performs a lottery for the difference number to be managed in the next difference number management AT stage and a lottery for whether or not to shift to a pseudo bonus in accordance with the lever operation.
In the embodiment, the winning probability of the number of difference managed in the next number of difference management AT stage is 20% for 50, 60% for 100, 10% for 150, and 10% for 200. Also, the probability of winning the lottery for shifting to the pseudo bonus is 20%. Note that specifications other than the above may be used for the number of different coins, the winning probability thereof, and the winning probability of the lottery for shifting to the pseudo bonus. Which of the pseudo bonuses A and B to shift to can be determined in the same manner as in the above AT challenge.
Then, when the effect button 14 is operated after the lever operation and before the first reel stop operation, the sub-control section 26b notifies these winning results on the display section 17.例文帳に追加
FIG. 21(B) shows an example in which the winning result of the difference number is 100 and the lottery result for transition to the pseudo bonus is not winning. FIG. 21(C) shows an example in which the winning result of the difference number is 100 and the lottery result for transition to the pseudo bonus is winning. In this way, the display unit 17 displays information about the benefits that the player can receive by winning the battle stage.

In addition, in one game of the record announcement stage, when winning the push-order bell combination or the rare combination, the sub-control unit 26b navigates the stop operation.
FIG. 21(D) is an example of navigation by the display unit 17 when the bell combination is won. Although illustration is omitted, when a rare combination is won, the display unit 17 may display an image suggesting a watermelon or the like or a code such as "!".

(Ending A, B)
Endings A and B are stages to which a transition can be made when the end of the advantageous section is approaching. The ending is positioned as the end of a game state that is advantageous to the player in a series of games.
In this embodiment, the game state managed by the main control section 25b and the game state managed by the sub-control section 26b basically match. However, regarding endings A and B, the main control unit 25b may control the game state of ending A, and the sub control unit 26b may control the effect of ending B (section 2:2 shown in FIG. 22). game from the start of the set to the end of the 16th G of the fourth set), the game states managed by both control units may not match.
Therefore, for endings A and B, the control (transition control) relating to the game state by the main control section 25b will be described first, and then the control of the effect by the sub-control section 26b will be described.

(Control regarding game state of ending A)
Ending A shifts to 61G when the player wins the eighth battle stage.
The transition destination from ending A is ending B or the result stage.
Also, during the stay in Ending A, the main control unit 25b performs an Ending A stock lottery. If the stock lottery is won, the main control unit 25b continues the game of 31G per set.

FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining, in the form of a time chart, the transition to ending B as a game state after four sets of ending A as a game state (one set for the first time and three sets for continuation) are executed.
In the embodiment, the probability of winning the stock lottery is 0.5% when winning the bell role in the pushing order and 20% when winning the rare role. good. Further, the stock lottery may be performed only when a rare combination is won, and not when the bell combination is won. Also, the number of stocks that can be won by lottery is not limited, and may be one or more.

Even if the stock cannot be acquired by the stock lottery, if the game transitions to Ending A with the resurrected character acquired, one set of Ending A is continued by consuming the resurrected character. As mentioned above, common stocks acquired in normal stages may be changed to resurrected characters. For this reason, the common stock acquired in the normal stage is carried over to the next stage and thereafter, which may ultimately work in favor of the player regarding the continuation right of ending A.

Here, the following conditions may be satisfied during the ending A stay.
Condition 1: The final game of one set of Ending A (61st G or 31st G) has ended with the stock acquired Condition 2: The total number of games in 3BET games during the advantageous section (that is, the count of counter A2 value) has reached 1460G. Condition 3: The number of wins in the 3BET game during the advantageous period (that is, the count value of the counter B2) has reached 2220.

When the above conditions are met during the stay of ending A, the main control unit 25b controls the game state as follows.
When the condition 1 is established, the games of the second and subsequent sets are started. It should be noted that if the stock lottery is not won, the transition to the ending B is not performed, and the transition to the normal state via the result stage is confirmed.
If at least one of condition 2 and condition 3 is met, the game moves to ending B. If none of these conditions is met, the game moves to the result stage.
Therefore, the player continues the ending A by establishing the condition 1, and then aims to shift to the ending B by establishing at least one of the conditions 2 and 3. will do.

