JP7212384B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines, and more particularly to slot machines.

2. Description of the Related Art Some game machines, represented by slot machines and the like, report advantageous stop button operation conditions that can be specified. For example, Patent Document 1.

JP 2018-114055 A

However, such gaming machines still have room for improvement in terms of increasing the interest in games.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a gaming machine capable of enhancing the interest of a game when executing a notification that enables specifying an advantageous stop button operation condition. be.

According to the present invention, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are applied and driven to rotate, a stop button provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, and one internal lottery result selected from a plurality of types of internal lottery results. An internal lottery means for deriving a lottery result by lottery, and a game mode management means for managing a game mode, based on the internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means and the operation result of the stop button, A gaming machine that stops the plurality of reels during rotation and provides game media based on the stop state of the plurality of reels, wherein the game media is reduced in the game mode set by the game mode management means. and an advantageous game mode in which the game medium tends to increase. Determining the transition to the game mode, setting the unfavorable game mode with the termination of the advantageous game mode, and the number of games executed from the start of the unfavorable game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition. may be less than a specific number of times, the internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means includes a specific internal lottery result, and the transition condition is the game from which the specific internal lottery result was derived. It is a condition that can be satisfied when the number of times that a specific condition that can be satisfied has been satisfied reaches a specified number of times, and the game mode management means further determines that from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied In at least a part of the first case where the number of games executed is less than the specific number of times, the game medium is used until the number of games executed after the disadvantageous game mode is started reaches at least the specific number of times sets a special game mode that tends to decrease, sets the advantageous game mode after the end of the special game mode, and in the special game mode, relates to the advantageous game mode set after the end of the special game mode When the privilege is configured to be granted, and the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied is less than the specific number of times, the number of games played and the The larger the difference from the specific number of times, the longer the stay period of the special game mode tends to be, and the game mode management means further satisfies the transition condition after the disadvantage game mode is started. The number of games played until is equal to or greater than the specified number of times A gaming machine characterized in that the special game mode can be set even in the second case is provided.
Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are applied and driven to rotate, a stop button provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, and a selection from a plurality of types of internal lottery results. internal lottery means for deriving the internal lottery result by lottery, and game mode management means for managing the game mode, based on the internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means and the operation result of the stop button a gaming machine that stops the plurality of reels during rotation and provides a game medium based on the stop state of the plurality of reels, wherein the game mode set by the game mode management means includes a game medium There is a disadvantageous game mode in which the amount of game media tends to decrease, and an advantageous game mode in which the amount of game media tends to increase, and the game mode management means, based on the satisfaction of the transition condition, from the disadvantageous game mode Determining the transition to the advantageous game mode, setting the disadvantageous game mode with the termination of the advantageous game mode, and the game executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition may be less than a specific number of times, the internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means includes a specific internal lottery result, and the transition condition is that the specific internal lottery result is derived. It is a condition that can be satisfied when the number of times that a specific condition that can be satisfied in a game has been satisfied is a specified number of times, and the game mode management means further determines that the transition condition is satisfied after the disadvantageous game mode is started. In at least a part of the first case where the number of games played until is less than the specified number of times, until the number of games played since the start of the disadvantageous game mode reaches at least the specified number of times, A special game mode in which the game medium tends to decrease is set, the advantageous game mode is set after the special game mode is finished, and in the special game mode, the advantageous game mode is set after the special game mode is finished. When the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied is less than the specific number of times, the game The larger the difference between the number of times and the specific number of times, the longer the period of stay in the special game mode tends to be, and the special game mode is such that at least a predetermined number of games have been played since the special game mode was started. continue until executed, said unfavorable play A game machine is provided characterized in that the rate at which game media decrease is lower than in the skill mode.

According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine capable of enhancing the interest of a game when executing a notification that enables specifying an advantageous stop button operation condition.

2 is a front view of the gaming machine 10; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hand area II shown enclosed by a dashed line in FIG. 1; 4 is a diagram showing the back surface of the front door 20. FIG. It is a figure which shows the gaming machine 10 except the front door 20. FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the array of symbols provided on the reel 65 in a two-dimensionally developed manner; It is a figure which shows the kind of the pattern given to the reel 65. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an electrical configuration of the game machine 10; FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine 10; FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a main flow in the main substrate 100; 4 is a flowchart of a main flow in the main substrate 100; 4 is a flowchart of a main flow in the main substrate 100; FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the flow of game state transitions. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing types of wins that can be internally won, symbol combinations corresponding to each win, and payouts for each win. 13 and 14 are diagrams showing the types of wins that can be internally won, the symbol combinations corresponding to each win, and the payouts for each win. FIG. 15(a) schematically shows a lottery table used in the internal lottery during the MB non-internal lottery, and FIG. 15(b) schematically shows the lottery table used in the internal lottery during the MB internal lottery. . 16(a) to 16(c) are diagrams schematically showing details of some of the roles in FIG. 15(a) or FIG. 15(b), and FIG. FIG. 16B schematically shows the details of the portion corresponding to the strong chance, and FIG. 16C schematically shows the details of the portion corresponding to the weak chance. . FIG. 17 shows the reel stop flow when the stop button is operated in the correct operation order and the stop button is operated at the correct operation timing when the operation condition bell (particularly, the blue bell LCR) is derived. It is a figure which shows. FIG. 18 shows a case where the stop button is operated in the correct operation order and the stop button is operated at an operation timing different from the correct operation timing when the operation condition bell (especially the blue bell LCR) is derived. is a diagram showing the flow of reel stop in . FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the flow of stopping the reels when the stop button is operated in an operation order different from the correct operation order when the operation condition bell (especially the blue bell LCR) is derived. FIG. 20 shows the flow of stopping the reels when the stop buttons are operated in a predetermined operation sequence and the stop buttons are operated at a predetermined operation timing when a strong chance (particularly, a strong chance LCR) is derived. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing; FIG. 21 shows the flow of reel stop when the stop button is operated in a predetermined operation sequence and the stop button is operated at a predetermined operation timing when a weak chance (particularly, a weak chance LCR) is derived. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing; FIG. 22 shows that when a strong chance or a weak chance (in particular, a strong chance LCR or a weak chance LCR) is derived, the stop button is operated in a predetermined operation order and the stop button is operated in a different operation timing than the predetermined operation timing. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of reel stop when operated at timing; FIG. 23 shows the reel stop flow when the stop button is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order when a strong chance or weak chance (in particular, strong chance LCR or weak chance LCR) is derived. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing; FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the flow of transition of the game mode. FIG. 25 is a flow of operation condition notification control processing. FIGS. 26(a) to 26(c) are diagrams showing specific examples of notification of operation conditions for winning Bell 1 to Bell 6 prizes. FIGS. 27(a) to 27(c) are diagrams showing specific examples of operation condition notification for strong chance 1 to strong chance 3 or weak chance 1 to weak chance 3 winning. FIGS. 28(a) to 28(c) are diagrams showing specific examples of operation condition notification for chance spill 1 winning. FIG. 29 is a flow of normal mode common management processing. FIG. 30 is a flow of normal mode 1 management processing. FIG. 31 is a flow of normal mode 2 management processing. FIG. 32 is a flow of chance mode management processing. FIG. 33(a) shows a lottery table used for acquisition point lottery, FIG. 33(b) shows a lottery table used for chance mode transition lottery, and FIG. 33(c) shows lottery table used for AT mode transition lottery. It is a figure which shows a table typically. FIG. 34 is a table in which patterns of operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d are organized. FIG. 35(a) is a flow of AT mode 1 operation condition notification control processing. FIG. 35(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the operation condition notification execution lottery in the AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process. FIGS. 36(a) and 36(b) are diagrams showing a specific example of operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell which is started at the time of the second stop operation. FIGS. 37(a) to 37(c) are timing charts showing the flow of operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell in AT mode 1. FIG. FIG. 38 is a flow of special mode setting processing. FIG. 39 is a flow of special mode management processing. FIG. 40(a) schematically shows a lottery table used for special mode transition lottery, and FIG. 40(b) schematically shows a lottery table used for add-on game number lottery.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same constituent elements, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper", and "lower" refer to the front side (player side) of the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG. ) shall be designated as viewed from the In addition, the term “advantageous (advantageous)” in the following description refers to being advantageous to the player, and unless otherwise specified, medals (game media) ) is advantageous in terms of acquisition.

<Features of the present invention>
Before describing the details of the gaming machine 10 in this embodiment, the features of the invention (the present invention) described in this embodiment will be described.
In describing the features, the configuration in parentheses exemplifies the configuration of the present embodiment corresponding to the immediately preceding configuration, and the description of the gaming machine 10 after this description also has the same usage in the parentheses. may describe the configuration.

The present invention
a plurality of reels (reels 65) on which a plurality of types of patterns are applied and which are rotationally driven;
a stop button (stop button 27) provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels;
internal lottery means (internal lottery unit 111) for drawing out one internal lottery result from a plurality of types of internal lottery results;
A game mode management means (game mode management unit 124) for managing the game mode;
with
Based on the result of the internal lottery derived by the internal lottery means and the operation result of the stop button, the plurality of reels being rotated are stopped, and game media are provided based on the stop mode of the plurality of reels. A gaming machine,
The game modes set by the game mode management means include a disadvantageous game mode (normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) in which the game medium tends to decrease, and an advantageous game mode (AT mode) in which the game medium tends to increase. ) and there is
The game mode management means is
Determining the transition from the disadvantageous game mode to the advantageous game mode based on the satisfaction of the transition condition,
Set the disadvantageous game mode with the end of the advantageous game mode,
The number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition may be less than a specific number of times (200 times),
The internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means includes a specific internal lottery result (weak chance),
The transition condition is a condition that can be satisfied when the number of times that the specific condition that can be satisfied in the game from which the specific internal lottery result was derived is a specified number of times (5 times or 30 times),
The game mode management means further includes:
In at least a part of the first case where the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied is less than the specific number of times, after the disadvantageous game mode is started setting a special game mode (special mode) in which the game medium tends to decrease until the number of games played reaches at least the specified number of times;
Set the above advantageous game mode after the end of the above special game mode,
In the special game mode, a privilege related to the advantageous game mode set after the end of the special game mode can be granted,
When the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition is less than the specific number of times, the larger the difference between the number of games played and the specific number of times, The period of stay in the above special game mode tends to be longer,
It is a gaming machine characterized by

According to the present invention, the game motivation immediately after the transition from the advantageous game mode to the disadvantageous game mode by making it possible to determine the transition to the advantageous game mode before the game of the specific number of times is performed in the disadvantageous game mode , the number of games required to be played from the end of one advantageous game mode to the setting of the next advantageous game mode can be set to the specific number of times or more.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to increase the willingness to play immediately after shifting from the advantageous game mode to the disadvantageous game mode.

It should be noted that the specific number of times is preferably a predetermined number of times as in the embodiment described later, but at the timing of shifting from the advantageous game mode to the unfavorable game mode, etc., a plurality of types of times One number of times may be selected from the above, and the one number of times may be adopted as the specific number of times.

Also, the payout rate in the disadvantageous game mode and the payout rate in the special mode may be the same or different.

Also, the benefit associated with the advantageous game mode may be anything as long as the expected value of the game media obtainable by the advantageous game mode is increased, such as a longer stay in the advantageous game mode.

The gaming machine 10 having the above characteristics will be specifically described based on the following embodiments.

<Structure of game machine 10>
First, the structure of the gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hand area II surrounded by a dashed line in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the front of the gaming machine 10 excluding the front door 20, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the array of symbols provided on the reels 65, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing types of symbols provided on the reel 65. FIG.

The game machine 10 includes a rectangular parallelepiped outer frame 90 with an open front surface, and a front door 20 and a game machine main body 60 pivotally supported on the left edge side of the outer frame 90 so as to be rotatable and openable. . More specifically, three hinge portions 96 (96a, 96b, 96c) are provided on the left edge side of the outer frame 90, and the front door 20 is pivotally supported by the upper hinge portion 96a and the lower hinge portion 96c, The gaming machine main body 60 is pivotally supported by the upper hinge portion 96a and the middle hinge portion 96b.

On the front side of the front door 20, as shown in FIG. 1 or 2, an upper panel 21, a lower panel 22, a bet button 23, a menu selection button 24, a status display LED 25, a start lever 26, A stop button 27, a medal insertion slot 31, a checkout button 32, a medal return button 33, a door lock 34, a medal ejection slot 35, a decorative LED 36, a lower tray 37, and a speaker port 38 are provided. ing.

3, a decoration LED board 41, a status display LED board 42, a stop button board 43, a start lever sensor 44, a bet button board 45, and a menu A selection button board 46, a medal selector 47, a setting change device 48, a speaker 49, an inserted medal passage 51, a payout medal passage 52, a return medal passage 53, and a stored medal passage 54 are provided.

Furthermore, the gaming machine 10 includes a gaming machine body 60, a power supply device 91, a hopper 93, and an auxiliary medal storage box 95, as shown in FIG.

In addition, in order to open the front door 20, it is necessary to insert a door key (not shown) into the door lock 34 to release a locking mechanism (not shown) that locks the front door 20 and the outer frame 90. When the front door 20 is opened, as shown in FIG. 4, the power supply device 91 provided below the game machine body 60 can be confirmed. In addition, in this embodiment, a door open sensor (not shown) for determining whether or not the front door 20 is opened is provided on the right edge side of the outer frame 90 .

The power supply device 91 is a device for supplying power to each component of the gaming machine 10, and is controlled to start or stop by operating a power switch 92 provided in the device. Therefore, when playing a game, it is necessary to operate the power switch 92 with the front door 20 open to activate the power supply device 91 . In this embodiment, even if the power supply from the power supply device 91 is turned off, each of the main board 100 and the sub-board 200, which will be described later, is held before the power supply is turned off. It has a function to maintain the information that was

A setting change device 48 provided on the back side of the front door 20 is used to perform setting change processing for changing game setting values and setting confirmation processing for confirming already set game setting values. The device includes a setting key switch 48a, a setting change switch 48b, a setting display LED 48c, and a setting key cover 48d. Details of the setting change process and the setting confirmation process will be described later.
The setting display LED 48c is an LED that displays the game setting value being changed in the setting change process and the game setting value that has already been set in the setting confirmation process. there is
The setting key cover 48d is a cover that covers the setting key switch 48a. By sliding this cover, it becomes possible to insert a setting key (not shown) into the setting key switch 48a and operate it. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the setting key cover 48d covers the setting key switch 48a.
Here, the game set value is a different ball payout ratio indicating the expected value of the number of medals paid out with respect to the number of medals used in the game. exist. The ball payout rate tends to increase as the set game setting value increases. In the following description, the set value of 1 will be referred to as set value 1, and similarly, set value 2 will be set value 2, set value 3 will be set value 3, and set value 4 will be set value 4, The setting value of setting value 5 and the setting value of 6 is referred to as setting value 6 .

The front door 20 also has an upper panel 21 and a lower panel 22 on the front side.
Since the upper panel 21 is formed of a transparent member, a player positioned in front of the gaming machine 10 can visually recognize the gaming machine body 60 arranged on the back side of the upper panel 21 through the upper panel 21. - 特許庁can be done.
On the surface of the lower panel 22, the model name of the game machine 10, a character related to the model, etc. are written, and the model name, etc. written on the back light (not shown) are lit so that the displayed model name can be easily recognized. .

In addition, the gaming machine body 60 includes main components for controlling games played by the gaming machine 10. Specifically, as shown in FIG. , and a reel frame 64 is formed on the lower front surface thereof.

The effect display area 62 is a display screen of the effect display device 63 built in the gaming machine body 60, and can display effects and information related to the game of the gaming machine 10. FIG. As the effect display device 63, for example, a liquid crystal display type display device or the like can be adopted. It is possible to appropriately arouse the interest of the player.

The reel frame 64 is a window frame formed on the front side of the reels 65 (65L, 65C, 65R) built into the gaming machine body 60, and is divided into an inner area and an outer area. The inner region of the reel frame 64 is formed of a hollow or transparent member, and a part of each reel 65 is visible through the inner region. In addition, the external region of the reel frame 64 is formed of an opaque member (including a translucent member and a colored transparent member), making it difficult to visually recognize the reel 65 through the external region.