As described above, in the gaming machine 10 of the embodiment, after the start of the ending A (that is, after the predetermined period has passed), the ending A continues, and there is a possibility that the ending B continues. It is possible to give unexpectedness to the game of. As a result, the gaming machine 10 of the embodiment can suppress a decline in interest even after the ending has started.
On the other hand, the ending of conventional gaming machines (for example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1) does not draw stocks for continuation, and ends when the game is executed for a predetermined period. end up For this reason, with conventional gaming machines, it is highly probable that the player will perceive the ending as a mere completion of the game, and lose interest in the game after starting the ending.

(Control regarding game state of ending B)
Ending B is entered when the conditions described later are satisfied.
The transition destination from ending B is the result stage.
Ending B ends with one set 31G. However, ending B ends when the value indicated by counter A1 reaches 1500 or the value indicated by counter B1 reaches 2400 before completing one set 31G.
Also, unlike the ending A, the ending B is basically a stage with a fixed number of games of 31G, since the continuation lottery is not performed.

(Conditions for transition to ending B)
As described in Ending A above, the conditions for transitioning to Ending B are Condition 2 (the cumulative number of games played in 3BET games during the advantageous period reaches 1460 G) and Condition 3 (the number of winning cards in 3BET games during the advantageous period). reached 2220).
In the description of each stage other than ending A, the description of the transition to ending B due to the fulfillment of the transition conditions of conditions 2 and 3 has been omitted as appropriate.
If one of the conditions 2 and 3 is satisfied and the ending B is controlled, even if the other of the conditions 2 and 3 is satisfied after that, the ending B is not controlled again.

(Control related to rendering of endings A and B)
The effect control of the endings A and B by the sub-controller 26b will be described.
As shown in FIG. 23(A), the sub-controller 26b displays an effect screen as the ending A on the display 17 in response to the transition of the game state to the ending A by the main controller 25b.
In the embodiment, the sub-control unit 26b displays a dog character in the effect control as the ending A, which is the first set.
As shown in FIG. 23(B), when the sub-control unit 26b has a stock and the ending is continued (when the condition 1 is satisfied), the final game of the ending (at the 61st G) Then, at the end of section 1 in FIG. 22), continuous effect 1 is executed to inform that the ending will continue. In the example of FIG. 23(B), an effect is produced such that a piece of paper explaining the continuation of the ending is falling, that is, moving from top to bottom within the screen.
This allows the player to understand that the second set of games will start from the next game.

As shown in FIG. 23(C), the sub-control unit 26b, in response to the start of the second set of games (the start of section 2 in FIG. 22), sets the second set ending B A performance screen is displayed on the display unit 17. - 特許庁
In the embodiment, the sub-control unit 26b displays a cow character in the effect control as the ending B.
In this way, when section 2 is started, the main control section 25b side controls the game state to ending A, while the sub-control section 26b side controls the effect to be ending B. That is, even if the game state managed by the main control section 25b is the ending A, the effect state executed by the sub-control section 26b is the ending B.

As shown in FIG. 23(D), the sub-control unit 26b, in the section 2, when there is a stock and the ending continues (when the condition 1 is satisfied), the second set ending In the final game (31st G), a continuation effect 2 is executed to notify that the ending will continue. Further, when the stock lottery is won and the continuation is confirmed, the sub-control unit 26b suggests whether or not the ending will be continued by the emission color of a plurality of lamps (for example, the lamps 18) provided in the gaming machine 10. You can perform. In this case, for example, when the continuation is confirmed, the light emission color of the lamp may be changed in the order of "white->blue->yellow->green->red->rainbow". This effect may be performed only when the continuation is confirmed, or may be continued until the final game of the set after the continuation is confirmed. As a result, the game machine 10 can produce an effect that gives a sense of expectation that the ending will continue.
In the example of FIG. 23(D), similar to the effect that continues from the first set to the second set (see FIG. 23(B)), a paper piece explaining that the ending will continue is displayed as if it were falling. conduct.

As shown in FIG. 23(C), the sub-controller 26b performs the third and subsequent sets in the same way as the second set. In other words, the effects of the ending B in the second and subsequent sets are the same.