Here, the reel 65 is composed of a reel 65L, a reel 65C and a reel 65R, and these reels are rotatable by a stepping motor. When the reel 65 in this embodiment rotates, in principle, the reel 65 rotates from top to bottom. It may be called "reverse direction".
A plurality of types of symbols are applied to each of the reels 65, and when the reels 65 are rotated, the symbols applied to the reels 65 are variably displayed, and when the rotating reels 65 are stopped, the symbols are stopped. indicate.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the circumference of each reel 65 is equally divided into 21 frames, and each frame is provided with one pattern. In the following explanation, when the pieces arranged on the reel 65L are called LZ00 to LZ20, the pieces arranged on the reel 65C are called CZ00 to CZ20, and the pieces arranged on the reel 65R are called RZ00 to RZ20. There is

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the types of symbols drawn on the outer periphery of each reel 65 will be described.
The pattern shown in FIG. 6A is a blue pattern imitating the number "7", and is referred to as a "blue 7 pattern" in the following description. The blue 7 symbols are arranged on LZ18, CZ18, and RZ18, and on each of the reels 65, they are arranged in excess of the maximum number of drawn frames (described later) (stop on the effective line depending on the operation timing of the stop button 27). It can be said that it is a design.
The pattern shown in FIG. 6(b) is a red pattern imitating the number "7", and will be referred to as a "red 7 pattern" in the following description. The 7 red symbols are arranged on LZ10, CZ10, and RZ10, and can be said to be symbols arranged in excess of the maximum number of frames to be drawn on each of the reels 65, similar to the above-mentioned "7 blue symbols".
The pattern shown in FIG. 6(c) is a pattern labeled "BAR", and will be referred to as a "BAR pattern" in the following description. The BAR symbols are arranged on LZ03, CZ03, RZ03, etc., and can be said to be symbols arranged in excess of the maximum number of frames to be drawn on each reel 65, similar to the above-mentioned "blue 7 symbols".
The symbol shown in FIG. 6(d) is a symbol labeled as "REPLAY" which means replay, and will be referred to as a "replay symbol" in the following description. In addition, the replay symbols are arranged on LZ04, CZ01, RZ02, etc., and on each reel 65, the number of reels 65 does not exceed the maximum number of drawn frames (stops on the effective line regardless of the operation timing of the stop button 27). It can be said that it is a design that can be made
The pattern shown in FIG. 6(e) is a pattern imitating a bell, and will be referred to as a "bell pattern" in the following description. Note that the bell symbols are arranged in LZ00, CZ02, RZ01, etc., and can be said to be symbols that do not exceed the maximum number of drawn frames on each of the reels 65, similar to the above-mentioned "replay symbols".
The pattern shown in FIG. 6(f) is a pattern imitating a cherry, and will be referred to as a "cherry pattern" in the following description. The cherry symbols are arranged on LZ02, CZ08, RZ00, etc., and can be said to be symbols arranged on each of the reels 65 in excess of the maximum number of reels 65, similar to the above-mentioned "blue 7 symbols".
The pattern shown in FIG. 6(g) is a pattern imitating a watermelon, and will be referred to as a "watermelon pattern" in the following description. The watermelon symbols are arranged in LZ01, CZ00, RZ11, etc., and can be said to be symbols arranged in excess of the maximum number of reels 65 to be drawn in each of the reels 65, similar to the above-mentioned "blue 7 symbols".
The pattern shown in FIG. 6(h) is a pattern labeled "BLANK", and will be referred to as a "blank pattern" in the following description. It should be noted that blank symbols, LZ07, CZ05, RZ05, etc., are arranged, and can be said to be symbols arranged in excess of the maximum number of reels 65 to be drawn in the same manner as the above-mentioned "blue 7 symbols".

Further, each of the reels 65 has a detection piece (not shown) that moves with the rotation of the reel at a position corresponding to a reference position (LZ00, CZ00, RZ00 in this embodiment) (movement in a brake control state described later). A reel sensor 66 that detects the detection piece is provided without moving with the rotation of the reel. Specifically, a reel sensor 66L is provided for the reel 65L, a reel sensor 66C for the reel 65C, and a reel sensor 66R for the reel 65R. It is configured so that it can be detected.

In addition, reel lighting boards 67 (67L, 67C, 67R) are provided inside the reels 65, and each symbol displayed on the reels 65 can be visually recognized by lighting the LEDs mounted on the reel lighting boards 67. making it easy. That is, the LEDs mounted on the reel illumination board 67 function as backlights for symbol display by the reels 65 .

The start lever 26 can receive a player's operation as a trigger for starting a game. Here, the player's operation of the start lever 26 is to tilt the start lever 26, which is provided substantially perpendicularly to the front door 20 in the initial state, in any direction.

The start lever sensor 44 can detect whether the start lever 26 is on or off. More specifically, the start lever sensor 44 detects the start lever 26 that is substantially perpendicular to the front door 20 as an OFF state, and detects the start lever 26 that is tilted in any direction as an ON state. .

In this embodiment, if the number of medals used in the game (hereinafter referred to as the bet number) is one or less, the game will not start even if the start lever 26 is operated. That is, in this embodiment, the game can be started only when the number of bets is the maximum (three in this embodiment) or two. Therefore, in order to reach the maximum number of bets, insert medals from the medal slot 31 to increase the number of bets, or subtract medals (hereinafter referred to as credits) stored in the gaming machine 10 by pressing the bet button 23. It is necessary to increase the number of bets.
Here, the accumulation of medals refers to a function of storing inside the gaming machine 10 a numerical value (credits) corresponding to the number of medals owned by the player in place of some or all of the medals. When medals are accumulated (credits are added), for example, when the maximum number of bets is exceeded and medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 31, or when a combination with a payout is won. .
Further, when a replay role is won in the previous game, the replay is activated in the relevant game, and the number of bets in the previous game is set as the number of bets in the current game. By pressing the bet button 23, the game can be started without setting new medals as the number of bets.

A medal selector 47 including a medal selector main body 47a, a medal blocker 47b, and a medal passage sensor 47c is provided on the back side of the medal slot 31. The medals are sorted into acceptable medals and unacceptable medals.
For example, in a standby state (a state in which the power is turned on but the game is not being played), medals can be accepted, so the medal selector main body 47a operates the medal blocker 47b having a solenoid. When the medal blocker 47b is actuated, a protrusion (not shown) provided in the middle of the inserted medal passage 51 is buried, so that the inserted medal passage 51 is in a state allowing passage of medals. At this time, when a medal is inserted from the medal slot 31, the medal flows down into the inserted medal passage 51, is detected by the medal passing sensor 47c provided in the middle of the inserted medal passage 51, and passes through the stored medal passage 54. It passes through and is stored in the hopper 93 .
On the other hand, when the game is in progress or the credit reaches the upper limit, the medal selector main body 47a stops the operation of the medal blocker 47b because medals cannot be accepted. When the operation of the medal blocker 47b is stopped, a protrusion (not shown) protrudes in the middle of the inserted medal passage 51 and obstructs passage of medals. In addition, it stays at a position where it is not detected by the medal passage sensor 47c. The medals staying in the inserted medal passage 51 fall into the return medal passage 53 by their own weight or by the operation of the medal return button 33 and are discharged to the lower tray 37 via the medal discharge port 35 .
In addition, when medals are given in excess of the upper limit of credits, the number of medals corresponding to the number of given medals exceeding the upper limit is discharged from the hopper 93 via the medal discharge port 35 to the lower tray. 37 is discharged.

The gaming machine 10 also has a maximum bet button 23 a and a single bet button 23 b as the bet buttons 23 , and the operation of each button is detected by a sensor provided on the bet button board 45 . More specifically, a maximum bet button sensor 45a is provided for the maximum bet button 23a, and a single bet button sensor 45b is provided for the single bet button 23b. These sensors individually detect the operation of each button. be done.
The maximum bet button 23a subtracts the maximum number of bets (3 in this embodiment) from the credits in one operation and adds the subtracted amount to the number of bets, thereby increasing the number of bets to the maximum number. The single bet button 23b is a button that subtracts 1 credit and adds 1 to the number of bets in one operation. When the number of bets has reached the maximum number, operating any of the bet buttons 23 does not allow the credit to be subtracted and the number of bets to be increased.

Further, the maximum bet button 23a is used for increasing the number of bets by subtracting credits according to the operation (bet button) as described above, and may also be used as an opportunity to execute an effect (effect button). be. When the maximum bet button 23a is used as a bet button, it is limited to a state in which the number of bets can be increased. Any state such as during a replay operation before starting or during a game may be adopted.
Note that the bet button board 45 is provided with a push button sensor 45c that detects pressing of the maximum bet button 23a when the maximum bet button 23a is used as an effect button, and is distinguished from detection by the maximum bet button sensor 45a. be done. Specifically, the maximum bet button sensor 45 a is directly connected to the main board 100 , whereas the push button sensor 45 c is directly connected to the sub board 200 .

The gaming machine 10 also has a menu selection button 24 on the left side of the bet button 23 . The menu selection button 24 is composed of a cross key button 24a mounted on the menu selection button board 46 and an enter button 24b located in the center of the cross key button 24a.

The menu selection button 24 is a component that receives an operation related to the menu screen. Here, the menu screen refers to a screen that is displayed in the effect display area 62 and that shows the operating method of the gaming machine 10, game commentary information, and the like.
The player can browse the menu screen by operating the menu selection button 24 . For example, when the enter button 24b is pressed in the standby state, a list of menus and a cursor are displayed in the effect display area 62. FIG. The player operates the cross key button 24a to move the cursor to a position indicating an arbitrary menu, and when the player presses the determination button 24b when the cursor indicates any menu, the menu is displayed as an effect. displayed in area 62 .

The menu selection button board 46 is provided with a cross key button sensor 46a and an enter button sensor 46b. It is possible to detect whether the button is pressed in either the left or right direction. Also, the enter button sensor 46b can detect that the enter button 24b has been pressed. The cross key button sensor 46a and the enter button sensor 46b are directly connected to the sub-board 200 in the same manner as the push button sensor 45c described above.

In addition, the gaming machine 10 is provided with a status display LED 25 for displaying information related to the gaming machine 10 such as the number of inserted medals and the number of stored medals on the right side of the bet button 23 . The status display LEDs 25 are composed of a plurality of LEDs or a 7-segment display mounted on the status display LED board 42, and are composed of the following eight types of LEDs.
The first bet number display LED 25a is composed of three LEDs, and the number of lit LEDs increases by one as the number of bets increases by one.
The second reserved number display LED 25b is composed of two 7-segment displays, and indicates the number of reserved medals (credits) numerically.
The third winning number display LED 25c is composed of two 7-segment displays, and numerically indicates the number of medals acquired by winning.
The fourth instruction display LED 25d is composed of two 7-segment displays, and is capable of specifying an operation condition (hereinafter simply referred to as "operation condition") related to the stop button 27, which will be described later. can light up.
The fifth replay display LED 25e is composed of one LED, and lights up when replay is stopped and displayed in the game.
The sixth game start display LED 25f is composed of one LED, and lighting of the LED indicates that the conditions for starting the game are satisfied.
The seventh insertable display LED 25g is composed of one LED, and lighting of the LED indicates that medals can be inserted.
The eighth advantageous mode display LED 25h is composed of one LED and lights up corresponding to the game mode.

The stop button 27 receives a player's operation (stop operation) that causes the rotating reels 65 to stop. It should be noted that the stop button 27 can accept (activate) a stop operation when a stop possible condition is satisfied after the reel 65 starts rotating.
The player's operation on the stop button 27 is to press the stop button 27 . Further, the stop possible condition is a precondition for performing a stop display in the game. This is a condition that is established when the reference position is detected for each.
Also, in the following description, the operation for the first stop button in one game is the "first stop operation", the operation for the next stop button is the "second stop operation", and the operation for the last stop button is the "second stop operation". 3 stop operation”.

Each of the stop buttons 27 (27L, 27C, 27R) is mounted on the stop button substrate 43, and is provided for each of the reels 65 one by one. Specifically, the stop button 27L receives a stop operation for stopping the reel 65L, the stop button 27C receives a stop operation for stopping the reel 65C, and the stop button 27R is for stopping the reel 65R. accepts the stop operation.
Further, the stop button board 43 is provided with stop button sensors 43a for individually detecting that the stop button 27L, the stop button 27C, and the stop button 27R are pressed. 65 are controlled to stop rotating. That is, the stop button 27 and the stop button sensor 43a detect a stop operation that serves as a trigger for stopping the rotation of the reel 65 by the reel control unit 112, which will be described later.

In addition, the stop button 27 in the present embodiment includes a stop possible display LED 27a and has a configuration in which the periphery thereof is covered with a light-transmitting member. The stop button 27 is designed to inform the player whether or not the condition for allowing the stop is satisfied by the lighting color of the LED 27a indicating that the game can be stopped. In this way, it is possible to determine whether or not the conditions for enabling a stop are satisfied depending on the color of the stop button 27, so that the player can smoothly perform the stop operation in sequence.

Further, in this embodiment, the stop position of the reel 65 is based on the position of the reel 65 when the stop button 27 is pressed. can move. Here, the control from when the stop button 27 is pressed until the reel 65 stops is generally called pull-in control.

The internal area corresponding to each of the reels 65 of the reel frame 64 has a dimension of three frames in the vertical direction. In addition, each reel 65 is controlled to be stopped so that three symbols can be accommodated in the vertical direction of the inner area of the reel frame 64, and the player can visually recognize the three symbols through the inner area of the reel frame 64. It has become. That is, since three reels 65 are arranged in the horizontal direction, the player can visually recognize nine symbols (three symbols x three reels) when the reels 65 are stopped. there is

Approximately straight lines formed by upper, middle, and lower inner regions of the reel 65 (indicated by dashed-dotted lines in FIG. 1) are referred to as lines L1, L2, and L3, respectively. Further, a substantially straight line formed by the upper inner region of the reel 65L, the middle inner region of the reel 65C, and the lower inner region of the reel 65R (indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 1) is called a line L4. A substantially straight line (indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 1) formed by the lower internal region, the middle internal region of the reel 65C, and the upper internal region of the reel 65R is referred to as a line L5.
In this embodiment, only substantially straight lines are used as the lines in the internal region, but curved lines may be used instead of straight lines. Also, a line formed including non-adjacent regions (for example, the upper stage of the reel 65L and the lower stage of the reel 65C) may be employed. That is, any line may be employed as long as it is formed by arbitrarily selecting an internal area for one pattern from each of the reels 65 .

The effective line in this embodiment is only line L2. Here, the effective line is a line on which a winning determination, which will be described later, is performed with respect to the symbol combination stopped on the line.
Specifically, when a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning prize is stopped and displayed on the activated line, the prescribed number of medals is awarded for the winning prize. When the symbol combination corresponding to the replay is stopped and displayed on the activated line, the replay is activated in the next game. When the symbol combination corresponding to the accessory or the accessory continuous operating device is stop-displayed on the activated line, the accessory or the accessory continuous operating device is activated in the next game. The details of the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination will be described later.
Note that the effective line may be a single line as in this embodiment, or may be a plurality of lines.

During the rotation of the reels 65 (during the execution of the game), images displayed in the effect display area 62, sounds output from the speaker 49, or lighting of the decoration LED 36 are displayed in order to attract the player's interest and arouse interest in the game. A variety of productions are performed, consisting of lights and dimmed lights.

A speaker port 38 is provided in front of each speaker 49 .
More specifically, a speaker port 38a is provided in front of the speaker 49a positioned on the upper right (upper left in FIG. 3) when viewed from the front of the gaming machine, and the upper left (upper left in FIG. 3) when viewed from the front of the gaming machine. A speaker port 38b is provided in front of the speaker 49b positioned at the upper right in FIG. A speaker port 38d is provided in front of the speaker 49d located at the lower right (lower left in FIG. 3) when viewed from the front of the gaming machine. Note that each speaker port 38 is provided with a large number of cavities so that the sound output from the speaker 49 can be appropriately output.

The decoration LEDs 36 are arranged so as to surround the effect display area 62 or the reel frame 64 .
More specifically, the decoration LEDs 36 a mounted on the decoration LED board 41 a and the decoration LEDs 36 b mounted on the decoration LED board 41 b are arranged on the upper right side of the effect display area 62 . Decoration LEDs 36c mounted on the decoration LED board 41c are arranged on the lower side. A decoration LED 36d mounted on the decoration LED board 41d is arranged on the lower right side of the reel frame 64, and a decoration LED 36e mounted on the decoration LED board 41e is arranged on the lower left side of the reel frame 64. A decoration LED 36f mounted on the decoration LED board 41f is arranged on the lower left side of the production display area 62, and a decoration LED 36g mounted on the decoration LED board 41g and a decoration LED are arranged on the upper left side of the production display area 62. A decorative LED 36h mounted on the substrate 41h is arranged. Each decorative LED 36 may be lit in a single color, or may be lit in multiple colors.

In the game machine 10, when the credit reaches the upper limit value during execution of the payout process of the medals given as a result of the combination of symbols corresponding to winning being stopped and displayed on the activated line, the credit corresponds to the amount exceeding the upper limit value. The required number of medals is paid out from the hopper 93. Further, when the settlement button 32 is pressed, the gaming machine 10 pays out the number of medals corresponding to the credit at the time of pressing from the hopper 93 .
Here, the payout of medals stored in the hopper 93 to the medal discharge port 35 is realized by a payout mechanism (not shown) built in the hopper 93 .
More specifically, the payout mechanism includes a disk that discharges medals by rotating, a disk motor that rotates the disk, an arm that follows the medals paid out from the hopper 93, and a medal that is paid out from the disk. The disc motor is rotated until the arm sensor detects the number of coins to be paid out.
If the arm sensor does not detect the arm until a predetermined time elapses after the arm sensor detects the medals before reaching the payout number, the rotation of the disc is stopped and the game is played. The machine 10 is in a hopper error condition.

In addition, in order to prevent the medals from overflowing from the hopper 93, a medal auxiliary storage box 95 is provided on the side of the hopper 93, into which part of the medals stored in the hopper 93 flows.
Furthermore, the auxiliary medal storage 95 is provided with a storage error sensor (not shown) that detects when the number of stored medals reaches a predetermined amount or more. becomes.

<Electrical Configuration and Functional Configuration of Gaming Machine 10>
Next, the electrical configuration and functional configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. However, the constituent elements illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 described above are also referred to, so please refer to them as appropriate. 7 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.

The gaming machine 10 incorporates a main board 100 and a sub-board 200 as main components. Although the main board 100 or sub-board 200 is illustrated as if it were a single electronic board in FIG. 7, it does not necessarily have to be a single electronic board. That is, the main board 100 or the sub-board 200 may be realized by combining a plurality of electronic boards.

Electronic parts such as a CPU 101, a RAM 102, a ROM 103, and a random number circuit 104 are mounted on the main board 100, and connections with other electronic parts such as sensors and boards are shown in FIG. The main board 100 mainly realizes control related to the progress of the game by executing processing based on data and control signals exchanged between these electronic components and various sensors 40a.
Here, the various sensors 40a include the above-described start lever sensor 44, stop button sensor 43a, maximum bet button sensor 45a, single bet button sensor 45b, medal passing sensor 47c, reel sensor 66, and the like.