After that, while staying in the set after the second set (fourth set in the example of FIG. 22), the condition for transition to the ending B as the game state is satisfied (that is, after the condition 1 is satisfied, the condition 2 and At least one of conditions 3 is established), the main control unit 25b controls the game state from ending A to ending B.
In this fourth set of games, the sub-control section 26b continues the fourth set of effects (see FIG. 23(C)) until the number of remaining games displayed on the display section 17 reaches 0G. Then, when the number of remaining games becomes 0G (that is, when section 3 of FIG. 22 is completed), continuous effect 2 (see FIG. 23(D)) is executed.
Therefore, even when the game state is controlled from ending A to ending B by the main control unit 25b, the sub-control unit 26b allows the game of the set (ending A as the game state) that is in progress at that time to continue. You can make it look like it's continuous. In other words, the sub-control unit 26b effects the fourth set of game effects so as to be continuous from ending A to ending B as a game state.

Then, after the fourth set of games is over (after the end of interval 3 in FIG. 22), the sub-control unit 26b displays the effect screen shown in FIG. 23(E) based on the start of interval 4. , is displayed on the display unit 17 .
As shown in FIGS. 23(E) and 23(F), the effect screen of section 4 is substantially the same as the effect screen of the ending of the second and subsequent sets. In other words, as shown in FIG. 23(E), the number of remaining games on the ending effect screen in section 4 is displayed as 16G, and the original number of games of 31G was executed in the second half of the fourth set as effect. The number of games (15G in the examples of FIGS. 22 and 23(E)) is subtracted.

For this reason, there is a change in the effect when the ending shifts to the third set or later (Fig. 23 (D) → Fig. 23 (C)), and a change in the effect when section 3 ends and shifts to section 4 (Fig. 23 ( D)→FIG. 23(E)) is the same.
Therefore, the game machine 10 can perform the transition to the section 4 after the end of the section 3 as if the ending was continued by the stock. As a result, it is difficult for the player to recognize the timing when the condition 3 is satisfied, and the player feels as if he/she continued the ending by himself/herself. That is, the gaming machine 10 can allow the player to experience the transition to the gaming state executed in the section 4 as the final set as if the player had done it by himself/herself.

As shown in FIGS. 24A to 24C, when at least one of condition 2 and condition 3 is satisfied in a state other than the ending, the main control unit 25b determines that the condition is satisfied. Control to ending B from the next game. Therefore, the sub-control unit 26b sets the number of remaining games of the ending B to 31G at the 1st G of the ending B (see FIG. 24(B)). Therefore, in this case, the timing at which condition 2 or condition 3 is established is clearly notified.

(result stage)
The result stage is a game state that transitions after the end of the AT stage, and is a game state that is controlled during the normal section.
The gaming state shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section after the third reel stop operation in the final game of the AT stage. The result stage also has a position for shifting to the normal state after the game state has shifted again from the normal section to the advantageous section.
The result stage is a game state in which the player stays after the end of the AT stage until winning a winning combination other than a losing combination. The game state shifts to the normal state after the end of the result stage.
Therefore, in the first game after the end of the AT stage, if a winning combination other than a losing combination is won, the number of games in the result stage is 1G. In addition, there is a possibility that the player will stay in the result stage for 2G or more because the losing role continues for 1G or more after the AT stage ends.
Further, after the third reel stop operation of the game in which the winning combination other than the losing combination is won in the result stage, the game state shifts from the normal section to the advantageous section. As a result, the game state shifts to the normal state after shifting to the advantageous section after the third reel stop operation of the game in which the winning combination other than the losing combination is won on the result stage. In this case, the game state may shift to the normal state and then shift to the advantageous section.

Here, an example in which the game state shifts from the AT stage, which is an advantageous section, to the result stage, which is a normal section, will be described.
As shown by the counters A2 and B2 in FIG. 25A, the specification of the gaming machine 10 prompts the player to switch to the normal section before reaching the advantageous section limiter while staying in the advantageous section.
There are multiple examples of transitioning to the normal section before reaching the advantageous section limiter, but for example, if the AT stage ends due to the battle stage defeat, the AT stage ends before reaching ending B because there is no stock at ending A When 31G of ending B ends, and so on.

FIG. 25B is an example in which the advantageous section ends when the advantageous section limiter is reached.
In this example, the game up to 1460G on the counter A1 in the advantageous section is played at 10G for 2BET games and 1450G for 3BET games. Therefore, when reaching 1460G in the advantageous section, the A2 counter does not reach 1460G, and the game state does not shift to ending B. Since the games after 1461G are 2BET games, the A1 counter has reached 1500G (advantageous section limiter). Therefore, in the example of FIG. 25(B), the advantageous section ends without transitioning to ending B.