Electronic parts such as a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, and a random number circuit 204 are mounted on the sub-board 200, and connections with other electronic parts such as sensors and boards are shown in FIG. . The sub-board 200 is connected to the main board 100 by one-way communication, and controls the decoration LED board 41, the speaker 49, the effect display device 63, etc. based on the control commands transmitted from the main board 100, mainly for the game. Control of such effects (including control related to the menu screen) is realized.
Here, the various sensors 40b include a push button sensor 45c, a cross key button sensor 46a, an enter button sensor 46b, and the like.
Note that the main board 100 described above is provided with limits on the ROM capacity and the RAM capacity in order to enhance security against fraudulent acts such as unauthorized modification. On the other hand, the sub-board 200 is not provided with similar restrictions.

Next, the functional configuration of the main board 100 and the sub-board 200 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the following functional configurations and functions possessed by each functional configuration are examples, and may have functional configurations not described below, and each functional configuration may have functions not described below. may be For convenience of explanation, this figure also shows electronic components other than the main board 100 and the sub-board 200, such as sensors and boards shown in FIG.

First, the functional configuration of the main board 100 is roughly divided into a game progress management section 110 that manages the progress of the game, a state management section 120 that manages the state of the game, and a main communication section 130 .
Further, the game progress management unit 110 is composed of an internal lottery unit 111, a reel control unit 112, a prize determination unit 113, a medal management unit 114, and a state display LED control unit 115. The state management unit 120 is a setting change management unit. 121, a game state management unit 122, a replay time management unit 123, a game mode management unit 124, and an error management unit 125. The main communication unit 130 is made up of a control command transmission unit 131 and an external signal transmission unit 132. .

The internal lottery section 111 determines by lottery a winning combination (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an “internal winning combination”) from a plurality of types of winning combinations when a game is started.
More specifically, the internal lottery unit 111 acquires a random number (in this embodiment, a 2-byte random number is used and its range is 0 to 65535) updated by the random number circuit 104 when the game is started. A lottery value in an internal lottery table (details will be described later) stored in the ROM 103 is sequentially added to the acquired random number, and a combination corresponding to the lottery value in which a carry occurs is determined as an internal winning combination. It should be noted that "the internal winning combination is determined by lottery" in the internal lottery section 111 may be expressed simply as "the internal winning combination is derived".

Triggered by the start of a game, the reel control unit 112 determines that the time from the start of rotation of the reels 65 in the previous game to the start of rotation of the reels 65 in the current game is a predetermined delay time, a so-called wait time (this embodiment). 4.1 s), each reel 65 is started to rotate, and then, each time a stop operation is performed, the reel corresponding to the stop operation is stopped. Separate rotation control.

More specifically, the reel control unit 112 changes the reel control state (acceleration control state, constant speed control state, drawing control state, brake control state, stop control state) to each of the reels 65 according to the progress of the game. , acquires an excitation pattern corresponding to the currently set reel control state from the excitation pattern stored in the ROM 103, and controls the reel motor 68 (stepping motor) to output a pulse signal according to the acquired excitation pattern. , the rotation of the reel 65 is individually controlled.

Further, to describe the above reel control state in detail, the acceleration control state is a control state in which a pulse signal is output according to an excitation pattern for accelerating the reel to a predetermined speed after rotation is started. The constant speed control state is a control state from the end of the acceleration control state to the stop operation. In this control state, a pulse signal is output according to an excitation pattern for maintaining a predetermined speed. The pull-in control state is a control state in which the corresponding reel is rotated to the stop position after the stop operation is performed. A signal is output. The brake control state is a control state in which a pulse signal is output according to an excitation pattern for stopping the corresponding reel after reaching the stop position. A stop control state is a control state that keeps the corresponding reel at its current position.
The switching of the reel control state is performed in the main flow of the main board 100, which will be described later. It is performed in interrupt processing (not shown).

In addition, when stopping each of the reels 65 (switching from the pull-in control state to the brake control state), the reel control unit 112 derives (or reads) a symbol number candidate to be stopped from the stop data stored in the ROM 103. ), one of the symbol number candidates in the maximum withdrawal range (4 frames in this embodiment) from the reel position (symbol number on the reference line) at the timing when the stop operation is performed is set as the stop position. decide.
Here, the pattern number on the reference line on each reel 65 is changed to the pattern number of the reference position (RZ00, CZ00, LZ00 in this embodiment) every time the detection piece is detected by the reel sensor 66 in the timer interrupt process. It is corrected and updated by the number of times the pulse signal is switched thereafter.
Furthermore, in the constant-speed control state, the reel control unit 112 controls the reference number until a predetermined time elapses (until the pulse signal is switched a predetermined number of times) after the symbol number on the reference line was corrected last time. If the pattern number on the line is not corrected, it is determined that the corresponding reel is out of step (hereinafter referred to as step out check), the reel control state is set to the acceleration control state, and the reel is accelerated again. Let

The winning determination unit 113 performs winning determination for determining the winning of a combination based on a combination of symbols stopped and displayed on an active line (line L2 in this embodiment) in the game.
In addition, in determining the winning, in addition to the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed on the activated line, it is determined whether the combination of the symbols matches the winning combination derived in the game. You may make it judge.

The medal management unit 114 manages the increase/decrease in credits described above and controls the hopper 93 (payout mechanism) described above.

The state display LED control section 115 controls the state display LED 25 described above.

The setting change management unit 121 performs setting change processing and setting confirmation processing.
Specifically, the setting change process is started if the setting key switch 48a is operated when the power supply from the power supply device 91 is turned on from the off state, and the setting change switch 48b is turned on. Each time the operation is performed, the game setting values are changed in a certain order (in this embodiment, setting value 1, setting value 2, setting value 3, setting value 4, setting value 5, setting value 6, setting value 1, setting value 2 . . ), and determines the game set value at the time when the start lever 26 is operated as the current game set value. In the setting change process, a process of displaying the game setting value being changed on the setting display LED 48c is also performed. Also, in the setting change process, all of the information held before the power supply was turned off may be initialized, or only part of the information may be maintained.

The setting confirmation process is started when the setting key switch 48a is operated while the power supply is ON, and is a process for displaying the already set game setting values on the setting display LED 48c. It should be noted that, in the following description, unless otherwise specified, the "already set game setting value" will be simply referred to as the "game setting value".
In this embodiment, the opening of the front door 20 by the opening sensor may be added to each of the conditions for starting the setting change process and the conditions for starting the setting confirmation process. By doing so, it is possible to deter unauthorized change of game setting values and confirmation of unauthorized game setting values.

The game state management unit 122 performs control to shift the game state according to the transition conditions among a plurality of types of game states. Details of the game state types and transition conditions will be described later.

The game mode management unit 124 performs control to shift the game mode according to the transition condition among a plurality of types of game modes. Although the details of the type of game mode and the transition condition will be described later, in this embodiment, the advantage is different depending on the game mode to stay, especially in a specific game state (in this embodiment, during MB internal winning, which will be described later) , a game mode with a high degree of advantage can be set.

The error management unit 125 determines whether or not to set the error state as described above, and also determines whether or not to set the error state using the detection results of the various sensors 40a, etc., and determines to set the error state. If so, the progress of the game is stopped as necessary, and the gaming machine 10 is placed in an error state.
In the case of an error state, preparations for transmitting a control command indicating the occurrence of the error state are made, the control command transmission unit 131 is caused to transmit the control command, and the effect device (effect display area 62, decoration LED 36, speaker 49, etc.) ) may be used to notify the occurrence of the error condition.

The control command transmission unit 131 performs processing for transmitting the control command ready for transmission to the sub board 200 .
In addition to control commands that are sent when an error occurs, control commands include control commands that are sent as the game progresses, and each control command specifies the type of the control command. In addition to possible information, it has information corresponding to the type. A specific example of the control command will be described in the flow described later as necessary.
Further, in the following description, preparation for transmission of a control command and causing the control command transmission unit 131 to transmit the control command may be expressed simply as transmission of the control command.

The external signal transmission unit 132 transmits a signal (outer end signal) indicating the internal state of the gaming machine 10 to an external device (for example, a hall computer or a data display) outside the gaming machine 10 .
Specifically, the information transmitted by the outer end signal includes information indicating that one game has started, information indicating that an AT mode has been started, which will be described later, or that the user is staying in the AT mode. and information indicating that an error has occurred.

Next, the functional configuration of the sub-board 200 can be roughly divided into a sub-communication unit 210 and an effect management unit 220 that manages game-related effects.
Further, the sub communication unit 210 is composed of a control command receiving unit 211 , and the performance management unit 220 is composed of a performance control unit 221 , a performance display control unit 222 , a sound control unit 223 , and a decoration LED control unit 224 . The details of these functional configurations are as follows.

The control command receiving unit 211 receives the control command transmitted from the main board 100, analyzes the received control command, and uses the information included in the control command to update the information stored in the RAM 202. .

The effect control unit 221 performs a process of determining the contents of the effect to be performed by the effect devices (the effect display area 62, the decoration LED 36, the speaker 49, etc.) based on the control command or the like transmitted from the main substrate 100.

When there is an effect to be performed by the effect display device 63, the effect display control part 222 reads device data corresponding to the effect from the ROM 203 and causes the effect display device 63 to perform the effect using the device data.

When there is an effect to be performed by the speaker 49, the audio control unit 223 reads device data corresponding to the effect from the ROM 203 and causes the speaker 49 to perform the effect using the device data.

When there is an effect to be performed by the decoration LED board 41, the decoration LED control part 224 reads device data corresponding to the effect from the ROM 203 and causes the decoration LED board 41 to perform the effect using the device data.

<Main flow related to game progress>
Next, the main flow relating to game progress in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG. However, the constituent elements illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, 7, and 8 described above are also referred to, so please refer to them as appropriate. In particular, in the following description, the function shown in FIG. 8 may be mentioned as an entity that performs processing, but the processing is not necessarily realized by that entity alone.

9 to 11 are flow charts showing the main flow of the main board 100 relating to game progress in this embodiment.
The main board 100 performs one game while performing a series of processes from steps S103 to S145 shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, and repeats the game by repeatedly performing the series of processes.
9 to 11 is a specific example, and the main board 100 may perform other processes than those described here.

First, steps S101 to S119 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the first step S101, an initial setting process is performed.
The initialization process is performed when the power supply is started, and once performed, it is not performed until the power supply is cut off and the power supply is started again.
More specifically, in this process, if the setting key switch 48a is operated, the backup information held when the power supply is turned off is discarded, and the setting change process described above is performed. After that, the process proceeds to step S103. On the other hand, if the setting key switch 48a has not been operated, the processing confirms that there is no abnormality in the backup information held when the power supply is turned off (in this embodiment, the checksum value is normal). on the condition that the power supply is turned off based on the backup information, and then the process proceeds to step S103. If there is an abnormality in the backup information, the game cannot be returned to the game (RAM error state), and execution of the setting change process described above is awaited.

In step S103, game start processing necessary in advance for starting the next game is performed. In the game start process, various information relating to the previous game is saved, and information indicating the stop positions of the reels 65 stopped in the previous game and the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line is cleared. Also, processing for acquiring game setting values is performed.
In step S105, medal acceptance start processing, which is preparatory processing for setting the number of bets for the next game, is performed. In the medal acceptance start process, a process of activating the medal blocker 47b, a process of setting the same bet number as that set in the previous game when the replay combination was won in the previous game, and the like are performed.
In step S107, it is determined whether or not the replay is activated. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S111, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S109.

In step S109, a medal management process, which is a process related to medals performed based on the detected operation or the state of the gaming machine 10, is performed. In the medal management process, when it is detected that a medal has been inserted from the medal slot 31, a process for checking whether the inserted medal has normally passed through the inserted medal passage 51, and a process for checking whether the medal that has passed normally has passed. Processing to set the number of bets for the next game, processing to add normally passed medals to the number of credits when the number of bets for the next game has already reached the maximum number, processing for adding the number of bets for the next game Processing for stopping the operation of the medal blocker 47b when the maximum number is reached and the credit amount also reaches the upper limit, and crediting the number of medals corresponding to the pressed bet button 23 when the pressing of the bet button 23 is detected. A process of subtracting from the number to set the number of bets, and a process of paying out the medals (credits or number of bets) that can be settled when it is detected that the settlement button 32 has been pressed.
In this embodiment, when the replay is activated, the medal blocker 47b is not activated and the credit is not added. The medals obtained may be added to the number of credits.

In step S111, a reel rotation start check is performed to check whether or not the game start condition is satisfied. In the reel rotation start check, for example, it is checked whether or not the number of bets reaches the maximum number on the premise that the operation of the start lever has been detected.
In step S113, it is determined whether or not the condition for starting the game is satisfied in the reel rotation start check, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S115, and if the condition is not satisfied, step S107. back to
At step S115, an internal lottery is conducted using the internal lottery table to determine an internal winning combination. Details of the internal lottery in this embodiment will be described later.
In step S117, a winning combination flag is set to store the internal winning combination derived in step S115 or the loss in the case of non-winning in the corresponding area of the RAM 102. FIG.

In step S119, a game mode management process is performed at the time of game start. In this process, for example, a process of controlling the instruction display LED 25d in a lighting mode that can specify the operation condition is performed.
Furthermore, in the game mode management process at game start, a process of transmitting an internal winning command to the sub board 200 is also performed. The internal winning command includes at least information that can specify the derived internal winning combination, the game state during stay, and the game mode during stay. In the embodiment, the effect display device 63) can execute a notification that can specify an operation condition. In the present embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the operation conditions specified by the instruction display LED 25d in one game and the information specified by the device managed by the sub-board 200 in the one game are specified. The operating conditions are the same as those for

From now on, steps S121 to S135 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S121, it is determined whether or not the wait time has elapsed. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S123, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process returns to the determination of step S121.
In step S123, the reel control state of each of the reels 65 (if the relevant processing is performed due to the occurrence of step-out, the spinning reel, that is, the reel set to the constant speed control state) is changed to the acceleration control state. set, and the rotation of the reel set to the acceleration control state is started. In this way, when returning to the determination of step S121, the rotation of the reel 65 is not started.

In step S125, it is determined whether or not the rotational speeds of all the reels set in the acceleration control state among the reels 65 have reached a predetermined speed (the output of the pulse signal has ended according to the excitation pattern corresponding to the acceleration control state). If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S127, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process returns to the beginning of step S125. In this determination, when the rotation speed of the reel set in the acceleration control state reaches a predetermined speed, the acceleration control state is sequentially switched to the constant speed control state. Further, in the determination, after all of the reels have been switched to the constant speed control state, the process waits without proceeding to step S127 until the sensors corresponding to the reels out of the reel sensors 66 detect all of the respective detection pieces. , after the standby, all stop buttons corresponding to the reel are activated, and the process proceeds to step S127.

At step S127, the above-described out-of-step check is performed on the reels set to the constant speed control state among the reels 65. FIG.
In step S129, it is determined whether or not step-out has occurred in the step-out check. If the condition is satisfied, the process returns to step S123, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S131. In this way, when it is determined that the spinning reel of the reels 65 is out of step, the process of step S123 (reel restart) is performed again for the spinning reel.
In step S131, it is determined whether or not there is an operation (stop operation) on the activated stop button. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S135. Return to S127.

In step S133, reel stop processing is performed. The reel stop processing disables the stop buttons other than the stop button that has been stopped, switches the reel corresponding to the stop button that has been stopped from the constant speed control state to the pull-in control state, It is a process of deriving a symbol number that is different from the symbol number, and switching the reel from the drawing control state to the brake control state at the timing when the symbol position of the reel advances to the derived stop position to stop the reel. After outputting the pulse signal in accordance with the excitation pattern corresponding to the brake control state, the state is switched to the stop control state, and the reel is held at the stop position.
In addition, in the reel stop process, a process of transmitting a stop command to the sub-communication unit 210 via the control command transmission unit 131 is also performed, and the control command includes the type of stopped reel (reel 65L, reel 65C, Any of the reels 65R) and the position (symbol number) where the reel is stopped are included at least.

In step S135, it is determined whether or not all the reels 65 are stopped. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S137, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process returns to step S127. Thus, when all the reels 65 are not stopped, the processing from step S127 to step S135 is repeated.

From now on, steps S137 to S145 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S137, the above-described winning determination is performed, and the winning combination is determined.
In step S139, state transition processing for shifting the game state is performed. The details of the game state transition will be described later.

In step S141, game end game mode management processing is performed.
The details of the game mode management process at the end of the game will be described later, but in this process, a process of shifting the game mode, a process of controlling the lighting state of the advantageous mode display LED 25h, and the like are performed.
In addition, in the game end game mode management process, a process of transmitting a game end command to the sub board 200 is also performed. It contains information that can specify the mode.

In step S143, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is awarded. In principle, the medals given in step S143 are stored and stored in the number of credits. However, when the number of credits reaches the upper limit, the medal management unit 114 controls a payout mechanism (not shown) built into the hopper 93 to remove medals corresponding to the number exceeding the number of credits from the hopper 93. Pay out the medal to the medal outlet 35. - 特許庁
In step S145, an overflow check is performed to check the storage error sensor provided in the medal auxiliary storage 95. When the storage error sensor detects medals, a full tank error state is set and the game proceeds. and send an error control command indicating the error condition.

As described above, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured such that a plurality of types of game modes can be set. It realizes playability that can be played.
However, in such a game property, if the difference in the payout rate in the game mode is small, the game interest cannot be enhanced.
In order to solve such a problem, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has a function (hereinafter referred to as "first function") of increasing the difference in the payout rates of the game modes.