In the example of FIG. 25(C), in the game up to 1490G of the counter A1 in the advantageous section, the 2BET game is played at 30G and the 3BET game is played at 1460G (however, the 1490Gth game is the 3BET game). Therefore, since the A2 counter reaches 1460G, the game state shifts to ending B. However, even if the 3BET game is played after the transition to the ending B, the counter A1 reaches 1500G when the 10G is played, so the advantageous section ends. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 25(C), ending B ends without digesting 21G out of 31G.

As described above, the gaming machine 10 is designed so that the profit for the player is reduced when a 2-BET game is played while staying in an advantageous section, because the player cannot expect an increase in the number of wins compared to when a 3-BET game is played. It's becoming As a result, the gaming machine 10 can strongly urge the player to play 3BET while staying in the advantageous section.
It should be noted that there is also an example based on the counter B1 instead of the counter A1 as a form of reaching the advantageous interval limiter. Also, there are multiple examples other than those shown in FIGS. Although detailed descriptions of these examples are omitted, in either form, an increase in the number of winning coins cannot be expected, and there is no profit for the player.

In addition to the reasons such as the number of winnings, the game machine 10 also provides a result stage performance when the advantageous section ends before the advantageous section limiter is reached, and a result stage effect when the advantageous section ends according to the advantageous section limiter being reached. By making the effect different from the effect of the result stage, the player can be encouraged to play the 3BET game during the advantageous section.

The sub-control unit 26b executes an effect for notifying the game result during stay at the AT stage during stay at the result stage. The display unit 17 displays a result screen notifying this.
The result screen has contents reflecting the game situation at the end of the AT stage, and a plurality of types are set.
26 and 27 illustrate four examples of these result screens.
FIGS. 26A to 26D show three examples of result screens when the advantageous section ends before reaching the advantageous section limiter.
Each result screen displays the number of medals obtained while staying at the AT stage, and displays the ally characters (characters on the player's side) that have appeared while staying at the AT stage.

That is, as shown in FIG. 26A, on the result screen after defeat in the battle stage, a screen of one teammate character looking at the distant sunrise is displayed until winning a winning role other than a losing role. Then, as shown in FIG. 26(B), after the third reel of the game in which the winning role other than the losing role is won is stopped, additional text such as "Good job" and "GET 1800" (number of medals won) is displayed. do.
FIG. 26(C) is a diagram for explaining the result screen after ending A is completed.
In this case as well, after displaying the four friendly characters standing on the beach in the setting sun, after stopping the third reel of the game in which the winning role other than the losing role was won, the player said, "Good job", "Get 2000 cards" (acquired medals). number).
FIG. 26(D) is a diagram for explaining the result screen after ending B ends. Also in this case, after displaying a plurality (five or more) of allied characters riding on the treasure ship, additional texts such as "Very well done" and "GET 2300" (number of medals won) are displayed.

In this way, the gaming machine 10 displays the result screen ( Illustration scenes, the number of allied characters, text display, etc.) are praised and congratulated to the player so that the player stays on the AT stage for a long time and the game result is favorable to the player.

FIG. 27 explains the transition of the result screen after reaching the advantageous section limiter.
As shown in FIG. 27(A), the display unit 17 displays the wandering enemy character E in response to the lever operation in the 1500G advantageous section game (that is, the game when the advantageous section limiter is reached).
As shown in FIG. 27(B), the display unit 17, in this 1500G-th game, when the first reel stop operation is performed (at the time when the reel stop operation is performed and the operation information is output), the display screen is displayed. darken the surroundings. As shown in FIGS. 27(C) and 27(D), after that, the display unit 17 expands the blackening range each time the second reel stop operation and the third reel stop operation are performed in this game. continue. As a result, in the game of the 1500G advantageous section, the display screen darkens in response to the reel stop operation. As shown in FIG. 27(E), the display unit 17 displays "END" after the third reel stop operation.
As shown in FIG. 27(F), the result screen of the subsequent result stage displays a scene in which one teammate character sheds tears in a graveyard under thunderclouds. The result screen may be displayed, for example, after a predetermined time has elapsed after the operation to stop the third reel in the 1500G advantageous section game, or may be displayed after the lever operation in the first game of the result stage.
In this case, similarly to FIG. 26, the display unit 17 additionally displays "GET 1600" (the number of medals won) after the period until the winning combination other than the losing combination is won.