Furthermore, as will be described later, in such a game, a game mode with a low ball-out rate is sandwiched between game modes with a high ball-out rate, but the game mode with a low ball-out rate is shortened. In some cases, gambling nature becomes too high.
In order to deal with such a problem, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment uses a special mode to prevent gambling from becoming too high (hereinafter referred to as "second function").
Details of these functions are described below.

<About game status and internal lottery>
First, before explaining the first function, details of the game state and the internal lottery for each game state in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 16. FIG.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the flow of game state transitions.
13 and 14 are diagrams showing the types of wins that can be internally won, the symbol combinations corresponding to each win, and the payouts for each win.
FIG. 15(a) schematically shows a lottery table used in the internal lottery during the MB non-internal lottery, and FIG. 15(b) schematically shows the lottery table used in the internal lottery during the MB internal lottery. .
16(a) to 16(c) are diagrams schematically showing details of some of the roles in FIG. 15(a) or FIG. 15(b), and FIG. FIG. 16B schematically shows the details of the portion corresponding to the strong chance, and FIG. 16C schematically shows the details of the portion corresponding to the weak chance. . These lottery tables are used for internal lottery in games where the number of bets is three.

As shown in FIG. 12, there are a total of three types of game states in the present embodiment: during MB non-internal winning, during MB internal winning, and during MB. It should be noted that during the MB internal winning is a gaming state in which the MB described later is not internally winning, and during the MB internal winning is a gaming state in which the MB is internally winning. During the MB, it is a game state that transitions by winning an internal winning MB.
During the MB non-internal winning, when the MB is internally selected and the MB is not won, the process shifts to the MB internal winning, and when the MB is internally selected and the MB is won, the process shifts to the MB.
During the MB internal winning, by winning the internal winning MB, it will shift to the MB, but the winning is configured so that it can be won in a game where the number of bets is 2, and the number of bets is 3. It is configured so as not to win a prize in a single game. In addition, the MB that has been internally won once is not cleared even if power failure and power recovery accompanied by RAM clearing processing such as setting change processing is performed, and the game state in which the MB is internally elected is maintained.
In the MB, when a prescribed number (200 in this embodiment) of medals are paid out, the process shifts to MB non-internal winning. Although the details are omitted, only a game with a bet number of 2 can be executed in the MB, and in the game, a winning combination involving payout of 2 coins is guaranteed.
Further, unlike the present embodiment, which will be described later, the MB may not be internally won in the game where the number of bets is 3, and the MB may be internally won in the game where the number of bets is 2. Furthermore, in this case, the MB that is internally won in the game with the number of bets of 2 is configured to be able to win in the game with the number of bets of 2, while it is configured not to win in the game with the number of bets of 3. preferably.

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the hands that can be derived as internal winning hands include MB, replay, weak cherry, strong cherry, watermelon, strong chance 1 to strong chance 3, weak chance 1 to weak chance 3. , Bell 1-Bell 6, Chance Spilled 1-Chance Spilled 4, and Bell Spilled 1-Bell Spilled 3.

As described above, MB is a winning combination that shifts to the game state in MB, and the symbol combination corresponding to MB is "blue 7 symbols-BAR symbol-red 7 symbols". Once the MB is derived by the internal lottery unit 111, the derived state is maintained (carried over) until winning. to
Replay is a winning combination that allows the next game to be played without using new medals, and the symbol combination corresponding to replay is "replay symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol".
Weak cherry, strong cherry, watermelon, strong chance 1 to strong chance 3, weak chance 1 to weak chance 3, bell 1 to bell 6, spilled chance 1 to spilled chance 4, and spilled bell 1 to spilled bell 3 win prizes. It is a small winning combination that pays out medals.

A weak cherry is a combination in which one payout is made at the time of winning, and the symbol combination corresponding to the weak cherry is "cherry symbol-ANY-replay symbol". ANY refers to any design.
Strong cherry is a combination in which three coins are paid out when winning, and the symbol combination corresponding to strong cherry is "cherry symbol-ANY-bell symbol".
The watermelon is a combination in which 5 pieces are paid out when winning, and the symbol combination corresponding to the watermelon is "watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol".

Strong Chance 1 to Strong Chance 3 are combinations in which one payout is made at the time of winning, and the symbol combination corresponding to Strong Chance 1 is "replay symbol-replay symbol-red 7 symbol", and corresponds to Strong Chance 2. The symbol combination to be played is "replay symbol-BAR symbol-replay symbol", and the symbol combination corresponding to strong chance 3 is "blue 7 symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol".

Weak Chance 1 to Weak Chance 3, like Strong Chance 1 to Strong Chance 3, are combinations in which one payout is made at the time of winning. The symbol combination corresponding to the weak chance 2 is "replay symbol-watermelon symbol-replay symbol", and the symbol combination corresponding to the weak chance 3 is "watermelon symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol".

Bell 1 to Bell 6 are combinations in which 15 coins are paid out at the time of winning. The symbol combination corresponding to bell 3 is "bell symbol - bell symbol - red 7 symbol", and the symbol combination corresponding to bell 4 is "bell symbol - bell symbol - red 7 symbol". The symbol combination corresponding to Bell 5 is "Blue 7 symbols - Bell symbol - Bell symbol", and the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 6 is "Red 7 symbols - Bell symbol - Bell symbol". be.

Chance Spill 1 is a combination in which 15 coins are paid out when winning a prize, and the symbol combination corresponding to Chance Spill 1 is "bell pattern-bell pattern-bell pattern".
On the other hand, spilled chance 2 to spilled chance 4 are combinations in which one payout is made when winning a prize, and the symbol combination corresponding to spilled chance 2 is "replay pattern-replay pattern-bell pattern", and spilled chance 3. The corresponding symbol combination is "replay symbol-bell symbol-replay symbol", and the symbol combination corresponding to chance spill 4 is "bell symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol".

Spilled Bell 1 to Spilled Bell 3 are combinations in which one payout is made at the time of winning, and the pattern combination corresponding to Spilled Bell 1 is "bell pattern-bell pattern-replay pattern", which corresponds to Spilled Bell 2. The symbol combination is "bell symbol-replay symbol-bell symbol", and the symbol combination corresponding to spilled bell 3 is "replay symbol-bell symbol-bell symbol".

It should be noted that unlike the MB, the above-mentioned replays and small wins are wins that are not maintained even if they are not won when derived by the internal lottery unit 111, and are collectively referred to as "general It is sometimes called a role. Furthermore, although it does not exist in the winning combination in the present embodiment, it is a combination in which only the next game after winning is in an advantageous gaming state, and the combination that is not carried over if the derived game does not win (a so-called single bonus) ) may be treated as a general role.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 15(a), internal winning combinations derived by internal lottery in non-MB are MB, replay, weak cherry, strong cherry, watermelon, operating condition bell, common bell, and strong chance. , there is a weak chance, and the probability of these internal winning combinations being derived is constant regardless of the game set value.
More specifically, in the internal lottery in MB non-internal, MB with a probability of 9208/65536, replay with a probability of 8192/65536, weak cherry with a probability of 794/65536, and strong with a probability of 256/65536. Cherries with a probability of 512/65536 are watermelons, with a probability of 43752/65536 with an operating condition bell, with a probability of 512/65536 with common bells, with a probability of 462/65536 with a chance of strong, and with a probability of 1848/65536 with a probability of weak Opportunities are derived.

As shown in FIG. 15(b), internal winning combinations derived by internal lottery during MB internal winning include replay, weak cherry, strong cherry, watermelon, operating condition bell, common bell, strong chance, and weak chance. , the probability that these internal winning combinations are derived does not depend on the game set value, as in the non-internal MB mode.
More specifically, in the internal lottery inside the MB, the replay has a probability of 8192/65536, the weak cherry has a probability of 794/65536, the strong cherry has a probability of 256/65536, and the watermelon has a probability of 512/65536. However, an operation condition bell is derived with a probability of 43752/65536, a common bell with a probability of 512/65536, a strong chance with a probability of 462/65536, and a weak chance with a probability of 1848/65536, and these probabilities are , MB non-internal. In addition, in the internal lottery inside the MB, the probability of losing is 9208/65536.

As shown in FIGS. 16(a) to 16(c), the operating conditions Bell, Strong Chance, and Weak Chance are divided into a plurality of types of internal winning combinations with different attraction control contents.
Specifically, the operating conditions are blue bell LCR, red bell LCR, blue bell LRC, red bell LRC, blue bell CLR, red bell CLR, blue bell CRL, red bell CRL, blue bell RLC, red bell RLC, It is divided into blue bell RCL and red bell RCL, and these internal winning combinations are derived with a probability of 3646/65536, and the probability is constant regardless of game setting values.
In particular, blue bell LCR and blue bell CLR comprise bell 1, bell spill 1 through bell spill 3. Further, the blue bell LCR and the blue bell CLR are differentiated by using a non-winning control small winning combination (not shown) to differentiate the combination of the winning combinations that make up each internal winning combination. This is the same for the other operating conditions Bell, Strong Chance, and Weak Chance.
The red bell LCR and the red bell CLR are composed of bell 2, bell spill 1 to bell spill 3. FIG.
Also, the blue bell LRC and the blue bell RLC are configured to include the bell 3, the bell spilled 1 to the bell spilled 3, and the red bell LRC and the red bell RLC are configured to include the bell 4, the bell spilled 1 to the bell spilled 3. be done.
Further, the blue bell CRL and blue bell RCL include bell 6, bell spill 1 to bell spill 3, and the red bell CRL and red bell RCL include bell 5, bell spill 1 to bell spill 3. be done.

Strong chances are divided into strong chances LCR, strong chances LRC, strong chances CLR, strong chances CRL, strong chances RLC, and strong chances RCL. The probability is also constant regardless of the game setting value. This probability is lower than the probability that one of the weak chances, which will be described later, is internally elected.
In particular, the strong chance LCR and strong chance CLR include strong chance 1, missed chance 1 to missed chance 4, and the strong chance LRC and strong chance RLC include strong chance 2, missed chance 1 to missed chance 4. , and the strong chance CRL and strong chance RCL include strong chance 3 and missed chance 1 to missed chance 4 .

Weak chances are divided into weak chances LCR, weak chances LRC, weak chances CLR, weak chances CRL, weak chances RLC, weak chances RCL. The probability is also constant regardless of the game setting value.
In particular, the weak chance LCR and weak chance CLR comprise weak chance 1, chance spilled 1-chance spilled 4, and the weak chance LRC and weak chance RLC comprise weak chance 2, chance spilled 1-chance spilled 4. , and the weak chance CRL and weak chance RCL include weak chance 3 and missed chance 1 to missed chance 4 .

The common bell includes all of Bell 1 to Bell 6 and Chance Spill Bell 1, and one of these combinations is won even if the stop button 27 is operated under any operation condition. However, if both Bell 1 to Bell 6 and chance spill Bell 1 can be stopped on the effective line, Bell 1 to Bell 6 are preferentially stopped on the effective line.

<Regarding pull-in control when deriving the operating condition bell>
Next, the details of the pull-in control when the operation condition Bell is derived will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19. FIG.
FIG. 17 shows reel stop when the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order and the stop button 27 is operated at the correct operation timing when the operation condition bell (particularly, the blue bell LCR) is derived. is a diagram showing the flow of
FIG. 18 shows that when the operation condition bell (especially the blue bell LCR) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order and the stop button 27 is operated at an operation timing different from the correct operation timing. It is a diagram showing the flow of reel stop in the case of.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a reel stop flow when the stop button 27 is operated in an operation order different from the correct operation order when the operation condition bell (particularly, the blue bell LCR) is derived.

As shown in FIG. 17, in the present embodiment, when the operation condition bell (in this example, blue bell LCR) is derived, the stop button 27 is pressed in the correct operation order (in this example, left, middle, and right operations). order), and the stop button 27 (stop button 27R in this example) is operated at the correct operation timing (in this example, the operation timing when there are 7 blue symbols within the maximum drawing range with line L2 as the reference). In this case, the reels 65 are stopped so that the winning combination (Bell 1 in this example) with which 15 coins are paid out is stopped on the line L2 (effective line).
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 18, when the operation condition bell (blue bell LCR in this example) is derived, the stop button 27 is pressed in the correct operation order (in this example, left, middle, right operation order). is operated and the stop button 27 (in this example, the stop button 27R) is operated at an operation timing different from the correct operation timing (in this example, an operation timing in which there is no blue 7 pattern within the maximum pull-in range with line L2 as a reference). When operated, the reels 65 are stopped so that the combination that pays out one coin (bell spill 1 in this example) stops on the line L2.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 19, when the operation condition bell (blue bell LCR in this example) is derived, the operation order of the stop button 27 is different from the correct operation order (right, middle, left in this example). ), regardless of the operation timing of the stop button 27, the reel 65 is operated so that the combination that pays out one coin (in this example, Bell Spill 3) stops on the line L2. is stopped.
In this case as well, the bell symbols are stopped on the active line on the reels other than the last stopped reel, as in the example shown in FIGS. Therefore, the player cannot identify whether or not the reels are operated in the correct operation order by the stop positions of the reels other than the last reel to be stopped.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in a game in which the operation condition bell (one of the blue bell LCR to the red bell RCL) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order, and the stop button 27 (this embodiment In the form, when the last reel to be stopped is operated at the correct operation timing, a winning combination (any of Bell 1 to Bell 6) with which 15 coins are paid out is stopped on the activated line. On the other hand, in the game, the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order, and the stop button 27 is operated at an operation timing different from the correct operation timing, or the stop button 27 is operated in a different operation order from the correct operation timing. When operated in the order of operation, a combination in which one payout is made (one of Bell Spilled 1 to Bell Spilled 3) is stopped on the activated line.
In the present embodiment, the correct operation order for the operation condition bell is the operation order of left, middle, and right for the red bell LCR, and the operation order of left, right, and middle for the blue bell LRC and red bell LRC. , for blue-bell CLR and red-bell CLR, the order of operation middle, left, right; for blue-bell CRL and red-bell CRL, the order of operation middle, right, left; for blue-bell RLC and red-bell RLC, right, left, In the middle order of operation, the blue bell RCL and the red bell RCL, the order of operation is right, middle, left.
Furthermore, the correct operation timing for the operation condition bell is that, for the blue bell LRC, blue bell CLR, blue bell CRL, blue bell RLC, and blue bell RCL, the reel stopped last in the correct operation order is on the line L2. is the timing when there are 7 blue symbols within the maximum retraction range based on This is the timing when 7 red symbols are within the maximum drawing range with respect to the reel to be stopped with reference to the line L2.

In particular, in this embodiment, 7 blue symbols and 7 red symbols are arranged beyond the maximum pull-in range (4 frames in this embodiment) on any of the reels 65, and 15 There is no method of operating the stop button 27 that simultaneously satisfies the operating conditions of the stop button 27 for winning the combination (bell 1 to bell 6) in which coins are paid out.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to win any one of Bell 1 to Bell 6 at a frequency higher than the frequency (3646/65536) at which one internal winning combination of the operation condition Bell is derived, a correct answer is required. At least part of the operation conditions (correct operation sequence and correct operation timing) need to be notified so that they can be specified.

<Regarding pull-in control when deriving a strong chance or a weak chance>
Next, details of attraction control when a strong chance or weak chance is derived will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 23. FIG.
FIG. 20 shows reel stop when the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation sequence and the stop button 27 is operated at a predetermined operation timing when a strong chance (particularly, a strong chance LCR) is derived. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow;
FIG. 21 shows reel stop when the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation sequence and the stop button 27 is operated at a predetermined operation timing when a weak chance (particularly, a weak chance LCR) is derived. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow;
FIG. 22 shows that when a strong chance or a weak chance (in particular, a strong chance LCR or a weak chance LCR) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation order, and the stop button 27 is operated at a predetermined operation timing. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of reel stop when operations are performed at different operation timings;
FIG. 23 shows the reel stop flow when the stop button 27 is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order when a strong chance or weak chance (in particular, strong chance LCR or weak chance LCR) is derived. It is a figure which shows.

As shown in FIG. 20, in the present embodiment, when a strong chance (strong chance LCR in this example) is derived, the stop button 27 is pressed in a predetermined operation order (left, middle, right operation order in this example). ), and the stop button 27 (in this example, the stop button 27R) is operated at a predetermined operation timing (in this example, operation timing when there are 7 red symbols within the maximum withdrawal range based on the line L2). In this case, the reels 65 are stopped so that the hand that pays out one coin (in this example, a strong chance 1) is stopped on the line L2 (effective line).
Although illustration is omitted, the predetermined operation order related to the strong chance is the operation order of left, right, and middle in the strong chance LRC, the operation order of middle, left, and right in the strong chance CLR, and the strong chance CRL. In , the order of operation is medium, right, left; in strong-chance RLC, the order of operation is right, left, medium; in strong-chance RCL, the order of operation is right, medium, left.
Further, the predetermined operation timing when the strong chance including the strong chance 2 is derived is the operation timing when the BAR pattern is within the maximum retraction range with respect to the line L2 with respect to the stop button 27C. Similarly, the predetermined operation timing when the strong chance including the strong chance 3 is derived is the operation timing when the blue 7 pattern is within the maximum pull-in range with respect to the line L2 with respect to the stop button 27L.

Further, as shown in FIG. 21, when a weak chance (weak chance LCR in this example) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation order (left, middle and right operation order in this example). and the stop button 27 (stop button 27R in this example) is operated at a predetermined operation timing (in this example, an operation timing when the watermelon pattern is within the maximum pull-in range with reference to line L2), The reels 65 are stopped so that the combination that pays out one coin (weak chance 1 in this example) stops on the line L2 (effective line).
Although illustration is omitted, the predetermined operation order related to the weak chance is the operation order of left, right, and middle for the weak chance LRC, the operation order of middle, left, and right for the weak chance CLR, and the weak chance CRL. In , the order of operation is medium, right, left; in weak chance RLC, the order of operation is right, left, medium; in weak chance RCL, the order of operation is right, medium, left.
Further, the predetermined operation timing when the weak chance including the weak chance 2 is derived is the operation timing when the watermelon pattern is within the maximum retraction range with respect to the line L2 with respect to the stop button 27C. Similarly, the predetermined operation timing when the weak chance including the weak chance 3 is derived is the operation timing when the watermelon pattern is within the maximum retraction range with respect to the line L2 with respect to the stop button 27L.

Further, as shown in FIG. 22, when a strong chance or a weak chance (in this example, a strong chance LCR or a weak chance LCR) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined order (left, middle, in this example). right operation order) and the stop button 27 (in this example, the stop button 27R) is operated at an operation timing different from the predetermined operation timing, one payout is made (this In the example, reel 65 is stopped so that Chance Spill 2) stops on line L2. This is the same when another strong chance or another weak chance is derived, and the reel 65 is stopped so that any one of spilled chance 2 to spilled chance 4 stops on line L2.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 23, when a strong chance or a weak chance (in this example, a strong chance LCR or a weak chance LCR) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in one operation order different from the predetermined operation order (hereinafter In the description of , it is simply expressed as "an operation order different from the predetermined operation order", and in this example, when the operation is performed in the right, middle, left operation order), regardless of the operation timing of the stop button 27 First, the reels 65 are stopped so that the hand that pays out 15 coins (chance drop 1 in this example) stops on the line L2. This is the same when other strong chances or other weak chances are derived. , the reel 65 is stopped.
Note that the operation order different from the predetermined operation order is not limited to the operation order different from the predetermined operation order from the first stopped reel as in the present embodiment, but is not limited to the operation order different from the predetermined operation order from the second stopped reel. A different order of operations is possible.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in a game in which a strong chance (one of the strong chance LCR to the strong chance RCL) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation order, and the stop button 27 (this embodiment Then, when the last reel to be stopped is operated at a predetermined operation timing, a combination (any of strong chance 1 to strong chance 3) in which one payout is made is stopped on the activated line. . Similarly, in a game in which a weak chance (one of weak chance LCR to weak chance RCL) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined order of operation, and the stop button 27 (in this embodiment, the stop button 27 is stopped last). When the reel with a winning combination) is operated at a predetermined operation timing, a combination (any of Weak Chance 1 to Weak Chance 3) in which one payout is made is stopped on the activated line.
In particular, as shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, if the upstream side in the reel rotation direction is defined as the upper side, the reel 65R is located directly above the blue 7 symbols, the reel 65C is located directly above the BAR symbol, and the reel 65R is located directly above the red symbol. Right above the 7 designs, there is a watermelon design. Therefore, on the premise that the operation is performed in a predetermined order, if the corresponding stop button 27 is operated at a timing at which the symbols having the watermelon symbol directly above can be stopped on the active line, in some cases ( Except for the case where the stop button 27 is operated at the timing when these symbols are four frames above the active line), if the strong chance is internally elected, any one of the strong chance 1 to the strong chance 3 is selected. When the chance is internally won, any one of weak chance 1 to weak chance 3 can be stopped on the effective line.

Further, in the present embodiment, strong chance 1 to strong chance 3 are combinations in which one coin is paid out when winning, and the payout is the same as when weak chance 1 to weak chance 3 wins.
According to this, when a weak chance is derived, it is possible to facilitate operation of the stop button 27 in a predetermined operation order.
In addition, in order to achieve this effect, the payout when winning the weak chance 1 to weak chance 3 may be set to be larger than the payout when winning the strong chance 1 to strong chance 3.

In a game in which a strong chance (any of strong chance LCR to strong chance RCL) or a weak chance (any of weak chance LCR to weak chance RCL) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined order of operation, In addition, when the stop button 27 (in this embodiment, the last reel to be stopped) is operated at an operation timing different from the predetermined operation timing, one payout combination (Chance Spilled 2 to Chance Spilled 4) is stopped on the active line.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the payout (15 coins) related to the stop mode of the reel 65, which is stopped when a weak chance is derived and the stop button is operated in an operating order different from the predetermined operating order, is a strong chance. is drawn out and the stop button is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order.
According to this, when a weak chance is derived, it is possible to facilitate the operation of the stop button 27 in a predetermined operation order.
It should be noted that, in order to achieve the above effect, the strong chance derives the payout related to the stop mode of the reel 65 that is stopped when the weak chance is derived and the stop button is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order. The payout may be less than the payout related to the stop mode of the reel 65 which is stopped when the stop button is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order.

In particular, in a game in which a strong chance (any of strong chance LCR to strong chance RCL) or a weak chance (any of weak chance LCR to weak chance RCL) is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in a different order from the predetermined operation order. If they are operated in order, the same stop mode (the stop mode in which chance 1 is won) is obtained.
According to this, when the stop button 27 is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order in a game in which a strong chance or a weak chance is derived, a strong chance is derived or a weak chance is generated. It is possible to make it difficult to recognize whether it has been derived.
In addition, when the strong chance is derived, the reel 65 is stopped when the stop button 27 is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order, and the weak chance is derived. When the stop button 27 is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order, the stop mode of the reel 65 does not necessarily have to be the same, and these stop modes are the same. It is good if there is a case.

<About game mode>
Next, with reference to FIG. 24, details of the game mode in this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the flow of transition of the game mode.

As shown in FIG. 24, the game mode in this embodiment is roughly divided into a non-AT mode and an AT mode that is more advantageous than the non-AT mode, and these game modes are set during the above-mentioned MB internal winning. can be Note that the difference in the degree of advantage between the non-AT mode and the AT mode is that the frequency at which the above-described operation conditions related to the stop button 27 are notified in the AT mode is higher than the same frequency in the non-AT mode. It is realized by
Further, the non-AT mode is composed of normal mode 1, normal mode 2, chance mode, and special mode, and the AT mode is composed of AT mode 1 and AT mode 2. In this embodiment, the normal mode 1, the normal mode 2, the special mode, and the AT mode 1 tend to decrease the number of medals, that is, the payout rate becomes negative. On the other hand, in the AT mode 2 and the chance mode, the number of medals tends to increase, that is, the ball output rate is positive. This is due to the presence or absence of execution of operation condition notification related to an operation condition bell, which will be described later. It should be noted that the AT mode 1 may be configured to have a positive ball payout rate in the same manner as the AT mode 2.

For transition from non-AT mode to AT mode (particularly AT mode 1), a transition route from chance mode, a transition route from normal mode 2, and from non-AT mode (particularly normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) transition routes exist, and the details of transition conditions related to these transition routes will be described later. In particular, when shifting to the AT mode, the special mode may be used, and in such a case, the AT mode 2 is set instead of the AT mode 1. FIG.
From normal mode 1, it is configured to be able to shift to normal mode 1, normal mode 2, or chance mode, and from normal mode 2, it is configured to shift to AT mode 1. Furthermore, the chance mode is configured to be able to shift to AT mode 1, normal mode 1, or normal mode 2. FIG.

Also, AT mode 1 is a game mode that continues until 10 games are executed. When a prize is won, the game shifts to AT mode 2 when 10 games are completed, and shifts to a non-AT mode when 10 games are executed without winning. In addition, when shifting to the non-AT mode, the game shifts to normal mode 1 or normal mode 2, and does not shift to chance mode or special mode.

AT mode 2 continues until the game is played 15 times, and then shifts to AT mode 1. Although details will be described later, when AT mode 2 is set via a special mode , to the initial value of 15 times, the total number of additional games determined in the special mode is added.

<Notification of operating conditions>
Next, details of operation condition notification according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 to 28. FIG.
FIG. 25 is a flow of operation condition notification control processing. performed by
FIGS. 26(a) to 26(c) are diagrams showing specific examples of notification of operation conditions for winning Bell 1 to Bell 6 prizes.
FIGS. 27(a) to 27(c) are diagrams showing specific examples of operation condition notification for strong chance 1 to strong chance 3 or weak chance 1 to weak chance 3 winning.
FIGS. 28(a) to 28(c) are diagrams showing specific examples of operation condition notification for chance spill 1 winning.
Note that the operation condition notification is notification that can specify the operation method of the stop button 27, and the notification prompts the operation of the stop button 27 according to the operation method that can be specified by the notification.

As shown in FIG. 25, in the first step S201 of the operation condition notification control process, it is determined whether or not the operation condition bell is internally won in the current game, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S203. If the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S207.
In step S203, it is determined whether or not the current game mode is AT mode 2 or chance mode. If the conditions are satisfied, the process proceeds to step S205. End the notification control process.

In step S205, among the operation conditions for winning Bell 1 to Bell 6, the operation condition corresponding to the type of bell currently internally won (hereinafter simply referred to as "operation condition for winning Bell 1 to Bell 6") ) can be specified) is executed.
For example, when the current game mode is the AT mode 2 or the chance mode, if the operation condition bell internally won this time is the blue bell LCR, as shown in FIG. are operated in the operation order of left, middle, and right (the above-mentioned correct operation order), and the operation timing (the above-mentioned correct operation timing ) is executed in the effect display area 62 of the effect display device 63 so that the operation condition to be operated can be specified.
Similarly, when the operation condition bell internally won this time is the red bell LRC, the operation condition notification shown in FIG. , the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 26(c) is executed.
As described above, when the current game mode is normal mode 1, normal mode 2, or special mode, the operation condition notification control process ends without proceeding to step S205. Therefore, in these game modes, even if the operation condition bell is internally won, the operation condition notification is not executed.
However, although details will be described later, in the AT mode 1, AT mode 1 operation condition notification control processing (details will be described later) is executed in the game mode management processing at the start of the game, so when the operation condition bell is internally elected Conditional reporting can be performed.

In step S207, it is determined whether or not a strong chance is internally won in the current game. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S208, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S213. .
In step S208, it is determined whether or not the current game mode is normal mode 1 or normal mode 2. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S209, and if the condition is not satisfied, step Proceed to S211.
In step S209, an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation condition corresponding to the type of the strong chance internally won this time among the operation conditions for winning the strong chance is executed.
In step S211, an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation condition corresponding to the type of the strong chance internally won this time among the operation conditions for winning the chance spill 1 is executed.
In step S213, it is determined whether or not the weak chance is internally won. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S215, and if the condition is not satisfied, the operation condition notification control process is terminated. .
In step S215, it is determined whether or not the current game mode is normal mode 1 or normal mode 2. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S217, and if the condition is not satisfied, step Proceed to S219.
In step S217, an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation condition corresponding to the type of the weak chance internally won this time among the operation conditions for winning the weak chance is executed, and then the operation condition notification control process is terminated. .
In step S219, an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation condition corresponding to the type of the weak chance internally won this time among the operation conditions for winning the chance spill 1 is executed, and then the operation condition notification control process is terminated. do.

For example, when the current game mode is normal mode 1 or normal mode 2, the strong chance internally won this time is strong chance LCR, and the weak chance internally won this time is weak chance LCR. In this case, as shown in FIG. 27(a), the stop button 27 is operated in the left, middle, and right operation order (predetermined operation order), and the stop button 27R is within the maximum retraction range with the line L2 as a reference. (More precisely, with respect to the stop button 27R, the operation condition is to operate at the operation timing (part of the predetermined operation timing) with the red 7 pattern (within the range of 3 frames, which is one less than the maximum retraction range with respect to the line L2 as a reference). is executed in the effect display area 62 of the effect display device 63 .
Similarly, when the current game mode is normal mode 1 or normal mode 2, if the strong chance internally won this time is strong chance LRC, and if the weak chance internally won this time is weak chance LRC. In some cases, the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 27(b) is for the case where the strong chance internally won this time is the strong chance CRL, and when the weak chance internally won this time is the weak chance CRL. , the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 27(c) is executed.

Thus, in this embodiment, when the current game mode is the normal mode 1 or the normal mode 2, when a strong chance or a weak chance is derived, in addition to a predetermined operation order, a predetermined operation timing is executed. The predetermined operation timing is an operation condition for the last reel to be stopped in the predetermined operation order.
According to this, it is possible to increase the concentration for the operation according to the predetermined operation order, and to facilitate the operation according to the predetermined operation order notified in the normal mode 1 or the normal mode 2 where the concentration is relatively low.

In particular, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, in the present embodiment, when operations are performed in accordance with a predetermined operation order, the stop mode of the reel corresponding to the stop button operated last is the game from which the strong chance is derived. While the game from which the weak chance is derived differs from the game from which the weak chance is derived, the stop mode of the reels excluding the reel corresponding to the last operated stop button is the same between the game from which the strong chance is derived and the game from which the weak chance is derived. can be.
According to this, it is possible to maintain the feeling of anticipation for the internal winning of the strong chance until before the last stop of the reels, and it is possible to further increase the concentration on the operation according to the predetermined operation order.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 27(a) to 27(c), the notification of the predetermined operation timing is displayed in the effect display area 62 by displaying an image simulating the symbol on the reel. Realized. The symbols related to the image are, for example, 7 red symbols when the last reel to be stopped is the reel 65R, and 7 blue symbols when the last reel to be stopped is the reel 65L. It is configured differently depending on the type of reel that is stopped last.
According to this, it is possible to make the user aware of the predetermined operation order even with the image that enables the user to specify the predetermined operation timing, thereby making it easier to operate the stop button 27 in the predetermined operation order.
It should be noted that it is not necessary to make the images different on all the reels 65 in order to obtain the effect, and it is sufficient to make the images different on at least two reels.

Also, if the current game mode is neither normal mode 1 nor normal mode 2, that is, if the current game mode is chance mode, special mode, AT mode 1, or AT mode 2, for example, this time When the internally won strong chance is a strong chance LCR and when the internally won weak chance this time is a weak chance LCR, as shown in FIG. An operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation order (an operation order different from the predetermined operation order) in which the button 27 is operated first is executed in the effect display area 62 of the effect display device 63 .
Similarly, when the current game mode is neither normal mode 1 nor normal mode 2, for example, when the strong chance internally won this time is the strong chance LRC, and when the weak chance internally won this time is If it is the weak chance LRC, the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 28(b) will indicate that the strong chance internally won this time is the strong chance CRL, and the weak chance internally won this time is the weak chance CRL. , the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 28(c) is executed.
Thus, in this embodiment, if the current game mode is neither normal mode 1 nor normal mode 2, that is, the current game mode is chance mode, special mode, AT mode 1, or AT mode 2. In some cases, an operation condition notification that can specify an operation order different from the predetermined operation order is executed.
Note that the operation condition notification that can specify an operation order different from the predetermined operation order may allow specification of the stop button to be operated first among the stop buttons 27, It may be possible to specify the order of all operations.
Furthermore, if there are a plurality of operation orders different from the predetermined operation order, one operation order is determined by a lottery or the like from the plurality of operation orders, and an operation condition notification capable of specifying the determined operation order is executed. You may do so.

<Processing for managing non-AT mode>
Next, details of the processing for managing the non-AT mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 33. FIG.
29 is a flow of normal mode common management processing, FIG. 30 is a flow of normal mode 1 management processing, FIG. 31 is a flow of normal mode 2 management processing, and FIG. 32 is a chance mode management processing. These processes are processes executed in the game mode management process at the end of the game described above.
FIG. 33(a) shows a lottery table used for acquisition point lottery, FIG. 33(b) shows a lottery table used for chance mode transition lottery, and FIG. 33(c) shows lottery table used for AT mode transition lottery. It is a diagram schematically showing a table, and the range of random numbers used in these lotteries is 0-999.

First, the normal mode common management process is executed in both normal mode 1 and normal mode 2, and is executed prior to execution of normal mode 1 management process and normal mode 2 management process, which will be described later. The normal mode 1 management process is executed when the current game mode is the normal mode 1, and the normal mode 2 management process is executed when the current game mode is the normal mode 2. These processes are It is not executed in other game modes.
Furthermore, in the chance mode, the chance mode management processing is executed without executing the normal mode common processing, and the chance mode management processing is executed only when the current game mode is the chance mode.

As shown in FIG. 29, in the first step S301 of the normal mode common management process, 1 is added to the number of played games.
Here, the elapsed game count is cleared to 0 when the non-AT mode is shifted to the AT mode. Therefore, the number of games played indicates the number of games played in the non-AT mode. The timing of clearing the number of elapsed games to 0 may be the timing of transition from the AT mode to the non-AT mode. In addition, in the description according to the present embodiment, a game is synonymous with a game.

In step S303, it is determined whether or not the operation conditions for weak chances are met. If the conditions are satisfied, the process proceeds to step S305, and if the conditions are not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S311.
Here, whether or not the operation conditions for the weak chance are met refers to whether or not the operation is performed in a predetermined operation order. In this determination, the operating conditions for the stop button 27 are referred to. However, the stop mode of the reels that is stopped as a result of the operation of the stop button 27 under the operating conditions, such as referring to the winning determination result, is performed. may be referenced.

In step S305, 1 is subtracted from the ceiling count.
In step S307, it is determined whether or not the ceiling count=0. If the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S309, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S315.
The initial value of the ceiling count in this embodiment is set at the timing when the AT mode is shifted to the non-AT mode (the timing when the non-AT mode is newly started), and the initial value is not set in the non-AT mode. In this embodiment, the initial value of the ceiling number is 5 times or 30 times, 5 times is selected with a probability of 5%, and 30 times is selected with a remaining probability of 95%.

In step S309, an acquisition point lottery (details will be described later) is executed.
In step S311, the acquired points determined by the acquired point lottery are added to the accumulated points. The cumulative points are referred to in the chance mode transition lottery, which will be described later, and are values that affect the winning probability in the lottery.
In step S313, 1 is added to the number of periodic games, and the normal mode common management process is terminated. The number of periodic games defines the number of games in which each game mode continues in the non-AT mode.