In this way, the display screen when the advantageous section limiter is reached provides an effect that the player cannot be pleased with, and does not congratulate the player.
It should be noted that the aspect of the display screen when reaching the advantageous section limiter is not limited as long as the content is undesirable for the player, and may be, for example, the following aspect.
That is, the display screen of FIG. 28A is displayed immediately after shifting to the result stage. Then, in a game in which a winning combination other than a losing combination is won on the result stage, the display screen gradually darkens as shown in FIGS. 27(B) to 27(D) according to each reel stop operation. After that, after the operation to stop the third reel of this game, after displaying "END" in FIG. 27(E), the game result of the AT stage in FIG. 27(F) may be displayed.

As described above, the gaming machine 10 of the embodiment is designed so that playing a 3-BET game in an advantageous section is more profitable for the player than playing a 2-BET game. The game can be strongly urged to the player. In addition, the gaming machine 10 can encourage 3BET games by changing the effect of the result stage depending on whether or not the advantageous section limiter is reached.
On the other hand, conventional gaming machines (for example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1) control the transition to the ending based only on the number of games regardless of the number of bets. For this reason, the conventional gaming machine may reach the ending with less consumed tokens than expected.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described.
In the following description and drawings, portions that perform the same functions as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as appropriate, and overlapping descriptions are omitted as appropriate.
In the gaming machine of the second embodiment, control of game states of endings A and B and effect control are changed from those of the first embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining, in the form of a time chart, a state in which ending A is executed and then transition to ending B is performed in the gaming machine of the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 28, in this embodiment, in the control of endings A and B, the game state control of the main control section 25b and the effect control of the sub control section 26b are consistent.
A detailed description will be given below.

(Control regarding game state of endings A and B)
In the ending A as a game state, one set of fixed number of games of 61G is executed and is not continued.
Also, in the state where the game state is controlled to the ending A (section 1), stock lottery is executed as in the first embodiment. When the stock lottery is won, the main control unit 25b shifts the game state from ending A to ending B (see condition 4 shown in FIG. 28).
That is, in the state where the game state is controlled to the ending A, if the stock lottery is won, in the first embodiment, the ending A as the game state is controlled so as to be able to continue to be set. In the form, it is controlled to be able to shift to the ending B without continuing the setting of the ending A as a game state.

In Ending B as a game state, a game of 31G is executed per set. A stock lottery is executed during the stay at ending A, and ending B continues if the lottery is won.

Here, in this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the cumulative number of games (counter A2) in the 3BET game during the advantageous interval has reached 1460G (condition 2), At least one condition (condition 3) that the acquired number (counter B2) has reached 2220 may be satisfied.
The main control unit 25b terminates the stock addition lottery when this condition is satisfied in the state where the game state is controlled to be the ending B in the section 2, and shifts to the section 3. In other words, the extra lottery for the stock is not executed after the section 3 in which the game state is controlled to the ending B.

(Control related to rendering of endings A and B)
The control of the effect in the state where the game state is controlled to the ending A (section 1) is the same as in FIG. 23(A).
The effect control when the game state shifts from ending A to ending B is the same as in FIG.

The control of the effects in the state where the game state is controlled to the ending B (sections 2 and 3) is the same as in FIG. 23(C).
The control of the effect during the continuation of the ending B as the game state is the same as in FIG.

Here, as described above, when at least one of the conditions 2 and 3 is satisfied while staying in the section 2, the sub-control unit 26b controls the effect of the set being executed at the time when this condition is satisfied. (FIG. 23(C)) is continued until the number of games 31G is completed. Then, when the number of games 31G is completed, the display unit 17 displays the same screen as in FIG. 23(D) and then displays the same screen as in FIG. 23(E).
Therefore, in the present embodiment as well, the final set executed in accordance with the establishment of the conditions 2 and 3 increases the number of games in which the above effect is executed (15G in the example of section 2 in FIG. 28) from the number of games of 31G. It is subtracted and displayed on the display unit 17 (see FIG. 23(E)).