In step S315, it is determined whether or not the number of elapsed games<200. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S321, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S317.
In step S317, a special mode transition lottery (details will be described later) is executed to determine whether or not to transition to the special mode.
In step S319, it is determined whether or not the special mode transition lottery is won. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S321, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S323.
In step S321, the special mode is set, and the normal mode common management process ends. Note that when the special mode is set, a special mode setting process, which will be described later, is executed.
In step S323, AT mode 1 is set as the AT mode.
In step S325, the number of AT1 games is set to 10, which is the initial value, and the normal mode common management process is terminated.

As described above, in this embodiment, in a game in which a weak chance is derived in normal mode 1 or normal mode 2, when the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined order of operation, the number of times of ceiling is subtracted by 1, and the number of times of ceiling = It is configured to set AT mode 1 on the condition that it becomes 0. However, although the details will be described later, when the AT mode is set on the condition that the number of ceiling times=0, a special mode may be used.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the payout (15 ) is a payout ( 1 sheet).
Furthermore, as described above, in the normal mode 1 or normal mode 2, in the game in which the weak chance is derived, the operation condition notification that can specify the operation conditions including the predetermined operation order is executed, while in the AT mode 2, An operation condition notification that can specify an operation order different from the predetermined operation order is executed.
Further, as will be described later, in the present embodiment, when the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation order in a game in which a weak chance is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order. It is more advantageous for earning points than if it was
According to this, in a game in which a weak chance is derived in the normal mode 1 or the normal mode 2, the stop button 27 is made easy to operate in a predetermined operation order, and the ball output rate in the normal mode 1 or the normal mode 2 and the AT The difference from the ball output rate in mode 2 can be increased.
In order to obtain the above effect, the number of ceiling times may be counted in the chance mode among the non-AT modes.
Moreover, although the number of peaks in the present embodiment is counted by subtraction, it is not limited to this, and may be counted by addition.

Also, the transition from the normal mode 1 to the AT mode goes through the chance mode except for the transition to the AT mode based on the number of peaks, which occurs relatively infrequently. Therefore, it can be said that the chance mode is a game mode with a higher degree of advantage regarding the shift to the AT mode than the normal mode 1 .
And in this embodiment, the number of peaks is not counted in the chance mode.
Furthermore, as described above, in the present embodiment, when a weak chance is derived in the chance mode, an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation order different from the predetermined operation order is executed.
According to this, in the chance mode in which the ceiling number is not counted, it is possible to suppress the decrease in the ball output rate and the decrease in the game interest in the game mode.
It should be noted that, in order to achieve this effect, the AT mode may always be entered after the chance mode ends.

Next, as shown in FIG. 30, in the first step S401 in the normal mode 1 management process, it is determined whether or not periodic game=50. is not satisfied, the normal mode 1 management process is terminated.
In step S403, a chance mode transition lottery (details will be described later) is executed based on the accumulated points.
In step S405, it is determined whether or not the chance mode transition lottery is won. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S413, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S407.

In step S407, the normal mode is reset.
Here, resetting the normal mode refers to processing for setting either normal mode 1 or normal mode 2, as shown in FIG. Although specific numerical values are omitted, in the present embodiment, the ratio of setting the normal mode 2 in the resetting is configured to be lower than the ratio of setting the normal mode 1. FIG.

In step S409, the total points are initialized by setting the total points to 0, which is the initial value.
In step S411, the number of periodic games is initialized by setting 0 to the number of periodic games. As a result, the subsequent game mode (normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) continues for 50 games.

In step S413, the chance mode is set.
In step S415, the number of times of navigation is initialized by setting the number of times of navigation to 5, which is the initial value.
Although the details will be described later, the number of times of navigation is a value for judging the end condition of the chance mode.

Next, as shown in FIG. 31, in the first step S501 in the normal mode 2 management process, it is determined whether or not the number of periodic games=50. If the condition is not satisfied, the normal mode 2 management process is terminated.
In step S503, it is determined whether or not the number of elapsed games<200. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S509, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S505.
In step S505, a special mode transition lottery is executed.
In step S507, it is determined whether or not the special mode transition lottery is won. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S509, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S511.
In step S509, the special mode is set, and the normal mode common management processing ends. Also when the special mode is set in the normal mode 2 management process, the special mode setting process, which will be described later, is executed.
At step S511, AT mode 1 is set.
In step S513, the number of AT1 games is initialized by setting the initial value of 10 to the number of AT1 games, and then the normal mode 2 management process is terminated.

Thus, in the present embodiment, the normal mode 2 is a game mode that shifts to the AT mode after the end, and the game mode is a game mode with a higher degree of advantage for shifting to the AT mode than the normal mode 1. I can say. However, although the details will be described later, when the AT mode is set after the end of the normal mode 2, the special mode may be used.
Then, as described above, in the present embodiment, when a weak chance is derived in the normal mode 2, an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation condition including a predetermined operation order is executed.
Furthermore, as described above, in the chance mode, which is more advantageous than the normal mode 1, when a weak chance is derived in the chance mode, an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation order different from the predetermined operation order is performed. .
According to this, it is possible to increase the difference between the payout rate in the AT mode and the payout rate in the advantageous game mode while suppressing the drop in the payout rate in the game mode which is more advantageous than the normal mode 2. can be done.

Next, as shown in FIG. 32, in the first step S601 of the chance mode management process, it is determined whether or not the operation condition Bell is internally won. is not satisfied, the chance mode management process is terminated.
In step S603, 1 is subtracted from the number of times of navigation.
In step S605, it is determined whether or not the number of times of navigation is 0. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S607, and if the condition is not satisfied, the chance mode management process ends.
In step S607, an AT mode transition lottery (details will be described later) is executed.
In step S609, it is determined whether or not the lottery for shifting to AT mode has been won. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S617, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S611.
In step S611, the normal mode is set. Note that this setting is the same as the resetting of the normal mode in step S407 described above.
In step S613, 0, which is the initial value, is set to the accumulated points.
In step S615, 0 is set to the number of periodic games.

In step S617, it is determined whether or not the number of elapsed games<200. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S623, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S619.
In step S619, a special mode transition lottery is executed.
In step S621, it is determined whether or not the special mode transition lottery is won. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S623, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S625.
In step S623, the special mode is set, and the normal mode common management process ends. Also when the special mode is set in the chance mode management process, the special mode setting process, which will be described later, is executed.
At step S625, AT mode 1 is set.
In step S627, the number of AT1 games is initialized by setting the initial value of 10 to the number of AT1 games, and then the chance mode management process ends.

Next, details of the acquisition point lottery, the chance mode transition lottery, and the AT mode transition lottery will be described.
As shown in FIG. 33(a), in the acquired point lottery for determining the acquired points, the result of the game in which the lottery is executed is referred to. Here, as a result of the game in the present embodiment, as described later, the result of winning judgment or a combination of the result of winning judgment and the result of operation of the stop button 27 is adopted, but not limited to this. If the conditions are substantially the same, the result of internal winning, the result of prize determination, the result of operation of the stop button 27, or a combination of some or all of these may be adopted as the game result.

Specifically, in the winning point lottery in the game that won the replay, 0 points (pt) with a probability of 700/1000, 10 points with a probability of 200/1000, and 30 points with a probability of 100/1000. On the other hand, in the lottery, 50 points, 100 points, and 300 points are not won.
In the point lottery for games that won a low cherry, 30 points with a probability of 500/1000, 50 points with a probability of 300/1000, 100 points with a probability of 150/1000, and 300 points with a probability of 50/1000. While winning the lottery, other points will not be won in the lottery.
In the acquisition point lottery in the game winning the strong cherry prize, 100 points are won with a probability of 500/1000 and 300 points are won with a probability of 500/1000, but no other points are won in the lottery.
In the lottery for winning points in a game that won a watermelon prize, 30 points with a probability of 100/1000, 50 points with a probability of 300/1000, 100 points with a probability of 500/1000, and 300 points with a probability of 100/1000. While winning, other points are not won in the lottery.

Operation conditions In the point lottery for winning internal prizes for Bell and winning any of Bells 1 to 6, there is a probability of 500/1000 to 30 points, a probability of 250/1000 to 50 points, and a probability of 250/1000 to 50 points. While winning 100 points with probability, no other points are won in the lottery.
In the point lottery for those who win a common bell internally and win Bell 1 to Bell 6 or Chance Drop 1, 30 points with a probability of 500/1000, 50 points with a probability of 250/1000, and 250/1000. While winning 100 points with probability, no other points are won in the lottery.

In the acquisition point lottery in the case of being internally elected to the strong chance and conforming to the pushing order, 50 points are elected with a probability of 200/1000, 100 points are elected with a probability of 300/1000, and 300 points are elected with a probability of 500/1000. , No other points will be won in the lottery. Here, matching the pressing order means that the stop button 27 has been operated in the predetermined operation order described above.
In addition, in the acquisition point lottery when the strong chance is internally won and the pressing order is not matched, 0 points are won with a probability of 1000/1000, while other points are not won in the lottery.

In the lottery of points obtained when internally elected to the weak chance and conforming to the pushing order, the probability of 100/1000 is 10 points, the probability of 400/1000 is 30 points, the probability of 300/1000 is 50 points, and the probability of 200/1000 is 30 points. While winning 100 points with a probability of 1000, no other points are won in the lottery. Here, matching the pressing order means that the stop button 27 has been operated in the above-described predetermined operation order, as in the case of the strong chance.
In addition, in the acquisition point lottery in the case of internal winning in the weak chance and not matching the pushing order, 0 points are won with a probability of 1000/1000 as in the case of internal winning in the strong chance and not matching the pushing order. On the other hand, in the lottery, other points will not be won.

Thus, in this embodiment, in both the game from which the strong chance is derived and the game from which the weak chance is derived, when the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined order of operation, the stop button 27 is stopped in the order of operation. This is more advantageous than when the button 27 is not operated in terms of acquisition of acquisition points. In particular, the expected value of acquired points when operations are performed in a predetermined operation order in a game from which a strong chance is derived is higher than when operations are performed in a predetermined operation order in a game from which a weak chance is derived.
Then, as described above, in both the game in which the strong chance is derived and the game in which the weak chance is derived, when the stop button 27 is operated in an operation order different from the predetermined operation order, 15 On the other hand, in these games, when the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined order of operation, a high chance that is a payout of one coin may be won. Chance 1 to High Chance 3 or Low Chance 1 to Low Chance 3 may be won.
Furthermore, as described above, in the normal mode 1, in both the game in which the strong chance is derived and the game in which the weak chance is derived, an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation condition including a predetermined operation order is executed. On the other hand, in the AT mode, an operation condition notification capable of specifying the operation order for winning the chance spill 1 in these games is executed.
According to this, by providing a strong chance that is more advantageous than a weak chance, it is easy to operate in a predetermined operation order when a weak chance is derived in the normal mode 1, and the ball output rate in the normal mode 1 and the AT mode It is possible to increase the difference from the payout rate in (particularly, AT mode 2).

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, even if the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined order in the game in which the strong chance is derived, the ceiling count is not updated.
According to this, it is possible to make it easy to perform operations in a predetermined operation order even when the number of ceiling times is not updated.

Next, as shown in FIG. 33(b), in the chance mode transition lottery, the accumulated points obtained by accumulating the acquired points are referred to.
Specifically, in the chance mode transition lottery when the accumulated points are 0 to 50 points, the player is not selected with a probability of 900/1000 and won with a probability of 100/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the cumulative points are 51 to 100 points, the probability of non-winning is 875/1000, and winning is 125/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the accumulated points are 101 to 200 points, the player is not selected with a probability of 850/1000 and won with a probability of 150/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the accumulated points are 201 to 300 points, the probability of non-winning is 825/1000, and winning is 175/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the accumulated points are 301 to 400 points, the player is not selected with a probability of 800/1000 and won with a probability of 200/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the cumulative points are 401 to 500 points, the player is not selected with a probability of 775/1000 and won with a probability of 225/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the accumulated points are 501 to 600 points, the player is not selected with a probability of 600/1000 and won with a probability of 400/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the accumulated points are 601 to 700 points, the player is not selected with a probability of 500/1000 and won with a probability of 500/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the accumulated points are 701 to 800 points, the player will not be selected with a probability of 400/1000 and will be selected with a probability of 600/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the accumulated points are 801 to 900 points, the player is not selected with a probability of 300/1000 and won with a probability of 700/1000.
In the chance mode transition lottery when the cumulative points are 901 to 999 points, the player is not selected with a probability of 200/1000 and won with a probability of 800/1000.
In the chance mode shift lottery when the cumulative points are 1000 points or more, the player wins the lottery with a probability of 1000/1000 and does not lose the lottery.

Next, as shown in FIG. 33(c), in the AT mode transition lottery, the game set values are referred to.
Specifically, in the AT mode transition lottery when the game setting value is the set value 1, the probability of not winning is 700/1000, and the probability of winning is 300/1000.
In the AT mode transition lottery when the game set value is the set value 2, there is a probability of 650/1000 that you will not be selected, and a probability of 350/1000 that you will be selected.
In the AT mode transition lottery when the game set value is the set value 3, the probability of not winning is 600/1000, and winning is 400/1000.
In the AT mode transition lottery when the game set value is set value 4, the probability of non-winning is 550/1000, and the winning is 450/1000.
In the AT mode shift lottery when the game set value is the set value 5, there is a probability of 500/1000 that you will not win, and a probability of 500/1000 will win.
In the AT mode transition lottery when the game set value is set value 5, the probability of non-winning is 400/1000, and winning is 600/1000.

<Regarding operation condition notification related to operation condition bell in AT mode 1>
Next, details of operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell in AT mode 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 34 to 37. FIG.
FIG. 34 is a table in which patterns of operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d are organized.
FIG. 35(a) is a flow of AT mode 1 operation condition notification control processing. FIG. 35(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the operation condition notification execution lottery in the AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process. The range of random numbers used for the lottery is 0-999. .
FIGS. 36(a) and 36(b) are diagrams showing a specific example of operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell which is started at the time of the second stop operation.
FIGS. 37(a) to 37(c) are timing charts showing the flow of operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell in AT mode 1. FIG.

First, before describing the details of the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell in AT mode 1, the details of the pattern of the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 34, the instruction display LED 25d is composed of two 7-segment displays, and operation of the stop button 27 is controlled by one lighting pattern of these 7-segment displays or a combination of lighting patterns of these 7-segment displays. Conditions are reported.
Specifically, when notifying the operation order of left, middle, and right, No. The instruction display LED 25d lights up in the lighting pattern shown at the right end of 1. Similarly, when notifying the operation order of left, right, and middle, No. 2, when the operation sequence of middle, left and right is indicated by the lighting pattern shown at the right end of No. No. 3 is the lighting pattern shown at the right end of No. 3, in order to notify the operation order of middle, right, and left. No. 4, when the lighting pattern shown at the right end of No. 4 indicates the operation order of right, left, and middle. No. 5 is the lighting pattern shown at the right end of No. 5, in order to notify the operation order of right, middle, and left. 6, the instruction display LED 25d lights up in the lighting pattern shown on the right end.
Further, for the stop button 27 to be operated last, when notifying the operation timing when the blue 7 pattern is within the maximum pull-in range with reference to the line L2, No. The instruction display LED 25d lights up in the lighting pattern of 7. Similarly, for the stop button to be operated last, when notifying the operation timing when the red 7 symbols are within the maximum pull-in range with reference to the line L2, No. In the lighting pattern No. 8, when the stop button to be operated last is notified of the operation timing when the BAR pattern is within the maximum pull-in range with reference to the line L2, No. 8 is used. 8, the instruction display LED 25d lights up.

Therefore, for example, when the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 1 and No. 7 in combination, and when the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 2 and No. 8 in combination, and when the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 4 and No. 7, the instruction display LED 25d lights up.
When the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 1 and No. 8 in combination, and when the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 2 and No. 9, the instruction display LED 25d lights up.

Moreover, when the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 3 or No. 4 is determined by lottery, and the instruction display LED 25d lights up in the determined lighting pattern.
Similarly, when the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 5 or No. 6 is determined by lottery, and the operation condition notification shown in FIG. 1 or No. 2 is determined by lottery, and the instruction display LED 25d lights up in the determined lighting pattern.
In these lotteries, it is preferable that the ratio of candidate lighting patterns to be determined is uniform for each lottery.

Next, the AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process executed in AT mode 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 35(a), in the first step S701 of the AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process, it is determined whether or not the operation condition bell is internally won in the current game. If the condition is not satisfied, the AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process is terminated.

In step S703, an operation condition notification execution lottery is executed.
The operation condition notification execution lottery determines whether or not to execute the operation condition notification, and determines the pattern of the operation condition notification when the operation condition notification is to be executed.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 35(b), the lottery results that can be determined by the operation condition notification execution lottery include a pattern for informing all operating conditions (hereinafter referred to as "all informing pattern"), and a pattern for informing all operating conditions. There are a pattern in which only the operation conditions related to the 3 stop operation are notified (hereinafter referred to as "partial notification pattern") and a pattern in which no operation condition is notified (hereinafter referred to as "no notification pattern"). In the lottery, the all-notification pattern is won with a probability of 100/1000, the part-notification pattern is won with a probability of 400/1000, and the no-notification pattern is won with a probability of 500/1000.
Here, the all notification pattern in the present embodiment is a notification pattern that allows all of the operation conditions for winning the above-described bell 1 to bell 6 to be specified, similar to the operation condition notification executed in step S205 in FIG. is. Further, the partial notification pattern means that it is possible to specify the operation condition (correct operation timing) related to the third stop operation among the operation conditions for winning Bell 1 to Bell 6, while Bell 1 to Bell 6 are winning. It is a notification pattern that does not make it possible to specify the operation conditions (correct operation order) up to the second stop among the operation conditions that cause the bell to win. It can also be said that this is a notification pattern that allows only the operation conditions related to the operation to be specified. The no-notification pattern is a pattern in which the operation condition notification is not executed.

In step S705, it is determined whether or not the execution lottery has been won, that is, whether or not either the full notification pattern or the partial notification pattern has been determined as the notification pattern. If the condition is satisfied, step S707. , and if the condition is not satisfied, the AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process is terminated.
In step S707, the operation condition notification according to the selected notification pattern (determined to be executed) is executed, and then the AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process is terminated. At the end of the AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process, information capable of identifying the winning notification pattern is prepared, and the information is transmitted to the sub-board 200 on the above-mentioned internal winning command.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the operation condition Bell is internally won in AT mode 1, an operation condition notification capable of specifying all of the operation conditions for winning Bell 1 to Bell 6 is executed. There are cases where an operation condition notification that can specify a part of the operation condition is executed, and where the operation condition notification itself is not executed.
This is due to the transition from AT mode 1 to AT mode 2 mentioned above. Specifically, when the operation condition bell, which has the highest winning probability among the internal winning combinations that trigger the transition from AT mode 1 to AT mode 2, is internally won, the easiness of satisfying the transition opportunity is changed, The purpose is to improve the interest of the game.

<Notification of operation conditions for each notification pattern>
Next, operation condition notification executed by each notification pattern will be described.
Of the operation condition notifications related to the partial notification pattern, the operation condition notification executed by the instruction display LED 25d is the above No. 7 or No. be one of 8.
Specifically, if the type of internally won operating condition bell includes any of bell 1, bell 3, or bell 5, no. 7, and if the type of operating condition bell selected internally includes any of bell 2, bell 4, or bell 6, then No. 8.

The operation condition notification executed by the effect display device 63 out of the operation condition notification related to the partial notification pattern has two types of patterns shown in FIGS. 36(a) and 36(b).
Specifically, when the type of the internally won operation condition bell includes any of Bell 1, Bell 3, or Bell 5, the operation condition notification according to the partial notification pattern is shown in FIG. 36(a). It becomes a pattern, and the operation condition notification is to display an image imitating the blue 7 pattern in the effect display area 62 of the effect display device 63 .
When the type of the internally won operation condition bell includes any of Bell 2, Bell 4, or Bell 6, the operation condition notification according to the partial notification pattern becomes the pattern shown in FIG. The condition notification is to display an image simulating 7 red symbols in the effect display area 62 of the effect display device 63 .
Note that the operation condition notification executed by the instruction display LED 25d among the operation condition notification related to the all notification pattern and the operation condition notification executed by the effect display device 63 among the operation condition notification related to the all notification pattern have already been performed. Since it has already been explained, its explanation is omitted.

<Regarding the flow of operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell in AT mode 1>
Next, with reference to FIGS. 37(a) to 37(c), when the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell is executed in AT mode 1, the flow of execution of the operation condition notification will be described.
FIG. 37(a) shows a flow of execution of operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the all notification pattern in AT mode 1. FIG.
As shown in this figure, in the all notification pattern, the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d and the operation condition notification by the effect display device 63 are started at the start of the game, and these operation condition notifications are the first stop operation and the second stop operation. to the third stop.
The operation condition notification by the effect display device 63 ends at the timing when the third stop operation is performed, and the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d ends at the timing after the timing when the third stop operation is performed. Here, the timing at which the third stop operation is performed refers to the timing at which the stop button 27 related to the third stop operation is operated, and the timing after the timing at which the third stop operation is performed is, for example, It refers to the timing when the stop button 27 related to the third stop operation is released, or the timing when the payout of medals after the third stop operation is completed.
When the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the all notification pattern is executed, if the stop button 27 is not operated in the correct operation order, the operation condition notification by the effect display device 63 ends at that point. On the other hand, the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d continues until the timing after the timing when the third stop operation is performed, as in the case where the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order.

FIG. 37B shows that when the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the partial notification pattern is executed in AT mode 1, the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order corresponding to the operation condition bell. It shows the flow of execution of the operation condition notification in this case.
As shown in this figure, in the partial notification pattern when the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order, similarly to the all notification pattern, the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d is started at the start of the game, and the operation condition The notification continues through the first stop operation, the second stop operation, and the third stop. On the other hand, the operation condition notification by the effect display device 63 is started at the timing when the second stop operation is performed, that is, at the timing when it is confirmed that the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order.
Then, similarly to the all notification pattern, the operation condition notification by the effect display device 63 ends at the timing when the third stop operation is performed, and the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d is completed before the timing when the third stop operation is performed. end at a later time.

FIG. 37(c) shows a case where the stop button 27 is not operated in the correct operation order corresponding to the operation condition bell when the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the partial notification pattern is executed in AT mode 1. 2 shows the flow of execution of the operation condition notification.
As shown in this figure, in the partial notification pattern when the stop button 27 is not operated in the correct operation order, similarly to the all notification pattern, the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d indicates the first stop operation and the second stop operation. Execution is continued through to the third stop operation. On the other hand, the operation condition notification by the effect display device 63 is not executed.
Then, the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d ends at a timing after the timing when the third stop operation is performed, similarly to the all notification pattern.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the partial notification pattern is executed in the AT mode 1, the operation condition related to the third stop operation (correct operation timing) is set. Of the identifiable operation condition notifications, the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d is started when the game is started.
According to this, it is possible to make the user recognize that the operation condition before the third stop operation needs to be correct without making it possible to specify the operation condition before the third stop operation, and at the same time, it is possible to make the operator recognize that the operation condition before the third stop operation must be correct. It is possible to facilitate recognition of the operating conditions.
In addition, in order to obtain the effect, a partial notification pattern may be determined in all of the games in which the operation condition bell is internally won.

Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, in AT mode 1, a no notification pattern can be determined in which the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell is not executed.
In the present embodiment, the trigger for shifting from AT mode 1 to AT mode 2 does not depend on the determined notification pattern. That is, regardless of the determined notification pattern, if any one of Bell 1 to Bell 6 is won in AT mode 1, the game shifts to AT mode 2. FIG.
According to this, even if the stop button 27 cannot be operated in the correct operation order in the game in which the partial notification pattern is determined, the correct operation timing in the game can be determined by the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d. can be grasped. Then, the history of correct operation timings including at least the comprehended correct operation timings makes it possible to provide the enjoyment of predicting the correct operation timings in a game in which no notification is determined, thereby increasing the amusement of the games.

Also, although omitted in the description related to FIG. When the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order corresponding to , the game operation related to the progress of the game, that is, the operation of the stop button related to the third stop operation is invalidated at the time of the second stop operation. A period (shaded period in FIG. 37(b)) is set. The freeze period is set by the game progress management unit 110. FIG.
Similarly, although illustration is omitted, even when the no-notice pattern is determined in AT mode 1, when the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order, the freeze period is set at the time of the second stop operation. be.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 37(c), when the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the partial notification pattern is executed in AT mode 1, the stop button 27 is pressed in the correct operation order corresponding to the operation condition bell. is not operated, the freeze period is not set at the time of the second stop operation. This is the same when the no-notification pattern is determined in AT mode 1.
According to this, in the game in which the partial notification pattern is determined, the correct operation timing is made easy to recognize, thereby suppressing the occurrence of the operation error, and in the game in which the non-notification pattern is determined, the correct operation timing is predicted. can enhance your enjoyment.
Note that when the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the all notification pattern is executed in the AT mode 1, even if the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order corresponding to the operation condition bell. It is preferable that the freeze period is not set during the second stop operation. However, a freeze period may be set at the time of the second stop operation.

In particular, in setting the freeze period, in AT mode 1, the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the partial notification pattern is executed, and the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order corresponding to the operation condition bell. The freeze period to be set when the no-notification pattern is determined in AT mode 1, and the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order corresponding to the operation condition bell, the freeze period to be set preferably longer than
According to this, in the game in which the partial notification pattern is determined, the correct operation timing is made easy to recognize, thereby suppressing the occurrence of the operation error, and in the game in which the non-notification pattern is determined, the correct operation timing is predicted. The enjoyment-enhancing effect can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the partial notification pattern is executed in AT mode 1, the stop button is pressed in the correct operation order corresponding to the operation condition bell. 27 is operated, triggered by the second stop operation, the effect display device 63 starts an operation condition notification capable of specifying an operation condition (correct operation timing) related to the third stop operation. be.
On the other hand, when the operation condition notification related to the operation condition bell of the partial notification pattern is executed in the AT mode 1, the stop button 27 is operated in the correct operation order corresponding to the operation condition bell. When the stop operation is not performed, the effect display device 63 does not perform the operation condition notification that can specify the operation condition (correct operation timing) related to the third stop operation.
According to this, the operation condition related to the third stop operation can be notified at two stages of timing, and the operation condition can be easily recognized. This also leads to an increase in the effect of providing the enjoyment of predicting the correct operation timing in the game in which no notification is determined.

In particular, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37(b), the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d capable of specifying the operation condition (correct operation timing) related to the third stop operation, and the operation related to the third stop operation There is a period (the period from the second stop operation to the third stop operation in FIG. 37(b)) in which both the operation condition notification by the effect display device 63 capable of specifying the condition is executed.
According to this, it is possible to make it easier to recognize that these operation condition reports indicate the same operation condition.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the freeze period described above be provided in these periods as in the present embodiment.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37(b), the operation condition notification by the instruction display LED 25d capable of specifying the operation condition (correct operation timing) related to the third stop operation is the operation related to the third stop operation. It ends at a timing later than the operation condition notification by the effect display device 63 capable of specifying the condition.
According to this, it is possible to maximize the length of the period during which both of these operating condition notifications are executed, and enhance the effect of facilitating recognition that these operating condition notifications indicate the same operating condition. can be done.
It should be noted that these operation conditions are allowed to end at the same timing in order to produce the effect.
Next, the details of the second function described above will be described.

<About special mode>
As described above, in this embodiment, the transition from the non-AT mode to the AT mode can go through the special mode. Specifically, when the number of elapsed games < 200 when the transition to AT mode is determined, or when the number of elapsed games ≥ 200 when the transition to AT mode is determined and the special mode transition lottery When winning, the AT mode is set via the special mode. The details of the special mode will be described below with reference to FIGS. 38 and 39. FIG.
FIG. 38 shows the flow of special mode setting processing, and as described above, this processing is executed when the special mode is set.
FIG. 39 shows the flow of the special mode management process, and this process is executed in the game mode management process at the end of the game during the period in which the special mode is set.
FIG. 40(a) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the special mode transition lottery, and FIG. 40(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the extra game number lottery, which are used in these lotteries. The range of random numbers is 0-999.

As shown in FIG. 38, in the first step S801 of the special mode setting process, it is determined whether or not the number of played games is 200 or more. If not, the process proceeds to step S803.
In step S803, an operation of dividing the value obtained by subtracting the number of games played from 200 by 30 is executed.
In step S805, a value obtained by adding 1 to the quotient derived in the above calculation is set as the number of sets. In particular, the number of sets set by this process tends to be larger than the number of sets that can be set in step S807, which will be described later.
In step S807, 1 is set to the number of sets.
In step S809, 30 is set as the number of set remaining games.
In step S811, 1 is subtracted from the number of sets.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 39, in the first step S901 in the special mode management process, 1 is subtracted from the number of set games.
In step S903, it is determined whether or not the number of games remaining in the set is 0. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S905, and if the condition is not satisfied, the special mode management process is terminated. .
In step S905, it is determined whether or not the number of sets>0.If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S907, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S911.
In step S907, 30 is set as the number of set remaining games.
In step S907, the number of sets is decremented by 1, and the special mode management process ends.
In step S911, AT mode 2 is set.
In step S913, the number of AT mode 2 games is set to the initial value of 15 plus the total number of additional games determined in the current special mode (details will be described later), and the special mode management process is started. finish. Note that the number of AT mode 2 games refers to the number of games in which AT mode 2 continues.

Thus, in the present embodiment, the special mode continues until the number of sets is exhausted, with 30 games per set.
In particular, if the number of games played when the shift to the AT mode is decided is less than 200, the number of sets that will continue from the start of the current non-AT mode until 200 games are played is decided. be done. In the special mode, an additional number of games can be added to increase the number of games in which AT mode 2 is set thereafter.
As a result, it is possible to decide to shift to the AT mode before 200 games are played in the non-AT mode, thereby increasing the willingness to play immediately after the shift from the AT mode to the non-AT mode, while maintaining one AT mode. It is possible to set the number of games that need to be played from the end of the game until the next AT mode is set to a specific number (200 times in this embodiment) or more.

In addition, in order to achieve this effect, the special mode is not managed by the number of sets, but by managing the number of games, and the number of continuous games in the special mode is set to a value equal to or greater than 200 minus the number of elapsed games. You may do so. That is, even if the shift to the AT mode is determined before 200 games are executed after shifting from the AT mode to the non-AT mode, at least 200 games are played after the shift to the non-AT mode. Any method can be used as long as the non-AT mode is continued until the game is played.
However, as in this embodiment, it is preferable to set the minimum guaranteed number of games (30 in this embodiment) in the special mode.

Furthermore, if it is decided to switch to AT mode before 200 games have been played in non-AT mode, there is no need to go through the special mode. A part may be routed through a special mode.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the special mode, the number of additional games for increasing the number of games in which the AT mode 2 continues can be determined, but the privilege that can be granted in the special mode is not limited to this. For example, any benefit related to AT mode 2 may be used, such as increasing the probability that all notification patterns are determined in the above-described AT mode 1 operation condition notification control process.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the shift to the AT mode is determined when the number of times (the peak number of times) that the operation conditions are satisfied in the weak chance in the non-AT mode becomes zero.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the game modes set by the game mode management means (game mode management unit 124) include a disadvantageous game mode (normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) in which the amount of game media tends to decrease, and a game mode. There is an advantageous game mode (AT mode) in which the medium tends to increase, and the game mode management means determines the transition from the disadvantageous game mode to the advantageous game mode based on the satisfaction of the transition condition, The unfavorable game mode is set at the end of the advantageous game mode, and the number of games (elapsed games) executed from the start of the unfavorable game mode until the transition condition is satisfied is a specific number (200 times). The internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means (internal lottery unit 111) includes a specific internal lottery result (weak chance), and the transition condition is that the specific internal lottery result is derived. It is a condition that can be satisfied when the number of times that a specific condition that can be satisfied in a game (conformity of operation conditions) is satisfied is a specified number of times (5 times or 30 times), and the game mode management means further sets a disadvantageous game mode. In at least a part of the first case where the number of games executed from the start of the game until the transition condition is satisfied is less than the specific number of times, the number of games executed after the disadvantageous game mode is started Set a special game mode (special mode) in which the game medium tends to decrease until is at least a specific number of times, set an advantageous game mode after the special game mode ends, and in the special game mode, In other words, it is configured such that a privilege relating to the advantageous game mode set after the end can be given.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the initial value of the ceiling number of times may be set to 5 times or 30 times. Then, when the initial value is the former value, the frequency at which the number of elapsed games becomes less than 200 when the peak count reaches 0 is the frequency when the peak count reaches 0 when the initial value is the latter value. It is higher than the frequency of less than 200 games.
According to this, it is possible to heighten the anticipation that the transition to the AT mode will be decided before the number of played games becomes less than 200, and to increase the willingness to play immediately after the transition from the AT mode to the non-AT mode.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the prescribed number of times may be the first number of times (5 times) or the second number of times (30 times), which is larger than the first number of times. 1 or normal mode 2), the number of games required to be played until the transition condition is satisfied is less than the specified number of times (200 times), the specified number of times is the first number In other words, the frequency is higher than the frequency when the prescribed number of times is the second number of times.

Further, in this embodiment, for example, when the normal mode 2 is set when the AT mode is shifted to the non-AT mode, the number of periodic games becomes 50, that is, 50 times in the non-AT mode. Triggered by the execution of the game, the transition to the AT mode is determined.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the game modes set by the game mode management means (game mode management unit 124) include a disadvantageous game mode (normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) in which the amount of game media tends to decrease, and a game mode. There is an advantageous game mode (AT mode) in which the medium tends to increase, and the game mode management means determines the transition from the disadvantageous game mode to the advantageous game mode based on the satisfaction of the transition condition, The unfavorable game mode is set at the end of the advantageous game mode, and the number of games executed from the start of the unfavorable game mode until the transition condition is satisfied (the number of games played) is greater than the specified number of times (200). The transition condition is a condition that can be satisfied when a count value (periodic game number) that can be updated by executing a game in the disadvantageous game mode becomes a specified value (50), and the game mode management means Furthermore, in at least a part of the first case where the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied is less than the specific number of times, the disadvantageous game mode is started A special game mode (special mode) in which the game medium tends to decrease is set until the number of games executed from 1 is at least a specific number of times, an advantageous game mode is set after the special game mode is finished, and a special game mode is set. Then, it can be rephrased that a benefit related to the advantageous game mode set after the end of the special game mode can be granted.
Note that the above-mentioned count value is not limited to the number of games as in the present embodiment, and may be updated (not limited to addition) according to game execution, such as a method of accumulating points to be awarded based on the derived internal winning combination. , may be subtracted), any value may be adopted.