As described above, the gaming machine of this embodiment matches the control of the game state with the effect control, but the progress of the game and the progress of the effect can be performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Note that the gaming machine of the present embodiment, like the first embodiment, has the effect of making the ending of the game unexpected.

Although the preferred embodiments of the gaming machine of the present invention have been described above, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.
In addition, each configuration of the embodiment described above and each configuration of modified embodiments described later can be used in combination as appropriate, but detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(1) In the embodiment, the control section of the main control board performs the operation as various means such as the game state control means, but the control section of the sub control board performs some or all of them, and controls the sub control board. The unit can also operate as various means.
Conversely, the control unit of the main control board may perform some or all of the operations performed by the control unit of the sub control board as various means, and the control part of the main control board may operate as various means. .
In other words, the slot machine may share various functions among two control sections according to specifications, and may be provided with storage sections corresponding to the respective control sections. Also, the two control units and the two storage units may be one control unit and one storage unit, respectively.

(2) In the embodiment, the game machine is a slot machine, but it is not limited to this. The gaming machine may be, for example, a pachinko machine (for example, a ball slot machine) or other gaming machine.
Also, the game machine may be a so-called enclosed game machine that can execute a game using pseudo game media in a data format without using actual game media such as medals and game balls.

(3) In the embodiment, the normal stage, which is shifted to after the AT stage, is controlled to an advantageous section by passing through the result stage, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this. A normal stage that transitions after the AT stage ends may be controlled to a normal section. Even in this case, the normal stage game is easily controlled from the normal section to the advantageous section by winning a winning combination other than a losing combination.

10: Gaming Machine 12 (12a, 12b, 12c): BET Button 13: Start Lever 14: Effect Button 15 (15L, 15C, 15R): Stop Button 16: Advantageous Section Lamp 17: Display Unit 18: Lamp 20 (20L, 20C, 20R): reel 25: main control board 25a, 26a: storage unit 25b: main control unit 26: sub control board 26b: sub control unit

Claims (2)

setting means capable of setting the number of game values to be used for one game out of a plurality of game value numbers including the first game value number and the second game value number;
game zone control means capable of controlling any one of a plurality of game zones including a normal zone and an advantageous zone;
a first update means capable of updating a first variation value when the first game value number is set by the setting means in the advantageous interval;
a second update means capable of updating a second variation value when the first game value number is set by the setting means in the advantageous interval;
game state control means capable of controlling a specific game state, which is a game state that is advantageous to the player when the first variation value reaches a specific value and is a game state that continues until the advantageous section ends;
with
The first variation value is
Including at least one of the number of games played and the number of game values,
The second variation value is
Including at least one of the number of games played and the number of game values,
The first update means is
In the advantageous interval, when the second game value number is set by the setting means, the first variation value is not updated;
The second updating means is
In the advantageous interval, when the second game value number is set by the setting means, the second variation value can be updated ,
The specific gaming state is
It is a game state that continues until the second variation value reaches a special value indicating a value greater than the specific value.
A gaming machine characterized by: setting means capable of setting the number of game values to be used for one game out of a plurality of game value numbers including the first game value number and the second game value number;
game zone control means capable of controlling any one of a plurality of game zones including a normal zone and an advantageous zone;
a first update means capable of updating a first variation value when the first game value number is set by the setting means in the advantageous interval;
a second update means capable of updating a second variation value when the first game value number is set by the setting means in the advantageous interval;
game state control means capable of controlling a specific game state, which is a game state that is advantageous to the player when the first variation value reaches a specific value and is a game state that continues until the advantageous section ends;
with
The first variation value is
Including at least one of the number of games played and the number of game values,
The second variation value is
Including at least one of the number of games played and the number of game values,
The first update means is
In the advantageous interval, when the second game value number is set by the setting means, the first variation value is not updated;
The second updating means is
In the advantageous interval, when the second game value number is set by the setting means, the second variation value can be updated,
The game state control means is
In the advantageous section, it is possible to control to a special game state that is advantageous to the player,
a third updating means capable of updating a third variable value, which is a differential game value, when the first game value number is set by the setting means in the special game state and in the advantageous section; prepared,
The third updating means is
When the second game value number is set by the setting means in the special game state and in the advantageous section, the third variation value is not updated,
The special game state is
A game machine characterized in that the game state continues until the third variation value reaches a predetermined value .

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