Although different from the present embodiment, for example, the number of games that need to be executed in the non-AT mode to determine the transition to the AT mode can be set to a plurality of numerical ranges (eg, 1 to 199, 200 to 299, 300 to 399, 400 to 499, etc.), and the number of games is selected from the numerical range of 1 to 199, that is, the number of games played is less than 200. may be higher than the frequency at which game numbers are selected from other numerical ranges (eg, 300-399).
According to this, it is possible to heighten the anticipation that the transition to the AT mode will be decided before the number of played games becomes less than 200, and to increase the willingness to play immediately after the transition from the AT mode to the non-AT mode.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the specified value may be included in the first numerical range (1 to 199) or in the second numerical range (300 to 399) different from the first numerical range. , If the transition condition is satisfied when the specified value is included in the first numerical range, the disadvantageous game mode (normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) is started until the transition condition is satisfied. If the number of games played (the number of games played) is less than the specified number of times (200) and the specified value is within the second numerical range, the period from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied. In other words, the number of times the game is executed is equal to or greater than the specific number of times, and the frequency of the specified value being included in the first numerical range is higher than the frequency of the specified value being included in the second numerical range.

Furthermore, any conditions that can be satisfied when the number of played games is less than 200 can be adopted as the transition condition from the non-AT mode to the AT mode regardless of the transition condition in the present embodiment. good.
Further, in the non-AT mode and the AT mode, if the AT mode is more advantageous than the non-AT mode, the ball payout rate in the non-AT mode is negative and the ball payout rate in the AT mode is positive as in the present embodiment. Regardless of the pattern, the ball payout rates of both sides may be negative, or the ball payout rates of both sides may be positive.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the game modes set by the game mode management means (game mode management unit 124) include a disadvantageous game mode (normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) and an advantageous game mode that is more advantageous than the disadvantageous game mode. There is a mode (AT mode), and the game mode management means determines the transition from the disadvantageous game mode to the advantageous game mode based on the satisfaction of the transition condition, and the disadvantageous game mode triggered by the end of the advantageous game mode When the game mode is set, the number of games played (the number of games played) from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition may be less than the specified number of times (200), and the game mode Further, the management means further comprises that, in at least a part of the first case where the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied is less than the specific number of times, the disadvantageous game mode is started. The special game mode is set until the number of times the game is executed after the game is played reaches at least a specified number of times, the advantageous game mode is set after the special game mode is finished, and in the special game mode, the special game mode is set after the special game mode is finished. In other words, it is configured to be able to grant a benefit related to the advantageous game mode.

Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, when the number of played games is less than 200 when the shift to the AT mode is determined, the smaller the number of played games, the greater the difference between the number of played games and 200. Indeed, the number of determined sets tends to increase.
According to this, it is possible to further increase the willingness to play immediately after the shift from the AT mode to the non-AT mode.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the number of games (elapsed game number) executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode (normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) until the transition condition is satisfied is a specific number (200 times). In other words, the greater the difference between the number of games played and the specific number of games, the longer the stay period in the special game mode tends to be.

Next, as shown in FIG. 40(a), the game set value is referred to in the special mode transition lottery executed when the number of games played is 200 or more when the transition to the AT mode is determined.
Specifically, when the game set value is set value 1, set value 3, or set value 5, the special mode transition lottery is won with a probability of 300/1000, and the lottery is won with a probability of 700/1000. will not be elected. On the other hand, when the game set value is set value 2, set value 4, or set value 6, the special mode transition lottery is won with a probability of 100/1000, and the lottery is not won with a probability of 900/1000. becomes.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the special mode can be set even when the number of played games is 200 or more when the transition to the AT mode is determined.
According to this, the presence of the special mode can be easily recognized by the player, and the desire to play immediately after the shift from the AT mode to the non-AT mode can be enhanced.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the game mode management means (game mode management unit 124) determines the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode (normal mode 1 or normal mode 2) until the transition condition is satisfied. In other words, the special game mode (special mode) can be set even in the second case where the number of times (the number of games played) is equal to or greater than the specific number of times (200).

In particular, in the present embodiment, when the number of elapsed games when the transition to the AT mode is determined is less than 200, the rate at which the special mode is set is the number of elapsed games when the transition to the AT mode is determined. It is higher than the rate at which the special mode is set when the number is 200 or more.
According to this, it is possible to further increase the willingness to play immediately after the shift from the AT mode to the non-AT mode.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the ratio of setting the special game mode (special mode) in the first case (when the number of elapsed games when the shift to the AT mode is determined is less than 200) is the second In other words, it is higher than the ratio of setting the special game mode in the case of (when the number of elapsed games when the shift to the AT mode is determined is 200 or more).

Next, as shown in FIG. 40(b), the internal winning combination is referred to in the extra game lottery executed in the special mode. Note that the game set value is not referred to in the lottery.
Specifically, in games where weak cherries are derived, 0 games (G) with a probability of 500/1000, 5 games with a probability of 400/1000, 10 games with a probability of 100/1000, and the number of games added and the number of additional games is not determined.
In games from which strong cherries are derived, 5 games with a probability of 300/1000, 10 games with a probability of 500/1000, 20 games with a probability of 100/1000, and 30 games with a probability of 100/1000 are added. It is determined as the number of games, and the number of additional games is not determined.
In games from which watermelon was derived, 0 games with a probability of 500/1000, 10 games with a probability of 300/1000, 20 games with a probability of 100/1000, and 30 games with a probability of 100/1000 were added games. number of games, and the number of other top-up games is not determined.
In the games from which the common bell was derived, 0 games with a probability of 900/1000, 5 games with a probability of 25/1000, 10 games with a probability of 25/1000, 20 games with a probability of 25/1000, and 25 games. 30 games are determined as the number of additional games with a probability of /1000.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of additional games is determined by lottery with reference to the internal winning combination. Therefore, the longer the number of staying games in the special mode, the greater the number of additional games that can be obtained.
As a matter of course, in the present embodiment, the expected value of the number of medals obtained by the number of additional games obtained in the special mode is set to be larger than the expected value of the number of medals lost in the special mode. .
Then, as described above, the number of special mode sets in the case where the number of elapsed games is less than 200 when the transition to the AT mode is determined is 200 when the number of elapsed games when the transition to the AT mode is determined. It tends to be more than the number of special mode sets in the above cases.
According to this, it is possible to further increase the willingness to play immediately after the shift from the AT mode to the non-AT mode.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, it can be said that the special game mode set in the first case has a higher advantage in granting a privilege than the special game mode set in the second case.

Also, as described above, in this embodiment, the special mode continues for at least 30 games.
Then, when a weak chance or a strong chance is derived in the normal mode 1 or the normal mode 2, an operation condition notification capable of specifying a predetermined operation order is executed, while a weak chance or a strong chance is derived in the special mode. If so, an operation condition notification that can specify an operation order different from the predetermined operation order is executed. Therefore, the payout rate in the special mode is higher than the payout rate in the normal mode 1 and the normal mode 2. That is, it can be said that the rate of medal reduction in the special mode is smaller than the rate of medal reduction in the normal mode 1 and the normal mode 2.
According to this, by ensuring the minimum number of continuous games in the special mode, it is possible to reduce the disadvantage caused by ensuring the minimum number of games while increasing the willingness to play when the special mode is set. .

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the special game mode (special mode) continues until at least a predetermined number of games (30 times) are executed after the special game mode is started, and the disadvantage game mode (normal In other words, the rate at which the game media decrease is lower than in mode 1 or normal mode 2).

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Modifications not described in the above description are listed below.

First, in the present embodiment, in both the game from which the strong chance is derived and the game from which the weak chance is derived, if the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation order, the stop button 27 is stopped at the above-described predetermined operation timing. Regardless of whether the button 27 is operated or not, the number of medals given by the stop mode of the stopped reel 65 is the same (one), but is not limited to this.
When the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation order and a predetermined operation timing, the number of medals awarded by the stop mode of the reel 65 stopped when the stop button 27 is operated in a predetermined operation order and a predetermined operation timing. The number of medals awarded according to the stop mode of the reels 65 that are stopped when the stop button 27 is not operated at the operation timing may be increased.
According to this, it is possible to increase concentration on the operation of the stop button 27 in both the game in which the strong chance is derived and the game in which the weak chance is derived.

Further, in the present embodiment, in a game in which a strong chance or a weak chance is derived, the stop button 27 is operated in an operation order different from the above-described predetermined operation order and an operation order different from the above-described predetermined operation order. When the stop button 27 is operated in the above-described predetermined operation order, the stop button 27 may be operated in an operation order different from the above-described predetermined operation order. may be treated in the same way as if

Further, at the start of the game in which the above-described partial notification pattern is determined, for example, a telop image including characters "may freeze after the second stop operation" is displayed in the effect display area 62 related to the effect display device 63. You may make it perform the production|presentation which suggests that it is the game in which the partial notification pattern was determined, such as. Here, the effect suggesting that it is a game in which a partial notification pattern has been determined can be executed in a game in which a partial notification pattern has been determined, and in a game other than a game in which a partial notification pattern has been determined. It refers to an effect that is not executed, and the content of the effect is not limited to clearly indicating that a part of the notification pattern has been determined. Further, the device for executing the effect is not limited to the above effect display device, and may be of any type such as a speaker or a lamp.

Also, regarding the probability, ratio, and frequency in this embodiment, as long as each relationship is ensured, the lower one may not win, or the higher one may always win. In either case, the lottery itself may not be performed.
Furthermore, each lottery value in the lottery table illustrated in the present embodiment is an example, and as long as the magnitude relationship between the lottery tables is maintained, each lottery value may adopt any value within the range.

In addition, the number of payouts and the amount of payouts in this embodiment may be any value as long as the relationship between each function is secured to some extent, and 0 is allowed for the smaller value.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above description, and includes various modifications, improvements, etc. as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.

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This embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1)
a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of patterns are applied and driven to rotate;
a stop button provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels;
internal lottery means for drawing one internal lottery result from a plurality of types of internal lottery results;
game mode management means for managing game modes;
with
Based on the result of the internal lottery derived by the internal lottery means and the operation result of the stop button, the plurality of reels being rotated are stopped, and game media are provided based on the manner in which the plurality of reels are stopped. A gaming machine,
The game modes set by the game mode management means include a disadvantageous game mode in which the game medium tends to decrease and an advantageous game mode in which the game medium tends to increase,
The game mode management means is
Determining the transition from the disadvantageous game mode to the advantageous game mode based on the satisfaction of the transition condition,
Setting the disadvantageous game mode triggered by the end of the advantageous game mode,
The number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition may be less than a specific number of times,
The internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means includes a specific internal lottery result,
The transition condition is a condition that can be satisfied when a specific condition that can be satisfied in the game from which the specific internal lottery result was derived has been satisfied a specified number of times,
The game mode management means further
In at least a part of the first case where the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition is less than the specific number of times, after the disadvantageous game mode is started setting a special game mode in which the game medium tends to decrease until the number of times the game has been played reaches at least the specified number of times;
Set the advantageous game mode after the end of the special game mode,
In the special game mode, a privilege related to the advantageous game mode set after the end of the special game mode is configured to be granted,
When the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition is less than the specific number of times, the larger the difference between the number of games and the specific number of times, The period of stay in the special game mode tends to be longer,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(2)
The gaming machine according to (1) above,
The prescribed number of times may be the first number of times or the second number of times greater than the first number of times,
With respect to the frequency that the number of games that need to be played from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied is less than the specific number of times, the frequency in the case where the specified number of times is the first number of times , higher than the frequency when the prescribed number of times is the second number of times,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(3)
The gaming machine according to (1) or (2) above,
The game mode management means, even in a second case where the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode until the transition condition is satisfied is equal to or greater than the specific number of times, the special game mode can be set,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(4)
The gaming machine according to (3) above,
The ratio of setting the special game mode in the first case is higher than the ratio of setting the special game mode in the second case,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(5)
The gaming machine according to (3) or (4) above,
The special game mode set in the first case has a higher advantage in granting the privilege than the special game mode set in the second case,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(6)
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5) above,
The special game mode is
Continue until at least a predetermined number of games are executed after the special game mode is started,
The rate at which the game medium decreases is lower than in the disadvantageous game mode,
A gaming machine characterized by:

10 gaming machine 20 front door 21 upper panel 22 lower panel 23 bet button 23a maximum bet button 23b single bet button 24 menu selection button 24a cross key button 24b decision button 25 status display LED
25a Input number display LED
25b Storage number display LED
25c Obtained number display LED
25d Instruction display LED
25e Replay display LED
25f Game start display LED
25g input possible display LED
25h Advantageous mode display LED
26 Start lever 27 (27L, 27C, 27R) Stop button 27a Stop possible indicator LED
31 Medal slot 32 Checkout button 33 Medal return button 34 Door lock 35 Medal ejection slot 36 (36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e, 36f, 36g, 36h) Decoration LED
37 Lower plate 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) Speaker ports 40a, 40b Various sensors 41 (41a, 41b, 41c, 41d, 41e, 41f, 41g, 41h) Decoration LED board 42 Status display LED board 43 Stop button board 43a stop button sensor 44 start lever sensor 45 bet button board 45a maximum bet button sensor 45b single bet button sensor 45c push button sensor 46 menu selection button board 46a cross key button sensor 46b enter button sensor 47 medal selector 47a medal selector body 47b medal Blocker 47c Medal passing sensor 48 Setting change device 48a Setting key switch 48b Setting change switch 48c Setting display LED
48d Setting key cover 49 (49a, 49b, 49c, 49d) Speaker 51 Inserted medal passage 52 Payout medal passage 53 Return medal passage 54 Stored medal passage 60 Game machine body 62 Effect display area 63 Effect display device 64 Reel frame 65 (65L) , 65C, 65R) Reel 66 (66L, 66C, 66R) Reel sensor 67 (67L, 67C, 67R) Reel lighting board 68 Reel motor 90 Outer frame 91 Power supply 92 Power switch 93 Medal storage 94 Medal payout port 95 Medal auxiliary Storage compartment 96 Hinge portion 96a Upper hinge portion 96b Middle hinge portion 96c Lower hinge portion 100 Main boards 101, 201 CPU
102, 202 RAM
103, 203 ROMs
100 Main substrate 110 Game progress management unit 111 Internal lottery unit 112 Reel control unit 113 Winning judgment unit 114 Medal management unit 115 Status display LED control unit 120 State management unit 121 Setting change management unit 122 Game state management unit 124 Game mode management unit 125 Error management unit 130 Main communication unit 131 Control command transmission unit 132 External signal transmission unit 200 Sub board 210 Sub communication unit 211 Control command reception unit 220 Production management unit 221 Production control unit 222 Production display control unit 223 Sound control unit 224 Decoration LED control Part L1 ~ L5 line

Claims (2)

a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of patterns are applied and driven to rotate;
a stop button provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels;
internal lottery means for drawing one internal lottery result from a plurality of types of internal lottery results;
game mode management means for managing game modes;
with
Based on the result of the internal lottery derived by the internal lottery means and the operation result of the stop button, the plurality of reels being rotated are stopped, and game media are provided based on the manner in which the plurality of reels are stopped. A gaming machine,
The game modes set by the game mode management means include a disadvantageous game mode in which the game medium tends to decrease and an advantageous game mode in which the game medium tends to increase,
The game mode management means is
Determining the transition from the disadvantageous game mode to the advantageous game mode based on the satisfaction of the transition condition,
Setting the disadvantageous game mode triggered by the end of the advantageous game mode,
The number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition may be less than a specific number of times,
The internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means includes a specific internal lottery result,
The transition condition is a condition that can be satisfied when a specific condition that can be satisfied in the game from which the specific internal lottery result was derived has been satisfied a specified number of times,
The game mode management means further
In at least a part of the first case where the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition is less than the specific number of times, after the disadvantageous game mode is started setting a special game mode in which the game medium tends to decrease until the number of times the game has been played reaches at least the specified number of times;
Set the advantageous game mode after the end of the special game mode,
In the special game mode, a privilege related to the advantageous game mode set after the end of the special game mode is configured to be granted,
When the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition is less than the specific number of times, the larger the difference between the number of games and the specific number of times, The period of stay in the special game mode tends to be longer ,
The game mode management means further controls the special game even in a second case where the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition is equal to or greater than the specific number of times. can set the mode,
A gaming machine characterized by: a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of patterns are applied and driven to rotate;
a stop button provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels;
internal lottery means for drawing one internal lottery result from a plurality of types of internal lottery results;
game mode management means for managing game modes;
with
Based on the result of the internal lottery derived by the internal lottery means and the operation result of the stop button, the plurality of reels being rotated are stopped, and game media are provided based on the manner in which the plurality of reels are stopped. A gaming machine,
The game modes set by the game mode management means include a disadvantageous game mode in which the game medium tends to decrease and an advantageous game mode in which the game medium tends to increase,
The game mode management means is
Determining the transition from the disadvantageous game mode to the advantageous game mode based on the satisfaction of the transition condition,
Setting the disadvantageous game mode triggered by the end of the advantageous game mode,
The number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition may be less than a specific number of times,
The internal lottery result derived by the internal lottery means includes a specific internal lottery result,
The transition condition is a condition that can be satisfied when a specific condition that can be satisfied in the game from which the specific internal lottery result was derived has been satisfied a specified number of times,
The game mode management means further
In at least a part of the first case where the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition is less than the specific number of times, after the disadvantageous game mode is started setting a special game mode in which the game medium tends to decrease until the number of times the game has been played reaches at least the specified number of times;
Set the advantageous game mode after the end of the special game mode,
In the special game mode, a privilege related to the advantageous game mode set after the end of the special game mode is configured to be granted,
When the number of games executed from the start of the disadvantageous game mode to the satisfaction of the transition condition is less than the specific number of times, the larger the difference between the number of games and the specific number of times, The period of stay in the special game mode tends to be longer ,
The special game mode is
Continue until at least a predetermined number of games are executed after the special game mode is started,
The rate at which the game medium decreases is lower than in the disadvantageous game mode,
A gaming machine characterized by:

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